2017

Henderson, L.J., Evans, N.P., Heidinger, B.J., Herborn, K.A. and Arnold, K.E. (2017) Do glucocorticoids predict fitness? Linking environmental conditions, corticosterone and reproductive success in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. Royal Society Open Science, 4(10), 170875. (doi:10.1098/rsos.170875)

Apfelbeck, B. A., Helm, B., Illera, J. C., Mortega, K. G., Smiddy, P. and Evans, N. P. (2017) Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 114. (doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0960-9) (PMID:28532466) (PMCID:PMC5441054)

Bowman, A., Scottish SPCA, , Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2017) 'The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs'. Physiology and Behavior, 171, pp. 207-215. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.024) (PMID:28093218)

Hough, D., Bellingham, M., Haraldsen, J.R., McLaughlin, M., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) A reduction in long-term spatial memory persists after discontinuation of peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, pp. 1-8. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.029) (PMID:27987429) (PMCID:PMC5333793)

Hough, D., Bellingham, M., Haraldsen, I.R.H., McLaughlin, M., Rennie, M., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) Spatial memory is impaired by peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment and testosterone replacement in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, pp. 173-182. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.016) (PMID:27837697) (PMCID:PMC5140006)

2016

Bellingham, M., Fowler, P.A., MacDonald, E.S., Mandon-Pepin, B., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2016) Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(12), 12444. (doi:10.1111/jne.12444) (PMID:27870155)

Arnold, K., Herborn, K. A., Henderson, L. J., Adam, A., Alexander, L. and Evans, N. (2016) Individual variation in corticosterone and personality traits in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Behaviour, 153(13-14), pp. 1611-1637. (doi:10.1163/1568539X-00003408)

Evans, N. P., Bellingham, M. and Robinson, J. E. (2016) Prenatal programming of neuroendocrine reproductive function. Theriogenology, 86(1), pp. 340-348. (doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.047) (PMID:27142489)

2015

Herborn, K. A., Graves, J. L., Jerem, P., Evans, N. P., Nager, R., McCafferty, D. J. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2015) Skin temperature reveals the intensity of acute stress. Physiology and Behavior, 152(Pt. A), pp. 225-230. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.032) (PMID:26434785)

Bowman, A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2015) 'Four Seasons' in an animal rescue centre; classical music reduces environmental stress in kennelled dogs. Physiology and Behavior, 143, pp. 70-82. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.02.035) (PMID:25708275)

Stevenson, T.J. et al. (2015) Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282, 20151453. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.1453) (PMID:26468242) (PMCID:PMC4633868)

2014

Evans, N.P., Bellingham, M., Sharpe, R.M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S.M., Kyle, C., Erhard, H., Hombach-Klonisch, S., Lind, P.M. and Fowler, P.A. (2014) Reproduction symposium: does grazing on biosolids-treated pasture pose a pathophysiological risk associated with increased exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds? Journal of Animal Science, 92(8), pp. 3185-3198. (doi:10.2527/jas.2014-7763) (PMID:24948646)

Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep – a magnetic resonance imaging study [Psychoneuroendocrinology 38 (10) (2013) 1994–2002]. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, p. 286. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.10.016)

Robinson, J.E. , Evans, N.P., Dumbell, R., Solbakk, A., Ropstad, E. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion on the response to novel objects in young male and female sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, pp. 130-139. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.11.005)

D'Alba, L., Van Hemert, C., Spencer, K. A., Heidinger, B. J., Gill, L., Evans, N. P., Monaghan, P., Handel, C. M. and Shawkey, M. D. (2014) Melanin-based color of plumage: role of condition and of feathers' microstructure. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54(4), pp. 633-644. (doi:10.1093/icb/icu094) (PMID:24987010)

Roulin, A., Henderson, L. J., Evans, N. P., Heidinger, B. J., Adams, A. and Arnold, K. E. (2014) Maternal condition but not corticosterone is linked to offspring sex ratio in a passerine bird. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110858. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110858) (PMID:25347532) (PMCID:PMC4210198)

2013

Nuruddin, S., Krogenæs, A., Brynildsrud, O.B., Verhaegen, S., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Haraldsen, I.R.H. and Ropstad, E. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment affects sex biased gene expression of amygdala in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(12), pp. 3115-3127. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.011)

Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep — a magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(10), pp. 1994-2002. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.03.009)

Bellingham, M., Amezaga, M. R., Mandon-Pepin, B., Speers, C. J.B., Kyle, C. E., Evans, N. P., Sharpe, R. M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S. M. and Fowler, P. A. (2013) Exposure to chemical cocktails before or after conception - the effect of timing on ovarian development. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 376(1-2), pp. 156-172. (doi:10.1016/j.mce.2013.06.016)

Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Sébert, M. E., Guillaume, D., Beltramo, M. and Evans, N.P. (2013) Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone release into the hypophyseal portal blood of the ewe mirrors both pulsatile and continuous intravenous infusion of kisspeptin: an insight into kisspeptin's mechanism of action. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 25(6), pp. 537-546. (doi:10.1111/jne.12030)

Nuruddin, S., Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Amiry-Moghaddam, M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment affects hippocampus gene expression without changing spatial orientation in young sheep. Behavioural Brain Research, 242, pp. 9-16. (doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.027)

Hombach-Klonisch, S. et al. (2013) Peri-conceptional changes in maternal exposure to sewage sludge chemicals disturbs fetal thyroid gland development in sheep. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 367(1-2), pp. 98-108. (doi:10.1016/j.mce.2012.12.022)

Henderson, L.J., Heidinger, B.J., Evans, N.P. and Arnold, K.E. (2013) Ultraviolet crown coloration in female blue tits predicts reproductive success and baseline corticosterone. Behavioral Ecology, 24(6), pp. 1299-1305. (doi:10.1093/beheco/art066)

Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Endestad, T. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Sex-specific development of spatial orientation is independent of peripubertal gonadal steroids. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(9), pp. 1709-1716. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.02.005)

2012

Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Erhard, H.W., Ropstad, E., Fleming, L.M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2012) Development of psychophysiological motoric reactivity is influenced by peripubertal pharmacological inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone action – results of an ovine model. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(11), pp. 1876-1884. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.03.020)

Bellingham, M. et al. (2012) Effects of exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy on the development of the male and female reproductive axes. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 47(S4), pp. 15-22. (doi:10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02050.x)

Bellingham, M., McKinnell, C., Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Zhang, Z., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Evans, N.P. and Sharpe, R.M. (2012) Foetal and post-natal exposure of sheep to sewage sludge chemicals disrupts sperm production in adulthood in a subset of animals. International Journal of Andrology, 35(3), pp. 317-329. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01234.x)

Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M., Padmanabhan, V. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Effects of cycle stage on regionalised galanin, galanin receptors 1-3, GnRH and GnRH receptor mRNA expression in the ovine hypothalamus. Journal of Endocrinology, 212(3), pp. 353-361. (doi:10.1530/JOE-11-0352)

Monaghan, P., Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L., Evans, N.P. and Spencer, K.A. (2012) For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 279(1729), pp. 709-714. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.1291)

Lamm, C.G., Hastie, P.M., Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2012) Masculinization of the distal tubular and external genitalia in female sheep with prenatal androgen exposure. Veterinary Pathology, 49(3), pp. 546-551. (doi:10.1177/0300985811419533)

Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M., Shah, A., Smith, A. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Developmental programming: prenatal androgen exposure alters the gonadotroph population of the ovine pituitary gland. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(3), pp. 434-442. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02264.x)

Vallarino, A., Evans, N., Daunt, F., Wanless, S. and Nager, R. (2012) Egg components vary independently of each other in the facultative siblicidal Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Journal of Ornithology, 153(2), pp. 513-523. (doi:10.1007/s10336-011-0772-4)

2011

Taylor, W.A., Evans, N.P., Hertz, C. and Skinner, D.C. (2011) Intra-pituitary administration revisited: Development of a novel in vivo approach to investigate the ovine hypophysis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 199(2), pp. 175-182. (doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.019)

Wojniusz, S. et al. (2011) Prepubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog leads to exaggerated behavioral and emotional sex differences in sheep. Hormones and Behavior, 59(1), pp. 22-27. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.010)

2010

Verboven, N., Monaghan, P., Nager, R. G. and Evans, N. P. (2010) The effect of maternal state on the steroid and macronutrient content of lesser black-backed gull eggs. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83(6), pp. 1009-1022. (doi:10.1086/656568)

Hastie, P., Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2010) Effect of central administration of the somatostatin receptor agonist seglitide on LH secretion in the ewe. In: The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France, (Unpublished)

Bellingham, M., Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Foetal hypothalamic and pituitary expression of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and galanin systems is disturbed by exposure to sewage sludge chemicals via maternal ingestion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 22(6), pp. 527-533. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01974.x)

Baxter, K.K., Evans, N.P., Hastie, P.M. and Robinson, J.E. (2010) Prenatal Exposure to Exogenous Androgens Alters Testicular Morphology in the Ovine Foetus. In: Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Dublin, Ireland, 2010, (Unpublished)

Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Effects of environmental pollutants on the reproduction and welfare of ruminants. Animal Behaviour, 4(7), pp. 1227-1239. (doi:10.1017/S1751731110000595)

Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Maternal and fetal tissue accumulation of selected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) following exposure to sewage sludge-treated pastures before or after conception. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(8), pp. 1582-1593. (doi:10.1039/C0EM00009D)

Spencer, K.A., Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L.B., Evans, N. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Then versus now: effect of developmental and current environmental conditions on incubation effort in birds. Behavioral Ecology, 21(5), pp. 999-1004. (doi:10.1093/beheco/arq090)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Adrenocortical function of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 166(1), pp. 25-32. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.013)

Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S., Kyle, C., Bellingham, M., Hastie, P., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Breeding Ewes and Foetal Lambs. In: Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting 2008, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 27–30 May 2008, (Unpublished)

2009

Bellingham, M., Fowler, P. A., Amezaga, M. R., Rhind, S. M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R. M. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Exposure to a complex cocktail of environmental endocrine-disrupting compounds disturbs the kisspeptin/GPR54 system in ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(10), pp. 1556-1562. (doi:10.1289/ehp.0900699)

Spencer, K.A., Evans, N.P. and Monaghan, P. (2009) Postnatal stress in birds: a novel model of glucocorticoid programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Endocrinology, 150(4), pp. 1931-1934. (doi:10.1210/en.2008-1471)

Hastie, P., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2009) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Hypothalamus of Control and Prenatally Androgenised Ewes. In: Society for Endocrinology BES 2009, Harrogate, England, 16-19 March, 2009, (Unpublished)

Whitelaw, C. M., Robinson, J. E. , Chambers, G. B., Hastie, P., Padmanabhan, V., Thompson, R. C. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Expression of mRNA for galanin, galanin-like peptide and galanin receptors 1-3 in the ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland: effects of age and gender. Reproduction, 137(1), pp. 141-150. (doi:10.1530/REP-08-0266)

Coit, V.A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2009) Neutering affects mRNA expression levels for the LH- and GnRH-receptors in the canine urinary bladder. Theriogenology, 71(2), pp. 239-247. (doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.093)

Monteiro, R., Anderson, T.J. , Innocent, G., Evans, N.P. and Penderis, J. (2009) Variations in serum concentration of phenobarbitone in dogs receiving regular twice daily doses in relation to the times of administration. Veterinary Record, 165(19), pp. 556-558. (doi:10.1136/vr.165.19.556)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Differential Investment in eggs by Arctic-breeding Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Auk, 126(1), pp. 123-133. (doi:10.1525/auk.2009.08039)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Nest temperature and parental behaviour of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Animal Behaviour, 77(2), pp. 411-418. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.%U 10.022)

2008

Hastie, P., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2008) The effects of in utero androgen exposure on growth characteristics in sheep. In: 6th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology, Roanoke, Virginia, USA, 14-16 Oct 2008,

Coit, V.A., Gibson, I.F., Evans, N.P. and Dowell, F.J. (2008) Neutering affects urinary bladder function by different mechanisms in male and female dogs. European Journal of Pharmacology, 584(1), pp. 153-158. (doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.02.037)

Fowler, P.A. et al. (2008) In utero exposure to low doses of environmental pollutants disrupts fetal ovarian development in sheep. Molecular Human Reproduction, 14(5), pp. 269-280. (doi:10.1093/molehr/gan020)

Hastie, P.M., Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2008) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Ovine Hypothalamus and Pituitary. In: School of Neuroendocrinology Conference, Tours, France, 2008, (Unpublished)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R. J., Gabrielsen, G. W. and Evans, N. P. (2008) Maternally derived testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol in the eggs of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 148(2), pp. 143-151. (doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.04.010)

2007

Chambers, G., Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2007) Distribution of galanin receptor-2 immunoreactive neurones in the ovine hypothalamus: No evidence for involvement in the control of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 19(12), pp. 966-973. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01609.x)

Sweeney, T., Fox, J., Robertson, L., Kelly, G., Duffy, P., Lonergan, P., ODoherty, J., Roche, J. and Evans, N. (2007) Postnatal exposure to octylphenol decreases semen quality in the adult ram. Theriogenology, 67, pp. 1068-1075. (doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.12.010)

2006

Savabieasfahani, M., Kannan, K., Astapova, O., Evans, N. and Padmanabhan, V. (2006) Developmental programming: Differential effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenol-A or methoxychlor on reproductive function. Endocrinology, 147, pp. 5956-5966. (doi:10.1210/en.2006-0805)

2005

Richter, T., Robinson, J. , Lozano, J. and Evans, N. (2005) Progesterone can block the preovulatory gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinising hormone surge in the ewe by a direct inhibitory action on oestradiol-responsive cells within the hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 17, pp. 161-169. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01287.x)

2004

Evans, N., North, T., Dye, S. and Sweeney, T. (2004) Differential effects of the endocrine-disrupting compounds Bisphenol-A and Octylphenol on gonadotropin secretion, in prepubertal ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 26, pp. 61-73. (doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.09.005)

2003

Dolan, S., Evans, N., Richter, T. and Nolan, A. (2003) Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in sheep spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters, 346, pp. 120-122. (doi:10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00594-9)

Evans, N. (2003) Neuroendocrine control of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion: III. Is there a gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent component of episodic FSH secretion in ovariectomized and luteal phase ewes? Endocrinology, 144(4), pp. 1380-1392.

Evans, N. (2003) Stress and the control of LH secretion in the ewe. Reproduction Supplement, 61, pp. 267-282.

Morrison, A., Callanan, J., Evans, N., Aldridged, T. and Sweeney, T. (2003) Effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on the pathology and oestrogen receptor alpha and beta distribution in the uterus and cervix of ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 25, pp. 329-343. (doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.06.004)

2002

Evans, N., Richter, T., Skinner, D. and Robinson, J. (2002) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effects of progesterone on the oestradiol-induced GnRH/LH surge. Reproduction, pp. 57-66.

Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2002) Progesterone blocks the estradiol-stimulated luteinizing hormone surge by disrupting activation in response to a stimulatory estradiol signal in the ewe. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 119-125.

Wright, C., Evans, A., Evans, N., Duffy, P., Fox, J., Boland, M., Roche, J. and Sweeney, T. (2002) Effect of maternal exposure to the environmental estrogen, octylphenol, during fetal and/or postnatal life on onset of puberty, endocrine status, and ovarian follicular dynamics in ewe lambs. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 1734-1740. (doi:10.1095/biolreprod.101.002006)

2001

Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2001) Progesterone treatment that either blocks or augments the estradiol-induced gonadotropin-releasing hormone surge is associated with different patterns of hypothalamic neural activation. Neuroendocrinology, 73, pp. 378-386.

Richter, T., Spackman, D., Robinson, J. , Dye, S., Harris, T., Skinner, D. and Evans, N. (2001) Role of endogenous opioid peptides in mediating progesterone-induced disruption of the activation and transmission stages of the GnRH surge induction process. Endocrinology, 142, pp. 5212-5219.

West, C., Foster, D., Evans, N., Robinson, J. and Padmanabhan, V. (2001) Intra-follicular activin availability is altered in prenatally-androgenized lambs. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 185, pp. 51-59.

Articles

Henderson, L.J., Evans, N.P., Heidinger, B.J., Herborn, K.A. and Arnold, K.E. (2017) Do glucocorticoids predict fitness? Linking environmental conditions, corticosterone and reproductive success in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. Royal Society Open Science, 4(10), 170875. (doi:10.1098/rsos.170875)

Apfelbeck, B. A., Helm, B., Illera, J. C., Mortega, K. G., Smiddy, P. and Evans, N. P. (2017) Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 114. (doi:10.1186/s12862-017-0960-9) (PMID:28532466) (PMCID:PMC5441054)

Bowman, A., Scottish SPCA, , Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2017) 'The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs'. Physiology and Behavior, 171, pp. 207-215. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2017.01.024) (PMID:28093218)

Hough, D., Bellingham, M., Haraldsen, J.R., McLaughlin, M., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) A reduction in long-term spatial memory persists after discontinuation of peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 77, pp. 1-8. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.11.029) (PMID:27987429) (PMCID:PMC5333793)

Hough, D., Bellingham, M., Haraldsen, I.R.H., McLaughlin, M., Rennie, M., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.K. and Evans, N.P. (2017) Spatial memory is impaired by peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment and testosterone replacement in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 75, pp. 173-182. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.016) (PMID:27837697) (PMCID:PMC5140006)

Bellingham, M., Fowler, P.A., MacDonald, E.S., Mandon-Pepin, B., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2016) Timing of maternal exposure and fetal sex determine the effects of low-level chemical mixture exposure on the fetal neuroendocrine system in sheep. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28(12), 12444. (doi:10.1111/jne.12444) (PMID:27870155)

Arnold, K., Herborn, K. A., Henderson, L. J., Adam, A., Alexander, L. and Evans, N. (2016) Individual variation in corticosterone and personality traits in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Behaviour, 153(13-14), pp. 1611-1637. (doi:10.1163/1568539X-00003408)

Evans, N. P., Bellingham, M. and Robinson, J. E. (2016) Prenatal programming of neuroendocrine reproductive function. Theriogenology, 86(1), pp. 340-348. (doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.047) (PMID:27142489)

Herborn, K. A., Graves, J. L., Jerem, P., Evans, N. P., Nager, R., McCafferty, D. J. and McKeegan, D. E.F. (2015) Skin temperature reveals the intensity of acute stress. Physiology and Behavior, 152(Pt. A), pp. 225-230. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.09.032) (PMID:26434785)

Bowman, A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2015) 'Four Seasons' in an animal rescue centre; classical music reduces environmental stress in kennelled dogs. Physiology and Behavior, 143, pp. 70-82. (doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.02.035) (PMID:25708275)

Stevenson, T.J. et al. (2015) Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 282, 20151453. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2015.1453) (PMID:26468242) (PMCID:PMC4633868)

Evans, N.P., Bellingham, M., Sharpe, R.M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S.M., Kyle, C., Erhard, H., Hombach-Klonisch, S., Lind, P.M. and Fowler, P.A. (2014) Reproduction symposium: does grazing on biosolids-treated pasture pose a pathophysiological risk associated with increased exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds? Journal of Animal Science, 92(8), pp. 3185-3198. (doi:10.2527/jas.2014-7763) (PMID:24948646)

Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep – a magnetic resonance imaging study [Psychoneuroendocrinology 38 (10) (2013) 1994–2002]. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, p. 286. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.10.016)

Robinson, J.E. , Evans, N.P., Dumbell, R., Solbakk, A., Ropstad, E. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2014) Effects of inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion on the response to novel objects in young male and female sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 40, pp. 130-139. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.11.005)

D'Alba, L., Van Hemert, C., Spencer, K. A., Heidinger, B. J., Gill, L., Evans, N. P., Monaghan, P., Handel, C. M. and Shawkey, M. D. (2014) Melanin-based color of plumage: role of condition and of feathers' microstructure. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 54(4), pp. 633-644. (doi:10.1093/icb/icu094) (PMID:24987010)

Roulin, A., Henderson, L. J., Evans, N. P., Heidinger, B. J., Adams, A. and Arnold, K. E. (2014) Maternal condition but not corticosterone is linked to offspring sex ratio in a passerine bird. PLoS ONE, 9(10), e110858. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0110858) (PMID:25347532) (PMCID:PMC4210198)

Nuruddin, S., Krogenæs, A., Brynildsrud, O.B., Verhaegen, S., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Haraldsen, I.R.H. and Ropstad, E. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment affects sex biased gene expression of amygdala in sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(12), pp. 3115-3127. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.09.011)

Nuruddin, S., Bruchhage, M., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Endestad, T., Westlye, L.T., Madison, C. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Effects of peripubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on brain development in sheep — a magnetic resonance imaging study. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(10), pp. 1994-2002. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.03.009)

Bellingham, M., Amezaga, M. R., Mandon-Pepin, B., Speers, C. J.B., Kyle, C. E., Evans, N. P., Sharpe, R. M., Cotinot, C., Rhind, S. M. and Fowler, P. A. (2013) Exposure to chemical cocktails before or after conception - the effect of timing on ovarian development. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 376(1-2), pp. 156-172. (doi:10.1016/j.mce.2013.06.016)

Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Sébert, M. E., Guillaume, D., Beltramo, M. and Evans, N.P. (2013) Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone release into the hypophyseal portal blood of the ewe mirrors both pulsatile and continuous intravenous infusion of kisspeptin: an insight into kisspeptin's mechanism of action. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 25(6), pp. 537-546. (doi:10.1111/jne.12030)

Nuruddin, S., Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Krogenæs, A., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Amiry-Moghaddam, M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Peri-pubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment affects hippocampus gene expression without changing spatial orientation in young sheep. Behavioural Brain Research, 242, pp. 9-16. (doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2012.12.027)

Hombach-Klonisch, S. et al. (2013) Peri-conceptional changes in maternal exposure to sewage sludge chemicals disturbs fetal thyroid gland development in sheep. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 367(1-2), pp. 98-108. (doi:10.1016/j.mce.2012.12.022)

Henderson, L.J., Heidinger, B.J., Evans, N.P. and Arnold, K.E. (2013) Ultraviolet crown coloration in female blue tits predicts reproductive success and baseline corticosterone. Behavioral Ecology, 24(6), pp. 1299-1305. (doi:10.1093/beheco/art066)

Wojniusz, S., Ropstad, E., Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Solbakk, A.-K., Endestad, T. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2013) Sex-specific development of spatial orientation is independent of peripubertal gonadal steroids. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 38(9), pp. 1709-1716. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.02.005)

Evans, N.P., Robinson, J.E. , Erhard, H.W., Ropstad, E., Fleming, L.M. and Haraldsen, I.R.H. (2012) Development of psychophysiological motoric reactivity is influenced by peripubertal pharmacological inhibition of gonadotropin releasing hormone action – results of an ovine model. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(11), pp. 1876-1884. (doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2012.03.020)

Bellingham, M. et al. (2012) Effects of exposure to environmental chemicals during pregnancy on the development of the male and female reproductive axes. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 47(S4), pp. 15-22. (doi:10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02050.x)

Bellingham, M., McKinnell, C., Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Zhang, Z., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Evans, N.P. and Sharpe, R.M. (2012) Foetal and post-natal exposure of sheep to sewage sludge chemicals disrupts sperm production in adulthood in a subset of animals. International Journal of Andrology, 35(3), pp. 317-329. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01234.x)

Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M., Padmanabhan, V. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Effects of cycle stage on regionalised galanin, galanin receptors 1-3, GnRH and GnRH receptor mRNA expression in the ovine hypothalamus. Journal of Endocrinology, 212(3), pp. 353-361. (doi:10.1530/JOE-11-0352)

Monaghan, P., Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L., Evans, N.P. and Spencer, K.A. (2012) For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 279(1729), pp. 709-714. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2011.1291)

Lamm, C.G., Hastie, P.M., Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2012) Masculinization of the distal tubular and external genitalia in female sheep with prenatal androgen exposure. Veterinary Pathology, 49(3), pp. 546-551. (doi:10.1177/0300985811419533)

Robinson, J.E. , Hastie, P.M., Shah, A., Smith, A. and Evans, N.P. (2012) Developmental programming: prenatal androgen exposure alters the gonadotroph population of the ovine pituitary gland. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 24(3), pp. 434-442. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02264.x)

Vallarino, A., Evans, N., Daunt, F., Wanless, S. and Nager, R. (2012) Egg components vary independently of each other in the facultative siblicidal Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Journal of Ornithology, 153(2), pp. 513-523. (doi:10.1007/s10336-011-0772-4)

Taylor, W.A., Evans, N.P., Hertz, C. and Skinner, D.C. (2011) Intra-pituitary administration revisited: Development of a novel in vivo approach to investigate the ovine hypophysis. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 199(2), pp. 175-182. (doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.02.019)

Wojniusz, S. et al. (2011) Prepubertal gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog leads to exaggerated behavioral and emotional sex differences in sheep. Hormones and Behavior, 59(1), pp. 22-27. (doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.09.010)

Verboven, N., Monaghan, P., Nager, R. G. and Evans, N. P. (2010) The effect of maternal state on the steroid and macronutrient content of lesser black-backed gull eggs. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 83(6), pp. 1009-1022. (doi:10.1086/656568)

Bellingham, M., Fowler, P.A., Amezaga, M.R., Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S.M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R.M. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Foetal hypothalamic and pituitary expression of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and galanin systems is disturbed by exposure to sewage sludge chemicals via maternal ingestion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 22(6), pp. 527-533. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01974.x)

Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Effects of environmental pollutants on the reproduction and welfare of ruminants. Animal Behaviour, 4(7), pp. 1227-1239. (doi:10.1017/S1751731110000595)

Rhind, S.M. et al. (2010) Maternal and fetal tissue accumulation of selected endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) following exposure to sewage sludge-treated pastures before or after conception. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12(8), pp. 1582-1593. (doi:10.1039/C0EM00009D)

Spencer, K.A., Heidinger, B.J., D'Alba, L.B., Evans, N. and Monaghan, P. (2010) Then versus now: effect of developmental and current environmental conditions on incubation effort in birds. Behavioral Ecology, 21(5), pp. 999-1004. (doi:10.1093/beheco/arq090)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Adrenocortical function of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 166(1), pp. 25-32. (doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.11.013)

Bellingham, M., Fowler, P. A., Amezaga, M. R., Rhind, S. M., Cotinot, C., Mandon-Pepin, B., Sharpe, R. M. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Exposure to a complex cocktail of environmental endocrine-disrupting compounds disturbs the kisspeptin/GPR54 system in ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland. Environmental Health Perspectives, 117(10), pp. 1556-1562. (doi:10.1289/ehp.0900699)

Spencer, K.A., Evans, N.P. and Monaghan, P. (2009) Postnatal stress in birds: a novel model of glucocorticoid programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Endocrinology, 150(4), pp. 1931-1934. (doi:10.1210/en.2008-1471)

Whitelaw, C. M., Robinson, J. E. , Chambers, G. B., Hastie, P., Padmanabhan, V., Thompson, R. C. and Evans, N. P. (2009) Expression of mRNA for galanin, galanin-like peptide and galanin receptors 1-3 in the ovine hypothalamus and pituitary gland: effects of age and gender. Reproduction, 137(1), pp. 141-150. (doi:10.1530/REP-08-0266)

Coit, V.A., Dowell, F.J. and Evans, N.P. (2009) Neutering affects mRNA expression levels for the LH- and GnRH-receptors in the canine urinary bladder. Theriogenology, 71(2), pp. 239-247. (doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.093)

Monteiro, R., Anderson, T.J. , Innocent, G., Evans, N.P. and Penderis, J. (2009) Variations in serum concentration of phenobarbitone in dogs receiving regular twice daily doses in relation to the times of administration. Veterinary Record, 165(19), pp. 556-558. (doi:10.1136/vr.165.19.556)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Differential Investment in eggs by Arctic-breeding Glaucous Gulls (Larus hyperboreus) exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Auk, 126(1), pp. 123-133. (doi:10.1525/auk.2009.08039)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R.J., Gabrielsen, G.W. and Evans, N. (2009) Nest temperature and parental behaviour of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls exposed to persistent organic pollutants. Animal Behaviour, 77(2), pp. 411-418. (doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.%U 10.022)

Coit, V.A., Gibson, I.F., Evans, N.P. and Dowell, F.J. (2008) Neutering affects urinary bladder function by different mechanisms in male and female dogs. European Journal of Pharmacology, 584(1), pp. 153-158. (doi:10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.02.037)

Fowler, P.A. et al. (2008) In utero exposure to low doses of environmental pollutants disrupts fetal ovarian development in sheep. Molecular Human Reproduction, 14(5), pp. 269-280. (doi:10.1093/molehr/gan020)

Verboven, N., Verreault, J., Letcher, R. J., Gabrielsen, G. W. and Evans, N. P. (2008) Maternally derived testosterone and 17 beta-estradiol in the eggs of Arctic-breeding glaucous gulls in relation to persistent organic pollutants. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology, 148(2), pp. 143-151. (doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.04.010)

Chambers, G., Whitelaw, C.M., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2007) Distribution of galanin receptor-2 immunoreactive neurones in the ovine hypothalamus: No evidence for involvement in the control of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone secretion. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 19(12), pp. 966-973. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01609.x)

Sweeney, T., Fox, J., Robertson, L., Kelly, G., Duffy, P., Lonergan, P., ODoherty, J., Roche, J. and Evans, N. (2007) Postnatal exposure to octylphenol decreases semen quality in the adult ram. Theriogenology, 67, pp. 1068-1075. (doi:10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.12.010)

Savabieasfahani, M., Kannan, K., Astapova, O., Evans, N. and Padmanabhan, V. (2006) Developmental programming: Differential effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenol-A or methoxychlor on reproductive function. Endocrinology, 147, pp. 5956-5966. (doi:10.1210/en.2006-0805)

Richter, T., Robinson, J. , Lozano, J. and Evans, N. (2005) Progesterone can block the preovulatory gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinising hormone surge in the ewe by a direct inhibitory action on oestradiol-responsive cells within the hypothalamus. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 17, pp. 161-169. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01287.x)

Evans, N., North, T., Dye, S. and Sweeney, T. (2004) Differential effects of the endocrine-disrupting compounds Bisphenol-A and Octylphenol on gonadotropin secretion, in prepubertal ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 26, pp. 61-73. (doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.09.005)

Dolan, S., Evans, N., Richter, T. and Nolan, A. (2003) Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor in sheep spinal cord. Neuroscience Letters, 346, pp. 120-122. (doi:10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00594-9)

Evans, N. (2003) Neuroendocrine control of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) secretion: III. Is there a gonadotropin-releasing hormone-independent component of episodic FSH secretion in ovariectomized and luteal phase ewes? Endocrinology, 144(4), pp. 1380-1392.

Evans, N. (2003) Stress and the control of LH secretion in the ewe. Reproduction Supplement, 61, pp. 267-282.

Morrison, A., Callanan, J., Evans, N., Aldridged, T. and Sweeney, T. (2003) Effects of endocrine disrupting compounds on the pathology and oestrogen receptor alpha and beta distribution in the uterus and cervix of ewe lambs. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 25, pp. 329-343. (doi:10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.06.004)

Evans, N., Richter, T., Skinner, D. and Robinson, J. (2002) Neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the effects of progesterone on the oestradiol-induced GnRH/LH surge. Reproduction, pp. 57-66.

Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2002) Progesterone blocks the estradiol-stimulated luteinizing hormone surge by disrupting activation in response to a stimulatory estradiol signal in the ewe. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 119-125.

Wright, C., Evans, A., Evans, N., Duffy, P., Fox, J., Boland, M., Roche, J. and Sweeney, T. (2002) Effect of maternal exposure to the environmental estrogen, octylphenol, during fetal and/or postnatal life on onset of puberty, endocrine status, and ovarian follicular dynamics in ewe lambs. Biology of Reproduction, 67, pp. 1734-1740. (doi:10.1095/biolreprod.101.002006)

Richter, T., Robinson, J. and Evans, N. (2001) Progesterone treatment that either blocks or augments the estradiol-induced gonadotropin-releasing hormone surge is associated with different patterns of hypothalamic neural activation. Neuroendocrinology, 73, pp. 378-386.

Richter, T., Spackman, D., Robinson, J. , Dye, S., Harris, T., Skinner, D. and Evans, N. (2001) Role of endogenous opioid peptides in mediating progesterone-induced disruption of the activation and transmission stages of the GnRH surge induction process. Endocrinology, 142, pp. 5212-5219.

West, C., Foster, D., Evans, N., Robinson, J. and Padmanabhan, V. (2001) Intra-follicular activin availability is altered in prenatally-androgenized lambs. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 185, pp. 51-59.

Conference Proceedings

Hastie, P., Caraty, A., Lomet, D., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2010) Effect of central administration of the somatostatin receptor agonist seglitide on LH secretion in the ewe. In: The 7th International Congress of Neuroendocrinology, Rouen, France, (Unpublished)

Baxter, K.K., Evans, N.P., Hastie, P.M. and Robinson, J.E. (2010) Prenatal Exposure to Exogenous Androgens Alters Testicular Morphology in the Ovine Foetus. In: Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Reproduction, Dublin, Ireland, 2010, (Unpublished)

Whitelaw, C.M., Rhind, S., Kyle, C., Bellingham, M., Hastie, P., Robinson, J.E. and Evans, N.P. (2010) Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Breeding Ewes and Foetal Lambs. In: Society for the Study of Reproduction Annual Meeting 2008, Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 27–30 May 2008, (Unpublished)

Hastie, P., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2009) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Hypothalamus of Control and Prenatally Androgenised Ewes. In: Society for Endocrinology BES 2009, Harrogate, England, 16-19 March, 2009, (Unpublished)

Hastie, P., Evans, N. and Robinson, J. (2008) The effects of in utero androgen exposure on growth characteristics in sheep. In: 6th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology, Roanoke, Virginia, USA, 14-16 Oct 2008,

Hastie, P.M., Evans, N.P. and Robinson, J.E. (2008) Distribution of Somatostatin Receptors in the Ovine Hypothalamus and Pituitary. In: School of Neuroendocrinology Conference, Tours, France, 2008, (Unpublished)