Research output
Publications in peer-reviewed journals (for the full text use the links or contact me for the pdf - christinabauch (at) gmx.de)
2023
Badás EP, Bauch C, Boonekamp JJ, Mulder E, Verhulst S (2023) Ectoparasite presence and brood size manipulation interact to accelerate telomere shortening in nestling jackdaws. Molecular Ecology 32, 6913-6923. open access link
Borger MJ, Bauch C, Boonekamp JJ, Verhulst S (2023) Egg size effects on nestling mass in Jackdaws Corvus monedula: a cross-foster experiment. Journal of Avian Biology, e03099. open access link
2022
Bauch C, Gatt MC, Verhulst S, Granadeiro JP, Catry P (2022) Higher mercury contamination is associated with shorter telomeres in a long-lived seabird - a direct effect or a consequence of among-individual variation in phenotypic quality? Science of the Total Environment 839, 156359. open access link
Bauch C, Boonekamp JJ, Korsten P, Mulder E, Verhulst S (2022) High heritability of telomere length and low heritability of telomere shortening in wild birds. Molecular Ecology 31, 6308–6323. open access link
Vedder O, Moiron M, Bichet C, Bauch C, Verhulst S, Becker PH, Bouwhuis S (2022) Telomere length is heritable and genetically correlated with lifespan in a wild bird. Molecular Ecology 31, 6297–6307. open access link
2021
Gatt MC, Versteegh M, Bauch C, Tieleman BI, Granadeiro JP, Catry P (2021) Costs of reproduction and migration are paid in later return to the colony, not in physical condition, in a long-lived seabird. Oecologia 195, 287-297. link
2020
Bauch C, Gatt MC, Granadeiro JP, Verhulst S, Catry P (2020) Sex-specific telomere length and dynamics in relation to age and reproductive success in Cory’s Shearwaters. Molecular Ecology 29, 1344-1357. open access link
Bichet C, Bouwhuis S, Bauch C, Verhulst S, Becker PH, Vedder O (2020) Telomere length is repeatable, shortens with age and reproductive success, and predicts remaining lifespan in a long-lived seabird. Molecular Ecology 29, 429-441. link
Boonekamp JJ, Bauch C, Verhulst S (2020) Experimentally increased brood size accelerates actuarial senescence and increases subsequent reproductive effort in a wild bird population. Journal of Animal Ecology 89, 1395-1407. open access link
2019
Bauch C, Boonekamp JJ, Korsten P, Mulder E, Verhulst S (2019) Epigenetic inheritance of telomere length in wild birds. PLoS Genetics 15, e1007827. open access link
2018
Bouwhuis S, Verhulst S, Bauch C, Vedder O (2018) Reduced telomere length in offspring of old fathers in a long-lived seabird. Biology Letters 14, 20180213. open access link
2017
Boonekamp JJ, Bauch C, Mulder E, Verhulst S (2017) Does oxidative stress shorten telomeres? Biology Letters 13, 20170164. open access link
Vedder O, Verhulst S, Bauch C, Bouwhuis S (2017) Telomere attrition and growth: a life-history framework and case study in common terns. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30, 1409-1419. open access link
Wellbrock AHJ, Bauch C, Rozman J, Witte K (2017) "Same procedure as last year?" - Repeatedly tracked swifts show individual consistency in migration pattern in successive years. Journal of Avian Biology 48, 897-903. open access link
2016
Bauch C, Riechert J, Verhulst S, Becker PH (2016) Telomere length reflects reproductive effort indicated by corticosterone levels in a long-lived seabird. Molecular Ecology 25, 5785-5794. link
2014
Bauch C, Becker PH, Verhulst S (2014) Within the genome, long telomeres are more informative than short telomeres with respect to fitness components in a long-lived seabird. Molecular Ecology 23, 300–310. link
2013
Bauch C, Becker PH, Verhulst S (2013) Telomere length reflects phenotypic quality and costs of reproduction in a long-lived seabird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280, 20122540. open access link
Bauch C, Wellbrock AHJ, Nagel R, Rozman J, Witte K (2013) “Bug-eggs” for Common Swifts and other small birds: Minimally-invasive and stress-free blood sampling during incubation. Journal of Ornithology 154, 581–585. link
2012
Wellbrock AHJ, Bauch C, Rozman J, Witte K (2012) Buccal swabs as a reliable source of DNA for sexing young and adult Common Swifts (Apus apus). Journal of Ornithology 153, 991-994. link
2010
Bauch C, Kreutzer S, Becker PH (2010) Breeding experience affects condition: Blood metabolite levels over the course of incubation in a seabird. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 180, 835–845. link
2008
Arnold JM, Oswald SA, Voigt CC, Palme R, Braasch A, Bauch C, Becker PH (2008) Taking the stress out of blood collection: comparison of field blood-sampling techniques for analysis of baseline corticosterone. Journal of Avian Biology 39, 588–592. open access link
Becker PH, Dittmann T, Ludwigs J-D, Limmer B, Ludwig SC, Bauch C, Braasch A, Wendeln H (2008) Timing of initial arrival at the breeding site predicts age at first reproduction in a long-lived migratory bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105, 12349–12352. open access link