Publications of Silke Laucht

Gehrold, A.; Leitner, S.; Laucht, S.; Deregnaucourt, S.: Heterospecific exposure affects the development of secondary sexual traits in male zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Behavioural Processes 94, pp. 67 - 75 (2013)

Laucht, S.; Dale, J.: Correlations of condition, testosterone, and age with multiple ornaments in male house sparrows: Patterns and implications. The Condor 114 (4), pp. 865 - 873 (2012)

Laucht, S.; Dale, J.: Development of badges of status in captive male House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in relation to the relative ornamentation of flock-mates. Ethology 118 (7), pp. 644 - 653 (2012)

Laucht, S.; Dale, J.; Mutzel, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Individual variation in plasma testosterone levels and its relation to badge size in House Sparrows Passer domesticus: It's a night-and-day difference. General and Comparative Endocrinology 170 (3), pp. 501 - 508 (2011)

Mutzel, A.; Kempenaers, B.; Laucht, S.; Dingemanse, N. J.; Dale, J.: Circulating testosterone levels do not affect exploration in house sparrows: Observational and experimental tests. Animal Behaviour 81 (4), pp. 731 - 739 (2011)

Ritschard, M.; Laucht, S.; Dale, J.; Brumm, H.: Enhanced testosterone levels affect singing motivation but not song structure and amplitude in Bengalese finches. Physiology & Behavior 102 (1), pp. 30 - 35 (2011)

Laucht, S.; Kempenaers, B.; Dale, J.: Bill color, not badge size, indicates testosterone-related information in house sparrows. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64 (9), pp. 1461 - 1471 (2010)

Laucht, S.; DuVal, E. H.; Kempenaers, B.: Maternal correlates of brood sex ratio variation in the lekking lance-tailed manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata. Journal of Avian Biology 39 (2), pp. 198 - 205 (2008)