Holveck, M.J.
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Holveck, M. J. (2008, February 28). The effects of rearing conditions on sexual traits and preferences in zebra finches. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/12621
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The effects of rearing conditions on sexual traits and preferences in zebra finches
Marie-Jeanne Holveck
PhD Thesis, Faculty of Science, Leiden University, The Netherlands
©2008 Marie-Jeanne Holveck ISBN: 978-90-9022767-2
Printed by: Print Partners Ipskamp, Enschede, The Netherlands
The effects of rearing conditions on sexual traits and preferences in zebra finches
Proefschrift ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden
op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof. mr. P.F. van der Heijden volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties
te verdedigen of donderdag 28 februari 2008 klokke 15:00 uur
door
Marie-Jeanne Holveck
geboren te Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Frankrijk, in 1978
Prof. Dr. Carel ten Cate Co-promotor
Dr. Katharina Riebel Referent
Prof. Dr. Nicolas Mathevon (Jean Monnet University, France) Overige leden
Prof. Dr. Marc Naguib (Bielefeld University, Germany) Prof. Dr. Melly S. Oitzl
Prof. Dr. Michael K. Richardson Prof. Dr. Paul J. J. Hooykaas
This work was supported by the Research Council for Earth and Life Sciences (ALW, grant number 813.04.004) with financial aid from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Printing of this thesis was supported by Print Partners Ipskamp. The copyright of the cover pictures is reserved to Patricia Corbet, Artist Photographer.
Contents
Chapter 1 General introduction, thesis overview and general conclusions
7
Chapter 2 Preferred songs predict preferred males:
consistency and repeatability of zebra finch females across three test contexts
19
Chapter 3 Long-term effects of manipulated natal brood size on metabolic rate in zebra finches
45
Chapter 4 Song syntax learning and singing consistency as long-term signals of past developmental condition in zebra finches
55
Chapter 5 Low quality females avoid high quality males when choosing a mate
87
Literature cited 102
Nederlandse samenvatting (Dutch summary) 112 Résumé en français (French summary) 120 Acknowledgements 128
Curriculum vitae 130
List of publications 132
