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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36 (5), pp. 764 - 779 (2023)
Extra-pair paternity and sexual dimorphism in birds. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 3.
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92 (1), pp. 66 - 77 (2023)
The evolution of carotenoid-based plumage colours in passerine birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 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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33 (3), pp. 592 - 605 (2022)
Breeding site fidelity is lower in polygamous shorebirds and male-biased in monogamous species. Behavioral Ecology 6.
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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 7.
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31 (23), pp. R1511 - R1512 (2021)
Migratory birds are lighter coloured. Current Biology 8.
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30 (19), pp. 4884 - 4898 (2021)
The macroecology of extra-pair paternity in birds. Molecular Ecology 9.
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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 10.
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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 11.
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30 (23), pp. R1406 - R1407 (2020)
Why climate change should generally lead to lighter coloured animals. Current Biology 12.
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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 13.
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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 14.
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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 15.
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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 16.
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10 (14), pp. 7106 - 7116 (2020)
Lunar synchronization of daily activity patterns in a crepuscular avian insectivore. Ecology and Evolution 17.
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162 (3), pp. 1075 - 1081 (2020)
Non‐analytical methods for the estimation of total yolk carotenoids in passerine eggs. Ibis 18.
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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 19.
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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 20.
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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