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2010

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van Oers, K.; Mueller, J. C.: Evolutionary genomics of animal personality. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 365 (1560), pp. 3991 - 4000 (2010)

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Yohannes, E.; Valcu, M.; Lee, R. W.; Kempenaers, B.: Resource use for reproduction depends on spring arrival time and wintering area in an arctic breeding shorebird. Journal of Avian Biology 41 (5), pp. 580 - 590 (2010)

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2009

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Bolund, E.; Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.: Compensatory investment in zebra finches: Females lay larger eggs when paired to sexually unattractive males. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 276 (1657), pp. 707 - 715 (2009)

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Bruyndonckx, N.; Henry, I.; Christe, P.; Kerth, G.: Spatio-temporal 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 (17), pp. 3581 - 3592 (2009)

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Cohas, A.; Bonenfant, C.; Kempenaers, B.; Allaine, D.: Age-specific effect of heterozygosity on survival in alpine marmots, Marmota marmota. Molecular Ecology 18 (7), pp. 1491 - 1503 (2009)

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Dale, J.: Evolution der Lebenslaufvielfalt von Vögeln. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2009)

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Dawy, Z.; Morcos, F.; Weindl, J.; Mueller, J. C.: Translation initiation modeling and mutational analysis based on the 3 '-end of the Escherichia coli 16S rRNA sequence. Biosystems 96 (1), pp. 58 - 64 (2009)

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Forstmeier, W.; Burger, C.; Temnow, K.; Deregnaucourt, S.: The genetic basis of zebra finch vocalizations. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 63 (8), pp. 2114 - 2130 (2009)

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Golub, Y.; Berg, D.; Calne, D. B.; Pfeiffer, R. F.; Uitti, R. J.; Stoessl, A. J.; Wszolek, Z. K.; Farrer, M. J.; Mueller, J. C.; Gasser, T. et al.; Fuchs, J.: Genetic factors influencing age at onset in LRRK2-linked Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 15 (7), pp. 539 - 541 (2009)

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Jacot, A.; Valcu, M.; van Oers, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Experimental nest site limitation affects reproductive strategies and parental investment in a hole-nesting passerine. Animal Behaviour 77 (5), pp. 1075 - 1083 (2009)

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Kempenaers, B.: Behavioural Ecology: Cuckolder eggs come first. Current Biology 19 (9), pp. R364 - R366 (2009)

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Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: A quantitative genetic approach to understanding aggressive behavior. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 32 (3-4), pp. 282 - 283 (2009)

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Kuhn, S.; Wiebe, K. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the northern flicker (Colaptes auratus; Aves). Molecular Ecology Resources 9 (3), pp. 845 - 848 (2009)

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Mettke-Hofmann, C.; Lorentzen, S.; Schlicht, E.; Schneider, J.; Werner, F.: Spatial neophilia and spatial neophobia in resident and migratory warblers (Sylvia). Ethology 115 (5), pp. 482 - 492 (2009)

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Muck, C.; Kempenaers, B.; Kuhn, S.; Valcu, M.; Goymann, W.: Paternity in the classical polyandrous black coucal (Centropus grillii) - A cuckoo accepting cuckoldry? Behavioral Ecology 20 (6), pp. 1185 - 1193 (2009)

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Reidy, J. L.: Nest predators of Lance-tailed Manakins on Isla Boca Brava, Panamá. Journal of Field Ornithology 80 (2), pp. 115 - 118 (2009)

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Schielzeth, H.; Anthes, N.; Jaquier, S.; Kriegs, J. O.: Morphologie einiger Zweigsänger (Aves: Sylviidae) Nordasiens. Osnabrücker Naturwissenschaftliche Mitteilungen 35, pp. 255 - 262 (2009)

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Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.: Conclusions beyond support: Overconfident estimates in mixed models. Behavioral Ecology 20 (2), pp. 416 - 420 (2009)

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Schlachter, K.; Gruber-Sedlmayr, U.; Stogmann, E.; Lausecker, M.; Hotzy, C.; Balzar, J.; Schuh, E.; Baumgartner, C.; Mueller, J. C.; Illig, T. et al.; Wichmann, H. E.; Lichtner, P.; Meitinger, T.; Strom, T. M.; Zimprich, A.; Zimprich, F.: A splice site variant in the sodium channel gene SCN1A confers risk of febrile seizures. Neurology 72 (11), pp. 974 - 978 (2009)

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Schuele, R.; Bonin, M.; Duerr, A.; Forlani, S.; Sperfeld, A. D.; Klimpe, S.; Mueller, J. C.; Seibel, A.; van de Warrenburg, B. P.; Bauer, P. et al.; Schoels, L.: Autosomal dominant spastic paraplegia with peripheral neuropathy maps to chr12q23-24. Neurology 72 (22), pp. 1893 - 1898 (2009)

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Steiger, S. S.; Fidler, A. E.; 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)

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Steiger, S. S.; Kuryshev, V. Y.; Stensmyr, M. C.; Kempenaers, B.; Mueller, J. C.: A comparison of reptilian and avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: Species-specific expansion of group gamma genes in birds. BMC Genomics 10, 446 (2009)

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Steinmeyer, C.; Mueller, J. C.; Kempenaers, B.: Search for informative polymorphisms in candidate genes: Clock genes and circadian behaviour in blue tits. Genetica 136 (1), pp. 109 - 117 (2009)

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Van den Steen, E.; Pinxten, R.; Jaspers, V. L. B.; Covaci, A.; Barba, E.; Carere, C.; Cichon, M.; Dubiec, A.; Eeva, T.; Heeb, P. et al.; Kempenaers, B.; Lifjeld, J. T.; Lubjuhn, T.; Mänd, R.; Massa, B.; Nilsson, J.-A.; Norte, A. C.; Orell, M.; Podzemny, P.; Sanz, J. J.; Senar, J. C.; Soler, J. J.; Sorace, A.; Török, J.; Visser, M. E.; Winkel, W.; Eens, M.: Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool. Environment International 35 (2), pp. 310 - 317 (2009)

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Weindl, J.; Dawy, Z.; Hanus, P.; Zech, J.; Mueller, J. C.: Modeling promoter search by E. coli RNA polymerase: One-dimensional diffusion in a sequence-dependent energy landscape. Journal of Theoretical Biology 259 (3), pp. 628 - 634 (2009)

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Wiebe, K. L.; Kempenaers, B.: The social and genetic mating system in flickers linked to partially reversed sex roles. Behavioral Ecology 20 (2), pp. 453 - 458 (2009)

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Yohannes, E.; Biebach, H.; Nikolaus, G.; Pearson, D. J.: Migration speeds among eleven species of long-distance migrating passerines across Europe, the desert and eastern Africa. Journal of Avian Biology 40 (2), pp. 126 - 134 (2009)

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Yohannes, E.; Krizanauskiene, A.; Valcu, M.; Bensch, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Prevalence of malaria and related haemosporidian parasites in two shorebird species with different winter habitat distribution. Journal of Ornithology 150 (1), pp. 287 - 291 (2009)

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Zsolt Garamszegi, L.; Calhim, S.; Dochtermann, N. A.; Hegyi, G.; Hurd, P. L.; Jorgensen, C.; Kutsukake, N.; Lajeunesse, M. J.; Pollard, K. A.; Schielzeth, H. et al.; Symonds, M. R. E.; Nakagawa, S.: Changing philosophies and tools for statistical inferences in behavioral ecology. Behavioral Ecology 20 (6), pp. 1363 - 1375 (2009)

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2008

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Cohas, A.; Yoccoz, N. G.; Bonenfant, C.; Goossens, B.; Genton, C.; Galan, M.; Kempenaers, B.; Allaine, D.: The genetic similarity between pair members influences the frequency of extrapair paternity in alpine marmots. Animal Behaviour 76 (1), pp. 87 - 95 (2008)

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Dawy, Z.; Sarkis, M.; Hagenauer, J.; Mueller, J. C.: Fine-scale genetic mapping using independent component analysis. IEEE ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 5 (3), pp. 448 - 460 (2008)

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Delhey, K.; Peters, A.; Biedermann, P. H. W.; Kempenaers, B.: Optical properties of the uropygial gland secretion: No evidence for UV cosmetics in birds. Die Naturwissenschaften 95 (10), pp. 939 - 946 (2008)

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Dingel, J.; Hanus, P.; Leonardi, N.; Hagenauer, J.; Zech, J.; Mueller, J. C.: Local conservation scores without a priori assumptions on neutral substitution rates. BMC Bioinformatics 9, 190 (2008)

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DuVal, E. H.; Kempenaers, B.: Sexual selection in a lekking bird: The relative opportunity for selection by female choice and male competition. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275 (1646), pp. 1995 - 2003 (2008)

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Forstmeier, W.; Rochester, J. R.; Millam, J. R.: Digit ratio unaffected by estradiol treatment of zebra finch nestlings. General and Comparative Endocrinology 156 (2), pp. 379 - 384 (2008)

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Fuchs, J.; Tichopad, A.; Golub, Y.; Munz, M.; Schweitzer, K. J.; Wolf, B.; Berg, D.; Mueller, J. C.; Gasser, T.: Genetic variability in the SNCA gene influences alpha-synuclein levels in the blood and brain. The FASEB Journal 22 (5), pp. 1327 - 1334 (2008)

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Helfenstein, F.; Szep, T.; Nagy, Z.; Kempenaers, B.; Wagner, R. H.: Between-male variation in sperm size, velocity and longevity in sand martins Riparia riparia. Journal of Avian Biology 39 (6), pp. 647 - 652 (2008)

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Jacot, A.; Scheuber, H.; Holzer, B.; Otti, O.; Brinkhof, M. W. G.: Diel variation in a dynamic sexual display and its association with female mate-searching behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275 (1634), pp. 579 - 585 (2008)

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Kempenaers, B.; Peters, A.; Foerster, K.: Sources of individual variation in plasma testosterone levels. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 363 (1497), pp. 1711 - 1723 (2008)

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Koch, W.; Hoppmann, P.; Biele, J.; Mueller, J. C.; Schoemig, A.; Kastrati, A.: Fibrinogen genes and myocardial infarction. A haplotype analysis. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: an Official Journal of the American Heart Association 28 (4), pp. 758 - 763 (2008)

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Koch, W.; Hoppmann, P.; Mueller, J. C.; Schoemig, A.; Kastrati, A.: Lack of support for association between common variation in TNFSF4 and myocardial infarction in a German population. Nature Genetics 40 (12), pp. 1386 - 1387 (2008)

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Laucht, S.; DuVal, E. H.; Kempenaers, B.: Maternal correlates of brood sex ratio variation in the lekking lance-tailed manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata. Journal of Avian Biology 39 (2), pp. 198 - 205 (2008)

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Logue, D. M.; 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 (1), pp. 34 - 41 (2008)

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Mueller, J. C.; Steiger, S. 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 (2), pp. 174 - 176 (2008)

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Schielzeth, H.; Burger, C.; Bolund, E.; Forstmeier, W.: Assortative versus disassortative mating preferences of female zebra finches based on self-referent phenotype matching. Animal Behaviour 76 (6), pp. 1927 - 1934 (2008)

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Schielzeth, H.; Burger, C.; Bolund, E.; Forstmeier, W.: Sexual imprinting on continuous variation: Do female zebra finches prefer or avoid unfamiliar sons of their foster parents? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21 (5), pp. 1274 - 1280 (2008)

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Schielzeth, H.; Eichhorn, G.; Heinicke, T.; Kamp, J.; Koshkin, M. A.; Koshkin, A. V.; Lachmann, L.: Waterbird population estimates for a key staging site in Kazakhstan: A contribution to wetland conservation on the Central Asian flyway. Bird Conservation International 18 (1), pp. 71 - 86 (2008)

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Schmidt-Wellenburg, C. A.; Visser, G. H.; Biebach, B.; Delhey, K.; Oltrogge, M.; Wittenzellner, A.; Biebach, H.; Kempenaers, B.: Trade-off between migration and reproduction: Does a high workload affect body condition and reproductive state? Behavioral Ecology 19 (6), pp. 1351 - 1360 (2008)

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Steiger, S. S.; Fidler, A. E.; Kempenaers, B.: Detection of olfactory receptor transcripts in bird testes. Journal of Heredity 99 (6), pp. 624 - 628 (2008)

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Steiger, S. 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: Biological Sciences 275 (1649), pp. 2309 - 2317 (2008)

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