This is a list of selected publications of our lab. Most publications are Open Access, please contact us if you would like to have a reprint!
2024
Krumpholz, C., Quigley, C., Fusani, L. and Leder, H., 2024. Vienna Talking Faces (ViTaFa): A multimodal person database with synchronized videos, images, and voices. Behavior Research Methods, 56(4), pp.2923-2940. DOI
MacGillavry, T., Frith, C. B., & Fusani, L. 2024. The mechanics of male courtship display behaviour in the Ptiloris riflebirds (Aves: Paradisaeidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143(1), blae077. DOI
Marasco, V., Fusani, L., Haubensak, P., Pola, G., & Smith, S. 2024. Brain gene expression reveals pathways underlying nocturnal migratory restlessness. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 22420. DOI
Pastres, M., Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., Fusani, L. and Ferretti, A., 2024. Sleep Posture Influences Metabolic Rate and Vigilance in the Common Whitethroat (Curruca Communis). Integrative and Comparative Biology, p.icae031. DOI
Perinot, E., Rewald, O. M., Fritz, J., Nobile, M. S., Vyssotski, A., Ruf, T., Fusani, L., & Voelkl, B. 2024. Small energy benefits of in-wake flying in long-duration migratory flights. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291(2030), 20241173. DOI
Spezie, G., Mann, D. C., Knoester, J., MacGillavry, T., & Fusani, L. 2024. Receiver response to high-intensity courtship differs with courter status in spotted bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus maculatus. Royal Society Open Science, 11(10), 232015. DOI
Slezacek, J., Quillfeldt, P., Kaiya, H., Hykollari, A., & Fusani, L. 2024. Circulating profile of the appetite-regulating hormone ghrelin during moult-fast and chick provisioning in southern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome). Hormones and Behavior, 164, 105592. DOI
2023
Aispuro, A.A., Canoine, V., Illa, M., Fusani, L. and Maggini, I., 2023. Stopover territoriality in songbirds crossing the Sahara: aggression and energetics during migration. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 77(5), p.57. DOI
Barske, J., Fuxjager, M.J., Ciofi, C., Natali, C., Schlinger, B.A., Billo, T. and Fusani, L., 2023. Beyond plumage: acrobatic courtship displays show intermediate patterns in manakin hybrids. Animal Behaviour, 198, pp.195-205. DOI Request PDF
MacGillavry, T., Spezie, G. and Fusani, L., 2023. When less is more: coy display behaviours and the temporal dynamics of animal courtship. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 290(2008), p.20231684. DOI
Marasco, V., Kaiya, H., Pola, G. and Fusani, L., 2023. Ghrelin, not corticosterone, is associated with transitioning of phenotypic states in a migratory Galliform. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, p.1058298. DOI
Perinot, E., Fritz, J., Fusani, L., Voelkl, B. and Nobile, M.S., 2023. Characterization of bird formations using fuzzy modelling. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 20(199), p.20220798. DOI
Prost, S., Elbers, J.P., Slezacek, J., Fuselli, S., Smith, S. and Fusani, L., 2023. The unexpected loss of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in true passerines: A game changer in migration physiology. bioRxiv, pp.2023-05. DOI
Spezie, G. and Fusani, L., 2023. Sneaky copulations by subordinate males suggest direct fitness benefits from male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus). Ethology, 129(1), pp.55-61. DOI
2022
Bowling, D.L., Gahr, J., Ancochea, P.G., Hoeschele, M., Canoine, V., Fusani, L. and Fitch, W.T., 2022. Endogenous oxytocin, cortisol, and testosterone in response to group singing. Hormones and behavior, 139, p.105105. DOI
Costanzo, A., Ambrosini, R., Parolini, M., Caprioli, M., Secomandi, S., Rubolini, D., Fusani, L. and Canoine, V., 2022. Telomere shortening is associated with corticosterone stress response in adult barn swallows. Current zoology, 68(1), pp.93-101. DOI
Cramer, J.F., Miller, E.T., Ko, M.C., Liang, Q., Cockburn, G., Nakagita, T., Cardinale, M., Fusani, L., Toda, Y. and Baldwin, M.W., 2022. A single residue confers selective loss of sugar sensing in wrynecks. Current Biology, 32(19), pp.4270-4278. DOI
Fuxjager, M.J., Fusani, L. and Schlinger, B.A., 2022. Physiological innovation and the evolutionary elaboration of courtship behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 184, pp.185-195. DOI
Krumpholz, C., Quigley, C., Ameen, K., Reuter, C., Fusani, L. and Leder, H., 2022. The effects of pitch manipulation on male ratings of female speakers and their voices. Frontiers in psychology, 13. DOI
Lupi, S., Morbey, Y.E., MacDougall-Shackleton, S.A., Kaiya, H., Fusani, L. and Guglielmo, C.G., 2022. Experimental ghrelin administration affects migratory behaviour in a songbird. Hormones and Behavior, 141, p.105139. DOI
Mitoyen, C., Quigley, C., Canoine, V., Colombo, S., Woelfl, S. and Fusani, L., 2022. Alteration of the temporal association between courtship audio and visual components affects female sexual response. Integrative Zoology. DOI
Monge, O., Dullinger, S., Fusani, L. and Schulze, C.H., 2022. Taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic bird diversity response to coffee farming intensity along an elevational gradient in Costa Rica. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 326, p.107801. DOI
Rodríguez, C., Fusani, L., Raboisson, G., Hödl, W., Ringler, E. and Canoine, V., 2022. Androgen responsiveness to simulated territorial intrusions in Allobates femoralis males: Evidence supporting the challenge hypothesis in a territorial frog. General and comparative endocrinology, p.114046. DOI
Spezie, G. and Fusani, L., 2022. Male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus) exhibit attributes of courtship coalitions. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 76(7), pp.1-15. DOI
Spezie, G., Quigley, C. and Fusani, L., 2022. Learned components of courtship: A focus on postural displays, choreographies and construction abilities. Advances in the Study of Behavior, pp.43-108. Request PDF
2021
Costanzo, A., Ambrosini, R., Parolini, M., Caprioli, M., Secomandi, S., Rubolini, D., Fusani, L. and Canoine, V., 2021. Telomere shortening is associated with corticosterone stress response in adult barn swallows. Current Zoology. DOI
Ferretti, A., Maggini, I. and Fusani, L., 2021. How to recover after sea crossing: the importance of small islands for passerines during spring migration. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, pp.1-14. DOI
Janisch, J., Perinot, E., Fusani, L. and Quigley, C., 2021. Deciphering choreographies of elaborate courtship displays of golden‐collared manakins using markerless motion capture. Ethology. DOI
Janisch, J., Mitoyen, C., Perinot, E., Spezie, G., Fusani, L. and Quigley, C., 2021. Video Recording and Analysis of Avian Movements and Behavior: Insights from Courtship Case Studies. Integrative and comparative biology, 61(4), pp.1378-1393. DOI
Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., Favaretto, A., Voříšek, P., Spina, F., Maoret, F., Ferri, A., Riello, S. and Fusani, L., 2021. Comparing population trend estimates of migratory birds from breeding censuses and capture data at a spring migration bottleneck. Ecology and evolution, 11(2), pp.967-977. DOI
Marasco, V., Sebastiano, M., Costantini, D., Pola, G. and Fusani, L., 2021. Controlled expression of the migratory phenotype affects oxidative status in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology, Early View. DOI
Mitoyen, C., Quigley, C., Boehly, T. and Fusani, L., 2021. Female behaviour is differentially associated with specific components of multimodal courtship in ring doves. Animal Behaviour, 173, pp.21-39. DOI
Stocker, M., Prosl, J., Vanhooland, L.C., Horn, L., Bugnyar, T., Canoine, V. and Massen, J.J., 2021. Measuring salivary mesotocin in birds-Seasonal differences in ravens’ peripheral mesotocin levels. Hormones and behavior, 134, p.105015. DOI
2020
Ferretti, A., Mcwilliams, S. R., Rattenborg, N. C., Maggini, I., Cardinale, M. & Fusani, L. 2020. Energy stores, oxidative balance and sleep in migratory Garden Warblers (Sylvia borin) and Whitethroats (Sylvia communis) at a spring stopover site. Integrative Organismal Biology, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2020, obaa010. DOI
Ferretti, A., Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., & Fusani, L. 2020. Heat loss in sleeping garden warblers (Sylvia borin) during migration. Journal of Thermal Biology, Volume 94, 102772. DOI
Fusani, L. 2020. The quest for a biological concept of beauty. In: ROSSI MONTI, M. & PEĆNJAK, D. (eds.) What is Beauty? A Multidisciplinary Approach to Aesthetic Experience. Cambridge Scholars Publishing: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Request reprint
Janisch, J., Perinot, E. and Fusani, L., 2020. Behavioural flexibility in the courtship dance of golden-collared manakins, Manacus vitellinus. Animal Behaviour, 166, pp.61-71. DOI
Huber, N., Canoine, V., Cornils, J. S., Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., Ruf, T. & Fusani, L. 2020. Leukocyte coping capacity as a complementary stress metric in migrating birds. Journal of Ornithology, 161, pp.909–913. DOI
Maggini, I., Trez, M., Cardinale, M. & Fusani, L. 2020. Stopover dynamics of 12 passerine migrant species in a small Mediterranean island during spring migration. Journal of Ornithology, 161, pp.793–802. DOI
Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., Sundberg, J.H., Spina, F. and Fusani, L., 2020. Recent phenological shifts of migratory birds at a Mediterranean spring stopover site: Species wintering in the Sahel advance passage more than tropical winterers. PloS one, 15(9), p.e0239489. DOI
Marasco, V., Fusani, L., Pola, G. and Smith, S., 2020. Data on the de novo transcriptome assembly for the migratory bird, the Common quail (Coturnix coturnix). Data in Brief, 32, p.106041. DOI
2019
Ferretti, A., Maggini, I., Lupi, S., Cardinale, M. and Fusani, L., 2019. The amount of available food affects diurnal locomotor activity in migratory songbirds during stopover. Scientific reports, 9(1), pp.1-9. DOI
Ferretti, A., Rattenborg, N.C., Ruf, T., McWilliams, S.R., Cardinale, M. and Fusani, L., 2019. Sleeping unsafely tucked in to conserve energy in a nocturnal migratory songbird. Current Biology, 29(16), pp.2766-2772. DOI
Lupi, S., Canoine, V., Pedrini, P. and Fusani, L., 2019. Temporary caging results in reduced levels of circulating melatonin in migratory robins. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(24). DOI
Mitoyen, C., Quigley, C. and Fusani, L., 2019. Evolution and function of multimodal courtship displays. Ethology, 125(8), pp.503-515. DOI
2018
Fusani, L., Barske, J., Natali, C., Chelazzi, G. and Ciofi, C., 2018. Relatedness within and between leks of golden-collared manakin differ between sexes and age classes. Behavioral Ecology, 29(6), pp.1390-1401. DOI
Monti, F., Duriez, O., Dominici, J.M., Sforzi, A., Robert, A., Fusani, L. and Grémillet, D., 2018. The price of success: integrative long‐term study reveals ecotourism impacts on a flagship species at a UNESCO site. Animal Conservation, 21(6), pp.448-458. DOI
Monti, F., Grémillet, D., Sforzi, A., Dominici, J.M., Bagur, R.T., Navarro, A.M., Fusani, L., Klaassen, R.H., Alerstam, T. and Duriez, O., 2018. Migration distance affects stopover use but not travel speed: contrasting patterns between long‐and short‐distance migrating ospreys. Journal of Avian Biology, 49(10), p.e01839. DOI
Monti, F., Grémillet, D., Sforzi, A., Sammuri, G., Dominici, J.M., Triay Bagur, R., Muñoz Navarro, A., Fusani, L. and Duriez, O., 2018. Migration and wintering strategies in vulnerable Mediterranean Osprey populations. Ibis, 160(3), pp.554-567. DOI
2017
Fuxjager, M.J., Fusani, L., Goller, F., Trost, L., Ter Maat, A., Gahr, M., Chiver, I., Ligon, R.M., Chew, J. and Schlinger, B.A., 2017. Neuromuscular mechanisms of an elaborate wing display in the golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus). Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(24), pp.4681-4688. DOI
Goymann, W., Lupi, S., Kaiya, H., Cardinale, M. and Fusani, L., 2017. Ghrelin affects stopover decisions and food intake in a long-distance migrant. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(8), pp.1946-1951. DOI
Huber, N., Fusani, L., Ferretti, A., Mahr, K. and Canoine, V., 2017. Measuring short-term stress in birds: Comparing different endpoints of the endocrine-immune interface. Physiology & Behavior, 182, pp.46-53. DOI
2016
Bodony, D.J., Day, L., Friscia, A.R., Fusani, L., Karon, A., Swenson, G.W., Wikelski, M. and Schlinger, B.A., 2016. Determination of the wingsnap sonation mechanism of the golden-collared manakin (Manacus vitellinus). Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(10), pp.1524-1534. DOI
Lupi, S., Goymann, W., Cardinale, M. and Fusani, L., 2016. Physiological conditions influence stopover behaviour of short-distance migratory passerines. Journal of Ornithology, 157(2), pp.583-589. DOI
2015
Barske, J., Schlinger, B.A. and Fusani, L., 2015. The presence of a female influences courtship performance of male manakins. The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 132(3), pp.594-603. DOI
Fusani, L. and Gahr, M., 2015. Differential expression of melatonin receptor subtypes MelIa, MelIb and MelIc in relation to melatonin binding in the male songbird brain. Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 85(1), pp.4-14. DOI
Monti, F., Duriez, O., Arnal, V., Dominici, J.M., Sforzi, A., Fusani, L., Grémillet, D. and Montgelard, C., 2015. Being cosmopolitan: evolutionary history and phylogeography of a specialized raptor, the Osprey Pandion haliaetus. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15(1), p.255. DOI
Skrip, M.M., Bauchinger, U., Goymann, W., Fusani, L., Cardinale, M., Alan, R.R. and McWilliams, S.R., 2015. Migrating songbirds on stopover prepare for, and recover from, oxidative challenges posed by long‐distance flight. Ecology and Evolution, 5(15), pp.3198-3209. DOI
Soldatini, C., Albores-Barajas, Y.V., Tagliavia, M., Massa, B., Fusani, L. and Canoine, V., 2015. Effects of human disturbance on cave-nesting seabirds: the case of the storm petrel. Conservation Physiology, 3(1). DOI
2014
Barske, J., Fusani, L., Wikelski, M., Feng, N.Y., Santos, M. and Schlinger, B.A., 2014. Energetics of the acrobatic courtship in male golden-collared manakins (Manacus vitellinus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281(1776), p.20132482. DOI
Fusani, L., Barske, J., Day, L.D., Fuxjager, M.J. and Schlinger, B.A., 2014. Physiological control of elaborate male courtship: female choice for neuromuscular systems. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 46, pp.534-546. DOI
Fusani, L., Bertolucci, C., Frigato, E. and Foà, A., 2014. Cryptochrome expression in the eye of migratory birds depends on their migratory status. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217(6), pp.918-923. DOI
Fusani, L., Donaldson, Z., London, S.E., Fuxjager, M.J. and Schlinger, B.A., 2014. Expression of androgen receptor in the brain of a sub-oscine bird with an elaborate courtship display. Neuroscience Letters, 578, pp.61-65. DOI
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