Avian Ecology Group —— Work on Chestnut Thrush
Personality and life-history
- Zhao Q & Sun Y. 2016. Behavioral plasticity is not significantly associated with head volume in a wild Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) population. Avian Research, 7(1): 12.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-016-0048-z - Zhao Q-S, Hu Y-B, Liu P-F, Chen L-J, Sun Y-H. 2016. Nest site choice: a potential pathway linking personality and reproductive success. Animal Behaviour, 118: 97-103.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.05.017 - Hu Y-B, Zhao Q-S, Lou Y-Q, Chen L-J, González MA, Sun Y-H. 2017. Parental attendance of Chestnut Thrush reduces nest predation during the incubation period: compensation for low nest concealment? Journal of Ornithology, 158(4): 1111-1117.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1476-1 - Zhao Q & Sun Y. 2018. Nest-Site Characteristics and Nesting Success of the Chestnut Thrush. Ornithological Science, 17(1): 3-9.
https://doi.org/10.2326/osj.17.3 - Lou Y-Q, Chen L-J, Hu Y-B, Komdeur J, Sun Y-H, Lyu N. 2021. Animal personality can modulate sexual conflict over offspring provisioning. Animal Behaviour, 177: 91-97.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.04.023 - Lou Y, Zou Y, Fang Y, Swenson JE, Pape Møller A, Sun Y. 2022. Individuals with larger head volume have better learning ability in wild chestnut thrushes. Behavioral Ecology, 33(4): 698-704.
http://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac031 - Lou Y, Zhao Q, Hu Y, Chen L, Liu P, Fang Y, et al. 2023. Personality-dependent nest site selection and nest success during incubation in wild chestnut thrushes. iScience, 26(8): 107419.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107419 - Lou Y, Zou Y, Fang Y, Sun Y. 2023. Exploratory behavior is associated with the cognitive speed in male chestnut thrushes. Current Zoology: zoad055.
http://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoad055 - Liu H, Fang Y, Lou Y, Sun Y. 2023. A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus). Avian Research, 14: 100135.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2023.100135
Anti-nesting parasitism
- Yi T, Sun Y-H, Liang W. 2020. Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanism of chestnut thrushes (Turdus rubrocanus). Behavioural Processes, 178: 104158.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104158 - Yi T, Sun Y-H, Liang W. 2020. Nestling discrimination and feeding habits during brooding of Chestnut Thrushes. Avian Research, 11(1): 16.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00202-z - Yi T, Sun Y-H, Liang W. 2020. Potential cuckoo hosts have similar egg rejection rates to parasitized host species. Avian Research, 11(1): 34.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40657-020-00220-x
Plumage
- Lou Y, Chen L, Zhao Q, Møller AP, Fang Y, Sun Y. 2022. Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush. Avian Research, 13: 100033.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avrs.2022.100033 - Lou Y, Chen L, Zhao Q, Møller AP, Fang Y, Sun Y. 2023. The signalling function of plumage colour traits in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus). Ibis, 165(4): 1359-1367.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13219
Malaria infections
- Jing C-L, Lou Y-Q, Liu H, Song K, Fang Y, Höglund J, et al. 2023. Avian malaria parasite infections do not affect personality in the chestnut thrush (Turdus rubrocanus) on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Heliyon, 9(9): e20082.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20082