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Angelika Poesel
Master’s:
1999, Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Thesis: Dawn singing in blue tits: do males advertise their quality? Advisor: Prof. Hans Winkler, Dr. Bart Kempenaers
Ph.D:
2004, Zoology, Animal Behaviour Group, Dissertation: Social dynamics and song of the blue tit Advisor: Assoc.Prof. Torben Dabelsteen
Research interest: animal communication, social behaviour, sexual selection
Research and Publications The
Ohio State University,
Current Research My current research with Douglas A Nelson and Lisle H Gibbs investigates song dialects and mating success in the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys pugetensis) combining detailed behavioral observations in the field with genetic paternity analyses in the lab to test hypotheses about the cultural evolution of dialects.
§ Poesel A. In press. A review of The singing life of birds by D. Kroodsma. The Condor
2001 – 2004 My graduate research focused on mate choice and acoustic and visual communication in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus), particularly on how the social environment can influence interactions, in the lab of Torben Dabelsteen.
§ Poesel A., Kunc H.P., Foerster K. & Kempenaers B. In press. Early birds are sexy: Age related changes in dawn song affect extra-pair paternity in male blue tits Parus caeruleus. Animal Behaviour § Poesel A. & Dabelsteen T. 2005. Territorial responses of male blue tits to simulated dynamic intrusions: effects of song overlap and intruder location. Animal Behaviour 70:1419-1427. § Poesel A., Dabelsteen T & Pedersen SB. 2004. Dawn song of male blue tits as an indicator of competitiveness in singing interactions. Acta Ethologica 6:65-71.
University of Vienna, A and Research Center for Ornithology, Seewiesen, D
1994 – 1999 My undergraduate research focused on sexual selection and song in the blue tit (Parus caeruelus) in the lab of Hans Winkler and Bart Kempenaers.
§ Foerster K., Poesel A., Kunc H.P. & Kempenaers B. 2002. The natural plasma testosterone profile of male blue tits during the breeding season and the relation with song output. J. Avian Biology 33: 269-275. § Poesel A., Foerster K. & Kempenaers B. 2001. The dawn song of the blue tit Parus caeruleus and its role in sexual selection. Ethology 107(6): 521-531. § Poesel A. & Kempenaers B. 2000. When a bird is tired from singing: a study of drift during the dawn chorus. Etología 8: 21-27.
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