M. Griesser

Evidence for a reproductive sharing continuum in cooperatively breeding mammals and birds: consequences for comparative research

The paper shows that extreme reproductive skew is rare in cooperatively breeding species classified with restrictive definitions and provides updated datasets accounting for classification uncertainty.

Parental provisioning drives brain size in birds

This study shows that parental provisioning strongly predicts brain size variation across bird species, explaining why altricial birds have larger brains than precocial ones.

Increased juvenile survival may not be universally linked to longevity: ecological, social and life-history drivers of age-specific mortality in birds

The paper examines the relationship between juvenile survival and longevity in birds, finding that while they are generally positively correlated, some species exhibit mismatches influenced by ecological and life-history factors.

Infection risk and extensive parental care govern the molecular evolution of Toll-like receptors in birds.

This study examines the molecular evolution of Toll-like receptor genes in birds, finding that positive selection is linked to migration, parental care, and body size.