Publications

Calder, W.A. III and S. Hiebert. 1982. Some energetic aspects of behavior in a montane hummingbird nesting habitat. Natl. Geographic Soc. Res. Reports 14:89-94.

Hiebert, S.M. and W.A. Calder III. 1983. Sodium, potassium and chloride in floral nectars: energy-free contributions to refractive index and salt balance. Ecology 64: 399-402.

Calder, W.A. III and S.M. Hiebert. 1983. Nectar-feeding, diuresis, and electrolyte homeostasis in hummingbirds. Physiological Zoology 56:325-334.

Calder, W.A. III, N.M. Waser, S.M. Hiebert, D.W. Inouye and S. Miller. 1983. Site-fidelity, longevity, and population dynamics of broad-tailed hummingbirds: a ten year study. Oecologia 56:359-364.

Hiebert, S.M. and W.A. Calder III. 1986. The osmoregulatory consequences of nectarivory and frugivory in hummingbirds and other species. Proc. XIX Internat. Ornith. Cong ., Ottawa, Canada. Pp.

Arcese, P., P.K. Stoddard and S.M. Hiebert. 1988. The form and function of song in female song sparrows. Condor 90:44-50.

Hiebert, S.M. 1988. Sliding thresholds of energy reserves for torpor initiation in the rufous hummingbird. American Zoologist 28(4):127A.

Hiebert, S.M., P.K. Stoddard and P. Arcese. 1989. Repertoire size, territory acquisition and reproductive success in the song sparrow. Animal Behaviour 37:266-273.

Geiser, F., S.M. Hiebert and G.J. Kenagy. 1990. Torpor bout duration during the hibernation season of two sciurid rodents: interrelations with temperature and metabolism. Physiological Zoology 63:489-503.

Hiebert, S.M. 1990. Energy costs and temporal organization of torpor in the rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus). Physiological Zoology . 63:1082-1097.

Hiebert, S.M. 1991. Seasonal differences in the response of rufous hummingbirds to food restriction: body mass and the use of torpor. Condor 93:526-537.

Hiebert, S.M. 1992. Time-dependent thresholds for torpor initiation in the rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus). Journal of Comparative Physiology B 162:249-255.

Hiebert, S.M. 1993. Seasonality of daily torpor in a migratory hummingbird. Pp. 25-32 In: Life in the Cold: Ecological, Physiological, and Molecular Mechanisms , eds. C. Carey, G.L. Florant, B.A. Wunder and B. Horowitz. Boulder: Westview Press.

Hiebert, S.M. 1993. Seasonal changes in body mass and the use of torpor in a migratory hummingbird. Auk 110:787-797.

Hiebert, S.M., T.M. Lee, P. Licht, and I. Zucker. 1998. Estradiol phase shifts circannual body mass rhythms of male ground squirrels. Am. J. Physiol . 274:R754-R759.

Hiebert, S.M., K. Salvante and M. Ramenofsky. 1998. Corticosterone and daily torpor: noninvasive determination of a hummingbird's response to energy restriction. Am. Zool . 38:25A.

Hiebert, S.M., E.M. Thomas, T.M. Lee, K.M. Pelz, S.M. Yellon and I. Zucker. In press. Photic entrainment of circannual rhythms in golden-mantled ground squirrels: role of the pineal gland. J. Biol. Rhythms .

Hiebert, S.M. In press. Information age testing: making rigorous exams fun to write and easy to grade. Advances in Physiology Education .

Hiebert, S.M., M. Ramenofsky, K. Salvante, J.C. Wingfield and C. L. Gass. In press. Noninvasive methods for measuring and manipulating corticosterone in hummingbirds. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol .

Hiebert, S.M., K. Salvante, M. Ramenofsky and J. C. Wingfield. In press. Corticosterone and nocturnal torpor in the rufous hummingbird ( Selasphorus rufus ). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol .

Hiebert, S.M., E. Fulkerson, K. Lindermayer and S. McClure. In press. The effects of ambient temperature on preference for dietary fatty acid saturation in short-day Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus). Can. J. Zool .

Hiebert, S.M., E. M. Thomas, K. Kelly, T.M. Lee and I. Zucker. In prep. The response of circannual rhythms to long photoperiods: phase-shifting and seasonal sensitivity.

Hiebert, S.M., R. Fischer and E. Galatin. In prep. Temperature and dietary fatty acid choice in deer mice ( Peromyscus maniculatus ). Will be submitted to Physiol. Biochem. Zoology .

Hiebert, S.M., K. Salvante, M. Ramenofsky, and J.C. Wingfield. In prep. The role of corticosterone and torpor in thermal acclimation of rufous hummingbirds ( Selasphorus rufus ).

Hiebert, S.M., L. Deni and A. Graefin zu Eltz. In prep. The role of daily timing and dose of corticosterone in regulating nocturnal torpor in rufous hummingbirds ( Selasphorus rufus ).

Hiebert, S.M., E. Burch. 2003. Simulated human diving and heart rate: making the most of the diving response as a laboratory exercise. Advances in Physiology Education. 27: 130-145.

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