Publications of Mihai Valcu
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Journal Article (69)
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Still no evidence for disruption of global patterns of nest predation in shorebirds. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2025)
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92 (1), pp. 66 - 77 (2023)
The evolution of carotenoid-based plumage colours in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 3.
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36 (5), pp. 764 - 779 (2023)
Extra-pair paternity and sexual dimorphism in birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 4.
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32 (9), pp. R412 - R413 (2022)
Asymmetric architecture is non-random and repeatable in a bird’s nests. Current Biology 5.
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183, pp. 77 - 92 (2022)
Extrapair paternity in a sequentially polyandrous shorebird: Limited evidence for the sperm storage hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 6.
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33 (3), pp. 592 - 605 (2022)
Breeding site fidelity is lower in polygamous shorebirds and male-biased in monogamous species. Behavioral Ecology 7.
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90 (9), pp. 2147 - 2160 (2021)
Connecting the data landscape of long‐term ecological studies: The SPI‐Birds data hub. Journal of Animal Ecology 8.
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31 (23), pp. R1511 - R1512 (2021)
Migratory birds are lighter coloured. Current Biology 9.
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24 (3), pp. 477 - 486 (2021)
A global analysis of song frequency in passerines provides no support for the acoustic adaptation hypothesis but suggests a role for sexual selection. Ecology Letters 10.
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30 (19), pp. 4884 - 4898 (2021)
The macroecology of extra-pair paternity in birds. Molecular Ecology 11.
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31 (6), pp. 1303 - 1315 (2020)
Analysis of within-individual variation in extrapair paternity in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) shows low repeatability and little effect of changes in neighborhood. Behavioral Ecology 12.
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33 (11), pp. 1543 - 1557 (2020)
Body size and climate as predictors of plumage colouration and sexual dichromatism in parrots. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 13.
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30 (23), pp. R1406 - R1407 (2020)
Why climate change should generally lead to lighter coloured animals. Current Biology 14.
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89 (12), pp. 2896 - 2908 (2020)
Partial or complete? The evolution of post‐juvenile moult strategies in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 15.
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10 (14), pp. 7106 - 7116 (2020)
Lunar synchronization of daily activity patterns in a crepuscular avian insectivore. Ecology and Evolution 16.
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89 (4), pp. 1017 - 1031 (2020)
Timing of arrival in the breeding area is repeatable and affects reproductive success in a non‐migratory population of blue tits. Journal of Animal Ecology 17.
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33 (9), pp. 1306 - 1315 (2020)
Morph‐dependent fitness and directional change of morph frequencies over time in a Dutch population of Common buzzards Buteo buteo. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 18.
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287 (1920), 20192789 (2020)
Wind conditions influence breeding season movements in a nomadic polygynous shorebird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 19.
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89 (2), pp. 647 - 657 (2020)
Exposure to predator models during the fertile period leads to higher levels of extra‐pair paternity in blue tits. Journal of Animal Ecology 20.
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162 (3), pp. 1075 - 1081 (2020)
Non‐analytical methods for the estimation of total yolk carotenoids in passerine eggs. Ibis 21.
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364 (6445), eaaw8529 (2019)
Comment on “Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds”. Science 22.
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7, 93 (2019)
Temporary mate removal during incubation leads to variable compensation in a biparental shorebird. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 23.
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32 (8), pp. 856 - 867 (2019)
Sperm morphology and evidence for sperm competition among parrots. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24.
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22 (4), pp. 726 - 736 (2019)
Reconciling ecogeographical rules: Rainfall and temperature predict global colour variation in the largest bird radiation. Ecology Letters 25.
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22 (11), pp. 1838 - 1849 (2019)
Evolutionary drivers of seasonal plumage colours: Colour change by moult correlates with sexual selection, predation risk and seasonality across passerines. Ecology Letters 26.
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155, pp. 97 - 109 (2019)
Effects of predator call playbacks on reproductive success and extrapair paternity in blue tits. Animal Behaviour 27.
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30 (5), pp. 1283 - 1288 (2019)
Playback of predator calls inhibits and delays dawn singing in a songbird community. Behavioral Ecology 28.
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2, 6 (2019)
Life history shapes variation in egg composition in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. Communications Biology 29.
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17 (2), e3000156 (2019)
Scrutinizing assortative mating in birds. PLoS Biology 30.
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285 (1880), 20180744 (2018)
Interference competition pressure predicts the number of avian predators that shifted their timing of activity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 31.
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133, pp. 57 - 72 (2017)
Difference in arrival date at the breeding site between former pair members predicts divorce in blue tits. Animal Behaviour 32.
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105 (2), pp. 125 - 136 (2017)
Classification and temporal stability of plumage variation in Common Buzzards. Ardea 33.
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541 (7638), pp. 528 - 531 (2017)
Breeding site sampling across the Arctic by individual males of a polygynous shorebird. Nature 34.
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540 (7631), pp. 109 - 113 (2016)
Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds. Nature 35.
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117, pp. 155 - 165 (2016)
Behavioural plasticity in the onset of dawn song under intermittent experimental night lighting. Animal Behaviour 36.
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4, 22 (2016)
Female song occurs in songbirds with more elaborate female coloration and reduced sexual dichromatism. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 37.
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26 (1), pp. 30 - 37 (2015)
Biparental incubation-scheduling: No experimental evidence for major energetic constraints. Behavioral Ecology 38.
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157 (3), pp. 575 - 589 (2015)
Off-nest behaviour in a biparentally incubating shorebird varies with sex, time of day and weather. Ibis 39.
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370 (1667), 20140126 (2015)
Light pollution alters the phenology of dawn and dusk singing in common European songbirds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences 40.
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527 (7578), pp. 367 - 370 (2015)
The effects of life-history and sexual selection on male and female plumage coloration. Nature 41.
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28 (1), pp. 250 - 258 (2015)
Carotenoid-based bill coloration functions as a social, not sexual, signal in songbirds (Aves: Passeriformes). Journal of Evolutionary Biology 42.
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84 (2), pp. 518 - 531 (2015)
Spatial patterns of extra-pair paternity: Beyond paternity gains and losses. Journal of Animal Ecology 43.
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26 (5), pp. 1404 - 1413 (2015)
Male extraterritorial behavior predicts extrapair paternity pattern in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus. Behavioral Ecology 44.
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25 (1), pp. 152 - 164 (2014)
Biparental incubation patterns in a high-Arctic breeding shorebird: How do pairs divide their duties? Behavioral Ecology 45.
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25 (5), pp. 1037 - 1047 (2014)
Artificial night lighting rather than traffic noise affects the daily timing of dawn and dusk singing in common European songbirds. Behavioral Ecology 46.
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156 (1), pp. 215 - 219 (2014)
Thiessen polygons as a model for animal territory estimation. Ibis 47.
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25 (3), pp. 650 - 659 (2014)
No relationship between female emergence time from the roosting place and extrapair paternity. Behavioral Ecology 48.
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37 (10), pp. 930 - 938 (2014)
Global gradients of avian longevity support the classic evolutionary theory of ageing. Ecography 49.
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280 (1764), 20131016 (2013)
When the sun never sets: Diverse activity rhythms under continuous daylight in free-living arctic-breeding birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 50.
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337 (6102), pp. 1654 - 1658 (2012)
Adaptive sleep loss in polygynous pectoral sandpipers. Science