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Dr Mark Mainwaring

Lecturer in Biological or

m.mainwaring@bangor.ac.uk

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View Dr Mark Mainwaring’s profile on the Bangor Research Portal

Publications

2025

  • PublishedA Newly Discovered Symbiotic Relationship Between Giant Cowbirds (Molothrus oryzivorus) and South American Tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in Suriname
    Backshall, S., Dunn, C. & Mainwaring, M. C., 19 Jan 2025, In: Austral Ecology. 50, 1, e70020.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2024

  • PublishedAnthropogenic material in pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) nests varies with local habitat features and between nest sections
    Briggs, K. B. & Mainwaring, M. C., 1 Apr 2024, In: Environmental Advances. 291, 100486.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedInterview completed: the application of survival analysis to detect factors influencing response rates in online surveys
    Münnich, Á., Kocsis, M., Mainwaring, M. C., Fónagy, I. & Nagy, J., 18 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Marketing Analytics. 291, p. 202-217 20231734.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedNest architecture influences host use by avian brood parasites and is shaped by coevolutionary dynamics
    Hauber, M. E., Nagy, J., Sheard, C., Antonson, N. D., Street, S. E., Healy, S. D., Lala, K. L. & Mainwaring, M. C., 10 Jan 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B.. 291, 20231734.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlumage and eggshell colouration covary with the level of sex-specific parental contributions to nest building in birds
    Nagy, J., Hauber, M. E., Löki, V. & Mainwaring, M. C., 27 Feb 2024, In: The Science of Nature. 111, 12.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe fecundity costs of building domed nests in birds
    Taylor, C. J., Mainwaring, M. C. & Medina, I., 1 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 37, 11, 1378-1385.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedUrban biodiversity in the Anthropocene
    Mainwaring, M. C., Song, G. & Zhang, S., 13 Nov 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 27851.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

  • PublishedBirth and the pathway to adulthood: integration across development, environment, and evolution
    Mayerl, C. J., Dial, T. R., Mainwaring, M. C., Heers, A. M. & German, R. Z., 1 Sept 2023, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63, p. 548-556
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedBorn without a silver spoon: a review of the causes and consequences of adversity during early life
    Mainwaring, M. C., Tobalske, B. W. & Hartley, I. R., 1 Sept 2023, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 63, p. 742-757
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedPlastic is a widely used and selectively chosen nesting material for pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca) in rural woodland habitats
    Briggs, K. B., Deeming, D. C. & Mainwaring, M. C., 1 Jan 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 854, 158660.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedTemperature synchronizes temporal variation in laying dates across European hole-nesting passerines
    Vriend, S. J. G., Grøtan, V., Gamelon, M., Adriaensen, F., Bailey, L. D., Barba, E., Bouvier, J.-C., Burgess, M. D., Charmantier, A., Cusimano, C., Doligez, B., Drobniak, S. M., Dubiec, A., Eens, M., Eeva, T., Erikstad, K. E., Ferns, P., Goodenough, A. E., Hartley, I. R. & Hinsley, S. & 20 others, Juškaitis, R., Kempenaers, B., Kerimov, A. B., Kålås, J. A., Lavigne, C., Leivits, A., Mainwaring, M. C., Martínez-Padilla, J., Matthysen, E., Orell, M., Pinxten, R., Potti, J., Rytkönen, S., Senar, J. C., Sheldon, B. C., Sorace, A., Török, J., Vatka, E., Visser, M. E. & Sæther, B. E., 1 Feb 2023, In: Ecology. 104, 2, e3908.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach
    Mainwaring, M. C., Stoddard, M. C., Barber, I., Deeming, D. C. & Hauber, M. E., 28 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378, 20220136.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe evolution of nest site use and nest architecture in birds and their non-avian ancestors
    Mainwaring, M. C., Medina, I., Tobalske, B. W., Hartley, I. R., Varricchio, D. J. & Hauber, M. E., 28 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 378, 1884, 20220143.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedWhy do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?
    Jagiello, Z., Reynolds, S. J., Nagy, J., Mainwaring, M. C. & Ibáñez-Álamo, J. D., 23 Aug 2023, In: Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 378, 1884, p. 1-14
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

  • PublishedBird populations most exposed to climate change are less sensitive to climatic variation
    Bailey, L. D., van de Pol, M., Adriaensen, F., Arct, A., Barba, E., Bellamy, P. E., Bonamour, S., Bouvier, J.-C., Burgess, M. D., Charmantier, A., Cusimano, C., Doligez, B., Drobniak, S. M., Dubiec, A., Eens, M., Eeva, T., Ferns, P. N., Goodenough, A. E., Hartley, I. R. & Hinsley, S. A. & 20 others, Ivankina, E., Juškaitis, R., Kempenaers, B., Kerimov, A. B., Lavigne, C., Leivits, A., Mainwaring, M. C., Matthysen, E., Nilsson, J.-Å., Orell, M., Rytkönen, S., Senar, J. C., Sheldon, B. C., Sorace, A., Stenning, M. J., Török, J., van Oers, K., Vatka, E., Vriend, S. J. G. & Visser, M. E., 19 Apr 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 2112.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedHabitat selection by nestbox-breeding birds and Roe Deer are incongruent within a heterogeneous woodland landscape
    Briggs, K. B. & Mainwaring, M. C., 11 Mar 2022, In: Avian Research. 13, 100012.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe experimental provision of calcium increases the reproductive success of passerine birds
    Briggs, K. B. & Mainwaring, M. C., 1 Jun 2022, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 136, 2, p. 321-333
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

  • PublishedConformity to Bergmann’s rule in birds depends on nest design and migration
    Mainwaring, M. C. & Street, S. E., 1 Oct 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, p. 13118-13127
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedConnected data landscape of long-term ecological studies: the SPI-Birds data hub
    Culina, A., Adriaensen, F., Bailey, L. D., Burgess, M. D., Charmantier, A., Cole, E. F., Eeva, T., Matthysen, E., Nater, C. R., Sheldon, B. C., Sæther, B.-E., Vriend, S. J. G., Adamík, P., Aplin, L. M., Angulo, E., Artemyev, A., Barba, E., Barišić, S., Belda, E. & Can Bilgin, C. & 95 others, Bleu, C., Both, C., Bouwhuis, S., Branston, C., Broggi, J., Burke, T., Bushuev, A., Camacho, C., Campobello, D., Canal, D., Cantarero, A., Caro, S. P., Cauchoix, M., Chaine, A., Cichoń, M., Ćiković, D., Cusimano, C. A., Deimel, C., Dhondt, A., Dingemanse, N. J., Doligez, B., Dominoni, D. M., Doutrelant, C., Drobniak, S. M., Dubiec, A., Eens, M., Erikstad, K. E., Espín, S., Farine, D. R., Figuerola, J., Gülbeyaz, P. K., Grégoire, A., Hartley, I. R., Hau, M., Hegyi, G., Hille, S., Hinde, C. A., Holtmann, B., Ilyina, T., Isaksson, C., Iserbyt, A., Ivankina, E., Kania, W., Kempenaers, B., Kerimov, A., Komdeur, J., Korsten, P., Král, M., Krist, M., Lambrechts, M. M., Lara, C. E., Leivits, A., Liker, A., Lodjak, J., Mägi, M., Mainwaring, M. C., Mänd, R., Massa, B., Massemin, S., Martínez-Padilla, J., Mazgajski, T. D., Mennerat, A., Moreno, J., Mouchet, A., Nakagawa, S., Nilsson, J.-Å., Nilsson, J., Norte, A. C., van Oers, K., Orell, M., Potti, J., Quinn, J. L., Réale, D., Reiertsen, T. K., Rosivall, B., Russel, A. F., Rytkönen, S., Sánchez-Virosta, P., Santos, E. S. A., Schroeder, J., Senar, J. C., Seress, G., Slagsvold, T., Szulkin, M., Teplitsky, C., Tilgar, V., Tolstoguzov, A., Török, J., Valcu, M., Vatka, E., Verhulst, S., Watson, H., Yuta, T., Zamora-Marín, J. M. & Visser, M. E., 21 Sept 2021, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 90, p. 2147-2160
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedDirect sunlight reduces the cost of keeping altricial avian offspring warm
    Mainwaring, M. C., Martin, T. E., Wolf, B. O. & Tobalske, B. W., 2021, In: Integrative and Comparative Biology. 61, 561-562.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedSex-specific contributions to nest building in birds
    Mainwaring, M. C., Nagy, J. & Hauber, M. E., 1 Dec 2021, In: Behavioral Ecology. 32, 6, p. 1075-1085
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe impact of weather on the behavior and ecology of birds
    Mainwaring, M. C., Nord, A. & Sharp, S. P., 22 Oct 2021, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 777478.
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  • PublishedThe orientation of nestboxes influences their occupation rates and breeding success by passerine birds
    Briggs, K. B. & Mainwaring, M. C., 29 Nov 2021, In: Ornis Hungarica. 29, 2, p. 107-121
    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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