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2015

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Stevenson, T. J.; Visser, M. E.; Arnold, W.; Barrett, P.; Biello, S.; Dawson, A.; Denlinger, D. L.; Dominoni, D. M.; Ebling, F. J.; Elton, S. et al.; Evans, N.; Ferguson, H. M.; Foster, R. G.; Hau, M.; Haydon, D. T.; Hazlerigg, D. G.; Heideman, P. D.; Hopcraft, J. G. C.; Jonsson, N. N.; Kronfeld-Schor, N.; Kumar, V.; Lincoln, G. A.; MacLeod, R.; Martin, S. A. M.; Martinez-Bakker, M.; Nelson, R. J.; Reed, T.; Robinson, J. E.; Rock, D.; Schwartz, W. J.; Steffan-Dewenter, I.; Tauber, E.; Thackeray, S. J.; Umstatter, C.; Yoshimura, T.; Helm, B.: Disrupted seasonal biology impacts health, food security and ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1817), 20151453 (2015)

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2014

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Austin, S. H.; Hau, M.; Robinson, W. D.: Effect of photoperiod on incubation period in a wild passerine, Sylvia atricapilla. Journal of Avian Biology 45 (4), pp. 359 - 364 (2014)

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Baugh, A. T.; van Oers, K.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Hau, M.: Baseline and stress-induced glucocorticoid concentrations are not repeatable but covary within individual great tits (Parus major). General and Comparative Endocrinology 208, pp. 154 - 163 (2014)

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Costantini, D.; Greives, T. J.; Hau, M.; Partecke, J.: Does urban life change blood oxidative status in birds? The Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (17), pp. 2994 - 2997 (2014)

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Ouyang, J. Q.; van Oers, K.; Quetting, M.; Hau, M.: Becoming more like your mate: Hormonal similarity reduces divorce rates in a wild songbird. Animal Behaviour 98, pp. 87 - 93 (2014)

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2013

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Baugh, A. T.; van Oers, K.; Naguib, M.; Hau, M.: Initial reactivity and magnitude of the acute stress response associated with personality in wild great tits (Parus major). General and Comparative Endocrinology 189, pp. 96 - 104 (2013)

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Bentley, G. E.; Tucker, S.; Chou, H.; Hau, M.; Perfito, N.: Testicular growth and regression are not correlated with Dio2 expression in a wild male songbird, Sturnus vulgaris, exposed to natural changes in photoperiod. Endocrinology 154 (5), pp. 1813 - 1819 (2013)

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Echeverry-Galvis, M. A.; Hau, M.: Flight performance and feather quality: Paying the price of overlapping moult and breeding in a tropical highland bird. PLoS One 8 (5), e61106 (2013)

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Fudickar, A. M.; Schmidt, A.; Hau, M.; Quetting, M.; Partecke, J.: Female-biased obligate strategies in a partially migratory population. Journal of Animal Ecology 82 (4), pp. 863 - 871 (2013)

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Hau, M.: Können sich Hormone schnell genug an rasche Veränderungen der Umwelt anpassen? Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2013)

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Ouyang, J. Q.; Muturi, M.; Quetting, M.; Hau, M.: Small increases in corticosterone before the breeding season increase parental investment but not fitness in a wild passerine bird. Hormones and Behavior 63 (5), pp. 776 - 781 (2013)

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Ouyang, J. Q.; Sharp, P. J.; Quetting, M.; Hau, M.: Endocrine phenotype, reproductive success and survival in the great tit, Parus major. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26 (9), pp. 1988 - 1998 (2013)

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2012

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Baugh, A. T.; Schaper, S. V.; Hau, M.; Cockrem, J. F.; de Goede, P.; van Oers, K.: Corticosterone responses differ between lines of great tits (Parus major) selected for divergent personalities. General and Comparative Endocrinology 175 (3), pp. 488 - 494 (2012)

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Echeverry-Galvis, M. A.; Hau, M.: Molt-breeding overlap alters molt dynamics and behavior in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata castanotis. The Journal of Experimental Biology 215 (11), pp. 1957 - 1964 (2012)

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Fuxjager, M. J.; Schultz, J. D.; Barske, J.; Feng, N. Y.; Fusani, L.; Mirzatoni, A.; Day, L. B.; Hau, M.; Schlinger, B. A.: Spinal motor and sensory neurons are androgen targets in an acrobatic bird. Endocrinology 153 (8), pp. 3780 - 3791 (2012)

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Greives, T. J.; Kingma, S. A.; Beltrami, G.; Hau, M.: Melatonin delays clutch initiation in a wild songbird. Biology Letters 8 (3), pp. 330 - 332 (2012)

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Ouyang, J. Q.; Quetting, M.; Hau, M.: Corticosterone and brood abandonment in a passerine bird. Animal Behaviour 84 (1), pp. 261 - 268 (2012)

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Perfito, N.; Jeong, S. Y.; Silverin, B.; Calisi, R. M.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: Anticipating spring: Wild populations of great tits (Parus major) differ in expression of key genes for photoperiodic time measurement. PLoS One 7 (4), e34997 (2012)

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2011

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Hau, M.; Beebe, K.: Plastic endocrine regulation of year-round territorial aggression in tropical male spotted antbirds. General and Comparative Endocrinology 172 (2), pp. 305 - 313 (2011)

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Ouyang, J. Q.; Hau, M.; Bonier, F.: Within seasons and among years: When are corticosterone levels repeatable? Hormones and Behavior 60 (5), pp. 559 - 564 (2011)

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Ouyang, J. Q.; Sharp, P. J.; Dawson, A.; Quetting, M.; Hau, M.: Hormone levels predict individual differences in reproductive success in a passerine bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1717), pp. 2537 - 2545 (2011)

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Perfito, N.; Zann, R. A.; Ubuka, T.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: Potential roles for GNIH and GNRH-II in reproductive axis regulation of an opportunistically breeding songbird. General and Comparative Endocrinology 173 (1), pp. 20 - 26 (2011)

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2010

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Adelman, J. S.; Bentley, G. E.; Wingfield, J. C.; Martin, L. B.; Hau, M.: Population differences in fever and sickness behaviors in a wild passerine: A role for cytokines. The Journal of Experimental Biology 213 (23), pp. 4099 - 4109 (2010)

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Adelman, J. S.; Cordoba-Cordoba, S.; Spoelstra, K.; Wikelski, M.; Hau, M.: Radiotelemetry reveals variation in fever and sickness behaviours with latitude in a free-living passerine. Functional Ecology 24 (4), pp. 813 - 823 (2010)

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Hau, M.; Ricklefs, R. E.; Wikelski, M.; Lee, K. A.; Brawn, J. D.: Corticosterone, testosterone and life-history strategies of birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1697), pp. 3203 - 3212 (2010)

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Robinson, W. D.; Hau, M.; Klasing, K. C.; Wikelski, M.; Brawn, J. D.; Austin, S. H.; Tarwater, C. E.; Ricklefs, R. E.: Diversification of life histories in new world birds. The Auk 127 (2), pp. 253 - 262 (2010)

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Soares, M. C.; Bshary, R.; Fusani, L.; Goymann, W.; Hau, M.; Hirschenhauser, K.; Oliveira, R. F.: Hormonal mechanisms of cooperative behaviour. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 365 (1553), pp. 2737 - 2750 (2010)

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2009

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Silverin, B.; Gwinner, E.; Van't Hof, T. J.; Schwabl, I.; Fusani, L.; Hau, M.; Helm, B.: Persistent diel melatonin rhythmicity during the Arctic summer in free-living willow warblers. Hormones and Behavior 56 (1), pp. 163 - 168 (2009)

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2008

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Cohen, A.; Hau, M.; Wikelski, M.: Stress, metabolism and antioxidants in two wild bird species. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81 (4), pp. 463 - 472 (2008)

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Gill, S. A.; Costa, L.; Hau, M.: Males of a single-brooded tropical bird species do not show increases in testosterone during social challenges. Hormones and Behavior 54 (1), pp. 115 - 124 (2008)

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Hahn, T. P.; Cornelius, J. M.; Sewall, K. B.; Kelsey, R. T.; Hau, M.; Perfito, N.: Environmental regulation of annual schedules in opportunistically-breeding songbirds: Adaptive specializations, or variations on a theme of white-crowned sparrow? General and Comparative Endocrinology 157 (3), pp. 217 - 226 (2008)

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Hau, M.; Gill, S. A.; Goymann, W.: Tropical field endocrinology: Ecology and evolution of testosterone concentrations in male birds. General and Comparative Endocrinology 157 (3), pp. 241 - 248 (2008)

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Hau, M.; Perfito, N.; Moore, I. T.: Timing of breeding in tropical birds: Mechanisms and evolutionary implications. Ornitologia Neotropical 19 (Suppl.), pp. 39 - 59 (2008)

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Perfito, N.; Kwong, J.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: Cue hierarchies and testicular development: Is food a more potent stimulus than day length in an opportunistic breeder (Taeniopygia g. guttata)? Hormones and Behavior 53 (4), pp. 567 - 572 (2008)

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Safran, R. J.; Adelman, J. S.; McGraw, K. J.; Hau, M.: Sexual signal exaggeration affects physiological state in male barn swallows. Current Biology 18 (11), pp. R461 - R462 (2008)

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Wikelski, M.; Martin, L. B.; Scheuerlein, A.; Robinsoni, M. T.; Robinson, N. D.; Helm, B.; Hau, M.; Gwinner, E.: Avian circannual clocks: Adaptive significance and possible involvement of energy turnover in their proximate control. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 363 (1490), pp. 411 - 423 (2008)

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2007

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Canoine, V.; Fusani, L.; Schlinger, B. A.; Hau, M.: Low sex steroids, high steroid receptors: Increasing the sensitivity of the nonreproductive brain. Developmental Neurobiology 67 (1), pp. 57 - 67 (2007)

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Gill, S. A.; Alfson, E. A.; Hau, M.: Context matters: Aggression and testosterone in females of a year-round territorial tropical songbird (Thryothorus leucotis). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 274 (1622), pp. 2187 - 2194 (2007)

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Goymann, W.; Schwabl, I.; Trappschuh, M.; Hau, M.: Use of ethanol for preserving steroid and indoleamine hormones in bird plasma. General and Comparative Endocrinology 150 (2), pp. 191 - 195 (2007)

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Hau, M.: Regulation of male traits by testosterone: Implications for the evolution of vertebrate life histories. Bioessays 29 (2), pp. 133 - 144 (2007)

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Millet, S.; Bennett, J.; Lee, K. A.; Hau, M.; Klasing, K. C.: Quantifying and comparing constitutive immunity across avian species. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 31 (2), pp. 188 - 201 (2007)

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Perfito, N.; Zann, R. A.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: Opportunism at work: Habitat predictability affects reproductive strategy in free-living zebra finches. Functional Ecology 21 (2), pp. 291 - 301 (2007)

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2006

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Martin, L. B.; Han, P.; Kwong, J.; Hau, M.: Cutaneous immune activity varies with physiological state in female house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79 (4), pp. 775 - 783 (2006)

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Perfito, N.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: Tonic activation of brain GnRH immunoreactivity despite reduction of peripheral reproductive parameters in opportunistically breeding zebra finches. Brain, behavior and evolution: Official journal of the J. B. Johnston Club 67 (3), pp. 123 - 134 (2006)

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Spinney, L. H.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: Endocrine correlates of alternative phenotypes in the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis). Hormones and Behavior 50 (5), pp. 762 - 771 (2006)

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2005

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Beebe, K.; Bentley, G. E.; Hau, M.: A seasonally breeeding tropical bird lacks absolute photorefractoriness in the wild, despite high photosensitivity. Functional Ecology 19 (3), pp. 505 - 512 (2005)

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Fusani, L.; Canoine, V.; Goymann, W.; Wikelski, M.; Hau, M.: Difficulties and special issues associated with field research in behavioral neuroendocrinology. Hormones and Behavior 48 (4), pp. 484 - 491 (2005)

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Greenman, C. G.; Martin, L. B.; Hau, M.: Reproductive state, but not testosterone, reduces immune function in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 78 (1), pp. 60 - 68 (2005)

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O’Brien, S.; Hau, M.: Food cues and gonadal development in tropical spotted antbirds. Journal of Ornithology 146 (4), pp. 332 - 337 (2005)

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2004

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Daan, S.; Hau, M.: Eberhard Gwinner (1938-2004). Journal of Biological Rhythms 19 (6), pp. 463 - 464 (2004)

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