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Evolution of parental activity at the nest is shaped by the risk of nest predation and ambient temperature across bird species by Matysioková, Beata, Remeš, Vladimír

“…Incubation is an important component of parental care in birds, and species differ widely in their incubation rhythm. In this comparative study, we focused on…”
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Survival to independence in relation to pre-fledging development and latitude in songbirds across the globe by Remes, Vladimír, Matysiokova, Beata

“…Species differ strongly in their life histories, including the probability of survival. Annual adult survival was investigated extensively in the past, whereas…”
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Adaptation and constraint shape the evolution of growth patterns in passerine birds across the globe by Remeš, Vladimír, Matysioková, Beata, Vrána, Jakub

“…Growth trajectories should be adapted to selective factors of each species' environment. However, major shaping forces of growth and development are unclear,…”
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Functional diversity of avian communities increases with canopy height: From individual behavior to continental‐scale patterns by Remeš, Vladimír, Remešová, Eva, Friedman, Nicholas R., Matysioková, Beata, Rubáčová, Lucia

“…Vegetation complexity is an important predictor of animal species diversity. Specifically, taller vegetation should provide more potential ecological niches…”
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Male’s age and plumage coloration predicts brood sex ratio in the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) by Lucia, Rubáčová, Mária, Melišková, Monika, Cepková, Mária, Balážová, Beata, Matysioková

“…Plumage ornaments of birds, both pigment-based and structural, are considered age or condition-dependent, honestly signalling male quality, sexually selected…”
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Vegetation complexity and pool size predict species richness of forest birds by Remeš, Vladimír, Harmáčková, Lenka, Matysioková, Beata, Rubáčová, Lucia, Remešová, Eva

“…Disentangling regional and local drivers of species richness in communities is a long-term focus of ecology. Regional species pools affect local communities by…”
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Male incubation feeding in songbirds responds differently to nest predation risk across hemispheres by Matysioková, Beata, Cockburn, Andrew, Remeš, Vladimír

“…Evolution of parental care behaviour has been of considerable interest to behavioural ecologists for a long time. Incubation feeding, where an individual…”
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Stronger negative species interactions in the tropics supported by a global analysis of nest predation in songbirds by Matysioková, Beata, Remeš, Vladimír

“…Aim Species interactions are assumed to be stronger closer to the equator. However, numerous studies provided conflicting results and considerable controversy…”
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Assessing the usefulness of ptilochronology in the study of melanin- and carotenoid-based ornaments in the Great Tit Parus major by MATYSIOKOVA, Beata, REMES, Vladimir

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Nest predation decreases with increasing nest height in forest songbirds: a comparative study by Matysioková, Beata, Remeš, Vladimír

“…Nest predation is the most important factor responsible for nest failure in birds. Nest height may be a factor that affects the rate of nest depredation in…”
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A late burst of colour evolution in a radiation of songbirds (Passeriformes: Parulidae) suggests secondary contact drives signal divergence by Leroy, Hélène, Bowie, Rauri C K, Rubáčová, Lucia, Matysioková, Beata, Remeš, Vladimír

“…Evolutionary radiations provide important insights into species diversification, which is especially true of adaptive radiations. New World wood warblers…”
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Nest predation in New Zealand songbirds: Exotic predators, introduced prey and long-term changes in predation risk by Remeš, Vladimír, Matysioková, Beata, Cockburn, Andrew

“…► We conducted a metaanalysis of nest predation in New Zealand passerines. ► Nest predation was critically dependent on the presence of exotic predators. ► It…”
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Long‐term and large‐scale analyses of nest predation patterns in Australian songbirds and a global comparison of nest predation rates by Remeš, Vladimír, Matysioková, Beata, Cockburn, Andrew

“…Juvenile mortality is one of crucial drivers of life‐history evolution, and predation is the main cause of nest loss in birds. Thus, understanding how nest…”
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Choosing the right sigmoid growth function using the unified‐models approach by Vrána, Jakub, Remeš, Vladimír, Matysioková, Beata, Tjørve, Kathleen M. C., Tjørve, Even

“…Growth of the young is an important part of the life history in birds. However, modelling methods have paid little attention to the choice of regression model…”
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importance of having a partner: male help releases females from time limitation during incubation in birds by Matysioková, Beata, Remes, Vladimír

“…INTRODUCTION: Male contribution to parental care varies widely among avian species. Yet the reasons for this variation, as well as its consequences, are still…”
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Incubation Feeding and Nest Attentiveness in a Socially Monogamous Songbird: Role of Feather Colouration, Territory Quality and Ambient Environment by Matysioková, Beata, Remes, Vladimír

“…Parental investment and environmental conditions determine reproductive success in wild‐ranging animals. Parental effort during incubation, and consequently…”
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More ornamented females produce higher-quality offspring in a socially monogamous bird: an experimental study in the great tit (Parus major) by Remes, Vladimír, Matysioková, Beata

“…Animals are often conspicuously colored and explanations range from aposematism and mimicry to sexual selection. Although sexual selection explains vivid…”
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Egg yolk antioxidant deposition as a function of parental ornamentation, age, and environment in great tits Parus major by Remeš, Vladimír, Matysioková, Beata, Klejdus, Bořivoj

“…Females can modify phenotype of their offspring through the deposition of biologically active compounds into eggs, including carotenoids, vitamins and other…”
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Responses to increased costs of activity during incubation in a songbird with female-only incubation: does feather colour signal coping ability? by Matysioková, Beata, Remeš, Vladimír

“…Individuals differ in their ability to cope with energetically demanding situations while caring for the current brood, and they can signal this ability by…”
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The Indian Ocean Dipole as an indicator of climatic conditions affecting European birds by Tryjanowski, Piotr, Stenseth, Nils Chr, Matysioková, Beata

“…Variation in large-scale climatic conditions can have profound effects on local weather patterns and ecological processes. For example, it is well known that a…”
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