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László Zsolt Garamszegi

László Zsolt Garamszegi

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Ecology and Evolution
Hungary
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
63
Citations
12481
World Ranking
1990
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

László Zsolt Garamszegi is affiliated with the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary. Their research spans across several interconnected fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Medicine. Within these areas, their primary subfields of study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Developmental Biology, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's publications cover a range of topics related to animal behavior, ecology, and environmental health. Major research themes include Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Avian Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control, Species Distribution and Climate Change, and Viral Infections and Vectors.

They have published numerous papers in a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Animal Behaviour
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Parasites & Vectors
  • Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Animal Ecology

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by them include:

  • "Robustness of linear mixed-effects models to violations of distributional assumptions," 2020, Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Evolutionary dynamics in the Anthropocene: Life history and intensity of human contact shape antipredator responses," 2020, PLoS Biology
  • "Temporal shifts in avian phenology across the circannual cycle in a rapidly changing climate: A global meta-analysis," 2022, Ecological Monographs
  • "Collision between biological process and statistical analysis revealed by mean centring," 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "No place for ground-dwellers in cities: A meta-analysis on bird functional traits," 2022, Global Ecology and Conservation

László Zsolt Garamszegi has collaborated with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Gergely Nagy
  • Mónika Jablonszky
  • Sándor Zsebők
  • Miklós Laczi
  • Gábor Markó

Best Publications

  • Robustness of linear mixed-effects models to violations of distributional assumptions

    Holger Schielzeth;Niels J. Dingemanse;Shinichi Nakagawa;David F. Westneat

  • Linked selection and recombination rate variation drive the evolution of the genomic landscape of differentiation across the speciation continuum of Ficedula flycatchers

    Reto Burri;Alexander Nater;Takeshi Kawakami;Carina F. Mugal

  • Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolutionary Biology

    László Zsolt Garamszegi

  • The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: a review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

    Marcel M. Lambrechts;Frank Adriaensen;Daniel R. Ardia;Alexandr V. Artemyev

  • Modern phylogenetic comparative methods and their application in evolutionary biology : concepts and practice

    László Zsolt Garamszegi

  • Climate change increases the risk of malaria in birds

    László Z. Garamszegi

  • Coevolving avian eye size and brain size in relation to prey capture and nocturnality

    László Zsolt Garamszegi;Anders Pape Møller;Johannes Erritzøe

  • Comparing effect sizes across variables: generalization without the need for Bonferroni correction

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  • Do animals living in larger groups experience greater parasitism? A meta-analysis.

    Joanna L. Rifkin;Charles L. Nunn;László Z. Garamszegi

  • 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

  • Testosterone, testes size, and mating success in birds: a comparative study

    László Zsolt Garamszegi;Marcel Eens;S. Hurtrez-Bousses;S. Hurtrez-Bousses;Anders Pape Moller

  • Effects of sample size and intraspecific variation in phylogenetic comparative studies: a meta-analytic review

    László Z. Garamszegi;Anders P. Møller

  • Flycatcher song in allopatry and sympatry – convergence, divergence and reinforcement

    J. Haavie;T. Borge;S. Bures;László Zsolt Garamszegi

  • Behavioural syndromes and trappability in free-living collared flycatchers, Ficedula albicollis

    László Zsolt Garamszegi;Marcel Eens;János Török

  • Using information theory as a substitute for stepwise regression in ecology and behavior

    Gergely Hegyi;László Zsolt Garamszegi

  • A meta-analysis of correlated behaviours with implications for behavioural syndromes: mean effect size, publication bias, phylogenetic effects and the role of mediator variables

    László Zsolt Garamszegi;Gábor Markó;Gábor Markó;Gábor Herczeg;Gábor Herczeg

  • Rethinking birdsong evolution: meta-analysis of the relationship between song complexity and reproductive success

    Masayo Soma;László Zsolt Garamszegi

  • Depigmented wing patch size is a condition-dependent indicator of viability in male collared flycatchers

    János Török;Gergely Hegyi;László Zsolt Garamszegi;László Zsolt Garamszegi

  • Changing philosophies and tools for statistical inferences in behavioral ecology

    Laszlo Zsolt Garamszegi;Sara Calhim;Ned A. Dochtermann;Gergely Hegyi

  • Evolutionary analysis of the female-specific avian W chromosome.

    Linnéa Smeds;Vera Warmuth;Paulina Bolivar;Severin Uebbing

  • Immune challenge mediates vocal communication in a passerine bird: an experiment

    László Zsolt Garamszegi;László Zsolt Garamszegi;László Zsolt Garamszegi;Anders Pape Moller;Janos Torok;Gabor Michl

  • Information-theoretic approaches to statistical analysis in behavioural ecology: an introduction

    László Zsolt Garamszegi

Frequent Co-Authors

János Török
János Török Eötvös Loránd University
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Gábor Herczeg
Gábor Herczeg Eötvös Loránd University
Marcel Eens
Marcel Eens University of Antwerp
Holger Schielzeth
Holger Schielzeth Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nicola Saino
Nicola Saino University of Milan
Jan-Anders E. Månson
Jan-Anders E. Månson École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Laszlo S. Toth
Laszlo S. Toth University of Lorraine

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