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Synchronised provisioning at the nest: parental coordination over care in a socially monogamous species by van Rooij, Erica P, Griffith, Simon C

“…Bi-parental care is very common in birds, occurring in over 90% of species, and is expected to evolve whenever the benefits of enhanced offspring survival…”
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Song trait similarity in great tits varies with social structure by Snijders, Lysanne, van der Eijk, Jerine, van Rooij, Erica P, de Goede, Piet, van Oers, Kees, Naguib, Marc

“…For many animals, long-range signalling is essential to maintain contact with conspecifics. In territorial species, individuals often have to balance…”
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Extra-pair paternity in the long-tailed finch Poephila acuticauda by van Rooij, Erica P, Rollins, Lee A, Holleley, Clare E, Griffith, Simon C

“…Although the majority of passerine birds are socially monogamous, true genetic monogamy is rare, with extra-pair paternity (EPP) occurring in almost 90% of…”
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Social networking in territorial great tits: slow explorers have the least central social network positions by Snijders, Lysanne, van Rooij, Erica P., Burt, John M., Hinde, Camilla A., van Oers, Kees, Naguib, Marc

“…In various animal species individuals differ consistently in their behaviour, often referred to as personality. In several species these personality…”
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To sing or not to sing: seasonal changes in singing vary with personality in wild great tits by Naguib, Marc, van Rooij, Erica P., Snijders, Lysanne, van Oers, Kees

“…Many putative Batesian mimics only approximately resemble their supposed models, and such "imperfect" mimics are readily distinguished from defended species by…”
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Dawn song predicts behaviour during territory conflicts in personality-typed great tits by Snijders, Lysanne, van Rooij, Erica P., Henskens, Marlijn F.A., van Oers, Kees, Naguib, Marc

“…Territorial animals settle territory disputes and discourage conspecific intrusion via close-range confrontations as well as nonconfrontational long-range…”
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No evidence of assortative mating on the basis of putative ornamental traits in Long-tailed Finches Poephila acuticauda by VAN ROOIJ, ERICA P., GRIFFITH, SIMON C.

“…When multiple ornaments are expressed in both sexes, they are generally assumed to be maintained by mutual sexual selection and have a function in mate choice…”
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Nonlinear effects of food aggregation on interference competition in mallards by Gyimesi, Abel, van Rooij, Erica P., Nolet, Bart A.

“…Previous studies of interference competition have shown an asymmetric effect on intake rate of foragers on clumped resources, with only subordinate individuals…”
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Are Monomorphic Species Really Sexually Indistinguishable: No Evidence in Wild Long-Tailed Finches (Poephila acuticauda) by van Rooij, Erica P, Griffith, Simon C

“…Studies of sexual selection have focused mainly on dimorphic and/or polygynous species, where males, typically possess more exaggerated secondary sexual…”
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