Dr Mark E Hauber

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Selection for a secondary sexual trait in male hamadryas baboons Abstract. Male hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas) are easily recognizable by the striking patches of pink skin on their hindquarters. Within their multile

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Can Australian honeyeaters recognise the odours of native and exotic predators? - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology - Many mammalian predators leave volatile chemical signals in the environment. These scent cues can alert prey species to the presence of predators and may...

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08 - Les vachers, des parasites de couvée (1/3) avec Mark Hauber

Listen to (in French) an interview about my research! :-)

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The value of close replications and how to get more of them: interview with Kate Laskowski Welcome to our latest interview with the author of a recent interesting paper. Today’s interview was conducted by email with behavioral ecologist Kate Laskowski, first author ofLaskowski et a…

Stoked about the new Replication Studies section in Behavioral Ecology? Me too!

Jeremy Fox over at Dynamic Ecology interviewed me about our recent commentary on this topic and I'd love to hear the community's thoughts!

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Very excited to be the recipient of the 2025 JEB Outstanding Paper Prize!

Announcing the 2025 Journal of Experimental Biology Outstanding Paper Prize shortlist and winner If you're a fan of comparative physiology, clicking on a new issue of Journal of Experimental Biology can feel like being let loose in an opulent store of treats. From stories about surfing zooplankto...

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Our new paper shows that cowbirds don’t just outcompete hosts in begging competitions behaviorally, but they also outperform hosts in the how long the neck muscles they use to beg can maintain that contraction!

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

How do we know our research results are REAL? We replicate them! Most folks agree but lament on how hard it is to publish these replications.

My dearest gentle reader, lament no more! Delighted to unveil: Replication Studies, a new section of Behavioral Ecology 1/

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Parental care of the Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus): (a) female incorporating material into the nest, (b) male vocalization near the nest, (c) female feeding a parasitic fledgling, and (d) two fledglings perched on a branch.

Latest articles from the WJO: Breeding biology and parental care of the Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus). #ornithology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Breeding biology and parental care of the Unicolored Blackbird (Agelasticus cyanopus) The success of avian breeding is significantly influenced by habitat loss and fragmentation. As wetlands and their biodiversity are degraded, it is essential to understand avian life-history traits...

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Territoriality, sociality and male weaponry shape horn investment in female bovids Female weaponry remains underexplored across animal taxa. We analyzed socio-ecological predictors of female horn presence and size within the mammalian fam

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An illustrative case for muscular fatigue-resistance underlying exaggerated begging in avian brood parasites | The American Naturalist: Vol 0, No ja

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In our new paper "Beluga societies: the social and cultural lives of an enigmatic odontocete" we present a model of beluga sociality across the seasons, with the mother-calf dyad at the core. Read about it here: doi.org/10.1007/s00265-025-03630-3
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Changes in phenology mediate vertebrate population responses to temperature globally - Nature Communications Climate change can alter when and how animals grow, breed, and migrate, but it is unclear whether this allows populations to persist. This global study shows that shifts in seasonal timing are key to ...

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Got Beef With Cowbirds? This Researcher Wants to Change Your Mind The brood parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird Lab” have revealed a species worthy of respect.

Cowbirds get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social, ornithologist and executive director of the CUNY ASRC, and his lab have revealed — study by study — why you should put some respect on the parasites' name. bit.ly/3LmC22U

Robins are more aggressive than we think – and why it may be our fault Beloved by the nation, robins have a darker side – but humans play their part in it

a recent article on the cute little bundles of anger that also features our research www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/... our paper can be found here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Journal of Field Ornithology: Avian Studies of Motus, a Global Wildlife Tracking System Journal of Field Ornithology publishes original articles that emphasize the descriptive or experimental study of birds in their natural habitats

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Oxygen-free metabolism in the bird inner retina supported by the pecten - Nature While the photoreceptor outer segments in the bird outer retina have access to oxygen, the inner retina operates under chronic anoxia, supported by anaerobic glycolysis in the retinal neurons.

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Nature’s Super Feather

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PhD students’ taste for risk mirrors their supervisors’ Learned risk-taking behaviours can persist for years after leaving the lab — and even after taking on a new research topic.

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Got Beef With Cowbirds? This Researcher Wants to Change Your Mind The nest parasites get a bad rap for making other birds raise their young, but study by study, Mark Hauber and his “Cowbird Lab” have revealed a species worthy of respect.

Update on some of our decades long cowbird research in @audubon.org magazine: www.audubon.org/magazine/got...

Comparative population genomics reveals convergent adaptation across independent origins of avian obligate brood parasitism - Nature Ecology & Evolution Population genetics analysis in a phylogenetic framework shows convergent evolution in the genomes of five brood-parasitic species, including selection on genes involved in spermatogenesis, sperm func...

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