Michaela Hau

Individual variation in glucocorticoid plasticity to temperature is not associated with reproductive success in a wild songbird population

The study examines if individual variation in glucocorticoid plasticity to temperature affects reproductive success in wild great tits, finding no association.

A capture-handling-restraint protocol elicits short-term stress responses in female and male parental wild great tits (Parus major) but has little impact on reproductive success

This study examines the effects of capture-handling-restraint on wild great tits, finding short-term stress responses but no impact on reproductive success.

Variation in seed abundance predicts yolk fatty acid composition in a wild population of birds

The paper examines how variation in beech seed abundance affects yolk fatty acid composition in great tits, finding significant differences in PUFA profiles between years of high and low seed availability.

Do egg hormones have fitness consequences in wild birds? A systematic review and meta-analysis

This study reviews and analyzes 57 studies on egg hormones in wild birds, finding near-zero overall effects on maternal and offspring fitness but high heterogeneity.