Experimental evidence for a causal effect of pair-bond duration on reproductive performance in oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus)

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An experiment on the function of the long-term pair bond period in the socially monogamous bearded reedling (2011, background): “Social monogamy has evolved multiple times and its occurrence has attracted an abundance of investigations in evolutionary biology (Lack 1968; Black 1996; Cézilly & Nager 1996; Reichard & Boesch 2003; Van de Pol et al. 2006; Naves et al. 2007; Weiß et al. 2010).”
Local adaptation of timing of reproduction: females are in the driver's seat (2009, unknown): “These results are in agreement with earlier studies showing no influence of male’s identity on a pair’s laying date and clutch size in collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis, Sheldon et al. 2003) or oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus, van de Pol et al. 2006).”