Publications of the Department Ornithology

Dekeukeleire, D.; Janssen, R. E. A.; van Schaik, J.: Frequent melanism in Geoffroy's bat (Myotis emarginatus, Geoffroy 1806). Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy 24 (2), pp. 197 - 198 (2013)

Eens, M.; Jaspers, V. L. B.; Van den Steen, E.; Bateson, M.; Carere, C.; Clergeau, P.; Costantini, D.; Dolenec, Z.; Elliott, J. E.; Flux, J. et al.; Gwinner, H.; Halbrook, R. S.; Heeb, P.; Mazgajski, T. D.; Moksnes, A.; Polo, V.; Jose Soler, J.; Sinclair, R.; Veiga, J. P.; Williams, T. D.; Covaci, A.; Pinxten, R.: Can starling eggs be useful as a biomonitoring tool to study organohalogenated contaminants on a worldwide scale? Environment International 51, pp. 141 - 149 (2013)

Gehrold, A.; Leitner, S.; Laucht, S.; Deregnaucourt, S.: Heterospecific exposure affects the development of secondary sexual traits in male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Behavioural Processes 94, pp. 67 - 75 (2013)

Gwinner, H.; Yohannes, E.; Schwabl, H.: Nest composition and yolk hormones: Do female European starlings adjust yolk androgens to nest quality? Avian Biology Research 6 (4), pp. 307 - 312 (2013)

Heber, S.; Varsani, A.; Kuhn, S.; Girg, A.; Kempenaers, B.; Briskie, J. V.: The genetic rescue of two bottlenecked South Island robin populations using translocations of inbred donors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1752), 20122228 (2013)

Husby, A.; Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.; Gustafsson, L.; Qvarnstroem, A.: Sex chromosome linked genetic variance and the evolution of sexual dimorphism of quantitative traits. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 67 (3), pp. 609 - 619 (2013)

Ihle, M.; Forstmeier, W.: Revisiting the evidence for inbreeding avoidance in zebra finches. Behavioral Ecology 24 (6), pp. 1356 - 1362 (2013)

Ihle, M.; Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: Does hatching failure breed infidelity? Behavioral Ecology 24 (1), pp. 119 - 127 (2013)

Karpati, Z.; Knaden, M.; Reinecke, A.; Hansson, B. S.: Intraspecific combinations of flower and leaf volatiles act together in attracting hawkmoth pollinators. PLoS One 8 (9), e72805 (2013)

Koch, W.; Mueller, J. C.; Schrempf, M.; Wolferstetter, H.; Kirchhofer, J.; Schoemig, A.; Kastrati, A.: Two rare variants explain association with acute myocardial infarction in an extended genomic region including the Apolipoprotein (A) Gene. Annals of Human Genetics 77 (1), pp. 47 - 55 (2013)

Mathot, K. J.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: Basal metabolic rate can evolve independently of morphological and behavioural traits. Heredity 111 (3), pp. 175 - 181 (2013)

Michler, S. P. M.; Nicolaus, M.; van der Velde, M.; Radersma, R.; Ubels, R.; Both, C.; Komdeur, J.; Tinbergen, J. M.: Local offspring density and sex ratio affect sex allocation in the great tit. Behavioral Ecology 24 (1), pp. 169 - 181 (2013)

Mueller, J. C.; Korsten, P.; Hermannstädter, C.; Feulner, T.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Matthysen, E.; van Oers, K.; van Overveld, T.; Patrick, S. C.; Quinn, J. L. et al.; Riemenschneider, M.; Tinbergen, J. M.; Kempenaers, B.: Haplotype structure, adaptive history and associations with exploratory behaviour of the DRD4 gene region in four great tit (Parus major) populations. Molecular Ecology 22 (10), pp. 2797 - 2809 (2013)

Mueller, J. C.; Partecke, J.; Hatchwell, B. J.; Gaston, K. J.; Evans, K. L.: Candidate gene polymorphisms for behavioural adaptations during urbanization in blackbirds. Molecular Ecology 22 (13), pp. 3629 - 3637 (2013)

Mutzel, A.; Blom, M. P. K.; Spagopoulou, F.; Wright, J.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Kempenaers, B.: Temporal trade-offs between nestling provisioning and defence against nest predators in blue tits. Animal Behaviour 85 (6), pp. 1459 - 1469 (2013)

Mutzel, A.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Araya-Ajoy, Y. G.; Kempenaers, B.: Parental provisioning behaviour plays a key role in linking personality with reproductive success. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1764), 20131019 (2013)

Nakagawa, S.; Schielzeth, H.: A general and simple method for obtaining R2 from generalized linear mixed-effects models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4 (2), pp. 133 - 142 (2013)

Reers, H.; Forstmeier, W.; Jacot, A.: Acoustic similarity to parental calls promotes response to unfamiliar calls in zebra finch fledglings. Animal Behaviour 86 (1), pp. 159 - 167 (2013)

Santos, E. S. A.; Jamieson, I. G.; Santos, L. L. S.; Nakagawa, S.: Low genetic and morphological differentiation between an introduced population of dunnocks in New Zealand and an ancestral population in England. Biological Invasions 15 (1), pp. 185 - 197 (2013)

Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Effects of social and extra-pair mating on sexual selection in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 67 (5), pp. 1420 - 1434 (2013)

Steiger, S. S.; Valcu, M.; Spoelstra, K.; Helm, B.; Wikelski, M.; Kempenaers, B.: When the sun never sets: Diverse activity rhythms under continuous daylight in free-living arctic-breeding birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280 (1764), 20131016 (2013)

Steinmeyer, C.; Mueller, J. C.; Kempenaers, B.: Individual variation in sleep behaviour in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus: Assortative mating and associations with fitness-related traits. Journal of Avian Biology 44 (2), pp. 159 - 168 (2013)

Stuber, E. F.; Araya-Ajoy, Y. G.; Mathot, K. J.; Mutzel, A.; Nicolaus, M.; Wijmenga, J. J.; Mueller, J. C.; Dingemanse, N. J.: Slow explorers take less risk: A problem of sampling bias in ecological studies. Behavioral Ecology 24 (5), pp. 1092 - 1098 (2013)

Stuber, E. F.; Bartell, P.: Seasonal differences in behavior patterns of the migratory white-throated sparrow. Journal of Ethology 31 (2), pp. 151 - 158 (2013)