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Department of Behavioural Ecology & Evolutionary Genetics Max Planck Institute for Ornithology PO Box 1564 D-82305 Starnberg (Seewiesen) Germany tel: +49 8157 932-337 fax: +49 8157 932-400 e-mail: dale@orn.mpg.de |
Research I study social behaviour in animals, with an emphasis on communication, sexual selection, individual recognition, animal colouration and reproductive strategies. My studies typically involve observations of animals in their natural habitat, experimental tests both in the field and in captivity, and laboratory analysis (e.g. of genetics, pigments, or hormones). Although much of my research is on birds, my main focus is on conceptual issues. |
Selected Papers |
Sexual selection explains Rensch's rule of allometry for sexual size dimorphism. J. Dale, P. Dunn, J. Figuerola, T. Lislevand, T Szeleky & L. Whittingham 2007 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 274:2971-2979. Abstract Paper Supplementary Material (Word doc) |
Intraspecific variation in coloration. J. Dale 2006 Bird Coloration, Volume 2, Function and Evolution. Hill, G.E. & McGraw, K.J., eds. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. pp. 36-86. Summary Paper (4267KB) Color plates |
Ornamental plumage does not signal male quality in red-billed queleas. J. Dale 2000 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B: 267: 2143-2149. Abstract Paper More about queleas |