Publications of the research group "Animal Communication and Urban Ecology"

Publications of Stefan Leitner

Journal Article (52)

2023
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Goto, H.; de Framond, L.; Leitner, S.; Brumm, H.: Bursts of white noise trigger song in domestic Canaries. Journal of Ornithology 164 (4), pp. 835 - 844 (2023)
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2021
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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)
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Leitner, S.; Brighton, R.; Voigt, C.: Barred buttonquail males outlive females. Journal of Avian Biology 52 (10), e02722 (2021)
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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)
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2019
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Hoffmann, S.; Trost, L.; Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Lemazina, A.; Sagunsky, H.; Abels, M.; Kollmansperger, S.; Ter Maat, A.; Gahr, M.: Duets recorded in the wild reveal that interindividually coordinated motor control enables cooperative behavior. Nature Communications 10, 2577 (2019)
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Hoffmann, S.; Trost, L.; Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Lemazina, A.; Sagunsky, H.; Abels, M.; Kollmansperger, S.; Ter Maat, A.; Gahr, M.: Die neuronalen Grundlagen von Duettgesang – eine neurophysiologische Freilandstudie. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2019)
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Vellema, M.; Diales da Rocha, M.; Bascones, S.; Zsebök, S.; Dreier, J.; Leitner, S.; van der Linden, A.; Brewer, J.; Gahr, M.: Accelerated redevelopment of vocal skills is preceded by lasting reorganization of the song motor circuitry. eLife 8, e43194 (2019)
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2018
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Bell, B. A.; Phan, M. L.; Meillère, A.; Evans, J. K.; Leitner, S.; Vicario, D. S.; Buchanan, K. L.: Influence of early-life nutritional stress on songbird memory formation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 (1887), 20181270 (2018)
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Leitner, S.: Kanarengirlitze auf der Azoreninsel Corvo: Nachweis erbracht. Vögel 1, pp. 60 - 63 (2018)
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Voigt, C.; Hirschenhauser, K.; Leitner, S.: Neural activation following offensive aggression in Japanese quail. Biology Open 7, bio038026 (2018)
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2017
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Hardman, S. I.; Zollinger, S. A.; Koselj, K.; Leitner, S.; Marshall, R. C.; Brumm, H.: Lombard effect onset times reveal the speed of vocal plasticity in a songbird. The Journal of Experimental Biology 220 (6), pp. 1065 - 1071 (2017)
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2016
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Bennett, N. C.: Breeding status affects the expression of androgen and progesterone receptor mRNA in the brain of male Damaraland mole-rats. Journal of Zoology 298 (3), pp. 209 - 216 (2016)
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2015
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Dittrich, F.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Ko, M.-C.; Diales da Rocha, M.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Wie Geschlechtshormone den Vogelgesang regulieren. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2015)
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Frankl-Vilches, C.; Kuhl, H.; Werber, M.; Klages, S.; Kerick, M.; Bakker, A.; de Oliveira, E. H. C.; Reusch, C.; Capuano, F.; Vowinckel, J. et al.; Leitner, S.; Ralser, M.; Timmermann, B.; Gahr, M.: Using the canary genome to decipher the evolution of hormone-sensitive gene regulation in seasonal singing birds. Genome Biology 16, 19 (2015)
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Leitner, S.; Teichel, J.; Ter Maat, A.; Voigt, C.: Hatching late in the season requires flexibility in the timing of song learning. Biology Letters 11 (8), 8 (2015)
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2014
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Leitner, S.: Von Grünpflanzen beeinflusst: Brutverhalten des Kanarengirlitzes. Der Falke 61 (7), pp. 30 - 32 (2014)
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Voigt, C.; Gahr, M.; Leitner, S.; Lutermann, H.; Bennett, N. C.: Breeding status and social environment differentially affect the expression of sex steroid receptor and aromatase mRNA in the brain of female Damaraland mole-rats. Frontiers in Zoology 11, 38 (2014)
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Woodgate, J. L.; Buchanan, K. L.; Bennett, A. T. D.; Catchpole, C. K.; Brighton, R.; Leitner, S.: Environmental and genetic control of brain and song structure in the zebra finch. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 68 (1), pp. 230 - 240 (2014)
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2013
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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)
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Leitner, S.: Gene und Umwelt: Wie beeinflussen sie Verhalten und Physiologie bei Singvögeln? Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2013)
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.: Testosterone-dependency of male solo song in a duetting songbird - Evidence from females. Hormones and Behavior 63 (1), pp. 122 - 127 (2013)
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2011
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Voigt, C.; Meiners, T.; Ter Maat, A.; Leitner, S.: Multisensory non-photoperiodic cue advances the onset of seasonal breeding in Island Canaries (Serinus canaria). Journal of Biological Rhythms 26 (5), pp. 434 - 440 (2011)
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Woodgate, J. L.; Leitner, S.; Catchpole, C. K.; Berg, M. L.; Bennett, A. T. D.; Buchanan, K. L.: Developmental stressors that impair song learning in males do not appear to affect female preferences for song complexity in the zebra finch. Behavioral Ecology 22 (3), pp. 566 - 573 (2011)
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2010
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.: No correlation between song and circulating testosterone levels during multiple broods in the domesticated canary (Serinus canaria). Ethology 116 (2), pp. 113 - 119 (2010)
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Woodgate, J. L.; Bennett, A. T. D.; Leitner, S.; Catchpole, C. K.; Buchanan, K. L.: Developmental stress and female mate choice behaviour in the zebra finch. Animal Behaviour 79 (6), pp. 1381 - 1390 (2010)
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2009
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Belzner, S.; Voigt, C.; Catchpole, C. K.; Leitner, S.: Song learning in domesticated canaries in a restricted acoustic environment. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1669), pp. 2881 - 2886 (2009)
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Leitner, S.; Mundy, P.; Voigt, C.: Morphometrics of White-browed Sparrow-Weavers Plocepasser mahali in south-western Zimbabwe. Ostrich 80 (2), pp. 99 - 102 (2009)
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2008
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Markman, S.; Leitner, S.; Catchpole, C. K.; Barnsley, S.; Mueller, C. T.; Pascoe, D.; Buchanan, K. L.: Pollutants increase song complexity and the volume of the brain area HVC in a songbird. PLoS One 3 (2), e1674 (2008)
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.: Seasonality in song behaviour revisited: Seasonal and annual variants and invariants in the song of the domesticated canary (Serinus canaria). Hormones and Behavior 54 (3), pp. 373 - 378 (2008)
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2007
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Leitner, S.: Environmental factors affecting song control and song perception in songbirds. Journal of Ornithology 148 (Suppl. 2), pp. 539 - 545 (2007)
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Leitner, S.; Catchpole, C. K.: Song and brain development in canaries raised under different conditions of acoustic and social isolation over two years. Developmental Neurobiology 67 (11), pp. 1478 - 1487 (2007)
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Voigt, C.; Goymann, W.; Leitner, S.: Green matters! Growing vegetation stimulates breeding under short-day conditions in wild canaries (Serinus canaria). Journal of Biological Rhythms 22 (6), pp. 554 - 557 (2007)
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Socially induced brain differentiation in a cooperatively breeding songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274 (1626), pp. 2645 - 2652 (2007)
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2006
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Dietzen, C.; Voigt, C.; Wink, M.; Gahr, M.; Leitner, S.: Phylogeography of Island Canary (Serinus canaria) populations. Journal of Ornithology 147 (3), pp. 485 - 494 (2006)
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Leitner, S.; Marshall, R. C.; Leisler, B.; Catchpole, C. K.: Male song quality, egg size and offspring sex in captive canaries (Serinus canaria). Ethology 112 (6), pp. 554 - 563 (2006)
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Repertoire and structure of duet and solo songs in cooperatively breeding white-browed sparrow weavers. Behaviour 143 (2), pp. 159 - 182 (2006)
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2005
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Garamszegi, L. Z.; Balsby, T. J. S.; Bell, D. B.; Borowiec, M.; Byers, B. E.; Draganoiu, T.; Eens, M.; Forstmeier, W.; Galeotti, P.; Gil, D. et al.; Gorissen, L.; Hansen, P.; Lampe, H. M.; Leitner, S.; Lontkowski, J.; Nagle, L.; Nemeth, E.; Pinxten, R.; Rossi, J.-M.; Saino, N.; Tanvez, A.; Titus, R.; Török, J.; van Duyse, E.; Møller, A.P.: Estimating the complexity of bird song by using capture-recapture approaches from community ecology. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57 (4), pp. 305 - 317 (2005)
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Leitner, S.; Voigt, C.; Metzdorf, R.; Catchpole, C. K.: Immediate early gene (ZENK, Arc) expression in the auditory forebrain of female canaries varies in response to male song quality. Journal of Neurobiology 64 (3), pp. 275 - 284 (2005)
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Spencer, K. A.; Buchanan, K. L.; Leitner, S.; Goldsmith, A. R.; Catchpole, C. K.: Parasites affect song complexity and neural development in a songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272 (1576), pp. 2037 - 2043 (2005)
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2004
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Buchanan, K. L.; Leitner, S.; Spencer, K. A.; Goldsmith, A. R.; Catchpole, C. K.: Developmental stress selectively affects the song control nucleus HVC in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 271 (1555), pp. 2381 - 2386 (2004)
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Leitner, S.; Catchpole, C. K.: Syllable repertoire and the size of the song control system in captive canaries (Serinus canaria). Journal of Neurobiology 60 (1), pp. 21 - 27 (2004)
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Leitner, S.; Voigt, C.: Der Kanarengirlitz - ein Inselbewohner. Gefiederte Welt 128, pp. 248 - 249 (2004)
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2003
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Leitner, S.; Van't Hof, T. J.; Gahr, M.: Flexible reproduction in wild canaries is independent of photoperiod. General and Comparative Endocrinology 130 (2), pp. 102 - 108 (2003)
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Mate fidelity in a population of island canaries (Serinus canaria) in the Madeiran Archipelago. Journal für Ornithologie 144 (1), pp. 86 - 92 (2003)
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2002
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Gahr, M.; Leitner, S.; Fusani, L.; Rybak, F.: What is the adaptive role of neurogenesis in adult birds? Progress in Brain Research 138, pp. 233 - 254 (2002)
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Gahr, M.; Rybak, F.; Leitner, S.; Fusani, L.: Androgen and estrogen receptor expression in relation to developmental and adult plasticity in the vocal control system. The FASEB Journal 16, p. A728 - A728 (2002)
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Leitner, S.; Catchpole, C. K.: Female canaries that respond and discriminate more between male songs of different quality have a larger song control nucleus (HVC) in the brain. Journal of Neurobiology 52 (4), pp. 294 - 301 (2002)
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Leitner, S.; Nicholson, J.; Leisler, B.; de Voogd, T. J.; Catchpole, C. K.: Song and the song control pathway in the brain can develop independently of exposure to song in the sedge warbler. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 269 (1509), pp. 2519 - 2524 (2002)
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2001
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Leitner, S.; Voigt, C.; Gahr, M.: Seasonal changes in the song pattern of the non-domesticated island canary (Serinus canaria), a field study. Behaviour 138 (7), pp. 885 - 904 (2001)
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Leitner, S.; Voigt, C.; Garcia-Segura, L. M.; Van't Hof, T. J.; Gahr, M.: Seasonal activation and inactivation of song motor memories in wild canaries is not reflected in neuroanatomical changes of forebrain song areas. Hormones and Behavior 40 (2), pp. 160 - 168 (2001)
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