Nicholas Barry Davies

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#2065

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#3323

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Zoology

#69

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#209

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Nicholas Barry Davies's Degrees

PhD Zoology University of Oxford

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According to Wikipedia, Nicholas Barry Davies FRS is a British field naturalist and zoologist, and Emeritus Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Cambridge, where he is also a Emeritus Fellow of Pembroke College.

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Nicholas Barry Davies's Published Works

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An introduction to behavioural ecology (1981) (1531)
Cuckoos versus reed warblers: Adaptations and counteradaptations (1988) (632)
Territorial defence in the speckled wood butterfly (Pararge aegeria): The resident always wins (1978) (593)
Deep croaks and fighting assessment in toads Bufo bufo (1978) (564)
Cuckoos, Cowbirds and Other Cheats (2000) (564)
Dunnock Behaviour and Social Evolution (1992) (462)
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF CO-EVOLUTION BETWEEN THE CUCKOO, CUCULUS CANORUS, AND ITS HOSTS. I. HOST EGG DISCRIMINATION (1989) (460)
Owners and satellites: the economics of territory defence in the Pied Wagtail, Motacilla alba (1981) (371)
Egg mimicry by cuckoos Cuculus canorus in relation to discrimination by hosts (1988) (367)
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF CO-EVOLUTION BETWEEN THE CUCKOO, CUCULUS CANORUS, AND ITS HOSTS. II. HOST EGG MARKINGS, CHICK DISCRIMINATION AND GENERAL DISCUSSION (1989) (360)
An introduction to behavioural ecology, 2nd ed. (1987) (339)
Prey selection and the search strategy of the spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata): A field study on optimal foraging (1977) (313)
Signals of need in parent–offspring communication and their exploitation by the common cuckoo (1999) (309)
Recognition errors and probability of parasitism determine whether reed warblers should accept or reject mimetic cuckoo eggs (1996) (275)
Cooperation and conflict among dunnocks, Prunella modularis, in a variable mating system (1985) (250)
Competitive mate searching in male common toads, Bufo bufo (1979) (247)
FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND A VARIABLE MATING SYSTEM IN THE DUNNOCK, PRUNELLA MODULARIS (1984) (246)
Optimal mate selection in the toad Bufo bufo (1977) (245)
Genetic evidence for female host-specific races of the common cuckoo (2000) (230)
Paternity and parental effort in dunnocks Prunella modularis: how good are male chick-feeding rules? (1992) (217)
Sexual conflict and the polygamy threshold (1989) (210)
Cuckoo adaptations: trickery and tuning (2011) (205)
Strategic Variation in Mobbing as a Front Line of Defense against Brood Parasitism (2009) (174)
Rapid decline of host defences in response to reduced cuckoo parasitism: behavioural flexibility of reed warblers in a changing world (1998) (173)
Food, Flocking and Territorial Behaviour of the Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba yarrellii Gould) in Winter (1976) (170)
Nestling cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, exploit hosts with begging calls that mimic a brood (1998) (167)
Polyandry, cloaca-pecking and sperm competition in dunnocks (1983) (148)
Prey Selection and Social Behaviour in Wagtails (Aves: Motacillidae) (1977) (147)
Social Transmission of a Host Defense Against Cuckoo Parasitism (2009) (143)
Cuckoos and parasitic ants: Interspecific brood parasitism as an evolutionary arms race. (1989) (134)
Female song attracts males in the alpine accentor Prunella collaris (1996) (122)
The polygynandrous mating system of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris. II. Multiple paternity and parental effort (1995) (118)
Reed warblers discriminate cuckoos from sparrowhawks with graded alarm signals that attract mates and neighbours (2008) (118)
Cuckoo–hawk mimicry? An experimental test (2008) (113)
The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe (2005) (112)
Parental Care and the Transition To Independent Feeding in the Young Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa Striata) (1976) (110)
Time Allocation between Territories and Flocks and Owner-Satellite Conflict in Foraging Pied Wagtails, Motacilla alba (1983) (109)
Female control of copulations to maximize male help: a comparison of polygynandrous alpine accentors, Prunella collaris , and dunnocks, P.modularis (1996) (107)
Nestling mouth colour: ecological correlates of a begging signal (1998) (103)
A parasite in wolf's clothing: hawk mimicry reduces mobbing of cuckoos by hosts (2011) (102)
The development and ecological significance of feeding techniques in the reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) (1976) (95)
Recent changes in host usage by cuckoos Cuculus canorus in britain (1987) (94)
The polygynandrous mating system of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris. I. Ecological causes and reproductive conflicts (1995) (93)
The value of male parental care and its influence on reproductive allocation by male and female dunnocks (1992) (88)
The evolution of cuckoo parasitism: a comparative analysis (2002) (86)
Cuckoos Combat Socially Transmitted Defenses of Reed Warbler Hosts with a Plumage Polymorphism (2012) (81)
Reproductive success of dunnocks, Prunella modularis, in a variable mating system. I: Factors influencing provisioning rate, nestling weight and fledging success (1986) (81)
Learning fine-tunes a specific response of nestlings to the parental alarm calls of their own species (2004) (80)
Reproductive success of dunnocks prunella modularis in a variable mating system ii. conflicts of interest among breeding adults (1986) (71)
Limits to cooperative polyandry in birds (1994) (70)
Reed warblers guard against cuckoos and cuckoldry (2003) (66)
How selfish is a cuckoo chick? (1999) (64)
River regulation and associated forest management problems in the River Murray red gum forests (1986) (63)
Nestling responses to adult food and alarm calls: 1. Species-specific responses in two cowbird hosts (2005) (62)
AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF CO-EVOLUTION BETWEEN THE CUCKOO, CUCULUS CANORUS, AND ITS HOSTS. (2016) (57)
Analysis of genetic differentiation of host races of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus using mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA variation (1996) (56)
Does coevolution promote species richness in parasitic cuckoos? (2009) (55)
A host-race difference in begging calls of nestling cuckoos Cuculus canorus develops through experience and increases host provisioning (2006) (55)
The evolution of egg size in the brood parasitic cuckoos (2004) (52)
Reed Warbler Hosts Fine-Tune their Defenses to Track Three Decades of Cuckoo Decline (2013) (52)
Female dunnocks use vocalizations to compete for males (1997) (50)
Differences in the nestling begging calls of hosts and host-races of the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus (2003) (48)
Food patchiness, territory overlap and social systems: an experiment with dunnocks Prunella modularis. (1996) (48)
The evolution of sexual dimorphism in parasitic cuckoos: sexual selection or coevolution? (2007) (48)
Female cuckoo calls misdirect host defences towards the wrong enemy (2017) (46)
The influence of food on time budgets and timing of breeding of the Dunnock Prunella modularis (2008) (45)
A host-race of the cuckoo Cuculus canorus with nestlings attuned to the parental alarm calls of the host species (2006) (45)
An experimental study of mating competition in monogamous and polyandrous dunnocks, Prunella modularis: I. Mate guarding and copulations (1992) (44)
Cuckoos and cowbirds versus hosts: Co-evolutionary lag and equilibrium (1999) (44)
Hawk mimicry and the evolution of polymorphic cuckoos (2013) (41)
Provisioning of nestlings by dunnocks, Prunella modularis, in pairs and trios compensation reactions by males and females (1990) (38)
Combining personal with social information facilitates host defences and explains why cuckoos should be secretive (2016) (38)
COEVOLUTION OF THE CUCKOO AND ITS HOSTS (1991) (38)
Cooperative Breeding in Birds: Dunnocks: cooperation and conflict among males and females in a variable mating system (1990) (37)
Direct and indirect assessment of parasitism risk by a cuckoo host (2012) (33)
Making a living (1979) (33)
PARENTAL MEANNESS AND OFFSPRING INDEPENDENCE: AN EXPERIMENT WITH HAND‐REARED GREAT TITS PARUS MAJOR (2008) (32)
Cuckoo: Cheating by Nature (2001) (32)
Nestling responses to adult food and alarm calls: 2. Cowbirds and red-winged blackbirds reared by eastern phoebe hosts (2005) (31)
An experimental study of mating competition in monogamous and polyandrous dunnocks, Prunella modularis: II. Influence of removal and replacement experiments on mating systems (1992) (30)
TERRITORY SIZE, PREY RENEWAL AND FEEDING RATES: INTERPRETATION OF OBSERVATIONS ON THE PIED WAGTAIL (MOTACILLA ALBA) BY SIMULATION (1985) (27)
Calling as an ownership convention on pied wagtail territories (1981) (26)
The Web of Adaptation: bird studies in the American tropics , by David W. Snow. Collins, £4.50. (1977) (26)
THE RED GAPE OF THE NESTLING CUCKOO (CUCULUS CANORUS) IS NOT A SUPERNORMAL STIMULUS FOR THREE COMMON HOSTS (1999) (25)
A Failure to Demonstrate Host Imprinting in the Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) and Alternative Hypotheses for the Maintenance of Egg Mimicry (2010) (25)
Provisioning of nestling Cuckoos Cuculus canorus by Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus hosts (2008) (24)
BROOD PARASITISM (2020) (23)
Conflicts between and within the sexes in sexual selection: group report (1987) (20)
Recognition of Individual Males' Songs by Female Dunnocks: a Mechanism Increasing the Number of Copulatory Partners and Reproductive Success (2010) (19)
Dumping eggs on conspecifics (1988) (16)
Sperm competition and the reproductive organs of the male and female Dunnock Prunella modularis (2008) (16)
Game theory and territorial behaviour in speckled wood butterflies (1979) (16)
Vigilance in the White-breasted Nuthatch : Effects of dominance and sociality (2003) (14)
Reactions of parasitized and unparasitized populations of Acrocephalus warblers to model cuckoo eggs (2008) (8)
Cuckoos (2007) (7)
South-West Pacific Swordfish Assessment: 2005-6 Objectives and Preliminary Results (2005) (5)
Studying behavioural adaptations (1991) (4)
Hosts with a Plumage Polymorphism Cuckoos Combat Socially Transmitted Defenses of Reed Warbler (2012) (3)
Cooperation and conflict in breeding groups (1982) (3)
Cuckoos and parasitic ants: brood parasitism as an evolutionary arms race (1989) (3)
Holocene glaciation of the Green River drainage, Wind River Range, Wyoming (2011) (3)
An experimental study of mating competition in monogamous and polyandrous dunnocks, : I. Mate guarding and copulations (1992) (2)
Cuckoo Parasitism Social Transmission of a Host Defense Against (2009) (1)
Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach@@@An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology (1983) (1)
An experimental study of mating competition in monogamous and polyandrous dunnocks, : II. Influence of removal and replacement experiments on mating systems (1992) (1)
A HELPER AT THE NEST OF PEREGRiNE FALCONS IN NORTHERN JAPAN (2008) (1)
SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC SWORDFISH STOCK ASSESSMENT WORK-PLAN PROPOSAL FOR 2008 WCPFC-SC3-SA SWG/IP-2 (2008) (0)
Variety in singular behaviour (1982) (0)
Ecological aspects of social evolution: Birds and mammals: edited by Daniel I. Rubenstein and Richard W. Wrangham, Princeton University Press, 1986. $65.00/£43.70 hbk, $23.50/£15.70 pbk (x + 551 pages) ISBN 0 691 08439 4 (1987) (0)
Social Behaviour: Profile: Mating systems: integrating sexual conflict and ecology (2010) (0)
Begging as competition for food in Yellow-headed Blackbirds (2003) (0)
Elliott Coues Award, 2005: (2006) (0)
Remembrance Of Things Past (2021) (0)
Cuckoo tricks with eggs and chicks (2007) (0)
Glossary in Evolutionary Biology (2006) (0)
Timing of Breeding Range Occupancy Among High-latitude Passerine (2008) (0)
Ornamental creatures (1977) (0)
On the Extent and Source of Instability in Avian Nomenclature, as Exemplified by North American Birds (2003) (0)
Cuckoos. (2019) (0)
Female cuckoo calls misdirect host defences towards the wrong enemy (2017) (0)
The questions of what and where to eat (1981) (0)
Behavioral Ecology for Sophomores@@@An Introduction to Behavioural Ecology. (1982) (0)

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