Publications of the department "Behavioural Neurobiology"

Alcami, P.; Totagera, S.; Sohnius-Wilhelmi, N.; Leitner, S.; Grothe, B.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Gahr, M.: Extensive GJD2 expression in the song motor pathway reveals the extent of electrical synapses in the songbird brain. Biology 10 (11), 1099 (2021)

Brumm, H.; Goymann, W.; Derégnaucourt, S.; Geberzahn, N.; Zollinger, S. A.: Traffic noise disrupts vocal development and suppresses immune function. Science Advances 7 (20), eabe2405 (2021)

Diddens, J.; Coussement, L.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Majumdar, G.; Steyaert, S.; ter Haar, S. M.; Galle, J.; de Meester, E.; de Keulenaer, S.; van Criekinge, W. et al.; Cornil, C. A.; Balthazart, J.; van der Linden, A.; de Meyer, T.; Berghe, W. V.: DNA methylation regulates transcription factor specific neurodevelopmental but not sexually dimorphic gene expression dynamics in zebra finch telencephalon. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 9, 583555 (2021)

Frawley, A. E.; DeMoranville, K. J.; Carbeck, K. M.; Trost, L.; Bryła, A.; Dzialo, M.; Sadowska, E. T.; Bauchinger, U.; Pierce, B. J.; McWilliams, S. R.: Season, anthocyanin supplementation, and flight training have mixed effects on the antioxidant system of migratory European Starlings. Ornithology 138 (3), ukab023 (2021)

Frawley, A. E.; DeMoranville, K. J.; Carbeck, K. M.; Trost, L.; Bryła, A.; Działo, M.; Sadowska, E. T.; Bauchinger, U.; Pierce, B. J.; McWilliams, S. R.: Flight training and dietary antioxidants have mixed effects on the oxidative status of multiple tissues in a female migratory songbird. The Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (21), jeb243158 (2021)

Gessara, I.; Dittrich, F.; Hertel, M.; Hildebrand, S.; Pfeifer, A.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; McGrew, M.; Gahr, M.: Highly efficient genome modification of cultured primordial germ cells with lentiviral vectors to generate transgenic songbirds. Stem Cell Reports 16 (4), pp. 784 - 796 (2021)

Goymann, W.; Schwabl, H.: The tyranny of phylogeny - A plea for a less dogmatic stance on two-species comparisons. Bioessays 43 (8), 2100071 (2021)

Huffeldt, N. P.; Tigano, A.; Erikstad, K. E.; Goymann, W.; Jenni-Eiermann, S.; Moum, T.; Reiertsen, T. K.: The relationship between daily behavior, hormones, and a color dimorphism in a seabird under natural continuous light. Hormones and Behavior 130, 104930 (2021)

Husak, J. F.; Fuxjager, M. J.; Johnson, M. A.; Vitousek, M. N.; Donald, J. W.; Francis, C. J.; Goymann, W.; Hau, M.; Kircher, B. K.; Knapp, R. et al.; Martin, L. B.; Miller, E. T.; Schoenle, L. A.; Williams, T. D.: Life history and environment predict variation in testosterone across vertebrates. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 75 (5), pp. 1003 - 1010 (2021)

Ko, M.-C.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Bakker, A.; Gahr, M.: The gene expression profile of the song control nucleus HVC shows sex specificity, hormone responsiveness, and species specificity among songbirds. Frontiers in Neuroscience 15, 680530 (2021)

Küblbeck, M.; Feulner, J.: "Müssen wir nicht größer denken?" Nachgedanken zum 2. Braunkehlchen-Symposium. Ornithologischer Anzeiger 60 (1), pp. 103 - 107 (2021)

Küblbeck, M.; Liebel, H.; Goymann, W.: Was zeichnet ein gutes Braunkehlchen-Gebiet aus? Zur Einschätzung der Habitatqualität. Ornithologischer Anzeiger 60 (1), pp. 90 - 94 (2021)

Kuhl, H.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Bakker, A.; Mayr, G.; Nikolaus, G.; Boerno, S. T.; Klages, S.; Timmermann, B.; Gahr, M.: An unbiased molecular approach using 3’-UTRs resolves the avian family-level tree of life. Molecular Biology and Evolution 38 (1), pp. 108 - 127 (2021)

Leitner, S.; Brighton, R.; Voigt, C.: Barred buttonquail males outlive females. Journal of Avian Biology 52 (10), e02722 (2021)

Lemazina, A.; Trost, L.; Gahr, M.; Hoffmann, S.: The multifaceted vocal duets of white-browed sparrow weavers are based on complex duetting rules. Journal of Avian Biology 52 (9), e02703 (2021)

Li, X.-Y.; Morozov, A.; Goymann, W.: Coevolution of female fidelity and male help in populations with alternative reproductive tactics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1943), 20202371 (2021)

Loveland, J. L.; Giraldo Deck, L. M.; Lank, D. B.; Goymann, W.; Gahr, M.; Küpper, C.: Functional differences in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis are associated with alternative reproductive tactics based on an inversion polymorphism. Hormones and Behavior 127, 104877 (2021)

McClelland, S. C.; Reynolds, M.; Cordall, M.; Hauber, M. E.; Goymann, W.; McClean, L. A.; Hamama, S.; Lund, J.; Dixit, T.; Louder, M. I. M. et al.; Safari, I.; Honza, M.; Spottiswoode, C. N.; Portugal, S. J.: Embryo movement is more frequent in avian brood parasites than birds with parental reproductive strategies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1961), 20211137 (2021)

Mentesana, L.; Adreani, M. N.: Acute aggressive behavior perturbates the oxidative status of a wild bird independently of testosterone and progesterone. Hormones and Behavior 128, 104913 (2021)

Mentesana, L.; Andersson, M. N.; Casagrande, S.; Goymann, W.; Isaksson, C.; Hau, M.: Natural variation in yolk fatty acids, but not androgens, predicts offspring fitness in a wild bird. Frontiers in Zoology 18, 38 (2021)

Safari, I.; Goymann, W.: The evolution of reversed sex roles and classical polyandry: Insights from coucals and other animals. Ethology 127 (1), pp. 1 - 13 (2021)

Villavicencio, C. P.; Windley, H.; D'Amelio, P. B.; Gahr, M.; Goymann, W.; Quispe Valdez, R.: Neuroendocrine patterns underlying seasonal song and year-round territoriality in male black redstarts. Frontiers in Zoology 18, 8 (2021)

Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.; Ter Maat, A.: Seasonal and diurnal variation of vocal behaviour in duetting White-browed Sparrow Weavers. Journal of Ornithology 162 (4), pp. 1163 - 1172 (2021)

Wang, D.; Forstmeier, W.; D'Amelio, P. B.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Is female mate choice repeatable across males with nearly identical songs? Animal Behaviour 181, pp. 137 - 149 (2021)

Lazaro, J.; Nováková, L.; Hertel, M.; Taylor, J. R. E.; Muturi, M.; Zub, K.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Geographic patterns in seasonal changes of body mass, skull, and brain size of common shrews. Ecology and Evolution 11 (6), pp. 2431 - 2448 (2021)