Dr. Hans Slabbekoorn Full Publication List - January 2013

Dr. Hans Slabbekoorn
Institute of Biology, Leiden University
Full Publication List - January 2013
In press:
Slabbekoorn, H. in press. Songs of the city: noise-dependent spectral plasticity in the acoustic
phenotype of urban birds. Animal Behaviour
Pohl, N.U., Slabbekoorn, H., Neubauer, H., Heil, P., Klump G.M. & Langemann, U. In
press. Why longer song elements are easier to detect: Threshold level-duration functions
in the great tit and comparison with human data. Journal of Comparative Psychology
Caro, L.M., Caycedo, P.C., Bowie, R.C.K., Slabbekoorn, H. & Cadena, C.D. in press.
Ecological speciation along an elevational gradient in Colombian woodwrens:
morphology, genetics, and behavior. Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Planqué, R. Britton, N.F. & Slabbekoorn, H. in press. On the maintenance of birdsong
dialects. Journal of Theoretical Biology
2012:
Slabbekoorn, H. 2012. Measuring behavioural changes to assess anthropogenic noise impact in
adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2012, Utrecht, The
Netherlands, pp. 244-248. Eds. A.J. Spink, F. Grieco, O.E. Krips, L.W.S. Loijens, L.P.J.J.
Noldus, and P.H. Zimmerman.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2012. Measuring behavioural changes to assess anthropogenic noise impact on
singing birds. Proceedings of Measuring Behavior 2012, Utrecht, The Netherlands, pp.
158-162. Eds. A.J. Spink, F. Grieco, O.E. Krips, L.W.S. Loijens, L.P.J.J. Noldus, and
P.H. Zimmerman.
Slabbekoorn, H, Yang, X.-J. & Halfwerk, W. 2012. Birds and anthropogenic noise: Singing
higher may matter (A comment on Nemeth and Brumm, "Birds and anthropogenic noise:
Are urban songs adaptive"). American Naturalist 180: 142-145.
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Halfwerk, W., Bot, S. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2012. Male great tit song perch selection in response
to noise-dependent female feedback. Functional Ecology, doi: 10.1111/j.1365-
2435.2012.02018.x
Halfwerk, W., Bot, S., Buikx, J., van der Velde, M., Komdeur, J., ten Cate, C. &
Slabbekoorn, H. 2012. Reply to Eens et al.: Urban noise can alter sexual selection on
bird song. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of
America, 109, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1120485109
Pohl, N.U., Leadbeater, E., Slabbekoorn, H. Klump G.M. & Langemann, U. 2012. Great tits
in urban noise benefit from high frequencies in song detection and discrimination. Animal
Behaviour 83: 711-721.
Linhart, P. Slabbekoorn, H. & Fuchs, R. 2012. The communicative significance of song
frequency and song length in territorial chiffchaffs. Behavioral Ecology, doi:
10.1093/beheco/ars127
Linhart, P., Fuchs, R., Polakova, S. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2012. Once bitten twice shy: longterm
behavioural changes caused by trapping experience in willow warblers Phylloscopus
trochilus. Journal of Avian Biology 43: 186-192.
Ruegg, K., Anderson, E. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2012. Differences in timing of migration and
response to sexual signalling drive asymmetric hybridization across a migratory divide.
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02554.x
2011:
Halfwerk, W., Bot, S., Buikx, J., van der Velde, M., Komdeur, J., ten Cate, C. &
Slabbekoorn, H. 2011. Low songs lose potency in urban noise conditions. Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, 14549-14554.
Halfwerk, W., Holleman, L. J. M., Lessells, C. M. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2011. Negative impact
of traffic noise on avian reproductive success. Journal of Applied Ecology, 48, 210-219.
Kirschel, A. N. G., Slabbekoorn, H., Blumstein, D. T. Cohen, R. E., de Kort, S.R.,
Buermann, W. & Smith, T. B. 2011. Testing alternative hypotheses for evolutionary
diversification in an African songbird: rainforest refugia versus ecological gradients.
Evolution 65: 3162-3174.
2010:
Slabbekoorn, H. 2010. The impact of anthropogenic noise on animals. Elsevier Encyclopedia
online.
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Verzijden, M.N., van Heusden, J., Bouton, N., Witte, F., ten Cate, C. & Slabbekoorn, H.
2010. Sounds of male Lake Victoria cichlids vary within and between species and affect
female mate preferences. Behavioral Ecology 21: 548-555.
Verzijden, M.N., Ripmeester, E.A.P., Ohms, V.R., Snelderwaard, P. & Slabbekoorn H.
2010. Immediate spectral flexibility in singing chiffchaffs during experimental exposure
to highway noise. Journal of Experimental Biology 15: 2575-2581.
Ripmeester, E.A.P., Kok, J.S., van Rijssel, J.C. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2010. Habitat-related
birdsong divergence: a multi-level study on the influence of territory density and ambient
noise in European blackbirds. Behavioural Ecology & Sociobiology 64: 409-418.
Ripmeester, E.A.P., Mulder, M. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2010. Habitat-dependent acoustic
divergence affects playback response in urban and forest populations of the European
blackbird. Behavioural Ecology 21: 876-883.
Rivera-Gutierrez, H.F., Matthysen E, Adriaensen, F. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2010. Repertoire
sharing and song similarity between great tit males decline with distance between forest
fragments. Ethology 116: 951-960.
Dingle, C., Poelstra, J., Halfwerk, W., Brinkhuizen, D. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2010.
Asymmetric response patterns to subspecies-specific song differences in allopatry and
parapatry in the gray-breasted wood-wren. Evolution 64: 3537-3548.
Tobias, J.A., Aben, J., Brumfield, R.T., Derryberry, E.P., Halfwerk, W., Slabbekoorn, H. &
Seddon, N. 2010. Song divergence by sensory drive in Amazonian birds. Evolution 64:
2820-2839.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2010. Geschiedenis van de bioakoestiek in technologisch perspectief.
Tijdschrift voor Mediageschiedenis pp. 205-231.
2009:
Slabbekoorn, H. & Halfwerk, W. 2009. Behavioural Ecology: Noise annoys at community
level. Current Biology, 19: R693-695.
Halfwerk, W. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2009. A behavioural mechanism explaining noise-dependent
pitch shift in urban birdsong. Animal behaviour 78: 1301-1307.
Pohl, N.U., Slabbekoorn, H., Klump, G. & Langemann, U. 2009. Acoustic design and
environmental noise affect song element detection in captive great tits. Animal
Behaviour, 78 1293-1300.
Franco, P. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2009. Repertoire size and composition in great tits: a flexibility
test using playbacks. Animal Behaviour 77: 261-269.
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Kirchel, A.N.G., Blumstein, D.T., Cohen, R.E., Buermann, W., Smith, T.B. & Slabbekoorn,
H. 2009. Birdsong tuned to the environment: green hylia song varies with elevation, tree
cover, and noise. Behavioral Ecology 20: 1089-1095.
2008:
Coers, A., Bouton, N., Vincourt, D. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2008. Fluctuating noise conditions
may limit acoustic communication distance in the rock-pool blenny. Bioacoustics 17: 63-
65.
Den Hartog, P.M., Slabbekoorn, H. & ten Cate, C. 2008. Male territorial vocalizations and
responses are decoupled in an avian hybrid zone. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal
Society London 362: 2879-2889
Dingle, C., Halfwerk, W. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2008. Habitat-dependent song divergence at
subspecies level in the grey-breasted wood-wren. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21:
1079-1089.
Planqué, R. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2008. Spectral overlap in songs and temporal avoidance in a
Peruvian bird assemblage. Ethology 114: 262-271.
Slabbekoorn, H. & Bouton, N. 2008. Soundscape orientation: a new field in need of sound
investigation. Animal Behaviour 76: e5-e8.
Slabbekoorn, H. & Ripmeester, E.A.P. 2008. Birdsong and anthropogenic noise: implications
and applications for conservation. Molecular Ecology 17: 72-83.
Smith, T.B., Milá, B. Grether, G.F., Slabbekoorn, H., Sepil, I, Nuermann, W. Saatchi, S. &
Pollinger, J. 2008. Evolutionary Consequences of Human Disturbance in a Rainforest
Bird Species from Central Africa. Molecular Ecology 17: 58-71.
2007:
De jong, K., Bouton, N. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2007. Azorean rock-pool blennies produce sizedependent
calls in a courtship context. Animal Behaviour 74: 1285-1292.
Ripmeester, E.A.P & Slabbekoorn, H. 2007. Do blackbirds signal motivation to fight with
their song Ethology 113: 1021-1028.
Van Opzeeland, I., Slabbekoorn, H., Andringa, T. & ten Cate, C. 2007. Vissen en
geluidsoverlast: Effecten van geluidsbelasting onder water op zoetwatervissen. Rapport
Universiteit Leiden/Universiteit Groningen, pp 1-20.
Van Opzeeland, I., Slabbekoorn, H., Andringa, T. & ten Cate, C. 2007. Herrie onder water:
Vissen en geluidsoverlast. De Levende Natuur 108: 39-43.
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Van Opzeeland, I., Slabbekoorn, H., Andringa, T. & ten Cate, C. 2007. Lawaai onder water:
De invloed vanm geluid op vissen. Visionair, het Vakblad van Sportvisserij Nederland 4:
11-13.
2006:
Slabbekoorn, H. & den Boer-Visser, A. 2006. Cities change the songs of birds. Current
Biology 16: 2326-2331.
Slabbekoorn, H., Yeh, P., & Hunt, K. 2006. Sound transmission and birdsong divergence: a
comparison of urban and forest acoustics. Condor 109: 67-78.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2006. Animal communication: Long-distance signalling. In: K. Brown (Ed.),
Encyclopedia for language and linguistics - 2nd edition, Elsevier, Vol. 1, 272-276.
Ruegg, K., Slabbekoorn, H. Clegg, S. & Smith, T.B. 2006. Divergence in mating signals
correlates with ecological variation in the migratory songbird, Swainson’s thrush
(Catharus ustulatus). Molecular Ecology 15: 3147-3156.
Schrama, T., Poot, M., Robb, M. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2006. Automated recording, detection
and identification of nocturnal flight calls: Results of a pilot study during autumn
migration in the Netherlands. Journal of Ornithology 147: 248.
2005:
Brumm, H. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2005. Acoustic communication in noise. Advances in the Study
of Behavior 35: 151-209.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2005. Heeft de koekoek overlevingskansen (by A.W. Hellebrekers). Book
review, Holland’s Duinen in press.
Smith, T. B., Saatchi, S., Graham, C., Slabbekoorn, H. & Spicer, G. 2005. Putting process on
the map: Why ecotones are important for preserving biodiversity. In: A. Purvis, J.
Gittleman, and T. Brooks (Eds.). Phylogeny and Conservation, pp. 166-197. Cambridge
University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom..
2004:
Marler, P. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. Nature’s Music. The Science of Birdsong. Hardcover,
504 pages, including 2 CD’s. Academic Press/Elsevier, San Diego.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. Habitat-dependent ambient noise: consistent spectral profiles in two
African forest types. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 116: 3727-3733.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. Singing birds: from communication to speciation. In Bekoff, M. ed.
Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, Volume 1, pp. 399-411. Greenwood Press, Westport,
Connecticut, USA.
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Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. Singing in the wild: the ecology of birdsong. In: Marler, P. &
Slabbekoorn, H. eds. Nature’s Music: The Science of Birdsong, pp. 178-205. Academic
Press/Elsevier, San Diego.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. A rough guide to reading sonograms. In: Marler, P. & Slabbekoorn, H.
eds. Nature’s Music. The Science of Birdsong, pp. 5-6. Academic Press/Elsevier, San
Diego.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. The functions of perched song and flight song. In: Marler, P. &
Slabbekoorn, H. eds. Nature’s Music. The Science of Birdsong, p. 189. Academic
Press/Elsevier, San Diego.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. The art of selection: evolution in the aviary. In: Marler, P. &
Slabbekoorn, H. eds. Nature’s Music. The Science of Birdsong. p. 298. Academic
Press/Elsevier, San Diego.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2004. Birdsong as inspiration to musicians. In: Marler, P. & Slabbekoorn, H.
eds. Nature’s Music. The Science of Birdsong, p. 386. Academic Press/Elsevier, San
Diego.
Slabbekoorn, H. & Collins, S.A. 2004. How do hybrid birds sound like In: Marler, P. &
Slabbekoorn, H. eds. Nature’s Music. The Science of Birdsong, p. 307. Academic
Press/Elsevier, San Diego.
2003:
Slabbekoorn, H. & Peet, M. 2003. Birds sing at a higher pitch in urban noise. Nature 424: 267-
267.
Slabbekoorn, H., Jesse, A. & Bell, D.A. 2003. Microgeographic song variation in island
populations of the white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys nutalli): innovation
through recombination. Behaviour 140: 947-963.
Ellers, J. & Slabbekoorn, H. 2003. Song divergence and male dispersal among bird populations:
A spatially explicit model testing the role of vocal learning. Animal Behaviour 65: 671-
681.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2003. Vocal production and perception in Streptopelia doves (PhD-thesis
Gabriël Beckers). Book review, Ardea 91: 291-293.
Slabbekoorn, H. 2003. Pigeon pidgin. Evolution of vocal signals through interspecific
interactions in Streptopelia doves (PhD-thesis Selvino de Kort). Book review, Ardea 91:
133-135.
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Slabbekoorn, H. 2003. Songbirds adjust to noisy environments. Interpretive Birding Bulletin. A
science magazine for birders.
2002:
Slabbekoorn, H., Ellers, J. & Smith, T.B. 2002. Bird song and sound transmission: the benefits
of reverberations. Condor 104: 564-573.
Slabbekoorn, H. & Smith, T.B. 2002. Habitat-dependent song divergence in the little greenbul:
an analysis of environmental selection pressures on acoustic signals. Evolution 56: 1849-
1858.
Slabbekoorn, H. & Smith, T.B. 2002. Bird song, ecology, and speciation. Philosophical
Transactions of the Royal Society, London, B. 357: 493-503.
Ten Cate, C., Slabbekoorn, H. & Ballintijn, M.R. 2002. Bird song and male-male
competition: causes and consequences of vocal variability in the collared dove
(Streptopelia decaocto). Advances in the Study of Behavior 31: 31-75.
2000:
Slabbekoorn, H. & Smith, T.B. 2000. Does bill size polymorphism affect courtship song
characteristics of the African finch Pyrenestes ostrinus Biological Journal of the
Linnean Society 71: 737-753.
1999:
Slabbekoorn, H., de Kort, S. & ten Cate, C. 1999. Comparative analysis of perch coo
vocalizations of the Streptopelia doves. Auk 116: 737-748.
Slabbekoorn, H. & ten Cate, C. 1999. Collared dove responses to playback: slaves to the
rhythm. Ethology 105: 377-391.
Ten Cate, C., Ballintijn, M. & Slabbekoorn, H. 1999. Vogelzang: een oorstrelende strijd. In:
Evolutie betrapt. Onderzoekers in het voetspoor van Darwin. (W. van Strien, ed), pp. 58-
67. KNNV Uitgeverij, Utrecht.
1998:
Slabbekoorn, H. 1998. Perception of coo variation by the collared dove. A parameter analysis
using playbacks in the field. PhD-thesis.
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Slabbekoorn, H. & ten Cate, C. 1998. Multiple parameters in the territorial coo of the collared
dove: interactions and meaning. Behaviour 135: 879-895.
Slabbekoorn, H. & ten Cate, C. 1998. Perceptual tuning to frequency characteristics of
territorial signals in collared doves. Animal Behaviour 56: 847-857.
1997:
Slabbekoorn, H. 1997. Boodschap en betekenis van vogelvocalisaties: onderzoek naar gedrag
en geluid van de Turkse tortel. Limosa 70: 80.
Slabbekoorn, H. & ten Cate, C. 1997. Stronger territorial responses to frequency modulated
coos in collared doves. Animal Behaviour 54: 955-965.
1996:
Slabbekoorn, H. & ten Cate, C. 1996. Responses of collared doves to playback of coos.
Behavioural Processes 38: 169-174.
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