Publications of Anne Peters

Delhey, K.; Peters, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Cosmetic coloration in birds: Occurrence, function, and evolution. American Naturalist 169 (1), pp. S145 - S158 (2007)

Peters, A.: Testosterone and carotenoids: An integrated view of trade-offs between immunity and sexual signalling. Bioessays 29 (5), pp. 427 - 430 (2007)

Peters, A.: Testosterone treatment of female Superb Fairy-wrens Malurus cyaneus induces a male-like prenuptial moult, but no coloured plumage. Ibis 149 (1), pp. 121 - 127 (2007)

Peters, A.; Delhey, K.; Johnsen, A.; Kempenaers, B.: The condition-dependent development of carotenoid-based and structural plumage in nestling blue tits: Males and females differ. American Naturalist 169 (S1), pp. S122 - S136 (2007)

Poesel, A.; Dabelsteen, T.; Darden, S.-K.; Delhey, K.; Peters, A.: Territorial responses of male blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus, to UV-manipulated neighbours. Journal of Ornithology 148 (2), pp. 179 - 187 (2007)

Delhey, K.; Peters, A.; Johnsen, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Seasonal changes in blue tit crown color: Do they signal individual quality? Behavioral Ecology 17 (5), pp. 790 - 798 (2006)

Peters, A.; Delhey, K.; Goymann, W.; Kempenaers, B.: Age-dependent association between testosterone and crown UV coloration in male blue tits (Parus caeruleus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 59 (5), pp. 666 - 673 (2006)

Denk, A. G.; Holzmann, A.; Peters, A.; Vermeirssen, E. L. M.; Kempenaers, B.: Paternity in mallards: Effects of sperm quality and female sperm selection for inbreeding avoidance. Behavioral Ecology 16 (5), pp. 825 - 833 (2005)

Johnsen, A.; Delhey, K.; Schlicht, E.; Peters, A.; Kempenaers, B.: Male sexual attractiveness and parental effort in blue tits: A test of the differential allocation hypothesis. Animal Behaviour 70 (4), pp. 877 - 888 (2005)

Langmore, N. E.; Kilner, R. M.; Butchart, S. H. M.; Maurer, G.; Davies, N. B.; Cockburn, A.; Macgregor, N. A.; Peters, A.; Magrath, M. J. L.; Dowling, D. K.: The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe. Behavioral Ecology 16 (4), pp. 686 - 692 (2005)

Peters, A.: Dichtung oder Wahrheit: Sexuelle Signale bei Vögeln. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2005)

Peters, A.; Denk, A. G.; Delhey, K.; Kempenaers, B.: Carotenoid-based bill colour as an indicator of immunocompetence and sperm performance in male mallards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17 (5), pp. 1111 - 1120 (2004)

Peters, A.; Delhey, K.; Denk, A. G.; Kempenaers, B.: Trade-offs between immune investment and sexual signaling in male mallards. American Naturalist 164 (1), pp. 51 - 59 (2004)

Delhey, K.; Johnsen, A.; Peters, A.; Andersson, S.; Kempenaers, B.: Paternity analysis reveals opposing selection pressures on crown coloration in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 270 (1528), pp. 2057 - 2063 (2003)

Green, D. J.; Peters, A.; Cockburn, A.: Extra-pair paternity and mate-guarding behaviour in the brown thornbill. Australian Journal of Zoology 50 (6), pp. 565 - 580 (2002)

Peters, A.: Testosterone and the trade-off between mating and paternal effort in extrapair-mating superb fairy-wrens. Animal Behaviour 64 (1), pp. 103 - 112 (2002)

Peters, A.: The burden of beauty: Superb fairy-wren are the least faithful birds. Nature Australia 27 (6), pp. 30 - 37 (2002)

Peters, A.; Cockburn, A.; Cunningham, R.: Testosterone treatment suppresses paternal care in superb fairy-wrens, Malurus cyaneus, despite their concurrent investment in courtship. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 51 (6), pp. 538 - 547 (2002)

Peters, A.; Astheimer, L. B.; Cockburn, A.: The annual testosterone profile in cooperatively breeding superb fairy-wrens, Malurus cyaneus, reflects their extreme infidelity. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50 (6), pp. 519 - 527 (2001)

Peters, A.; Astheimer, L. B.; Boland, C. R.J.; Cockburn, A.: Testosterone is involved in acquisition and maintenance of sexually selected male plumage in superb fairy-wrens, Malurus cyaneus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 47 (6), pp. 438 - 445 (2000)