Publications of the MPI for Ornithology

Journal Article (23)

2006
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Bolhuis, J. J.; Gahr, M.: Neural mechanisms of birdsong memory. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 7 (5), pp. 347 - 357 (2006)
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Delhey, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Age differences in blue tit Parus caeruleus plumage colour: Within-individual changes or colour-biased survival? Journal of Avian Biology 37 (4), pp. 339 - 348 (2006)
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Delhey, K.; Peters, A.; Johnsen, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Seasonal changes in blue tit crown color: Do they signal individual quality? Behavioral Ecology 17 (5), pp. 790 - 798 (2006)
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Denk, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Testosterone and testes size in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). Journal of Ornithology 147 (3), pp. 436 - 440 (2006)
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Dietzen, C.; Voigt, C.; Wink, M.; Gahr, M.; Leitner, S.: Phylogeography of Island Canary (Serinus canaria) populations. Journal of Ornithology 147 (3), pp. 485 - 494 (2006)
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Foerster, K.; Valcu, M.; Johnsen, A.; Kempenaers, B.: A spatial genetic structure and effects of relatedness on mate choice in a wild bird population. Molecular Ecology 15 (14), pp. 4555 - 4567 (2006)
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Forstmeier, W.; Hasselquist, D.; Bensch, S.; Leisler, B.: Does song reflect age and viability? A comparison between two populations of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59 (5), pp. 634 - 643 (2006)
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Gil, D.; Naguib, M.; Riebel, K.; Rutstein, A.; Gahr, M.: Early condition, song learning, and the volume of song brain nuclei in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Journal of Neurobiology 66 (14), pp. 1602 - 1612 (2006)
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Johnsen, A.; Andersson, S.; Fernandez, J. G.; Kempenaers, B.; Pavel, V.; Questiau, S.; Räß, M.; Rindal, E.; Lifjeld, J. T.: Molecular and phenotypic divergence in the bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) subspecies complex. Molecular Ecology 15 (13), pp. 4033 - 4047 (2006)
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Koene, J. M.; Montagne-Wajer, K.; Ter Maat, A.: Effects of frequent mating on sex allocation in the simultaneously hermaphroditic great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60 (3), pp. 332 - 338 (2006)
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Kunc, H. P.; Foerster, K.; Vermeirssen, E. L. M.; 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 (10), pp. 984 - 992 (2006)
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Leitao, A.; Ten Cate, C.; Riebel, K.: Within-song complexity in a songbird is meaningful to both male and female receivers. Animal Behaviour 71 (6), pp. 1289 - 1296 (2006)
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Leitner, S.; Marshall, R. C.; Leisler, B.; Catchpole, C. K.: Male song quality, egg size and offspring sex in captive canaries (Serinus canaria). Ethology 112 (6), pp. 554 - 563 (2006)
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Muck, C.; Zeller, U.: Small mammal communities on cattle and game grazing areas in Namibia. African Zoology 41 (2), pp. 215 - 223 (2006)
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Peters, A.; Delhey, K.; Goymann, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Age-dependent association between testosterone and crown UV coloration in male blue tits (Parus caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59 (5), pp. 666 - 673 (2006)
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Poesel, A.; Kunc, H. P.; Foerster, K.; Johnsen, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Early birds are sexy: Male age, dawn song and extrapair paternity in blue tits, Cyanistes (formerly Parus) caeruleus. Animal Behaviour 72 (3), pp. 531 - 538 (2006)
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Rattenborg, N. C.: Evolution of slow-wave sleep and palliopallial connectivity in mammals and birds: A hypothesis. Brain Research Bulletin 69 (1), pp. 20 - 29 (2006)
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Rattenborg, N. C.: Do birds sleep in flight? Die Naturwissenschaften 93 (9), pp. 413 - 425 (2006)
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Rattenborg, N. C.: Schlaf und Flug. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2006)
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Schregardus, D. S.; Pieneman, A. W.; Ter Maat, A.; Jansen, R. F.; Brouwer, T. J. F.; Gahr, M.: A lightweight telemetry system for recording neuronal activity in freely behaving small animals. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 155 (1), pp. 62 - 71 (2006)
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Steiger, S. S.; Goymann, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Plasma steroid hormones in two Arctic-breeding shorebirds: Monogamy versus polygyny. General and Comparative Endocrinology 147 (2), pp. 133 - 140 (2006)
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Valcu, M.: Seasonal changes in bird species diversity at the interface between forest and reed-bed. Biodiversity and Conservation 15 (11), pp. 3459 - 3467 (2006)
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Voigt, C.; Leitner, S.; Gahr, M.: Repertoire and structure of duet and solo songs in cooperatively breeding white-browed sparrow weavers. Behaviour 143 (2), pp. 159 - 182 (2006)

Book Chapter (1)

2006
Book Chapter
Goymann, W.: Verhaltensendokrinologie. In: Methoden der Verhaltensbiologie, pp. 190 - 195 (Ed. Naguib, M.). Springer, Berlin (2006)
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