Publications


Marasco V, Fusani L, Pola G, Smith S. Data on the de novo transcriptome assembly for the migratory bird, the Common quail (Coturnix coturnix). Data in Brief. 2020 Oct;32:106041. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106041

Zaccaroni M, Massolo A, Beani L, Della Seta D, Farabollini F, Giannelli G et al. Developmental exposure to low levels of ethinylestradiol affects social play in juvenile male rats. Toxicological research. 2020 Oct;36(4):301-310. doi: 10.1007/s43188-019-00035-z

Davidkova M, Vesely P, Syrova M, Nacarova J, Bugnyar T. Ravens respond to unfamiliar corvid alarm calls. Journal of Ornithology. 2020 Oct;161(4):967-975. doi: 10.1007/s10336-020-01781-w

Horn L, Bugnyar T, Griesser M, Hengl M, Izawa EI, Oortwijn T et al. Sex-specific effects of cooperative breeding and colonial nesting on prosociality in corvids. eLife. 2020 Oct;9:235-244. 58139. doi: 10.7554/eLife.58139

Massen JJM, Haley SM, Bugnyar T. Azure-winged magpies’ decisions to share food are contingent on the presence or absence of food for the recipient. Scientific Reports. 2020 Sept 30;10(1):16147. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-73256-0

Common LK, Dudaniec RY, Colombelli-Négrel D, Kleindorfer S. Taxonomic Shifts in Philornis Larval Behaviour and Rapid Changes in Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae): An Invasive Avian Parasite on the Galápagos Islands. In Sarwar M, editor, Life Cycle and Development of Diptera. IntechOpen. 2020 Epub 2019 Sept 2. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.88854

Maggini I, Cardinale M, Sundberg JH, Spina F, Fusani L. Recent phenological shifts of migratory birds at a Mediterranean spring stopover site: Species wintering in the Sahel advance passage more than tropical winterers. PLoS ONE. 2020 Sept 18;15(9):e0239489. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239489

Puehringer-Sturmayr V, Hemetsberger F, Frigerio D. Tracking Birds: How a Little Backpack Could Affect the Life of a Wild Bird. Frontiers for Young Minds. 2020 Sept 3;8(116). doi: 10.3389/frym.2020.00116

Martins MJD, Fischmeister FPS, Gingras B, Bianco R, Puig-Waldmueller E, Villringer A et al. Recursive music elucidates neural mechanisms supporting the generation and detection of melodic hierarchies. Brain Structure and Function. 2020 Sept 1;225(7):1997-2015. doi: 10.1007/s00429-020-02105-7

Nebel C, Sumasgutner P, McPherson SC, Tate GJ, Amar A. Contrasting parental color morphs increase regularity of prey deliveries in an African raptor. Behavioral Ecology. 2020 Sept;31(5):1142-1149. Epub 2020 Jul 9. doi: 10.1093/beheco/araa063

Messina S, Edwards DP, Marasco V, Canoine V, Cosset CCP, Tomassi S et al. Glucocorticoids link forest type to local abundance in tropical birds. Functional Ecology. 2020 Sept;34(9):1814-1825. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13586

Wagner B, Bowling DL, Hoeschele M. Is consonance attractive to budgerigars? No evidence from a place preference study. Animal Cognition. 2020 Sept;23(5):973-987. doi: 10.1007/s10071-020-01404-0

Mentesana L, Moiron M, Guedes E, Cavalli E, Tassino B, Adreani MN. Defending as a unit: sex- and context-specific territorial defence in a duetting bird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2020 Aug 24;74(9):111. doi: 10.1007/s00265-020-02891-4

Massen JJM, Bauer L, Spurny B, Bugnyar T, Kret ME. Reply to: “The data do not support the existence of an ‘Old Boy network’ in science. Some critical comments on a study by Massen et al.”. Scientific Reports. 2020 Aug 14;10(1):13783. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69108-6

Bowling DL, Dunn JC, Smaers JB, Garcia M, Sato A, Hantke G et al. Rapid evolution of the primate larynx? PLoS Biology. 2020 Aug 8;18(8):e3000764. doi: 10.1371/JOURNAL.PBIO.3000764

Leuba C, Tebbich S, Nemeth E, Anchundia D, Heyer E, Mosquera DA et al. Effect of an introduced parasite in natural and anthropogenic habitats on the breeding success of the endemic little vermilion flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus in the Galápagos. Journal of Avian Biology. 2020 Aug 1;51(8):e02438. doi: 10.1111/jav.02438

Janisch J, Perinot E, Fusani L. Behavioural flexibility in the courtship dance of golden-collared manakins, Manacus vitellinus. Animal Behaviour. 2020 Aug;166:61-71. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.06.002

Muller R, Amar A, Sumasgutner P, McPherson SC, Downs CT. Urbanization is associated with increased breeding rate, but decreased breeding success, in an urban population of near-threatened African Crowned Eagles. The Condor: an international journal of avian biology. 2020 Aug;122(3):024. doi: 10.1093/condor/duaa024

Uddén J, de Jesus Dias Martins M, Zuidema W, Tecumseh Fitch W. Hierarchical Structure in Sequence Processing: How to Measure It and Determine Its Neural Implementation. Topics in Cognitive Science. 2020 Jul;12(3):910-924. Epub 2019 Jul 30. doi: 10.1111/tops.12442

Huber N, Canoine V, Cornils J, Maggini I, Cardinale M, Ruf T et al. Leukocyte coping capacity as a complementary stress metric in migrating birds. Journal of Ornithology. 2020 Jul;161(3):909–913. doi: 10.1007/s10336-020-01774-9

Wilson B, Spierings M, Ravignani A, Mueller JL, Mintz TH, Wijnen F et al. Non-adjacent Dependency Learning in Humans and Other Animals. Topics in Cognitive Science. 2020 Jul;12(3):843-858. doi: 10.1111/tops.12381

Maggini I, Trez M, Cardinale M, Fusani L. Stopover dynamics of 12 passerine migrant species in a small Mediterranean island during spring migration. Journal of Ornithology. 2020 Jul;161(3):793-802. doi: 10.1007/s10336-020-01768-7

Sumasgutner P, Jenkins A, Amar A, Altwegg R. Nest boxes buffer the effects of climate on breeding performance in an African urban raptor. PLoS ONE. 2020 Jun 24;15(6):e0234503. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234503

Popescu T, Fitch WT. Dynamic hierarchical cognition: Music and language demand further types of abstracta. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 2020 Jun 19;43:e143. e143. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1900308X

Rodríguez Lopez C, Amezquita A, Ringler M, Pasukonis A, Hoedl W. Calling amplitude flexibility and acoustic spacing in the territorial frog Allobates femoralis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 2020 Jun 5;74(6):76. doi: 10.1007/s00265-020-02857-6

Beck KB, Loretto MC, Bugnyar T. Effects of site fidelity, group size and age on food-caching behaviour of common ravens, Corvus corax. Animal Behaviour. 2020 Jun;164:51-64. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.03.015

Sonnleitner R, Ringler M, Loretto MC, Ringler E. Experience shapes accuracy in territorial decision-making in a poison frog. Biology Letters. 2020 May 27;16(5). doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0094