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Avian developmental rates are constrained by latitude and migratoriness – A global analysis by Minias, Piotr, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Jetz, Walter

“…Aim It has long been recognized that tropical bird species demonstrate a wide range of traits characteristic for slow life histories, as indicated by lower…”
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Consistent choice of landscape urbanization level across the annual cycle in a migratory waterbird species by Chyb, Amelia, Jedlikowski, Jan, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Minias, Piotr

“…Rapid urbanization has a great impact on avian distribution, ecology, habitat selection, and behavior. Recent avian studies indicated that individuals remain…”
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Nature of active sites in Ni2P hydrotreating catalysts as probed by iron substitution by Zhao, Haiyan, Oyama, S. Ted, Freund, Hans-Joachim, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Sierka, Marek

“…•FeNi phosphides are highly active for 4,6-dimethyldibenzothiophene hydrodesulfurization (HDS).•The catalysts are unusually selective for direct…”
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Colony size affects nestling immune function: a cross-fostering experiment in a colonial waterbird by Minias, Piotr, Gach, Kamila, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Janiszewski, Tomasz

“…Elevated transmission rate of pathogens and parasites is considered one of the major costs of sociality in birds. However, greater risk of infection in…”
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Egg spottiness reflects female condition, physiological stress, and ornament expression in a common rallid species by Minias, Piotr, Gómez, Jesús, Włodarczyk, Radosław

“…Eggshell pigmentation is generated by 2 major pigments, biliverdin and protoporphyrin. The latter is mostly deposited in red, brown, and black egg spots and it…”
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Distinct evolutionary trajectories of MHC class I and class II genes in Old World finches and buntings by Minias, Piotr, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Remisiewicz, Magdalena, Cobzaru, Ioana, Janiszewski, Tomasz

“…Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes code for key proteins of the adaptive immune system, which present antigens from intra-cellular (MHC class I) and…”
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Vibrationally resolved absorption and fluorescence spectra of perylene and N-substituted derivatives from autocorrelation function approaches by Xiong, Tao, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Saalfrank, Peter

“…Vibrationally resolved absorption and emission (fluorescence) spectra of perylene and its N-derivatives in gas phase and in solution (acetonitrile) were…”
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Water on the MgO(001) Surface: Surface Reconstruction and Ion Solvation by Ončák, Milan, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Sauer, Joachim

“…The interaction of water with the MgO(001) surface under ambient conditions is investigated by density functional theory combined with statistical…”
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Application of the dressed time-dependent density functional theory for the excited states of linear polyenes by Mazur, Grzegorz, Włodarczyk, Radosław

“…Dressed Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (Maitra et al., J Chem Phys 2004, 120, 5932) is applied to selected linear polyenes. Limits of validity of the…”
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Divergent evolution drives high diversity of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in passerine birds: Buntings and finches by Włodarczyk, Radosław, Těšický, Martin, Vinkler, Michal, Novotný, Marian, Remisiewicz, Magdalena, Janiszewski, Tomasz, Minias, Piotr

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) form a key component of animal innate immunity, being responsible for recognition of conserved microbial structures. As such, TLRs…”
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Evolution of innate and adaptive immune genes in a non-model waterbird, the common tern by Minias, Piotr, Drzewińska-Chańko, Joanna, Włodarczyk, Radosław

“…Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) are the key pathogen-recognition genes of vertebrate immune system and they have a…”
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Leukocyte profiles are associated with longevity and survival, but not migratory effort: A comparative analysis of shorebirds by Minias, Piotr, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Meissner, Włodzimierz

“…Assessment of leukocyte profiles has become an increasingly popular tool in the fields of ecology and ecophysiology. The ratio of heterophils to lymphocytes…”
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Colony size as a predictor of breeding behaviour in a common waterbird by Minias, Piotr, Gach, Kamila, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Bartos, Maciej, Drzewińska-Chańko, Joanna, Rembowski, Miłosz, Jakubas, Dariusz, Janiszewski, Tomasz

“…The choice of colony size may have profound consequences for individual fitness in colonially breeding birds, but at the same time it may require certain…”
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Hydration Structures of MgO, CaO, and SrO (001) Surfaces by Ončák, Milan, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Sauer, Joachim

“…Using density functional theory (PBE functional), we show that the degree of surface hydroxylation increases in the MgO, CaO, SrO series, accompanied by an…”
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Urbanization processes drive divergence at the major histocompatibility complex in a common waterbird by Pikus, Ewa, Wlodarczyk, Radoslaw, Jedlikowski, Jan, Minias, Piotr

“…Urban sprawl is one of the most common landscape alterations occurring worldwide, and there is a growing list of species that are recognised to have adapted to…”
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Low heritability of social phenotypes in a nonpasserine waterbird by Minias, Piotr, Drzewińska-Chańko, Joanna, Włodarczyk, Radosław

“…Most behavioral traits are known to be weakly heritable, possibly due to their extreme complexity and flexibility. Despite this general pattern, within-species…”
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Contrasting haemoparasite prevalence in larid species with divergent ecological niches and migration patterns by Włodarczyk, Radosław, Bouwhuis, Sandra, Bichet, Coraline, Podlaszczuk, Patrycja, Chyb, Amelia, Indykiewicz, Piotr, Dulisz, Beata, Betleja, Jacek, Janiszewski, Tomasz, Minias, Piotr

“…Haemoparasites represent a diverse group of vector-borne parasites that infect a wide range of vertebrate hosts. In birds, haemoparasite infection rates may be…”
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Age-related differences in reproductive success support the selection hypothesis in a Mute Swan population by Włodarczyk, Radosław, Minias, Piotr

“…In many bird species, we observe age-related differences in reproductive success, which usually increases early in life and later decreases due to senescence…”
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Stopover habitat selection drives variation in the gut microbiome composition and pathogen acquisition by migrating shorebirds by Włodarczyk, Radosław, Drzewińska-Chańko, Joanna, Kamiński, Maciej, Meissner, Włodzimierz, Rapczyński, Jan, Janik-Superson, Katarzyna, Krawczyk, Dawid, Strapagiel, Dominik, Ożarowska, Agnieszka, Stępniewska, Katarzyna, Minias, Piotr

“…Abstract Long-distance host movements play a major regulatory role in shaping microbial communities of their digestive tract. Here, we studied gut microbiota…”
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Immunocompetent birds choose larger breeding colonies by Drzewińska‐Chańko, Joanna, Włodarczyk, Radosław, Gajewski, Adrian, Rudnicka, Karolina, Dunn, Peter O., Minias, Piotr

“…Optimal size of social groups may vary between individuals, depending on their phenotypic traits, such as dominance status, age or personality. Larger social…”
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