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Telomere heritability and parental age at conception effects in a wild avian population by Sparks, Alexandra M., Spurgin, Lewis G., Velde, Marco, Fairfield, Eleanor A., Komdeur, Jan, Burke, Terry, Richardson, David S., Dugdale, Hannah L.

“…Individual variation in telomere length is predictive of health and mortality risk across a range of species. However, the relative influence of environmental…”
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Therapeutic satisfaction and subjective effects of different strains of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis by Brunt, Tibor M, van Genugten, Marianne, Höner-Snoeken, Kathrin, van de Velde, Marco J, Niesink, Raymond J M

“…In The Netherlands, pharmaceutical-grade cultivated cannabis is distributed for medicinal purposes as commissioned by the Ministry of Health. Few studies have…”
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Key elements of legal environments for medical use of cannabis in different countries by Knöss, Werner, van de Velde, Marco, Sandvos, Catherine, Cremer-Schaeffer, Peter

“…Worldwide, a highly dynamic development of regulatory strategies for cannabis flowers and cannabis-derived products for medical use can be observed. Conditions…”
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Museum DNA reveals the demographic history of the endangered Seychelles warbler by Spurgin, Lewis G., Wright, David J., Velde, Marco, Collar, Nigel J., Komdeur, Jan, Burke, Terry, Richardson, David S.

“…The importance of evolutionary conservation – how understanding evolutionary forces can help guide conservation decisions – is widely recognized. However, the…”
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Within-population variation in mating system and parental care patterns in the Sanderling (Calidris alba) in northeast Greenland by Reneerkens, Jeroen, van Veelen, Pieter, van der Velde, Marco, Luttikhuizen, Pieternella, Piersma, Theunis

“…Sandpipers and allies (Scolopacidae) show an astounding diversity in mating and parental care strategies. Comparative studies have tried to interpret this…”
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Testosterone Reduces Promiscuity of Female Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): An Experimental Study by Jong, Berber, Lens, Luc, Velde, Marco, Korsten, Peter, Groothuis, Ton, Komdeur, Jan, Fusani, L.

“…In many animal species, extra‐pair copulations (EPCs) are common and can increase fitness in both sexes. In males, EPCs can increase total reproductive output,…”
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Polygyny and extra-pair paternity enhance the opportunity for sexual selection in blue tits by Vedder, Oscar, Komdeur, Jan, van der Velde, Marco, Schut, Elske, Magrath, Michael J. L

“…Polygyny and extra-pair paternity are generally thought to enhance sexual selection. However, the extent to which these phenomena increase variance in male…”
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Low-frequency songs lose their potency in noisy urban conditions by Halfwerk, Wouter, Bot, Sander, Buikx, Jasper, van der Velde, Marco, Komdeur, Jan, ten Cate, Carel, Slabbekoorn, Hans

“…Many animal species communicate with their mates through acoustic signals, but this communication seems to become a struggle in urbanized areas because of…”
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Local sex ratio affects the cost of reproduction by Nicolaus, Marion, Michler, Stephanie P. M., Ubels, Richard, van der Velde, Marco, Bouwman, Karen M., Both, Christiaan, Tinbergen, Joost M.

“…1. Costs and benefits of reproduction are central to life-history theory, and the outcome of reproductive trade-offs may depend greatly on the ecological…”
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Social environment affects juvenile dispersal in great tits (Parus major) by Nicolaus, Marion, Michler, Stephanie P. M., Jalvingh, Kirsten M., Ubels, Richard, van der Velde, Marco, Komdeur, Jan, Both, Christiaan, Tinbergen, Joost M.

“…1. Habitat selection can affect individual fitness, and therefore, individuals are expected to assess habitat quality of potential breeding sites before…”
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Declining extra-pair paternity with laying order associated with initial incubation behavior, but independent of final clutch size in the blue tit by Vedder, Oscar, Magrath, Michael J. L., Niehoff, Daphne L., van der Velde, Marco, Komdeur, Jan

“…Although functional explanations for female engagement in extra-pair copulation have been studied extensively in birds, little is known about how extra-pair…”
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Dutch House Martins Delichon urbicum gain blood parasite infections over their lifetime, but do not seem to suffer by Piersma, Theunis, van der Velde, Marco

“…In a southern Spanish population of the colonial-breeding Afrotropical migrant House Martins Delichon urbicum , a high overall prevalence of (molecularly…”
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Sex-specific effects of the local social environment on juvenile post-fledging dispersal in great tits by Michler, Stephanie P. M., Nicolaus, Marion, Ubels, Richard, van der Velde, Marco, Komdeur, Jan, Both, Christiaan, Tinbergen, Joost M.

“…An individual's decision to disperse from the natal habitat can affect its future fitness prospects. Especially in species with sex-biased dispersal, we expect…”
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Passerine Extrapair Mating Dynamics: A Bayesian Modeling Approach Comparing Four Species by Brommer, Jon E., Alho, Jussi S., Biard, Clotilde, Chapman, Joanne R., Charmantier, Anne, Dreiss, Amelie, Hartley, Ian R., Hjernquist, Mårten B., Kempenaers, Bart, Komdeur, Jan, Laaksonen, Toni, Lehtonen, Paula K., Lubjuhn, Thomas, Patrick, Samantha C., Rosivall, Balázs, Tinbergen, Joost M., van der Velde, Marco, van Oers, Kees, Wilk, Tomasz, Winkel, Wolfgang

“…In many socially monogamous animals, females engage in extrapair copulation (EPC), causing some broods to contain both within‐pair and extrapair young (EPY)…”
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Intronic variation at the CHD1-Z gene in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa: correlations with fitness components revisited by Trimbos, Krijn B., Kentie, Rosemarie, van der Velde, Marco, Hooijmeijer, Jos C. E. W., Poley, Carola, Musters, C. J. M., de Snoo, Geert R., Piersma, Theunis

“…Recently, Schroeder et al. (2010, Ibis 152: 368–377) suggested that intronic variation in the CHD1‐Z gene of Black‐tailed Godwits breeding in southwest…”
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Nest desertion is not predicted by cuckoldry in the Eurasian penduline tit by van Dijk, René E, Mészáros, Lidia A, van der Velde, Marco, Székely, Tamás, Pogány, Ákos, Szabad, János, Komdeur, Jan

“…Engagement in extra-pair copulations is an example of the abundant conflicting interests between males and females over reproduction. Potential benefits for…”
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Widespread Translocation from Autosomes to Sex Chromosomes Preserves Genetic Variability in an Endangered Lark by Brooke, M. de L, Welbergen, Justin A, Mainwaring, Mark C, van der Velde, Marco, Harts, A. M. F, Komdeur, Jan, Amos, William

“…Species that pass repeatedly through narrow population bottlenecks (<100 individuals) are likely to have lost a large proportion of their genetic variation…”
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Breeding season-specific sex diagnostics in the monomorphic House Martin Delichon urbicum by Piersma, Theunis, Van Der Velde, Marco

“…Capsule Breeding adult females show a bare brood patch and a smaller cloacal protuberance than males. Aims To examine the degree of sexual dimorphism in…”
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Microbial environment shapes immune function and cloacal microbiota dynamics in zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata by van Veelen, H Pieter J, Falcão Salles, Joana, Matson, Kevin D, van der Velde, Marco, Tieleman, B Irene

“…The relevance of the host microbiota to host ecology and evolution is well acknowledged. However, the effect of the microbial environment on host immune…”
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Testosterone, plumage colouration and extra-pair paternity in male North-American barn swallows by Eikenaar, Cas, Whitham, Megan, Komdeur, Jan, van der Velde, Marco, Moore, Ignacio T

“…In most monogamous bird species, circulating testosterone concentration in males is elevated around the social female's fertile period. Variation in elevated…”
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