List of works - Marcel Honza

A sum of its individual parts? Relative contributions of different eggshell regions to intraclutch variation in birds

scientific article published in July 2011

Adjustment of incubation according to the threat posed: a further signal of enemy recognition in the Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla?

Are blackcaps current winners in the evolutionary struggle against the common cuckoo?

Behaviour of female common cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, in the vicinity of host nests before and during egg laying: a radiotelemetry study

article by Marcel Honza et al published December 2002 in Animal Behaviour

Blue-green eggshell coloration is not a sexually selected signal of female quality in an open-nesting polygynous passerine

scientific article published on 5 April 2011

Breeding success and brood parasitism affect return rate and dispersal distances in the great reed warbler

scientific article published in 2015

Breeding success of a brood parasite is associated with social mating status of its host

scientific article published in 2012

Brood parasites lay eggs matching the appearance of host clutches

scientific article published on 20 November 2013

Brood parasitism and quasi-parasitism in the European barn swallow Hirundo rustica rustica

scientific article published in 2015

Choosing suitable hosts: common cuckoos Cuculus canorus parasitize great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus of high quality

Closer clutch inspection—quicker egg ejection: timing of host responses toward parasitic eggs

article

Colour characteristics of the blunt egg pole: cues for recognition of parasitic eggs as revealed by reflectance spectrophotometry

article by Lenka Polačiková et al published September 2007 in Animal Behaviour

Common CuckoosCuculus canoruschange their nest-searching strategy according to the number of available host nests

scientific article published in 2013

Consistency in Egg Rejection Behaviour: Responses to Repeated Brood Parasitism in the Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

article

Constraints on host choice: why do parasitic birds rarely exploit some common potential hosts?

scientific article published on 18 January 2011

Cross-continental migratory connectivity and spatiotemporal migratory patterns in the great reed warbler

Cross-continental test of natal philopatry and habitat-imprinting hypotheses to explain host specificity in an obligate brood parasite

scientific article published on 27 February 2020

Cuckoo females preferentially use specific habitats when searching for host nests

Do Nest Light Conditions Affect Rejection of Parasitic Eggs? A Test of the Light Environment Hypothesis

article by Marcel Honza et al published 13 April 2011 in Ethology

Does nest luminosity play a role in recognition of parasitic eggs in domed nests? A case study of the red bishop.

scientific article published on 17 September 2014

Dynamic egg color mimicry

scientific article published on 24 May 2016

Effect of nest and nest site characteristics on the risk of cuckooCuculus canorusparasitism in the great reed warblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

scientific article published in 2000

Eggshell strength of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the puncture resistance hypothesis

article

European Cuckoo Cuculus canorus parasitism and host's rejection behaviour in a heavily parasitized Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus population

scientific article published in 2002

Experimental enlargement of nest size does not increase risk of predation or brood parasitism in the Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

scientific article published in 2015

Experimental reduction of ultraviolet wavelengths reflected from parasitic eggs affects rejection behaviour in the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

scientific article published on 01 August 2008

Fitting different visual models to behavioral patterns of parasitic egg rejection along a natural egg color gradient in a cavity-nesting host species

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

Great Reed Warbler singing behavior and conspicuous song structures are not nest-location cues for the Common Cuckoo

article by Miroslav Capek et al published 6 June 2017 in Journal of Ornithology

Gut microbiota in a host-brood parasite system: insights from common cuckoos raised by two warbler species

scientific article published on 16 July 2020

Habitat and space use of European cuckoo females during the egg laying period

article by Barbara Taborsky et al published 2004 in Behaviour

Hopeless solicitation? Host-absent vocalization in the common cuckoo has no effect on feeding rate of reed warblers

Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers

scientific article published in 2007

Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers

Host genotype and age have no effect on rejection of parasitic eggs

scientific article published on 10 April 2014

Host nest defense against a color-dimorphic brood parasite: great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) versus common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus)

How to hatch from the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) egg: implications of strong eggshells for the hatching muscle (musculus complexus)

Individual female common cuckoos Cuculus canorus lay constant egg types but egg appearance cannot be used to assign eggs to females

article by Arne Moksnes et al published March 2008 in Journal of Avian Biology

Is shared male assistance with antiparasitic nest defence costly in the polygynous great reed warbler?

Is there a sex-specific difference between parasitic chicks in begging behaviour?

Lazy males and hardworking females? Sexual conflict over parental care in a brood parasite host and its consequences for chick growth

scientific article published in 2015

Multiple costs are relevant for evolution of host anti-parasite defences. Reply to Yang C et al. (2018)

scientific article published on 30 October 2019

Nest as an extended phenotype signal of female quality in the great reed warbler

Nest defence in a cuckoo host: great reed warblers risk themselves equally for their own and parasitic chicks

Parentage and host preference in the common cuckooCuculus canorus

Rearing a virulent common cuckoo is not extra costly for its only cavity-nesting host

article

Repeated Presentations of the Common Cuckoo Increase Nest Defense by the Eurasian Reed Warbler But Do not Induce It to Make Recognition Errors

scientific article published in 2010

Rufous Common Cuckoo chicks are not always female

Sex-specific defence behaviour against brood parasitism in a host with female-only incubation.

scientific article published on 30 December 2008

Success of cuckoo catfish brood parasitism reflects coevolutionary history and individual experience of their cichlid hosts.

scientific article

The modelling of avian visual perception predicts behavioural rejection responses to foreign egg colours

scientific article published on October 2008

The role of blunt egg pole characteristics for recognition of eggs in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

article by Lenka Polačiková et al published 1 April 2010 in Behaviour

List of works by Marcel Honza

A sum of its individual parts? Relative contributions of different eggshell regions to intraclutch variation in birds

Adjustment of incubation according to the threat posed: a further signal of enemy recognition in the Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla?

Are blackcaps current winners in the evolutionary struggle against the common cuckoo?

Behaviour of female common cuckoos, Cuculus canorus, in the vicinity of host nests before and during egg laying: a radiotelemetry study

Blue-green eggshell coloration is not a sexually selected signal of female quality in an open-nesting polygynous passerine

Breeding success and brood parasitism affect return rate and dispersal distances in the great reed warbler

Breeding success of a brood parasite is associated with social mating status of its host

Brood parasites lay eggs matching the appearance of host clutches

Brood parasitism and quasi-parasitism in the European barn swallow Hirundo rustica rustica

Choosing suitable hosts: common cuckoos Cuculus canorus parasitize great reed warblers Acrocephalus arundinaceus of high quality

Closer clutch inspection—quicker egg ejection: timing of host responses toward parasitic eggs

Colour characteristics of the blunt egg pole: cues for recognition of parasitic eggs as revealed by reflectance spectrophotometry

Common CuckoosCuculus canoruschange their nest-searching strategy according to the number of available host nests

Consistency in Egg Rejection Behaviour: Responses to Repeated Brood Parasitism in the Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)

Constraints on host choice: why do parasitic birds rarely exploit some common potential hosts?

Cross-continental migratory connectivity and spatiotemporal migratory patterns in the great reed warbler

Cross-continental test of natal philopatry and habitat-imprinting hypotheses to explain host specificity in an obligate brood parasite

Cuckoo females preferentially use specific habitats when searching for host nests

Do Nest Light Conditions Affect Rejection of Parasitic Eggs? A Test of the Light Environment Hypothesis

Does nest luminosity play a role in recognition of parasitic eggs in domed nests? A case study of the red bishop.

Dynamic egg color mimicry

Effect of nest and nest site characteristics on the risk of cuckooCuculus canorusparasitism in the great reed warblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

Eggshell strength of an obligate brood parasite: a test of the puncture resistance hypothesis

European Cuckoo Cuculus canorus parasitism and host's rejection behaviour in a heavily parasitized Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus population

Experimental enlargement of nest size does not increase risk of predation or brood parasitism in the Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

Experimental reduction of ultraviolet wavelengths reflected from parasitic eggs affects rejection behaviour in the blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Fitting different visual models to behavioral patterns of parasitic egg rejection along a natural egg color gradient in a cavity-nesting host species

Great Reed Warbler singing behavior and conspicuous song structures are not nest-location cues for the Common Cuckoo

Gut microbiota in a host-brood parasite system: insights from common cuckoos raised by two warbler species

Habitat and space use of European cuckoo females during the egg laying period

Hopeless solicitation? Host-absent vocalization in the common cuckoo has no effect on feeding rate of reed warblers

Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers

Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers

Host genotype and age have no effect on rejection of parasitic eggs

Host nest defense against a color-dimorphic brood parasite: great reed warblers (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) versus common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus)

How to hatch from the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) egg: implications of strong eggshells for the hatching muscle (musculus complexus)

Individual female common cuckoos Cuculus canorus lay constant egg types but egg appearance cannot be used to assign eggs to females

Is shared male assistance with antiparasitic nest defence costly in the polygynous great reed warbler?

Is there a sex-specific difference between parasitic chicks in begging behaviour?

Lazy males and hardworking females? Sexual conflict over parental care in a brood parasite host and its consequences for chick growth

Multiple costs are relevant for evolution of host anti-parasite defences. Reply to Yang C et al. (2018)

Nest as an extended phenotype signal of female quality in the great reed warbler

Nest defence in a cuckoo host: great reed warblers risk themselves equally for their own and parasitic chicks

Parentage and host preference in the common cuckooCuculus canorus

Rearing a virulent common cuckoo is not extra costly for its only cavity-nesting host

Repeated Presentations of the Common Cuckoo Increase Nest Defense by the Eurasian Reed Warbler But Do not Induce It to Make Recognition Errors

Rufous Common Cuckoo chicks are not always female

Sex-specific defence behaviour against brood parasitism in a host with female-only incubation.

Success of cuckoo catfish brood parasitism reflects coevolutionary history and individual experience of their cichlid hosts.

The modelling of avian visual perception predicts behavioural rejection responses to foreign egg colours

The role of blunt egg pole characteristics for recognition of eggs in the song thrush (Turdus philomelos)

Timing of natal nests is an important factor affecting return rates of juvenile Great Reed Warblers

Within- and between-season repeatability of eggshell colouration in the great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus