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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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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), pp. 396 - 410 (2024)

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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), pp. 3575 - 3585 (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), pp. 346 - 353 (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), pp. 764 - 779 (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, pp. 21 - 31 (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), pp. 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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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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Delhey, K.; Valcu, M.; Dale, J.; Kempenaers, B.: The evolution of carotenoid-based plumage colours in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 92 (1), pp. 66 - 77 (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), pp. 150 - 159 (2023)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Li, J.; Feeney, W. E.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: The mere presence of cuckoos in breeding area alters egg-ejection decisions in Daurian redstarts. Behavioral Ecology 33 (6), pp. 1153 - 1160 (2022)

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Kempenaers, B.: Mating systems in birds. Current Biology 32 (20), pp. R1115 - R1121 (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), pp. 1013 - 1034 (2022)

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Rozzi, R.; Quilodrán, C. S.; Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Napolitano, C.; Torres-Mura, J. C.; Barroso, O.; Crego, R. D.; Bravo, C.; Ippi, S.; Quirici, V. et al.; Mackenzie, R.; Suazo, C. G.; Rivero-de-Aguilar, J.; Goffinet, B.; Kempenaers, B.; Poulin, E.; Vásquez, R. A.: The Subantarctic Rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a new bird species on the southernmost islands of the Americas. Scientific Reports 12, 13957 (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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Kwon, E.; Valcu, M.; Cragnolini, M.; Bulla, M.; Lyon, B.; Kempenaers, B.: Breeding site fidelity is lower in polygamous shorebirds and male-biased in monogamous species. Behavioral Ecology 33 (3), pp. 592 - 605 (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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Wang, D.; Forstmeier, W.; Farine, D. R.; Maldonado-Chaparro, A. A.; Martin, K.; Pei, Y.; Alarcon-Nieto, G.; Klarevas-Irby, J. A.; Ma, S.; Aplin, L. M. et al.; Kempenaers, B.: Machine learning reveals cryptic dialects that explain mate choice in a songbird. Nature Communications 13, 1630 (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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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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Mueller, J. C.; Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Espindola-Hernandez, P.; Gilsenan, C.; Ewels, P.; Gruselius, J.; Kempenaers, B.: Local selection signals in the genome of blue tits emphasize regulatory and neuronal evolution. Molecular Ecology 31 (5), pp. 1504 - 1514 (2022)

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Vervoort, R.; Schmaltz, L. E.; Hooijmeijer, J. C.E.W.; Verkuil, Y. I.; Kempenaers, B.; Piersma, T.: Within- and between-year variation in the presence of individually marked Ruff Calidris pugnax at a stopover site during northward migration. Ardea 110 (1), pp. 41 - 59 (2022)

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Pei, Y.; Forstmeier, W.; Ruiz-Ruano, F. J.; Mueller, J. C.; Cabrero, J.; Camacho, J. P. M.; Alché, J. D.; Franke, A.; Hoeppner, M.; Börno, S. et al.; Gessara, I.; Hertel, M.; Teltscher, K. L.; Knief, U.; Suh, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Occasional paternal inheritance of the germline-restricted chromosome in songbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (4), e2103960119 (2022)

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Krietsch, J.; Cragnolini, M.; Kuhn, S.; Lanctot, R. B.; Saalfeld, S. T.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Extrapair paternity in a sequentially polyandrous shorebird: Limited evidence for the sperm storage hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 183, pp. 77 - 92 (2022)

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Delhey, K.; Dale, J.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Migratory birds are lighter coloured. Current Biology 31 (23), pp. R1511 - R1512 (2021)

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Forstmeier, W.; Wang, D.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Fitness costs of female choosiness are low in a socially monogamous songbird. PLoS Biology 19 (11), e3001257 (2021)

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Santema, P.; Schlicht, L.; Beck, K. B.; Kempenaers, B.: Effects of exposure to predator models on fledging behaviour in blue tits. Animal Behaviour 181, pp. 61 - 69 (2021)

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Wang, D.; Forstmeier, W.; D'Amelio, P. B.; Martin, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Is female mate choice repeatable across males with nearly identical songs? Animal Behaviour 181, pp. 137 - 149 (2021)

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Santema, P.; Schlicht, L.; Sheldon, B. C.; Kempenaers, B.: Experimental evidence that nestlings adjust their fledging time to each other in a multiparous bird. Animal Behaviour 180, pp. 143 - 150 (2021)

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Santema, P.; Teltscher, K. L.; Kempenaers, B.: Sperm numbers on the perivitelline layers of blue tit eggs are repeatable within a clutch, but independent of the occurrence of extra-pair paternity. Journal of Avian Biology 52 (10), e02826 (2021)

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Valcu, C.-M.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: The macroecology of extra-pair paternity in birds. Molecular Ecology 30 (19), pp. 4884 - 4898 (2021)

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Beck, K. B.; Farine, D. R.; Kempenaers, B.: Social network position predicts male mating success in a small passerine. Behavioral Ecology 32 (5), pp. 856 - 864 (2021)

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Culina, A.; Adriaensen, F.; Bailey, L. D.; Burgess, M. D.; Charmantier, A.; Cole, E. F.; Eeva, T.; Matthysen, E.; Nater, C. R.; Sheldon, B. C. et al.; Sæther, B.; Vriend, S. J. G.; Zajkova, Z.; Adamík, P.; Aplin, L. M.; Angulo, E.; Artemyev, A.; Barba, E.; Barišić, S.; Belda, E.; Bilgin, C. C.; Bleu, J.; Both, C.; Bouwhuis, S.; Branston, C.; Broggi, J.; Burke, T.; Bushuev, A.; Camacho, C.; Campobello, D.; Canal, D.; Cantarero, A.; Caro, S. P.; Cauchoix, M.; Chaine, A.; Cichon, M.; Ćiković, D.; Cusimano, C. A.; Deimel, C.; Dhondt, A. A.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Doligez, B.; Dominoni, D. M.; Doutrelant, C.; Drobniak, S. M.; Dubiec, A.; Eens, M.; Erikstad, K. E.; Espín, S.; Farine, D. R.; Figuerola, J.; Gülbeyaz, P. K.; Grégoire, A.; Hartley, I. R.; Hau, M.; Hegyi, G.; Hille, S.; Hinde, C. A.; Holtmann, B.; Ilyina, T.; Isaksson, C.; Iserbyt, A.; Ivankina, E.; Kania, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Kerimov, A.; Komdeur, J.; Korsten, P.; Král, M.; Krist, M.; Lambrechts, M.; Lara, C. E.; Leivits, A.; Liker, A.; Lodjak, J.; Mägi, M.; Mainwaring, M. C.; Mänd, R.; Massa, B.; Massemin, S.; Martínez‐Padilla, J.; Mazgajski, T. D.; Mennerat, A.; Moreno, J.; Mouchet, A.; Nakagawa, S.; Nilsson, J.; Nilsson, J.; Norte, A. C.; van Oers, K.; Orell, M.; Potti, J.; Quinn, J. L.; Réale, D.; Reiertsen, T. K.; Rosivall, B.; Russel, A. F.; Rytkönen, S.; Sánchez‐Virosta, P.; Santos, E. S. A.; Schroeder, J.; Senar, J. C.; Seress, G.; Slagsvold, T.; Szulkin, M.; Teplitsky, C.; Tilgar, V.; Tolstoguzov, A.; Török, J.; Valcu, M.; Vatka, E.; Verhulst, S.; Watson, H.; Yuta, T.; Zamora‐Marín, J. M.; Visser, M. E.: Connecting the data landscape of long‐term ecological studies: The SPI‐Birds data hub. Journal of Animal Ecology 90 (9), pp. 2147 - 2160 (2021)

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Knief, U.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.; Wolf, J. B. W.: A sex chromosome inversion is associated with copy number variation of mitochondrial DNA in zebra finch sperm. Royal Society Open Science 8 (9), 211025 (2021)

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Zhang, J.; Santema, P.; Li, J.; Yang, L.; Deng, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Host personality predicts cuckoo egg rejection in Daurian redstarts Phoenicurus auroreus. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288 (1953), 20210228 (2021)

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Santema, P.; Kempenaers, B.: Offspring provisioning by extra‐pair males in blue tits. Journal of Avian Biology 52 (5), e02755 (2021)

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Santema, P.; Schlicht, L.; Beck, K. B.; Sheldon, B. C.; Kempenaers, B.: Why do nestling birds fledge early in the day? Animal Behaviour 174, pp. 79 - 86 (2021)

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Schlicht, E.; Kempenaers, B.: Origin and outcome of social polygyny in the Blue Tit. Ardea 109 (1), pp. 91 - 118 (2021)

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Mikula, P.; Valcu, M.; Brumm, H.; Bulla, M.; Forstmeier, W.; Petrusková, T.; Kempenaers, B.; Albrecht, T.: 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 24 (3), pp. 477 - 486 (2021)

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de Villemereuil, P.; Charmantier, A.; Arlt, D.; Bize, P.; Brekke, P.; Brouwer, L.; Cockburn, A.; Côté, S. D.; Dobson, F. S.; Evans, S. R. et al.; Festa-Bianchet, M.; Gamelon, M.; Hamel, S.; Hegelbach, J.; Jerstad, K.; Kempenaers, B.; Kruuk, L. E. B.; Kumpula, J.; Kvalnes, T.; McAdam, A. G.; McFarlane, S. E.; Morrissey, M. B.; Pärt, T.; Pemberton, J. M.; Qvarnström, A.; Røstad, O. W.; Schroeder, J.; Senar, J. C.; Sheldon, B. C.; van de Pol, M.; Visser, M. E.; Wheelwright, N. T.; Tufto, J.; Chevin, L.-M.: Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 117 (50), pp. 31969 - 31978 (2020)

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Delhey, K.; Dale, J.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Why climate change should generally lead to lighter coloured animals. Current Biology 30 (23), pp. R1406 - R1407 (2020)

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Delhey, K.; Guallar, S.; Rueda‐Hernández, R.; Valcu, M.; Wang, D.; Kempenaers, B.: Partial or complete? The evolution of post‐juvenile moult strategies in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 89 (12), pp. 2896 - 2908 (2020)

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Knief, U.; Forstmeier, W.; Pei, Y.; Wolf, J. B. W.; Kempenaers, B.: A test for meiotic drive in hybrids between Australian and Timor zebra finches. Ecology and Evolution 10 (23), pp. 13464 - 13475 (2020)

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Beck, K. B.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: 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 31 (6), pp. 1303 - 1315 (2020)

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Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Quirici, V.; Poblete, Y.; Ippi, S.; Kempenaers, B.; Vásquez, R. A.: Extrapair paternity in two populations of the socially monogamous Thorn‐tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda (Passeriformes: Furnariidae). Ecology and Evolution 10 (21), pp. 11861 - 11868 (2020)

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Carballo, L.; Delhey, K.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Body size and climate as predictors of plumage colouration and sexual dichromatism in parrots. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33 (11), pp. 1543 - 1557 (2020)

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Pei, Y.; Forstmeier, W.; Wang, D.; Martin, K.; Rutkowska, J.; Kempenaers, B.: Proximate causes of infertility and embryo mortality in captive zebra finches. American Naturalist 196 (5), pp. 577 - 596 (2020)

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Botero‐Delgadillo, E.; Quirici, V.; Vásquez, R. A.; Kempenaers, B.: Heterozygosity-fitness correlations in a continental island population of Thorn-tailed Rayadito. Journal of Heredity 111 (7), pp. 628 - 639 (2020)

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Espindola-Hernandez, P.; Mueller, J. C.; Carrete, M.; Boerno, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Genomic evidence for sensorial adaptations to a nocturnal predatory lifestyle in owls. Genome Biology and Evolution 12 (10), pp. 1895 - 1908 (2020)

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