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Evolution of reproductive strategies: sex roles, sex ratios and phylogenies by Székely, Tamás

“…Behavioural variations associated with breeding-termed reproductive strategies-are some of the striking behaviours that have occupied naturalists for 1000s of…”
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The Population Ecology and Conservation of Charadrius Plovers by Székely, Tamás

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Why study plovers? The significance of non-model organisms in avian ecology, behaviour and evolution by Székely, Tamás

“…Shorebirds (sandpipers, plovers and allies) are some of the most charismatic animals that breed on all continents and inhabit diverse habitats, and their…”
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Successful conservation of global waterbird populations depends on effective governance by Amano, Tatsuya, Székely, Tamás, Sandel, Brody, Nagy, Szabolcs, Mundkur, Taej, Langendoen, Tom, Blanco, Daniel, Soykan, Candan U., Sutherland, William J.

“…Statistical modelling of global survey datasets of waterbirds as an indicator taxon for biodiversity changes in wetland ecosystems demonstrates that effective…”
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Global pattern of nest predation is disrupted by climate change in shorebirds by Kubelka, Vojtěch, Šálek, Miroslav, Tomkovich, Pavel, Végvári, Zsolt, Freckleton, Robert P, Székely, Tamás

“…Ongoing climate change is thought to disrupt trophic relationships, with consequences for complex interspecific interactions, yet the effects of climate change…”
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Animal migration to northern latitudes: environmental changes and increasing threats by Kubelka, Vojtěch, Sandercock, Brett K., Székely, Tamás, Freckleton, Robert P.

“…Every year, many wild animals undertake long-distance migration to breed in the north, taking advantage of seasonally high pulses in food supply, fewer…”
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Phenotypic heterogeneity promotes adaptive evolution by Bódi, Zoltán, Farkas, Zoltán, Nevozhay, Dmitry, Kalapis, Dorottya, Lázár, Viktória, Csörgő, Bálint, Nyerges, Ákos, Szamecz, Béla, Fekete, Gergely, Papp, Balázs, Araújo, Hugo, Oliveira, José L, Moura, Gabriela, Santos, Manuel A S, Székely, Jr, Tamás, Balázsi, Gábor, Pál, Csaba

“…Genetically identical cells frequently display substantial heterogeneity in gene expression, cellular morphology and physiology. It has been suggested that by…”
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Social organization in ungulates: Revisiting Jarman’s hypotheses by Szemán, Karola, Liker, András, Székely, Tamás

“…Ungulates (antelopes, deer and relatives) have some of the most diverse social systems among mammals. To understand the evolution of ungulate social…”
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Degree of anisogamy is unrelated to the intensity of sexual selection by Mokos, Judit, Scheuring, István, Liker, András, Freckleton, Robert P., Székely, Tamás

“…Males and females often display different behaviours and, in the context of reproduction, these behaviours are labelled sex roles. The Darwin–Bateman paradigm…”
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Environmental variation and the evolution of large brains in birds by Sayol, Ferran, Maspons, Joan, Lapiedra, Oriol, Iwaniuk, Andrew N., Székely, Tamás, Sol, Daniel

“…Environmental variability has long been postulated as a major selective force in the evolution of large brains. However, assembling evidence for this…”
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Stochastic simulation in systems biology by Székely, Tamás, Burrage, Kevin

“…Natural systems are, almost by definition, heterogeneous: this can be either a boon or an obstacle to be overcome, depending on the situation. Traditionally,…”
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How do biases in sex ratio and disease characteristics affect the spread of sexually transmitted infections? by Halimubieke, Naerhulan, Pirrie, Alistair, Székely, Tamás, Ashby, Ben

“…•Varying sex ratio causes STI prevalence to differ in males and females.•Disease characteristics influence STI prevalence as sex ratio varies.•STI prevalence…”
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Ecology and allometry predict the evolution of avian developmental durations by Cooney, Christopher R., Sheard, Catherine, Clark, Andrew D., Healy, Susan D., Liker, András, Street, Sally E., Troisi, Camille A., Thomas, Gavin H., Székely, Tamás, Hemmings, Nicola, Wright, Alison E.

“…The duration of the developmental period represents a fundamental axis of life-history variation, yet broad insights regarding the drivers of this diversity…”
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Estimating adult sex ratios in nature by Ancona, Sergio, Dénes, Francisco V., Krüger, Oliver, Székely, Tamás, Beissinger, Steven R.

“…Adult sex ratio (ASR, the proportion of males in the adult population) is a central concept in population and evolutionary biology, and is also emerging as a…”
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Evolutionary drivers of sex-specific parasite prevalence in wild birds by Valdebenito, José O, Jones, William, Székely, Tamás

“…Males and females often differ in ecology, behaviour and lifestyle, and these differences are expected to lead to sex differences in parasite susceptibility…”
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The evolution of sex roles in birds is related to adult sex ratio by Liker, András, Freckleton, Robert P., Székely, Tamás

“…Sex-role reversal represents a formidable challenge for evolutionary biologists, since it is not clear which ecological, life-history or social factors…”
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Seasonal variation in sex-specific immunity in wild birds by Valdebenito, José O., Halimubieke, Naerhulan, Lendvai, Ádám Z., Figuerola, Jordi, Eichhorn, Götz, Székely, Tamás

“…Whilst the immune system often varies seasonally and exhibits differences between males and females, the general patterns in seasonality and sex differences…”
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Sex-biased survival predicts adult sex ratio variation in wild birds by Székely, Tamás, Liker, András, Freckleton, Robert P., Fichtel, Claudia, Kappeler, Peter M.

“…Adult sex ratio (ASR) is a central concept in population demography and breeding system evolution, and has implications for population viability and…”
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Sex-specific early survival drives adult sex ratio bias in snowy plovers and impacts mating system and population growth by Eberhart-Phillips, Luke J., Küpper, Clemens, Miller, Tom E. X., Cruz-López, Medardo, Maher, Kathryn H., dos Remedios, Natalie, Stoffel, Martin A., Hoffman, Joseph I., Krüger, Oliver, Székely, Tamás

“…Adult sex ratio (ASR) is a central concept in population biology and a key factor in sexual selection, but why do most demographic models ignore sex biases?…”
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The Agony of Historic Western Hungary and the Birth of Burgenland (1914-1921) by Székely, Tamás

“…Many know that one of the most important consequences of the First World War was the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Yet only few know that the two…”
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