Publications of Bart Kempenaers

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2002

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Mahler, B. A.; Kempenaers, B.: Objective assessment of sexual plumage dichromatism in the Picui Dove. The Condor 104 (2), pp. 248 - 254 (2002)

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2001

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Conrad, K. F.; Johnston, P. V.; Crossman, C.; Kempenaers, B.; Robertson, R. J.; Wheelwright, N. T.; Boag, T.: High levels of extra-pair paternity in an isolated, low-density, island population of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Molecular Ecology 10 (5), pp. 1301 - 1308 (2001)

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Forstmeier, W.; Leisler, B.; Kempenaers, B.: Bill morphology reflects female independence from male parental help. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 268 (1476), pp. 1583 - 1588 (2001)

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Kempenaers, B.; Everding, S.; Bishop, C.; Boag, P.; Robertson, R. J.: Extra-pair paternity and the reproductive role of male floaters in the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49 (4), pp. 251 - 259 (2001)

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Poesel, A.; Foerster, K.; Kempenaers, B.: The dawn song of the blue tit Parus caeruleus and its role in sexual selection. Ethology 107 (6), pp. 521 - 531 (2001)

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2000

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Carter, K. L.; Robertson, B. C.; Kempenaers, B.: A differential DNA extraction method for sperm on the perivitelline membrane of avian eggs. Molecular Ecology 9 (12), pp. 2149 - 2150 (2000)

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Kempenaers, B.; Foerster, K.; Questiau, S.; Robertson, B. C.; Vermeirssen, E. L. M.: Distinguishing between female sperm choice versus male sperm competition: A comment on Birkhead. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 54 (3), pp. 1050 - 1052 (2000)

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Lanctot, R. B.; Sandercock, B. K.; Kempenaers, B.: Do male breeding displays function to attract mates or defend territories? The explanatory role of mate and site fidelity. Waterbirds 23, pp. 155 - 164 (2000)

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Peer, K.; Robertson, R. J.; Kempenaers, B.: Reproductive anatomy and indices of quality in male tree swallows: The potential reproductive role of floaters. The Auk 117 (1), pp. 74 - 81 (2000)

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Poesel, A.; Kempenaers, B.: When a bird is tired from singing: A study of drift during the dawn chorus. Etología 8, pp. 21 - 27 (2000)

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Sandercock, B. K.; Lank, D. B.; Lanctot, R. B.; Kempenaers, B.; Cooke, F.: Ecological correlates of mate fidelity in two Arctic-breeding sandpipers. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne de Zoologie 78 (11), pp. 1948 - 1958 (2000)

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1999

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Kempenaers, B.; Congdon, B.; Boag, P.; Robertson, R. J.: Extrapair paternity and egg hatchability in tree swallows: Evidence for the genetic compatibility hypothesis? Behavioral Ecology 10 (3), pp. 304 - 311 (1999)

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1998

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Dhondt, A. A.; Kempenaers, B.; Clobert, J.: Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus predation and blue tit Parus caeruleus adult annual survival rate. Ibis 140 (4), pp. 580 - 584 (1998)

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Kempenaers, B.; Adriaensen, F.; Dhondt, A. A.: Inbreeding and divorce in blue and great tits. Animal Behaviour 56 (3), pp. 737 - 740 (1998)

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Kempenaers, B.; Lanctot, R. B.; Robertson, R. J.: Certainty of paternity and paternal investment in eastern bluebirds and tree swallows. Animal Behaviour 55 (4), pp. 845 - 860 (1998)

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Kempenaers, B.; Sheldon, B. C.: Confounded correlations: A reply to Lifjeld et al. and Wagner et al. Animal Behaviour 55 (1), pp. 241 - 244 (1998)

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Lanctot, R. B.; Weatherhead, P. J.; Kempenaers, B.; Scribner, K. T.: Male traits, mating tactics and reproductive success in the buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis. Animal Behaviour 56 (2), pp. 419 - 432 (1998)

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Petrie, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Extra-pair paternity in birds: Explaining variation between species and populations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13 (2), pp. 52 - 58 (1998)

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Petrie, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Extra-pair paternity in birds: "Good genes" and something else - Reply from M. Petrie and B. Kempenaers. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13 (7), pp. 280 - 281 (1998)

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1997

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Kempenaers, B.: Does reproductive synchrony limit male opportunities or enhance female choice for extra-pair paternity? Behaviour 134 (7), pp. 551 - 562 (1997)

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Kempenaers, B.; Sheldon, B. C.: Studying paternity and paternal care: Pitfalls and problems. Animal Behaviour 53 (2), pp. 423 - 427 (1997)

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Kempenaers, B.; Verheyen, G. R.; Dhondt, A. A.: Extra-pair paternity in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus): Female choice, male characteristics and offspring quality. Behavioral Ecology 8 (5), pp. 481 - 492 (1997)

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Lanctot, R. B.; Scribner, K. T.; Kempenaers, B.; Weatherhead, P. J.: Lekking without a paradox in the monomorphic buff-breasted sandpiper. American Naturalist 149 (6), pp. 1051 - 1070 (1997)

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1996

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Kempenaers, B.; Adriaensen, F.; van Noordwijk, A. J.; Dhondt, A. A.: Genetic similarity, inbreeding and hatching failure in blue tits: Are unhatched eggs infertile? Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 263 (1367), pp. 179 - 185 (1996)

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Kempenaers, B.; Sheldon, B. C.: Why do male birds not discriminate between their own and extra-pair offspring? Animal Behaviour 51 (5), pp. 1165 - 1173 (1996)

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1995

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Eens, M.; Pinxten, R.; Kempenaers, B.: Do female tree swallows guard their mates by copulating frequently? A comment on Whittingham et al. Animal Behaviour 50 (1), pp. 273 - 276 (1995)

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Kempenaers, B.: Polygyny in the blue tit: Intra- and inter-sexual conflicts. Animal Behaviour 49 (4), pp. 1047 - 1064 (1995)

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Kempenaers, B.; Pinxten, R.; Eens, M.: Intraspecific brood parasitism in two tit Parus species: Occurrence and responses to experimental parasitism. Journal of Avian Biology 26 (2), pp. 114 - 120 (1995)

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Kempenaers, B.; Verheyen, G. R.; Dhondt, A. A.: Mate guarding and copulation behaviour in monogamous and polygynous blue tits: Do males follow a best-of-a-bad-job strategy? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 36 (1), pp. 33 - 42 (1995)

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Verheyen, G. R.; Kempenaers, B.; Adriaensen, F.; van den Broeck, M.; Matthysen, E.; van Broeckhoven, C.; Dhondt, A. A.: The genetic structure of Parus caeruleus (blue tit) populations as revealed by minisatellite single locus probes. Heredity 75 (6), pp. 571 - 577 (1995)

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1994

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Kempenaers, B.: Polygyny in the blue tit: Unbalanced sex ratio and female aggression restrict mate choice. Animal Behaviour 47 (4), pp. 943 - 957 (1994)

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Kempenaers, B.; Plompen, W.; Briskie, J. V.: Patterns of sperm storage in two species of tits. Ardea 82, pp. 185 - 192 (1994)

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Verheyen, G. R.; Kempenaers, B.; Burke, T.; van den Broeck, M.; van Broeckhoven, C.; Dhondt, A. A.: Identification of hypervariable single locus minisatellite DNA probes in the blue tit Parus caeruleus. Molecular Ecology 3 (2), pp. 137 - 143 (1994)

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1993

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Kempenaers, B.: The use of a breeding synchrony index. Ornis Scandinavica 24, p. 84 (1993)

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Kempenaers, B.: A case of polyandry in the blue tit: Extra-pair behaviour results in extra male help. Ornis Scandinavica 24, pp. 246 - 249 (1993)

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Kempenaers, B.; Dhondt, A. A.: Why do females engage in extra-pair copulations? A review of hypotheses and predictions. Belgian Journal of Zoology 123, pp. 93 - 103 (1993)

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1992

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Dhondt, A. A.; Kempenaers, B.; Adriaensen, F.: Density-dependent clutch size caused by habitat heterogeneity. Journal of Animal Ecology 61 (3), pp. 643 - 648 (1992)

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Kempenaers, B.; Dhondt, A. A.: Experimental test of an hypothesis explaining density dependent clutch-size in tits Parus spp. Ibis 134 (2), pp. 192 - 194 (1992)

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Kempenaers, B.; Verheyen, G. R.; van den Broeck, M.; Burke, T.; van Broeckhoven, C.; Dhondt, A. A.: Extra-pair paternity results from female preference for high-quality males in the blue tit. Nature 357 (6378), pp. 494 - 496 (1992)

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1991

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Kempenaers, B.; Dhondt, A. A.: Competition between blue and great tit for roosting sites in winter: An aviary experiment. Ornis Scandinavica 22, pp. 73 - 75 (1991)

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1990

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Dhondt, A. A.; Adriaensen, F.; Matthysen, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Nonadaptive clutch size in tits. Nature 348 (6303), pp. 723 - 725 (1990)

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Book Chapter (2)

2011

Book Chapter

Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Extra-pair paternity and sexual selection. In: From genes to animal behavior: Social structures, personalities, comminication by color, pp. 35 - 65 (Eds. Inoue-Murayama, M.; Kawamura, S.; Weiss, A.). Springer, Tokyo, Heidelberg (2011)

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2010

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Kempenaers, B.; Schlicht, E.: Extra-pair behaviour. In: Animal behaviour: Evolution and mechanisms, pp. 359 - 411 (Ed. Kappeler, P.). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg (2010)

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Commentary (1)

2021

Commentary

Commentary on: Vojtěch Kubelka, Miroslav Šálek, Pavel Tomkovich, Zsolt Végvári, Robert P. Freckleton, Tamás Székely, Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds, Science 362 (6415), pp. 680-683. (2021)

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Editorial (8)

2024

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Kempenaers, B.: Ornithology from the lakeshore: Life's mass murderers. Ardea 112 (1), pp. 1 - 3 (2024)

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2022

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Kempenaers, B.: Ornithology from the lakeshore: The Firebirds. Ardea 110 (1), pp. 1 - 4 (2022)

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2020

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Kempenaers, B.: Ornithology from the lakeshore: Moult and misfortune. Ardea 108 (1), pp. 1 - 4 (2020)

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2019

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Kempenaers, B.: Ornithology from the lakeshore: Antipodean attractions. Ardea 107 (1), pp. 1 - 4 (2019)

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2017

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Kempenaers, B.: Ornithology from the lakeshore: The evolution of advertising. Ardea 105 (2), pp. 85 - 87 (2017)

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2016

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Kempenaers, B.: Ornithology from the lakeshore. Ardea 104 (2), pp. 103 - 105 (2016)

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