Alexandre Roulin

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Limited associations between MHC diversity and reproductive success in a bird species with biparental care.
Ferreira D., San-Jose L.M., Roulin A., Gaigher A., Fumagalli L., 2024/02. Ecology and evolution, 14 (2) pp. e10950. Peer-reviewed.
The effect of collaboration on farmers' pro-environmental behaviors – A systematic review
Milliet Estelle, Plancherel Céline, Roulin Alexandre, Butera Fabrizio, 2024/02. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93 p. 102223. Peer-reviewed.
 
The genomic architecture of continuous plumage colour variation in the European barn owl (Tyto alba).
Cumer T., Machado A.P., San-Jose L.M., Ducrest A.L., Simon C., Roulin A., Goudet J., 2024/01/10. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 291 (2014) p. 20231995. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-based plumage coloration and melanin content in organs in the barn owl.
Roulin A., Dubey S., Ito S., Wakamatsu K., 2024. Journal of ornithology, 165 (2) pp. 429-438. Peer-reviewed.
 
Binocular field configuration in owls: the role of foraging ecology.
Potier S., Roulin A., Martin G.R., Portugal S.J., Bonhomme V., Bouchet T., de Romans R., Meyrier E., Kelber A., 2023/10/25. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 290 (2009) p. 20230664. Peer-reviewed.
 
Correction: Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey.
Bühler R., Schalcher K., Séchaud R., Michler S., Apolloni N., Roulin A., Almasi B., 2023/05/09. Movement ecology, 11 (1) p. 26. Peer-reviewed.
 
The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis.
Halupka L., Arlt D., Tolvanen J., Millon A., Bize P., Adamík P., Albert P., Arendt W.J., Artemyev A.V., Baglione V. et al., 2023/05/09. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (19) pp. e2208389120. Peer-reviewed.
Prospecting movements link phenotypic traits to female annual potential fitness in a nocturnal predator.
Becciu P., Séchaud R., Schalcher K., Plancherel C., Roulin A., 2023/03/28. Scientific reports, 13 (1) p. 5071. Peer-reviewed.
 
Influence of prey availability on habitat selection during the non-breeding period in a resident bird of prey.
Bühler R., Schalcher K., Séchaud R., Michler S., Apolloni N., Roulin A., Almasi B., 2023/03/07. Movement ecology, 11 (1) p. 14. Peer-reviewed.
 
Movement predictability of individual barn owls facilitates estimation of home range size and survival.
Cain S., Solomon T., Leshem Y., Toledo S., Arnon E., Roulin A., Spiegel O., 2023/02/07. Movement ecology, 11 (1) p. 10. Peer-reviewed.
Genomic basis of insularity and ecological divergence in barn owls (Tyto alba) of the Canary Islands.
Cumer T., Machado A.P., Siverio F., Cherkaoui S.I., Roque I., Lourenço R., Charter M., Roulin A., Goudet J., 2022/11. Heredity, 129 (5) pp. 281-294. Peer-reviewed.
 
A First Record of Organochlorine Pesticides in Barn Owls (Tyto alba) from Portugal: Assessing Trends from Variation in Feather and Liver Concentrations.
Roque I., Lourenço R., Marques A., Martínez-López E., Espín S., Gómez-Ramirez P., García-Fernández A.J., Roulin A., Rabaça J.E., 2022/09. Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology, 109 (3) pp. 436-442. Peer-reviewed.
The role of wingbeat frequency and amplitude in flight power.
Krishnan K., Garde B., Bennison A., Cole N.C., Cole E.L., Darby J., Elliott K.H., Fell A., Gómez-Laich A., de Grissac S. et al., 2022/08. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 19 (193) p. 20220168. Peer-reviewed.
 
Density-dependent selection and the maintenance of colour polymorphism in barn owls.
Kvalnes T., Sæther B.E., Engen S., Roulin A., 2022/06/08. Proceedings. Biological sciences, 289 (1976) p. 20220296. Peer-reviewed.
Home range size and habitat quality affect breeding success but not parental investment in barn owl males.
Séchaud R., Schalcher K., Almasi B., Bühler R., Safi K., Romano A., Roulin A., 2022/04/20. Scientific reports, 12 (1) p. 6516. Peer-reviewed.
Genomic consequences of colonisation, migration and genetic drift in barn owl insular populations of the eastern Mediterranean.
Machado A.P., Topaloudis A., Cumer T., Lavanchy E., Bontzorlos V., Ceccherelli R., Charter M., Kassinis N., Lymberakis P., Manzia F. et al., 2022/03. Molecular ecology, 31 (5) pp. 1375-1388. Peer-reviewed.
Landscape and Climatic Variations Shaped Secondary Contacts amid Barn Owls of the Western Palearctic.
Cumer T., Machado A.P., Dumont G., Bontzorlos V., Ceccherelli R., Charter M., Dichmann K., Kassinis N., Lourenço R., Manzia F. et al., 2022/01/07. Molecular biology and evolution, 39 (1) pp. msab343. Peer-reviewed.
Unexpected post-glacial colonisation route explains the white colour of barn owls (Tyto alba) from the British Isles.
Machado A.P., Cumer T., Iseli C., Beaudoing E., Ducrest A.L., Dupasquier M., Guex N., Dichmann K., Lourenço R., Lusby J. et al., 2022/01. Molecular ecology, 31 (2) pp. 482-497. Peer-reviewed.
 
Decoding the Evolution of Melanin in Vertebrates.
McNamara M.E., Rossi V., Slater T.S., Rogers C.S., Ducrest A.L., Dubey S., Roulin A., 2021/05. Trends in ecology & evolution, 36 (5) pp. 430-443. Peer-reviewed.
Behaviour-specific habitat selection patterns of breeding barn owls.
Séchaud R., Schalcher K., Machado A.P., Almasi B., Massa C., Safi K., Roulin A., 2021/04/21. Movement ecology, 9 (1) p. 18. Peer-reviewed.
Biodiversité du campus de l'Université de Lausanne: inventaires floristiques et faunistiques
Séchaud Robin, Zahnd Sacha, Guerra Vincent, Cosandey Vivien, Clément Laura, Schmid Sarah, Lavanchy Guillaume, Roulin Alexandre, Christe Philippe, Vittoz Pascal, 2021. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, 100 pp. 231-255. Peer-reviewed.
 
Exogenous corticosterone and melanin-based coloration explain variation in juvenile dispersal behaviour in the barn owl (Tyto alba).
Almasi B., Massa C., Jenni L., Roulin A., 2021. PloS one, 16 (9) pp. e0256038. Peer-reviewed.
 
Generalized evidence for Bergmann's rule: body size variation in a cosmopolitan owl genus
Romano Andrea, Séchaud Robin, Roulin Alexandre, 2021/01. Journal of Biogeography, 48 (1) pp. 51-63.
 
Glucocorticoid levels are linked to lifetime reproductive success and survival of adult barn owls.
Béziers P., Korner-Nievergelt F., Jenni L., Roulin A., Almasi B., 2020/12. Journal of evolutionary biology, 33 (12) pp. 1689-1703. Peer-reviewed.
 
C-terminal tails mimicking bioactive intermediates cause different plasma degradation patterns and kinetics in neuropeptides γ-MSH, α-MSH, and neurotensin.
Palazzi L., Pasquato A., Vicario M., Roulin A., Polverino de Laureto P., Cendron L., 2020/11. Journal of peptide science, 26 (11) pp. e3279. Peer-reviewed.
Non-Vocal Behaviors Are More Frequent During the Decisive Negotiation Phases in Barn Owl Siblings.
N Dreiss A., Romano A., Flint R., Bates S., Vermunt A., Henry I., A Ruppli C., Roulin A., 2020/10/01. Animals, 10 (10) pp. E1777. Peer-reviewed.
 
On the Potential Role of the Neural Crest Cells in Integrating Pigmentation Into Behavioral and Physiological Syndromes
San-Jose Luis M., Roulin Alexandre, 2020/09/02. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8.
 
A proopiomelanocortin-derived peptide sequence enhances plasma stability of peptide drugs.
Löw K., Roulin A., Kunz S., 2020/09. FEBS letters, 594 (17) pp. 2840-2866. Peer-reviewed.
 
Elder Barn Owl Nestlings Flexibly Redistribute Parental Food according to Siblings' Need or in Return for Allopreening
Ducouret Pauline, Romano Andrea, Dreiss Amélie N., Marmaroli Patrick, Falourd Xavier, Bincteux Manon, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/08. The American Naturalist, 196 (2) pp. 257-269.
Global biogeographical patterns in the diet of a cosmopolitan avian predator
Romano Andrea, Séchaud Robin, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/07. Journal of Biogeography, 47 (7) pp. 1467-1481.
New genome assembly of the barn owl (Tyto alba alba).
Ducrest A.L., Neuenschwander S., Schmid-Siegert E., Pagni M., Train C., Dylus D., Nevers Y., Warwick Vesztrocy A., San-Jose L.M., Dupasquier M. et al., 2020/03. Ecology and evolution, 10 (5) pp. 2284-2298. Peer-reviewed.
 
Reply to: Lunar illuminated fraction is a poor proxy for moonlight exposure.
San-Jose L.M., Roulin A., 2020/03. Nature ecology & evolution, 4 (3) pp. 320-321. Peer-reviewed.
 
Geographical variation in bill size provides evidence for Allen's rule in a cosmopolitan raptor
Romano Andrea, Séchaud Robin, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/01. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29 (1) pp. 65-75.
Molecular evolution of the proopiomelanocortin system in Barn owl species.
Löw K., Ducrest A.L., San-Jose L.M., Simon C., Uva V., Seidah N.G., Pasquato A., Kunz S., Roulin A., 2020. PloS one, 15 (5) pp. e0231163. Peer-reviewed.
 
Lack of statistical power as a major limitation in understanding MHC-mediated immunocompetence in wild vertebrate populations.
Gaigher A., Burri R., San-Jose L.M., Roulin A., Fumagalli L., 2019/12. Molecular Ecology, 28 (23) pp. 5115-5132. Peer-reviewed.
 
A novel cell-based sensor detecting the activity of individual basic proprotein convertases.
Löw K., Hardes K., Fedeli C., Seidah N.G., Constam D.B., Pasquato A., Steinmetzer T., Roulin A., Kunz S., 2019/11. The FEBS journal, 286 (22) pp. 4597-4620. Peer-reviewed.
 
Expression of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor genes co-varies with a stress-related colour signal in barn owls.
Béziers P., Ducrest A.L., San-Jose L.M., Simon C., Roulin A., 2019/11/01. General and comparative endocrinology, 283 p. 113224. Peer-reviewed.
 
Redness Variation in the Eurasian Scops-Owl Otus scops is Due to Pheomelanin But is Not Associated with Variation in the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene (MC1R)
Avilés Jesús M., Cruz-Miralles Ángel, Ducrest Anne-Lyse, Simon Céline, Roulin Alexandre, Wakamatsu Kazumasa, Parejo Deseada, 2019/10/30. Ardeola, 67 (1) p. 3.
Communally breeding female Barn Owls Tyto alba are not related and do not invest similarly in the communal family
Séchaud Robin, Machado Ana Paula, Schalcher Kim, Simon Céline, Roulin Alexandre, 2019/10/02. Bird Study, 66 (4) pp. 570-573.
 
The Art of Diplomacy in Vocally Negotiating Barn Owl Siblings
Ducouret Pauline, Romano Andrea, Dreiss Amélie N., Marmaroli Patrick, Falourd Xavier, Roulin Alexandre, 2019/09/20. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7.
 
Baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels are heritable and genetically correlated in a barn owl population.
Béziers P., San-Jose L.M., Almasi B., Jenni L., Roulin A., 2019/09. Heredity, 123 (3) pp. 337-348. Peer-reviewed.
Differential fitness effects of moonlight on plumage colour morphs in barn owls.
San-Jose L.M., Séchaud R., Schalcher K., Judes C., Questiaux A., Oliveira-Xavier A., Gémard C., Almasi B., Béziers P., Kelber A. et al., 2019/09. Nature ecology & evolution, 3 (9) pp. 1331-1340. Peer-reviewed.
 
Female-biased dispersal and non-random gene flow of MC1R variants do not result in a migration load in barn owls.
Ducret Valérie, Schaub Michael, Goudet Jérôme, Roulin Alexandre, 2019/03. Heredity, 122 (3) pp. 305-314. Peer-reviewed.
 
Climate‐driven convergent evolution of plumage colour in a cosmopolitan bird
Romano A., Séchaud R., Hirzel A.H., Roulin A., 2019. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28 (4) pp. 496–507. Peer-reviewed.
 
Comprehensive molecular phylogeny of barn owls and relatives (Family: Tytonidae), and their six major Pleistocene radiations.
Uva V., Päckert M., Cibois A., Fumagalli L., Roulin A., 2018/08. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 125 pp. 127-137. Peer-reviewed.
 
Lack of evidence for selection favouring MHC haplotypes that combine high functional diversity.
Gaigher A., Roulin A., Gharib W.H., Taberlet P., Burri R., Fumagalli L., 2018/05. Heredity, 120 (5) pp. 396-406. Peer-reviewed.
A melanin-based trait is more strongly related to body size in the tropics than in temperate regions in the globally distributed barn owl family.
Roulin A., Uva V., Romano A., 2018. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 31 (12) pp. 1932-1944. Peer-reviewed.
 
Barn owl nestlings vocally escalate when interrupted by a sibling: evidence from an interactive playback experiment
Ducouret P., Dreiss A.N., Gémard C., Falourd X., Roulin A., 2018. Animal Behaviour, 145 pp. 51-57. Peer-reviewed.
 
Sequence variation in melanocortin-1-receptor and tyrosinase-related protein 1 genes and their relationship with melanin-based plumage trait expression in Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni) males
Corti M., Podofillini S., Griggio M., Gianfranceschi L., Ducrest A.-L., Roulin A., Cecere J.G., Saino N., Rubolini D., 2018. Journal of Ornithology, 159 (2) pp. 587-591. Peer-reviewed.
 
The presence of kleptoparasitic fledglings is associated with a reduced breeding success in the host family in the barn owl
Charter M., Izhaki I., Roulin A., 2018. Journal of Avian Biology, 49 (7) pp. e01770. Peer-reviewed.
 
The relationship between intra–guild diet overlap and breeding in owls in Israel
Charter M., Izhaki I., Roulin A., 2018. Population Ecology, 60 (4) pp. 397-403.
 
The Rocky Mountains as a dispersal barrier between barn owl (Tyto alba ) populations in North America
Machado A.P., Clément L., Uva V., Goudet J., Roulin A., 2018. Journal of Biogeography, 45 (6) pp. 1288-1300. Peer-reviewed.
 
Three Decades of Satisfied Israeli Farmers: Barn Owls (Tyto alba) as Biological Pest Control of Rodents
Peleg Ori, Nir Sigalit, Leshem Yossi, Meyrom Koby, Aviel Shauli, Charter Motti, Roulin Alexandre, Izhak Ido, 2018. Proceedings of the Vertebrate Pest Conference, 28.
 
Toward Understanding the Repeated Occurrence of Associations between Melanin-Based Coloration and Multiple Phenotypes.
San-Jose L.M., Roulin A., 2018. The American Naturalist, 192 (2) pp. 111-130. Peer-reviewed.
Selection on the Major Color Gene Melanocortin-1-Receptor Shaped the Evolution of the Melanocortin System Genes.
Dib L., San-Jose L.M., Ducrest A.L., Salamin N., Roulin A., 2017/12/05. International journal of molecular sciences, 18 (12) pp. NA. Peer-reviewed.
 
Beyond mean allelic effects: A locus at the major color gene MC1R associates also with differing levels of phenotypic and genetic (co)variance for coloration in barn owls.
San-Jose L.M., Ducret V., Ducrest A.L., Simon C., Roulin A., 2017/10. Evolution, 71 (10) pp. 2469-2483. Peer-reviewed.
 
Ultradian Rhythmicity in Sleep-Wakefulness Is Related to Color in Nestling Barn Owls.
Scriba M.F., Henry I., Vyssotski A.L., Mueller J.C., Rattenborg N.C., Roulin A., 2017/10. Journal of Biological Rhythms, 32 (5) pp. 456-468. Peer-reviewed.
 
The biology of color.
Cuthill I.C., Allen W.L., Arbuckle K., Caspers B., Chaplin G., Hauber M.E., Hill G.E., Jablonski N.G., Jiggins C.D., Kelber A. et al., 2017/08/04. Science, 357 (6350) pp. eaan0221. Peer-reviewed.
 
Responsiveness to siblings' need increases with age in vocally negotiating barn owl nestlings
Dreiss A.N., Ruppli C.A., Delarbre A., Faller C., Roulin A., 2017/08. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 71 (8). Peer-reviewed.
 
'Nature Knows No Boundaries': The Role of Nature Conservation in Peacebuilding.
Roulin A., Abu Rashid M., Spiegel B., Charter M., Dreiss A.N., Leshem Y., 2017. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 32 (5) pp. 305-310. Peer-reviewed.
 
Circulating testosterone and feather-gene expression of receptors and metabolic enzymes in relation to melanin-based colouration in the barn owl.
Béziers P., Ducrest A.L., Simon C., Roulin A., 2017. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 250 pp. 36-45. Peer-reviewed.
 
Genomics of coloration in natural animal populations.
San-Jose L.M., Roulin A., 2017. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 372 (1724) pp. 1-13. Peer-reviewed.
 
MC1R variants affect the expression of melanocortin and melanogenic genes and the association between melanocortin genes and coloration.
San-Jose L.M., Ducrest A.L., Ducret V., Simon C., Richter H., Wakamatsu K., Roulin A., 2017/01. Molecular ecology, 26 (1) pp. 259-276. Peer-reviewed.
 
Melanism is related to behavioural lateralization in nestling barn owls.
Gaillard M., Scriba M.F., Roulin A., 2017. Behavioural Processes, 140 pp. 139-143. Peer-reviewed.
 
No need to shout: Effect of signal loudness on sibling communication in barn owls Tyto alba
Dreiss A.N., Ducouret P., Ruppli C.A., Rossier V., Hernandez L., Falourd X., Marmaroli P., Cazau D., Lissek H., Roulin Al., 2017. Ethology, 123 (6-7) pp. 419-424. Peer-reviewed.
 
Nocturnal, diurnal and bimodal patterns of locomotion, sibling interactions and sleep in nestling Barn Owls
Scriba M.F., Dreiss A.N., Henry I., Béziers P., Ruppli C., Ifrid E., Ducouret P., Da Silva A., Monstiers B. des, Vyssotski A. L. et al., 2017. Journal of Ornithology, 158 (4) pp. 1001-1012. Peer-reviewed.
 
Reproduction of the Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in Cyprus (Aves: Strigiformes)
Kassinis N., Roulin A., 2017. Zoology in the Middle East, 63 (4) pp. 369-371. Peer-reviewed.
The effect of food quality during growth on spatial memory consolidation in adult pigeons.
Scriba M.F., Gasparini J., Jacquin L., Mettke-Hofmann C., Rattenborg N.C., Roulin A., 2017. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 (Pt 4) pp. 573-581. Peer-reviewed.
 
The relationship between weather and reproduction of the Barn Owl Tyto alba in a semi-arid agricultural landscape in Israel
Charter M., Izhaki I., Meyrom K., Aviel S., Leshem Y., Roulin A., 2017. Avian Biology Research, 10 (4) pp. 253-258. Peer-reviewed.
 
Interspecific correlation between red blood cell mitochondrial ROS production, cardiolipin content and longevity in birds.
Delhaye J., Salamin N., Roulin A., Criscuolo F., Bize P., Christe P., 2016/12. Age, 38 (5-6) pp. 433-443. Peer-reviewed.
 
Barn owls display larger black feather spots in cooler regions of the British Isles
Roulin Alexandre, Randin Christophe F., 2016/10. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119 (2) pp. 445-454. Peer-reviewed.
Condition-dependence, pleiotropy and the handicap principle of sexual selection in melanin-based colouration.
Roulin A., 2016/05. Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 91 (2) pp. 328-348. Peer-reviewed.
 
Family-assisted inference of the genetic architecture of major histocompatibility complex variation.
Gaigher A., Burri R., Gharib W.H., Taberlet P., Roulin A., Fumagalli L., 2016/04. Molecular Ecology Resources, 16 (6) pp. 1353-1364. Peer-reviewed.
Life span and reproductive cost explain interspecific variation in the optimal onset of reproduction.
Mourocq E., Bize P., Bouwhuis S., Bradley R., Charmantier A., de la Cruz C., Drobniak S.M., Espie R.H., Herényi M., Hötker H. et al., 2016/02. Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 70 (2) pp. 296-313. Peer-reviewed.
Barn owl feathers as biomonitors of mercury: sources of variation in sampling procedures.
Roque I., Lourenço R., Marques A., Coelho J.P., Coelho C., Pereira E., Rabaça J.E., Roulin A., 2016. Ecotoxicology, 25 (3) pp. 469-480. Peer-reviewed.
Demographic routes to variability and regulation in bird populations.
Sæther B.E., Grøtan V., Engen S., Coulson T., Grant P.R., Visser M.E., Brommer J.E., Rosemary Grant B., Gustafsson L., Hatchwell B.J. et al., 2016. Nature Communications, 7 p. 12001. Peer-reviewed.
Double brooding and offspring desertion in the barn owl (Tyto alba)
Béziers P., Roulin A., 2016. Journal of Avian Biology, 47 (2) pp. 235-244. Peer-reviewed.
 
Evolutionary trade-off between naturally- and sexually-selected melanin-based colour traits in worldwide barn owls and allies
Roulin Alexandre, 2016. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119 (2) pp. 455-476. Peer-reviewed.
 
Just google it : assessing the use of Google images to describe geographical variation in visible traits of organisms of organisms
Leighton G.R.M., Hugo P., Roulin A., Arjun A., 2016. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7 (9) pp. 1060-1070. Peer-reviewed.
 
Phylogeny, biogeography and diversification of barn owls (Aves, Strigiformes).
Aliabadian M., Alaei-Kakhki N., Mirshamsi O., Nijman V., Roulin A., 2016. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 119 (4) pp. 904-918. Peer-reviewed.
Prosody Predicts Contest Outcome in Non-Verbal Dialogs.
Dreiss A.N., Chatelain P.G., Roulin A., Richner H., 2016. PloS one, 11 (12) pp. e0166953. Peer-reviewed.
 
Reciprocal preening and food sharing in colour-polymorphic nestling barn owls.
Roulin A., Des Monstiers B., Ifrid E., Da Silva A., Genzoni E., Dreiss A.N., 2016. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29 (2) pp. 380-394. Peer-reviewed.
Sex- and melanism-specific variations in the oxidative status of adult tawny owls in response to manipulated reproductive effort.
Emaresi G., Henry I., Gonzalez E., Roulin A., Bize P., 2016/01. The Journal of experimental biology, 219 (Pt 1) pp. 73-79. Peer-reviewed.
 
Sex-specific allelic transmission bias suggests sexual conflict at MC1R.
Ducret V., Gaigher A., Simon C., Goudet J., Roulin A., 2016. Molecular Ecology, 25 (18) pp. 4551-4563. Peer-reviewed.
 
Shrews and moles are less often captured by European Barn Owls Tyto alba nowadays than 150 years ago
Roulin A., 2016. Bird Study, 63 (4) pp. 559-563. Peer-reviewed.
Social huddling and physiological thermoregulation are related to melanism in the nocturnal barn owl.
Dreiss A.N., Séchaud R., Béziers P., Villain N., Genoud M., Almasi B., Jenni L., Roulin A., 2016. Oecologia, 180 (2) pp. 371-381. Peer-reviewed.
 
Solutions for Archiving Data in Long-Term Studies: A Reply to Whitlock et al.
Mills J.A., Teplitsky C., Arroyo B., Charmantier A., Becker P.H., Birkhead T.R., Bize P., Blumstein D.T., Bonenfant C., Boutin S. et al., 2016. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31 (2) pp. 85-87.
Strong decline in the consumption of invertebrates by barn owls from 1860 to 2012 in Europe
Roulin A., 2016. Bird Study, 63 (1) pp. 146-147. Peer-reviewed.
The genetic basis of color-related local adaptation in a ring-like colonization around the Mediterranean.
Burri R., Antoniazza S., Gaigher A., Ducrest A.L., Simon C., European Barn Owl Network, Fumagalli L., Goudet J., Roulin A., 2016. Evolution; International Journal of Organic Evolution, 70 (1) pp. 140-153. Peer-reviewed.
Vocal communication regulates sibling competition over food stock
Dreiss A.N., Gaime F., Delarbre A., Moroni L., Lenarth M., Roulin A., 2016. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70 (6) pp. 927-937. Peer-reviewed.
A record of communal nesting in the barn owl (Tyto alba)
Hadad E., Roulin A., Charter M., 2015. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 127 (1) pp. 114-119. Peer-reviewed.
Agricultural land use and human presence around breeding sites increase stress-hormone levels and decrease body mass in barn owl nestlings.
Almasi B., Béziers P., Roulin A., Jenni L., 2015. Oecologia, 179 (1) pp. 89-101. Peer-reviewed.
Archiving Primary Data: Solutions for Long-Term Studies.
Mills J.A., Teplitsky C., Arroyo B., Charmantier A., Becker P.H., Birkhead T.R., Bize P., Blumstein D.T., Bonenfant C., Boutin S. et al., 2015. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 30 (10) pp. 581-589. Peer-reviewed.
 
Effect of the MC1R gene on sexual dimorphism in melanin-based colorations.
San-Jose L.M., Ducrest A.L., Ducret V., Béziers P., Simon C., Wakamatsu K., Roulin A., 2015. Molecular Ecology, 24 (11) pp. 2794-2808. Peer-reviewed.
Glover's rule in North American barn owls
Roulin A., Randin C., 2015. Auk, 132 (1) pp. 321-332.
Information retention during competitive interactions : siblings need to constantly repeat vocal displays
Dreiss A.N., Ruppli C.A., Antille S., Roulin A., 2015. Evolutionary Biology, 42 (1) pp. 63-74. Peer-reviewed.
 
Morph-specific genetic and environmental variation in innate and acquired immune response in a color polymorphic raptor.
Gangoso L., Roulin A., Ducrest A.L., Grande J.M., Figuerola J., 2015. Oecologia, 178 (4) pp. 1113-1123. Peer-reviewed.
Pheomelanin-based colouration is correlated with indices of flying strategies in the barn owl
Charter M., Leshem Y., Izhaki I., Roulin A., 2015. Journal of Ornithology, 156 (1) pp. 309-312. Peer-reviewed.
Relationship between diet and reproductive success in the Israeli barn owl
Charter M., Izhaki I., Leshem Y., Meyrom K., Roulin A., 2015. Journal of Arid Environment, 122 pp. 59-63. Peer-reviewed.
Sex-linked inheritance, genetic correlations and sexual dimorphism in three melanin-based colour traits in the barn owl.
Roulin A., Jensen H., 2015. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28 (3) pp. 655-666. Peer-reviewed.
Signalling value of maternal and paternal melanism in the barn owl : implication for the resolution of the lek paradox
Almasi B., Roulin A., 2015. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115 (2) pp. 376-390. Peer-reviewed.
Social rules govern vocal competition in the barn owl
Dreiss A.N., Ruppli C.A., Faller C., Roulin A., 2015. Animal Behaviour, 102 pp. 95-107. Peer-reviewed.
Spatial variation in the decline of European birds as shown by the barn owl Tyto alba diet
Roulin A., 2015. Bird Study, 62 (2) pp. 271-275. Peer-reviewed.
Barn Owl (Tyto alba) breeding biology in relation to breeding season climate
Chausson A., Henry I., Almasi B., Roulin A., 2014. Journal of Ornithology, 155 (1) pp. 273-281. Peer-reviewed.
Conditional association between melanism and personality in Israeli barn owls
Peleg O., Charter M., Izhaki I., Roulin A., Leshem Y., 2014. Bird Study, 61 (4) pp. 572-577. Peer-reviewed.
Divorce in the barn owl: securing a compatible or better mate entails the cost of re-pairing with a less ornamented female mate.
Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2014. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (6) pp. 1114-1124. Peer-reviewed.
 
Evolutionary and biomedical consequences of internal melanins.
Dubey S., Roulin A., 2014. Pigment Cell and Melanoma Research, 27 (3) pp. 327-338. Peer-reviewed.
Individual vocal signatures in barn owl nestlings: does individual recognition have an adaptive role in sibling vocal competition?
Dreiss A.N., Ruppli C.A., Roulin A., 2014. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (1) pp. 63-75. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-based colour polymorphism responding to climate change.
Roulin A., 2014. Global Change Biology, 20 (11) pp. 3344-3350. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-specific life-history strategies.
Emaresi G., Bize P., Altwegg R., Henry I., van den Brink V., Gasparini J., Roulin A., 2014. American Naturalist, 183 (2) pp. 269-280. Peer-reviewed.
 
Natural selection in a postglacial range expansion: the case of the colour cline in the European barn owl.
Antoniazza S., Kanitz R., Neuenschwander S., Burri R., Gaigher A., Roulin A., Goudet J., 2014. Molecular Ecology, 23 (22) pp. 5508-5523. Peer-reviewed.
On estimation and identifiability issues of sex-linked inheritance with a case study of pigmentation in Swiss barn owl (Tyto alba)
Larsen C.T., Holland A.M., Jensen H., Steinsland I., Roulin A., 2014. Ecology and Evolution, 4 (9) pp. 1555-1566. Peer-reviewed.
Pro-opiomelanocortin gene and melanin-based colour polymorphism in a reptile
Ducrest A.L., Ursenbacher S., Golay P., Monney J.C., Mebert K., Roulin A., Dubey S., 2014. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 111 (1) pp. 160-168. Peer-reviewed.
Quantitative genetic modeling and inference in the presence of nonignorable missing data.
Steinsland I., Larsen C.T., Roulin A., Jensen H., 2014. Evolution, 68 (6) pp. 1735-1747. Peer-reviewed.
Sleep and vigilance linked to melanism in wild barn owls.
Scriba M.F., Rattenborg N.C., Dreiss A.N., Vyssotski A.L., Roulin A., 2014. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (10) pp. 2057-2068. Peer-reviewed.
Tawny Owl Strix aluco as a bioindicator of Barn Owl Tyto alba breeding and the effect of winter severity on Barn Owl reproduction
Chausson A., Henry I., Ducret B., Almasi A., Roulin A., 2014. Ibis, 156 (2) pp. 433-441. Peer-reviewed.
Amphibians in the diet of European Barn Owls
Roulin A., Dubey S., 2013. Bird Study, 60 (2) pp. 264-269.
Barn owls do not interrupt their siblings
Dreiss A.N., Ruppli C.A., Oberli F., Antoniazza S., Henry I., Roulin A., 2013. Animal Behaviour, 86 (1) pp. 119-126. Peer-reviewed.
Big brother is watching you: eavesdropping to resolve family conflicts
Dreiss A.N., Ruppli C.A., Faller C., Roulin A., 2013. Behavioral Ecology, 24 (3) pp. 1717-722. Peer-reviewed.
Corticosterone shifts reproductive behaviour towards self-maintenance in the barn owl and is linked to melanin-based coloration in females.
Almasi B., Roulin A., Jenni L., 2013. Hormones and Behavior, 64 (1) pp. 161-171. Peer-reviewed.
Efficiency and significance of multiple vocal signals in sibling competition
Ruppli C.A., Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2013. Evolutionary Biology, 40 (4) pp. 579-588. Peer-reviewed.
 
Evaluation of two minimally invasive techniques for electroencephalogram recording in wild or freely behaving animals.
Scriba M.F., Harmening W.M., Mettke-Hofmann C., Vyssotski A.L., Roulin A., Wagner H., Rattenborg N.C., 2013. Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 199 (3) pp. 183-189. Peer-reviewed.
 
Genetics of colouration in birds.
Roulin A., Ducrest A.L., 2013. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 24 (6-7) pp. 594-608. Peer-reviewed.
Geographic and temporal variation in the consumption of bats by European barn owls
Roulin A., Christe P., 2013. Bird Study, 60 (4) pp. 561-569. Peer-reviewed.
Immune and stress responses covary with melanin-based coloration in the barn swallow
Saino N., Canova L., Costanzo A., Rubolini D., Roulin A., Møller A.P., 2013. Evolutionary Biology, 40 (4) pp. 521-531. Peer-reviewed.
Linking melanism to brain development: expression of a melanism-related gene in barn owl feather follicles covaries with sleep ontogeny.
Scriba M.F., Ducrest A.L., Henry I., Vyssotski A.L., Rattenborg N.C., Roulin A., 2013. Frontiers in Zoology, 10 (1) p. 42. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-based colour polymorphism signals aggressive personality in nest and territory defence in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Da Silva A., van den Brink V., Emaresi G., Luzio E., Bize P., Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2013. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67 (7) pp. 1041-1052. Peer-reviewed.
Multiple Paternity in Polyandrous Barn Owls (Tyto alba).
Henry I., Antoniazza S., Dubey S., Simon C., Waldvogel C., Burri R., Roulin A., 2013. PLoS One, 8 (11) pp. e80112. Peer-reviewed.
Nestling barn owls assess short-term variation in the amount of vocally competing siblings.
Ruppli C.A., Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2013. Animal Cognition, 16 (6) pp. 993-1000. Peer-reviewed.
 
Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system: expression levels of this system are associated with melanogenesis and pigmentation in the tawny owl (Strix aluco).
Emaresi G., Ducrest A.L., Bize P., Richter H., Simon C., Roulin A., 2013. Molecular Ecology, 22 (19) pp. 4915-4930.
Reptiles produce pheomelanin : evidence in the Eastern Hermann's tortoise (Eurotestudo boettgeri)
Roulin A., Mafli A., Wakamatsu K., 2013. Journal of Herpetology, 47 (2) pp. 258-261. Peer-reviewed.
Ring recoveries of dead birds confirm that darker pheomelanic Barn Owls disperse longer distances
Roulin A., 2013. Journal of Ornithology, 154 (3) pp. 871-874. Peer-reviewed.
 
Sexually dimorphic melanin-based colour polymorphism, feather melanin content, and wing feather structure in the barn owl (Tyto alba)
Roulin A., Mangel J., Wakamatsu K., Bachmann T., 2013. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 109 (3) pp. 562-573. Peer-reviewed.
The impact of pre- and post-natal contexts on immunity, glucocorticoids and oxidative stress resistance in wild and domesticated grey partridges
Homberger B., Jenni-Eiermann S., Roulin A., Jenni L., 2013. Functional Ecology, 27 (4) pp. 1042-1054. Peer-reviewed.
The vigilance components of begging and sibling competition
Dreiss A.N., Calcagno M., Van den Brink V., Laurent A., Almasi B., Jenni L., Roulin A., 2013. Journal of Avian Biology, 44 (4) pp. 359-368. Peer-reviewed.
Coloration signals the ability to cope with elevated stress hormones: effects of corticosterone on growth of barn owls are associated with melanism.
Almasi B., Roulin A., Korner-Nievergelt F., Jenni-Eiermann S., Jenni L., 2012. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25 (6) pp. 1189-1199. Peer-reviewed.
Condition-dependent expression of melanin-based coloration in the Eurasian kestrel.
Piault R., van den Brink V., Roulin A., 2012. Naturwissenschaften, 99 (5) pp. 391-396. Peer-reviewed.
Corticosterone promotes scramble competition over sibling negotiation in Barn Owl nestlings (Tyto alba)
Ruppli A.C., Almasi B., Dreiss A.N., Battesti M., Jenni L., Roulin A., 2012. Evolutionary Biology, 39 (3) pp. 348-358. Peer-reviewed.
Diet and breeding success of long-eared owls in a semi-arid environment
Charter M., Izhaki I., Leshem Y., Roulin A., 2012. Journal of Arid Environments, 85 pp. 142-144. Peer-reviewed.
Dominant nestlings displaying female-like melanin coloration behave altruistically in the barn owl
Roulin A., Da Silva A., Ruppli C.A., 2012. Animal Behaviour, 84 (5) pp. 1229-1236. Peer-reviewed.
Local adaptation and matching habitat choice in female barn owls with respect to melanic coloration.
Dreiss A.N., Antoniazza S., Burri R., Fumagalli L., Sonnay C., Frey C., Goudet J., Roulin A., 2012. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25 (1) pp. 103-114. Peer-reviewed.
Melanic color-dependent anti-predator behavior strategies in barn owl nestlings
Van den Brink V., Dolivo V., Falourd X., Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2012. Behavioral Ecology, 23 (3) pp. 473-480. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-based coloration in juvenile kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) covaries with anti-predatory personality traits
Van den Brink V., Henry I., Wakamatsu K., Roulin A., 2012. Ethology, 18 (7) pp. 673-682. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-based colouration predicts natal dispersal in the barn owl, Tyto alba
Van den Brink V., Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2012. Animal Behaviour, 84 (4) pp. 805-812. Peer-reviewed.
Nest-box design for the study of diurnal raptors and owls is still an overlooked point in ecological, evolutionary and conservation studies: a review
Lambrechts M.M., Wiebe K.L., Sunde P., Solonen T., Sergio F., Roulin A., Moller A.P., Lopez B.C., Fargallo J.A., Exo K.-M. et al., 2012. Journal of Ornithology, 153 (1) pp. 23-34. Peer-reviewed.
 
Sibling competition and cooperation over parental care
Roulin A., Dreiss A.N., 2012. pp. 133-147 dans Royle N.J., Smiseth P.T., Kölliker M. (eds.) The evolution of parental care chap. 8, Oxford University Press.
Similar patterns of local barn owl adaptation in the Middle East and Europe with respect to melanic coloration
Charter M., Peleg O., Leshem Y., Roulin A., 2012. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 106 (2) pp. 447-454. Peer-reviewed.
The importance of micro-habitat in the breeding of Barn Owls Tyto alba
Charter M., Leshem Y., Meyrom K., Peleg O., Roulin A., 2012. Bird Study, 59 (3) pp. 368-371. Peer-reviewed.
The occurrence of reptiles in Barn Owl diet in Europe
Roulin A., Dubey S., 2012. Bird Study, 59 (4) pp. 504-508. Peer-reviewed.
 
Zero inflated GLMM applied to barn owl data
Roulin A., 2012. pp. 25-66 dans Zuur A,F,, Saveliev A.A., Ieno E.N. (eds.) Zero inflated models and generalized linear mixed models with R, Highlands Statistics.
Association between melanism, physiology and behaviour: a role for the melanocortin system.
Roulin A., Ducrest A.L., 2011. European Journal of Pharmacology, 660 (1) pp. 226-233. Peer-reviewed.
Eumelanin- and pheomelanin-based colour advertise resistance to oxidative stress in opposite ways.
Roulin A., Almasi B., Meichtry-Stier K.S., Jenni L., 2011. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24 (10) pp. 2241-2247. Peer-reviewed.
Eumelanin-based coloration and fitness parameters in birds: a meta-analysis
Meunier J., Figueiredo Pinto S., Burri R., Roulin A., 2011. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 65 (4) pp. 559-567. Peer-reviewed.
Habitat, breeding performance, diet and individual age in Swiss barn owls (Tyto alba)
Frey C., Sonnay C., Dreiss A., Roulin A., 2011. Journal of Ornithology, 152 (2) pp. 279-290. Peer-reviewed.
MC1R-dependent, melanin-based colour polymorphism is associated with cell-mediated response in the Eleonora's falcon.
Gangoso L., Grande J.M., Ducrest A.L., Figuerola J., Bortolotti G.R., Andrés J.A., Roulin A., 2011. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24 (9) pp. 2055-2063. Peer-reviewed.
Melanin-based colouration predicts aggressiveness and boldness in captive eastern Hermann's tortoises
Mafli A., Wakamatsu K., Roulin A., 2011. Animal Behaviour, 81 (4) pp. 859-863. Peer-reviewed.
Owl melanin-based plumage redness is more frequent near than away from the equator: implications on the effect of climate change on biodiversity
Roulin A., Burri R., Antoniazza S., 2011. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 102 (3) pp. 573-582. Peer-reviewed.
Pale and dark reddish melanic tawny owls differentially regulate the level of blood circulating POMC prohormone in relation to environmental conditions.
Roulin A., Emaresi G., Bize P., Gasparini J., Piault R., Ducrest A.L., 2011. Oecologia, 166 (4) pp. 913-921. Peer-reviewed.
Plumage polymorphism in melanin-based coloration: a case study in the tawny owl Strix aluco
Emaresi G., Bize P., Gasparini J., Piault R., Roulin A., 2011. pp. 242-252 dans Zuberogoitia I., Martinez J.E. (eds.) Ecology and conservation of european forest-dwelling raptors, Bizkaiko Foru Aldundia.
Spatial variation in the temporal change of male and female melanic ornamentation in the barn owl.
Roulin A., Antoniazza S., Burri R., 2011. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24 (7) pp. 1403-1409. Peer-reviewed.
Sex-dependent selection on an autosomal melanic female ornament promotes the evolution of sex ratio bias.
Roulin A., Altwegg R., Jensen H., Steinsland I., Schaub M., 2010/05. Ecology Letters, 13 (5) pp. 616-626. Peer-reviewed.
Regulation of stress response is heritable and functionally linked to melanin-based coloration.
Almasi B., Jenni L., Jenni-Eiermann S., Roulin A., 2010/04. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23 (5) pp. 987-996. Peer-reviewed.
 
Adaptive divergence of ancient gene duplicates in the avian MHC class II beta.
Burri R., Salamin N., Studer R.A., Roulin A., Fumagalli L., 2010. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 27 (10) pp. 2360-2374. Peer-reviewed.
Age-related change in melanin-based coloration of Barn owls (Tyto alba): females that become more female-like and males that become more male-like perform better
Dreiss A., Roulin A., 2010. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 101 (3) pp. 689-704. Peer-reviewed.
Darker eumelanic barn owls better withstand food depletion through resistance to food deprivation and lower appetite.
Dreiss A., Henry I., Ruppli C., Almasi B., Roulin A., 2010. Oecologia, 164 (1) pp. 65-71. Peer-reviewed.
Evolutionary perspective on the interplay between family life, and parent and offspring personality
Roulin A., Dreiss A., Kölliker M., 2010. Ethology, 116 (9) pp. 787-796. Peer-reviewed.
How siblings adjust sib-sib communication and begging signals to each other
Dreiss A., Lahlah N., Roulin A., 2010. Animal Behaviour, 80 (6) pp. 1049-1055. Peer-reviewed.
Indirect costs of parasitism are shaped by variation in the type of immune challenge and food availability
Bize P., Piault R., Gasparini J., Roulin A., 2010. Evolutionary Biology, 37 (4) pp. 169-176. Peer-reviewed.
Insularity and the evolution of melanism, sexual dichromatism and body size in the worldwide-distributed barn owl.
Roulin A., Salamin N., 2010. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23 (5) pp. 925-934. Peer-reviewed.
 
Local adaptation maintains clinal variation in melanin-based coloration of European barn owls (Tyto alba).
Antoniazza S., Burri R., Fumagalli L., Goudet J., Roulin A., 2010. Evolution, 64 (7) pp. 1944-1954. Peer-reviewed.
Sudden weather deterioration but not brood size affects baseline corticosterone levels in nestling Alpine swifts.
Bize P., Stocker A., Jenni-Eiermann S., Gasparini J., Roulin A., 2010. Hormones and Behavior, 58 (4) pp. 591-598. Peer-reviewed.
Temporal variation in glucocorticoid levels during the resting phase is associated in opposite way with maternal and paternal melanic coloration.
Roulin A., Almasi B., Jenni L., 2010. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23 (10) pp. 2046-2053. Peer-reviewed.
Wildflower areas within revitalized agricultural matrices boost small mammal populations but not breeding Barn Owls
Arlettaz R., Krähenbühl M., Almasi B., Roulin A., Schaub M., 2010. Journal of Ornithology, 151 (3) pp. 553-564. Peer-reviewed.
 
Covariation between eumelanic pigmentation and body mass only under specific conditions.
Roulin A., 2009. Die Naturwissenschaften, 96 (3) pp. 375-382. Peer-reviewed.
 
Effects of common origin and common rearing environment on variance in ectoparasite load and phenotype of nestling Alpine swifts
Bize P., Roulin A., 2009. Evolutionary Biology, 36 (3) pp. 301-310. Peer-reviewed.
 
Effects of corticosterone on innate and humoral immune functions and oxidative stress in barn owl nestlings.
Stier K.S., Almasi B., Gasparini J., Piault R., Roulin A., Jenni L., 2009. Journal of Experimental Biology, 212 (Pt 13) pp. 2085-2091. Peer-reviewed.
Effects of corticosterone pellets on baseline and stress-induced corticosterone and corticosteroid-binding-globulin.
Müller C., Almasi B., Roulin A., Breuner C.W., Jenni-Eiermann S., Jenni L., 2009/01. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 160 (1) pp. 59-66. Peer-reviewed.
 
Melanin-based coloration covaries with ovary size in an age-specific manner in the barn owl.
Roulin A., 2009. Die Naturwissenschaften, 96 (10) pp. 1177-1184. Peer-reviewed.
Pheomelanin-based coloration and the ability to cope with variation in food supply and parasitism.
Piault R., Gasparini J., Bize P., Jenni-Eiermann S., Roulin A., 2009. American Naturalist, 174 (4) pp. 548-556. Peer-reviewed.
 
Pre-hatching maternal effects inhibit nestling humoral immune response in the tawny owl Strix aluco
Gasparini J., Piault R., Bize P., Roulin A., 2009. Journal of Avian Biology, 40 (3) pp. 271-278. Peer-reviewed.
 
Regulation of free corticosterone and CBG capacity under different environmental conditions in altricial nestlings.
Almasi B., Roulin A., Jenni-Eiermann S., Breuner C.W., Jenni L., 2009. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 164 (2-3) pp. 117-124. Peer-reviewed.
 
Selection on a eumelanic ornament is stronger in the tropics than in temperate zones in the worldwide-distributed barn owl.
Roulin A., Wink M., Salamin N., 2009. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 22 (2) pp. 345-354. Peer-reviewed.
 
Strength and cost of an induced immune response are associated with a heritable melanin-based colour trait in female tawny owls.
Gasparini J., Bize P., Piault R., Wakamatsu K., Blount J.D., Ducrest A.L., Roulin A., 2009. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78 (3) pp. 608-616. Peer-reviewed.
Synergistic and antagonistic interaction between different branches of the immune system is related to melanin-based coloration in nestling tawny owls.
Gasparini J., Piault R., Bize P., Roulin A., 2009. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 22 (11) pp. 2348-2353. Peer-reviewed.
Vocal sib-sib interactions: how siblings adjust signaling level to each other
Roulin A., Dreiss A., Fioravanti C., Bize P., 2009. Animal Behaviour, 77 (3) pp. 717-725. Peer-reviewed.
 
Evolutionary patterns of MHC class II B in owls and their implications for the understanding of avian MHC evolution.
Burri R., Niculita Hirzel Hélène, Salamin N., Roulin A., Fumagalli L., 2008/06. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 25 (6) pp. 1180-1191. Peer-reviewed.
 
Corticosterone mediates the condition-dependent component of melanin-based coloration
Roulin A., Almasi B., Rossi-Pedruzzi A., Ducrest A. L., Wakamatsu K., Miksik I., Blount J. D., Jenni-Eiermann S., Jenni L., 2008. Animal Behaviour, 75 (4) pp. 1351-1358. Peer-reviewed.
Experimental support for the make-up hypothesis in nestling tawny owls (Strix aluco)
Piault R., Gasparini J., Bize P., Paulet M., McGraw K., Roulin A., 2008. Behavioral Ecology, 19 (4) pp. 703-709. Peer-reviewed.
Isolation and characterization of 21 microsatellite markers in the barn owl (Tyto alba).
Burri R., Antoniazza S., Siverio F., Klein A., Roulin A., Fumagalli L., 2008. Molecular Ecology Resources, 8 (5) pp. 977-979. Peer-reviewed.
Isolation and characterization of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II B genes in the Barn owl (Aves: Tyto alba)
Burri R., Niculita-Hirzel Hélène, Roulin A., Fumagalli L., 2008. Immunogenetics, 60 (9) pp. 543-550. Peer-reviewed.
 
Melanin-based colorations signal strategies to cope with poor and rich environments
Roulin A., Gasparini J., Bize P., Ritschard M., Richner H., 2008. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62 (4) pp. 507-519. Peer-reviewed.
 
Parental investment and its sensitivity to corticosterone is linked to melanin-based coloration in barn owls.
Almasi B., Roulin A., Jenni-Eiermann S., Jenni L., 2008. Hormones and Behavior, 54 (1) pp. 217-223. Peer-reviewed.
Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes.
Ducrest A.L., Keller L., Roulin A., 2008. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 23 (9) pp. 502-510. Peer-reviewed.
 
Pre-hatching maternal effects and the tasty chick hypothesis
Roulin A., Gasparini J., Froissart L., 2008. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 10 (3) pp. 463-473. Peer-reviewed.
 
Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum.
Jones O.R., Gaillard J.M., Tuljapurkar S., Alho J.S., Armitage K.B., Becker P.H., Bize P., Brommer J., Charmantier A., Charpentier M. et al., 2008. Ecology Letters, 11 (7) pp. 664-673. Peer-reviewed.
 
Sib-sib communication and the risk of prey theft in the barn owl Tyto alba
Roulin A., Colliard C., Russier F., Fleury M., Grandjean V., 2008. Journal of Avian Biology, 39 (6) pp. 593-598. Peer-reviewed.
 
What makes a host profitable? Parasites balance host nutritive resources against immunity.
Bize P., Jeanneret C., Klopfenstein A., Roulin A., 2008. American Naturalist, 171 (1) pp. 107-118. Peer-reviewed.
 
Age-specific fitness components and their temporal variation in the barn owl.
Altwegg R., Schaub M., Roulin A., 2007. American Naturalist, 169 (1) pp. 47-61. Peer-reviewed.
 
Analysis of genetic parentage in the tawny owl (Strix aluco) reveals extra-pair paternity is low
Saladin V., Ritschard M., Roulin A., Bize P., Richner H., 2007. Journal of Ornithology, 148 (1) pp. 113-116. Peer-reviewed.
 
Breeding rate is associated with pheomelanism in male and with eumelanism in female barn owls
Roulin A., Altwegg R., 2007. Behavioral Ecology, 18 (3) pp. 563-570. Peer-reviewed.
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