Delhey, K.; Guallar, S.; Rueda‐Hernández, R.; Valcu, M.; Wang, D.; Kempenaers, B.: Partial or complete? The evolution of post‐juvenile moult strategies in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (12), S. 2896 - 2908 (2020)
Espindola-Hernandez, P.; Mueller, J. C.; Carrete, M.; Boerno, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Genomic evidence for sensorial adaptations to a nocturnal predatory lifestyle in owls. Genome Biology and Evolution 12 (10), S. 1895 - 1908 (2020)
Gilsenan, C.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Timing of arrival in the breeding area is repeatable and affects reproductive success in a non‐migratory population of blue tits. Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (4), S. 1017 - 1031 (2020)
Kappers, E. F.; de Vries, C.; Alberda, A.; Kuhn, S.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.; Both, C.: Morph‐dependent fitness and directional change of morph frequencies over time in a Dutch population of Common buzzards Buteo buteo. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33 (9), S. 1306 - 1315 (2020)
Krietsch, J.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Wind conditions influence breeding season movements in a nomadic polygynous shorebird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287 (1920), 20192789 (2020)
Mueller, J. C.; Carrete, M.; Boerno, S.; Kuhl, H.; Tella, J. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Genes acting in synapses and neuron projections are early targets of selection during urban colonization. Molecular Ecology 29 (18), S. 3403 - 3412 (2020)
Pei, Y.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Offspring performance is well buffered against stress experienced by ancestors. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 74 (7), S. 1525 - 1539 (2020)
Santema, P.; Teltscher, K. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Extra‐pair copulations can insure female blue tits against male infertility. Journal of Avian Biology 51 (6), e02499 (2020)
Santema, P.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Exposure to predator models during the fertile period leads to higher levels of extra‐pair paternity in blue tits. Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (2), S. 647 - 657 (2020)
Schlicht, L.; Kempenaers, B.: The effects of season, sex, age and weather on population‐level variation in the timing of activity in Eurasian Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Ibis 162 (4), S. 1146 - 1162 (2020)
Vervoort, R.; Kempenaers, B.: Variation in lek attendance and copulation success of Independent and Satellite male Ruffs Calidris pugnax. Ardea 107 (3), S. 303 - 320 (2020)
Wang, D.; Forstmeier, W.; Martin, K.; Wilson, A.; Kempenaers, B.: The role of genetic constraints and social environment in explaining female extra‐pair mating. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 74 (3), S. 544 - 558 (2020)
Bambini, G.; Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Patterns of female nest attendance and male feeding throughout the incubation period in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Ibis 161 (1), S. 50 - 65 (2019)
Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Quirici, V.; Poblete, Y.; Cuevas, É.; Kuhn, S.; Girg, A.; Poulin, E.; Kempenaers, B.; Vásquez, R. A.: Ecological and social correlates of natal dispersal in female and male Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda) in a naturally isolated and fragmented habitat. The Auk 136 (2), ukz016 (2019)
Bulla, M.; Reneerkens, J.; Weiser, E. L.; Sokolov, A.; Taylor, A. R.; Sittler, B.; McCaffery, B. J.; Ruthrauff, D. R.; Catlin, D. H.; Payer, D. C.et al.; Ward, D. H.; Solovyeva, D. V.; Santos, E. S. A.; Rakhimberdiev, E.; Nol, E.; Kwon, E.; Brown, G. S.; Hevia, G. D.; Gates, H. R.; Johnson, J. A.; van Gils, J. A.; Hansen, J.; Lamarre, J.-F.; Rausch, J.; Conklin, J. R.; Liebezeit, J.; Bêty, J.; Lang, J.; Alves, J. A.; Fernández-Elipe, J.; Exo, K.-M.; Bollache, L.; Bertellotti, M.; Giroux, M.-A.; van de Pol, M.; Johnson, M.; Boldenow, M. L.; Valcu, M.; Soloviev, M.; Sokolova, N.; Senner, N. R.; Lecomte, N.; Meyer, N.; Schmidt, N. M.; Gilg, O.; Smith, P. A.; Machín, P.; McGuire, R. L.; Cerboncini, R. A. S.; Ottvall, R.; van Bemmelen, R. S. A.; Swift, R. J.; Saalfeld, S. T.; Jamieson, S. E.; Brown, S. C.; Piersma, T.; Albrecht, T.; D’Amico, V.; Lanctot, R. B.; Kempenaers, B.: Comment on “Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds”. Science 364 (6445), eaaw8529 (2019)
Bulla, M.; Valcu, M.; Rutten, A. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Temporary mate removal during incubation leads to variable compensation in a biparental shorebird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 93 (2019)
Carballo, L.; Battistotti, A.; Teltscher, K. L.; Lierz, M.; Bublat, A.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Sperm morphology and evidence for sperm competition among parrots. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32 (8), S. 856 - 867 (2019)
Delhey, K.; Dale, J.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Reconciling ecogeographical rules: Rainfall and temperature predict global colour variation in the largest bird radiation. Ecology Letters 22 (4), S. 726 - 736 (2019)
McQueen, A.; Kempenaers, B.; Dale, J.; Valcu, M.; Emery, Z. T.; Dey, C. J.; Peters, A.; Delhey, K.: Evolutionary drivers of seasonal plumage colours: Colour change by moult correlates with sexual selection, predation risk and seasonality across passerines. Ecology Letters 22 (11), S. 1838 - 1849 (2019)
Santema, P.; Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Testing the conditional cooperation model: What can we learn from parents taking turns when feeding offspring? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 94 (2019)
Santema, P.; Valcu, M.; Clinchy, M.; Zanette, L. Y.; Kempenaers, B.: Effects of predator call playbacks on reproductive success and extrapair paternity in blue tits. Animal Behaviour 155, S. 97 - 109 (2019)
Santema, P.; Valcu, M.; Clinchy, M.; Zanette, L. Y.; Kempenaers, B.: Playback of predator calls inhibits and delays dawn singing in a songbird community. Behavioral Ecology 30 (5), S. 1283 - 1288 (2019)
Valcu, C.-M.; Scheltema, R. A.; Schweiggert, R. M.; Valcu, M.; Teltscher, K. L.; Walther, D. M.; Carle, R.; Kempenaers, B.: Life history shapes variation in egg composition in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Communications Biology 2, 6 (2019)
Kappers, E. F.; de Vries, C.; Alberda, A.; Forstmeier, W.; Both, C.; Kempenaers, B.: Inheritance patterns of plumage coloration in common buzzards Buteo buteo do not support a one-locus two-allele model. Biology Letters 14 (4), 20180007 (2018)
Mueller, J. C.; Kuhl, H.; Boerno, S.; Tella, J. L.; Carrete, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Evolution of genomic variation in the burrowing owl in response to recent colonization of urban areas. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 (1878), 20180206 (2018)
Pei, Y.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Interference competition pressure predicts the number of avian predators that shifted their timing of activity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285 (1880), 20180744 (2018)
Santema, P.; Kempenaers, B.: Complete brood failure in an altricial bird is almost always associated with the sudden and permanent disappearance of a parent. Journal of Animal Ecology 87 (5), S. 1239 - 1250 (2018)
Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: The immediate impact of ringing, blood sampling and PIT-tag implanting on the behaviour of Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Ardea 106 (1), S. 39 - 50 (2018)
Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Quirici, V.; Poblete, Y.; Cuevas, É.; Kuhn, S.; Girg, A.; Teltscher, K. L.; Poulin, E.; Kempenaers, B.; Vásquez, R. A.: Variation in fine-scale genetic structure and local dispersal patterns between peripheral populations of a South American passerine bird. Ecology and Evolution 7 (20), S. 8363 - 8378 (2017)
Da Silva, A.; de Jong, M.; van Grunsven, R. H. A.; Visser, M. E.; Kempenaers, B.; Spoelstra, K.: Experimental illumination of a forest: No effects of lights of different colours on the onset of the dawn chorus in songbirds. Royal Society Open Science 4 (1), 160638 (2017)
Da Silva, A.; Diez-Méndez, D.; Kempenaers, B.: Effects of experimental night lighting on the daily timing of winter foraging in common European songbirds. Journal of Avian Biology 48 (6), S. 862 - 871 (2017)
Da Silva, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Singing from North to South: Latitudinal variation in timing of dawn singing under natural and artificial light conditions. Journal of Animal Ecology 86 (6), S. 1286 - 1297 (2017)
Forstmeier, W.; Ihle, M.; Opatová, P.; Martin, K.; Knief, U.; Albrechtová, J.; Albrecht, T.; Kempenaers, B.: Testing the phenotype-linked fertility hypothesis in the presence and absence of inbreeding. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30 (5), S. 968 - 976 (2017)
Gilsenan, C.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Difference in arrival date at the breeding site between former pair members predicts divorce in blue tits. Animal Behaviour 133, S. 57 - 72 (2017)
Kappers, E. F.; Chakarov, N.; Krüger, O.; Mueller, A. K.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.; Both, C.: Classification and temporal stability of plumage variation in Common Buzzards. Ardea 105 (2), S. 125 - 136 (2017)
Kempenaers, B.; Valcu, M.: Breeding site sampling across the Arctic by individual males of a polygynous shorebird. Nature 541 (7638), S. 528 - 531 (2017)
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