Early birds are sexy: male age, dawn song and extrapair paternity in blue tits, Cyanistes (formerly Parus) caeruleus

By Angelika Poesel, H. Kunc, K. Foerster, A. Johnsen, B. Kempenaers. 2006

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The Bird Dawn Chorus Revisited (2020, background): “Also, older blue tits sing earlier than young birds (Poesel et al. 2006), although a non-significant tendency in the opposite direction was found for great tits (Snijders et al. 2015).”
Seize the night: European Blackbirds (Turdus merula) extend their foraging activity under artificial illumination (2015, background): “Singing early is important for male passerines to defend their territory and to demonstrate their quality (Murphy et al. 2008; Poesel et al. 2006).”
Extra-pair paternity in birds: review of the genetic benefits (2007, background): “The relationship between paternity and male survival or strophe length that was found in one population (Kempenaers et al., 1992, 1997) is not found in others (Krokene et al., 1998; Charmantier et al., 2004; Poesel et al., 2006).”
Extrapair paternity and the opportunity for sexual selection in a socially monogamous passerine (2007, result): “Poesel et al. (2006) reported similar findings for blue tits (Parus caeruleus).”