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  1. Using satellite telemetry and environmental niche modelling to inform conservation targets for a long-distance migratory raptor in its wintering grounds

    Article • Oryx, July 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  2. Intra-sexual competition alters the relationship between testosterone and ornament expression in a wild territorial bird

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, May 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  3. Experimentally elevated levels of testosterone at independence reduce fitness in a territorial bird

    Article • Ecology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  4. A Resource-Based Modelling Framework to Assess Habitat Suitability for Steppe Birds in Semiarid Mediterranean Agricultural Systems

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2014, PLOS

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  5. A temperature-based monitoring of nest attendance patterns and disturbance effects during incubation by ground-nesting sandgrouse

    Article • Journal of Arid Environments, March 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  6. A comparison of methods for estimating common vole (Microtus arvalis) abundance in agricultural habitats

    Article • Ecological Indicators, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  7. Investigating the loss of recruitment potential in red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scoticus): the relative importance of hen mortality, food supply, tick infestation and louping-ill

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  8. Fractal geometry for animal biometrics: a response to Kühl and Burghardt

    Article • Trends in Ecology & Evolution, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  9. La perdiz roja (Alectoris rufa) en España: especie cinegética y amenazada

    Article • Ecosistemas, August 2013, Asociacion Española de Ecologia Terrestre (AEET)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  10. Efecto de la gestión para las especies de caza menor sobre la fauna no cinegética

    Article • Ecosistemas, August 2013, Asociacion Española de Ecologia Terrestre (AEET)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  11. Recent large-scale range expansion and outbreaks of the common vole (Microtus arvalis) in NW Spain

    Article • Basic and Applied Ecology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  12. Insights into population ecology from long‐term studies of red grouseLagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, June 2013, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  13. Population Trends and Reproduction of Bald Eagles at Besnard Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada 1968–2012

    Article • Journal of Raptor Research, June 2013, The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  14. Feather Corticosterone Levels and Carotenoid-Based Coloration in Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Nestlings

    Article • Journal of Raptor Research, June 2013, The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  15. Characteristics and Sexual Functions of Sky-Dancing Displays in a Semi-Colonial Raptor, the Montagu'S Harrier (Circus pygargus)

    Article • Journal of Raptor Research, June 2013, The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  16. Phenotypic differences in body size, body condition and circulating carotenoids between hybrid and “pure” red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) in the wild

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, March 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  17. Fractal geometry of a complex plumage trait reveals bird's quality

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  18. A transcriptomic investigation of handicap models in sexual selection

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  19. Experimental exposure of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) to seeds coated with imidacloprid, thiram and difenoconazole

    Article • Ecotoxicology, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  20. Phenotypic variation in nestlings of a bird of prey under contrasting breeding and diet conditions

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, October 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  21. Environmental conditions influence red grouse ornamentation at a population level

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, September 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  22. Carotenoid-Based Coloration, Condition, and Immune Responsiveness in the Nestlings of a Sexually Dimorphic Bird of Prey

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, July 2012, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  23. Parasitized Mates Increase Infection Risk for Partners

    Article • The American Naturalist, June 2012, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  24. Avian predators as a biological control system of common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations in north‐western Spain: experimental set‐up and preliminary results

    Article • Pest Management Science, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  25. Factors driving breeding success of pallid harriers in Kazakh steppes

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, April 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  26. Adjustment of female reproductive investment according to male carotenoid-based ornamentation in a gallinaceous bird

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, February 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  27. The condition dependence of a secondary sexual trait is stronger under high parasite infection level

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, January 2012, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  28. Contrasted effects of an oxidative challenge and α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone on cellular immune responsiveness: an experiment with red-legged partridges Alectoris rufa

    Article • Oecologia, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  29. Adaptive significance of permanent female mimicry in a bird of prey

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  30. Environmental heterogeneity influences the reliability of secondary sexual traits as condition indicators

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  31. Carotenoid limitation and allocation priorities in asynchronous raptor nestlings

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  32. Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 June 2011–31 July 2011

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  33. Broad wintering range and intercontinental migratory divide within a core population of the near‐threatened pallid harrier

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  34. The ornament–condition relationship varies with parasite abundance at population level in a female bird

    Article • The Science of Nature, August 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  35. Fitness consequences of anthropogenic hybridization in wild red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa, Phasianidae) populations

    Article • Biological Invasions, July 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  36. The effects of preen oils and soiling on the UV–visible reflectance of carotenoid-pigmented feathers

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  37. Condition- and parasite-dependent expression of a male-like trait in a female bird

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2011, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  38. Demographic history, genetic structure and gene flow in a steppe-associated raptor species

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  39. Feather growth bands and photoperiod

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, December 2010, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  40. Transcriptomic response of red grouse to gastro‐intestinal nematode parasites and testosterone: implications for population dynamics

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2010, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  41. Occurrence of Common QuailCoturnix coturnixeggs in Red‐legged PartridgeAlectoris rufanests

    Article • Bird Study, November 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  42. An improved night-lighting technique for the selective capture of sandgrouse and other steppe birds

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  43. Diet specialisation and foraging efficiency under fluctuating vole abundance: a comparison between generalist and specialist avian predators

    Article • Oikos, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  44. Identification of genes responding to nematode infection in red grouse

    Article • Molecular Ecology Resources, September 2010, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  45. Positive interactions between vulnerable species in agrarian pseudo‐steppes: habitat use by pin‐tailed sandgrouse depends on its association with the little bustard

    Article • Animal Conservation, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  46. Carotenoid-based coloration predicts resistance to oxidative damage during immune challenge

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  47. Oxidative stress and the effect of parasites on a carotenoid-based ornament

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  48. Testing the interactive effects of testosterone and parasites on carotenoid‐based ornamentation in a wild bird

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, April 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  49. Breeding biology of Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus in north-central Kazakhstan

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  50. Physiological stress links parasites to carotenoid‐based colour signals

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, January 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  51. Oxidative stress and the effect of parasites on a carotenoid-based ornament

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  52. Double‐nesting behaviour and sexual differences in breeding success in wild Red‐legged PartridgesAlectoris rufa

    Article • Ibis, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  53. Effects of hunting on the behaviour and spatial distribution of farmland birds: importance of hunting‐free refuges in agricultural areas

    Article • Animal Conservation, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  54. Carotenoids in nestling Montagu’s harriers: variations according to age, sex, body condition and evidence for diet-related limitations

    Article • Journal of Comparative Physiology B, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  55. Physiological Stress Mediates the Honesty of Social Signals

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2009, PLOS

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  56. Honest sexual signalling mediated by parasite and testosterone effects on oxidative balance

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2009, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  57. Parasites, condition, immune responsiveness and carotenoid‐based ornamentation in male red‐legged partridge Alectoris rufa

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, January 2009, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  58. Breeding biology of the pallid harrier Circus macrourus in north-central Kazakhstan: implications for the conservation of a Near Threatened species

    Article • Oryx, October 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Dr Julien Terraube

  59. Density dependence in a recovering osprey population: demographic and behavioural processes

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, August 2008, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  60. Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, July 2008, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  61. Temporal changes in kin structure through a population cycle in a territorial bird, the red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  62. Reducing Tick Burdens on Chicks by Treating Breeding Female Grouse With Permethrin

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, February 2008, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  63. Use of real‐time rt‐pcr to determine the prevalence of louping ill virus in live red grouse chicks

    Article • Veterinary Record, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  64. Ornamental comb colour predicts T-cell-mediated immunity in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • The Science of Nature, September 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  65. Parasites, testosterone and honest carotenoid‐based signalling of health

    Article • Functional Ecology, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  66. Alternative methods for estimating density in an upland game bird: the red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Wildlife Biology, June 2007, Wildlife Biology

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  67. Nematode parasites reduce carotenoid-based signalling in male red grouse

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2007, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  68. Carotenoid-based colouration and ultraviolet reflectance of the sexual ornaments of grouse

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  69. Breeding biology of the Red Kite Milvus milvus in Corsica

    Article • Ibis, July 2006, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  70. Ultraviolet reflectance by the cere of raptors

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, June 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  71. The effects of autumn testosterone on survival and productivity in red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Animal Behaviour, June 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  72. Testing the role of parasites in driving the cyclic population dynamics of a gamebird

    Article • Ecology Letters, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  73. Paternity assurance responses to first-year and adult male territorial intrusions in a courtship-feeding raptor

    Article • Animal Behaviour, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  74. Interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms in a cyclic species: testosterone increases parasite infection in red grouse

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2005, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  75. Elevated spring testosterone increases parasite intensity in male red grouse

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, October 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  76. Separating Behavioral and Physiological Mechanisms in Testosterone‐Mediated Trade‐Offs

    Article • The American Naturalist, August 2005, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  77. Ultra‐violet reflectance of male and female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scoticus, sexual ornaments reflect nematode parasite intensity

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, May 2005, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  78. Testosterone and autumn territorial behavior in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Hormones and Behavior, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  79. Experimentally increased aggressiveness reduces population kin structure and subsequent recruitment in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, May 2005, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  80. Interactions between population processes in a cyclic species: parasites reduce autumn territorial behaviour of male red grouse

    Article • Oecologia, April 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  81. Sexual ornamentation relates to immune function in male red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, August 2004, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  82. Testosterone, immunocompetence, and honest sexual signaling in male red grouse

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, June 2004, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  83. Breeding density, cuckoldry risk and copulation behaviour during the fertile period in raptors: a comparative analysis

    Article • Animal Behaviour, June 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  84. Faecal egg counts provide a reliable measure of Trichostrongylus tenuis intensities in free-living red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus

    Article • Journal of Helminthology, March 2004, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  85. Territorial behaviour and population dynamics in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. I. Population experiments

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  86. Territorial behaviour and population dynamics in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus. II. Population models

    Article • Journal of Animal Ecology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot, Professor Steve Redpath

  87. The effect of aggressiveness on the population dynamics of a territorial bird

    Article • Nature, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  88. Effects of territorial intrusions, courtship feedings and mate fidelity on the copulation behaviour of the osprey

    Article • Animal Behaviour, November 2002, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  89. Decoy presentations as a means to manipulate the risk of extrapair copulation: an experimental study in a semicolonial raptor, the Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus)

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, January 2001, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  90. Predation as a cost of sexual communication in nocturnal seabirds: an experimental approach using acoustic signals

    Article • Animal Behaviour, November 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  91. Predation risk and moonlight avoidance in nocturnal seabirds

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, September 2000, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  92. Audubon's Shearwaters Puffinus Iherminieri on Réunion Island, Indian Ocean: behaviour, census, distribution, biometrics and breeding biology

    Article • Ibis, July 2000, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  93. Territorial intrusions and copulation patterns in red kites, Milvus milvus, in relation to breeding density

    Article • Animal Behaviour, March 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  94. Predation on burrowing petrels by the brown skua (Catharacta skua lönnbergi) at Mayes Island, Kerguelen

    Article • Journal of Zoology, March 1998, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  95. Predation on burrowing petrels by the brown skua (Catharacta skua lönnbergi) at Mayes Island, Kerguelen

    Article • Journal of Zoology, March 1998, Wiley

    Dr Francois Mougeot

  96. Intra- and Intersexual Functions in the Call, of a Non-Passerine Bird

    Article • Behaviour, January 1998, Brill

    Dr Francois Mougeot