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Ageing common terns
Behavioural genomics – migration
Migratory phenotype to genotype – trait mapping
Nature vs. nurture in common terns – a variance partitioning approach
Causes and consequences of variation in mitochondrial performance
Protection of the last gull-billed tern population in Central Europe
Causes and consequences of mercury pollution
Effects of avian influenza on two tern species
Tracking migratory animals in the wild
A scientific approach to habitat restauration – the Augustgroden project
Epigenetic underpinnings of ageing in common terns?
Causes and consequences of sibling competition and early-life mortality
Cryptochrome – adaptive evolution and loss of a putative magnetoreceptor in birds
An experimental approach to inbreeding depression across age and traits
Causes and consequences of variation in the migratory phenotype in a long-lived seabird
Effects of early-life conditions on ageing and lifetime performance
Telomere length as a marker of ageing and lifespan in a long-lived seabird
Genomic approaches – the backbone