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A trade-off between reproductive investment and maternal cerebellum size in a precocial bird

scientific article published in December 2016

Artificial selection reveals the role of transcriptional constraints in the maintenance of life history variation

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Bacterial microbiota composition of a common ectoparasite of cavity‐breeding birds, the Hen Flea Ceratophyllus gallinae

scientific article

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection pressure shapes innate immune gene evolution in natural rodent populations across Europe

scientific article published on May 2015

Carotenoid-based colour expression is determined early in nestling life

scientific article published on 10 July 2003

Carotenoid-based nestling colouration and parental favouritism in the great tit

scientific article published on 28 January 2005

Carotenoid-based plumage colors and immune function: is there a trade-off for rare carotenoids?

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Combining genome-wide association study and FST -based approaches to identify targets of Borrelia-mediated selection in natural rodent hosts

scientific article published on 12 March 2020

Contrasting patterns of diversity and population differentiation at the innate immunity gene toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) in two sympatric rodent species

scientific article published on 21 October 2011

Differential Effects of Maternal Yolk Androgens on Male and Female Offspring: A Role for Sex-Specific Selection?

scientific article published on 20 July 2015

Dissecting carotenoid from structural components of carotenoid-based coloration: a field experiment with great tits (Parus major).

scientific article published in July 2010

Distinct haplotype structure at the innate immune receptor Toll-like receptor 2 across bank vole populations and lineages in Europe

Divergent artificial selection for female reproductive investment has a sexually concordant effect on male reproductive success

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Ectoparasite-modulated deposition of maternal androgens in great tit eggs

scientific article published in July 2004

Elevational Changes in Bacterial Microbiota Structure and Diversity in an Arthropod-Disease Vector

scientific article

Elevational changes in bacterial microbiota structure and diversity in an arthropod-disease vector

scientific article

Genetics of personalities: no simple answers for complex traits

scientific article published in February 2010

Heritable variation in maternal yolk hormone transfer in a wild bird population

scientific article published in October 2009

Human pathogen co-occurrence in Ixodes ricinus ticks: effects of landscape topography, climatic factors and microbiota interactions

scientific article

Impact of green space connectivity on urban tick presence, density and Borrelia infected ticks in different habitats and seasons in three cities in southern England

scientific article published in 2023

In ovo yolk carotenoid and testosterone levels interactively influence female transfer of yolk antioxidants to her eggs

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

In search of genetic constraints limiting the evolution of egg size: direct and correlated responses to artificial selection on a prenatal maternal effector

scientific article published on 9 March 2016

Increased prenatal maternal investment reduces inbreeding depression in offspring

scientific article published in August 2017

Independent sources of condition dependency and multiple pathways determine a composite trait: lessons from carotenoid-based plumage colouration

scientific article published on 17 January 2013

Long-term effect of yolk carotenoid levels on testis size in a precocial bird.

scientific article published on April 2016

Maternal modulation of natal dispersal in a passerine bird: an adaptive strategy to cope with parasitism?

scientific article published on 28 November 2006

Matrilineal inheritance of a key mediator of prenatal maternal effects.

scientific article published in September 2016

Natural selection acts in opposite ways on correlated hormonal mediators of prenatal maternal effects in a wild bird population

scientific article published on 06 August 2014

Naturally occurring Toll-like receptor 11 (TLR11) and Toll-like receptor 12 (TLR12) polymorphisms are not associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild wood mice

scientific article

No evidence for survival selection on carotenoid-based nestling coloration in great tits (Parus major).

scientific article published in March 2006

Parasites shape the optimal investment in immunity

scientific article published in July 2006

Polymorphisms at the innate immune receptor TLR2 are associated with Borrelia infection in a wild rodent population

scientific article published on 03 April 2013

Proximate mechanisms of variation in the carotenoid-based plumage coloration of nestling great tits (Parus major L.).

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Revisiting mechanisms and functions of prenatal hormone-mediated maternal effects using avian species as a model

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Selection for Divergent Reproductive Investment Affects Neuron Size and Foliation in the Cerebellum

scientific article published on 12 August 2020

Sex-specific effects of experimental ectoparasite infestation on telomere length in great tit nestlings

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

Sex-specific effects of prenatal and postnatal nutritional conditions on the oxidative status of great tit nestlings

scientific article published on 7 November 2014

Short- and long-term consequences of early developmental conditions: a case study on wild and domesticated zebra finches

scientific article published in February 2009

Signatures of selection acting on the innate immunity gene Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) during the evolutionary history of rodents

scientific article published on 18 March 2011

Small-scale spatial variation in infection risk shapes the evolution of a Borrelia resistance gene in wild rodents

scientific article published on 06 August 2018

The effects of experimentally manipulated yolk androgens on growth and immune function of male and female nestling collared flycatchers Ficedula albicollis

The more you get, the more you give: Positive cascading effects shape the evolutionary potential of prenatal maternal investment

scientific article published on 02 July 2019

The multivariate egg: quantifying within- and among-clutch correlations between maternally derived yolk immunoglobulins and yolk androgens using multivariate mixed models.

scientific article published on 15 October 2013

When mothers make sons sexy: maternal effects contribute to the increased sexual attractiveness of extra-pair offspring

scientific article published on 28 September 2011

Yolk androgens do not appear to mediate sexual conflict over parental investment in the collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis.

scientific article published on 5 February 2009

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