Publications of Bart Kempenaers

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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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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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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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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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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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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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2005
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Denk, A.; Holzmann, A.; Peters, A.; Vermeirssen, E. L. M.; Kempenaers, B.: Paternity in mallards: Effects of sperm quality and female sperm selection for inbreeding avoidance. Behavioral Ecology 16 (5), pp. 825 - 833 (2005)
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Foerster, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Effects of testosterone on male-male competition and male-female interactions in blue tits. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57 (3), pp. 215 - 223 (2005)
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Goymann, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Wingfield, J. C.: Breeding biology, sexually dimorphic development and nestling testosterone concentrations of the classically polyandrous African black coucal, Centropus grillii. Journal of Ornithology 146 (4), pp. 314 - 324 (2005)
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Johnsen, A.; Delhey, K.; Schlicht, E.; Peters, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Male sexual attractiveness and parental effort in blue tits: A test of the differential allocation hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 70 (4), pp. 877 - 888 (2005)
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van Oers, K.; de Jong, G.; van Noordwijk, A. J.; Kempenaers, B.; Drent, P. J.: Contribution of genetics to the study of animal personalities: A review of case studies. Behaviour 142 (9-10), pp. 1185 - 1206 (2005)
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2004
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Dauwe, T.; Janssens, E.; Kempenaers, B.; 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 (1), pp. 125 - 129 (2004)
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Denk, A.; Gautschi, B.; Carter, K. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Seven polymorphic microsatellite loci for paternity assessment in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). Molecular Ecology Notes 4 (3), pp. 506 - 508 (2004)
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Foerster, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Experimentally elevated plasma levels of testosterone do not increase male reproductive success in blue tits. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56 (5), pp. 482 - 490 (2004)
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Peters, A.; Delhey, K.; Denk, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Trade-offs between immune investment and sexual signaling in male mallards. American Naturalist 164 (1), pp. 51 - 59 (2004)
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Peters, A.; Denk, A.; Delhey, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Carotenoid-based bill colour as an indicator of immunocompetence and sperm performance in male mallards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17 (5), pp. 1111 - 1120 (2004)
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2003
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Blomqvist, D.; Andersson, M.; Küpper, C.; Cuthill, I. C.; Kis, J.; Lanctot, R. B.; Sandercock, B. K.; Székely, T.; Wallander, J.; Kempenaers, B.: Why do birds engage in extra-pair copulation? Nature 422 (6934), pp. 833 - 834 (2003)
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Delhey, K.; Johnsen, A.; Peters, A.; Andersson, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Paternity analysis reveals opposing selection pressures on crown coloration in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 270 (1528), pp. 2057 - 2063 (2003)
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Foerster, K.; Delhey, K.; Johnsen, A.; Lifjeld, J. T.; Kempenaers, B.: Females increase offspring heterozygosity and fitness through extra-pair matings. Nature 425 (6959), pp. 714 - 717 (2003)
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Johnsen, A.; Delhey, K.; Andersson, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Plumage colour in nestling blue tits: Sexual dichromatism, condition dependence and genetic effects. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 270 (1521), pp. 1263 - 1270 (2003)
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2002
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Balshine, S.; Kempenaers, B.; Székely, T.: Conflict and cooperation in parental care - Introduction. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 357 (1419), pp. 237 - 240 (2002)
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Blomqvist, D.; Andersson, M.; Küpper, C.; Cuthill, I. C.; Kis, J.; Lanctot, R. B.; Sandercock, B. K.; Székely, T.; Wallander, J.; Kempenaers, B.: Genetic similarity between mates and extra-pair parentage in three species of shorebirds. Nature 419 (6907), pp. 613 - 615 (2002)
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Blomqvist, D.; Kempenaers, B.; Lanctot, R. B.; Sandercock, B. K.: Genetic parentage and mate guarding in the Arctic-breeding Western Sandpiper. The Auk 119 (1), pp. 228 - 233 (2002)
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Foerster, K.; Poesel, A.; Kunc, H. P.; 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 (3), pp. 269 - 275 (2002)
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Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Meyer, A.; Leisler, B.: A novel song parameter correlates with extra-pair paternity and reflects male longevity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 269 (1499), pp. 1479 - 1485 (2002)
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Hasselquist, D.; Kempenaers, B.: Parental care and adaptive brood sex ratio manipulation in birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 357 (1419), pp. 363 - 372 (2002)
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Kempenaers, B.; Peer, K.; Vermeirssen, E. L. M.; Robertson, R. J.: Testis size and asymmetry in the tree swallow: A test of the compensation hypothesis. Avian Science 2, pp. 115 - 122 (2002)
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Mahler, B. A.; Kempenaers, B.: Objective assessment of sexual plumage dichromatism in the Picui Dove. The Condor 104 (2), pp. 248 - 254 (2002)
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2001
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Conrad, K. F.; Johnston, P. V.; Crossman, C.; Kempenaers, B.; Robertson, R. J.; Wheelwright, N. T.; Boag, T.: High levels of extra-pair paternity in an isolated, low-density, island population of tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Molecular Ecology 10 (5), pp. 1301 - 1308 (2001)
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Forstmeier, W.; Leisler, B.; Kempenaers, B.: Bill morphology reflects female independence from male parental help. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 268 (1476), pp. 1583 - 1588 (2001)
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Kempenaers, B.; Everding, S.; Bishop, C.; Boag, P.; Robertson, R. J.: Extra-pair paternity and the reproductive role of male floaters in the tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 49 (4), pp. 251 - 259 (2001)
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Poesel, A.; Foerster, K.; Kempenaers, B.: The dawn song of the blue tit Parus caeruleus and its role in sexual selection. Ethology 107 (6), pp. 521 - 531 (2001)
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2000
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Carter, K. L.; Robertson, B. C.; Kempenaers, B.: A differential DNA extraction method for sperm on the perivitelline membrane of avian eggs. Molecular Ecology 9 (12), pp. 2149 - 2150 (2000)
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Kempenaers, B.; Foerster, K.; Questiau, S.; Robertson, B. C.; Vermeirssen, E. L. M.: Distinguishing between female sperm choice versus male sperm competition: A comment on Birkhead. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 54 (3), pp. 1050 - 1052 (2000)
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Lanctot, R. B.; Sandercock, B. K.; Kempenaers, B.: Do male breeding displays function to attract mates or defend territories? The explanatory role of mate and site fidelity. Waterbirds 23, pp. 155 - 164 (2000)
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Peer, K.; Robertson, R. J.; Kempenaers, B.: Reproductive anatomy and indices of quality in male tree swallows: The potential reproductive role of floaters. The Auk 117 (1), pp. 74 - 81 (2000)
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Poesel, A.; Kempenaers, B.: When a bird is tired from singing: A study of drift during the dawn chorus. Etología 8, pp. 21 - 27 (2000)
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Sandercock, B. K.; Lank, D. B.; Lanctot, R. B.; Kempenaers, B.; Cooke, F.: Ecological correlates of mate fidelity in two Arctic-breeding sandpipers. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne de Zoologie 78 (11), pp. 1948 - 1958 (2000)
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1999
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Kempenaers, B.; Congdon, B.; Boag, P.; Robertson, R. J.: Extrapair paternity and egg hatchability in tree swallows: Evidence for the genetic compatibility hypothesis? Behavioral Ecology 10 (3), pp. 304 - 311 (1999)
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1998
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Dhondt, A. A.; Kempenaers, B.; Clobert, J.: Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus predation and blue tit Parus caeruleus adult annual survival rate. Ibis 140 (4), pp. 580 - 584 (1998)
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Kempenaers, B.; Adriaensen, F.; Dhondt, A. A.: Inbreeding and divorce in blue and great tits. Animal Behaviour 56 (3), pp. 737 - 740 (1998)
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Kempenaers, B.; Lanctot, R. B.; Robertson, R. J.: Certainty of paternity and paternal investment: An experimental approach. Animal Behaviour 55 (4), pp. 845 - 860 (1998)
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Kempenaers, B.; Sheldon, B. C.: Confounded correlations: A reply to Lifjeld et al. and Wagner et al. Animal Behaviour 55 (1), pp. 241 - 244 (1998)
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Lanctot, R. B.; Weatherhead, P. J.; Kempenaers, B.; Scribner, K. T.: Male traits, mating tactics and reproductive success in the buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis. Animal Behaviour 56 (2), pp. 419 - 432 (1998)
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Petrie, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Extra-pair paternity in birds: Explaining variation between species and populations. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 13 (2), pp. 52 - 58 (1998)
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Petrie, M.; 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 (7), pp. 280 - 281 (1998)
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1997
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Kempenaers, B.: Does reproductive synchrony limit male opportunities or enhance female choice for extra-pair paternity? Behaviour 134 (7), pp. 551 - 562 (1997)
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