Publications of Kaspar Delhey

Eastwood, J. R.; Dupoué, A.; Delhey, K.; Verhulst, S.; Cockburn, A.; Peters, A.: When does early-life telomere length predict survival? A case study and meta-analysis. Molecular Ecology 32 (11), pp. 3000 - 3013 (2023)

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)

Nolazco, S.; Delhey, K.; Fan, M.; Hall, M. L.; Kingma, S. A.; Roast, M. J.; Teunissen, N.; Peters, A.: Which plumage patches provide information about condition and success in a female fairy-wren? Behavioral Ecology 34 (1), pp. 50 - 62 (2023)

Nolazco, S.; Delhey, K.; Nakagawa, S.; Peters, A.: Ornaments are equally informative in male and female birds. Nature Communications 13, 5917 (2022)

Eastwood, J. R.; Connallon, T.; Delhey, K.; Hall, M. L.; Teunissen, N.; Kingma, S. A.; La Porte, A. M.; Verhulst, S.; Peters, A.: Hot and dry conditions predict shorter nestling telomeres in an endangered songbird: Implications for population persistence. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (25), e2122944119 (2022)

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

Olsson, P.; Lind, O.; Mitkus, M.; Delhey, K.; Kelber, A.: Lens and cornea limit UV vision of birds - A phylogenetic perspective. The Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (20), jeb243129 (2021)

Fan, M.; Hall, M. L.; Roast, M.; Peters, A.; Delhey, K.: Variability, heritability and condition-dependence of the multidimensional male colour phenotype in a passerine bird. Heredity 127 (3), pp. 300 - 311 (2021)

Laitly, A.; Callaghan, C. T.; Delhey, K.; Cornwell, W. K.: Is color data from citizen science photographs reliable for biodiversity research? Ecology and Evolution 11 (9), pp. 4071 - 4083 (2021)

McQueen, A.; Delhey, K.; Szecsenyi, B.; Crino, O. L.; Roast, M. J.; Peters, A.: Physiological costs and age constraints of a sexual ornament: An experimental study in a wild bird. Behavioral Ecology 32 (2), pp. 327 - 338 (2021)

McQueen, A.; Delhey, K.; Barzan, F. R.; Naimo, A. C.; Peters, A.: Male fairy-wrens produce and maintain vibrant breeding colors irrespective of individual quality. Behavioral Ecology 32 (1), pp. 178 - 187 (2021)

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)

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)

Prasetya, A. M.; Peters, A.; Delhey, K.: Carotenoid‐based plumage colour saturation increases with temperature in Australian passerines. Journal of Biogeography 47 (12), pp. 2671 - 2683 (2020)

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)

Nolazco, S.; Hall, M. L.; Kingma, S. A.; Delhey, K.; Peters, A.: No evidence for an adaptive role of early molt into breeding plumage in a female fairy wren. Behavioral Ecology 31 (2), pp. 411 - 420 (2020)

Delhey, K.: Revealing the colourful side of birds: Spatial distribution of conspicuous plumage colours on the body of Australian birds. Journal of Avian Biology 51 (1), e02222 (2020)

McQueen, A.; Kempenaers, B.; Dale, J.; Valcu, M.; Emery, Z. T.; Dey, C. J.; Peters, A.; Delhey, K.: Evolutionary drivers of seasonal plumage colours: Colour change by moult correlates with sexual selection, predation risk and seasonality across passerines. Ecology Letters 22 (11), pp. 1838 - 1849 (2019)

Gandoy, F. A.; Delhey, K.; Winkler, D. W.; Mangini, G.; Areta, J. I.: Lower breeding success in a new range: No evidence for the enemy release hypothesis in South American Barn Swallows. The Auk 136 (4), ukz050 (2019)

Delhey, K.; Dale, J.; Valcu, M.; Kempenaers, B.: Reconciling ecogeographical rules: Rainfall and temperature predict global colour variation in the largest bird radiation. Ecology Letters 22 (4), pp. 726 - 736 (2019)