Publications

EvolEcol group members are marked in bold. Authors with asterisks are undergrad students.

2025

120. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Bókony V, Pénzes J, Szabó K, Magonyi NM, Czirják GÁ and Vincze O 2025. Phylogenetic relationships of immune function and oxidative physiology with sexual selection and parental effort in male and female birds. Ecology and Evolution 15: e71119. link

119. del Mar Labrador M, … [27 co-authors] …, Pap PL, … [7 co-authors] …, Vágási CI, Vögeli M and Jovani R 2025. Idiosyncrasy of feather mite intensity and prevalence across passerine bird species: a comparative study. Oikos 2025: e10629. link

118. Pap PL, Vincze O and Vágási CI 2025. Oxidative state is associated with migration distance, but not traits linked to flight energetics. Journal of Avian Biology 2025: e03325. link

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2024

117. Birău AC, Drăghici AC, Murariu D, Stanciu CR, David DC and Osváth G 2024. Historical and current occurrences of Long‑legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus in Romania. Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” 67: 129–151. link

116. Horváth G, Sos T, Bóné G, Lőrincz CE, Pap PL and Herczeg G 2024. Integrating behavioural thermoregulatory strategy into the animal personality framework using the common lizard, Zootoca vivipara as a model. Scientific Reports 14: 14200. link

115. Lendvai ÁZ, Tóth Z, Mahr K, Pénzes J, Vogel-Kindgen S, Gander BA and Vágási CI 2024. IGF-1 induces sex-specific oxidative damage and mortality in a songbird. Oecologia 205: 561–570. link

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114. Spurgin LG, … [38 co-authors] …, Vágási CI, … [5 co-authors] and Slate J 2024. The great tit HapMap project: a continental-scale analysis of genomic variation in a songbird. Molecular Ecology Resources 24: e13969. link

113. Merondun J, Marques CI, Andrade P, … [11 co-authors] …, Fülöp A, … [6 co-authors] …, Marton A, … [11 co-authors] and Wolf JBW 2024. Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in cuckoos. Science Advances 10: eadl5255. link

112. Minias P, Pap PL, Vincze O and Vágási CI 2024. Correlated evolution of oxidative physiology and MHC-based immunosurveillance in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 291: 20240686. link

111. Brlík V, Procházka P, Bontempo L, Camin F, Jiguet F, Osváth G, Stricker CA, Wunder MB and Powell RL 2024. Geographic distribution of feather δ34S in Europe. Ecosphere 15: e4690. link

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110. Hornok S, Kontschán J, Takács N, Pap PL and Sándor AD 2024. First record of Ixodes (Scaphixodes) caledonicus in the Carpathian Basin and first time molecular-phylogenetic analysis of this tick species with updated host records and geographical range. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 15: 102280. link

109. Vágási CI, Vincze O, Adámková M, Kauzálová T, Lendvai ÁZ, Pătraș L, Pénzes J, Pap PL¶, Albrecht T¶ and Tomášek O¶ 2024. Songbirds avoid the oxidative stress costs of high blood glucose levels: a comparative study. Journal of Experimental Biology 227: jeb246848. link ¶ Shared senior authorship

‘Inside JEB’ highlight here. Media coverage: KAB

108. del Mar Labrador M, … [30 co-authors] …, Pap PL, … [9 co-authors] …, Vágási CI, Vögeli M and Jovani R 2024. Host space, not energy or symbiont size, constrains feather mite abundance across passerine bird species. Journal of Animal Ecology 93: 393–405. link

Journal of Animal Ecology research highlight here.

2023

107. Becker DJ, Merrifield JM, Vágási CI, Czirják GÁ and Pap PL 2023. Spatial variation in the inflammatory response of house sparrows in their native range. EcoHealth 20: 231–235. link

106. Dujon AM, Jeanjean J, Vincze O, Giraudeau M, Lemaître J-F, Pujol P, Újvári B and Thomas F 2023. Cancer hygiene hypothesis: A test from wild captive mammals. Ecology and Evolution 13: e10547. pdf

105. Ozogány K, Kerekes V, Fülöp A, Barta Z and Nagy M 2023. Fine-scale collective movements reveal present, past and future dynamics of a multilevel society in Przewalski’s horses. Nature Communications 14: 5096. pdf

104. Nagy AA, Erős N, Imecs I, Bóné G, Fülöp A and Pap PL 2023. Distribution and diversity of fishes and lampreys in Transylvania (Romania): a complete survey and suggestions of new protected areas. ZooKeys 1166: 351–373 pdf

103. Dujon AM, Vincze O, Lemaitre J-F, Alix-Panabières C, Pujol P, Giraudeau M, Ujvari B and Thomas F 2023. The effect of placentation type, litter size, lactation and gestation length on cancer risk in mammals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 290: 20230940. pdf

102. Nord A, Holje V, Judik B, Folkow LP and Pap PL 2023. Seasonal changes in plumage density, plumage mass and feather morphology in the world’s northernmost land bird. Polar Biology 46: 277–290. pdf

101. Ferraguti M, Magallanes S, Jiménez-Peñuela J, Martínez-de la Puente J, Garcia-Longoria L, Muriel J, Albayrak T, Bensch S, Bonneaud C, Clarke RH, Czirják GÁ, Dimitrov D, Espinoza K, Ewen JG, Ishtiaq F, Figuerola J, Flores-Saavedra W, Garamszegi LZ, Hellgren O, Horakova D, Huyvaert KP, Jensen H, Krizanauskiene A, Lima MR, Lujan-Vega C, Magnussen E, Martin LB, Matson K, Møller AP, Munclinger P, Palinauskas V, Pap PL, Pérez-Tris J, Renner SC, Ricklefs R, Scebba S, Sehgal RNM, Soler M, Szöllősi E, Valkiūnas G, Westerdahl H, Zethindjiev P and Marzal A. 2023. Environmental, geographical, and time-related impacts on avian malaria infection in introduced and native populations of house sparrow (Passer domesticus), a globally invasive species. Global Ecology and Biogeography 32: 809–823. pdf

2022

100. Fülöp A, Lukács D and Barta Z 2022. Space use of wintering Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus) in a semi-urban area: a radiotelemetry-based case study. Ornis Hungarica 30: 124–133. pdf

99. Osváth G, Papp E, Benkő Z and Kovács Z 2022 The ornithological collection of the Zoological Museum of Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania–Part 1: the catalogue of bird skin specimens. ZooKeys 1102: 83. link

98. Marton A§, Vágási CI§, Vincze O, Bókony V, Pap PL, Pătraș L, Pénzes J, Bărbos L, Fülöp A, Osváth G, Ducatez S¶ and Giraudeau M¶ 2022. Oxidative physiology is weakly associated with pigmentation in birds. Ecology and Evolution 12: e9177. pdf § Shared first authorship ¶ Shared senior authorship

97. Carravieri A, Vincze O, Bustamante P, Ackerman JT, Adams EM, Angelier F, Chastel O, Cherel Y, Gilg O, Golubova E, Kitaysky A, Luff K, Seewagen CL, Strøm H, Will AP, Yannic G, Giraudeau M and Fort J 2022. Quantitative meta-analysis reveals no association between mercury contamination and body condition in birds. Biological Reviews 97: 1253–1271. pdf

96. Vincze O, Vágási CI, Pénzes J*, Szabó K, Magonyi NM, Czirják GÁ and Pap PL 2022. Sexual dimorphism in immune function and oxidative physiology across birds: the role of sexual selection. Ecology Letters 25: 958–970. pdf

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95. Vincze O, Colchero F, Lemaître JF, Conde DA, Pavard S, Bieuville M, Urrutia AO, Ujvari B, Boddy AM, Maley CC, Thomas F and Giraudeau M 2022. Cancer risk across mammals. Nature 601: 263–267. pdf

2021

94. Vincze O, Loiseau C and Giraudeau M 2021. Avian blood parasite richness decreases with major histocompatibility complex class I loci number. Biology Letters 17: 20210253.

93. Fekete R, Haszonits G, Schmidt D, Bak H, Vincze O, Süveges K and Molnár VA 2021. Rapid continental spread of a salt-tolerant plant along the European road network. Biological Invasions 23: 2661–2674. pdf

92. Kuschmierz P, … [32 authors] …, Pap PL, … [26 authors] … and Graf D 2021. European first-year university students accept evolution but lack substantial knowledge about it: a standardized European cross-country assessment. Evolution: Education and Outreach 14: 1–22. pdf

91. Morrison CA, Auniņš A, Benkő Z, … [25 authors] … and Butler SJ 2021. Bird population declines and species turnover are changing the acoustic properties of spring soundscapes. Nature Communications 12: 6217. pdf

90. Brlík V, … [5 authors] …, Benkő Z, … [58 authors] … and Klvaňová A 2021. Long-term and large-scale multispecies dataset tracking population changes of common European breeding birds. Scientific Data 8: 21. pdf

89. Lendvai ÁZ, Tóth Z, Mahr K, Osváth G, Vogel-Kindgen S and Gander BA 2021. The effects of experimental increase in insulin-like growth factor 1 on feather growth rate, moult intensity and feather quality in a passerine bird. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb242481.

88. Vágási CI§, Fülöp A§, Osváth G, Pap PL, Pénzes J*, Benkő Z, Lendvai ÁZ and Barta Z 2021. Social groups with diverse personalities mitigate physiological stress in a songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 288: 20203092. pdf § Shared first authorship

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87. Vágási CI, Vincze O, Lemaître JF, Pap PL, Ronget V and Gaillard JM 2021. Is degree of sociality associated with reproductive senescence? A comparative analysis across birds and mammals. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 376: 20190744. pdf

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2020

86. Vágási CI, Tóth Z, Pénzes J*, Pap PL, Ouyang JQ and Lendvai ÁZ 2020. The Relationship between Hormones, Glucose and Oxidative Damage is Condition- and Stress-dependent in a Free-living Passerine Bird. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 93: 466–476. pdf

85. Pap PL, Vincze O, Daubner T*, Nord A and Vincze O 2020. Down Feather Macrostructure reflects Adaptation to Habitat and Thermal conditions: A Comparative Study. Evolution 74: 2365–2376.

84. Osváth G, Vincze O, David DC, Nagy LJ, Lendvai ZÁ, Nudds RL and Pap PL 2020. Morphological characterization of flight feather shafts in four bird species with different flight styles. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 131: 192–202.

83. Lovas-Kiss A, Vincze O, Löki V, Pallér-Kapusi F, Halasi-Kovács B, Kovács G, Green A J and Lukács BA 2020. Experimental evidence of dispersal of cyprinid eggs inside migratory waterfowl. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 117: 15397–15399.

82. Lukács BA, Mészáros A, Lovas-Kiss Á, Vincze O, Molnár VA and Mesterházy A 2020. The decline and recovery of populations of Potamogeton coloratus in Hungary. Preslia 92: 73–86.

81. Mahr K, Vincze O, Tóth Z, Hoi H and Lendvai ÁZ 2020. IGF-1 affects the expression of plumage traits in a passerine species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 74: 39.

80. Giraudeau M, Watson H, Vincze O, Thomas F, Sepp T, Ujvari B, Le loc’h G and Isaksson C 2020. Wild great tits do not upregulate their cancer defenses in the city. Science of the Total Environment 714: 135793.

79. Thomas F, Giraudeau M, Dheilly N, Gouyerh F, Boutry J, Beckmann C, Biro PA, Hamede R, Abadie J, Labrut S, Bieuville M, Misse D, Bramwell G, Schultz A, Le Loc’h G, Vincze O, Roche B, Renaud F, Russell T and Ujvari B 2020. Rare and unique adaptations to cancer in domesticated species: an untapped resource? Evolutionary Applications 13: 1605–1614.

78. Lovas-Kiss Á, Vincze O, Kleyheeg E, Sramkó G, Laczkó L, Fekete R, Molnár VA and Green AJ 2020. Seed mass, hardness and phylogeny determine the potential for endozoochory by granivores: an experimental study with mallards. Ecology and Evolution 10: 1413–1424.

77. Lemaître JF, Pavard S, Giraudeau M, Vincze O, Jennings G, Hamede R, Ujvari B and Thomas F 2020. Eco‐evolutionary perspectives of the dynamic relationships linking senescence and cancer. Functional Ecology 34: 141–152

2019

76. Pap PL, Fülöp A, Adamkova M, Cepak J, Michalkova R, Saffran RJ, Stermin AN, Tomasek O, Vágási CI, Vincze O, Wilins MR and Albtrecht T 2019. Selection on multiple sexual signals in two Central- and Eastern-European populations of the barn swallow. Ecology and Evolution 9: 11277–11287. pdf

75. Süveges K, Löki V, Lovas-Kiss Á, Ljubka T, Fekete R, Takács A, Vincze O and Molnár VA 2019. From European priority species to characteristic apophyte: Epipactis tallosii (Orchidaceae). Willdenowia 49: 401–409.

74. Thomas F, Madsen T, Giraudeau M, Misse D, Hamede R, Vincze O, Renaud F, Roche B and Ujvari B 2019. Transmissible cancer and the evolution of sex. PLoS Biology 17: e3000275. pdf

73. Fekete R, Löki V, Urgyán R, Süveges K, Lovas-Kiss Á, Vincze O and Molnár VA 2019. Roadside verges and cemeteries: comparative analysis of synanthropic orchid habitats in the Mediterranean Archipelago. Ecology and Evolution 9: 6655–6664. pdf

72. Vincze O, Vágási CI, Pap PL, Palmer C and Møller AP 2019. Wing morphology, flight type and migration distance predict accumulated fuel load in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology 222: jeb183517. pdf

71. Pap PL, Vincze O, Vágási CI, Salamon Z*, Pándi A*, Bálint B*, Nord A, Nudds RL and Osváth G 2019. Vane macrostructure of primary feathers and its adaptations to flight in birds. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 126: 256–267. pdf

70. Vágási CI, Vincze O, Pătraș L, Osváth G, Pénzes J*, Haussmann MF, Barta Z and Pap PL 2019. Longevity and life history coevolve with oxidative stress in birds. Functional Ecology 33: 152–161. pdf

2018

69. Fülöp A, Daróczi SJ, Dehelean AS, Dehelean LA, Domahidi Z, Dósa A, Gyékény G, Hegyeli Z, Kis RB, Komáromi IS, Kovács I, Miholcsa T, Nagy AA, Nagy A, Ölvedi SZ, Papp T, Pârâu LG, Sándor AK, Sos T and Zeitz R 2018. Autumn passage of soaring birds over Dobrogea (Romania): a migration corridor in Southeast Europe. Ardea 106: 61–77. pdf

68. Eberhart-Phillips LJ, Küpper C, Carmona-Isunza MC, Vincze O, Zefania S, Cruz-López M, Kosztolányi A, Miller TEX, Barta Z, Cuthill I, Burke T, Székely T, Hoffman JI and Krüger O 2018. Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation. Nature Communications 9: 1651. pdf

67. Wilkins MR, Scordato ESC, Semenov GA, Karaardıç H, Shizuka D, Rubtsov A, Pap PL, Shen S-F and Rebecca J 2018. Global song divergence in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica): exploring the roles of genetic, geographic, and climatic distance in sympatry and allopatry. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 123: 825–849. pdf

66. Vágási CI, Pătraș L, Pap PL, Vincze O, Mureșan C, Németh J and Lendvai ÁZ 2018. Experimental increase in baseline corticosterone level reduces oxidative damage and enhances innate immune response. PLoS ONE 13: e0192701. pdf

65. Lovas-Kiss Á, Vizi B, Vincze O, Molnár VA and Green A 2018. Endozoochory of aquatic ferns and angiosperms by mallards in central Europe. Journal of Ecology 106: 1714–1723. pdf

64. Pap PL, Vincze O, Fülöp A, Székely-Béres O*, Pătraș L, Pénzes J* and Vágási CI 2018. Oxidative physiology of reproduction in a passerine bird: a field experiment. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 72: 18. pdf

63. Osváth G, Daubner T*, Dyke GJ, Fuisz TI, Nord A, Pénzes J*, Vargancsik D*, Vágási CI, Vincze O and Pap PL 2018. How feathered are birds? Environment predicts both the mass and density of body feathers. Functional Ecology 32: 701–712. pdf

2017

62. Szentiványi T, Vincze O and Estók P 2017. Density-dependent sex ratio and sex-specific preference for host traits in parasitic bat flies. Parasites & Vectors 10: 405. pdf

61. Fülöp A, Vágási CI and Pap PL 2017. Cohabitation with farm animals rather than breeding effort increases the infection with feather-associated bacteria in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 1005–1014. pdf

60. Vincze O, Kosztolányi A, Barta Z, Küpper C, Alrashidi M, Amat JA, Argüelles Ticó A, Burns F, Cavitt J, Conway WC, Cruz-López M, Desucre-Medrano AE, dos Remedios N, Figuerola J, Galindo-Espinosa D, García-Peña GE, Gómez Del Angel S, Gratto-Trevor C, Jönsson P, Lloyd P, Montalvo T, Parra JE, Pruner R, Que P, Liu Y, Saalfeld ST, Schulz R, Serra L, St Clair JJH, Stenzel LE, Weston MA, Yasué M, Zefania S and Székely T 2017. Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26: 347–358. pdf

59. Pap PL, Vincze O, Wekerle B*, Daubner T*, Vágási CI, Nudds RL, Dyke GJ and Osváth G 2017. A phylogenetic comparative analysis reveals correlations between body feather structure and habitat. Functional Ecology 31: 1241–1251. pdf

2016

58. Bulla M, M Valcu, AM Dokter, AG Dondua, A Kosztolányi, A Rutten, B Helm, BK Sandercock, B Casler, BJ Ens, CS Spiegel, CJ Hassell, C Küpper, C Minton, D Burgas, DB Lank, DC Payer, EY Loktionov, E Nol, E Kwon, F Smith, HR Gates, H Vitnerová, H Prüter, JA Johnson, JJH St Clair, J-F Lamarre, J Rausch, J Reneerkens, JR Conklin, J Burger, J Liebezeit, J Bêty, JT Coleman, J Figuerola, JCEW Hooijmeijer, JA Alves, JAM Smith, K Weidinger, K Koivula, K Gosbell, L Niles, L Koloski, L McKinnon, L Praus, M Klaassen, M-A Giroux, M Sládeček, ML Boldenow, M Exo, MI Goldstein, M Šálek, N Senner, N Rönkä, N Lecomte, O Gilg, O Vincze, OW Johnson, PA Smith, PF Woodard, PS Tomkovich, P Battley, R Bentzen, RB Lanctot, R Porter, ST Saalfeld, S Freeman, SC Brown, S Yezerinac, T Székely, T Piersma, T Montalvo, V Loverti, V-M Pakanen, W Tijsen and B Kempenaers 2016. Unexpected diversity in socially synchronized rhythms of shorebirds. Nature 540: 109–113. pdf

57. Geue JC, Vágási CI, Schweizer M, Pap PL and Thomassen HA 2016. Environmental selection is a main driver of divergence in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) in Romania and Bulgaria. Ecology and Evolution 6: 7954–7964. pdf

56. Wilkins MR, Karaardıç H, Vortman Y, Parchman TL, Albrecht T, Petrželková A, Özkan L, Pap PL, Hubbard JK, Hund AK and Safran RJ 2016. Phenotypic differentiation is associated with divergent sexual selection among closely related barn swallow populations. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29: 2410–2421. pdf

55. Safran RJ, Scordato ESC, Wilkins MR, Hubbard JK, Jenkins BR, Albrecht T, Flaxman SM, Karaardıç H, Vortman Y, Lotem A, Nosil P, Pap P, Shen S, Chan SF, Parchman T and Kane NC 2016. Genome-wide differentiation in closely related populations: the roles of selection and geographic isolation. Molecular Ecology 25: 3865–3883. pdf

54. Vincze O 2016. Light enough to travel or wise enough to stay? Brain size evolution and migratory behaviour in birds. Evolution 70: 2123–2133. pdf

53. Vágási CI, Vincze O, Pătraș L, Osváth G, Marton A*, Bărbos L*, Sol D and Pap PL 2016. Large-brained birds suffer less oxidative damage. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29: 1968–1976. pdf

52. Fülöp A, Czirják GÁ, Pap PL and Vágási CI 2016. Feather-degrading bacteria, uropygial gland and feather quality in House Sparrows Passer domesticus. Ibis 158: 362–370. pdf

51. Vágási CI, Pap PL, Vincze O, Osváth G, Erritzøe J and Møller AP 2016. Morphological adaptations to migration in birds. Evolutionary Biology 43: 48–59. pdf

50. Paștiu AI, Pap PL, Vágási CI, Niculae M, Páll E, Brudașcă FG and Spînu M 2016. Wild birds in Romania are more exposed to West Nile virus than to Newcastle Disease virus. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 16: 176–180. pdf

2015

49. Martin-Silverstone E, Vincze O, McCann R, Jonsson CHW, Palmer C, Kaiser G and Dyke G 2015. Exploring the relationship between skeletal mass and total body mass in birds. PLoS ONE 10: e0141794. pdf

48. Lovas-Kiss Á, Sonkoly J, Vincze O, Green AJ, Takács A and Molnár VA 2015. Strong potential for endozoochory by waterfowl in a rare, ephemeral wetland plant species, Astragalus contortuplicatus (Fabaceae). Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 84: 321–326. pdf

47. Vincze O, Vágási CI, Pap PL, Osváth G and Møller AP 2015. Brain regions associated with visual cues are important for bird migration. Biology Letters 11: 20150678. pdf

46. Pap PL, Osváth G, Aparicio JM, Bărbos L*, Matyjasiak P, Rubolini D, Saino N, Vágási CI, Vincze O and Møller AP 2015. Sexual dimorphism and population differences in structural properties of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) wing and tail feathers. PLoS ONE 10: e0130844. pdf

45. Fenesi A, Vágási CI, Beldean M, Földesi R, Kolcsár L-P*, Shapiro JT, Török E* and Kovács-Hostyánszki A 2015. Solidago canadensis impacts on native plant and pollinator communities in different-aged old fields. Basic and Applied Ecology 16: 335–346. pdf

44. Pap PL, Pătraș L, Osváth G, Buehler DM, Versteegh MA, Sesarman A, Banciu M and Vágási CI 2015. Seasonal patterns and relationships among coccidian infestations, measures of oxidative physiology, and immune function in free-living house sparrows over an annual cycle. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 88: 395–405. pdf

43. Pap PL, Osváth G, Sándor K*, Vincze O, Bărbos L*, Marton A*, Nudds RL and Vágási CI 2015. Interspecific variation in the structural properties of flight feathers in birds indicates adaptation to flight requirements and habitat. Functional Ecology 29: 746–757. pdf
Spotlighted paper in the 29(6) issue of Functional Ecology.

42. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Vincze O, Osváth G, Veres-Szászka J* and Czirják GÁ. 2015. Physiological pace of life: the link between constitutive immunity, developmental period, and metabolic rate in European birds. Oecologia 177: 147–158. pdf

2014

41. Diaz-Real J, Serrano D, Pérez-Tris J, Fernández-González S, Bermejo A, Calleja JA, De la Puente J, De Palacio D, Martínez JL, Moreno-Opo R, Ponce C, Frías Ó, Tella JL, Møller AP, Figuerola J, Pap PL, Kovács I, Vágási CI, Meléndez L, Blanco G, Aguilera E, Senar JC, Galván I, Atiénzar F, Barba E, Cantó JL, Cortés V, Monrós JS, Piculo R, Vögeli M, Borràs A, Navarro C, Mestre A and Jovani R 2014. Repeatability of feather mite prevalence and intensity in passerine birds. PLoS ONE 9: e107341. pdf

40. Pap PL, Sesarman A, Vágási CI, Buehler DM, Pătraș L, Versteegh MA and Banciu M 2014. No Evidence for Parasitism-linked Changes in Immune Function or Oxidative Physiology over the Annual Cycle of an Avian Species. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87: 729–739. pdf

30. Vágási CI 2014. The origin of feather holes: a word of caution. Journal of Avian Biology 45: 431–436. pdf

29. Bókony V, Lendvai ÁZ, Vágási CI, Pătraș L, Pap PL, Németh J, Vincze E, Papp S, Preiszner B, Seress G and Liker A 2014. Necessity or capacity? Physiological state predicts problem-solving performance in house sparrows. Behavioral Ecology 25: 124–135. pdf

2013

28. Vincze O, Székely T, Küpper C, AlRashidi M, Amat JA, Ticó AA, Burgas D, Burke T, Cavitt J, Figuerola J, Shobrak M, Montalvo T and Kosztolányi A 2013. Local Environment but Not Genetic Differentiation Influences Biparental Care in Ten Plover Populations. PLoS ONE 8: e60998. pdf

27. Møller AP, Merino S, Soler JJ, Antonov A, Badás EP, Calero-Torralbo MA, de Lope F, Eeva T, Figuerola J, Flensted-Jensen E, Garamszegi LZ, González-Braojos S, Gwinner H, Hanssen SA, Heylen D, Ilmonen P, Klarborg K, Korpimäki E, Martínez J, Martínez-de la Puente J, Marzal A, Matthysen E, Matyjasiak P, Molina-Morales M, Moreno J, Mousseau TA, Nielsens JT, Pap PL, Rivero-de Aguilar J, Shurulinkov P, Slagsvold T, Szép T, Szöllősi E, Török J, Vaclav R, Valera F and Ziane N 2013. Assessing the Effects of Climate on Host-Parasite Interactions: A Comparative Study of European Birds and their Parasites. PLoS ONE 8: e82886. pdf

26. Vincze O*, Vágási CI, Kovács I, Galván I and Pap PL 2013. Sources of variation in uropygial gland size in European birds. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 110: 543–563. pdf

25. Møller AP, Vágási CI and Pap PL 2013. Risk-taking and the evolution of mechanisms for rapid escape from predators. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26: 1143–1150. pdf

24. Czirják GÁ, Pap PL, Vágási CI, Giraudeau M, Mureşan C, Mirleau P and Heeb P 2013. Preen gland removal increases plumage bacterial load but not that of feather-degrading bacteria. Naturwissenschaften 100: 145–151. pdf

23. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Bărbos L* and Marton A* 2013. Chronic coccidian infestation compromises flight feather quality in house sparrows Passer domesticus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 108: 414–428. pdf

22. Pap PL, Adam C, Vágási CI, Benkő Z* and Vincze O* 2013. Sex ratio and sexual dimorphism of three lice species with contrasting prevalence parasitizing the house sparrow. Journal of Parasitology 99: 24–30. pdf

2012

21. Vágási CI, Pap PL, Vincze O*, Benkő Z*, Marton A* and Barta Z 2012. Haste Makes Waste but Condition Matters: Molt Rate-Feather Quality Trade-Off in a Sedentary Songbird. PLoS ONE 7: e40651. pdf

20. Galván I, Aguilera E, Atiénzar F, Barba E, Blanco G, Cantó JL, Cortés V, Frías Ó, Kovács I, Meléndez L, Møller AP, Monrós JS, Pap PL, Piculo R, Senar JC, Serrano D, Tella JL, Vágási CI, Vögeli M and Jovani R 2012. Feather mites and body condition of their avian hosts: a large correlative study. Journal of Avian Biology 43: 273–279. pdf

2011

19. Marzal A, Ricklefs RE, Valkiūnas G, Albayrak T, Arriero E, Bonneaud C, Czirják GÁ, Ewen J, Hellgren O, Horakova D, Iezhova TA, Jensen H, Križanauskienė A, Lima MR, de Lope F, Magnussen E, Martin LB, Møller AP, Palinauskas V, Pap PL, Pérez-Tris J, Sehgal RNM, Soler M, Szöllősi E, Westerdahl H, Zetindjiev P and Bensch S 2011. Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird. PLoS ONE 6: e21905. pdf

18. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Czirják GÁ, Titilincu A, Pintea A, Osváth G, Fülöp A* and Barta Z 2011. The effect of coccidians on the condition and immune profile of molting house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Auk 128: 330–339. pdf

17. Vágási CI, Pap PL, Tökölyi J, Székely E and Barta Z 2011. Correlates of variation in flight feather quality in the Great Tit Parus major. Ardea 99: 53–60. pdf

2010

16. Vágási CI, Pap PL and Barta Z 2010. Haste Makes Waste: Accelerated Molt Adversely Affects the Expression of Melanin-based and Depigmented Plumage Ornaments in House Sparrows. PLoS ONE 5: e14215. pdf

15. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Osváth G, Mureşan C and Barta Z 2010. Seasonality in the uropygial gland size and feather mite abundance in house sparrows: natural covariation and an experiment. Journal of Avian Biology 41: 653–661. pdf

14. Pap PL, Czirják GÁ, Vágási CI, Barta Z and Hasselquist D 2010. Sexual dimorphism in immune function changes during the annual cycle in the house sparrows. Naturwissenschaften 97: 891–901. pdf

13. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Tökölyi J, Czirják GÁ and Barta Z 2010. Variation in haematological indices and immune function during the annual cycle in the Great Tit Parus major. Ardea 98: 105–112. pdf

2009

12. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Czirják GÁ, Titilincu A, Pintea A and Barta Z 2009. Carotenoids modulate the effect of coccidian infection on the condition and immune response in moulting house sparrows. Journal of Experimental Biology 212: 3228–3235. pdf

2008

11. Pap PL, Vágási CI, Czirják GÁ and Barta Z 2008. Diet quality affects postnuptial molting and feather quality of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): interaction with humoral immune function? Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 834–842. pdf

2007

10. Pap PL, Barta Z, Tökölyi J and Vágási CI 2007. Increase of feather quality during moult: a possible implication of feather deformities in the evolution of partial moult in the great tit. Journal of Avian Biology 38: 471–478. pdf

9. Szép T, Møller AP, Piper S, Nuttall R, Szabó DZ and Pap PL 2007. Migratory connectivity in barn swallows and other hirundines. Journal of Ornithology 148: 257–260. pdf

8. Stokke BG, Hafstad I, Rudolfsen G, Bargain B, Beier J, Campas DB, Dyrcz A, Honza M, Leisler B, Pap PL, Patapavicius P, Prochazka P, Schulze-Hagen K, Thomas R, Moksnes A, Møller AP, Røskaft E and Soler M 2007. Host density predicts presence of cuckoo parasitism in reed warblers. Oikos 116: 913–922. pdf

2006

7. Møller AP, Chabi Y, Cuervo JJ, de Lope F, Kilpimaa J, Kose M, Matyjasiak P, Pap PL, Saino N, Sakraoui R, Schifferli L and von Hirschheydt J 2006. An analysis of continent-wide patterns of sexual selection in a passerine bird. Evolution 60: 856–868. pdf

6. Szép T, Møller AP, Piper S, Nuttall R, Szabó ZD and Pap PL 2006. Searching for potential wintering and migration areas of a Danish Barn Swallow population in South Africa by correlating NDVI with survival estimates. Journal of Ornithology 147: 245–253. pdf

5. Pap PL, Szép T, Tökölyi J and Piper S 2006. Habitat preference, escape behavior and cues used by feather mites to avoid molting wing feathers. Behavioral Ecology 17: 277–284. pdf

2005

4. Pap PL, Tökölyi J and Szép T 2005. Host-symbiont relationship and abundance of feather mites in relation to age and body condition of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica): an experimental study. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1059–1066. pdf

3. Pap PL, Tökölyi J and Szép T 2005. Frequency and consequences of feather holes in Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica. Ibis 146: 169–175. pdf

2003

2. Pap PL and Márkus R 2003. Cost of reproduction, T-lymphocyte mediated immunocompetence and health status in female and nestling Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica. Journal of Avian Biology 34: 428–434. pdf

2002

1. Pap PL 2002. Breeding time and sex-specific health status in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 2090–2099. pdf