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Scientific publications of the MPI for Biological Intelligence - starting in the year 2022.

Journal Article (66)

2025
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Alcami, P.; Ma, S.; Gahr, M.: Telemetry reveals rapid duel-driven canary song plasticity in a competitive social environment. Frontiers in Psychology 15, 1468782 (2025)
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Alekseev, A.; Hunniford, V.; Zerche, M.; Jeschke, M.; May, F. E.; Vavakou, A.; Siegenthaler, D.; Hüser, M. A.; Kiehn, S. M.; Garrido-Charles, A. et al.; Meyer, A.; Rambousky, A.; Alvanos, T.; Witzke, I.; Rojas-Garcia, K. D.; Draband, M.; Cyganek, L.; Klein, E.; Ruther, P.; Huet, A.; Trenholm, S.; Macé, E.; Kusch, K.; Bruegmann, T.; Wolf, B. J.; Mager, T.; Moser, T.: Efficient and sustained optogenetic control of sensory and cardiac systems. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Alessandroni, N.; Altschul, D.; Baumgartner, H. A.; Bazhydai, M.; Brosnan, S. F.; Byers-Heinlein, K.; Call, J.; Chittka, L.; Elsherif, M.; Espinosa, J. et al.; Freeman, M. S.; Gjoneska, B.; Güntürkün, O.; Huber, L.; Krasheninnikova, A.; Mazza, V.; Miller, R.; Moreau, D.; Nawroth, C.; Pronizius, E.; Ruiz-Fernández, S.; Schwing, R.; Šlipogor, V.; Visser, I.; Vonk, J.; Yeager, J.; Zettersten, M.; Prétô, L.: Challenges and promises of big team comparative cognition. Nature Human Behaviour 9 (2), pp. 240 - 242 (2025)
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Algora, H.; Tolliver, J. D. M.; Pakanen, V.-M.; Kupan, K.; Belojevic, J.; Rönkä, N.; Küpper, C.; Koivula, K.: Nests, threats, and leks: Nonrandom distributions of nests in ruffs (Calidris pugnax). Ecology and Evolution 15 (3), e70997 (2025)
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Belfín, O.; Kempenaers, B.; Piersma, T.: Daily and seasonal use of vocalizations by nesting black-tailed godwits. Journal of Avian Biology 2025 (2), e03362 (2025)
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Blumenstock, S.; Arakelyan, D.; del Grosso, N.; Schneider, S.; Shao, Y.; Gjoni, E.; Klein, R.; Dudanova, I.; Komiyama, T.: Optogenetic restoration of neuron subtype-specific cortical activity ameliorates motor deficits in Huntington’s Disease mice. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Borst, A.: Differential temporal filtering in the fly optic lobe. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Bright, A. R.; Kotlyarenko, Y.; Neuhaus, F.; Rodrigues, D.; Feng, C.; Peters, C.; Vitali, I.; Dönmez, E.; Myoga, M.; Dvoretskova, E. et al.; Mayer, C.: NFIB influences progenitor competence in maturation of GABAergic neurons in mice. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Carrier, Y.; Rio, L. Q.; Formicola, N.; de Sousa-Xavier, V.; Tabet, M.; Chen, Y.-C. D.; Ali, A. H.; Wislez, M.; Orts, L.; Borst, A. et al.; Pinto-Teixeira, F.: Biased cell adhesion organizes the Drosophila visual motion integration circuit. Developmental Cell 60 (5), pp. 762 - 779.e7 (2025)
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Casagrande, S.; Dell'Omo, G.: Linking warmer nest temperatures to reduced body size in seabird nestlings: Possible mitochondrial bioenergetic and proteomic mechanisms. The Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (6), jeb249880 (2025)
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Castelfranco, A.; Alcami, P.: Mitochondria induce anisotropy and delays in action potential conduction. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Chen, W.; Qiahan, N.; Yu, G.; Wang, X.; Yin, J.; Peng, P.; Zhang, J.; Li, J.: High and long-term repeatability of foot use preference in Japanese tits. Animal Behaviour 219, 122997 (2025)
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Chun, S. H.; Diaz Almeida, D. S.; Todorov, M. I.; Straub, T.; Ruff, T.; Shao, W.; Yang, J.; Seyit-Bremer, G.; Shen, Y.-J.; Ertürk, A. et al.; del Toro, D.; Shi, S.; Klein, R.: Cortex folding by combined progenitor expansion and adhesion-controlled neuronal migration. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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de Framond, L.: Picky city frogs: Urban noise and light indirectly affect mate choice. Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (3), JEB249925 (2025)
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de Framond, L.; Francis, D. C.; Valcu, M.; Brumm, H.: Latitudinal variation in the timing of nest predator activity is habitat specific. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34 (1), e13945 (2025)
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Delhey, K.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Unpalatable birds are black: A re-analysis of Hugh Cott’s data on bird palatability. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 144 (2), blaf005 (2025)
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Edelman, B. J.; Zhang, S.; Schalk, G.; Brunner, P.; Mueller-Putz, G.; Guan, C.; He, B.: Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces: State of the art and trends. IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering 18, pp. 26 - 49 (2025)
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Elderbrock, E. K.; Brown, G. M.; Dochtermann, N. A.; Galante, H.; Hau, M.; Greives, T. J.: Daily activity is repeatable but varies across the breeding season in female great tits. Behavioral Ecology 36 (1), arae106 (2025)
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Fermani, F.; Chang, S.; Mastrodicasa, Y.; Peters, C.; Gaitanos, L.; Alcala Morales, P. L.; Ramakrishnan, C.; Deisseroth, K.; Klein, R.: Food and water intake are regulated by distinct central amygdala circuits revealed using intersectional genetics. Nature Communications 16, 3072 (2025)
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Freitas, B.; D'Amelio, P. B.; Milá, B.; Thébaud, C.; Janicke, T.: Meta-analysis of the acoustic adaptation hypothesis reveals no support for the effect of vegetation structure on acoustic signalling across terrestrial vertebrates. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 100 (2), pp. 815 - 833 (2025)
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Gillingham, M. A. F.; Prüter, H.; Montero, B. K.; Kempenaers, B.: The costs and benefits of a dynamic host microbiome. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 40 (3), pp. 255 - 272 (2025)
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Goltstein, P.; Laubender, D.; Bonhoeffer, T.; Hübener, M.: A column-like organization for ocular dominance in mouse visual cortex. Nature Communications 16, 1926 (2025)
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Gould, E.; Fraser, H. S.; Parker, T. H.; Nakagawa, S.; Griffith, S. C.; Vesk, P. A.; Fidler, F.; Hamilton, D. G.; Abbey-Lee, R. N.; Abbott, J. K. et al.; Aguirre, L. A.; Alcaraz, C.; Aloni, I.; Altschul, D.; Arekar, K.; Atkins, J. W.; Atkinson, J.; Baker, C.; Barrett, M.; Bell, K.; Bello, S. K.; Beltrán, I.; Berauer, B. J.; Bertram, M. G.; Billman, P. D.; Blake, C. K.; Blake, S.; Bliard, L.; Bonisoli-Alquati, A.; Bonnet, T.; Bordes, C. N. M.; Bose, A. P. H.; Botterill-James, T.; Boyd, M. A.; Boyle, S. A.; Bradfer-Lawrence, T.; Bradham, J.; Brand, J. A.; Brengdahl, M. I.; Bulla, M.; Bussière, L.; Camerlenghi, E.; Campbell, S. E.; Campos, L. L. F.; Caravaggi, A.; Cardoso, P.; Carroll, C. J. W.; Catanach, T. A.; Chen, X.; Chik, H. Y. J.; Choy, E. S.; Christie, A. P.; Chuang, A.; Chunco, A. J.; Clark, B. L.; Contina, A.; Covernton, G. A.; Cox, M. P.; Cressman, K. A.; Crotti, M.; Crouch, C. D.; D'Amelio, P. B.; de Sousa, A. A.; Döbert, T. F.; Dobler, R.; Dobson, A. J.; Doherty, T. S.; Drobniak, S. M.; Duffy, A. G.; Duncan, A. B.; Dunn, R. P.; Dunning, J.; Dutta, T.; Eberhart-Hertel, L. J.; Elmore, J. A.; Elsherif, M. M.; English, H. M.; Ensminger, D. C.; Ernst, U. R.; Ferguson, S. M.; Fernández-Juricic, E.; Ferreira-Arruda, T.; Fieberg, J.; Finch, E. A.; Fiorenza, E. A.; Fisher, D. N.; Fontaine, A.; Forstmeier, W.; Fourcade, Y.; Frank, G. S.; Freund, C. A.; Fuentes-Lillo, E.; Gandy, S. L.; Gannon, D. G.; García-Cervigón, A. I.; Garretson, A. C.; Ge, X.; Geary, W. L.; Géron, C.; Gilles, M.; Girndt, A.; Gliksman, D.; Goldspiel, H. B.; Gomes, D. G. E.; Good, M. K.; Goslee, S. C.; Gosnell, J. S.; Grames, E. M.; Gratton, P.; Grebe, N. M.; Greenler, S. M.; Griffioen, M.; Griffith, D. M.; Griffith, F. J.; Grossman, J. J.; Güncan, A.; Haesen, S.; Hagan, J. G.; Hager, H. A.; Harris, J. P.; Harrison, N. D.; Hasnain, S. S.; Havird, J. C.; Heaton, A. J.; Herrera-Chaustre, M. L.; Howard, T. J.; Hsu, B.-Y.; Iannarilli, F.; Iranzo, E. C.; Iverson, E. N. K.; Jimoh, S. O.; Johnson, D. H.; Johnsson, M.; Jorna, J.; Jucker, T.; Jung, M.; Kačergytė, I.; Kaltz, O.; Ke, A.; Kelly, C. D.; Keogan, K.; Keppeler, F. W.; Killion, A. K.; Kim, D.; Kochan, D. P.; Korsten, P.; Kothari, S.; Kuppler, J.; Kusch, J. M.; Lagisz, M.; Lalla, K. M.; Larkin, D. J.; Larson, C. L.; Lauck, K. S.; Lauterbur, M. E.; Law, A.; Léandri-Breton, D.-J.; Lembrechts, J. J.; L'Herpiniere, K.; Lievens, E. J. P.; de Lima, D. O.; Lindsay, S.; Luquet, M.; MacLeod, R.; Macphie, K. H.; Magellan, K.; Mair, M. M.; Malm, L. E.; Mammola, S.; Mandeville, C. P.; Manhart, M.; Manrique-Garzon, L. M.; Mäntylä, E.; Marchand, P.; Marshall, B. M.; Martin, C. A.; Martin, D. A.; Martin, J. M.; Martinig, A. R.; McCallum, E. S.; McCauley, M.; McNew, S. M.; Meiners, S. J.; Merkling, T.; Michelangeli, M.; Moiron, M.; Moreira, B.; Mortensen, J.; Mos, B.; Muraina, T. O.; Murphy, P. W.; Nelli, L.; Niemelä, P.; Nightingale, J.; Nilsonne, G.; Nolazco, S.; Nooten, S. S.; Novotny, J. L.; Olin, A. B.; Organ, C. L.; Ostevik, K. L.; Palacio, F. X.; Paquet, M.; Parker, D. J.; Pascall, D. J.; Pasquarella, V. J.; Paterson, J. H.; Payo-Payo, A.; Pedersen, K. M.; Perez, G.; Perry, K. I.; Pottier, P.; Proulx, M. J.; Proulx, R.; Pruett, J. L.; Ramananjato, V.; Randimbiarison, F. T.; Razafindratsima, O. H.; Rennison, D. J.; Riva, F.; Riyahi, S.; Roast, M. J.; Rocha, F. P.; Roche, D. G.; Román-Palacios, C.; Rosenberg, M. S.; Ross, J.; Rowland, F. E.; Rugemalila, D.; Russell, A. L.; Ruuskanen, S.; Saccone, P.; Sadeh, A.; Salazar, S. M.; Sales, K.; Salmón, P.; Sánchez-Tójar, A.; Santos, L. P.; Santostefano, F.; Schilling, H. T.; Schmidt, M.; Schmoll, T.; Schneider, A. C.; Schrock, A. E.; Schroeder, J.; Schtickzelle, N.; Schultz, N. L.; Scott, D. A.; Scroggie, M. P.; Shapiro, J. T.; Sharma, N.; Shearer, C. L.; Simón, D.; Sitvarin, M. I.; Skupien, F. L.; Slinn, H. L.; Smith, G. P.; Smith, J. A.; Sollmann, R.; Whitney, K. S.; Still, S. M.; Stuber, E. F.; Sutton, G. F.; Swallow, B.; Taff, C. C.; Takola, E.; Tanentzap, A. J.; Tarjuelo, R.; Telford, R. J.; Thawley, C. J.; Thierry, H.; Thomson, J.; Tidau, S.; Tompkins, E. M.; Tortorelli, C. M.; Trlica, A.; Turnell, B. R.; Urban, L.; de Vondel, S. V.; van der Wal, J. E. M.; Eeckhoven, J. V.; van Oordt, F.; Vanderwel, K. M.; Vanderwel, M. C.; Vanderwolf, K. J.; Vélez, J.; Vergara-Florez, D. C.; Verrelli, B. C.; Vieira, M. V.; Villamil, N.; Vitali, V.; Vollering, J.; Walker, J.; Walker, X. J.; Walter, J. A.; Waryszak, P.; Weaver, R. J.; Wedegärtner, R. E. M.; Weller, D. L.; Whelan, S.; White, R. L.; Wolfson, D. W.; Wood, A.; Yanco, S. W.; Yen, J. D. L.; Youngflesh, C.; Zilio, G.; Zimmer, C.; Zimmerman, G. M.; Zitomer, R. A.: Same data, different analysts: Variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. BMC Biology 23, 35 (2025)
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Goymann, W.: On publication ethics - Journals, please get rid of wording restrictions that include citations. Ethology 131 (4), e13550 (2025)
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Gwee, C. Y.; Metzler, D.; Fuchs, J.; Wolf, J. B. W.: Reconciling gene tree discordance and biogeography in European crows. Molecular Ecology (2025)
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Hees, J. T.; Segura, I.; Schneider, A.; Schifferer, M.; Misgeld, T.; Harbauer, A.: ER-associated biogenesis of PINK1 preprotein for neuronal mitophagy. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Ibáñez-Álamo, J. D.; Delhey, K.; Izquierdo, L.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Colourful urban birds: Bird species successful in urban environments have more elaborate colours and less brown. Ecology Letters 28 (4), e70106 (2025)
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Iturralde Polit, P.; Araya-Salas, M.; Goerlitz, H. R.; Chaverri, G.: Variation in echolocation call emission of Neotropical insect-eating bats in response to shifting ambient temperatures. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Jelínek, V.; Mari, L.; Petrželková, A.; Albrechtová, J.; Cepák, J.; Kuhn, S.; Munclinger, P.; Tomášek, O.; Šulc, M.; Albrecht, T.: Conspecific brood parasitism in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Jendryka, M. M.; Lewin, U.; Kapanaiah, S. K. T.; Dermutz, H.; Liss, B.; Pekcec, A.; Akam, T.; Grewe, B. F.; Kätzel, D.: Excitatory neurons of the anterior cingulate cortex encode chosen actions and their outcomes rather than cognitive state. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Kempenaers, B.; Valcu, M.; Piersma, T.; Santema, P.; Vervoort, R.: Large-scale sampling of potential breeding sites in male ruffs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2038), 20242225 (2025)
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Ko, M.-C.; Frankl-Vilches, C.; Bakker, A.; Sohnius-Wilhelmi, N.; Alcami, P.; Gahr, M.: From silence to song: Testosterone triggers extensive transcriptional changes in the female canary HVC. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, e13476 (2025)
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Koivula, K.; Algora, H.; Airaksinen, E.; Belojevic, J.; Küpper, C.; Oranen, M.; Rohr‑Bender, V. A.; Rönkä, N.; Tolliver, J. D. M.; Pakanen, V.-M.: Increased wind flood frequency leads to decreased nest success of endangered waders in managed shore meadows. Biological Conservation 302, 110970 (2025)
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Krasheninnikova, A.; Smeele, S.; Snijders, M.; Haldar, E.; Carpenter, J.; Zamora, R.; Naguib, M.; Wolf, J. B. W.; Gahr, M.; von Bayern, A. M. P.: Evolution of vocal production learning in parrots. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Krentz, M.; Tutunji, R.; Kogias, N.; Murali Mahadevan, H.; Reppmann, Z. C.; Krause, F.; Hermans, E. J.: A comparison of fMRI data-derived and physiological data-derived methods for physiological noise correction. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Küblbeck, M.; Weiß, I.; Korner-Nievergelt, F.; Korschefsky, T.; Liebel, H.; Goymann, W.: Multi-scale habitat selection and nest survival of whinchats and stonechats: Implications for grassland conservation management. Wildlife Biology, e01238 (2025)
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Loveland, J. L.; Zemella, A.; Jovanović, V. M.; Möller, G.; Sager, C. P.; Bastos, B.; Dyar, K. A.; Fusani, L.; Gahr, M.; Giraldo Deck, L. M. et al.; Goymann, W.; Lank, D. B.; Tokarz, J.; Nowick, K.; Küpper, C.: A single gene orchestrates androgen variation underlying male mating morphs in ruffs. Science 387 (6732), pp. 406 - 412 (2025)
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Mearns, D. S.; Hunt, S. A.; Schneider, M.; Parker, A. V.; Stemmer, M.; Baier, H.: Diverse prey capture strategies in teleost larvae. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Meissner-Bernard, C.; Jenkins, B. J.; Rupprecht, P.; Bouldoires, E. A.; Zenke, F.; Friedrich, R. W.; Frank, T.: Computational functions of precisely balanced neuronal assemblies in an olfactory memory network. Cell Reports 44 (3), 115330 (2025)
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Mentesana, L.; Hau, M.; D'Amelio, P. B.; Adreani, N. M.; Sánchez-Tójar, A.: Do egg hormones have fitness consequences in wild birds? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ecology Letters 28 (3), e70100 (2025)
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Merondun, J.; Wolf, J. B. W.: The contribution of epigenetic variation to evolution in crows. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Messina, S.; Prüter, H.; Czirják, G. Á.; Costantini, D.: Lower adaptive immunity in invasive Egyptian geese compared to sympatric native waterfowls. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 299, 111752 (2025)
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Morten, J. M.; Carneiro, A. P. B.; Beal, M.; Bonnet-Lebrun, A.-S.; Dias, M. P.; Rouyer, M.-M.; Harrison, A.-L.; González-Solís, J.; Jones, V. R.; Garcia Alonso, V. A. et al.; Antolos, M.; Arata, J. A.; Barbraud, C.; Bell, E. A.; Bell, M.; Bose, S.; Broni, S.; de Brooke, M. L.; Butchart, S. H. M.; Carlile, N.; Catry, P.; Catry, T.; Charteris, M.; Cherel, Y.; Clark, B. L.; Clay, T. A.; Cole, N. C.; Conners, M. G.; Debski, I.; Delord, K.; Egevang, C.; Elliot, G.; Esefeld, J.; Facer, C.; Fayet, A. L.; Fijn, R. C.; Fischer, J. H.; Franklin, K. A.; Gilg, O.; Gill, J. A.; Granadeiro, J. P.; Guilford, T.; Handley, J. M.; Hanssen, S. A.; Hawkes, L. A.; Hedd, A.; Jaeger, A.; Jones, C. G.; Jones, C. W.; Kopp, M.; Krietsch, J.; Landers, T. J.; Lang, J.; Le Corre, M.; Mallory, M. L.; Masello, J. F.; Maxwell, S. M.; Medrano, F.; Militão, T.; Millar, C. D.; Moe, B.; Montevecchi, W. A.; Navarro-Herrero, L.; Neves, V. C.; Nicholls, D. G.; Nicoll, M. A. C.; Norris, K.; O'Dwyer, T. W.; Parker, G. C.; Peter, H.-U.; Phillips, R. A.; Quillfeldt, P.; Ramos, J. A.; Ramos, R.; Rayner, M. J.; Rexer-Huber, K.; Ronconi, R. A.; Ruhomaun, K.; Ryan, P. G.; Sagar, P. M.; Saldanha, S.; Schmidt, N. M.; Schultz, H.; Shaffer, S. A.; Stenhouse, I. J.; Takahashi, A.; Tatayah, V.; Taylor, G. A.; Thompson, D. R.; Thompson, T.; van Bemmelen, R.; Vicente-Sastre, D.; Vigfúsdottir, F.; Walker, K. J.; Watts, J.; Weimerskirch, H.; Yamamoto, T.; Davies, T. E.: Global marine flyways identified for long-distance migrating seabirds from tracking data. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34 (2), e70004 (2025)
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Mueller, S. A.; Merondun, J.; Lečić, S.; Wolf, J. B. W.: Epigenetic variation in light of population genetic practice. Nature Communications 16, 1028 (2025)
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Murcia-Belmonte, V.; Chauvin, G.; Coca, Y.; Escalante, A.; Klein, R.; Herrera, E.: EphA4 mediates ephrinB1-dependent adhesion in retinal ganglion cells. The Journal of Neuroscience 45 (4), e0043242024 (2025)
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Myoga, M. H.; Amaro, D.; Kello, V.; Gumbert, M.; Leibold, C.; Pecka, M.; Grothe, B.: The dynamics of context-dependent space representations in auditory cortex. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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Natarajan, P.; Koupourtidou, C.; de Resseguier, T.; Thorwirth, M.; Bocchi, R.; Fischer-Sternjak, J.; Gleiss, S.; Rodrigues, D.; Myoga, M.; Ninkovic, J. et al.; Masserdotti, G.; Götz, M.: Single cell deletion of the transcription factors Trps1 and Sox9 in astrocytes reveals novel functions in the adult cerebral cortex. Glia 73 (4), pp. 737 - 758 (2025)
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Parker, A. V.; Stemmer, M.; Grätsch, S.; Dorigo, A.; Rodriguez Ramirez, O.; Adel, A.; Jordan, L. A.; Baier, H.: Intrinsic timing of brood care in shell-dwelling cichlids. Current Biology 35 (3), pp. 672 - 680.e4 (2025)
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Pradervand, J.-N.; Wildi, J.; Guisan, A.; Korner, P.; Evens, R.; Jacot, A.: Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites. Bird Conservation International 35, e5 (2025)
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Rohr‑Bender, V. A.; Kupan, K.; Lopez-Nava, G.; Forstmeier, W.; Hertel, A.; Razumov, V.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Küpper, C.: Sex and morph variation in activity from early ontogeny to maturity in ruffs (Calidris pugnax). Ethology 131 (3), e13543 (2025)
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