List of works - Rianne Pinxten

Seasonal changes in the densities of alpha(2) noradrenergic receptors are inversely related to changes in testosterone and the volumes of song control nuclei in male European starlings

scientific article published on February 2002

Female presence affects male behavior and testosterone levels in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

scientific article published in August 2003

Effect of age and testosterone on autumnal neurogenesis in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

scientific article published on July 2003

Light pollution disrupts sleep in free-living animals

scientific article

Context-dependent effects of castration and testosterone treatment on song in male European starlings

scientific article published in November 2002

Evidence for opioid involvement in the regulation of song production in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

scientific article published in February 2005

Effects of testosterone on song, aggression, and nestling feeding behavior in male great tits, Parus major

scientific article published in March 2002

DOES TESTOSTERONE AFFECT THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN INVESTMENT IN SEXUAL/TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOUR AND PARENTAL CARE IN MALE GREAT TITS?

Heavy metal exposure affects the humoral immune response in a free-living small songbird, the great tit (Parus major).

scientific article published in April 2004

The importance of exogenous contamination on heavy metal levels in bird feathers. A field experiment with free-living great tits, Parus major

article

Simultaneous treatment with an aromatase inhibitor and an anti-androgen decreases the likelihood of dawn song in free-living male great tits, Parus major

scientific article published in August 2005

Effects of heavy metal exposure on the condition and health of nestlings of the great tit (Parus major), a small songbird species

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Acute stress induces a rapid increase of testosterone in a songbird: implications for plasma testosterone sampling

scientific article published on 14 July 2010

Seasonal fluctuations in plasma testosterone levels and diurnal song activity in free-living male great tits

scientific article published in October 2003

Artificial light at night disrupts sleep in female great tits (Parus major) during the nestling period, and is followed by a sleep rebound

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

Complex modulation of singing behavior by testosterone in an open-ended learner, the European Starling

scientific article published in October 2009

Effects of testosterone on Reelin expression in the brain of male European starlings

scientific article published on 26 February 2003

The combined effect of lead exposure and high or low dietary calcium on health and immunocompetence in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).

scientific article published in March 2005

An exposure study with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): toxicokinetics and reproductive effects

scientific article

Castration does not decrease nonreproductive aggression in yearling male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

scientific article published on March 1, 2003

In vivo MR imaging of the seasonal volumetric and functional plasticity of song control nuclei in relation to song output in a female songbird

scientific article published on 10 March 2006

Early life exposure to artificial light at night affects the physiological condition: An experimental study on the ecophysiology of free-living nestling songbirds

scientific article published on 13 August 2016

Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ³⁴S).

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

Maternal transfer of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

scientific article

Carotenoid supplementation positively affects the expression of a non-visual sexual signal

scientific article

The reproductive success and quality of blue tits (Parus caeruleus) in a heavy metal pollution gradient

scientific article published in July 2005

Breeding performance of great tits (Parus major) along a gradient of heavy metal pollution

scientific article published in May 2003

The use of blue tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool for organohalogenated pollutants in the European environment

scientific article published on 13 January 2010

Songs differing in consistency elicit differential aggressive response in territorial birds

scientific article

Extra-pair paternity and intraspecific brood parasitism in the European starling, Sturnus vulgaris: evidence from DNA fingerprinting

article

Artificial light at night affects body mass but not oxidative status in free-living nestling songbirds: an experimental study.

scientific article

Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds.

scientific article

Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool

scientific article

Testosterone increases repertoire size in an open-ended learner: an experimental study using adult male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

scientific article published in October 2012

Can starling eggs be useful as a biomonitoring tool to study organohalogenated contaminants on a worldwide scale?

scientific article

Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds.

scientific article

Carotenoids, Birdsong and Oxidative Status: Administration of Dietary Lutein Is Associated with an Increase in Song Rate and Circulating Antioxidants (Albumin and Cholesterol) and a Decrease in Oxidative Damage

scientific article published on December 30, 2014

Inter-sexual conflicts over copulations in the European starling: evidence for the female mate-guarding hypothesis

article

Endocrine disrupting, haematological and biochemical effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a terrestrial songbird, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

scientific article published on November 2010

Difficulties when assessing birdsong learning programmes under field conditions: a re-evaluation of song repertoire flexibility in the great tit

scientific article (publication date: 17 January 2011)

The Female Perspective of Personality in a Wild Songbird: Repeatable Aggressiveness Relates to Exploration Behaviour.

scientific article

Effects of experimentally sustained elevated testosterone on incubation behaviour and reproductive success in female great tits (Parus major).

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

A comparison of non-destructive sampling strategies to assess the exposure of white-tailed eagle nestlings (Haliaeetus albicilla) to persistent organic pollutants

scientific article published on 20 October 2011

Neither artificial light at night, anthropogenic noise nor distance from roads are associated with oxidative status of nestlings in an urban population of songbirds

scientific article

Behavioural response of European starlings exposed to video playback of conspecific flocks: effect of social context and predator threat

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Moorhens have an internal representation of their own eggs

scientific article published on 10 December 2008

Variation, levels and profiles of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in great tit (Parus major) eggs from different types of sampling locations in Flanders (Belgium)

article

Disruptive effects of light pollution on sleep in free-living birds: season and/or light intensity-dependent?

scientific article published on 27 August 2017

Artificial light at night affects sleep behaviour differently in two closely related songbird species

scientific article

Are low-frequency songs sexually selected, and do they lose their potency in male-female interactions under noisy conditions?

scientific article published on 18 January 2012

List of works by Rianne Pinxten

Seasonal changes in the densities of alpha(2) noradrenergic receptors are inversely related to changes in testosterone and the volumes of song control nuclei in male European starlings

Female presence affects male behavior and testosterone levels in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

Effect of age and testosterone on autumnal neurogenesis in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

Light pollution disrupts sleep in free-living animals

Context-dependent effects of castration and testosterone treatment on song in male European starlings

Evidence for opioid involvement in the regulation of song production in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

Effects of testosterone on song, aggression, and nestling feeding behavior in male great tits, Parus major

DOES TESTOSTERONE AFFECT THE TRADE-OFF BETWEEN INVESTMENT IN SEXUAL/TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOUR AND PARENTAL CARE IN MALE GREAT TITS?

Heavy metal exposure affects the humoral immune response in a free-living small songbird, the great tit (Parus major).

The importance of exogenous contamination on heavy metal levels in bird feathers. A field experiment with free-living great tits, Parus major

Simultaneous treatment with an aromatase inhibitor and an anti-androgen decreases the likelihood of dawn song in free-living male great tits, Parus major

Effects of heavy metal exposure on the condition and health of nestlings of the great tit (Parus major), a small songbird species

Acute stress induces a rapid increase of testosterone in a songbird: implications for plasma testosterone sampling

Seasonal fluctuations in plasma testosterone levels and diurnal song activity in free-living male great tits

Artificial light at night disrupts sleep in female great tits (Parus major) during the nestling period, and is followed by a sleep rebound

Complex modulation of singing behavior by testosterone in an open-ended learner, the European Starling

Effects of testosterone on Reelin expression in the brain of male European starlings

The combined effect of lead exposure and high or low dietary calcium on health and immunocompetence in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata).

An exposure study with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): toxicokinetics and reproductive effects

Castration does not decrease nonreproductive aggression in yearling male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

In vivo MR imaging of the seasonal volumetric and functional plasticity of song control nuclei in relation to song output in a female songbird

Early life exposure to artificial light at night affects the physiological condition: An experimental study on the ecophysiology of free-living nestling songbirds

Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ³⁴S).

Maternal transfer of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

Carotenoid supplementation positively affects the expression of a non-visual sexual signal

The reproductive success and quality of blue tits (Parus caeruleus) in a heavy metal pollution gradient

Breeding performance of great tits (Parus major) along a gradient of heavy metal pollution

The use of blue tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool for organohalogenated pollutants in the European environment

Songs differing in consistency elicit differential aggressive response in territorial birds

Extra-pair paternity and intraspecific brood parasitism in the European starling, Sturnus vulgaris: evidence from DNA fingerprinting

Artificial light at night affects body mass but not oxidative status in free-living nestling songbirds: an experimental study.

Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds.

Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool

Testosterone increases repertoire size in an open-ended learner: an experimental study using adult male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).

Can starling eggs be useful as a biomonitoring tool to study organohalogenated contaminants on a worldwide scale?

Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds.

Carotenoids, Birdsong and Oxidative Status: Administration of Dietary Lutein Is Associated with an Increase in Song Rate and Circulating Antioxidants (Albumin and Cholesterol) and a Decrease in Oxidative Damage

Inter-sexual conflicts over copulations in the European starling: evidence for the female mate-guarding hypothesis

Endocrine disrupting, haematological and biochemical effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a terrestrial songbird, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

Difficulties when assessing birdsong learning programmes under field conditions: a re-evaluation of song repertoire flexibility in the great tit

The Female Perspective of Personality in a Wild Songbird: Repeatable Aggressiveness Relates to Exploration Behaviour.

Effects of experimentally sustained elevated testosterone on incubation behaviour and reproductive success in female great tits (Parus major).

A comparison of non-destructive sampling strategies to assess the exposure of white-tailed eagle nestlings (Haliaeetus albicilla) to persistent organic pollutants

Neither artificial light at night, anthropogenic noise nor distance from roads are associated with oxidative status of nestlings in an urban population of songbirds

Behavioural response of European starlings exposed to video playback of conspecific flocks: effect of social context and predator threat

Moorhens have an internal representation of their own eggs

Variation, levels and profiles of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in great tit (Parus major) eggs from different types of sampling locations in Flanders (Belgium)

Disruptive effects of light pollution on sleep in free-living birds: season and/or light intensity-dependent?

Artificial light at night affects sleep behaviour differently in two closely related songbird species

Are low-frequency songs sexually selected, and do they lose their potency in male-female interactions under noisy conditions?