Raoul Mulder

Female and male plumage color is linked to parental quality, pairing, and extrapair mating in a tropical passerine

Ana Leitao, Michelle L Hall, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2021  |  BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Abstract Sexual selection has been proposed to drive the evolution of elaborate phenotypic traits in males, which o..

Correlations between Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Body Morphometrics in Fledgling Shearwaters Impacted by Plastic Consumption from a Remote Pacific Island

Drew Szabo, Jennifer L Lavers, Jeff Shimeta, Mark P Green, Raoul A Mulder, Bradley O Clarke

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

We investigated the concentrations of 45 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in fledgling flesh-footed shearwater (Ardenna..

Urban noise restricts, fragments, and lightens sleep in Australian magpies

Farley Connelly, Robin D Johnsson, Anne E Aulsebrook, Raoul A Mulder, Michelle L Hall, Alexei L Vyssotski, John A Lesku

Journal article  |  2020  |  ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Urban areas are inherently noisy, and this noise can disrupt biological processes as diverse as communication, migration, and repr..

White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds

Anne E Aulsebrook, Farley Connelly, Robin D Johnsson, Theresa M Jones, Raoul A Mulder, Michelle L Hall, Alexei L Vyssotski, John A Lesku

Journal article  |  2020  |  CURRENT BIOLOGY

Artificial light at night can disrupt sleep in humans [1-4] and other animals [5-10]. A key mechanism for light to affect sleep is..

Streetlights Disrupt Night-Time Sleep in Urban Black Swans

Anne E Aulsebrook, John A Lesku, Raoul A Mulder, Wolfgang Goymann, Alexei L Vyssotski, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Artificial light at night could have widespread and detrimental impacts on sleep. To reduce disruptive effects of artificial light..

Experimental increase in eviction load does not impose a growth cost for cuckoo chicks

Iliana Medina, Michelle L Hall, Claire J Taylor, Raoul A Mulder, Naomi E Langmore

Journal article  |  2019  |  BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Abstract: Chicks of many avian brood parasites evict their hosts’ eggs within 48 h of hatching. This behavior eliminates competiti..

Female and male plumage colour signals aggression in a dichromatic tropical songbird

Ana Leitao, Michelle L Hall, Kaspar Delhey, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Animal signals of competitive ability allow contests for limited resources to be settled without costly physical fights. Traits in..

Conspicuous Plumage Does Not Increase Predation Risk: A Continent-Wide Test Using Model Songbirds

Kristal E Cain, Michelle L Hall, Illiana Medina, Ana V Leitao, Kaspar Delhey, Lyanne Brouwer, Anne Peters, Stephen Pruett-Jones, Michael S Webster, Naomi E Langmore, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2019  |  AMERICAN NATURALIST

The forces shaping female plumage color have long been debated but remain unresolved. Females may benefit from conspicuous colors ..

Ecology and breeding biology of a tropical bird, the Lovely Fairy-Wren (Malurus amabilis)

Ana V Leitao, Michelle L Hall, Brian Venables, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2019  |  EMU-AUSTRAL ORNITHOLOGY

The Lovely Fairy-Wren (Malurus amabilis) is endemic to the wet tropics of Australia and is one of 11 species in the genus Malurus...

Exploring mechanisms and origins of reduced dispersal in island Komodo dragons

Tim S Jessop, Achmad Ariefiandy, Deni Purwandana, Claudio Ciofi, Jeri Imansyah, Yunias Jackson Benu, Damien A Fordham, David M Forsyth, Raoul A Mulder, Benjamin L Phillips

Journal article  |  2018  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Loss of dispersal typifies island biotas, but the selective processes driving this phenomenon remain contentious. This is because ..