Four principles for improved statistical ecology

G Popovic, TJ Mason, SM Drobniak… - Methods in Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing attention has been drawn to the misuse of statistical methods over recent years,
with particular concern about the prevalence of practices such as poor experimental design …

Experimental evidence that adult UV/yellow colouration functions as a signal in blue tit families—but only for parents

J García-Campa, W Müller, J Morales - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
In bi-parental species, reproduction is not only a crucial life-history stage where individuals
must take fitness-related decisions, but these decisions also need to be adjusted to the …

Plumage coloration differs between offspring raised in natural cavities and nestboxes

K Janas, I Di Lecce, M Szulkin, J Sudyka - Ornithology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Most of our knowledge of secondary hole-nesting birds comes from populations breeding in
human-provided nestboxes, yet these might differ from natural cavities in a number of …