List of works - Wei Liang

Ancient origin and maternal inheritance of blue cuckoo eggs

scientific article

Avian escape responses to observers wearing clothing of different colors: A comparison of urban and rural populations

scientific article published in 2020

Black-headed gulls are more wary of people dressed in red: a test of the concealment color hypothesis

scientific article published in 2023

Breeding biology and novel reproductive behaviour in the Hainan Partridge (Arborophila ardens)

Breeding in a noisy world: Attraction to urban arterial roads and preference for nest-sites by the scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)

scientific article published in 2020

Comparative analysis of hissing calls in five tit species

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

Components of variation in female common cuckoo calls

scientific article published on 26 October 2018

Costs of breeding far away from neighbors: Isolated host nests are more vulnerable to cuckoo parasitism

scientific article published on 27 July 2018

Differently sized cuckoos pose different threats to hosts

scientific article published on 08 October 2019

Egg retrieval versus egg rejection in cuckoo hosts

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Global congruence between cuckoo species richness and biodiversity hotspots

scientific article published in 2019

Heterospecific alarm-call recognition in two warbler hosts of common cuckoos

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

How can distinct egg polymorphism be maintained in the rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)-plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) interaction-a modeling approach

scientific article published on 15 June 2017

Intensity dependent disruptive effects of light at night on activation of the HPG axis of tree sparrows (Passer montanus)

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

Keeping eggs warm: thermal and developmental advantages for parasitic cuckoos of laying unusually thick-shelled eggs

scientific article published on 2 January 2018

Local ecological knowledge and regional sighting histories of Hainan Peacock-pheasant <i>Polyplectron katsumatae</i>: pessimism or optimism for a threatened island endemic?

scientific article published in 2022

Managed marshes can be good alternatives to natural marshes as breeding habitats for birds

scientific article published in 2019

Nest site availability and niche differentiation between two cavity-nesting birds in time and space

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Predation of Daurian redstarts offspring in nest boxes by the Oriental magpie‐robin and tree sparrow

scientific article published in 2023

Predicting the vulnerability of birds to trophic threat posed by phenological mismatch based on nutritional and physiological status of nestlings

scientific article published on 06 December 2019

Proximate mechanisms of earlier hatching in parasitic cuckoos: yolk energy and embryonic metabolism

scientific article published in 2017

Sex‐linked genetic diversity and differentiation in a globally distributed avian species complex

scientific article published in 2021

Similar immediate costs of raising cuckoo and host chicks can hardly explain low levels of antiparasite defence in hosts. A Comment on: Samaš et al. (2018)

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Snake slough in birds’ nests acts as a nest predator deterrent

scientific article published in 2021

Spatial variation in egg polymorphism among cuckoo hosts across 4 continents

scientific article published on 17 March 2020

The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe.

scientific article

Using 3D modelling and printing to study avian cognition from different geometric dimensions

scientific article published on 15 May 2019

Was the exposed continental shelf a long-distance colonization route in the ice age? The Southeast Asia origin of Hainan and Taiwan partridges

scientific article

List of works by Wei Liang

Ancient origin and maternal inheritance of blue cuckoo eggs

Avian escape responses to observers wearing clothing of different colors: A comparison of urban and rural populations

Black-headed gulls are more wary of people dressed in red: a test of the concealment color hypothesis

Breeding biology and novel reproductive behaviour in the Hainan Partridge (Arborophila ardens)

Breeding in a noisy world: Attraction to urban arterial roads and preference for nest-sites by the scaly-breasted munia (Lonchura punctulata)

Comparative analysis of hissing calls in five tit species

Components of variation in female common cuckoo calls

Costs of breeding far away from neighbors: Isolated host nests are more vulnerable to cuckoo parasitism

Differently sized cuckoos pose different threats to hosts

Egg retrieval versus egg rejection in cuckoo hosts

Global congruence between cuckoo species richness and biodiversity hotspots

Heterospecific alarm-call recognition in two warbler hosts of common cuckoos

How can distinct egg polymorphism be maintained in the rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens)-plaintive cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus) interaction-a modeling approach

Intensity dependent disruptive effects of light at night on activation of the HPG axis of tree sparrows (Passer montanus)

Keeping eggs warm: thermal and developmental advantages for parasitic cuckoos of laying unusually thick-shelled eggs

Local ecological knowledge and regional sighting histories of Hainan Peacock-pheasant <i>Polyplectron katsumatae</i>: pessimism or optimism for a threatened island endemic?

Managed marshes can be good alternatives to natural marshes as breeding habitats for birds

Nest site availability and niche differentiation between two cavity-nesting birds in time and space

Predation of Daurian redstarts offspring in nest boxes by the Oriental magpie‐robin and tree sparrow

Predicting the vulnerability of birds to trophic threat posed by phenological mismatch based on nutritional and physiological status of nestlings

Proximate mechanisms of earlier hatching in parasitic cuckoos: yolk energy and embryonic metabolism

Sex‐linked genetic diversity and differentiation in a globally distributed avian species complex

Similar immediate costs of raising cuckoo and host chicks can hardly explain low levels of antiparasite defence in hosts. A Comment on: Samaš et al. (2018)

Snake slough in birds’ nests acts as a nest predator deterrent

Spatial variation in egg polymorphism among cuckoo hosts across 4 continents

The common cuckoo is an effective indicator of high bird species richness in Asia and Europe.

Using 3D modelling and printing to study avian cognition from different geometric dimensions

Was the exposed continental shelf a long-distance colonization route in the ice age? The Southeast Asia origin of Hainan and Taiwan partridges