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Overview

Ian R. Hartley is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily addresses topics related to environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a focus on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

The scientist's work spans subfields including ecology, developmental biology, ecological modeling, and nature and landscape conservation. Their research output also covers a range of topics such as animal behavior and reproduction, plant and animal studies, avian ecology and behavior, animal vocal communication and behavior, species distribution and climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, and marine animal studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Oikos, Journal of the Endocrine Society, and Journal of Animal Ecology.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Ian R. Hartley include:

  • Connecting the data landscape of long-term ecological studies: The SPI-Birds data hub (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • Bird populations most exposed to climate change are less sensitive to climatic variation (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Ensuring tests of conservation interventions build on existing literature (2020, Conservation Biology)
  • Sexual selection for both diversity and repetition in birdsong (2023, Nature Communications)
  • Understanding behavioural responses to human-induced rapid environmental change: a meta-analysis (2021, Oikos)

Ian R. Hartley frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Mark C. Mainwaring
  • Javier Sierro
  • Selvino R. de Kort
  • Frank Adriaensen
  • Tapio Eeva

The prominence of avian ecology and behavior themes in their work can be seen in both the topics of study and recurring publication venues. Their research often addresses the ecological and behavioral responses of species, particularly birds, to environmental changes including climate impacts.

Best Publications

  • Sexual dimorphism in birds : Why are there so many different forms of dimorphism?

    I. P. F. Owens;I. R. Hartley

  • Intrafamilial conflict and parental investment: a synthesis

    Geoff A. Parker;Nick J. Royle;Ian R. Hartley

  • The design and function of birds' nests

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Marcel M. Lambrechts;D. Charles Deeming

  • Bacterial pathogens in wild birds: a review of the frequency and effects of infection.

    Clare McW. H. Benskin;Kenneth Wilson;Keith Jones;Ian R. Hartley

  • Begging for control: when are offspring solicitation behaviours honest?

    Nick J. Royle;Ian R. Hartley;Geoff A. Parker

  • Maternally derived androgens and antioxidants in bird eggs: complementary but opposing effects?

    Nick J. Royle;P. F. Surai;Ian R. Hartley

  • Heterotrophic microbial communities use ancient carbon following glacial retreat

    Richard D Bardgett;Andreas Richter;Roland Bol;Mark H Garnett

  • The Energetic Costs of Nest Building in Birds

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley

  • Sexual conflict reduces offspring fitness in zebra finches

    Nick J. Royle;Nick J. Royle;Ian R. Hartley;Geoff A. Parker

  • Female Song Attracts Males in the Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris

    N. E. Langmore;N. B. Davies;B. J. Hatchwell;Ian R. Hartley

  • Climate change and nesting behaviour in vertebrates: a review of the ecological threats and potential for adaptive responses

    Mark Charles Mainwaring;Iain Barber;Denis Charles Deeming;David A. Pike

  • Begging scrambles with unequal chicks: interactions between need and competitive ability

    Geoff A. Parker;Nick J. Royle;Ian R. Hartley

  • Latitudinal variation in blue tit and great tit nest characteristics indicates environmental adjustment

    Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Stuart Bearhop;Kaat Brulez

  • The effect of variation in dietary intake on maternal deposition of antioxidants in zebra finch eggs

    Nick J. Royle;Peter F. Surai;Ian R. Hartley

  • Linkages between soil biota, nitrogen availability, and plant nitrogen uptake in a mountain ecosystem in the Scottish Highlands

    Richard D Bardgett;Tania C Streeter;Lisa Cole;Ian R Hartley

  • The polygynandrous mating system of the alpine accentor, Prunella collaris. II. Multiple paternity and parental effort

    I.R. Hartley;N.B. Davies;B.J. Hatchwell;A. Desrochers

  • Female control of copulations to maximize male help: a comparison of polygynandrous alpine accentors,Prunella collaris, and dunnocks,P. modularis

    N. B. Davies;Ian R. Hartley;B. J. Hatchwell;N. E. Langmore

  • No effect of parental quality or extrapair paternity on brood sex ratio in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus)

    David I. Leech;Ian R. Hartley;Ian R. Hartley;Ian R. K. Stewart;Ian R. K. Stewart;Simon C. Griffith;Simon C. Griffith

  • Local Temperature and not Latitude Determines the Design of Blue Tit and Great Tit nests

    D. Charles Deeming;Mark C. Mainwaring;Ian R. Hartley;Ian R. Hartley;S. James Reynolds

  • Sibling competition and the evolution of growth rates in birds

    Nick J. Royle;Ian R. Hartley;Ian P. F. Owens;Geoffrey A. Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark C. Mainwaring
Mark C. Mainwaring University of Montana
Nick J. Royle
Nick J. Royle University of Exeter
Simon C. Griffith
Simon C. Griffith Macquarie University
Mikko Mönkkönen
Mikko Mönkkönen University of Jyväskylä
Frank Adriaensen
Frank Adriaensen University of Antwerp
Tapio Eeva
Tapio Eeva University of Turku
Geoff A. Parker
Geoff A. Parker University of Liverpool
Mariusz Cichoń
Mariusz Cichoń Jagiellonian University
Nigel Davies
Nigel Davies Lancaster University
Seppo Rytkönen
Seppo Rytkönen University of Oulu

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