List of works - Wouter Halfwerk

A behavioural mechanism explaining noise-dependent frequency use in urban birdsong

A comprehensive overview of the effects of urbanisation on sexual selection and sexual traits

scientific article published in 2022

Adaptive changes in sexual signalling in response to urbanization

scientific article published on 10 December 2018

An ultrasound-absorbing inflorescence zone enhances echo-acoustic contrast of bat-pollinated cactus flowers

scientific article published in 2023

Anthropogenic noise impairs foraging for cryptic prey via cross-sensory interference

scientific article published on 08 April 2020

Asymmetric response patterns to subspecies-specific song differences in allopatry and parapatry in the gray-breasted wood-wren.

scientific article published in December 2010

Bats perceptually weight prey cues across sensory systems when hunting in noise

scientific article published on September 2016

Behavioural ecology: noise annoys at community level.

scientific article

Birds and anthropogenic noise: singing higher may matter

scientific article published on 23 May 2012

Collateral damage or a shadow of safety? The effects of signalling heterospecific neighbours on the risks of parasitism and predation.

scientific article published in May 2016

Complex sensory environments alter mate choice outcomes

scientific article published on 13 November 2020

Crossmodal comparisons of signal components allow for relative-distance assessment.

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

Does bat response to traffic noise support the misleading cue hypothesis?

scientific article published on 27 July 2019

Environmental and morphological constraints interact to drive the evolution of communication signals in frogs

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Environmental conditions limit attractiveness of a complex sexual signal in the túngara frog.

scientific article published in December 2017

Floating frogs sound larger: environmental constraints on signal production drives call frequency changes

scientific article published on 24 September 2020

Gone with the wind: Is signal timing in a neotropical katydid an adaptive response to variation in wind-induced vibratory noise?

scientific article published in May 2020

Habitat-dependent song divergence at subspecies level in the grey-breasted wood-wren.

scientific article published on 25 April 2008

Low-frequency songs lose their potency in noisy urban conditions

scientific article

Multimodal cues improve prey localization under complex environmental conditions

scientific article

Multimodality during live tutoring is relevant for vocal learning in zebra finches

scientific article published in 2022

Multisensory pollution: Artificial light at night and anthropogenic noise have interactive effects on activity patterns of great tits (Parus major)

scientific article published on 13 November 2019

Negative impact of traffic noise on avian reproductive success

scientific article published in 2010

Noise as an informational cue for decision-making: the sound of rain delays bat emergence

scientific article published on 01 February 2019

Pollution going multimodal: the complex impact of the human-altered sensory environment on animal perception and performance.

scientific article

Reply to Eens et al.: Urban noise can alter sexual selection on bird song.

scientific article published on 18 January 2012

Responses of insect herbivores and their food plants to wind exposure and the importance of predation risk

scientific article published on 19 April 2018

Risks of multimodal signaling: bat predators attend to dynamic motion in frog sexual displays.

scientific article published on September 2014

Risky ripples allow bats and frogs to eavesdrop on a multisensory sexual display.

scientific article published on January 2014

RoboFinch: A versatile audio‐visual synchronised robotic bird model for laboratory and field research on songbirds

scientific article published in 2023

Sharp acoustic boundaries across an altitudinal avian hybrid zone despite asymmetric introgression.

scientific article published on 23 April 2016

Song divergence by sensory drive in Amazonian birds

scientific article published on 19 August 2010

The quiet spring of 2020

scientific article

Variation in plant leaf traits affects transmission and detectability of herbivore vibrational cues

scientific article published on 30 September 2020

Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Wind- and Rain-Induced Vibrations Impose Different Selection Pressures on Multimodal Signaling

scientific article published on 06 July 2016

List of works by Wouter Halfwerk

A behavioural mechanism explaining noise-dependent frequency use in urban birdsong

A comprehensive overview of the effects of urbanisation on sexual selection and sexual traits

Adaptive changes in sexual signalling in response to urbanization

An ultrasound-absorbing inflorescence zone enhances echo-acoustic contrast of bat-pollinated cactus flowers

Anthropogenic noise impairs foraging for cryptic prey via cross-sensory interference

Asymmetric response patterns to subspecies-specific song differences in allopatry and parapatry in the gray-breasted wood-wren.

Bats perceptually weight prey cues across sensory systems when hunting in noise

Behavioural ecology: noise annoys at community level.

Birds and anthropogenic noise: singing higher may matter

Collateral damage or a shadow of safety? The effects of signalling heterospecific neighbours on the risks of parasitism and predation.

Complex sensory environments alter mate choice outcomes

Crossmodal comparisons of signal components allow for relative-distance assessment.

Does bat response to traffic noise support the misleading cue hypothesis?

Environmental and morphological constraints interact to drive the evolution of communication signals in frogs

Environmental conditions limit attractiveness of a complex sexual signal in the túngara frog.

Floating frogs sound larger: environmental constraints on signal production drives call frequency changes

Gone with the wind: Is signal timing in a neotropical katydid an adaptive response to variation in wind-induced vibratory noise?

Habitat-dependent song divergence at subspecies level in the grey-breasted wood-wren.

Low-frequency songs lose their potency in noisy urban conditions

Multimodal cues improve prey localization under complex environmental conditions

Multimodality during live tutoring is relevant for vocal learning in zebra finches

Multisensory pollution: Artificial light at night and anthropogenic noise have interactive effects on activity patterns of great tits (Parus major)

Negative impact of traffic noise on avian reproductive success

Noise as an informational cue for decision-making: the sound of rain delays bat emergence

Pollution going multimodal: the complex impact of the human-altered sensory environment on animal perception and performance.

Reply to Eens et al.: Urban noise can alter sexual selection on bird song.

Responses of insect herbivores and their food plants to wind exposure and the importance of predation risk

Risks of multimodal signaling: bat predators attend to dynamic motion in frog sexual displays.

Risky ripples allow bats and frogs to eavesdrop on a multisensory sexual display.

RoboFinch: A versatile audio‐visual synchronised robotic bird model for laboratory and field research on songbirds

Sharp acoustic boundaries across an altitudinal avian hybrid zone despite asymmetric introgression.

Song divergence by sensory drive in Amazonian birds

The quiet spring of 2020

Variation in plant leaf traits affects transmission and detectability of herbivore vibrational cues

Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology

Wind- and Rain-Induced Vibrations Impose Different Selection Pressures on Multimodal Signaling