| Prolactin and avian parental care: new insights and unanswered questions KO Smiley Hormones and behavior 111, 114-130, 2019 | 49 | 2019 |
| A neuro-hormonal circuit for paternal behavior controlled by a hypothalamic network oscillation S Stagkourakis, KO Smiley, P Williams, S Kakadellis, K Ziegler, J Bakker, ... Cell 182 (4), 960-975. e15, 2020 | 44 | 2020 |
| Behavioral effects of progesterone on pair bonding and partner preference in the female zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) KO Smiley, DM Vahaba, ML Tomaszycki Behavioural processes 90 (2), 210-216, 2012 | 39 | 2012 |
| Prolactin is related to individual differences in parental behavior and reproductive success in a biparental passerine, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) KO Smiley, E Adkins-Regan General and comparative endocrinology 234, 88-94, 2016 | 34 | 2016 |
| Relationship between prolactin, reproductive experience, and parental care in a biparental songbird, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) KO Smiley, E Adkins-Regan General and Comparative Endocrinology 232, 17-24, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
| Neuroendocrinology and adaptive physiology of maternal care KO Smiley, SR Ladyman, P Gustafson, DR Grattan, RSE Brown Neuroendocrine Regulation of Behavior, 161-210, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Lowering prolactin reduces post-hatch parental care in male and female zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) KO Smiley, E Adkins-Regan Hormones and behavior 98, 103-114, 2018 | 23 | 2018 |
| Mating in the absence of fertilization promotes a growth-reproduction versus lifespan trade-off in female mice M Garratt, H Try, KO Smiley, DR Grattan, RC Brooks Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117 (27), 15748-15754, 2020 | 21 | 2020 |
| Divorce in the socially monogamous zebra finch: hormonal mechanisms and reproductive consequences OL Crino, KL Buchanan, BG Fanson, LL Hurley, KO Smiley, SC Griffith Hormones and Behavior 87, 155-163, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
| Prolactin action is necessary for parental behavior in male mice KO Smiley, RSE Brown, DR Grattan Journal of Neuroscience 42 (44), 8308-8327, 2022 | 15 | 2022 |
| Factors that influence the onset of parental care in zebra finches: roles for egg stimuli and prolactin KO Smiley, E Adkins-Regan Behavioural processes 153, 47-54, 2018 | 12 | 2018 |
| Beyond a biased binary: a perspective on the misconceptions, challenges, and implications of studying females in avian behavioral endocrinology KO Smiley, SE Lipshutz, AA Kimmitt, MS DeVries, KE Cain, EM George, ... Frontiers in Physiology 13, 970603, 2022 | 8 | 2022 |
| Central prolactin receptor distribution and pSTAT5 activation patterns in breeding and non-breeding zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) KO Smiley, L Dong, S Ramakrishnan, E Adkins-Regan General and Comparative Endocrinology 301, 113657, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Sex diversity in the 21st century: Concepts, frameworks, and approaches for the future of neuroendocrinology KO Smiley, KM Munley, K Aghi, SE Lipshutz, TM Patton, DS Pradhan, ... Hormones and Behavior 157, 105445, 2024 | 6 | 2024 |
| Parental behavior in rodents M Pereira, KO Smiley, JS Lonstein Patterns of Parental Behavior: From Animal Science to Comparative Ethology …, 2022 | 4 | 2022 |
| Central prolactin binding site densities change seasonally in an adult male passerine bird (Junco hyemalis) KO Smiley, JD Buntin, C Corbitt, P Deviche Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy 106, 101786, 2020 | 3 | 2020 |
| Parental behavior and hormones in non-mammalian vertebrates E Adkins-Regan, KO Smiley Academic Press, 2019 | 2 | 2019 |
| Mating-induced prolactin surge is not required for subsequent neurogenesis in male mice KO Smiley, HR Phillipps, C Fang, RSE Brown, DR Grattan Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 17, 1227726, 2023 | | 2023 |
| Kristina O. Smiley1, 2*†, Sara E. Lipshutz3†, Abigail A. Kimmitt4, M. Susan DeVries5, Kristal E. Cain6, Elizabeth M. George7 and Kristen. M. Covino 8 KO Smiley, SE Lipshutz, AA Kimmitt, MS DeVries, KE Cain, EM George Rising Stars in Avian Physiology: 2022 16648714, 134, 2023 | | 2023 |
| A novel role for prolactin in paternal behaviour KO Smiley, RSE Brown, DR Grattan New Zealand Medical Association, 2021 | | 2021 |
