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Brouwer, LB, Richardson, DS and Komdeur, J (2012) Helpers at the nest improve late-life offspring performance: evidence from a long-term study and a cross-foster experiment. PLoS ONE, 6.

Spurgin, LG, Illera, JC, Padilla, DP and Richardson, DS (2012) Biogeographical patterns and co-occurrence of pathogenic infection across island populations of Berthelot’s pipit (Anthus berthelotii). Oecologia, 168 (3). pp. 691-701. ISSN 0029-8549

Barrett, ELB and Richardson, DS (2011) Sex differences in telomeres and lifespan. Aging Cell, 10 (6). pp. 913-921. ISSN 14749718

Spurgin, LG, Van Oosterhout, C, Illera, JC, Bridgett, S, Gharbi, K, Emerson, BC and Richardson, DS (2011) Gene conversion rapidly generates major histocompatibility complex diversity in recently founded bird populations. Molecular Ecology, 20 (24). pp. 5213-5225. ISSN 09621083

van de Crommenacker, J, Komdeur, J and Richardson, DS (2011) Assessing the Cost of Helping: The Roles of Body Condition and Oxidative Balance in the Seychelles Warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis). PLoS ONE, 6 (10). e26423. ISSN 1932-6203

van de Crommenacker, J, Komdeur, J, Burke, T and Richardson, DS (2011) Spatio-temporal variation in territory quality and oxidative status: a natural experiment in the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis). Journal of Animal Ecology, 80 (3). pp. 668-680. ISSN 00218790

van de Crommenacker, J, Richardson, DS, Koltz, AM, Hutchings, K and Komdeur, J (2011) Parasitic infection and oxidative status are associated and vary with breeding activity in the Seychelles warbler. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. ISSN 0962-8452

Brouwer, L, Barr, I, Van De Pol, M, Burke, T, Komdeur, J and Richardson, DS (2010) MHC-dependent survival in a wild population: evidence for hidden genetic benefits gained through extra-pair fertilizations. Molecular Ecology, 19 (16). pp. 3444-3455. ISSN 09621083

Dean, Rebecca, Cornwallis, Charlie K., Løvlie, Hanne, Worley, Kirsty, Richardson, David and Pizzari, Tommaso (2010) Male Reproductive Senescence Causes Potential for Sexual Conflict over Mating. Current Biology, 20 (13). pp. 1192-1196. ISSN 09609822

Eikenaar, C, Brouwer, L, Komdeur, J and Richardson, DS (2010) Sex biased natal dispersal is not a fixed trait in a stable population of Seychelles warblers. Behaviour, 147 (12). pp. 1577-1590. ISSN 00057959

Oers, Kees, Richardson, David, Sæther, Stein A. and Komdeur, Jan (2010) Reduced blood parasite prevalence with age in the Seychelles Warbler: selective mortality or suppression of infection? Journal of Ornithology, 151 (1). pp. 69-77. ISSN 0021-8375

Spurgin, L.G. and Richardson, David (2010) How pathogens drive genetic diversity: MHC, mechanisms and misunderstandings. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 277 (1684). pp. 979-988. ISSN 0962-8452

Worley, K, Collet, J, Spurgin, LG, Cornwallis, C, Pizzari, T and Richardson, DS (2010) MHC heterozygosity and survival in red junglefowl. Molecular Ecology, 19 (15). pp. 3064-3075. ISSN 09621083

Gillingham, M.A.F., Richardson, D.S., Lovlie, H., Moyniham, A., Worley, K. and Pizzari, T. (2009) Cryptic preference for MHC-dissimilar females in male red junglefowl, Gallus gallus. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 276. pp. 1083-1092.

Brouwer, L., Groothuis, T.G.G., Vedder, O., Eikenaar, C., Richardson, D.S. and Komdeur, J. (2009) Do primary males physiologically suppress subordinate males? An experiment in a cooperatively breeding passerine. Ethology, 115. pp. 576-587.

Brouwer, L., Richardson, D.S., Eikenaar, C. and Komdeur, J. (2009) Experimental evidence for density dependent reproduction in a cooperatively breeding passerine. Ecology, 90. pp. 729-741.

Eikenaar, C., Richardson, D.S., Brouwer, L., Bristol, R. and Komdeur, J. (2009) Experimental evaluation of sex differences in territory acquisition in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology, 20. pp. 207-214.

Eikenaar, C, Komdeur, J, Brouwer, L and Richardson, DS (2008) Investigating inbreeding avoidance and dispersal in a contained population of the Seychelles warbler. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 21 (4). pp. 1106-1116.

Eikenaar, C, Richardson, DS, Brouwer, L and Komdeur, J (2008) Causes of sex biased natal dispersal in a closed saturated population of the Seychelles warbler. Journal of Avian Biology, 39 (1). pp. 73-80.

Illera, J.C., Emerson, B.C. and Richardson, D.S. (2008) Genetic characterization, distribution and prevalence of avian pox and avian malaria in the Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii) in Macaronesia. Parasitology Research, 103. pp. 1435-1443.

Illera, J.C., Richardson, D.S. and Emerson, B.C. (2008) Phylogenetic relationships, biogeography and speciation in the avian genus Saxicola. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 48. pp. 1145-1154.

Worley, K., Gillingham, M., Jensen, P., Kennedy, L.J., Pizzari, T., Kaufman, J. and Richardson, D.S. (2008) Single locus typing of MHC class I and class II B loci in a population of red jungle fowl. Immunogenetics, 60. pp. 233-247.

Brouwer, L., Komdeur, J. and Richardson, D.S. (2007) Investigating heterozygosity-fitness correlations in a bottlenecked island species; a case study on the Seychelles warbler. Molecular Ecology, 16. pp. 3134-3144.

Eikenaar, C., Richardson, D.S., Brouwer, L. and Komdeur, J. (2007) Parent presence, delayed dispersal and territory acquisition in the Seychelles warbler. Behavioral Ecology, 18. pp. 874-879.

Illera, J..C., Emerson, B.C. and Richardson, D.S. (2007) Population history of Berthelot's pipit: colonisation, gene flow and morphological divergence in Macaronesia. Molecular Ecology, 16. pp. 4599-4612.

Komdeur, J., Burke, T. and Richardson, D.S. (2007) Explicit experimental evidence for the effectiveness of proximity as mate guarding behaviour in reducing extra-pair fertilization in the Seychelles warbler. Molecular Ecology, 16. pp. 3679-3688.

Komdeur, J. and Richardson, D.S. (2007) Molecular ecology reveals the hidden complexities of the Seychelles warbler. Advances in the Study of Behaviour, 37. pp. 147-187.

Richardson, D.S., Burke, T. and Komdeur, J. (2007) Grandparent helpers: the adaptive significance of older, post-dominant helpers in the Seychelles warbler. Evolution, 61. pp. 2790-2800.

Vega, L., Holloway, G., Millet, J. and Richardson, D.S. (2007) Extreme gender-based post-fledging brood division in the toc-toc. Behavioral Ecology, 18. pp. 730-735.

Brouwer, L., Richardson, D.S., Eikenaar, C. and Komdeur, J. (2006) The role of group size and environmental factors on survival in a cooperatively breeding tropical passerine. Journal of Animal Ecology, 75. pp. 1321-1329.

Hadfield, J., Richardson, D.S. and Burke, T. (2006) Towards unbiased parentage assignment: combining genetic, behavioural and spatial data in a Bayesian framework. Molecular Ecology, 15. pp. 3715-3730.

Jorgensen, T., Richardson, D.S. and Andersson, S. (2006) Comparative analyses of population structure in two subspecies of Nigella degenii: evidence for diversifying selection on pollen-colour dimorphisms. Evolution, 60 (3). pp. 518-528. ISSN 0014-3820

Komdeur, J., Richardson, D.S. and Burke, T. (2006) Fitness consequences of cooperative breeding in the Seychelles warbler. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 52. pp. 257-261.

Richardson, D.S., Bristol, R. and Shah, N.J. (2006) Translocation of Seychelles warbler Acrocephalus sechellensis to establish a new population on Denis Island, Seychelles. ConservationEvidence.com, 3. pp. 54-57.

Ridley, J., Komdeur, J., Richardson, D.S. and Sutherland, W.J. (2006) Population predictions for Seychelles warblers in novel environments. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 52. pp. 465-469.

Hansson, B. and Richardson, D.S. (2005) Genetic variation in two endangered Acrocephalus species compared to a widespread congener: estimates based on coding and non-coding loci. Animal Conservation, 8. pp. 83-90.

Richardson, D.S., Burke, T., Komdeur, J. and von Schantz, T. (2005) MHC-based patterns of social and extra-pair mate choice in the Seychelles warbler. Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 272 (1564). pp. 759-767. ISSN 0962-8452

Komdeur, J., Richardson, D.S. and Burke, T. (2004) Experimental evidence that kin discrimination in the Seychelles warbler is based on association and not on genetic relatedness. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 271. pp. 963-969.

Komdeur, J., Richardson, D.S., Piersma, T. and Kraaijeveld, K. (2004) Why Seychelles warblers fail to recolonise nearby islands: were they selected for reduced flight performance? Ibis, 146. pp. 298-302.

Richardson, D.S., Komdeur, J. and Burke, T. (2004) Inbreeding in Seychelles warbler: Environment-dependent maternal effects. Evolution, 58. pp. 2037-2048.

van de Crommenacker, J., Richardson, D.S., Groothuis, T.G.G., Eising, C.M., Dekker, A.L. and Komdeur, J. (2004) Testosterone, cuckoldry risk and extra-pair opportunities in the Seychelles warbler. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 271. pp. 1023-1031.

Richardson, D.S., Komdeur, J. and Burke, T. (2003) Subordinate Seychelles warblers accurately maximise indirect benefits using a simple rule-of-thumb. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16. pp. 854-861.

Richardson, D.S., Komdeur, J. and Burke, T. (2003) Altruism and infidelity among warblers. Nature, 422 (6932). p. 580. ISSN 0028-0836

Richardson, D.S., Komdeur, J. and Burke, T. (2003) Sex-specific associative learning cues and inclusive fitness benefits in the Seychelles warbler. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 16.

Richardson, D.S. and Westerdahl, H. (2003) MHC diversity in two Acrocephalus species: the outbred great reed warbler and the inbred Seychelles warbler. Molecular Ecology, 12. pp. 3523-3529.

Rocamora, G. and Richardson, D.S. (2003) Genetic and morphological differentiation between the two remnant populations of Seychelles White-eye Zosterops modestus: implications for conservation and future management. Ibis, 145. pp. 34-44.

Richardson, D.S., Komdeur, J. and Burke, T. (2002) Direct benefits and the evolution of female-biased cooperative breeding in Seychelles warblers. Evolution, 56 (11). pp. 2313-2321. ISSN 0014-3820

Stanback, M., Richardson, D.S., Boix, C. and Mendelsohn, J. (2002) Female dependence and expensive male parental care result in genetic monogamy in Monteiro's hornbill, Tockus monteiri. Animal Behaviour, 63. pp. 787-793.

Dowling, D.K., Richardson, D.S. and Komdeur, J. (2001) No effects of a feather mite on life-history components and grooming behaviour in the Seychelles warbler, Acrocephalus sechellensis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 50. pp. 257-262.

Dowling, D.K., Richardson, D.S. and Komdeur, J. (2001) Biotic and abiotic factors affect parasite loads: feather mite load influenced by salt exposure, age and reproductive stage in the Seychelles warbler, Acrocephalus sechellensis. Journal of Avian Biology, 32. pp. 364-369.

Eising, C., Komdeur, J., Buys, J., Reemer, M. and Richardson, D.S. (2001) Islands in a desert: breeding ecology of the African Reed Warbler Acrocephalus baeticatus in Namibia. Ibis, 143. pp. 482-493.

Richardson, D.S. and Burke, T. (2001) Extra-pair paternity and variance in reproductive success related to breeding density in Bullock's orioles. Animal Behaviour, 62. pp. 519-525.

Richardson, D.S., Jury, F.L., Blaakmeer, K., Komdeur, J. and Burke, T. (2001) Parentage assignment and extra-group paternity in a cooperative breeder: the Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis). Molecular Ecology, 10 (9). pp. 2263-2273. ISSN 0962-1083

Book Section

Groombridge, JJ, Raisin, C, Bristol, RM and Richardson, DS (2011) Genetic consequences of reintroductions and insights from population history. In: Reintroduction biology: integrating science and management. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, pp. 395-440.

Richardson, D.S. (2001) Species conservation assessment and action plant: The Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis). In: UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED, p. 40360.

Book

Komdeur, J., Eikenaar, C., Brouwer, L. and Richardson, D. (2008) The evolution and ecology of cooperative breeding in vertebrates. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd Chichester.