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Journal Article

Ihle, M.; Forstmeier, W.: Revisiting the evidence for inbreeding avoidance in zebra finches. Behavioral Ecology 24 (6), pp. 1356 - 1362 (2013)

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Ihle, M.; Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: Does hatching failure breed infidelity? Behavioral Ecology 24 (1), pp. 119 - 127 (2013)

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Mathot, K. J.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: Basal metabolic rate can evolve independently of morphological and behavioural traits. Heredity 111 (3), pp. 175 - 181 (2013)

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Reers, H.; Forstmeier, W.; Jacot, A.: Acoustic similarity to parental calls promotes response to unfamiliar calls in zebra finch fledglings. Animal Behaviour 86 (1), pp. 159 - 167 (2013)

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Atagan, Y.; Forstmeier, W.: Protein supplementation decreases courtship rate in the zebra finch. Animal Behaviour 83 (1), pp. 69 - 74 (2012)

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Bolund, E.; Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.: Singing activity stimulates partner reproductive investment rather than increasing paternity success in zebra finches. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 66 (6), pp. 975 - 984 (2012)

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Forstmeier, W.; Schielzeth, H.; Mueller, J. C.; Ellegren, H.; Kempenaers, B.: Heterozygosity-fitness correlations in zebra finches: Microsatellite markers can be better than their reputation. Molecular Ecology 21 (13), pp. 3237 - 3249 (2012)

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Knief, U.; Schielzeth, H.; Kempenaers, B.; Ellegren, H.; Forstmeier, W.: QTL and quantitative genetic analysis of beak morphology reveals patterns of standing genetic variation in an Estrildid finch. Molecular Ecology 21 (15), pp. 3704 - 3717 (2012)

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Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Ellegren, H.: QTL linkage mapping of wing length in zebra finch using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms markers. Molecular Ecology 21 (2), pp. 329 - 339 (2012)

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Schielzeth, H.; Kempenaers, B.; Ellegren, H.; Forstmeier, W.: QTL linkage mapping of zebra finch beak color shows an oligogenic control of a sexually selected trait. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 66 (1), pp. 18 - 30 (2012)

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Seguin, A.; Forstmeier, W.: No band color effects on male courtship rate or body mass in the zebra finch: Four experiments and a meta-analysis. PLoS One 7 (6), e37785 (2012)

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Van Dongen, S.; Forstmeier, W.: Lack of genetic variation in developmental instability in zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) wing and tarsus. Evolutionary Ecology Research 14 (3), pp. 285 - 298 (2012)

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63.

Journal Article

Bolund, E.; Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.: Correlates of male fitness in captive zebra finches - a comparison of methods to disentangle genetic and environmental effects. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11, 327 (2011)

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Journal Article

Forstmeier, W.: Women have relatively larger brains than men: A comment on the misuse of general linear models in the study of sexual dimorphism. Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology 294 (11), pp. 1856 - 1863 (2011)

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Forstmeier, W.: Evolutionäre Erklärungen sexueller Untreue. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2011)

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66.

Journal Article

Forstmeier, W.; Martin, K.; Bolund, E.; Schielzeth, H.; Kempenaers, B.: Female extrapair mating behavior can evolve via indirect selection on males. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108 (26), pp. 10608 - 10613 (2011)

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Journal Article

Forstmeier, W.; Schielzeth, H.: Cryptic multiple hypotheses testing in linear models: Overestimated effect sizes and the winner's curse. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65 (1), pp. 47 - 55 (2011)

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68.

Journal Article

Reers, H.; Jacot, A.; Forstmeier, W.: Do zebra finch parents fail to recognise their own offspring? PLoS One 6 (4), e18466 (2011)

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69.

Journal Article

Schielzeth, H.; Bolund, E.; Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: Quantitative genetics and fitness consequences of neophilia in zebra finches. Behavioral Ecology 22 (1), pp. 126 - 134 (2011)

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Journal Article

Backström, N.; Forstmeier, W.; Schielzeth, H.; Mellenius, H.; Nam, K.; Bolund, E.; Webster, M. T.; Ost, T.; Schneider, M.; Kempenaers, B. et al.; Ellegren, H.: The recombination landscape of the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata genome. Genome Research 20 (4), pp. 485 - 495 (2010)

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Bolund, E.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Forstmeier, W.: Inbreeding depression of sexually selected traits and attractiveness in the zebra finch. Animal Behaviour 79 (4), pp. 947 - 955 (2010)

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Bolund, E.; Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.: No heightened condition dependence of zebra finch ornaments - A quantitative genetic approach. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23 (3), pp. 586 - 597 (2010)

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Forstmeier, W.; Ellegren, H.: Trisomy and triploidy are sources of embryo mortality in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1694), pp. 2655 - 2660 (2010)

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Journal Article

Forstmeier, W.; Mueller, J. C.; Kempenaers, B.: A polymorphism in the oestrogen receptor gene explains covariance between digit ratio and mating behaviour. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277 (1698), pp. 3353 - 3361 (2010)

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Journal Article

Jacot, A.; Reers, H.; Forstmeier, W.: Individual recognition and potential recognition errors in parent-offspring communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64 (10), pp. 1515 - 1525 (2010)

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Journal Article

Rochester, J. R.; Forstmeier, W.; Millam, J. R.: Post-hatch oral estrogen in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata): Is infertility due to disrupted testes morphology or reduced copulatory behavior? Physiology & Behavior 101 (1), pp. 13 - 21 (2010)

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Journal Article

Schielzeth, H.; Bolund, E.; Forstmeier, W.: Heritability of and early environment effects on variation in mating preferences. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 64 (4), pp. 998 - 1006 (2010)

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Journal Article

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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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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80.

Journal Article

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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81.

Journal Article

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

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82.

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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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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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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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Beck, J.; Forstmeier, W.: Superstition and belief as inevitable by-products of an adaptive learning strategy. Human Nature-an Interdisciplinary Biosocial Perspective 18 (1), pp. 35 - 46 (2007)

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Bolund, E.; Schielzeth, H.; Forstmeier, W.: Intrasexual competition in zebra finches, the role of beak colour and body size. Animal Behaviour 74 (4), pp. 715 - 724 (2007)

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Forstmeier, W.: Do individual females differ intrinsically in their propensity to engage in extra-pair copulations? PLoS One 2 (9), e952 (2007)

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Forstmeier, W.; Schielzeth, H.; Schneider, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (6), pp. 1026 - 1028 (2007)

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Forstmeier, W.; Segelbacher, G.; Mueller, J. C.; Kempenaers, B.: Genetic variation and differentiation in captive and wild zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Molecular Ecology 16 (19), pp. 4039 - 4050 (2007)

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Forstmeier, W.; Hasselquist, D.; Bensch, S.; Leisler, B.: Does song reflect age and viability? A comparison between two populations of the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59 (5), pp. 634 - 643 (2006)

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Forstmeier, W.: Quantitative genetics and behavioural correlates of digit ratio in the zebra finch. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272 (1581), pp. 2641 - 2649 (2005)

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Garamszegi, L. Z.; Balsby, T. J. S.; Bell, D. B.; Borowiec, M.; Byers, B. E.; Draganoiu, T.; Eens, M.; Forstmeier, W.; Galeotti, P.; Gil, D. et al.; Gorissen, L.; Hansen, P.; Lampe, H. M.; Leitner, S.; Lontkowski, J.; Nagle, L.; Nemeth, E.; Pinxten, R.; Rossi, J.-M.; Saino, N.; Tanvez, A.; Titus, R.; Török, J.; van Duyse, E.; Møller, A.P.: Estimating the complexity of bird song by using capture-recapture approaches from community ecology. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57 (4), pp. 305 - 317 (2005)

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Forstmeier, W.: Female resistance to male seduction in zebra finches. Animal Behaviour 68 (5), pp. 1005 - 1015 (2004)

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Forstmeier, W.: Individuelles Sexualverhalten: Die (manchmal) entscheidende Rolle der Mütter. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2004)

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Forstmeier, W.; Birkhead, T. R.: Repeatability of mate choice in the zebra finch: Consistency within and between females. Animal Behaviour 68 (5), pp. 1017 - 1028 (2004)

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Forstmeier, W.; Coltman, D. W.; Birkhead, T. R.: Maternal effects influence the sexual behavior of sons and daughters in the zebra finch. Evolution: International journal of organic evolution 58 (11), pp. 2574 - 2583 (2004)

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Forstmeier, W.; Leisler, B.: Repertoire size, sexual selection, and offspring viability in the great reed warbler: Changing patterns in space and time. Behavioral Ecology 15 (4), pp. 555 - 563 (2004)

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Forstmeier, W.; Weiss, I.: Adaptive plasticity in nest-site selection in response to changing predation risk. Oikos 104 (3), pp. 487 - 499 (2004)

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Forstmeier, W.: Extra-pair paternity in the dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus: A test of the "constrained female hypothesis". Behaviour 140 (8), pp. 1117 - 1134 (2003)

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