Sarah E. DuRant Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

27 h-index 76 pubs 2,151 cited

Research Areas

Avian ecology and behavior Microbial infections and disease research Immune Response and Inflammation Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Diet and metabolism studies Physiological and biochemical adaptations Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Sarah E. DuRant investigates the interplay between host physiology, behavior, and disease transmission, with a particular focus on avian systems. Her research explores how environmental factors, such as incubation temperature, can influence clutch size evolution. She also examines the physiological and behavioral responses of birds to various challenges, including exposure to crude oil and dietary changes. DuRant's work has investigated how simulated infections alter the behavior of songbirds and their social interactions, and how prior infection can confer partial immunity.

Her research also delves into the specifics of host-pathogen dynamics, identifying factors that drive disease transmission. Recent publications highlight the role of male pathology in avian host-pathogen systems and the development of long-lasting immunity within flocks. DuRant's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 27, with 76 total publications and 2,151 citations. She has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Erin L. Sauer and Ashley C. Love, with whom she shares 12 co-authored publications. DuRant has received federal funding, including a $147,200 award from the NSF as a Co-PI for a Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 76
  • Citations: 2,151

Selected Publications

  • Altricial and Precocial Development in Birds (2025) DOI
  • The nutritional content of anthropogenic resources affects wildlife disease dynamics (2025) DOI
  • Diet Driven Differences in Host Tolerance Are Linked to Shifts in Global Gene Expression in a Common Avian Host‐Pathogen System (2025) DOI
  • Prior infection induces long-lasting partial immunity to reduce transmission within flocks in an avian host-pathogen system (2025) DOI
  • A high-lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection (2025) DOI
  • Chronic Water Restriction Leads to Body Mass Loss, Increased Urine Concentrations, and Reduced Evaporative Water Loss in Female <i>Octodon degus</i>, an Arid-Adapted Rodent (2025) DOI
  • Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature (2025) DOI
  • Diet driven differences in host tolerance are linked to shifts in global gene expression in a common avian host-pathogen system (2024) DOI
  • A high lipid diet leads to greater pathology and lower tolerance during infection (2024) DOI
  • Effect of dietary macronutrients and immune challenge on gut microbiota, physiology and feeding behaviour in zebra finches (2024) DOI
  • Macronutrients, the microbiome, and illness-induced feeding behavior: Do macronutrients shape avian immune responses? (2024) DOI
  • Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host–pathogen system (2023) DOI
  • Critical reproductive behaviors in Scaled Quail and Northern Bobwhite are affected by thermal variability and mean temperature (2023) DOI
  • Male pathology regardless of behaviour drives transmission in an avian host-pathogen system (2023) DOI
  • Ingestion of Weathered Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil Alters Hematological Indices and Reduces Aerobic Scope for Activity in a Model Songbird (2023) DOI

Federal Grants 1 $147,200 total

NSF Co-PI

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Graduate Research Fellowship $147,200

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Erin L. Sauer University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 12 shared publications Ashley C. Love University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 12 shared publications Weston Perrine University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 6 shared publications Jeffrey A. Lewis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Carson Stacy University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications William H. Kirkpatrick University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Ashley Morris University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Jiřı́ Novotný University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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