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2025

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Belfín, O.; Kempenaers, B.; Piersma, T.: Daily and seasonal use of vocalizations by nesting black-tailed godwits. Journal of Avian Biology 2025 (2), e03362 (2025)

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Bulla, M.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Still no evidence for disruption of global patterns of nest predation in shorebirds. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)

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Delhey, K.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Unpalatable birds are black: A re-analysis of Hugh Cott’s data on bird palatability. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 144 (2), blaf005 (2025)

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Gillingham, M. A. F.; Prüter, H.; Montero, B. K.; Kempenaers, B.: The costs and benefits of a dynamic host microbiome. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 40 (3), S. 255 - 272 (2025)

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Ibáñez-Álamo, J. D.; Delhey, K.; Izquierdo, L.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Colourful urban birds: Bird species successful in urban environments have more elaborate colours and less brown. Ecology Letters 28 (4), e70106 (2025)

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Jacques-Hamilton, R.; Valcu, M.; Kwon, E.; Versluijs, T. S. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Measurement error in remotely sensed fractional snow cover datasets: Implications for ecological research. Environmental Research: Ecology 4, 015005 (2025)

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Kempenaers, B.; Valcu, M.; Piersma, T.; Santema, P.; Vervoort, R.: Large-scale sampling of potential breeding sites in male ruffs. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2038), 20242225 (2025)

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Kwon, E.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Strong wintering site fidelity contrasts with exploratory breeding site sampling in a socially monogamous shorebird. BMC Movement Ecology 13, 49 (2025)

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Rohr‑Bender, V. A.; Kupan, K.; Lopez-Nava, G.; Forstmeier, W.; Hertel, A.; Razumov, V.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Küpper, C.: Sex and morph variation in activity from early ontogeny to maturity in ruffs (Calidris pugnax). Ethology 131 (3), e13543 (2025)

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Santema, P.; Eberhart-Hertel, L. J.; Aulsebrook, A. E.; Kwon, E.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Factors associated with breeding site fidelity in a nomadic shorebird with extremely low local return rates. Animal Behaviour 223, 123151 (2025)

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Valcu, C.-M.; Valcu, M.; Delhey, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Mechanisms of colour-production modulate the link between extra-pair paternity and avian sexual dichromatism. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, voaf085 (2025)

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Zhang, J.; Zhao, C.; Santema, P.; Lin, Z.; Li, J.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Nestling birds learn socially to eavesdrop on heterospecific alarm calls through acoustic association. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 292 (2051), 20250879 (2025)

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2024

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Aulsebrook, A. E.; Jacques-Hamilton, R.; Kempenaers, B.: Quantifying mating behaviour using accelerometry and machine learning: Challenges and opportunities. Animal Behaviour 207, S. 55 - 76 (2024)

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Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Vásquez, R. A.; Kempenaers, B.: Assessing the reproductive consequences of mate retention and pair bond duration in Thorn-tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda), a short-lived, socially monogamous neotropical bird. Ibis 166 (2), S. 396 - 410 (2024)

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Bulla, M.; Küpper, C.; Lank, D. B.; Albrechtová, J.; Loveland, J. L.; Martin, K.; Teltscher, K. L.; Cragnolini, M.; Lierz, M.; Albrecht, T. et al.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Sperm swimming speed and morphology differ slightly among the three genetic morphs of ruff sandpiper (Calidris pugnax), but show no clear polymorphism. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12, 1476254 (2024)

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Delhey, K.; Krietsch, J.; Parisi, A.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Variation in nuptial color in relation to sex, individual quality and mating success in the sex-role reversed Phalaropus fulicarius (Red Phalarope). Ornithology 141 (3), ukae016 (2024)

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Evens, R.; Lathouwers, M.; Creemers, J.; Ulenaers, E.; Eens, M.; Kempenaers, B.: A case of facultative polygyny in an enigmatic monogamous species, the European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus). Ecology and Evolution 14 (10), e70366 (2024)

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Krietsch, J.; Valcu, M.; Cragnolini, M.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Mutual mate guarding with limited sexual conflict in a sex-role-reversed shorebird. Behavioral Ecology 35 (1), arad084 (2024)

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Linscott, J. A.; Basso, E.; Bathrick, R.; Bosi de Almeida, J.; Anderson, A. M.; Angulo-Pratolongo, F.; Ballard, B. M.; Bêty, J.; Brown, S. C.; Christie, K. S. et al.; Clements, S. J.; Friis, C.; Gesmundo, C.; Giroux, M.-A.; Harrison, A.-L.; Harwood, C. M.; Hill, J. M.; Johnson, J. A.; Kempenaers, B.; Laliberté, B.; Lamarre, J.-F.; Lanctot, R. B.; Latty, C.; Lecomte, N.; McDuffie, L. A.; Navedo, J. G.; Nol, E.; Pohlen, Z. M.; Rausch, J.; Renfrew, R. B.; Ruiz, J.; Russell, M.; Ruthrauff, D. R.; Saalfeld, S. T.; Sandercock, B. K.; Schulte, S. A.; Smith, P. A.; Taylor, A. R.; Tibbitts, T. L.; Valcu, M.; Weegman, M. D.; Wright, J. R.; Senner, N. R.: The Amazon Basin’s rivers and lakes support Nearctic-breeding shorebirds during southward migration. Ornithological Applications 126 (4), duae034 (2024)

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Saalfeld, S. T.; Valcu, M.; Brown, S.; English, W.; Giroux, M.-A.; Harrison, A.-L.; Krietsch, J.; Kuletz, K.; Lamarre, J.-F.; Latty, C. et al.; Lecomte, N.; McGuire, R.; Robards, M.; Scarpignato, A.; Schulte, S.; Smith, P. A.; Kempenaers, B.; Lanctot, R. B.: From land to sea: The fall migration of the red phalarope through the Western Hemisphere. Marine Ecology-Progress Series 729, S. 1 - 29 (2024)

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Santema, P.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Variance partitioning of nest provisioning rates in blue tits: Individual repeatability, heritability, and partner interactions. Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution 78 (11), S. 1751 - 1760 (2024)

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Schlicht, E.; Gilsenan, C.; Santema, P.; Türk, A.; Wittenzellner, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Removal of older males increases extra-pair siring success of yearling males. PLoS Biology 22 (4), e3002584 (2024)

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Spurgin, L. G.; Bosse, M.; Adriaensen, F.; Albayrak, T.; Barboutis, C.; Belda, E.; Bushuev, A.; Cecere, J. G.; Charmantier, A.; Cichon, M. et al.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Doligez, B.; Eeva, T.; Erikstad, K. E.; Fedorov, V.; Griggio, M.; Heylen, D.; Hille, S.; Hinde, C. A.; Ivankina, E.; Kempenaers, B.; Kerimov, A.; Krist, M.; Kvist, L.; Laine, V. N.; Mänd, R.; Matthysen, E.; Nager, R.; Nikolov, B. P.; Norte, A. C.; Orell, M.; Ouyang, J.; Petrova-Dinkova, G.; Richner, H.; Rubolini, D.; Slagsvold, T.; Tilgar, V.; Török, J.; Tschirren, B.; Vágási, C. I.; Yuta, T.; Groenen, M. A. M.; Visser, M. E.; van Oers, K.; Sheldon, B. C.; Slate, J.: The great tit HapMap project: A continental-scale analysis of genomic variation in a songbird. Molecular Ecology Resources 24 (5), e13969 (2024)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Li, J.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Video evidence that cuckoos farm their hosts by ejecting nestlings. Ecology and Evolution 14 (4), e11196 (2024)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Wang, H.; Lin, Z.; Yang, L.; Yan, D.; Li, J.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: The risk of brood parasitism does not affect levels of extrapair paternity in a cuckoo host. Behavioral Ecology 35 (1), arad111 (2024)

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2023

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Delhey, K.; Valcu, M.; Dale, J.; Kempenaers, B.: The evolution of carotenoid-based plumage colours in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (1), S. 66 - 77 (2023)

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Delhey, K.; Valcu, M.; Muck, C.; Dale, J.; Kempenaers, B.: Evolutionary predictors of the specific colors of birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 120 (34), e2217692120 (2023)

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Evens, R.; Lathouwers, M.; Pradervand, J.-N.; Jechow, A.; Kyba, C. C. M.; Shatwell, T.; Jacot, A.; Ulenaers, E.; Kempenaers, B.; Eens, M.: Skyglow relieves a crepuscular bird from visual constraints on being active. Science of the Total Environment 900, 165760 (2023)

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Kwon, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Lack of breeding site fidelity and mate fidelity in an enigmatic socially monogamous shorebird. Animal Behaviour 204, S. 1 - 12 (2023)

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Mueller, J. C.; Schlebusch, S. A.; Pei, Y.; Poignet, M.; Vontzou, N.; Ruiz-Ruano, F. J.; Albrecht, T.; Reifova, R.; Forstmeier, W.; Suh, A. et al.; Kempenaers, B.: Micro germline-restricted chromosome in blue tits: Evidence for meiotic functions. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40 (5), msad096 (2023)

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Pei, Y.; Forstmeier, W.; Knief, U.; Kempenaers, B.: Weak antagonistic fitness effects can maintain an inversion polymorphism. Molecular Ecology 32 (13), S. 3575 - 3585 (2023)

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Prüter, H.; Gillingham, M. A. F.; Krietsch, J.; Kuhn, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Sexual transmission may drive pair similarity of the cloacal microbiome in a polyandrous species. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (8), S. 1639 - 1657 (2023)

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Santangeli, A.; Haukka, A.; Morris, W.; Arkkila, S.; Delhey, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Valcu, M.; Dale, J.; Lehikoinen, A.; Mammola, S.: What drives our aesthetic attraction to birds? npj Biodiversity 2 (1), 20 (2023)

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Santema, P.; Eberhart-Hertel, L. J.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Sexual selection for extreme physical performance in a polygynous bird is associated with exceptional sex differences in oxygen carrying capacity. Biology Letters 19 (11), 20230391 (2023)

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Santema, P.; Kempenaers, B.: Patterns of extra-territorial nest-box visits in a songbird suggest a role in extrapair mating. Behavioral Ecology 34 (1), S. 150 - 159 (2023)

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Santema, P.; Kempenaers, B.: Experimentally advancing morning emergence time does not increase extra-pair siring success in blue tit males. Behavioral Ecology 34 (3), S. 346 - 353 (2023)

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Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Age trajectories in extra-pair siring success suggest an effect of maturation or early-life experience. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 36 (9), S. 1213 - 1225 (2023)

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Schlicht, L.; Santema, P.; Kempenaers, B.: Start and end of daily activity predict extrapair siring success independently of age in male blue tits. Animal Behaviour 198, S. 21 - 31 (2023)

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Schlicht, L.; Schlicht, E.; Santema, P.; Kempenaers, B.: A dawn and dusk chorus will emerge if males sing in the absence of their mate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290 (2011), 20232266 (2023)

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Teltscher, K. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Genotyping blastoderms of avian eggs. Ecology and Evolution 13 (12), e10821 (2023)

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Valcu, M.; Valcu, C.-M.; Kempenaers, B.: Extra-pair paternity and sexual dimorphism in birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 36 (5), S. 764 - 779 (2023)

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Vriend, S. J. G.; Grotan, V.; Gamelon, M.; Adriaensen, F.; Ahola, M. P.; Alvarez, E.; Bailey, L. D.; Barba, E.; Bouvier, J.-C.; Burgess, M. D. et al.; Bushuev, A.; Camacho, C.; Canal, D.; Charmantier, A.; Cole, E. F.; Cusimano, C.; Doligez, B. F.; Drobniak, S. M.; Dubiec, A.; Eens, M.; Eeva, T.; Erikstad, K. E.; Ferns, P. N.; Goodenough, A. E.; Hartley, I. R.; Hinsley, S. A.; Ivankina, E.; Juskaitis, R.; Kempenaers, B.; Kerimov, A. B.; Kalas, J. A.; Lavigne, C.; Leivits, A.; Mainwaring, M. C.; Martinez-Padilla, J.; Matthysen, E.; van Oers, K.; Orell, M.; Pinxten, R.; Reiertsen, T. K.; Rytkonen, S.; Senar, J. C.; Sheldon, B. C.; Sorace, A.; Torok, J.; Vatka, E.; Visser, M. E.; Saether, B.-E.: Temperature synchronizes temporal variation in laying dates across European hole-nesting passerines. Ecology 104 (2), e3908 (2023)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Li, J.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Brood parasitism risk drives birds to breed near humans. Current Biology 33 (6), S. 1125 - 1129.e3 (2023)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Lin, Z.; Yang, L.; Liu, M.; Li, J.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Experimental evidence that cuckoos choose host nests following an egg matching strategy. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290 (1993), 20222094 (2023)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Lin, Z.; Yang, L.; Liu, M.; Li, J.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Differences in the costs and benefits of choosiness may explain variation in cuckoo egg-matching strategy: A reply to Wang and Liang (2023). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290 (2006), 20231219 (2023)

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2022

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Bailey, L. D.; van de Pol, M.; Adriaensen, F.; Arct, A.; Barba, E.; Bellamy, P. E.; Bonamour, S.; Bouvier, J.-C.; Burgess, M. D.; Charmantier, A. et al.; Cusimano, C.; Doligez, B.; Drobniak, S. M.; Dubiec, A.; Eens, M.; Eeva, T.; Ferns, P. N.; Goodenough, A. E.; Hartley, I. R.; Hinsley, S. A.; Ivankina, E.; Juskaitis, R.; Kempenaers, B.; Kerimov, A. B.; Lavigne, C.; Leivits, A.; Mainwaring, M. C.; Matthysen, E.; Nilsson, J.-A.; Orell, M.; Rytkonen, S.; Senar, J. C.; Sheldon, B. C.; Sorace, A.; Stenning, M. J.; Torok, J.; van Oers, K.; Vatka, E.; Vriend, S. J. G.; Visser, M. E.: Bird populations most exposed to climate change are less sensitive to climatic variation. Nature Communications 13, 2112 (2022)

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Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Quiric, V.; Ippi, S.; Vásquez, R. A.; Kempenaers, B.: Evidence of low within-pair genetic relatedness in a relict population of Thorn-tailed Rayadito despite long-term isolation. Ecology and Evolution 12 (3), e8679 (2022)

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Bulla, M.; Muck, C.; Tritscher, D.; Kempenaers, B.: Nest reliefs in a cryptically incubating shorebird are quick, but vocal. Ibis 164 (4), S. 1013 - 1034 (2022)

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Espindola-Hernandez, P.; Mueller, J. C.; Kempenaers, B.: Genomic signatures of the evolution of a diurnal lifestyle in Strigiformes. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 12 (8), jkac135 (2022)

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Giraldo Deck, L. M.; Loveland, J. L.; Goymann, W.; Tschirren, B.; Burke, T.; Kempenaers, B.; Lank, D. B.; Küpper, C.: Intralocus conflicts associated with a supergene. Nature Communications 13, 1384 (2022)

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