Publikationen der Abteilung Ornithologie

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), S. 87 - 95 (2008)

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), S. 448 - 460 (2008)

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), S. 939 - 946 (2008)

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)

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), S. 1995 - 2003 (2008)

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

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), S. 1327 - 1334 (2008)

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), S. 647 - 652 (2008)

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), S. 579 - 585 (2008)

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), S. 1711 - 1723 (2008)

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), S. 758 - 763 (2008)

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), S. 1386 - 1387 (2008)

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), S. 198 - 205 (2008)

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), S. 34 - 41 (2008)

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), S. 174 - 176 (2008)

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), S. 1927 - 1934 (2008)

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), S. 1274 - 1280 (2008)

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), S. 71 - 86 (2008)

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), S. 1351 - 1360 (2008)

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

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), S. 2309 - 2317 (2008)

Tibbetts, E. A.; Sheehan, M. J.; Dale, J.: A testable definition of individual recognition. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23 (7), S. 356 - 356 (2008)

Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Causes and consequences of breeding dispersal and divorce in a blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus, population. Animal Behaviour 75 (6), S. 1949 - 1963 (2008)

Van Oers, K.; Drent, P. J.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Kempenaers, B.: Personality is associated with extra-pair paternity in great tits (Parus major). Animal Behaviour 76 (3), S. 555 - 563 (2008)

Wissmann, J.; Schielzeth, H.; Fartmann, T.: Landscape-scale expansion of Roesel's bush-cricket Metrioptera roeselii at the north-western range limit in Central Europe (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae). Entomologia Generalis 31 (4), S. 317 - 326 (2008)

Yohannes, E.; Bensch, S.; Lee, R.: Philopatry of winter moult area in migratory Great Reed Warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus demonstrated by stable isotope profiles. Journal of Ornithology 149 (2), S. 261 - 265 (2008)

Yohannes, E.; Hansson, B.; Lee, R. W.; Waldenström, J.; Westerdahl, H.; Akesson, M.; Hasselquist, D.; Bensch, S.: Isotope signatures in winter moulted feathers predict malaria prevalence in a breeding avian host. Oecologia 158 (2), S. 299 - 306 (2008)

Zimprich, F.; Stogmann, E.; Bonelli, S.; Baumgartner, C.; Mueller, J. C.; Meitinger, T.; Zimprich, A.; Strom, T. M.: A functional polymorphism in the SCN1A gene is not associated with carbamazepine dosages in Austrian patients with epilepsy. Epilepsia 49 (6), S. 1108 - 1109 (2008)