Rianne Pinxten

Department of Biology, University of Antwerp

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JoVE Journal Publications

ArticleTotal : 1	Year
Publication title	2022

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Article	Year
Effects of testosterone on song, aggression, and nestling feeding behavior in male great tits, Parus major. Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 11855902	2002
Context-dependent effects of castration and testosterone treatment on song in male European starlings. Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 12460590	2002
Castration does not decrease nonreproductive aggression in yearling male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 12695113	2003
Effects of testosterone on Reelin expression in the brain of male European starlings. Cell and tissue research\| PubMed ID: 12712319	2003
Breeding performance of great tits (Parus major) along a gradient of heavy metal pollution. Environmental toxicology and chemistry\| PubMed ID: 12729226	2003
Effect of age and testosterone on autumnal neurogenesis in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Behavioural brain research\| PubMed ID: 12842292	2003
Effects of heavy metal exposure on the condition and health of nestlings of the great tit (Parus major), a small songbird species. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 12927497	2003
Female presence affects male behavior and testosterone levels in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 13129481	2003
Seasonal fluctuations in plasma testosterone levels and diurnal song activity in free-living male great tits. General and comparative endocrinology\| PubMed ID: 13129497	2003
The importance of exogenous contamination on heavy metal levels in bird feathers. A field experiment with free-living great tits, Parus major. Journal of environmental monitoring : JEM\| PubMed ID: 15054546	2004
Heavy metal exposure affects the humoral immune response in a free-living small songbird, the great tit (Parus major). Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology\| PubMed ID: 15195812	2004
The combined effect of lead exposure and high or low dietary calcium on health and immunocompetence in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 15572230	2005
The reproductive success and quality of blue tits (Parus caeruleus) in a heavy metal pollution gradient. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 15840532	2005
Simultaneous treatment with an aromatase inhibitor and an anti-androgen decreases the likelihood of dawn song in free-living male great tits, Parus major. Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 15878579	2005
Experimental removal of the male parent negatively affects growth and immunocompetence in nestling great tits. Oecologia\| PubMed ID: 15891821	2005
In vivo MR imaging of the seasonal volumetric and functional plasticity of song control nuclei in relation to song output in a female songbird. NeuroImage\| PubMed ID: 16529952	2006
Variation, levels and profiles of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in great tit (Parus major) eggs from different types of sampling locations in Flanders (Belgium). Environment international\| PubMed ID: 17765970	2008
Maternal transfer of organochlorines and brominated flame retardants in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). Environment international\| PubMed ID: 18804282	2009
Brominated flame retardants and organochlorines in the European environment using great tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool. Environment international\| PubMed ID: 18804864	2009
An exposure study with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in female European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris): toxicokinetics and reproductive effects. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 18977567	2009
Effects of laying order and experimentally increased egg production on organic pollutants in eggs of a terrestrial songbird species, the great tit (Parus major). The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 19447471	2009
Complex modulation of singing behavior by testosterone in an open-ended learner, the European Starling. Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 19800345	2009
The use of blue tit eggs as a biomonitoring tool for organohalogenated pollutants in the European environment. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 20071006	2010
Acute stress induces a rapid increase of testosterone in a songbird: implications for plasma testosterone sampling. General and comparative endocrinology\| PubMed ID: 20603123	2010
Endocrine disrupting, haematological and biochemical effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in a terrestrial songbird, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris). The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 20888617	2010
Songs differing in consistency elicit differential aggressive response in territorial birds. Biology letters\| PubMed ID: 21123249	2011
Difficulties when assessing birdsong learning programmes under field conditions: a re-evaluation of song repertoire flexibility in the great tit. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 21264212	2011
Carotenoid supplementation positively affects the expression of a non-visual sexual signal. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 21283591	2011
Organohalogenated contaminants in eggs of rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) and imperial shags (Phalacrocorax atriceps) from the Falkland Islands. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 21529893	2011
A comparison of non-destructive sampling strategies to assess the exposure of white-tailed eagle nestlings (Haliaeetus albicilla) to persistent organic pollutants. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 22018961	2011
Are low-frequency songs sexually selected, and do they lose their potency in male-female interactions under noisy conditions? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America\| PubMed ID: 22307651	2012
Testosterone stimulates the expression of male-typical socio-sexual and song behaviors in female budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus): An experimental study. General and comparative endocrinology\| PubMed ID: 22569167	2012
Non-breeding song rate reflects nutritional condition rather than body condition. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 22590563	2012
Testosterone increases repertoire size in an open-ended learner: an experimental study using adult male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 23036784	2012
Can starling eggs be useful as a biomonitoring tool to study organohalogenated contaminants on a worldwide scale? Environment international\| PubMed ID: 23220015	2013
Ecological and spatial factors drive intra- and interspecific variation in exposure of subarctic predatory bird nestlings to persistent organic pollutants. Environment international\| PubMed ID: 23632440	2013
Hot or not: the effects of exogenous testosterone on female attractiveness to male conspecifics in the budgerigar. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 23951365	2013
Legacy and current-use brominated flame retardants in the Barn Owl. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 24300457	2014
Behavioural response of European starlings exposed to video playback of conspecific flocks: effect of social context and predator threat. Behavioural processes\| PubMed ID: 24468212	2014
Bare-part color in female budgerigars changes from brown to structural blue following testosterone treatment but is not strongly masculinized. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 24475184	2014
Brominated and phosphorus flame retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla nestlings: bioaccumulation and associations with dietary proxies (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ³⁴S). The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 24530584	2014
Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds. Ecology and evolution\| PubMed ID: 25478150	2014
Carotenoids, birdsong and oxidative status: administration of dietary lutein is associated with an increase in song rate and circulating antioxidants (albumin and cholesterol) and a decrease... PloS one\| PubMed ID: 25549336	2014
Influence of mate preference and laying order on maternal allocation in a monogamous parrot species with extreme hatching asynchrony. Hormones and behavior\| PubMed ID: 25870020	2015
Light pollution disrupts sleep in free-living animals. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 26337732	2015
Effects of experimentally sustained elevated testosterone on incubation behaviour and reproductive success in female great tits (Parus major). General and comparative endocrinology\| PubMed ID: 26996426	2016
Artificial light at night disrupts sleep in female great tits (Parus major) during the nestling period, and is followed by a sleep rebound. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 27179331	2016
Early life exposure to artificial light at night affects the physiological condition: An experimental study on the ecophysiology of free-living nestling songbirds. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 27531621	2016
Artificial light at night affects body mass but not oxidative status in free-living nestling songbirds: an experimental study. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 27759087	2016
Positive effect of dietary lutein and cholesterol on the undirected song activity of an opportunistic breeder. PeerJ\| PubMed ID: 27761321	2016
Organohalogenated contaminants in plasma and eggs of rockhopper penguins: Does vitellogenin affect maternal transfer? Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 28392239	2017
Neither artificial light at night, anthropogenic noise nor distance from roads are associated with oxidative status of nestlings in an urban population of songbirds. Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology\| PubMed ID: 28499963	2017
Ambient anthropogenic noise but not light is associated with the ecophysiology of free-living songbird nestlings. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 28584270	2017
Rigorous field experiments are essential to understand the genuine severity of light pollution and to identify possible solutions. Global change biology\| PubMed ID: 28746741	2017
The Female Perspective of Personality in a Wild Songbird: Repeatable Aggressiveness Relates to Exploration Behaviour. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 28794486	2017
Disruptive effects of light pollution on sleep in free-living birds: Season and/or light intensity-dependent? Behavioural processes\| PubMed ID: 28855103	2017
Artificial light at night affects sleep behaviour differently in two closely related songbird species. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 28886533	2017
Learning speed is affected by personality and reproductive investment in a songbird. PloS one\| PubMed ID: 29020028	2017
Artificial light at night causes an unexpected increase in oxalate in developing male songbirds. Conservation physiology\| PubMed ID: 29479432	2018
Variation in personality traits across a metal pollution gradient in a free-living songbird. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 29494975	2018
Cavities shield birds from effects of artificial light at night on sleep. Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology\| PubMed ID: 29781104	2018
Effects of interspecific coexistence on laying date and clutch size in two closely related species of hole-nesting birds. The Journal of animal ecology\| PubMed ID: 30101503	2018
Personality and artificial light at night in a semi-urban songbird population: No evidence for personality-dependent sampling bias, avoidance or disruptive effects on sleep behaviour. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 30268982	2018
Personality and plasticity in neophobia levels vary with anthropogenic disturbance but not toxic metal exposure in urban great tits: Urban disturbance, metal pollution and neophobia. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 30625686	2019
Artificial light at night does not affect telomere shortening in a developing free-living songbird: A field experiment: Artificial light at night and telomere dynamics. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 30690361	2019
Nest defence behavioural reaction norms: testing life-history and parental investment theory predictions. Royal Society open science\| PubMed ID: 31183140	2019
An Important Personality Trait Varies with Blood and Plumage Metal Concentrations in a Free-Living Songbird. Environmental science & technology\| PubMed ID: 31373485	2019
Carotenoid- but not melanin-based plumage coloration is negatively related to metal exposure and proximity to the road in an urban songbird. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 31679871	2020
Early-life exposure to artificial light at night elevates physiological stress in free-living songbirds. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 31926393	2020
Anthropogenic noise is associated with telomere length and carotenoid-based coloration in free-living nestling songbirds. Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)\| PubMed ID: 32006886	2020
Sources of individual variation in problem-solving performance in urban great tits (Parus major): Exploring effects of metal pollution, urban disturbance and personality. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 32841856	2020
Little parental response to anthropogenic noise in an urban songbird, but evidence for individual differences in sensitivity. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 33477051	2021
The serotonin transporter gene and female personality variation in a free-living passerine. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 33883685	2021
Variable and consistent traffic noise negatively affect the sleep behavior of a free-living songbird. The Science of the total environment\| PubMed ID: 34030359	2021
Serotonin transporter (SERT) polymorphisms, personality and problem-solving in urban great tits. Scientific reports\| PubMed ID: 34930949	2021