Detrimental effects of urbanization on the diet, health, and signal coloration of an ecologically successful alien bird

Rapid morphological changes as agents of adaptation in introduced populations of the common myna (Acridotheres tristis)

(2021) Tali Magory Cohen et al.   EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY

Eat yourself sexy: how selective macronutrient intake influences the expression of a visual signal in common mynas

(2021) Chloe Peneaux et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Preliminary observations suggest Common Myna prefer lipid over protein and carbohydrate foods in a pairwise choice experiment

(2020) S Thobeka Gumede et al.   OSTRICH

Radiotracking invasive spread: Are common mynas more active and exploratory on the invasion front?

(2020) Josephine Burstal et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Studying animal niches using bulk stable isotope ratios: an updated synthesis

(2020) Oliver N. Shipley et al.   OECOLOGIA

The potential utility of carotenoid‐based coloration as a biomonitor of environmental change

(2020) Chloe Peneaux et al.   IBIS

Rat and invasive birds control to save the Tahiti monarch (Pomarea nigra), a critically endangered island bird

(2020) Caroline Blanvillain et al.   JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

Noisy neighbours and myna problems: Interaction webs and aggression around tree hollows in urban habitats

(2020) Andrew M. Rogers et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Behavioral Responses of Invasive and Nuisance Vertebrates to Harvesting: A Mechanistic Framework

(2020) Marie C. Diquelou et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Global invasion in progress: modeling the past, current and potential global distribution of the common myna

(2019) Tali Magory Cohen et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Worldwide decline of the entomofauna: A review of its drivers

(2019) Francisco Sánchez-Bayo et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

City sicker? A meta‐analysis of wildlife health and urbanization

(2019) Maureen H Murray et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Trophic niche dynamics of three nearshore benthic predators in The Bahamas

(2018) Oliver N. Shipley et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

From wetland specialist to hand-fed generalist: shifts in diet and condition with provisioning for a recently urbanized wading bird

(2018) Maureen H. Murray et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Carotenoid coloration and health status of urban Eurasian kestrels (Falco tinnunculus)

(2018) Petra Sumasgutner et al.   PLoS One

Carotenoid metabolism strengthens the link between feather coloration and individual quality

(2018) Ryan J. Weaver et al.   Nature Communications

Multidimensional nutritional ecology and urban birds

(2018) Sean C. P. Coogan et al.   Ecosphere

Analyzing mixing systems using a new generation of Bayesian tracer mixing models

(2018) Brian C. Stock et al.   PeerJ

Stable isotopes reveal limited Eltonian niche conservatism across carnivore populations

(2018) Philip J. Manlick et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Individual consumption of supplemental food as a predictor of reproductive performance and viral infection intensity

(2018) Simon Tollington et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Two speed invasion: assisted and intrinsic dispersal of common mynas over 150 years of colonization

(2018) Kyle M. Ewart et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Tasting novel foods and selecting nutrient content in a highly successful ecological invader, the common myna

(2017) Chloe Peneaux et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Happy to breed in the city? Urban food resources limit reproductive output in Western Jackdaws

(2017) Eva Meyrier et al.   Ecology and Evolution

The Global Distribution and Drivers of Alien Bird Species Richness

(2017) Ellie E. Dyer et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

The global avian invasions atlas, a database of alien bird distributions worldwide

(2017) Ellie E. Dyer et al.   Scientific Data

Integrated behavioural and stable isotope data reveal altered diet linked to low breeding success in urban-dwelling blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

(2017) Christopher J. Pollock et al.   Scientific Reports

Wildlife health and supplemental feeding: A review and management recommendations

(2016) Maureen H. Murray et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Dietary protein selection in a free-ranging urban population of common myna birds

(2015) Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

The town bird and the country bird: problem solving and immunocompetence vary with urbanization

(2015) Jean-Nicolas Audet et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Kin aggression and resource availability influence phenotype-dependent dispersal in a passerine bird

(2015) Stepfanie M. Aguillon et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

A new probabilistic method for quantifyingn-dimensional ecological niches and niche overlap

(2015) Heidi K. Swanson et al.   ECOLOGY

The relationship between health and cell-mediated immunity measured in ecology: Phytohaemagglutinin skin-swelling test mirrors blood cellular composition

(2015) Barbora Bílková et al.   Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Differential influence of urbanisation on Coccidian infection in two passerine birds

(2015) Carlos A. Delgado-V et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Urbanisation tolerance and the loss of avian diversity

(2014) Daniel Sol et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The Common Myna (Sturnus tristis) in urban, rural and semi-rural areas in Greater Sydney and its surrounds

(2014) Julie M. Old et al.   EMU

Physiological Correlates of Urbanization in a Desert Songbird

(2014) M. Giraudeau et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Parasites in the City: Degree of Urbanization Predicts Poxvirus and Coccidian Infections in House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus)

(2014) Mathieu Giraudeau et al.   PLoS One

Behavioural adjustments for a life in the city

(2013) Daniel Sol et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Are invasive species drivers of native species decline or passengers of habitat modification? A case study of the impact of the common myna (Acridotheres tristis) on Australian bird species

(2013) Kate Grarock et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

The native versus alien dichotomy: relative impact of native noisy miners and introduced common mynas

(2013) Kathryn M. Haythorpe et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Does Human-Induced Habitat Modification Influence the Impact of Introduced Species? A Case Study on Cavity-Nesting by the Introduced Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) and Two Australian Native Parrots

(2013) Kate Grarock et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

An Empirical Evaluation of the Utility of Convex Hull and Standard Ellipse Areas for Assessing Population Niche Widths from Stable Isotope Data

(2013) Jari Syväranta et al.   PLoS One

Flexible dispersal strategies in native and non-native ranges: environmental quality and the ‘good-stay, bad-disperse’ rule

(2012) Cang Hui et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Urbanization, nestling growth and reproductive success in a moderately declining house sparrow population

(2012) Gábor Seress et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

High urban population density of birds reflects their timing of urbanization

(2012) Anders Pape Møller et al.   OECOLOGIA

Spatial Sorting Drives Morphological Variation in the Invasive Bird, Acridotheris tristis

(2012) Cécile Berthouly-Salazar et al.   PLoS One

Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and direct impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools

(2012) K. C. Seto et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Urban biodiversity: comparison of insect assemblages on native and non-native trees

(2012) Alvin J. Helden et al.   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Phytohaemagglutinin skin-swelling test in scarlet rosefinch males: low-quality birds respond more strongly

(2011) Michal Vinkler et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

The Chemical Pathway of Carotenoids: From Plants to Birds

(2011) Caroline Isaksson   ARDEA

The Effect of Host Foraging Ecology on the Prevalence and Intensity of Coccidian Infection in Wild Passerine Birds

(2011) Olga V. Dolnik et al.   ARDEA

Carotenoid-based signals in behavioural ecology: a review

(2011) Svensson et al.   BEHAVIOUR

Do Common Mynas significantly compete with native birds in urban environments?

(2011) Katie A. Lowe et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Comparing isotopic niche widths among and within communities: SIBER - Stable Isotope Bayesian Ellipses in R

(2011) Andrew L. Jackson et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

The paradox of invasion in birds: competitive superiority or ecological opportunism?

(2011) Daniel Sol et al.   OECOLOGIA

Invasion, Competition, and Biodiversity Loss in Urban Ecosystems

(2010) Eyal Shochat et al.   BIOSCIENCE

Functional analysis of the skin-swelling response to phytohaemagglutinin

(2010) Michal Vinkler et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Individual responses of seabirds to commercial fisheries revealed using GPS tracking, stable isotopes and vessel monitoring systems

(2010) Stephen C. Votier et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Carotenoid-based Male Plumage Predicts Parental Investment in the American Redstart

(2010) Ryan R. Germain et al.   Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Indian mynahs, Acridotheres tristis, learn about dangerous places by observing the fate of others

(2009) Andrea S. Griffin et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Growth and nutritional state of American Crow nestlings vary between urban and rural habitats

(2009) Rebecca S. Heiss et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Maternal effects and range expansion: a key factor in a dynamic process?

(2009) R. A Duckworth   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

URBAN LAND USE PREDICTS WEST NILE VIRUS EXPOSURE IN SONGBIRDS

(2008) Catherine A. Bradley et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The changing landscape: ecosystem responses to urbanization and pollution across climatic and societal gradients

(2008) Nancy B Grimm et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Applications of stable isotope analyses to avian ecology

(2008) RICHARD INGER et al.   IBIS

Lean birds in the city: body size and condition of house sparrows along the urbanization gradient

(2008) A. Liker et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Feeding birds in our towns and cities: a global research opportunity

(2008) Darryl N. Jones et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Effects of urbanization on species richness: A review of plants and animals

(2008) Michael L. McKinney   URBAN ECOSYSTEMS