Reference List

This is a reverse chronological list of all my publications; with, as far as possible, doi.

Liu, Z. & Evans, M.R. (2021) Effect of tree density on seed production and dispersal of birch (Betula pendula Roth and Betula pubescens Ehrhs). Forests 12: 929 doi: 10.3390/f12070929
Evans, M.R. (2019). Will natural resistance result in populations of ash trees remaining in British woodlands after a century of ash dieback disease? Royal Society Open Science 6 doi:10.1098/rsos.190908
Rossberg, A.G., Barabás, G, Possingham, H.P., Pascual, M., Marquet, P.A., Hui, C., Evans, M.R. & Meszéna, G. (2019). Let’s train more theoretical ecologists – here is why. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 34: 759-762 doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.004
Moustakas, A., Evans, M.R., Daliakopoulos, I.N. & Markonis, Y. (2018). Abrupt events and population synchrony in the dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis. Nature Communications 9:2821 doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-04915-0

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Liu, Y., Scordato, E.S.C., Safran, R. & Evans M.R. (2018) Ventral colour, not streamer length, is associated with seasonal reproductive performance in a Chinese population of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica gutturalis). Journal of Ornithology 159: 675-685 doi: 10.1007/s10336-018-1555-y
Evans, M.R. & Moustakas, A. (2017) Plasticity in foraging behaviour as a possible response to climate change. Ecological Informatics 47: 61-66 doi:10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.08.001
Zhang, F., Zhang, H., Evans, M.R. & Huang, T. (2017) Vegetation patterns generated by a wind driven sand-vegetation system in arid and semi-arid areas. Ecological Complexity 31: 21-33 doi:org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2017.02.005
Moustakas, A. & Evans, M.R. (2016) A big-data spatial, temporal and network analysis of bovine tuberculosis between wildlife (badgers) and cattle. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 31: 315-328 doi:10.1007/s00477-016-1311-x
Evans, M.R., & Moustakas, A. (2016) A comparison between data requirements and availability for calibrating predictive ecological models for lowland UK woodlands: learning new tricks from old trees. Ecology and Evolution 6: 4812-4822 doi:10.1002/ece3.2217
Vaquero-Alba, I. McGowan, A., Pincheira-Donso, D., Evans, M.R., & Dall, S.R.X. (2016) A quantitative analysis of objective feather color assessment: Measurements in the laboaratory do not reflect true plumage color. The Auk 133: 325-337 doi: 10.1642/AUK-16-19.1
Moustakas, A., & Evans, M.R. (2015) Regional and temporal characteristics of bovine tuberculosis of cattle in Great Britain. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 29: 623-635 doi: 10.1007/s00477-015-1140-3
McDonald, J.L., MacLean, M., Evans, M.R., & Hodgson, D.J. (2015) Reconciling actual and perceived rates of predation by domestic cats. Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.1553
Moustakas, A., & Evans, M.R. (2015) Effects of growth rate, size, and light availability on tree survival across life stages: a demographic analysis accounting for missing values. BMC Ecology 15: 6 doi: 10.1186/s12898-015-0038-8
Evans, M.R., Moustakas, A., Carey, G., Malhi, Y., Butt, N., Benham, S., Pallett, D., & Schäfer, S. (2015). Allometry and growth of eight tree taxa in United Kingdom woodlands. Scientific Data 2:150006 doi: 10.1038/sdata.2015.6
Moustakas, A., & Evans, M.R. (2015). Coupling models of cattle and farms with models of badgers for predicting the dynamics of bovine tuberculosis(TB). Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 29: 623-635 doi: 10.1007/s00477-014-1016-y
Evans, M.R., Benton, T.G., Grimm, V., Lessells, C.M., O’Malley, M.A., Moustakas, A., & Weisberg, M. (2014). Data availability and model complexity, generality and utility: A reply to Lonergan. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 29: 302-303doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2014.03.004
Evans, M.R., Bithell, M., Cornell, S.J., Dall, S.R.X., Díaz, S., Emmott, S., Ernande, B., Grimm, V., Hodgson, D.J., Lewis, S.L., Mace, G.M., Morecroft, M., Moustakas, A., Murphy, E., Newbold, T., Norris, K.J., Petchey, O., Smith, M., Travis, J.M.J., & Benton, T.G. (2013). Predictive Systems Ecology. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B. 280: 20131452 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1452
Bonato, M., Evans, M.R., Hasselquist, D., Sherley, R.B., Cloete, S.W.P., & Cherry, M.I. (2013). Ostrich chick humoral immune responses and growth rate are predicted by parental immune responses and paternal coloration. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67: 1891-1901. doi: 10.1007/s00265-013-1597-3
Moustakas, A., & Evans, M.R. (2013). Integrating ecological modelling with evolution: accommodating phenotypic changes in agent based models. PLoS ONE 8(8): e71125.doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071125
Pickett, S.R.A., Weber, S.B., McGraw, K.J., Norris, K.J., & Evans, M.R. (2013). Environmental and parental influences on offspring health and growth in great tits (Parus major). PLoS One 8(7): e69695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069695
Evans, M.R., Grimm, V., Johst, K., Knuuttila, T., de Langhe, R., Lessells, C.M., Merz, M., O’Malley, M.A., Orzack, S.H., Weisberg, M., Wilkinson, D.J., Wolkenhauer,O, & Benton, T.G. (2013) Do simple models lead to generality in ecology? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 28:578-583. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2013.05.022
Stipala, J., Lutzmann, N., Malonza, P.K., Wilkinson, P., Godley, B., Nyamache, J. & Evans, M.R. (2012). A new species of chameleon (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae) from the Aberdare Mountains in the central highlands of Kenya. Zootaxa 3391: 1-22.
Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Goldsmith, A.R. & Evans, M.R. (2012). The role of testosterone in bib size determination in the male house sparrow Passer domesticus, is age dependent. Journal of Avian Biology 43: 264-272. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2012.05571.x
Evans,M.R.,Bro-Jorgensen, J., Johnstone, R.A. (2012). Tail manipulations affect fitness traits in male barn swallows. Animal Behavior 83: doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.024
Evans, M.R. (2012). Modelling ecological systems in a changing world. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society 367: 181-190 doi: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0172
Evans, M.R., Norris, K.J., & Benton, T.G. (2012). Predictive ecology: systems approaches. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society 367: 163-169 doi: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0191
Safran, R.J., Flaxman, S.M., Kopp, M., Irwin, D.E., Briggs, D., Evans, M.R., Funk, W.C. Gray, D.A., Hebets, E.A., Seddon, N. Scorodato, E., Symes, L.B., Tobias, J.A., Toews, D.P.L. & Albert, C.U. (2012). A robust new metric of phenotypic distance to estimate and compare multiple trait differences among populations. Current Zoology 58: 424-439.
Dor, R., Safran, R.J., Vortman, Y., Lotem, A., McGowan, A., Evans, M.R. & Lovette, I.J. (2012). Population genetics and morphological comparisons of migratory European (Hirundo rustica rustica) and sedentary East-Mediterranean (Hirundo rustica transitiva) barn swallows. Journal of Heredity, 103: 55-63. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esr114
Dor, R., Lovette, I.J., Safran, R.J., Billerman, S.M., Huber, G.H., Vortman, Y., Lotem, A., McGowan, A., Evans, M.R., Cooper, C.B. Winkler, D.W. (2011). Low variation n the polymorphic Clock gene Poly-Q region despite population genetic structure across Barn Swallow (HIrundo rustica) populations. PLoS One 6: e28843 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028843
Stipala, J. Lutzmann, N., Malonza, PK., Borghesio, L., Wilkinson, P., Godley, B., Evans, M.R. (2011). A new species of chameleon (Sauria: Chamaeleonidae) from the highlands of northwest Kenya. Zootaxa 3002: 1-16
Rands, S.A., Evans, M.R., Johnstone, R.A. (2011). The dynamics of honesty: modelling the growth of sexually-selected ornaments. PLoS One 6, 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027174
Busso J.M., Satterlee D.G., Roberts M.L., Buchanan K.L., Evans M.R., & Marin R.H. (2010) Testosterone manipulation postcastration does not alter cloacal gland growth differences in male quail selected for divergent plasma corticosterone stress response. Poultry Science 89: 2691-2698. doi:10.3382/ps.2010-01052
McFarlane M.L., Cherry M.I. & Evans M.R. (2010) Female Cape sugarbirds (Promerops caffer) modify egg investment both for extra-pair males and male tail length. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23: 1998-2003. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02067.x
Roberts, M.L., Goldsmith, A.R., Evans, M.R. & Buchanan, K.L. (2010) Does testosterone determine dominance in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus?. Journal of Avian Biology 41: 445-451. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2010.04929.x
Evans, M.R. (2010) Why does testosterone influence morphology, behaviour and physiology? Open Ornithology Journal (special issue “Current Issues in Avian Parasitology”) 3: 21-26. doi: 10.2174/1874453201003020021
McFarlane, M., Evans, M.R. Feldheim, K., Preault, M., Bowie, R., & Cherry, M.I. (2010) Long tails matter – positively for extra-pair, negatively for within-pair fertilization success. Behavioral Ecology 21: 26-32. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arp147
Bonato, M., Evans, M.R., Hasselquist, D., Schalk, W.P.C. & Cherry M.I. (2009) Growth rate and hatching date in ostrich chicks reflect humoral but not cell-mediated immune function. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64: 183-191. doi: 10.1007/s00265-009-0835-1
Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Evans, M.R., Marin R., & Satterlee, D. (2009) The effects of testosterone on immune function in quail selected for divergent plasma corticosterone response. Journal of Experimental Biology 212: 3125-3131. doi:10.1242/jeb.030726
Johnstone, R.A., Rands, S.A., & Evans, M.R. (2009) Sexual selection and condition dependence. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 12: 2387-2394. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01822.x
Bonato, M., Evans, M.R., Hasselquist, D. & Cherry M.I. (2009) Male coloration reveals different components of immunocompetence in ostriches, Struthio camelus. Animal Behaviour 77, 1033-1039. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.02.008
Bonato, M., Evans, M.R. & Cherry, M.I. (2009) Investment in eggs is influenced by male colouration in the ostrich, Struthio camelus. Animal Behaviour 77, 1027-1032. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.12.019
Shaw, L.M., Chamberlain, D. & Evans, M.R. (2008) The house sparrow Passer domesticusin urban areas: reviewing a possible link between post-decline distribution and human socioeconomic status. Journal of Ornithology 149, 293-299. doi:10.1007/s10336-008-0285-y
MacLean, M.M., Carslake, D.J., Evans, M.R., Townley, S. & Hodgson, D.J. (2008) The usefulness of sensitivity analysis for predicting the effects of cat predation on the population dynamics of their avian prey. Ibis 150: 100-113. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00864.x
Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Hasselquist, D., Bennett, A.T.D. & Evans, M.R. (2007). Physiological, morphological and behavioural effects of selecting zebra finches for divergent levels of corticosterone. Journal of Experimental Biology 210, 4368-4378. doi: 10.1242/jeb.007104
Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Bennett, A.T.D. & Evans, M.R. (2007). Mate choice in zebra finches: does corticosterone play a role? Animal Behaviour 74, 921-929. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.12.021
Martins, T.L.F., Roberts, M.L., Giblin, I., Huxham, R. & Evans, M.R. (2007). Speed of exploration and risk-taking behavior are linked to corticosterone titres n zebra finches. Hormones and Behavior 52, 445-453. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.06.007
Grégoire, A., McFarlane, M.L., Faivre, B., Evans, M.R. & Cherry, M.I. (2007). Patterns of morphological variation in two sexually dimorphic bird species with different tail shapes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91, 437-443.
Bro-Jorgensen, J., Johnstone, R.A. & Evans, M.R. (2007) Uninformative exaggeration of male sexual ornaments in barn swallows. Current Biology 17, 850-855. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.03.042
Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Hasselquist, D. & Evans, M.R. (2007) Effects of testosterone and corticosterone on immmunocompetence in the zebra finch. Hormones and Behaviour 51: 126-134. doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2006.09.004
Hodgson, Z.G., Meddle, S.L., Roberts, M.L., Buchanan, K.L., Evans, M.R., Metzdorf, R., Gahr, M., & Healey S.D. (2007) Spatial ability is impaired and hippocampal mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA expression reduced in zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) selected for acute high corticosterone response to stress. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 274: 239-245. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3704
Evans, M.R., Roberts, M.L. & Buchanan, K.L. 2006. The heritability of corticosterone response and pleitropic effects on life history variables. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19, 343-352. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01034.x
Roberts, M. L., Buchanan,K. L. & Evans, M. R. 2004. Testing the Immunocompetence Handicap Hypothesis: A review of the evidence. Animal Behaviour 68, 227-239. doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.05.001. 6th most cited paper in Animal Behaviour 2000-2010.
McGraw, K.J., Safran, R.J., Evans, M.R. & Wakamatsu, K. 2004 European barn swallows use melanin pigments to color their feathers brown. Behavioral Ecology 15, 889-891. doi:10.1093/beheco/arh109
Evans, M.R. 2004. Limits on the evolution of tail ornamentation in birds. American Naturalist 163, 341-357
Buchanan, K.L., Evans, M.R. & Goldsmith 2003. Testosterone, dominance signalling and immunosuppression in the house sparrow, Passer domesticus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55, 50-59. doi: 10.1007/s00265-003-0682-4
Evans, M.R. 2003. Birds’ tails do act like delta wings but delta wing theory does not always predict the forces they generate. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 270, 1379-1385. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2373
Evans, M.R. 2003. Survival of scarlet-tufted malachite sunbirds (Nectarinia johnstoni) on Mount Kenya and the influence of ornamentation. Biological journal of the Linnean Society 80, 125 –133. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00224.x
Evans, M.R., Rosén, M., Park, K.J. & Hedenström, A. 2002 How do birds’ tails work? Delta-wing theory fails to predict tail shape during flight. Proceedings of the Royal Society London Series B 269, 1053-1057. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1901
Buchanan, K.L., Evans, M.R., Goldsmith, A.R., Bryant, D.M. & Rowe, L.V. 2001. Testosterone influences basal metabolic rate in male house sparrows: a new cost of dominance signalling? Proceedings of the Royal Society London Series B 268, 1337-1344.
Park, K.J., Buchanan, K.L. & Evans, M.R. 2001. Sexy streamers? The role of natural and sexual selection in the evolution of hirundine tail streamers. Evolution 55: 445-446
Rowe, L.V., Buchanan, K.L. & Evans, M.R. 2001. The function and evolution of the tail streamer in hirundines. Behavioral Ecology 12: 157-163
Evans, M.R. & Goldsmith, A.R. 2000. Male wrens with large testes breed early. Animal Behaviour 60: 101-105
Park, K.J., Evans, M.R. & Buchanan K.L. 2000. Assessing the aerodynamic effects of tail elongations in the house martin (Delichon urbica): implications for the initial selection pressures in hirundines. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 48: 364-372.
Buchanan, K.L. & Evans M.R. 2000. The effect of tail streamer length on aerodynamic performance in the barn swallow. Behavioral Ecology 11: 228-238 pdf
Poiani, A., Goldsmith, A.R. & Evans, M.R. 2000. Ectoparasites of house sparrows (Passer domesticus): an experimental test of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 47: 230-242
Norris, K.J. & Evans, M.R. 2000. Ecological immunity: life history trade-offs and immune defence in birds. Behavioral Ecology 11: 19-26. doi: 10.1093/beheco/11.1.19. Most highly cited paper ever published in Behavioral Ecology.
Evans, M.R., Goldsmith A.R. & Norris, S.R.A. 2000. Testosterone influences bib size and antibody production in house sparrows as predicted by the immuno-competence handicap hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 47: 156-163. doi: 10.1007/s002650050006. Most highly cited paper in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2000-2010.
Evans, M.R. 1999. The consequences of flight for the evolution of tail ornaments in birds. In: Adams, N. & Slotow, R. (Eds) Proceedings of the 22nd International Ornithological Congress, Durban, Univ. Natal.
Evans, M.R. 1999. Length of tail streamers in barn swallows. Nature 397: 115-116
Benton T.G.& Evans, M.R. 1998. The mismeasure of mate choice ? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 44: 91-98
Evans, M.R. 1998. Selection on swallow tail streamers. Nature 394: 233-234
Evans, M.R. & Thomas A.L.R. 1997. Testing the functional significance of tail streamers. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 264: 211-217.
Evans, M.R. 1997. The influence of habitat and male morphology on a mate choice cue: the display nests of wrens. Animal Behaviour 54: 485-491.
Evans, M.R. 1997. The influence of male age on nest building performance and morphology in wrens. Animal Behaviour 53: 749-755
Evans, M.R. & Norris, K.J. 1996. The importance of carotenoids in signalling during aggressive interactions in male firemouth cichlids. Behavioral Ecology 7: 1-6
Evans, M.R. & Burn, J.L. 1996. An experimental analysis of mate choice in the wren: a monomorphic, polygynous passerine. Behavioral Ecology. 7: 101-108
Evans, M.R. 1996. Nectar and flower production of Lobelia telekii inflorescences, and their influence on territorial behaviour of the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 57: 89-105
Evans, M.R., Martins, T.L.F. & Haley, M. 1995. Inter and intra-sexual patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in the red-billed streamertail: should symmetry always increase with ornament size? Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology. 37: 15 – 23
Evans, M.R. & Barnard, P. 1995.Ornament and body size variation and sexual dimorphism in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird (Nectarinia johnstoni) on Mount Kenya. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 54: 371-381
Evans, M.R., Martins, T.L.F. & Haley, M. 1994. The asymmetrical cost of tail elongation in red-billed streamertails. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 256: 97-103
Evans, M.R. & Evans, J.A. 1994. A computer-based technique for the statistical analysis of animal sounds. Bioacoustics 5: 281-290. doi: 10.1080/09524622.1994.9753258
Young, T.P. & Evans, M.R. 1993. Alpine vertebrates of Mount Kenya, with particular notes on the rock hyrax. Journal of East African Natural History and the National Museum 82: 56-78.
Evans, M.R. & Hatchwell B.J. 1993. New slants on ornament asymmetry. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 251: 171-177
Evans, M.R. 1993. Fluctuating asymmetry and long tails; the mechanical effects of asymmetry may act to enforce honest advertisement. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 253: 205-209
Evans, M.R. & Thomas, A.L.R. 1992. The aerodynamic and mechanical effects of tail length elongation in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird: measuring the cost of a handicap. Animal Behaviour 43: 337-347. doi:10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80229-5
Evans, M.R. & Hatchwell, B.J. 1992. An experimental study of male adornment in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird: II the role of the elongated tail in mate choice and evidence for a handicap. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 29: 421-427
Evans, M.R. & Hatchwell, B.J. 1992. An experimental study of male adornment in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird: I the role of the pectoral tufts in territorial defence. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 29: 413-419
Evans, M.R. & Williams, G.A. 1991. Time partitioning of foraging in the limpet Patella vulgata. Journal of Animal Ecology 60: 563-575
Evans, M.R. 1991. The size of male adornments in the scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird varies with environmental conditions, as predicted by handicap theories. Animal Behaviour 42: 797-803. doi:org/10.1016/S0003-3472(05)80123-X