Rianne Pinxten Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group University of Antwerp Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Rianne Pinxten has not added a biography. If you are Rianne Pinxten and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Serotonin Transporter (SERT) Polymorphisms, Personality and Problem-solving in Urban Great Tits Scientific Reports. 12, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34930949 Variable and Consistent Traffic Noise Negatively Affect the Sleep Behavior of a Free-living Songbird The Science of the Total Environment. Jul, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 34030359 The Serotonin Transporter Gene and Female Personality Variation in a Free-living Passerine Scientific Reports. 04, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33883685 Little Parental Response to Anthropogenic Noise in an Urban Songbird, but Evidence for Individual Differences in Sensitivity The Science of the Total Environment. May, 2021 | Pubmed ID: 33477051 Sources of Individual Variation in Problem-solving Performance in Urban Great Tits (Parus Major): Exploring Effects of Metal Pollution, Urban Disturbance and Personality The Science of the Total Environment. Dec, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32841856 Anthropogenic Noise is Associated with Telomere Length and Carotenoid-based Coloration in Free-living Nestling Songbirds Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). May, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 32006886 Early-life Exposure to Artificial Light at Night Elevates Physiological Stress in Free-living Songbirds Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Apr, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31926393 Carotenoid- but Not Melanin-based Plumage Coloration is Negatively Related to Metal Exposure and Proximity to the Road in an Urban Songbird Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Jan, 2020 | Pubmed ID: 31679871 An Important Personality Trait Varies with Blood and Plumage Metal Concentrations in a Free-Living Songbird Environmental Science & Technology. Sep, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31373485 Nest Defence Behavioural Reaction Norms: Testing Life-history and Parental Investment Theory Predictions Royal Society Open Science. Apr, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 31183140 Artificial Light at Night Does Not Affect Telomere Shortening in a Developing Free-living Songbird: A Field Experiment: Artificial Light at Night and Telomere Dynamics The Science of the Total Environment. Apr, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30690361 Personality and Plasticity in Neophobia Levels Vary with Anthropogenic Disturbance but Not Toxic Metal Exposure in Urban Great Tits: Urban Disturbance, Metal Pollution and Neophobia The Science of the Total Environment. Mar, 2019 | Pubmed ID: 30625686 Personality and Artificial Light at Night in a Semi-urban Songbird Population: No Evidence for Personality-dependent Sampling Bias, Avoidance or Disruptive Effects on Sleep Behaviour Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Dec, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30268982 Effects of Interspecific Coexistence on Laying Date and Clutch Size in Two Closely Related Species of Hole-nesting Birds The Journal of Animal Ecology. 11, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 30101503 Cavities Shield Birds from Effects of Artificial Light at Night on Sleep Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 10, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29781104 Variation in Personality Traits Across a Metal Pollution Gradient in a Free-living Songbird The Science of the Total Environment. Jul, 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29494975 Artificial Light at Night Causes an Unexpected Increase in Oxalate in Developing Male Songbirds Conservation Physiology. 2018 | Pubmed ID: 29479432 Learning Speed is Affected by Personality and Reproductive Investment in a Songbird PloS One. 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29020028 Artificial Light at Night Affects Sleep Behaviour Differently in Two Closely Related Songbird Species Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28886533 Disruptive Effects of Light Pollution on Sleep in Free-living Birds: Season And/or Light Intensity-dependent? Behavioural Processes. Nov, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28855103 The Female Perspective of Personality in a Wild Songbird: Repeatable Aggressiveness Relates to Exploration Behaviour Scientific Reports. 08, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28794486 Rigorous Field Experiments Are Essential to Understand the Genuine Severity of Light Pollution and to Identify Possible Solutions Global Change Biology. 12, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28746741 Ambient Anthropogenic Noise but Not Light is Associated with the Ecophysiology of Free-living Songbird Nestlings Scientific Reports. 06, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28584270 Neither Artificial Light at Night, Anthropogenic Noise nor Distance from Roads Are Associated with Oxidative Status of Nestlings in an Urban Population of Songbirds Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 08, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28499963 Organohalogenated Contaminants in Plasma and Eggs of Rockhopper Penguins: Does Vitellogenin Affect Maternal Transfer? Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Jul, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28392239 Positive Effect of Dietary Lutein and Cholesterol on the Undirected Song Activity of an Opportunistic Breeder PeerJ. 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27761321 Artificial Light at Night Affects Body Mass but Not Oxidative Status in Free-living Nestling Songbirds: an Experimental Study Scientific Reports. 10, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27759087 Early Life Exposure to Artificial Light at Night Affects the Physiological Condition: An Experimental Study on the Ecophysiology of Free-living Nestling Songbirds Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Nov, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27531621 Artificial Light at Night Disrupts Sleep in Female Great Tits (Parus Major) During the Nestling Period, and is Followed by a Sleep Rebound Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Aug, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27179331 Effects of Experimentally Sustained Elevated Testosterone on Incubation Behaviour and Reproductive Success in Female Great Tits (Parus Major) General and Comparative Endocrinology. 05, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26996426 Light Pollution Disrupts Sleep in Free-living Animals Scientific Reports. Sep, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26337732 Influence of Mate Preference and Laying Order on Maternal Allocation in a Monogamous Parrot Species with Extreme Hatching Asynchrony Hormones and Behavior. May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25870020 Carotenoids, Birdsong and Oxidative Status: Administration of Dietary Lutein is Associated with an Increase in Song Rate and Circulating Antioxidants (albumin and Cholesterol) and a Decrease in Oxidative Damage PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25549336 Variation in Clutch Size in Relation to Nest Size in Birds Ecology and Evolution. Sep, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 25478150 Brominated and Phosphorus Flame Retardants in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus Albicilla Nestlings: Bioaccumulation and Associations with Dietary Proxies (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ³⁴S) The Science of the Total Environment. Apr, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24530584 Bare-part Color in Female Budgerigars Changes from Brown to Structural Blue Following Testosterone Treatment but is Not Strongly Masculinized PloS One. 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24475184 Behavioural Response of European Starlings Exposed to Video Playback of Conspecific Flocks: Effect of Social Context and Predator Threat Behavioural Processes. Mar, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24468212 Legacy and Current-use Brominated Flame Retardants in the Barn Owl The Science of the Total Environment. Feb, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24300457 Hot or Not: the Effects of Exogenous Testosterone on Female Attractiveness to Male Conspecifics in the Budgerigar PloS One. 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23951365 Ecological and Spatial Factors Drive Intra- and Interspecific Variation in Exposure of Subarctic Predatory Bird Nestlings to Persistent Organic Pollutants Environment International. Jul, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23632440 Can Starling Eggs Be Useful As a Biomonitoring Tool to Study Organohalogenated Contaminants on a Worldwide Scale? Environment International. Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23220015 Testosterone Increases Repertoire Size in an Open-ended Learner: an Experimental Study Using Adult Male European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris) Hormones and Behavior. Nov, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23036784 Non-breeding Song Rate Reflects Nutritional Condition Rather Than Body Condition PloS One. 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22590563 Testosterone Stimulates the Expression of Male-typical Socio-sexual and Song Behaviors in Female Budgerigars (Melopsittacus Undulatus): An Experimental Study General and Comparative Endocrinology. Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22569167 Are Low-frequency Songs Sexually Selected, and Do They Lose Their Potency in Male-female Interactions Under Noisy Conditions? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Jan, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22307651 A Comparison of Non-destructive Sampling Strategies to Assess the Exposure of White-tailed Eagle Nestlings (Haliaeetus Albicilla) to Persistent Organic Pollutants The Science of the Total Environment. Dec, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 22018961 Organohalogenated Contaminants in Eggs of Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes Chrysocome) and Imperial Shags (Phalacrocorax Atriceps) from the Falkland Islands The Science of the Total Environment. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21529893 Carotenoid Supplementation Positively Affects the Expression of a Non-visual Sexual Signal PloS One. Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21283591 Difficulties when Assessing Birdsong Learning Programmes Under Field Conditions: a Re-evaluation of Song Repertoire Flexibility in the Great Tit PloS One. Jan, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21264212 Songs Differing in Consistency Elicit Differential Aggressive Response in Territorial Birds Biology Letters. Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21123249 Endocrine Disrupting, Haematological and Biochemical Effects of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in a Terrestrial Songbird, the European Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) The Science of the Total Environment. Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20888617 Acute Stress Induces a Rapid Increase of Testosterone in a Songbird: Implications for Plasma Testosterone Sampling General and Comparative Endocrinology. Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20603123 The Use of Blue Tit Eggs As a Biomonitoring Tool for Organohalogenated Pollutants in the European Environment The Science of the Total Environment. Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20071006 Complex Modulation of Singing Behavior by Testosterone in an Open-ended Learner, the European Starling Hormones and Behavior. Nov, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19800345 Effects of Laying Order and Experimentally Increased Egg Production on Organic Pollutants in Eggs of a Terrestrial Songbird Species, the Great Tit (Parus Major) The Science of the Total Environment. Aug, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19447471 An Exposure Study with Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Female European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris): Toxicokinetics and Reproductive Effects Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18977567 Brominated Flame Retardants and Organochlorines in the European Environment Using Great Tit Eggs As a Biomonitoring Tool Environment International. Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18804864 Maternal Transfer of Organochlorines and Brominated Flame Retardants in Blue Tits (Cyanistes Caeruleus) Environment International. Jan, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 18804282 Variation, Levels and Profiles of Organochlorines and Brominated Flame Retardants in Great Tit (Parus Major) Eggs from Different Types of Sampling Locations in Flanders (Belgium) Environment International. Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 17765970 In Vivo MR Imaging of the Seasonal Volumetric and Functional Plasticity of Song Control Nuclei in Relation to Song Output in a Female Songbird NeuroImage. Jul, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16529952 Experimental Removal of the Male Parent Negatively Affects Growth and Immunocompetence in Nestling Great Tits Oecologia. Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15891821 Simultaneous Treatment with an Aromatase Inhibitor and an Anti-androgen Decreases the Likelihood of Dawn Song in Free-living Male Great Tits, Parus Major Hormones and Behavior. Aug, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15878579 The Reproductive Success and Quality of Blue Tits (Parus Caeruleus) in a Heavy Metal Pollution Gradient Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Jul, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15840532 The Combined Effect of Lead Exposure and High or Low Dietary Calcium on Health and Immunocompetence in the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia Guttata) Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). Mar, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15572230 Heavy Metal Exposure Affects the Humoral Immune Response in a Free-living Small Songbird, the Great Tit (Parus Major) Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Apr, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15195812 The Importance of Exogenous Contamination on Heavy Metal Levels in Bird Feathers. A Field Experiment with Free-living Great Tits, Parus Major Journal of Environmental Monitoring : JEM. Apr, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 15054546 Seasonal Fluctuations in Plasma Testosterone Levels and Diurnal Song Activity in Free-living Male Great Tits General and Comparative Endocrinology. Oct, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 13129497 Female Presence Affects Male Behavior and Testosterone Levels in the European Starling (Sturnus Vulgaris) Hormones and Behavior. Aug, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 13129481 Effects of Heavy Metal Exposure on the Condition and Health of Nestlings of the Great Tit (Parus Major), a Small Songbird Species Environmental Pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987). 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12927497 Effect of Age and Testosterone on Autumnal Neurogenesis in Male European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris) Behavioural Brain Research. Jul, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12842292 Breeding Performance of Great Tits (Parus Major) Along a Gradient of Heavy Metal Pollution Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. May, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12729226 Effects of Testosterone on Reelin Expression in the Brain of Male European Starlings Cell and Tissue Research. Apr, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12712319 Castration Does Not Decrease Nonreproductive Aggression in Yearling Male European Starlings (Sturnus Vulgaris) Hormones and Behavior. Mar, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12695113 Context-dependent Effects of Castration and Testosterone Treatment on Song in Male European Starlings Hormones and Behavior. Nov, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12460590 Effects of Testosterone on Song, Aggression, and Nestling Feeding Behavior in Male Great Tits, Parus Major Hormones and Behavior. Mar, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 11855902 Un enfoque experimental para investigar los efectos de la luz artificial en la noche en animales en libertad: implementación, resultados y direcciones para futuras investigaciones Melissa L. Grunst1, Andrea S. Grunst1, Rianne Pinxten1,2, Geert Eens1, Marcel Eens1 1Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, University of Antwerp, 2Faculty of Social Sciences, Antwerp School of Education, University of Antwerp JoVE 63381 Biologie
Un enfoque experimental para investigar los efectos de la luz artificial en la noche en animales en libertad: implementación, resultados y direcciones para futuras investigaciones Melissa L. Grunst1, Andrea S. Grunst1, Rianne Pinxten1,2, Geert Eens1, Marcel Eens1 1Department of Biology, Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology Group, University of Antwerp, 2Faculty of Social Sciences, Antwerp School of Education, University of Antwerp JoVE 63381 Biologie