Banded Dotterel behavioural ecology

in preparation
The configuration of the continents and the ecosystems they harbour serve as the selective landscapes on which all aspects of animal migration evolve. Northern Hemisphere…
Oct 1, 2024
Luke Eberhart-Hertel

The mysterious movements of the Diademed Sandpiper Plover

ongoing
The Diademed Sandpiper Plover (Phegornis mitchellii, hereafter “DSP”) is a charismatic shorebird inhabiting the high Andes of South America. Despite the species’ iconic…
Nov 1, 2022
Luke Eberhart-Hertel

Macroecology

ongoing
Ecogeographical rules link bird phenotypes to spatial variation in climate and other environmental variables. Prominent ecogeographical rules describe the effects of…
Sep 1, 2012
Kaspar Delhey, Mihai Valcu, Cristina Valcu

Nomadism

ongoing
Birds are renowned for their remarkable movements spanning vast distances across the globe. Migration – the seasonal transitions between breeding and non-breeding locations…
Jun 1, 2012
Mihai Valcu, Eunbi Kwon, Bart Kempenaers

The Blue Tit study system

completed
Blue tits – familiar garden birds to most Europeans – typically breed as a socially monogamous pair, that is, one male and one female that raise a brood together. However…
Mar 1, 2007
Peter Santema, Emmi Schlicht, Lotte Schlicht

The zebra finch study system

ongoing
Since 2004 we study mate choice and reproductive success using up to four captive populations of zebra finches. Two populations are domesticated, presumably going back to…
Nov 1, 2004
Wolfgang Forstmeier
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