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Ecology and Evolution
Hungary
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
50
Citations
7874
World Ranking
3908
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Hungary Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Hungary Leader Award

Overview

András Liker is affiliated with the University of Pannonia in Hungary. Their research spans several fields, primarily within Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, and Systematics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of animal behavior and reproduction, with particular emphasis on avian ecology and behavior. Other core topics of their work include wildlife ecology and conservation, plant and animal studies, bat biology and ecology, species distribution and climate change, as well as evolutionary psychology and human behavior.

Liker's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rates of mortality across wild mammals" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes" (2024), published in Nature
  • "Food availability limits avian reproduction in the city: An experimental study on great tits Parus major" (2020), published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Connecting the data landscape of long-term ecological studies: The SPI-Birds data hub" (2020), published in Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Ecology and allometry predict the evolution of avian developmental durations" (2020), published in Nature Communications

Frequently appearing as coauthors in Liker's work are:

  • Tamás Székely
  • Gábor Seress
  • Ivett Pipoly
  • Ernő Vincze
  • Krisztina Sándor

Their research outputs are commonly published in venues such as Scientific Reports, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology Letters, and Biologia Futura.

Best Publications

  • Stress Response and the Value of Reproduction: Are Birds Prudent Parents?

    Veronika Bókony;Ádám Z. Lendvai;András Liker;Frédéric Angelier;Frédéric Angelier

  • Lean birds in the city: body size and condition of house sparrows along the urbanization gradient

    A. Liker;Z. Papp;V. Bókony;Á. Z. Lendvai

  • Mortality costs of sexual selection and parental care in natural populations of birds

    András Liker;Tamás Székely

  • Big-brained birds survive better in nature.

    Daniel Sol;Tamás Székely;Tamás Székely;András Liker;Louis Lefebvre

  • Habitat urbanization and its effects on birds

    Gábor Seress;András Liker

  • Sex differences in adult lifespan and aging rates of mortality across wild mammals

    Jean François Lemaître;Victor Ronget;Morgane Tidière;Dominique Allainé

  • Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes.

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  • Larger groups are more successful in innovative problem solving in house sparrows

    András Liker;Veronika Bókony

  • Using the BirdTree.org website to obtain robust phylogenies for avian comparative studies: A primer

    Diego Rubolini;András Liker;László Z. Garamszegi;Anders P. Møller

  • Personality traits and behavioral syndromes in differently urbanized populations of house sparrows (Passer domesticus).

    Veronika Bókony;Anna Kulcsár;Zoltán Tóth;András Liker

  • The evolution of sex roles in birds is related to adult sex ratio

    András Liker;Robert P. Freckleton;Tamás Székely;Tamás Székely

  • Fewer invited talks by women in evolutionary biology symposia

    Julia Schroeder;Hannah L. Dugdale;R. Radersma;Martin Hinsch

  • Sex-biased survival predicts adult sex ratio variation in wild birds.

    Tamás Székely;Tamás Székely;András Liker;András Liker;Robert P. Freckleton;Claudia Fichtel

  • Impact of urbanization on abundance and phenology of caterpillars and consequences for breeding in an insectivorous bird

    Gábor Seress;Tamás Hammer;Veronika Bókony;Ernő Vincze

  • Habituation to human disturbance is faster in urban than rural house sparrows

    Ernő Vincze;Ernő Vincze;Sándor Papp;Bálint Preiszner;Gábor Seress

  • The genetic sex-determination system predicts adult sex ratios in tetrapods

    Ivett Pipoly;Veronika Bókony;Veronika Bókony;Mark Kirkpatrick;Paul F. Donald;Paul F. Donald

  • THE EFFECTS OF DOMINANCE ON SOCIAL FORAGING TACTIC USE IN HOUSE SPARROWS

    András Liker;Zoltán Barta

  • Food availability limits avian reproduction in the city: An experimental study on great tits Parus major.

    Gábor Seress;Krisztina Sándor;Karl L. Evans;András Liker

  • Testosterone and melanin-based black plumage coloration: A comparative study

    Veronika Bókony;László Zsolt Garamszegi;Katharina Hirschenhauser;András Liker

  • Multiple indices of body condition reveal no negative effect of urbanization in adult house sparrows

    Veronika Bókony;Gábor Seress;Szabolcs Nagy;Ádám Z. Lendvai

  • Divorce and Infidelity Are Associated with Skewed Adult Sex Ratios in Birds

    András Liker;András Liker;Robert P. Freckleton;Tamás Székely;Tamás Székely

  • Parental conflict in birds: comparative analyses of offspring development, ecology and mating opportunities

    V A Olson;A Liker;R P Freckleton;Tamas Szekely

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamás Székely
Tamás Székely University of Bath
Veronika Bókony
Veronika Bókony Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Zoltán Barta
Zoltán Barta University of Debrecen
Robert P. Freckleton
Robert P. Freckleton University of Sheffield
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Jan Komdeur
Jan Komdeur University of Groningen
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Vladimír Remeš
Vladimír Remeš Palacký University, Olomouc
Michaela Hau
Michaela Hau University of Konstanz
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales

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