Search Results - "B. J. Hatchwell"

Avian productivity in urban landscapes: a review and meta-analysis by CHAMBERLAIN, D.E, CANNON, A.R, TOMS, M.P, LEECH, D.I, HATCHWELL, B.J, GASTON, K.J

“…There is an urgent need to thoroughly review and comprehend the effects of urbanization on wildlife in order to understand both the ecological implications of…”
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Candidate gene polymorphisms for behavioural adaptations during urbanization in blackbirds by Mueller, J. C, Partecke, J, Hatchwell, B. J, Gaston, K. J, Evans, K. L

“…Successful urban colonization by formerly rural species represents an ideal situation in which to study adaptation to novel environments. We address this issue…”
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Ecological constraints, life history traits and the evolution of cooperative breeding by Hatchwell, B.J., Komdeur, J.

“…The ecological constraints hypothesis is widely accepted as an explanation for the evolution of delayed dispersal in cooperatively breeding birds…”
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Recruitment and survival of immature seabirds in relation to oil spills and climate variability by Votier, S. C., Birkhead, T. R., Oro, D., Trinder, M., Grantham, M. J., Clark, J. A., McCleery, R. H., Hatchwell, B. J.

“…1. In long-lived animals with delayed maturity, the non-breeding component of the population may play an important role in buffering the effects of stochastic…”
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Predictable males and unpredictable females: sex difference in repeatability of parental care in a wild bird population by NAKAGAWA, S., GILLESPIE, D. O. S., HATCHWELL, B. J., BURKE, T.

“…Repeatability of parental care, let alone heritability of care, has been rarely measured, although there has been much research linking sexual selection to…”
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Investment Strategies of Breeders in Avian Cooperative Breeding Systems by Hatchwell, B. J.

“…An individual's optimal investment in young depends partly on the number of individuals caring for the same brood. In cooperative breeders, the investment…”
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The Structure and Function of Nests of Long-Tailed Tits Aegithalos caudatus by McGowan, A., Sharp, S. P., Hatchwell, B. J.

“…1. The aim of this study was to investigate the structure and thermoregulatory function of nests of the Long-Tailed Tit, Aegithalos caudatus. 2. The feather…”
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Kin recognition: function and mechanism in avian societies by Komdeur, J., Hatchwell, B.J.

“…Cooperative behaviour resulting from kin selection is widespread among animals and the ability to recognize and discriminate between kin and non-kin is a…”
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Brood sex ratio variation in a cooperatively breeding bird by NAM, K.-B, MEADE, J, HATCHWELL, B.J

“…In cooperatively breeding species, the fitness consequences of producing sons or daughters depend upon the fitness impacts of positive (repayment hypothesis)…”
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Experimental evidence for kin-biased helping in a cooperatively breeding vertebrate by Russell, Andrew F., Hatchwell, Ben J.

“…) in which kin and non–kin breed within each social unit and helpers are failed breeders, we investigated whether helpers preferentially direct their care…”
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Individuality in the contact calls of cooperatively breeding long-tailed tits (Aegithalos caudatus) by Sharp, S.P, Hatchwell, B.J

“…AbstractThe ability to discriminate between individuals or groups of individuals is important for the evolution of sociality. Individual vocal recognition is…”
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Kin discrimination in cooperatively breeding long–tailed tits by Hatchwell, B. J., Ross, D. J., Fowlie, M. K., McGowan, A.

“…Long–tailed tits…”
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Reproductive Success and Nest-Site Selection in a Cooperative Breeder: Effect of Experience and a Direct Benefit of Helping by Hatchwell, B. J., Russell, A. F., Fowlie, M. K., Ross, D. J.

“…We determined whether nest-site characteristics influence reproductive success and whether experience influences nest-site selection in a population of…”
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Parentage in the cooperative breeding system of long-tailed tits, Aegithalos caudatus by Hatchwell, B.J, Ross, D.J, Chaline, N, Fowlie, M.K, Burke, T

“…In cooperatively breeding birds multiple maternity and paternity of broods is not uncommon, reproduction often being shared among group members as well as with…”
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Long distance dispersal of monk parakeets by Borray-Escalante, N. A., Baucells, J., Carrillo-Ortiz, J. G., Hatchwell, B. J., Senar, J. C.

“…Invasive species threaten biodiversity all around the world and for this reason, identifying the causes and mitigating their effects is a priority in…”
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Social Organization of Cooperatively Breeding Long-Tailed Tits: Kinship and Spatial Dynamics by Hatchwell, B. J., Anderson, C., Ross, D. J., Fowlie, M. K., Blackwell, P. G.

“…1. Long-tailed tits Aegithalos caudatus L. are cooperative breeders in which breeders that have failed in their own breeding attempt become helpers at the nest…”
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Divorce in cooperatively breeding long–tailed tits: a consequence of inbreeding avoidance? by Hatchwell, B. J., Russell, A. F., Ross, D. J., Fowlie, M. K.

“…caudatus divorced between years. We examine three likely explanations for the high divorce rate in this cooperative breeder. The ‘better option’ hypothesis…”
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An Experimental Study of the Effects of Timing of Breeding on the Reproductive Success of Common Guillemots (Uria aalge) by Hatchwell, B.J.

“…(1) The reproductive success of 474-574 pairs of common guillemots was studied from 1985 to 1987 on Skomer Island, Wales. (2) Laying was highly synchronized,…”
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Parental care and mating behaviour of polyandrous dunnocks Prunella modularis related to paternity by DNA fingerprinting by Burke, T, Daviest, N. B, Bruford, M. W, Hatchwell, B. J

“…DNA fingerprinting promises to revolutionize field studies by providing a powerful method for determining paternity and maternity. The DNA technique is used to…”
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Assessing the function of house sparrows' bib size using a flexible meta-analysis method by Nakagawa, Shinichi, Ockendon, Nancy, Gillespie, Duncan O. S., Hatchwell, Ben J., Burke, Terry

“…The black throat patch or bib of male house sparrows, Passer domesticus, is often referred to as a “badge of status” or a “badge” because previous studies have…”
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