Females increase offspring heterozygosity and fitness through extra-pair matings K Foerster, K Delhey, A Johnsen, JT Lifjeld, B Kempenaers Nature 425 (6959), 714-717, 2003 | 599 | 2003 |
The effects of life history and sexual selection on male and female plumage colouration J Dale, CJ Dey, K Delhey, B Kempenaers, M Valcu Nature 527 (7578), 367-370, 2015 | 349 | 2015 |
Carotenoid‐based bill colour as an indicator of immunocompetence and sperm performance in male mallards A Peters, AG Denk, K Delhey, B Kempenaers Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17 (5), 1111-1120, 2004 | 197 | 2004 |
Plumage colour in nestling blue tits: sexual dichromatism, condition dependence and genetic effects A Johnsen, K Delhey, S Andersson, B Kempenaers Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 193 | 2003 |
Paternity analysis reveals opposing selection pressures on crown coloration in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus) K Delhey, A Johnsen, A Peters, S Andersson, B Kempenaers Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 166 | 2003 |
A review of Gloger's rule, an ecogeographical rule of colour: Definitions, interpretations and evidence K Delhey Biological Reviews 94 (4), 1294-1316, 2019 | 145 | 2019 |
Trade‐Offs between Immune Investment and Sexual Signaling in Male Mallards A Peters, K Delhey, AG Denk, B Kempenaers The American Naturalist 164 (1), 51-59, 2004 | 132 | 2004 |
Male sexual attractiveness and parental effort in blue tits: a test of the differential allocation hypothesis A Johnsen, K Delhey, E Schlicht, A Peters, B Kempenaers Animal Behaviour 70 (4), 877-888, 2005 | 115 | 2005 |
Cosmetic coloration in birds: occurrence, function, and evolution K Delhey, A Peters, B Kempenaers the american naturalist 169 (S1), S145-S158, 2007 | 112 | 2007 |
Seasonal changes in blue tit crown color: do they signal individual quality? K Delhey, A Peters, A Johnsen, B Kempenaers Behavioral Ecology 17 (5), 790, 2006 | 110 | 2006 |
The effect of migratory shorebirds on the benthic species of three southwestern Atlantic Argentinean estuaries F Botto, OO Iribarne, MM Martínez, K Delhey, M Carrete Estuaries and Coasts 21 (4), 700-709, 1998 | 94 | 1998 |
The condition-dependent development of carotenoid-based and structural plumage in nestling blue tits: males and females differ A Peters, K Delhey, A Johnsen, B Kempenaers American Naturalist, 122-136, 2007 | 89 | 2007 |
Conservation status of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper: historic and contemporary distribution and abundance in South America RB Lanctot, DE Blanco, RA Dias, JP Isacch, VA Gill, JB Almeida, K Delhey, ... The Wilson Bulletin 114 (1), 44-72, 2002 | 84 | 2002 |
Darker where cold and wet: Australian birds follow their own version of Gloger's rule K Delhey Ecography 41 (4), 673-683, 2018 | 78 | 2018 |
Age differences in blue tit Parus caeruleus plumage colour: within‐individual changes or colour‐biased survival? K Delhey, B Kempenaers Journal of Avian Biology 37 (4), 339-348, 2006 | 78 | 2006 |
Immunosenescence in wild animals: meta‐analysis and outlook A Peters, K Delhey, S Nakagawa, A Aulsebrook, S Verhulst Ecology Letters 22 (10), 1709-1722, 2019 | 77 | 2019 |
Condition‐dependence of multiple carotenoid‐based plumage traits: an experimental study A Peters, K Delhey, S Andersson, H Van Noordwijk, MI Förschler Functional Ecology 22 (5), 831-839, 2008 | 75 | 2008 |
Reconciling ecogeographical rules: rainfall and temperature predict global colour variation in the largest bird radiation K Delhey, J Dale, M Valcu, B Kempenaers Ecology Letters 22, 726-736, 2019 | 71 | 2019 |
Conservation implications of anthropogenic impacts on visual communication and camouflage K Delhey, A Peters Conservation Biology 31 (1), 30-39, 2017 | 70 | 2017 |
Gloger’s rule K Delhey Current Biology 27 (14), R689-R691, 2017 | 66 | 2017 |