Multiple sexual ornaments signal heterozygosity in male blue tits

Behavioral ecology and genomics: new directions, or just a more detailed map?

(2014) M. Zuk et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Stable correlation structure among multiple plumage colour traits: can they work as a single signal?

(2014) Gergely Hegyi et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Habitat structure and prey composition generate contrasting effects on carotenoid-based coloration of great titParus majornestlings

(2014) Emilio Pagani-Núñez et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Heterozygosity at a single locus explains a large proportion of variation in two fitness-related traits in great tits: a general or a local effect?

(2014) V. García-Navas et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Genetic basis and fitness correlates of dynamic carotenoid-based ornamental coloration in male and female common kestrelsFalco tinnunculus

(2014) P. Vergara et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Individual genetic diversity and probability of infection by avian malaria parasites in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

(2014) E. S. Ferrer et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Assessment of identity disequilibrium and its relation to empirical heterozygosity fitness correlations: a meta-analysis

(2014) Joshua M. Miller et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

High-throughput sequencing reveals inbreeding depression in a natural population

(2014) J. I. Hoffman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Heterozygosity and orange coloration are associated in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

(2013) M. Herdegen et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Retracted: Heterozygosity, sexual ornament and body size in the crested newt

(2013) M. Herdegen et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Evaluating the role of inbreeding depression in heterozygosity-fitness correlations: how useful are tests for identity disequilibrium?

(2013) Marty Kardos et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Females prefer good genes: MHC-associated mate choice in wild and captive tuco-tucos

(2012) Ana Paula Cutrera et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Plumage yellowness predicts foraging ability in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus

(2012) VICENTE GARCÍA-NAVAS et al.   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Heterozygosity-behaviour correlations in nine-spined stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) populations: contrasting effects at random and functional loci

(2012) Veronika N. Laine et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The Effect and Relative Importance of Neutral Genetic Diversity for Predicting Parasitism Varies across Parasite Taxa

(2012) María José Ruiz-López et al.   PLoS One

Quantitative Genetics of a Carotenoid-Based Color: Heritability and Persistent Natal Environmental Effects in the Great Tit

(2011) Simon R. Evans et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

CORRELATIONS BETWEEN HETEROZYGOSITY AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN THE BLUE TIT (CYANISTES CAERULEUS): AN ANALYSIS OF INBREEDING AND SINGLE LOCUS EFFECTS

(2011) Juanita Olano-Marin et al.   EVOLUTION

Negative heterozygosity-fitness correlations observed with microsatellites located in functional areas of the genome

(2011) MARTA SZULKIN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Heterozygosity and survival in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): contrasting effects of presumably functional and neutral loci

(2011) JUANITA OLANO-MARIN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Integument coloration signals reproductive success, heterozygosity, and antioxidant levels in chick-rearing black-legged kittiwakes

(2011) Sarah Leclaire et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Candidate genes for carotenoid coloration in vertebrates and their expression profiles in the carotenoid-containing plumage and bill of a wild bird

(2011) N. Walsh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Inbreeding depression of sexually selected traits and attractiveness in the zebra finch

(2010) Elisabeth Bolund et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Inbreeding depression in male traits and preference for outbred males in Poecilia reticulata

(2010) Susanne R. K. Zajitschek et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Sperm of colourful males are better protected against oxidative stress

(2010) Fabrice Helfenstein et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Low Heterozygosity at Microsatellite Markers in Iberian Red Deer with Small Antlers

(2010) Javier Pérez-González et al.   JOURNAL OF HEREDITY

Heterozygosity-fitness correlations of conserved microsatellite markers in Kentish plovers Charadrius alexandrinus

(2010) CLEMENS KÜPPER et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Rhh: an R extension for estimating multilocus heterozygosity and heterozygosity-heterozygosity correlation

(2010) JUSSI S. ALHO et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

SEXUAL SELECTION, MULTIPLE MALE ORNAMENTS, AND AGE- AND CONDITION-DEPENDENT SIGNALING IN THE COMMON YELLOWTHROAT

(2009) Corey R. Freeman-Gallant et al.   EVOLUTION

Genetic dissimilarity, genetic diversity, and mate preferences in humans

(2009) Hanne. C. Lie et al.   EVOLUTION AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR

Temporal variation of heterozygosity-based assortative mating and related benefits in a lesser kestrel population

(2009) J. ORTEGO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Moult speed affects structural feather ornaments in the blue tit

(2009) M. GRIGGIO et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

A quantitative review of heterozygosity-fitness correlations in animal populations

(2009) J. R. CHAPMAN et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

(2009) Sara del Cerro et al.   OECOLOGIA

High-Pitched Notes during Vocal Contests Signal Genetic Diversity in Ocellated Antbirds

(2009) Yi-men Araya-Ajoy et al.   PLoS One

Heterozygosity-based assortative mating in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): implications for the evolution of mate choice

(2009) V. Garcia-Navas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Dawn song of the eastern kingbird: an honest signal of male quality?

(2008) Michael T. Murphy et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Two pieces of information in a single trait? The yellow breast of the great tit (Parus major) reflects both pigment acquisition and body condition

(2008) Senar et al.   BEHAVIOUR

HETEROZYGOSITY-FITNESS CORRELATIONS REVEALED BY NEUTRAL AND CANDIDATE GENE MARKERS IN ROE DEER FROM A LONG-TERM STUDY

(2008) Anne Da Silva et al.   EVOLUTION

EVOLUTION OF MATE CHOICE FOR GENOME-WIDE HETEROZYGOSITY

(2008) Lutz Fromhage et al.   EVOLUTION

Condition-dependence of multiple carotenoid-based plumage traits: an experimental study

(2008) Anne Peters et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY