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Publications of the members of the Department Prof. Kempenaers 2012
Dingemanse, N. J., Bouwman, K. M., van de Pol, M., van Overveld, T., Patrick, S. C., Matthysen, E. and Quinn, J. L. : Variation in personality and behavioural plasticity across four populations of the great tit Parus major. Journal of Animal Ecology, 81, 116-126 (2012) Carrete, M., Edelaar, P., Blas, J., Serrano, D. Potti, J., Dingemanse, N.J., and Tella, J.L.: Don’t neglect pre-establishment individual selection in deliberate introductions. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 27, 67-68 (2012) 2011
Atagan, Y. and Forstmeier, W.: Nutritional enrichment decreases courtship rate in the zebra finch. Animal Behaviour doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.10.006 (2011) Bell, A. M., Dingemanse, N.J., Hankison, S., Langenhof, M., and Rollins K.: Early exposure to nonlethal predation risk by size-selective predators increase somatic growth and decreases size at adulthood in threespined stickleback. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (In Press) (2011) Bolund, E., Schielzeth, H., and Forstmeier, W.: Correlates of male fitness in captive zebra finches - a comparison of methods to disentangle genetic and environmental effects. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 327 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-327 (2011) Dingemanse, N. J., I. Barber, J. Wright, and Brommer, J.E.: Quantitative genetics of behavioural reaction norms: genetic correlations between personality and behavioural plasticity vary across stickleback populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology (in Press) (2011) Haubenberger D, Reinthaler E, Mueller JC, Pirker W, Katzenschlager R, Froehlich R, Bruecke T, Daniel G, Auff E, Zimprich A: Association of transcription factor polymorphisms PITX3 and EN1 with Parkinson’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging 32, 302-307 (2011) Forstmeier, W.: Women have relatively larger brains then men: a comment on the misuse of GLM in the study of sexual dimorphism. The Anatomical Record 294, 1854-1863 (2011) Forstmeier, W. and Schielzeth, H.: Cryptic multiple hypotheses testing in linear models: overestimated effect sizes and the winner’s curse. Behavioral Ecology Sociobiology 65, 47-55 (2011) Forstmeier, W., Martin, K., Bolund, E., Schielzeth, H., Kempenaers, B.: Female extra-pair mating behavior can evolve via indirect selection on males. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 108, 10608-10613 (2011) Koch W, Schatke A, Wolferstetter H, Mueller JC, Schömig A, Kastrati A: Extended evidence for association between the melanoma inhibitory activity 3 gene and myocardial infarction. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 105, 670-675 (2011) Laucht, S., Dale, J., Mutzel, A., Kempenaers, B.: Individual variation in plasma testosterone levels and its relation to badge size in House Sparrows Passer domesticus: It's a night-and-day-difference. General and Comparative Endocrinology 170: 501-508 (2011) Mathot, K., van den Hout, P., Piersma, T., Kempenaers, B., Réale, D. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Disentangling the roles of frequency - versus state-dependence in generating individual differences in behavioural plasticity. Ecology Letters, 14, 1254-1262 (2011) Mueller JC, Hermisson J, Olano-Marin J, Hansson B, Kempenaers B: Linking genetic mechanisms of heterozygosity-fitness correlations to footprints of selection at single loci. Evol Ecol 25, 1-11 (2011) Mueller, J.C., Pulido, F., and Kempenaers, B: Identification of a gene associated with avian migratory behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 278, 2848-2856 (2011) Mutzel, A., Kempenaers, B., Laucht, S., Dingemanse, N.J., Dale, J.: Circulating testosterone levels do not affect exploration in house sparrows: observational and experimental tests. Animal Behaviour 81: 731-739 (2011) doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.01.001
Olano-Marin J, Mueller JC, Kempenaers B.: Correlations between heterozygosity and reproductive success in the Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus): an analysis of inbreeding and single locus effects. Evolution 65: 3175-3194 (2011) Olano-Marin J, Mueller JC, Kempenaers B.: Heterozygosity and survival in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): contrasting effects of presumably functional and neutral loci. Mol. Ecol. 20: 4028-4041 (2011) Reers, H., Jacot, A.: The effect of hunger on the acoustic individuality in begging calls of a colonially breeding weaver bird. BMC Ecology (in press) doi:10.1186/1472-6785-11-3 Reers, H., Jacot, A. and Forstmeier, W.: Do zebra finch parents fail to recognize their offspring? PLoS one 6, e18466 (2011) Schielzeth, H., Bolund, E., Kempenaers, B. and Forstmeier, W.: Quantitative genetics and fitness consequences of neophilia in zebra finches. Behavioral Ecology 22, 126-134 (2011) Schielzeth, H., Forstmeier, W., Kempenaers, B., and Ellegren, H.: QTL linkage mapping of wing length in zebra finch using genome-wide SNP markers. Molecular Ecology (In Press) Schielzeth, H., Kempenaers, B., Ellegren, H., and Forstmeier, W.: QTL linkage mapping of zebra finch beak colour shows an oligogenic control of a sexually selected trait. Evolution (In Press) Schlicht E, Kempenaers B: Extra-pair paternity and sexual selection. In Inoue-Murayama, M; Kawamura, S; Weiss, A (eds.) From Genes to Animal Behavior: Social Structures, Personalities, Communication by Color. Springer Tokyo, pp. 35-65 (2011) Valcu, M., Dale, J., Kempenaers, B.: rangeMapper: A platform for the study of macroecology of life history traits, Global Ecology and Biogeography, in press (2012) 2010
Backström, N., Forstmeier, W., Schielzeth, H., Mellenius, H., Nam, K., Bolund, E., Webster, M., Schneider, M., Kempenaers, B. and Ellegren, H.: The recombinational landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome. Genome Research 20, 485-495 (2010) Barber, I. and Dingemanse, N. J.: Parasitism and the evolutionary ecology of animal personality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 365, 4077-4088 (2010) Bolund, E., Martin, K., Kempenaers, B. and Forstmeier, W.: Inbreeding depression of sexually selected traits and attractiveness in the zebra finch. Animal Behaviour, 79, 947-955 (2010) Bolund, E., Schielzeth, H., Forstmeier, W.: No heightened condition dependence of zebra finch ornaments - a quantitative genetic approach. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23, 586-597 (2010) Dingemanse, N.J. and Réale, D.: What is the evidence for natural selection maintaining animal personality variation? In: Carere, C. and Maestripieri, D. (eds.): Animal Personalities: Behavior, Physiology, and Evolution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (in press) Dingemanse, N.J., Dochtermann, N. and Wright, J.: A method for exploring the structure of behavioural syndromes to allow formal comparison within and between datasets. Animal Behaviour 79, 439-450 (2010) Dingemanse, N.J., Edelaar, P. and Kempenaers, B.: Why is there variation in baseline glucocorticoid levels? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25, 261-262 (2010) Dingemanse, N.J., Kazem, A.J.N., Réale, D. and Wright, J.: Behavioural reaction norms: where animal personality meets individual plasticity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25, 81-89 (2010) Dingemanse, N. J. and Wolf, M.: Recent models for adaptive personality differences: a review. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 365, 3947-3958 (2010) Forstmeier, W. and Ellegren, H.: Trisomy and triploidy are sources of embryo mortality in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 277, 2655-2660 (2010) Forstmeier W, Mueller JC and Kempenaers B: A polymorphism in the oestrogen receptor gene explains covariance between digit ratio and mating behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 277, 3353-3361 (2010) Gladbach, A., Gladbach, D.J., Kempenaers, B. and Quillfeldt, P.: Female-specific colouration, carotenoids and reproductive investment in a dichromatic species, the upland goose Chloephaga picta leucoptera. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (in press) (2010) De Groof G, Gwinner H, Steiger S, Kempenaers B, Van der Linden A: Neural Correlates of Behavioural Olfactory Sensitivity Changes Seasonally in European Starlings. PLoS ONE 5(12): e14337. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014337 (2010) Hansson B, Ljungqvist M, Dawson DA, Mueller JC, Olano-Marin J, Ellegren H and Nilsson J-A: Avian genome evolution: insights from a linkage map of the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Heredity, : 104, 1: 67-78 (2010) Jacot, A., Reers, H., and Forstmeier, W.: Individual recognition and potential recognition errors in parent-offspring communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64, 1515-1525 (2010) Jacot A., Valcu M., Kempenaers B.: Within-season divorce in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Journal of Ornithology 151: 477-482 (2010) Kempenaers, B., Borgström, P., Loës, P., Schlicht, E., Valcu, M.: Artificial Night Lighting Affects Dawn Song, Extra-Pair Siring Success, and Lay Date in Songbirds. Current Biology 20, 1-5 (2010) Koch W, Schrempf M, Erl A, Mueller JC, Hoppmann P, Schömig A, Kastrati A: 4G/5G polymorphism and haplotypes of SERPINE1 in atherosclerotic diseases of coronary arteries. Thrombosis and Haemostasis 103, 1170-1180 (2010) Korsten, P., Mueller, J. C., Hermannstädter, C., Bouwman, K. M., Dingemanse, N. J., Drent, P. J., Liedvogel, M., Matthysen, E., van Oers, K., van Overveld, T., Patrick, S. C., Quinn, J. L., Sheldon, B. C.,Tinbergen, J. M. and Kempenaers, B.: Association between DRD4 gene polymorphism and personality in great tits: a test across four wild populations. Molecular Ecology 19, 832-843 (2010) Laucht S, Kempenaers B, Dale J: Bill color, not badge size, indicates testosterone-related information in house sparrows. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64: 1461-1471 (2010) Mathot, K.J. and L.-A. Giraldeau: Family-related differences in social foraging tactic use in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64, 11: 1805-1811 (2010) Olano-Marin J, Dawson DA, Girg A, Hansson B, Ljungqvist M, Kempenaers B, Mueller JC: Genome-wide set of 106 microsatellite markers for the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Molecular Ecology Resources 10, 516-532 (2010) Oppelt C, Wutzler R, von Holst D: Characterisation of MHC class II DRB genes in the northern tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri). Immunogenetics 62:613-622 (2010) Réale, D. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Personality and individual social specialisation. In: Szekely, T., Moore, A. and Komdeur, J. (eds.): Social Behaviour: Genes, Ecology and Evolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 400-424 (2010) Réale, D. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Selection and evolutionary explanations for the maintenance of personality differences. In: Buss, D. and Hawley, P. (eds): The Evolution of Personality and Individual Differences. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 527-557 (2010) Réale, D., Dingemanse, N. J., Kazem, A. J. N., and Wright, J.: Evolutionary and ecological approaches to the study of personality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 365, 3937-3946 (2010) Rutten, A. L., Oosterbeek, K., Verhulst, S., Dingemanse, N. J., and Ens, B. J.: Experimental evidence for interference competition in oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus. II. Free-living birds. Behavioral Ecology 21, 1261-1270 (2010) Schielzeth, H., Bolund, E., Forstmeier, W.: Heritability of and early environment effects on variation in mating preferences. Evolution 64, 998-1006 (2010) Steiger SS, Fidler AE, Mueller JC and Kempenaers B: Evidence for adaptive evolution of olfactory receptor genes in 9 bird species. Journal of Heredity 101, 325-333 (2010) Steinmeyer C, Schielzeth H, Mueller JC, Kempenaers B: Variation in sleep behaviour in free-living blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus: effects of sex, age and environment. Animal Behaviour 80, 853-864 (2010) Valcu M. and Dale J.: rangeMapper: A package to manipulate species range (extent-of-occurrence) maps. R package version 0.0-4 (2010) Valcu M. and Kempenaers B.: Spatial autocorrelation: an overlooked concept in behavioral ecology. Behavioral Ecology (2010) 21: 902-905 Valcu, M., B. Kempenaers: Is spatial autocorrelation an intrinsic property of territory size? Oecologia. 162,3: 609-615 (2010) 2009
Biro, P.A and Dingemanse, N.J.: Sampling bias resulting from animal personality. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 24, 66-67 (2009) Bolund, E., Schielzeth, H. and Forstmeier, W.: Compensatory investment in zebra finches: females lay larger eggs when paired to sexually unattractive males. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 276, 707-715 (2009) Bruyndonckx N, Henry I, Christe P, Kerth G: Spatiotemporal population genetic structure of the parasitic mite Spinturnix bechsteini is shaped by its own demography and the social system of its bat host. Molecular Ecology 18: 3581-3592 (2009) Cohas A, Bonenfant C, Kempenaers B and Allainé D: Age-dependent effect of heterozygosity on survival in alpine marmots (Marmota marmota). Molecular Ecology, 18 (7): 1491-1503 (2009) Dawy Z, Morcos F, Weindl J and Mueller JC: Translation initiation modeling and mutational analysis based on the 3’-end of the Escherichia coli 16S rRNA sequence. Biosystems 96, 1: 58-64 (2009) Dingemanse, N.J., Oosterhof, C., van der Plas, F. and Barber, I.: Parasitism, head morphology and the strength of morphometric correlations in sticklebacks. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 96, 759-768 (2009) Dingemanse, N.J., van der Plas, F., Wright, J., Réale, D., Schrama, M., Roff, D.A., van der Zee, E. and Barber, I: Individual experience and evolutionary history of predation affect expression of heritable variation in fish personality and morphology. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 276, 1285-1293 (2009) Forstmeier, W., Burger, C., Temnow, K. and Derégnaucourt, S.: The genetic basis of zebra finch vocalizations. Evolution 63 (8): 2114-2130 (2009) Fuchs J, Mueller JC, Lichtner P, Schulte C, Munz M, Berg D, Wüllner U, Illig T, Sharma M, Gasser T: The transcription factor PITX3 is associated with sporadic Parkinson’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging 30: 731-738 (2009) Haubenberger D, Reinthaler E, Mueller JC, Pirker W, Katzenschlager R, Froehlich R, Bruecke T, Daniel G, Auff E, Zimprich A: Association of transcription factor polymorphisms PITX3 and EN1 with Parkinson’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging, in press (2009) Jacot A., Valcu M., Kempenaers B.: Within-season divorce in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus. Journal of Ornithology, in press (2009) Jacot A, Valcu M, Van Oers K and Kempenaers B: Experimental nest site limitation affects alternative strategies and parental investment in a hole-nesting passerine. Animal Behaviour, 77 (5): 1075-1083 (2009) Kempenaers B and Forstmeier F: A quantitative genetic approach to understanding aggressive behavior, Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32, 282-283 (2009) Kempenaers B: Multiple Mating: Cuckolder Eggs come First. Current Biology, Volume: 19 (9): R364-R366 (2009) Kerth G, Melber M: Species-specific barrier effects of a motorway on the habitat use of two threatened bat species. Biological Conservation, 142: 270-279 (2009) Kerth G, Dechmann DKN: Field-based behavioral studies in bats, in: Ecological and Behavioral Methods for the Study of Bats (TH Kunz, S Parsons, eds). John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore (2009) Kuhn S, Wiebe KL and Kempenaers B: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus). Molecular Ecology Resources Volume: 9 (3): 845-848 (2009) Manger, R. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Adult Survival of Sympecma paedisca (Brauer) during hibernation (Zygoptera: Lestidae). Odonatologica 38: 55-59 (2009) te Marvelde, L, Meininger, P.L., Flamant, R. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Age-specific density-dependent survival in Mediterranean gulls Larus melanocephalus. Ardea (In Press) Meyer C, Kalko EKV, Kerth G: Small-scale fragmentation effects on genetic diversity and population differentiation in two phyllostomid bats with different dispersal abilities. Biotropica, 41: 95-102 (2009) Muck C, Kempenaers B, Kuhn S, Valcu M and Goymann W: Paternity in the classical polyandrous black coucal (Centropus grillii) - a cuckoo accepting cuckoldry? Behavioral Ecology 20, 1185-1193 (2009) Olano-Marin J, Dawson DA, Girg A, Hansson B, Ljungqvist M, Kempenaers B, Mueller JC: Genome-wide set of 106 microsatellite markers for the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus). Molecular Ecology Resources, in press (2009) Reckardt K, Kerth G: Does the mode of transmission between hosts affect host choice strategies of parasites? - Implications from a study on bat flies and wing mites infesting Bechstein’s bats. Oikos, 118:183-190 (2009) Schielzeth, H. and Forstmeier, W.: Conclusions beyond support: Over-confident estimates in mixed-models. Behavioral Ecology 20, 416-420 (2009) Schlachter K, Gruber-Sedlmayr U, Stogmann E, Lausecker M, Hotzy C, Balzar J, Schuh E, Baumgartner C, Mueller JC, Illig T, Wichmann HE, Lichtner P, Meitinger T, Strom TM, Zimprich A, Zimprich F: A splice site variant in the sodium channel gene SCN1A confers risk of febrile seizures. Neurology 72: 974-978 (2009) Schüle R, Bonin M, Dürr A, Forlani S, Kassubek J, Klimpe S, Mueller JC, Seibel A, van de Warrenburg B, Bauer P, Schöls L: Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia with peripheral neuropathy maps to chromosome 12q23-24. Neurology, 72, 22: 1893-1898 (2009) Steiger SS, Fidler AE and Kempenaers B: Evidence for increased olfactory receptor gene repertoire size in two nocturnal bird species with well-developed olfactory ability. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9: 117 (2009) Steiger, S.S., Kelley, J.P., Cochran, W.W., Wikelski, M.: Low metabolism and incactive life style of a tropical rainforest bird investigated via heart rate telemetry. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 82 (5): 580-589 (2009) Steiger SS, Kuryshev VY, Stensmyr MC, Kempenaers B and Mueller JC: A comparison of reptilian and avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: Species-specific expansion of group gamma genes in birds. BMC Genomics, 10: 446 (2009) Steinmeyer C, Mueller JC and Kempenaers B: Search for informative polymorphisms in candidate genes: clock genes and circadian behaviour in blue tits. Genetica, 136 (1): 109-117 (2009) Tieleman, B.I., Versteegh, M.A., Fries, A., Helm, B., Dingemanse, N.J., Gibbs, H.L. and Williams, J.B.: Genetic modulation of energy metabolism in birds through mitochondrial function. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B, 276, 1685-1693 (2009) Tieleman, B.I., Versteegh, M.A., Helm, B. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Quantitative genetics parameters show independent evolutionary potential for body mass and metabolism in stonechats from different populations. Journal of Zoology, 279, 129-136 (2009) Valcu M., B. Kempenaers: Is spatial autocorrelation an intrinsic property of territory size? Oecologia. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1509-4, in press (2009) Weindl J, Dawy Z, Hanus P, Zech J, Mueller JC: Modeling Promoter Search by E. coli RNA Polymerase: One-Dimensional Diffusion in a Sequence-Dependent Energy Landscape. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 259,3: 628-634 (2009) Wiebe K and Kempenaers B: The social and genetic mating system in flickers linked to partially reversed sex roles. Behavioral Ecology, 20 (2): 453-458 (2009) Yohannes E, Križanauskiene A, Valcu M, Bensch S and Kempenaers B:Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution. Journal for Ornithology, 150: 287-291 (2009) Zaher Dawy, Faruck Morcos, Johanna Weindl and Jakob C. Mueller: Translation initiation modeling and mutational analysis based on the 3’-end of the Escherichia coli 16S rRNA sequence. Biosystems, 96, 1: 58-64 (2009) 2008
Dawy Z, Sarkis M, Hagenauer J, Mueller JC: Fine-scale genetic mapping using independent component analysis. IEEE-ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 5: 448-460 (2008) Dingemanse, N.J. and Kalkman, V.J.: Changing temperatures have advanced the phenology of Odonata in the Netherlands. Ecological Entomology 33 : 394-402 (2008) Jacot A., H. Scheuber, B. Holzer, O. Otti and M.W.G. Brinkhof: Diel variation in a dynamic sexual display and its association with female mate searching behaviour, Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 275, 579-585 (2008) Kempenaers, B., A. Peters and K. Foerster: Review: Sources of individual variation in plasma testosterone levels. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 363 (1497): 1711-1723 (2008) Laucht S., E. H. DuVal, B. Kempenaers: Maternal correlates of brood sex ratio variation in the lekking lance-tailed manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata. Journal of Avian Biology, 39: 198-205 (2008) Logue, D. M. and Forstmeier, W.: Constrained performance in a communication network: Implications for the function of song-type matching and for the evolution of multiple ornaments. American Naturalist 172, 34-41 (2008) Mueller, J.C., Steiger, S., Fidler A.E., Kempenaers, B.: Biogenic trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs) are encoded in avian genomes: evidence and possible implications. Journal of Heredity, 99: 174-176 (2008) Nicolaus, M., Bouwman, K.M. and Dingemanse, N.J.: Effect of PIT tags on the survival and recruitment of Great Tits Parus major. Ardea, 96, 286-292 (2008) Rodenburg, J., Bastiaan, L. Schapendonk, A.H.C.M., van der Putten, P.E.L., van Ast, A., Dingemanse, N.J. and Haussmann, B.I.G.: CO2 assimilation and chlorophyll fluorescens as indirect selection criteria for host tolerance against Striga. Euphytica 160: 75-87 (2008) Rushbrook, B. Dingemanse, N.J. and Barber, I.: Repeatability in nest construction by male three-spined sticklebacks. Anim. Behav. 75: 547-553 (2008) Schielzeth, H., Burger, C., Bolund, E. and Forstmeier, W.: Assortative versus disassortative mating preferences of female zebra finches based on self-referent phenotype matching. Animal Behaviour 76, 1927-1934 (2008) Schielzeth, H., Burger, C., Bolund, E. and Forstmeier, W.: Sexual imprinting on continuous traits: Do female zebra finches prefer or avoid unfamiliar sons of their foster parents? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21, 1274-1280 (2008) Steiger, S.S., Fidler A.E., Kempenaers, B.: Detection of olfactory receptor transcripts in bird testes. Journal of Heredity, 99: 624-628 (2008) Steiger, S., Fidler, A.E., Valcu, M., Kempenaers, B.: Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds? Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 275: 2309-2317 (2008) Valcu, M., and B. Kempenaers: Causes and consequences of breeding dispersal and divorce in a blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) population. Animal Behaviour 75, 6: 1949-1963 (2008) van Oers, K., Drent, P.J., Dingemanse, N.J. and Kempenaers, B.: Personality is associated with extra-pair paternity in great tits (Parus major). Animal Behaviour 76: 555-563 (2008) Vedder, O., P. Korsten, M.J.L. Magrath and J. Komdeur: Ultraviolet plumage does not signal social status in free-living blue tits; an experimental test. Behavioral Ecology, 19: 410-416 (2008) Versteegh, M.A., Helm, B., Dingemanse, N.J. and Tieleman, B.I.: Repeatability and individual correlates of basal metabolic rate and total evaporative water loss in birds: a case study in European stonechats. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 150: 452-457 (2008) 2007
Bolund, E., Schielzeth, H. and Forstmeier, W. Intrasexual competition in zebra finches, the role of beak colour and body size. Animal Behaviour 74: 715-724 (2007) Brommer, J.E., P. Korsten, K.M. Bouwman, M.L. Berg and J. Komdeur: Is extrapair mating random? On the probability distribution of extrapair young in avian broods. Behavioral Ecology, 18: 895-904 (2007) Carter KL A and Kempenaers B: Eleven polymorphic microsatellite markers for paternity analysis in the pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7: 658-660 (2007) Cohas A., N.G. Yoccoz, D. Allainé: Extra-pair paternity in alpine marmot (Marmota marmota): Genetic quality and genetic diversity effects. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (2007) Dingemanse , N.J.: An evolutionary ecologist’s view of how to study the persistence of genetic variation in personality. European Journal of Personality 21: 593-596 (2007) (= Open Peer Commentary on: Penke, L., Denissen, J.J.A. and Miller, G.F.: The evolutionary genetics of personality. European Journal of Personality, 21, 549-587 (2007) Dingemanse , N.J. , Wright, J., Kazem, A.J.N, Thomas, D.K., Hickling, R. and N. Dawnay.: Behavioural syndromes differ predictably between 12 populations of stickleback. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 1128-1138 (2007) Delhey K, Peters A and Kempenaers B: Cosmetic Colouration in Birds: Occurrence, Function and Evolution. American Naturalist, 169, Suppl.: S 145 - S 158 (2007) DuVal E, Carter KL and Kempenaers B.: Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite loci for parentage assessment in the lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata). Molecular Ecology Notes, 7: 1111-1113 (2007) Fidler AE, van Oers K, Drent PJ, Kuhn S, Mueller JC and Kempenaers B.: Drd4 gene polymorphisms are associated with personality variation in a passerine bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B 274: 1685-1691 (2007) Forstmeier W, Schielzeth H, Schneider M and Kempenaers B.: Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology Notes, 7: 1026-1028 (2007) Forstmeier W, Segelbacher G, Mueller JC and Kempenaers B: Genetic variation and differentiation in captive and wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology, 16: 4039-4050 (2007) Forstmeier W, Segelbacher G, Mueller JC and Kempenaers B: Genetic variation and differentiation in captive and wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology, 16: 4039-4050 (2007) Jacot A and Kempenaers B: Effects of nestling condition on UV plumage traits in blue tits: an experimental approach. Behavioral Ecology, 18 (1): 34-40 (2007) Jacot A., H. Scheuber and M.W.G. Brinkhof: The effect of age on a sexually selected acoustic display, Ethology, 113, 615-620 (2007) Johnsen A, Fidler AE, Kuhn S, Carter KL, Hoffmann A, Barr IR, Biard C, Charmantier A, Eens M, Korsten P, Siitari H, Tomiuk J and Kempenaers B.: Avian Clock gene polymorphism: evidence for a latitudinal cline in allele frequencies. Molecular Ecology, 16: 4867-4880 (2007) Kempenaers B, Lanctot RB, Gill VA, Hatch SA and Valcu M: Do females trade copulations for food? An experimental study on kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Behavioral Ecology,18 (2): 345-353 (2007) Kempenaers B.: Mate Choice and Genetic Quality: A Review of the Heterozygosity Theory. Advances in the Study of Behavior, 37: 189-278 (2007) Kempenaers, B., R. B. Lanctot, V. A. Gill, S. A. Hatch, and M. Valcu: Do females trade copulations for food? An experimental study on kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla). Behavioral Ecology 18: 345-353 (2007) Koch W, Hoppmann P, Mueller JC, Schömig A, Kastrati A: No association of polymorphisms in the gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein and myocardial infarction in a large Central European population. Genetics in Medicine 9: 123-129 (2007) Korsten, P., O. Vedder, I. Szentirmai, and J. Komdeur: Absence of status signalling by structurally based ultraviolet plumage in wintering blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 61: 1933-1943 (2007) Korsten, P., T.H. Dijkstra and J. Komdeur: Is UV signalling involved in male-male territorial conflict in the blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)? A new experimental approach. Behaviour, 144: 447-470 (2007) Korsten, P., T. Limbourg, C.M. Lessells and J. Komdeur J: Effectiveness of a commonly-used technique for experimentally reducing plumage UV reflectance. 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Behavioral Ecology, 18: 399-409 (2006) Fernandez-Santiago R, Sharma, M, Mueller JC, Gohlke H, Illig T, Anneser J, Münch C, Ludolph A, Kamm C, Gasser T.: Association between the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): possible gender-dependent effect. Neurology, 66, 1929-1931 (2006) Foerster K, Valcu M, Johnsen A and Kempenaers B: A spatial genetic structure and effects of relatedness on mate choice in a wild bird population. Molecular Ecology, 15: 4555-4567 (2006) Griebeler EM, Muller JC and Seitz A: Spatial genetic patterns generated by two admixing genetic lineages: a simulation study. Conservation Genetics 7: 753-766 (2006) Heid IM, Wagner SA, Gohlke H, Iglseder B, Mueller JC, Cip P, Ladurner G, Reiter R, Stadlmayr A, Mackevics V, Illig T, Kronenberg F, Paulweber B.: Genetic architecture of the APM1 gene and its influence on adiponectin plasma levels and parameters of the metabolic syndrome in 1727 healthy Caucasians. Diabetes 55, 375-384 (2006) Johnsen A, Andersson S, Fernandez JG, Kempenaers B, Pavel V, Questiau S, Räß M, Rindal E and Lifjeld JT: Molecular and phenotypic divergence in the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies complex. Molecular Ecology 15: 4033-4047 (2006) Kamm C, Asmus F, Mueller J, Mayer P, Sharma M, Muller UJ, Beckert S, Ehling R, Illig T, Wichmann HE, Poewe W, Mueller JC, Gasser T.: Strong genetic evidence for association of TOR1A/TOR1B with idiopathic dystonia. Neurology 67: 1857-1859 (2006) Koch W, Hoppmann P, Mueller JC, Schomig A, Kastrati A.: Association of transforming growth factor-beta1 gene polymorphisms with myocardial infarction in patients with angiographically proven coronary heart disease. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 26(5):1114-9 (2006) Korsten, P., C.M. Lessells, A.C. Mateman, M. van der Velde and J. Komdeur: Primary sex ratio adjustment to experimentally reduced male UV attractiveness in blue tits. Behavioral Ecology, 17: 539-546 (2006) Kunc HJ, Foerster K, Vermeirssen ELM and Kempenaers B: Experimentally elevated plasma testosterone levels do not influence singing behaviour of male blue tits (Parus caeruleus) during the early breeding season. Ethology 112: 984-992 (2006) Mueller JC, Riemenschneider M, Schoepfer-Wendels A, Gohlke H, Konta L, Friedrich P, Illig T, Laws SM, Förstl H, Kurz A.: Weak independent association signals between IDE polymorphisms, Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive measures. Neurobiology of Aging, Epub ahead of print (2006) Peters A, Delhey K, Goymann W and Kempenaers B.: Age-dependent association between testosterone and crown UV coloration in male blue tits (Parus caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 59: 666-673 (2006) Pichler I, Mueller JC, Stefanov SA, De Grandi A, Beu Volpato C, Pinggera GK, Mayr A, Ogriseg M, Ploner F, Meitinger T and Pramstaller PP: Genetic structure in contemporary South Tyrolean isolated populations revealed by the analysis of Y chromosome, mtDNA and Alu polymorphisms. Hum. Biol. 78: 441-464 (2006) Poesel A, Kunc HP, Foerster K, Johnsen A and Kempenaers B.: Early birds are sexy: male age, dawn song and extra-pair paternity in blue tits Parus caeruleus. Animal Behaviour 72: 531-538 (2006) Riemenschneider M, Konta L, Friedrich P, Schwarz S, Taddei K, Neff F, Padovani A, Kolsch H, Laws SM, Klopp N, Bickeboller H, Wagenpfeil S, Mueller JC, Rosenberger A, Diehl-Schmid J, Archetti S, Lautenschlager N, Borroni B, Muller U, Illig T, Heun R, Egensperger R, Schlegel J, Forstl H, Martins RN, Kurz A.: A functional polymorphism within plasminogen activator urokinase (PLAU) is associated with Alzheimer’s disease. 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Both, C., Dingemanse, N.J., Drent, P.J. and Tinbergen, J.M.: Pairs of extreme avian personalities have highest reproductive success. Journal of Anim. Ecology 74: 667-674 (2005) Denk AG and Kempenaers B.: Testosterone and testes size in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Journal of Ornithology, 147: 436-440 (2005) Denk AG, Holzmann A, Peters A, Vermeirssen ELM and Kempenaers B.: Paternity in mallards: effects of sperm quality and female sperm selection for inbreeding avoidance. Behavioral Ecology, 16: 825-833 (2005) Dingemanse, N.J. and Réale, D.: Natural selection and animal personality. Behaviour 142: 1165-1190 (2005) Foerster K and Kempenaers B.: Effects of testosterone on male-male competition and male-female interactions in blue tits. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57: 215-223 (2005) Goymann W, Kempenaers B and Wingfield J.: Breeding biology, sexually dimorphic development and nestling testosterone concentrations of the classically polyandrous African black coucal, Centropus grillii. Journal of Ornithology, 146, 314-324 (2005) Jacot A., H. Scheuber, J. Kurtz and M.W.G. Brinkhof: Juvenile immune status affects the expression of a sexually selected trait in field crickets. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18, 1060-1068 (2005) Jacot A., H. Scheuber, J. Kurtz and M.W.G. Brinkhof: Juvenile immune system activation induces a costly up-regulation of adult immunity in field crickets Gryllus campestris. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 272, 63-69 (2005) Johnsen A, Delhey K, Schlicht E, Peters A and Kempenaers B.: Male sexual attractiveness and parental effort in blue tits: an experimental test of the differential allocation hypotheses. Animal Behaviour, 70: 877-888 (2005) Mettke-Hofmann, C., Ebert, C., Schmidt, T., Steiger, S., Stieb, S.: Personality traits in resident and migratory warbler species. Behaviour, 142: 1363-1381 (2005) Van Oers K, De Jong G, Van Noordwijk AJ, Kempenaers B and Drent PJ.: Contribution of genetics to the study of animal personalities: a review of case studies. Behaviour, 142: 1191-1212 (2005) Wikelski, M., Steiger, S., Gall, B., Nelson, K.: Sex, drugs and mating role: testosterone-induced phenotype-switching in Galapagos marine iguanas. Behavioral Ecology, 16 (1): 260-268 (2005) 2004
Dauwe T, Janssens E, Kempenaers B and Eens M.: The effect of heavy metal exposure on egg size, eggshell thickness and the number of spermatozoa in blue tit Parus caeruleus eggs. Environmental Pollution 129: 125-129 (2004) Denk AG, Gautschi B, Carter K and Kempenaers B.: Seven polymorphic microsatellite loci for paternity assessment in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Molecular Ecology Notes 4: 506-508 (2004) Dingemanse, N. J., Both, C., Drent, P. J. and Tinbergen, J. M.: Fitness consequences of avian personalities in a fluctuating environment. Proceeding of the Royal Society London, Series B 271, 847-852 (2004) Dingemanse, N. J and de Goede, P.: The relation between dominance and exploratory behavior is context-dependent in wild great tits. Behavioral Ecology 15, 1023-1030 (2004) Foerster K and Kempenaers B.: Experimentally elevated plasma levels of testosterone do not increase male reproductive success in blue tits. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56: 482-490 (2004) Jacot A., H. Scheuber and M.W.G. Brinkhof: Costs of an induced immune response on sexual display and longevity in field crickets. Evolution, 58 (10), 2280-2286 (2004) Peters A, Delhey K, Denk AG and Kempenaers B.: Trade-offs between immune investment and sexual signaling in male mallards. American Naturalist 164: 51-59 (2004) Peters A, Denk AG, Delhey K and Kempenaers B.: Carotenoid-based bill colour as an indicator of immunocompetence and sperm performance in male mallards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17: 1111-1120 (2004) Reneerkens, J. and P. Korsten: Plumage reflectance is not affected by preen wax composition in red knots Calidris canutus. Journal of Avian Biology, 35: 405-409 (2004) Scheuber H., A. Jacot and M.W.G. Brinkhof: Female preference for multiple condition-dependent components of a sexually selected signal. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B, 271, 2453-2457 (2004) Tibbetts, E.A. and Dale, J.: A socially enforced signal of quality in a paper wasp. Nature (cover article) 432: 218-222 (2004) 2003
Blomqvist D, Andersson M, Küpper C, Cuthill I, Kis J, Lanctot RB, Sandercock BK, Székely T, Wallander J and Kempenaers B.: Why do birds engage in extrapair copulation? A reply to Griffith and Montgomerie. Nature 422: 933-934 (2003) Delhey K, Johnsen, A, Peters A, Andersson S and Kempenaers B.: Paternity analysis reveals opposing selection pressures on crown coloration in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Proceedings of the Royal Society London Biological Series 270: 2057-2064 (2003) Dingemanse, N.J.: Natural selection and avian personality in a fluctuating environment. PhD-dissertation, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands (2003) Dingemanse, N. J., Both, C., van Noordwijk, A. J., Rutten, A. L. and Drent, P. J.: Natal dispersal and personalities in great tits (Parus major). Proceeding of the Royal Society London, Series B 270, 741-747 (2003) Foerster K, Delhey K, Johnsen A, Lifjeld JT and Kempenaers B.: Females increase offspring heterozygosity and fitness through extra-pair matings. Nature 425: 714-717 (2003) Holzer B., A. Jacot and M. W. G. Brinkhof: Condition-dependent signaling affects male sexual attractiveness in field crickets Gryllus campestris. Behavioral Ecology, 14, 353-359 (2003) Johnsen A, Delhey K, Andersson S and Kempenaers B.: Plumage colour in nestling blue tits: sexual dichromatism, condition dependence and genetic effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Biological Series 270: 1263-1270 (2003) Joly P., C. Morand, A. Cohas: Habitat fragmentation and amphibian conservation: Building a tool for assessing landscape matrix connectivity. Comptes Rendus Biologie 326: 132-139 (2003) McGraw, K.J., Dale, J. and Mackillop, E.A.: Social environment during molt predicts the expression of melanin-based plumage pigmentation in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 53: 116-122 (2003) Scheuber H., A. Jacot and M. W. G. Brinkhof: Condition dependence of a multicomponent sexual signal in the field cricket Gryllus campestris. Animal Behaviour, 65, 721-727 (2003) Scheuber H., A. Jacot and M. W. G. Brinkhof: The effect of past condition on a multicomponent sexual signal. Proceedings of the Royal Society London B. , 270, 1779-1784 (2003) 2002
Balshine S, Kempenaers B and Székely T.: Conflict and cooperation in parental care. Introduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London Biological Series 357: 363-372 (2002) Blomqvist D, Andersson M, Küpper C, Cuthill I, Kis J, Lanctot RB, Sandercock BK, Székely T, Wallander J and Kempenaers B.: Genetic similarity between mates and extra-pair parentage in three species of waders. Nature 419: 613-615 (Corresponding Author) (2002) Blomqvist D, Kempenaers B, Lanctot RB and Sandercock BK.: Genetic parentage and mate guarding in the arctic breeding Western Sandpiper. Auk 119: 228-233 (2002) Buechler K., P. S. Fitze, B. Gottstein, A. Jacot and H. Richner: Parasite-induced maternal responses in a natural bird population. Journal of Animal Ecology, 71, 247-252 (2002) Dingemanse, N. J., Both, C., Drent, P. J., van Oers, K. and van Noordwijk, A. J.: Repeatability and heritability of exploratory behaviour in great tits from the wild. Animal Behaviour 64, 929-937 (2002) Dingemanse, N. J., Dijkstra, K.-D., Groenendijk, D. and Ketelaar, R.: Fenologie. In: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Libellenstudie (ed.): De Nederlandse libellen (Odonata). Fauna van Nederland 4, pp. 21-26 (2002)
Drent, P.J., Dingemanse, N.J. and van Oers, C.H.J.: Functional significance and heritability in coping strategies in a wild territorial passerine: the great tit. In: Mettke-Hofmann, C. and Gansloßer, U. (eds.): Bird Research and Breeding. Filander Verlag, Fürth, pp. 25-46 (2002). Foerster K, Poesel A, Kunc H, Vermeirssen ELM and Kempenaers B.: The natural plasma testosterone profile of male blue tits during the breeding season and its relation to song output. Journal of Avian Biology 33: 269-275 (2002) Forstmeier, W.: Comparing cross-sectional with longitudinal analyses. Animal Behaviour 64, F9-F11 (2002) Forstmeier W, Kempenaers B, Meyer A and Leisler B.: A novel song parameter correlates with extra-pair paternity and reflects male longevity. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Biological Series 269: 1479-1485 (2002) Hasselquist D and Kempenaers B.: Parental care and adaptive brood sex ratio manipulation in birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London Biological Series 357: 363-372 (2002) Kempenaers B, Peer K, Vermeirssen ELM and Robertson RJ.: Testis size and asymmetry in the tree swallow: a test of the compensation hypothesis. Avian Science 2: 115-122 (2002) Ketelaar, R., Higler, L. W. G., Groenendijk, D. and Dingemanse, N. J.: Biotopen en landschappen. In: Nederlandse Vereniging voor Libellenstudie (ed.): De Nederlandse libellen (Odonata). Fauna van Nederland 4, pp. 85-106 (2002) Lessells, C. M., Dingemanse, N. J. and Both, C.: Egg weights, egg component weights and laying gaps in great tits in relation to ambient temperature. Auk 119, 1091-1103 (2002) Mahler BA and Kempenaers B.: Objective assessment of sexual plumage dichromatism in the picui dove. Condor 104: 248-254 (2002) McGraw, K.J., Mackillop, E.A., Dale, J. and Hauber, M.E.: Different plumage colors reveal different information: how nutritional stress affects the expression of melanin- and structurally based ornamental coloration. Journal of Experimental Biology 205: 3747-3755 (2002) Tracy, D.M., Schamel, D. and Dale, J.: Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius). In The Birds of North America, No. 698 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (2002) Tripet F., A. Jacot, H. Richner: Consequences of larval competition on the life histories and dispersal behavior of the bird flea Ceratophyllus gallinae. Ecology, 83(4), 935-945 (2002) 2001
Dale, J., Lank, D.B. and Reeve, H.K.: Signaling individual identity vs. quality: a model and case studies with ruffs, queleas, and house finches. American Naturalist 158(1): 75-86 (2001) Forstmeier W, Leisler B and Kempenaers B.: Bill morphology reflects female independence from male parental help. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Biological Series 268: 1583-1588 (2001) Kempenaers B, Everding S, Bishop C, Boag P and Robertson RJ.: Extra-pair paternity and the reproductive role of male floaters in the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49: 251-259 (2001) Konrad KF, Johnston PV, Crossman C, Kempenaers B, Robertson RJ, Wheelwright NT and Boag PT.: High levels of extrapair paternity in an isolated, low-density, island population of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Molecular Ecology 10: 1301-1308 (2001) Lank, D.B. and Dale, J.: Visual signals for individual identification: the silent "song" of ruffs. The Auk 118(3): 759-765 (2001) Neuhäuser, M., Forstmeier, W. and Bretz, F.: The distribution of extra-pair young within and among broods - a technique to calculate deviations from randomness. Journal of Avian Biology 32, 358-363 (2001) Poesel A, Foerster K and Kempenaers B.: The dawn song of the blue tit Parus caeruleus and its role in sexual selection. Ethology 107: 521-531 (2001) 2000
Carter KL, Robertson BC and Kempenaers B.: A differential DNA extraction method for sperm on the perivitelline membrane of avian eggs. Molecular Ecology 9: 2149-2150 (2000) Dale, J.: Ornamental plumage does not signal male quality in red-billed queleas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 267: 2143-2149 (2000) Heg, D., Dingemanse, N. J., Lessells, C. M. and Mateman, A. C.: Parental correlates of offspring sex ratio in Eurasian Oystercatchers. Auk 117, 980-986 (2000) Kempenaers B, Foerster K, Questiau S, Robertson BC and Vermeirssen ELM.: Distinguishing between female sperm choice versus male sperm competition: A comment on Birkhead (1998). Evolution 54: 1050-1052 (2000) Lanctot RB, Sandercock BK and Kempenaers B.: Do male breeding displays function to attract mates or defend territories? The explanatory role of mate and site fidelity. Waterbirds 23: 155-164 (2000) Peer K, Robertson RJ and Kempenaers B.: Reproductive anatomy and indices of quality in male tree swallows: the potential reproductive role of floaters. Auk 117: 74-81 (2000) Poesel A and Kempenaers B.: When a bird is tired from singing: a study of drift during the dawn chorus. Etología 8: 21-27 (2000) Sandercock BK, Lank DB, Lanctot RB, Kempenaers B and Cooke F.: Ecological correlates of mate fidelity in two arctic-breeding sandpipers. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 1948-1958 (2000) 1990-1999
Dale, J., Montgomerie, R., Michaud, D. and Boag, P.: Frequency and timing of extrapair fertilization in the polyandrous red phalarope. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 46: 50-56 (1999) Kempenaers B, Congdon B, Boag P and Robertson RJ.: Extrapair paternity and egg hatchability in tree swallows: evidence for the genetic compatibility hypothesis? Behavioral Ecology 10: 304-311 (1999) Wright, J. and Dingemanse, N. J.: Parents and helpers compensate for experimental changes in the provisioning effort of others in the Arabian babbler. Animal Behaviour 58, 345-350 (1999) Dhondt AA, Kempenaers B and Clobert J.: Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus predation and blue tit Parus caeruleus adult annual survival rate. Ibis 140: 580-584 (1998) Kempenaers B and Sheldon BC.: Confounded correlations: a reply to Lifjeld et al. and Wagner et al. Animal Behaviour 55: 241-244 (1998) Kempenaers B, Adriaensen F and Dhondt AA.: Inbreeding and divorce in blue and great tits. Animal Behaviour 56: 737-740 (1998) Kempenaers B, Lanctot RB and Robertson RJ.: Certainty of paternity and paternal investment: an experimental approach. Animal Behaviour 55: 845-860 (1998) Lanctot RB, Weatherhead PJ, Kempenaers B and Scribner KT.: Male traits, mating tactics and reproductive success in the buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis. Animal Behaviour 56: 419-432 (1998) Petrie M and Kempenaers B.: Extra-pair paternity in birds: explaining variation between species and populations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13: 52-58 (1998) Petrie M and 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: 280-281 (1998) Kempenaers B, Verheyen GR and Dhondt AA.: Extra-pair paternity in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus): female choice, male characteristics and offspring quality. Behavioral Ecology 8: 481-492 (1997) Kempenaers B. and Sheldon BC.: Studying paternity and paternal care: pitfalls and problems. Animal Behaviour 53: 423-427 (1997) Kempenaers B.: Does reproductive synchrony limit male opportunities or enhance female choice for extra-pair paternity? Behaviour 134: 551-562 (1997) Lanctot RB, Scribner K, Kempenaers B and Weatherhead PJ.: Lekking without a paradox in the monomorphic buff-breasted sandpiper. American Naturalist 149: 1051-1070 (1997) Kempenaers B and Sheldon BC.: Why do male birds not discriminate between their own and extra-pair offspring? Animal Behaviour 51: 1165-1173 (1996) Kempenaers B, Adriaensen F, van Noordwijk AJ and Dhondt AA.: Genetic similarity, inbreeding and hatching failure in blue tits: are unhatched eggs infertile? Proceedings of the Royal Society London Biological Series 263: 179-185 (1996) Dale, J.: Problems with pair-wise comparisons: does certainty of paternity covary with paternal care? Animal Behaviour 49: 519-521 (1995) Eens M, Pinxten R and Kempenaers B.: Do female tree swallows guard their mates by copulating frequently? A comment on Whittingham et al. Animal Behaviour 50: 273-276 (1995) Kempenaers B, Pinxten R and Eens M.: Intraspecific brood parasitism in two tit Parus species: occurrence and responses to experimental parasitism. Journal of Avian Biology 26: 114-120 (1995) Kempenaers B, Verheyen GR and Dhondt AA.: 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: 33-42 (1995) Kempenaers B.: Polygyny in the blue tit: intra- and inter-sexual conflicts. Animal Behaviour 49: 1047-1064 (1995) Verheyen GR, Kempenaers B, Adriaensen F, Van den Broeck M, Matthysen E, Van Broeckhoven C and Dhondt AA.: The genetic structure of Parus caeruleus (blue tit) populations as revealed by minisatellite single locus probes. Heredity 75: 571-577 (1995) Hill, G.E., Montgomerie, R., Inouye, C. and Dale, J.: Influence of dietary carotenoids on plasma and plumage colour in the house finch: intra- and intersexual variation. Functional Ecology 8: 343-350 (1994) Kempenaers B, Plompen, W and Briskie JV.: Patterns of sperm storage in two species of tits. Ardea 82: 185-192 (1994) Kempenaers B.: Polygyny in the blue tit: unbalanced sex ratio and female aggression restrict mate choice. Animal Behaviour 47: 943-957 (1994) Verheyen GR, Kempenaers B, Burke T, Van den Broeck M, Van Broeckhoven C and Dhondt AA.: Identification of hypervariable single locus minisatellite DNA probes in the blue tit Parus caeruleus. Molecular Ecology 3: 137-143 (1994) Kempenaers B and Dhondt AA.: Why do females engage in extra-pair copulations? A review of hypotheses and predictions. Belgian Journal of Zoology 123: 93-103 (1993) Kempenaers B.: A case of polyandry in the blue tit: extra-pair behaviour results in extra male help. Ornis Scandinavica. 24: 246-249 (1993) Kempenaers B.: The use of a breeding synchrony index. Ornis Scandinavica 24: 84 (1993) Dale, J.: The effect of the removal of buffalo (Syncerus caffer Sparrman 1779) on the host selection of yellow-billed oxpeckers (Buphagus africanus Linnaeus 1766) in Zimbabwe. Tropical Zoology 5: 19-23 (1992) Dhondt AA, Kempenaers B and Adriaensen F.: Density-dependent clutch size caused by habitat heterogeneity. Journal of Animal Ecology 61: 643-648 (1992) Kempenaers B and Dhondt AA.: Experimental test of an hypothesis explaining density dependent clutch-size in tits Parus spp. Ibis 134: 192-194 (1992) Kempenaers B, Verheyen GR, Van den Broeck M, Burke T, Van Broeckhoven C and Dhondt AA.: Extra-pair paternity results from female preference for high-quality males in the blue tit. Nature 357: 494-496 (1992) Kempenaers B and Dhondt AA.: Competition between blue and great tit for roosting sites in winter: an aviary experiment. 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