Covering nest boxes with wire mesh reduces great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major predation of blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus nestlings, Lancashire, England.

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 2008, In: Conservation Evidence. 5, p. 45-46 2 p.

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Seasonal adjustments in nest cup lining in Blue Tits Cyanistes caeruleus.

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 2008, In: Ardea. 96, 2, p. 278-282 5 p.

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The weight of female-built nests correlates with female but not male quality in the Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus.

Mainwaring, M. C., Benskin, C. & Hartley, I. R., 2008, In: Acta Ornithologica. 43, 1, p. 43-48 6 p.

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Experimental evidence for state-dependent nest weight in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus.

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 2009, In: Behavioural Processes. 81, 1, p. 144-146 3 p.

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Hatching asynchrony and growth trade-offs within Barn Swallow broods.

Mainwaring, M. C., Rowe, L. V., Kelly, D. J., Grey, J., Bearhop, S. & Hartley, I. R., 2009, In: The Condor. 111, 4, p. 668-674 7 p.

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Environmental and not maternal effects determine variation in offspring phenotypes in a passerine bird

Mainwaring, M. C., Dickens, M. & Hartley, I. R., 2010, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23, 6, p. 1302-1311 10 p.

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Hatching asynchrony and growth trade-offs within domesticated and wild zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata broods.

Mainwaring, M. C., Hartley, I. R., Gilby, A. J. & Griffith, S. C., 2010, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 100, 4, p. 763-773 11 p.

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Parentally biased favouritism in relation to offspring sex in zebra finches

Mainwaring, M. C., Lucy, D. & Hartley, I. R., 2011, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65, 12, p. 2261-2268 8 p.

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Sexual dimorphism and growth trade-offs in Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus nestlings.

Mainwaring, M. C., Dickens, M. & Hartley, I. R., 01/2011, In: Ibis. 153, 1, p. 175-179 5 p.

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Causes and Consequences of Differential Growth in Birds: A Behavioral Perspective

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 2012, In: Advances in the Study of Behavior. 44, p. 225-277 53 p.

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Local temperature and not latitude determines the design of Blue Tit and Great Tit nests

Deeming, D. C., Mainwaring, M. C., Hartley, I. R. & Reynolds, S. J., 2012, In: Avian Biology Research. 5, 4, p. 203-208 6 p.

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Hatching asynchrony can have long-term consequences for offspring fitness in zebra finches under captive conditions

Mainwaring, M. C., Blount, J. D. & Hartley, I. R., 06/2012, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 106, 2, p. 430-438 9 p.

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Latitudinal variation in blue tit and great tit nest characteristics indicates environmental adjustment

Mainwaring, M. C., Hartley, I. R., Bearhop, S., Brulez, K., du Feu, C. R., Murphy, G., Plummer, K. E., Webber, S. L., Reynolds, S. J. & Deeming, D. C., 09/2012, In: Journal of Biogeography. 39, 9, p. 1669-1677 9 p.

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Sexual dimorphism and offspring growth: smaller female Blue Tit nestlings develop relatively larger gapes

Mainwaring, M. C., Dickens, M. & Hartley, I. R., 10/2012, In: Journal of Ornithology. 153, 4, p. 1011-1016 6 p.

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Hatching asynchrony and offspring sex influence the subsequent exploratory behaviour of zebra finches

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 01/2013, In: Animal Behaviour. 85, 1, p. 77-81 5 p.

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The energetic costs of nest building in birds

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 1/03/2013, In: Avian Biology Research. 6, 1, p. 12-17 6 p.

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Adaptive latitudinal variation in Common Blackbird Turdus merula nest characteristics

Mainwaring, M. C., Deeming, D. C., Jones, C. I. & Hartley, I. R., 03/2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 6, p. 841-851 11 p.

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Clutch-size variation in Western Palaearctic secondary hole-nesting passerine birds in relation to nest box design

Moller, A. P., Adriaensen, F., Artemyev, A., Banbura, J., Barba, E., Biard, C., Blondel, J., Bouslama, Z., Bouvier, J-C., Camprodon, J., Cecere, F., Chaine, A., Charmantier, A., Charter, M., Cichon, M., Cusimano, C., Czeszczewik, D., Doligez, B., Doutrelant, C., Dubiec, A., & 66 othersEens, M., Eeva, T., Faivre, B., Ferns, P. N., Forsman, J. T., Garcia-del-Rey, E., Goldshtein, A., Goodenough, A. E., Gosler, A. G., Gozdz, I., Gregoire, A., Gustafsson, L., Hartley, I. R., Heeb, P., Hinsley, S. A., Isenmann, P., Jacob, S., Jarvinen, A., Juskaitis, R., Kania, W., Korpimaki, E., Krams, I., Laaksonen, T., Leclercq, B., Lehikoinen, E., Loukola, O., Lundberg, A., Mainwaring, M. C., Mand, R., Massa, B., Mazgajski, T. D., Merino, S., Mitrus, C., Monkkonen, M., Morales-Fernaz, J., Moreno, J., Morin, X., Nager, R. G., Nilsson, J-A., Nilsson, S. G., Norte, A. C., Orell, M., Perret, P., Perrins, C. M., Pimentel, C. S., Pinxten, R., Priedniece, I., Quidoz, M-C., Remes, V., Richner, H., Robles, H., Russell, A., Rytkonen, S., Carlos Senar, J., Seppanen, J. T., da Silva, L. P., Slagsvold, T., Solonen, T., Sorace, A., Stenning, M. J., Toeroek, J., Tryjanowski, P., van Noordwijk, A. J., von Numers, M., Walankiewicz, W. & Lambrechts, M. M., 04/2014, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 5, 4, p. 353-362 10 p.

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Hatching asynchrony decreases the magnitude of parental care in domesticated Zebra Finches: empirical support for the peak load reduction hypothesis

Mainwaring, M. C., Lucy, D. & Hartley, I. R., 06/2014, In: Ethology. 120, 6, p. 577-585 9 p.

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Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

Moller, A. P., Adriaensen, F., Artemyev, A., Banbura, J., Barba, E., Biard, C., Blondel, J., Bouslama, Z., Bouvier, J-C., Camprodon, J., Cecere, F., Charmantier, A., Charter, M., Cichon, M., Cusimano, C., Czeszczewik, D., Demeyrier, V., Doligez, B., Doutrelant, C., Dubiec, A., & 62 othersEens, M., Eeva, T., Faivre, B., Ferns, P. N., Forsman, J. T., Garcia-Del-Rey, E., Goldshtein, A., Goodenough, A. E., Gosler, A. G., Gozdz, I., Gregoire, A., Gustafsson, L., Hartley, I. R., Heeb, P., Hinsley, S. A., Isenmann, P., Jacob, S., Jaervinen, A., Juskaitis, R., Korpimaeki, E., Krams, I., Laaksonen, T., Leclercq, B., Lehikoinen, E., Loukola, O., Lundberg, A., Mainwaring, M. C., Maend, R., Massa, B., Mazgajski, T. D., Merino, S., Mitrus, C., Moenkkoenen, M., Morales-Fernaz, J., Morin, X., Nager, R. G., Nilsson, J-A., Nilsson, S. G., Norte, A. C., Orell, M., Perret, P., Pimentel, C. S., Pinxten, R., Priedniece, I., Quidoz, M-C., Remes, V., Richner, H., Robles, H., Rytkoenen, S., Carlos Senar, J., Seppaenen, J. T., da Silva, L. P., Slagsvold, T., Solonen, T., Sorace, A., Stenning, M. J., Toeroek, J., Tryjanowski, P., van Noordwijk, A. J., von Numers, M., Walankiewicz, W. & Lambrechts, M. M., 09/2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 18, p. 3583-3595 13 p.

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The design and function of birds' nests

Mainwaring, M. C., Hartley, I. R., Lambrechts, M. M. & Deeming, D. C., 11/2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 20, p. 3909-3928 20 p.

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Life history correlates of faecal bacterial species richness in a wild population of the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus

Benskin, C., Rhodes, G., Pickup, R., Mainwaring, M., Wilson, K. & Hartley, I., 02/2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 4, p. 821-835 15 p.

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Biodiversity in a changing climate: linking science and management in conservation, Terry L. Root, Kimberly R. Hall, Mark P. Herzog, Christine A. Howell (Eds.). University of California Press (2015), 229 pp., $39.95, (paperback), ISBN: 9780520278851

Mainwaring, M., 03/2016, In: Biological Conservation. 195, p. 224 1 p.

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Experimentally reduced nest-building costs result in higher provisioning rates but not increased offspring fitness in blue tits

Mainwaring, M. C. & Hartley, I. R., 1/03/2016, In: Avian Biology Research. 9, 1, p. 52-57 6 p.

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Exploring biotic and abiotic determinants of nest size in Mediterranean great tits (Parus major) and blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Lambrechts, M. M., Blondel, J., Bernard, C., Caro, S. P., Charmantier, A., Demeyrier, V., Doutrelant, C., Dubuc-Messier, G., Fargevieille, A., de Franceschi, C., Giovannini, P., Gregoire, A., Hurtrez-Bousses, S., Lucas, A., Mainwaring, M., Marrot, P., Mennerat, A., Perret, S. & Perret, P., 06/2016, In: Ethology. 122, 6, p. 492-501 10 p.

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