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- Carotenoid-dependent signals: indicators of foraging efficiency, immunocompetence or detoxification ability? (2000) (544)
- Immunocompetence of nestling barn swallows in relation to brood size and parental effort (1997) (404)
- Climate warming, ecological mismatch at arrival and population decline in migratory birds (2011) (358)
- Immunocompetence, ornamentation, and viability of male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). (1997) (331)
- Challenging claims in the study of migratory birds and climate change (2011) (314)
- Habitat structure and the evolution of bird song: a meta-analysis of the evidence for the acoustic adaptation hypothesis (2007) (304)
- Stressed mothers lay eggs with high corticosterone levels which produce low-quality offspring. (2005) (298)
- Ecological conditions during winter predict arrival date at the breeding quarters in a trans‐Saharan migratory bird (2004) (273)
- Effects of elevated egg corticosterone levels on behavior, growth, and immunity of yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks (2005) (232)
- Experimental manipulation of egg carotenoids affects immunity of barn swallow nestlings (2003) (222)
- Testosterone effects on the immune system and parasite infestations in the barn swallow (Hirundo rus (1995) (212)
- Directional evolution in germline microsatellite mutations (1996) (211)
- Carotenoid concentration in barn swallow eggs is influenced by laying order, maternal infection and paternal ornamentation (2002) (206)
- Immune response and survival (2004) (205)
- Ecological conditions during winter affect sexual selection and breeding in a migratory bird (2004) (193)
- Song correlates with social context, testosterone and body condition in male barn swallows (1997) (192)
- Paternity and Multiple Signaling: Effects of a Secondary Sexual Character and Song on Paternity in the Barn Swallow (1998) (185)
- AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF PATERNITY AND TAIL ORNAMENTATION IN THE BARN SWALLOW (HIRUNDO RUSTICA) (1997) (183)
- Sexual ornamentation and immunocompetence in the barn swallow (1996) (161)
- Effects of a Dipteran Ectoparasite on Immune Response and Growth Trade-Offs in Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica, Nestlings (1998) (150)
- Immune response covaries with corticosterone plasma levels under experimentally stressful conditions in nestling barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2003) (150)
- Using the BirdTree.org website to obtain robust phylogenies for avian comparative studies: A primer. (2015) (149)
- Better red than dead: carotenoid-based mouth coloration reveals infection in barn swallow nestlings (2000) (144)
- PARASITISM, IMMUNITY, AND ARRIVAL DATE IN A MIGRATORY BIRD, THE BARN SWALLOW (2004) (137)
- Seasonal Changes in Immune Response and Parasite Impact on Hosts (2003) (135)
- A quantitative measure of migratory connectivity. (2009) (129)
- Unraveling the Processes of Microsatellite Evolution Through Analysis of Germ Line Mutations in Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica (1998) (126)
- Early maternal effects and antibacterial immune factors in the eggs, nestlings and adults of the barn swallow (2002) (124)
- Genetic and environmental components of phenotypic variation in immune response and body size of a colonial bird, Delichon urbica (the house martin) (2000) (120)
- Sexual selection and tail streamers in the barn swallow (1998) (111)
- Experimental manipulation of yolk testosterone affects digit length ratios in the ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) (2005) (109)
- Timing of reproduction and egg quality covary with temperature in the insectivorous Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica (2004) (109)
- Effects of elevated yolk testosterone levels on survival, growth and immunity of male and female yellow-legged gull chicks (2005) (108)
- Early maternal effects mediated by immunity depend on sexual ornamentation of the male partner (2002) (107)
- Barn swallows trade survival against offspring condition and immunocompetence (1999) (107)
- Antioxidant Defenses Predict Long-Term Survival in a Passerine Bird (2011) (106)
- Protandry and sexual dimorphism in trans-Saharan migratory birds (2004) (105)
- The distribution and colony size of barn swallows in relation to agricultural land use (2002) (105)
- Secondary sexual characters, parasites and testosterone in the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (1994) (102)
- Begging and Parental Care in Relation to Offspring Need and Condition in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2000) (99)
- Temperature and rainfall anomalies in Africa predict timing of spring migration in trans-Saharan migratory birds (2007) (97)
- Spatial segregation of home ranges between neighbouring colonies in a diurnal raptor (2018) (96)
- Climate change effects on migration phenology may mismatch brood parasitic cuckoos and their hosts (2009) (93)
- Sexual selection in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica. VI. Aerodynamic adaptations (1995) (92)
- Song and immunological condition in male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (1997) (92)
- Experimental manipulation of tail ornament size affects the hematocrit of male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (1997) (91)
- Carotenoid Plasma Concentration, Immune Profile, and Plumage Ornamentation of Male Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) (1999) (91)
- Maternal allocation of androgens and antagonistic effects of yolk androgens on sons and daughters (2006) (90)
- Longevity and lifetime reproductive success of barn swallow offspring are predicted by their hatching date and phenotypic quality. (2012) (90)
- Carotenoids, sexual signals and immune function in barn swallows from Chernobyl (1999) (88)
- Effects of prenatal yolk androgens on armaments and ornaments of the ring-necked pheasant (2006) (88)
- No evidence for adjustment of sex allocation in relation to paternal ornamentation and paternity in barn swallows (1999) (86)
- Early maternal, genetic and environmental components of antioxidant protection, morphology and immunity of yellow‐legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks (2006) (85)
- Mate fidelity, senescence in breeding performance and reproductive trade‐offs in the barn swallow (2002) (83)
- Immunity, growth and begging behaviour of nestling Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in relation to hatching order (2001) (82)
- Parasites, immunology of hosts, and host sexual selection. (1994) (82)
- Vitamin E supplementation enhances growth and condition of nestling barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2006) (81)
- Immune response of male barn swallows in relation to parental effort, corticosterone plasma levels, and sexual ornamentation (2002) (81)
- Antioxidants and condition‐dependence of arrival date in a migratory passerine (2004) (81)
- Features of begging calls reveal general condition and need of food of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) nestlings (2002) (81)
- Testosterone correlates of mate guarding, singing and aggressive behaviour in male barn swallows, Hirundo rustica (1995) (80)
- Rice Fields Support a Large Portion of Herons Breeding in the Mediterranean Region (1996) (78)
- Testosterone-induced depression of male parental behavior in the barn swallow: female compensation and effects on seasonal fitness (1995) (77)
- Humoral immune response in relation to senescence, sex and sexual ornamentation in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2003) (75)
- Mouth coloration of nestlings covaries with offspring quality and influences parental feeding behavior (2007) (71)
- Timing of migration and residence areas during the non‐breeding period of barn swallows Hirundo rustica in relation to sex and population (2015) (69)
- HYBRID ZONE OF CARRION CROWS AND HOODED CROWS (1992) (69)
- Climatic connectivity between Africa and Europe may serve as a basis for phenotypic adjustment of migration schedules of trans‐Saharan migratory birds (2007) (68)
- Clock Gene Variation Is Associated with Breeding Phenology and Maybe under Directional Selection in the Migratory Barn Swallow (2012) (68)
- Migratory behaviour constrains the phenological response of birds to climate change (2010) (66)
- Maternal antibodies but not carotenoids in barn swallow eggs covary with embryo sex (2003) (65)
- Maternal effects mediated by egg quality in the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in relation to laying order and embryo sex (2011) (65)
- DNA damage in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) from the Chernobyl region detected by use of the comet assay. (2010) (65)
- Increased egg estradiol concentration feminizes digit ratios of male pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) (2007) (64)
- Elevated frequency of abnormalities in barn swallows from Chernobyl (2007) (64)
- Gape coloration reliably reflects immunocompetence of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) nestlings (2003) (64)
- Evolution of Yolk Androgens in Birds: Development, Coloniality, and Sexual Dichromatism (2007) (63)
- Geographical and seasonal variation in the intensity of sexual selection in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica: a meta‐analysis (2017) (62)
- Haematocrit correlates with tail ornament size in three populations of the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (1997) (61)
- Rapid change in host use of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus linked to climate change (2011) (60)
- Sexual Dimorphism in Melanin Pigmentation, Feather Coloration and Its Heritability in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2013) (60)
- Offspring sexual dimorphism and sex‐allocation in relation to parental age and paternal ornamentation in the barn swallow (2002) (59)
- Impact of miniaturized geolocators on barn swallow Hirundo rustica fitness traits (2014) (59)
- Foraging, feeding and time‐activity niches of eight species of breeding seabirds in the coastal wetlands of the Adriatic Sea (1989) (58)
- Increased oxidative stress in barn swallows from the Chernobyl region. (2010) (58)
- Differential effects of egg albumen content on barn swallow nestlings in relation to hatch order (2006) (58)
- Long-term trends in first arrival and first egg laying dates of some migrant and resident bird species in northern Italy (2007) (57)
- Sex-related asymmetry in competitive ability of sexually monomorphic barn swallow nestlings (2008) (55)
- Sex‐dependent carry‐over effects on timing of reproduction and fecundity of a migratory bird (2017) (54)
- Maternal allocation strategies and differential effects of yolk carotenoids on the phenotype and viability of yellow‐legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks in relation to sex and laying order (2008) (54)
- Sex‐related variation in migration phenology in relation to sexual dimorphism: a test of competing hypotheses for the evolution of protandry (2010) (54)
- Sexual dimorphism in digit length ratios in two lizard species. (2006) (54)
- An analysis of population genetic differentiation and genotype–phenotype association across the hybrid zone of carrion and hooded crows using microsatellites and MC1R (2009) (53)
- Barn swallow chicks beg more loudly when broodmates are unrelated (2008) (53)
- Ecological and phenological covariates of offspring sex ratio in barn swallows (2008) (51)
- Breeding synchrony and paternity in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) (1999) (51)
- Epistatic mutations under divergent selection govern phenotypic variation in the crow hybrid zone (2019) (51)
- Variation in sperm morphometry and sperm competition among barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) populations (2013) (51)
- Viability Is Associated with Melanin-Based Coloration in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2013) (50)
- The Effect of Moonlight on Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Colony Attendance Patterns and Nocturnal Foraging: A Test of the Foraging Efficiency Hypothesis (2015) (49)
- Consequences of prenatal androgen exposure for the reproductive performance of female pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) (2007) (49)
- Polymorphism at the Clock gene predicts phenology of long‐distance migration in birds (2015) (49)
- Macroparasite Fauna of Alien Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis): Composition, Variability and Implications for Native Species (2014) (48)
- Maternal Effects Mediated by Antioxidants and the Evolution of Carotenoid‐Based Signals in Birds (2009) (47)
- Birth order, individual sex and sex of competitors determine the outcome of conflict among siblings over parental care (2011) (47)
- AN ANALYSIS OF CONTINENT-WIDE PATTERNS OF SEXUAL SELECTION IN A PASSERINE BIRD (2006) (47)
- Ectoparasites and reproductive trade-offs in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2002) (47)
- Examination marks of male university students positively correlate with finger length ratios (2D:4D) (2006) (46)
- Fine-tuned modulation of competitive behaviour according to kinship in barn swallow nestlings (2009) (46)
- Effect of light-level geolocators on apparent survival of two highly aerial swift species (2018) (45)
- Sex-Related Effects of an Immune Challenge on Growth and Begging Behavior of Barn Swallow Nestlings (2011) (45)
- Estimating the complexity of bird song by using capture-recapture approaches from community ecology (2004) (45)
- Effects of egg albumen removal on yellow‐legged gull chick phenotype (2007) (44)
- Reproduction and population density affect humoral immunity in bank voles under field experimental conditions (2000) (44)
- Time budget variation in relation to flock size in carrion crows, Corvus corone corone (1994) (44)
- Climate change and the long-term northward shift in the African wintering range of the barn swallow Hirundo rustica (2011) (43)
- Migration phenology and breeding success are predicted by methylation of a photoperiodic gene in the barn swallow (2017) (40)
- Correlates of timing of spring migration in birds : a comparative study of trans-Saharan migrants (2005) (40)
- Effects of elevated yolk androgens on perinatal begging behavior in yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks (2006) (40)
- Sex-specific effects of albumen removal and nest environment manipulation on Barn Swallow nestlings. (2008) (38)
- Time partitioning in mesocarnivore communities from different habitats of NW Italy: insights into martens’ competitive abilities (2017) (37)
- Nestling telomere length does not predict longevity, but covaries with adult body size in wild barn swallows (2013) (37)
- Sex differences in begging vocalizations of nestling barn swallows, Hirundo rustica (2003) (37)
- Immunoglobulin plasma concentration in relation to egg laying and mate ornamentation of female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2001) (37)
- Phenotypic Correlates of Yolk and Plasma Carotenoid Concentration in Yellow‐Legged Gull Chicks (2008) (37)
- Clock gene polymorphism and scheduling of migration: a geolocator study of the barn swallow Hirundo rustica (2015) (36)
- Immune and Stress Responses Covary with Melanin-Based Coloration in the Barn Swallow (2013) (35)
- Brownish, small and lousy barn swallows have greater natal dispersal propensity (2014) (35)
- Effects of egg testosterone on female mate choice and male sexual behavior in the pheasant (2011) (34)
- Spring migration decisions in relation to weather are predicted by wing morphology among trans-Mediterranean migratory birds (2010) (34)
- Sexual dimorphism in metapodial and phalanges length ratios in the wood mouse. (2005) (34)
- The effects of radiation on sperm swimming behavior depend on plasma oxidative status in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). (2011) (34)
- Sex allocation in yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) depends on nutritional constraints on production of large last eggs (2010) (34)
- Macroparasite community of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris): poor species richness and diversity (2013) (34)
- Early-Life Telomere Dynamics Differ between the Sexes and Predict Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2015) (33)
- Migratory connectivity and effects of winter temperatures on migratory behaviour of the European robin Erithacus rubecula: a continent-wide analysis. (2016) (33)
- Human digit ratios depend on birth order and sex of older siblings and predict maternal fecundity (2006) (33)
- A ptilochronological study of carry‐over effects of conditions during wintering on breeding performance in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica (2012) (32)
- Latency in response of barn swallow Hirundo rustica populations to changes in breeding habitat conditions (2002) (32)
- Molt, feather growth rate and body condition of male and female Barn Swallows (2013) (32)
- Biodiversity threats from outside to inside: effects of alien grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on helminth community of native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) (2015) (32)
- Seasonal, meteorological, and microhabitat effects on breeding success and offspring phenotype in the barn swallow, Hirundo rustica (2006) (31)
- Age‐related song variation in male barn swallows (2001) (31)
- Maintenance of livestock farming may buffer population decline of the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica (2012) (31)
- Brood size, telomere length, and parent-offspring color signaling in barn swallows (2017) (31)
- Geographic variation in the G matrices of wild populations of the barn swallow (2004) (31)
- Selection of foraging habitat and flocking by Crow Corvus corone phenotypes in a hybrid zone (1992) (30)
- Reproduction and migration in relation to senescence in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica: A study of avian ‘centenarians’ (2005) (29)
- Functional implications of omnivory for dietary nutrient balance (2016) (28)
- AN ANALYSIS OF CONTINENT‐WIDE PATTERNS OF SEXUAL SELECTION IN A PASSERINE BIRD (2006) (28)
- Selective aggressiveness and dominance among carrion crows, hooded crows and hybrids (1991) (28)
- Flexible tuning of departure decisions in response to weather in black redstarts Phoenicurus ochruros migrating across the Mediterranean Sea (2011) (28)
- Home, dirty home: effect of old nest material on nest-site selection and breeding performance in a cavity-nesting raptor (2018) (28)
- Timing of molt of barn swallows is delayed in a rare Clock genotype (2013) (28)
- Male-biased brood sex ratio depresses average phenotypic quality of barn swallow nestlings under experimentally harsh conditions (2008) (27)
- Do male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) experience a trade-off between the expression of multiple sexual signals? (2003) (27)
- Ljungan Virus and an Adenovirus in Italian Squirrel Populations (2014) (27)
- Egg antimicrobials, embryo sex and chick phenotype in the yellow-legged gull (2010) (27)
- MHC genotype predicts mate choice in the ring‐necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus (2012) (27)
- Nestling rearing is antioxidant demanding in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2014) (26)
- Egg testosterone affects wattle color and trait covariation in the ring-necked pheasant (2011) (26)
- Vitamin E deficiency in last‐laid eggs limits growth of yellow‐legged gull chicks (2015) (26)
- SMRT long reads and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica) (2018) (26)
- Sex-biased parental-care allocation in three tern species (Laridae, Aves) (1995) (26)
- Seasonal decline of offspring quality in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: an immune challenge experiment (2012) (26)
- Sex difference in mouth coloration and begging calls of barn swallow nestlings (2008) (26)
- Pine marten density in lowland riparian woods: A test of the Random Encounter Model based on genetic data (2016) (25)
- A Trade-Off between Reproduction and Feather Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2014) (25)
- With a little help from my kin: barn swallow nestlings modulate solicitation of parental care according to nestmates' need (2012) (25)
- Environmental effects at two nested spatial scales on habitat choice and breeding performance of barn swallow (2010) (25)
- Cloacal microbiomes and ecology of individual barn swallows. (2019) (25)
- Sex allocation according to multiple sexually dimorphic traits of both parents in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2015) (25)
- Yolk vitamin E prevents oxidative damage in gull hatchlings (2017) (25)
- Length of index and ring fingers differentially influence sexual attractiveness of men’s and women’s hands (2006) (24)
- DDT homologues and PCBs in eggs of great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) and mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) from Lake Maggiore (Italy). (2002) (24)
- Maternal immune factors and the evolution of secondary sexual characters (2007) (24)
- Assessing costs of carrying geolocators using feather corticosterone in two species of aerial insectivore (2015) (24)
- Sex-Related Effects of Reproduction on Biomarkers of Oxidative Damage in Free-living Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2012) (24)
- Yolk carotenoids have sex-dependent effects on redox status and influence the resolution of growth trade-offs in yellow-legged gull chicks (2011) (24)
- Plasma Protein Carbonylation in Haemodialysed Patients: Focus on Diabetes and Gender (2018) (23)
- Interspecific variation in egg testosterone levels: implications for the evolution of bird song (2007) (23)
- Context-, phenotype-, and kin-dependent natal dispersal of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2014) (22)
- Genetic variability in a hybrid zone between carrion and hooded crows (Corvus corone corone and C. c. cornix, Passeriformes, Aves) in North-Western Italy (1992) (22)
- Solicitation displays reliably reflect oxidative damage in barn swallow nestlings (2012) (22)
- Within-clutch egg size asymmetry covaries with embryo sex in the yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis (2009) (22)
- The influence of environmental conditions on immune responses, morphology and recapture probability of nestling house martins (Delichon urbica) (2001) (22)
- High heritable variation of a male secondary sexual character revealed by extra‐pair fertilization in the barn swallow (2003) (21)
- Telomere length is reflected by plumage coloration and predicts seasonal reproductive success in the barn swallow (2017) (21)
- Begging and cowbirds: brood parasites make hosts scream louder (2009) (21)
- Egg volume, chick growth and survival across a carrion/hooded crow hybrid zone (1992) (20)
- Faecal egg counts from field experiment reveal density dependence in helminth fecundity: Strongyloides robustus infecting grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) (2014) (20)
- Sexual selection and climate change (2010) (20)
- Modelling the Distribution of Forest-Dependent Species in Human-Dominated Landscapes: Patterns for the Pine Marten in Intensively Cultivated Lowlands (2016) (20)
- Do White Pelicans Pelecanus onocrotalus benefit from foraging in flocks using synchronous feeding (1995) (19)
- Lifetime reproductive success, selection on lifespan, and multiple sexual ornaments in male European barn swallows (2017) (19)
- Hayfields enhance colony size of the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica in northern Italy (2014) (19)
- Nestling sex and plumage color predict food allocation by barn swallow parents (2016) (18)
- Adcyap1 polymorphism covaries with breeding latitude in a Nearctic migratory songbird, the Wilson's warbler (Cardellina pusilla) (2016) (18)
- Modelling the Progression of Bird Migration with Conditional Autoregressive Models Applied to Ringing Data (2014) (18)
- Benefits of extra food to reproduction depend on maternal condition (2019) (18)
- Genetic variation in infestation with a directly transmitted ectoparasite (2004) (18)
- Food supplementation affects egg albumen content and body size asymmetry among yellow-legged gull siblings (2010) (18)
- Distribution and habitat use by pine marten Martes martes in a riparian corridor crossing intensively cultivated lowlands (2014) (18)
- Avian hind‐limb digit length ratios measured from radiographs are sexually dimorphic (2008) (18)
- Clock gene polymorphism, migratory behaviour and geographic distribution: a comparative study of trans‐Saharan migratory birds (2016) (17)
- Adoption Behaviour in Little and Common Terns (Aves; Sternidae): Chick Benefits and Parents' Fitness Costs (2010) (17)
- Spatial organisation of European badger (Meles meles) in northern Italy as assessed by camera-trapping (2016) (16)
- White tail spots in breeding Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica signal body condition during winter moult (2015) (16)
- Carry-over effects of brood size on morphology, reproduction, and lifespan in barn swallows (2018) (16)
- Weather conditions, brood size and hatching order affect Common Swift Apus apus nestlings’ survival and growth (2015) (16)
- Patterns of Midichloria infection in avian-borne African ticks and their trans-Saharan migratory hosts (2018) (16)
- Independent and combined effects of egg pro- and anti-oxidants on gull chick phenotype (2018) (16)
- Food and foraging rhythm of a specialized Gull-billed Tern population Gelochelidon nilotica (1990) (16)
- Biochemical and behavioral effects induced by cocaine exposure to Daphnia magna. (2019) (16)
- The Odour of Sex: Sex-Related Differences in Volatile Compound Composition among Barn Swallow Eggs Carrying Embryos of Either Sex (2016) (15)
- Assortative mating for telomere length and antioxidant capacity in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2017) (15)
- Viability and expression of sexual ornaments in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica: a meta‐analysis (2017) (15)
- Geographic variation in size and sexual dimorphism across a hybrid zone between Carrion Crows (Corvus corone corone) and Hooded Crows (C. c. cornix) (1994) (15)
- Immunity and Begging (2002) (15)
- Foraging rhytm and chick diet in Little terns in three adriatic coastal wetlands (1992) (15)
- Haemosporidian parasites depress breeding success and plumage coloration in female barn swallowsHirundo rustica (2019) (14)
- Influence of habitat on density and breeding success of grey and red‐legged partridges (1992) (14)
- Multilevel habitat preferences of Apodemus sylvaticus and Clethrionomys glareolus in an intensively cultivated agricultural landscape (2017) (14)
- Candidate genes have sex-specific effects on timing of spring migration and moult speed in a long-distance migratory bird (2016) (14)
- Organochlorine contamination in the Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus): effects on eggshell thickness and egg steroid levels. (2008) (14)
- Plasma protein-bound di-tyrosines as biomarkers of oxidative stress in end stage renal disease patients on maintenance haemodialysis (2017) (14)
- Wing morphology, winter ecology, and fecundity selection: evidence for sex-dependence in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2017) (14)
- Contrasting effects of increased yolk testosterone content on development and oxidative status in gull embryos (2017) (14)
- Methylation of the circadian Clock gene in the offspring of a free-living passerine bird increases with maternal and individual exposure to PM10. (2017) (14)
- Environmental conditions at arrival to the wintering grounds and during spring migration affect population dynamics of barn swallows Hirundo rustica breeding in Northern Italy (2015) (13)
- Food load manipulation ability shapes flight morphology in females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera (2013) (13)
- Yolk testosterone affects growth and promotes individual-level consistency in behavioral lateralization of yellow-legged gull chicks (2016) (13)
- Secondary sex ratio covaries with demographic trends and ecological conditions in the barn swallow (2012) (12)
- Large-scale spatial distribution of breeding Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in relation to cattle farming (2011) (12)
- Individual and population-level sex-dependent lateralization in yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks (2015) (12)
- Potential toxicity of environmentally relevant perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) concentrations to yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis embryos (2015) (12)
- The ‘omnivorous badger dilemma’: towards an integration of nutrition with the dietary niche in wild mammals (2019) (12)
- Prey selection by parents and chick of the Little Tern Sterna albifrons (1994) (12)
- Rainfall, but not temperature, negatively affects the growth of Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus nestlings (2017) (11)
- Higher degree-days at the time of breeding predict size of second clutches in the barn swallow (2011) (11)
- Light-level geolocators reveal covariation between winter plumage molt and phenology in a trans-Saharan migratory bird (2015) (11)
- Carotenoid-based skin coloration signals antioxidant defenses in the brown trout (Salmo trutta) (2018) (11)
- Parent-absent signalling of need and its consequences for sibling competition in the barn swallow (2013) (11)
- No short-term effects of geolocators on flight performance of an aerial insectivorous bird, the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2016) (10)
- Protoporphyrin-based eggshell pigmentation predicts hatching success and offspring sex ratio in the barn swallow (2018) (10)
- Melanin-Based Skin Coloration Predicts Antioxidant Capacity in the Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) (2018) (10)
- Barn swallow antipredator behavior covaries with melanic coloration and predicts survival (2018) (10)
- Brothers and sisters are stabbing each other in the back: long-term effects of sex of siblings on barn swallow offspring (2014) (10)
- Egg and nest recognition by two tern species (Sternidae aves) (1993) (10)
- Maternal effects and changing phenology of bird migration (2011) (10)
- Habitat management effects on Prealpine grassland bird communities (2014) (10)
- Effects of Egg and Circulating Testosterone on Ring‐Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Male Traits and Combat Outcome (2014) (9)
- ROSSMIZE Expedition: Distribution and Biomass of Birds and Mammals in the Western Ross Sea (2000) (9)
- Pine marten vs. stone marten in agricultural lowlands: a landscape-scale, genetic survey (2016) (9)
- The function of embryonic vocalization in the little tern (Sterna albifrons) (2010) (9)
- Parent-Absent Begging in Barn Swallow Broods: Causes of Individual Variation and Effects on Sibling Interactions and Food Allocation (2015) (9)
- Morphological constraints on changing avian migration phenology (2017) (8)
- Population and Colony-Level Determinants of Tertiary Sex Ratio in the Declining Barn Swallow (2013) (8)
- Barn swallows long-distance migration occurs between significantly temperature-correlated areas (2018) (8)
- Egg Testosterone Differentially Affects Telomere Length in Somatic Tissues of Yellow-Legged Gull Embryos (2019) (8)
- Cloacal microbiota of barn swallows from Northern Italy (2018) (8)
- Habitat occupancy and breeding densities of coexisting Hooded Crows and Magpies : a multivariate approach (1990) (7)
- Better‐surviving barn swallow mothers produce more and better‐surviving sons (2016) (7)
- Hatching asynchrony and offspring sex: an experiment on maternal effects in the yellow-legged gull (2011) (7)
- Behavioural stress response and melanin-based plumage colouration in barn swallow nestlings (2017) (7)
- Skin and flange colour, but not ectoparasites, predict condition and survival in starling nestlings (2017) (7)
- Matching geographical assignment by stable isotopes with African non-breeding sites of barn swallows Hirundo rustica tracked by geolocation (2018) (6)
- Ecological features of feather microbiota in breeding common swifts (2018) (6)
- Effect of yolk corticosterone on begging in the yellow-legged gull (2018) (6)
- Congruence between morphological variation and altitudinal gradient across a hybrid zone between carrion and hooded crows (1998) (6)
- Sexual Dimorphism and Population Differences in Structural Properties of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Wing and Tail Feathers (2015) (6)
- Age- and sex-dependent variation in the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the brown trout (Salmo trutta) (2018) (6)
- Breeding microhabitats of three sympatric acrocephalinae species (Aves) in northwestern Italy (1989) (6)
- Changes in migration, carry-over effects, and migratory connectivity (2019) (5)
- Extrapair fertilizations vary with female traits and pair composition, besides male attractiveness, in barn swallows (2017) (5)
- Yolk vitamin E positively affects prenatal growth but not oxidative status in yellow-legged gull embryos (2017) (5)
- Physiological increase of yolk testosterone level does not affect oxidative status and telomere length in gull hatchlings (2018) (5)
- Reconstruction of long-distance bird migration routes using advanced machine learning techniques on geolocator data (2019) (5)
- Antioxidants and embryo phenotype: is there experimental evidence for strong integration of the antioxidant system? (2017) (5)
- Early exposure to a bacterial endotoxin may cause breeding failure in a migratory bird (2014) (5)
- Sequence variation in melanocortin-1-receptor and tyrosinase-related protein 1 genes and their relationship with melanin-based plumage trait expression in Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) males (2018) (5)
- Mother's mitochondria and optimal offspring sex ratio. (2003) (5)
- High-ranking alleviates male local competition in lek mating systems (2018) (5)
- Perinatal variation and covariation of oxidative status and telomere length in yellow-legged gull chicks (2018) (4)
- Prenatal independent and combined effects of yolk vitamin E and corticosterone on embryo growth and oxidative status in the yellow-legged gull (2019) (4)
- Anecdotes and empirical research in Chernobyl (2008) (4)
- Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow (2019) (4)
- Dietary flavonoids advance timing of moult but do not affect redox status of juvenile blackbirds (Turdus merula) (2016) (4)
- Circadian genes polymorphism and breeding phenology in a resident bird, the yellow‐legged gull (2018) (4)
- Correction: Clock Gene Variation Is Associated with Breeding Phenology and Maybe under Directional Selection in the Migratory Barn Swallow (2012) (4)
- Sex‐ and age‐dependent morphology and selection on wing shape in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica (2017) (3)
- Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in developing countries: a resurvey of Albania 22 years after the fall of communism (2015) (3)
- Breeding and summering populations of gulls and terns coastal wetlands on the Adriatic Sea (1990) (3)
- Predation risk affects egg mass but not egg steroid hormone concentrations in yellow-legged gulls (2018) (3)
- An indirect method for assessing the abundance of introduced pest Myocastor coypus (Rodentia) in agricultural landscapes (2016) (3)
- Sex and stress: a comment on Moore et al. (2016) (3)
- The evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities (2022) (3)
- Embryotoxic effects of in-ovo triclosan injection to the yellow-legged gull. (2019) (3)
- Melanic coloration differentially predicts transfer of immune factors to eggs with daughters or sons (2014) (3)
- Representing migration routes from re-encounter data: a new method applied to ring recoveries of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Europe (2018) (3)
- SMRT long-read sequencing and Direct Label and Stain optical maps allow the generation of a high-quality genome assembly for the European barn swallow (Hirundo rustica rustica) (2018) (2)
- Analysis of sex sequences by means of generalized linear mixed models (2014) (2)
- Epistatic mutations under divergent selection govern phenotypic variation in the crow hybrid zone (2019) (2)
- Chapter 13:The Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis (Charadriiformes, Laridae) as a Model Species in Ecotoxicology: Application in Monitoring and Toxicity Assessment of Environmental Pollutants (2017) (1)
- Sequence variation in melanocortin-1-receptor and tyrosinase-related protein 1 genes and their relationship with melanin-based plumage trait expression in Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) males (2018) (1)
- Phenotypic correlates of breeding status in female carrion crows (Corvus corone corone) and hooded crows (Corvus c. cornix) (1994) (1)
- Data from: Benefits of extra food to reproduction depend on maternal condition (2019) (1)
- Can advanced machine learning techniques help to reconstruct barn swallows’ long-distance migratory paths? (2018) (1)
- S16-5 Carotenoid biochemistry, transformation and function (2006) (1)
- Long-term assessment of the success of a European badger reintroduction (2018) (1)
- Effect of UV-reflectance of chick flanges on begging behaviour and body condition in Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica, Aves: Hirundinidae) chicks (2013) (1)
- Assortative mating for telomere length and antioxidant capacity in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2017) (0)
- The evolutionary history of the polyQ tract in huntingtin sheds light on its functional pro-neural activities (2022) (0)
- Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) settlement in Italy and its impact on eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris): what is the role of parasites? (2012) (0)
- Flight performance of migrating juvenile barn swallows in relation to fat load and wing aerodynamics (2015) (0)
- Spatial segregation of home ranges between neighbouring colonies in a diurnal raptor (2018) (0)
- Parent-absent signalling of need and its consequences for sibling competition in the barn swallow (2013) (0)
- Solicitation displays reliably reflect oxidative damage in barn swallow nestlings (2011) (0)
- Molt, feather growth rate and body condition of male and female Barn Swallows (2012) (0)
- Parent-Absent Begging in Barn Swallow Broods: Causes of Individual Variation and Effects on Sibling Interactions and Food Allocation (2015) (0)
- Light-level geolocators reveal covariation between winter plumage molt and phenology in a trans-Saharan migratory bird (2015) (0)
- Association between extra-pair paternity and nestling sex and condition in the barn swallow (2018) (0)
- Squirrels, invasions and parasites : lessons learnt and future perspectives (2014) (0)
- Immune and Stress Responses Covary with Melanin-Based Coloration in the Barn Swallow (2013) (0)
- Palaearctic migrant waterbirds overlap in habitat use with residents at Lake Turkana, Kenya (1994) (0)
- Variation in sperm morphometry and sperm competition among barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) populations (2012) (0)
- Barn swallows long-distance migration occurs between correlated areas (2018) (0)
- Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow (2019) (0)
- Embryotoxic effects of in-ovo triclosan 1 injection to the yellow-legged gull 2 3 (2020) (0)
- Geometry and scanning behaviour in hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix) flocks (1991) (0)
- Skin and flange colour, but not ectoparasites, predict condition and survival in starling nestlings (2017) (0)
- The evolution of begging in cowbird’s hosts: a reply to Rivers et al. (2010) (2010) (0)
- Carry-over effects of brood size on morphology, reproduction, and lifespan in barn swallows (2018) (0)
- Food load manipulation ability shapes flight morphology in females of central-place foraging Hymenoptera (2013) (0)
- Macroparasite community of the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris): poor species richness and diversity (2013) (0)
- Wing morphology, winter ecology, and fecundity selection: evidence for sex-dependence in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2017) (0)
- Melanin-based coloration predicts body mass and antioxidant capacity in the brown trout ( Salmo trutta ) (2017) (0)
- Representing migration routes from re-encounter data: a new method applied to ring recoveries of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Europe (2018) (0)
- Seasonal decline of offspring quality in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: an immune challenge experiment (2012) (0)
- Reviewers for the Auk 2012 (2012) (0)
- The macroparasite community of alien grey squirrels (sciurus carolinensis) in Italy: composition, variability and implications for native species conservation (2013) (0)
- Early exposure to a bacterial endotoxin advances the onset of moult in the European starling (2017) (0)
- Faecal egg counts from field experiment reveal density dependence in helminth fecundity: Strongyloides robustus infecting grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) (2014) (0)
- Secondary sex ratio covaries with demographic trends and ecological conditions in the barn swallow (2011) (0)
- No short-term effects of geolocators on flight performance of an aerial insectivorous bird, the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (2016) (0)
- Analysis of sex sequences by means of generalized linear mixed models (2014) (0)
- Age- and sex-dependent variation in the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the brown trout (Salmo trutta) (2018) (0)
- Association between extra-pair paternity and nestling sex and condition in the barn swallow (2018) (0)
- High-ranking alleviates male local competition in lek mating systems (2018) (0)
- Successful sequencing of Huntington’s disease CAG microsatellite orthologs from museum collection specimens (2015) (0)
- Biodiversity threats from outside to inside: effects of alien grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) on helminth community of native red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) (2015) (0)
- Prozac effects on a predator-prey system (mosquito fish-egret): an experimental approach (2015) (0)
- Patterns of Midichloria infection in avian-borne African ticks and their trans-Saharan migratory hosts (2018) (0)
- Nestling rearing is antioxidant demanding in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) (2014) (0)
- Carotenoid-based skin coloration signals antioxidant defenses in the brown trout (Salmo trutta) (2018) (0)
- Spatial organisation of European badger (Meles meles) in northern Italy as assessed by camera-trapping (2016) (0)
- Barn swallows long-distance migration occurs between significantly temperature-correlated areas (2018) (0)
- Pine marten vs. stone marten in agricultural lowlands: a landscape-scale, genetic survey (2016) (0)
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