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Reproduction, growth and immune function
Ndithia, Henry Kamau
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Ndithia, H. K. (2019). Reproduction, growth and immune function: novel insights in equatorial tropical birds.
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List of publications
154
Horrocks, N.P.C., Hine, K., Hegemann, A., Ndithia, H.K., Shobrak, M., Ostrowski, S.,
Williams, J.B., Matson, K.D., & Tieleman, B.I. 2014. Are antimicrobials defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection? Frontiers in Zoology 11: 49 https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-49
Ndithia, H., Perrin, M.R., & Waltert, M. 2007. Breeding biology and nest site characteristics of the Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis in Namibia. Ostrich 78:13 – 20.
Ndithia, H., & Perrin, M.R. 2006. Diet and foraging behaviour of the Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis in Namibia, Ostrich, 77: 45- 51
Ndithia, H., & Perrin, M.R. 2006. The spatial ecology of the Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis in Namibia, Ostrich, 77: 52-57
List of Publications
Ndithia, H.K., Matson K.D., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2019. Environment, not
reproduction explains variation in immune function in three year-round breeding equatorial lark populations.
Ndithia, H.K., Versteegh, M.A., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2019. No downregulation of immune function during breeding in two year-round breeding bird species in an equatorial East African environment. Journal of Avian Biology submitted.
Ibáñez-Álamo, J.D., Van Veelen, P., Horrocks, N.P.C., Ndithia, H.K., Hegemann, A.,
Shobrak, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2019. Everything isn’t everywhere: Host-associated microbes show patterns of biogeographic variation that match the distribution of their hosts. Submitted
Mwangi, J., Ndithia, H.K., Kentie, R., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2018. Nest survival in year-round breeding tropical red-capped larks Calandrella cinerea increases with higher nest abundance but decreases with higher invertebrate availability and rainfall. Journal of Avian Biology 49 e01645 doi: 10.1111/jav.01645
Ndithia, H.K., Matson, K.D., Versteegh, M.A., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2017a. Year- round breeding equatorial larks from three climatically-distinct populations do not use rainfall, temperature or invertebrate biomass to time reproduction. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0175275.
Ndithia, H.K., Bakari, S.N., Matson, K.D., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2017b. Geographical and temporal variation in environmental conditions affects nestling growth but not immune function in a yearround breeding equatorial lark. Frontiers in Zoology 14:28 doi: 10.1186/s12983-017-0213-1.
Grizard, S., Versteegh, M.A., Ndithia, H.K., Salles, J.F., & Tieleman, B.I. 2015. Shift in bacterial communities of eggshells and antimicrobial activities in eggs during incubation in a ground-nesting passerine. PloS ONE 1
0(4):e0121716. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121716
Horrocks, N.P.C., Hegemann, A., Ostrowski, S., Ndithia, H.K., Shobrak, M., Williams, J.B., Matson, K.D., & Tieleman, B.I. 2015. Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life. Oecologia 177:281 – 290.
List of publications
155
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Horrocks, N.P.C., Hine, K., Hegemann, A., Ndithia, H.K., Shobrak, M., Ostrowski, S.,
Williams, J.B., Matson, K.D., & Tieleman, B.I. 2014. Are antimicrobials defences in bird eggs related to climatic conditions associated with risk of trans-shell microbial infection? Frontiers in Zoology 11: 49 https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-11-49
Ndithia, H., Perrin, M.R., & Waltert, M. 2007. Breeding biology and nest site characteristics of the Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis in Namibia. Ostrich 78:13 – 20.
Ndithia, H., & Perrin, M.R. 2006. Diet and foraging behaviour of the Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis in Namibia, Ostrich, 77: 45- 51
Ndithia, H., & Perrin, M.R. 2006. The spatial ecology of the Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis in Namibia, Ostrich, 77: 52-57
List of Publications
Ndithia, H.K., Matson K.D., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2019. Environment, not
reproduction explains variation in immune function in three year-round breeding equatorial lark populations.
Ndithia, H.K., Versteegh, M.A., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2019. No downregulation of immune function during breeding in two year-round breeding bird species in an equatorial East African environment. Journal of Avian Biology submitted.
Ibáñez-Álamo, J.D., Van Veelen, P., Horrocks, N.P.C., Ndithia, H.K., Hegemann, A.,
Shobrak, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2019. Everything isn’t everywhere: Host-associated microbes show patterns of biogeographic variation that match the distribution of their hosts. Submitted
Mwangi, J., Ndithia, H.K., Kentie, R., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2018. Nest survival in year-round breeding tropical red-capped larks Calandrella cinerea increases with higher nest abundance but decreases with higher invertebrate availability and rainfall. Journal of Avian Biology 49 e01645 doi: 10.1111/jav.01645
Ndithia, H.K., Matson, K.D., Versteegh, M.A., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2017a. Year- round breeding equatorial larks from three climatically-distinct populations do not use rainfall, temperature or invertebrate biomass to time reproduction. PLoS ONE 12(4): e0175275.
Ndithia, H.K., Bakari, S.N., Matson, K.D., Muchai, M., & Tieleman, B.I. 2017b. Geographical and temporal variation in environmental conditions affects nestling growth but not immune function in a yearround breeding equatorial lark. Frontiers in Zoology 14:28 doi: 10.1186/s12983-017-0213-1.
Grizard, S., Versteegh, M.A., Ndithia, H.K., Salles, J.F., & Tieleman, B.I. 2015. Shift in bacterial communities of eggshells and antimicrobial activities in eggs during incubation in a ground-nesting passerine. PloS ONE 1
0(4):e0121716. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121716
Horrocks, N.P.C., Hegemann, A., Ostrowski, S., Ndithia, H.K., Shobrak, M., Williams, J.B., Matson, K.D., & Tieleman, B.I. 2015. Environmental proxies of antigen exposure explain variation in immune investment better than indices of pace of life. Oecologia 177:281 – 290.
