Publications from work conducted at Luondua Boreal field station
Peer-reviewed articles
Ben Mocha Y, Woith M, Drobniak SM, Markman S, Frisoni F, Baglione V, Boersma J, Cousseau L, Covas R, Braga de Miranda GH, Dey CJ, Doutrelant C, Gula R, Heinsohn R, Kingma SA, Li J, Middleton KM, Radford AN, Restrepo C, Rubenstein DR, Schradin C, Theuerkauf J, Warrington MH, Williams DA, Woxvold IA, Griesser M. 2025. Advancing cooperative breeding research with a peer-reviewed and “live” Cooperative-Breeding Database (Co-BreeD). Journal of Animal Ecology: 10.1111/1365-2656.70154.
Gaun N, Pietroni C, Martin-Bideguren G, Lauritsen J, Aizpurua O, Fernandes JO, Ferreira E, Aubret F, Sarraude T, Perry C, Wauters L, Romeo C, Spada M, Tranquillo C, Sutton AO, Griesser M, Warrington MH, Pérez de Lanuza G, Abalos J, Aguilar P, de la Cruz F, Juste J, Alonso-Alonso P, Groombridge J, Louch R, Ruhomaun K, Henshaw S, Cabido C, Garin Barrio I, Šunje E, Hosner P, Prates I, While GM, García-Roa R, Uller T, Feiner N, Bonaccorso E, Klein-Ipsen P, Rotovnik R, Alberdi A, Eisenhof R. The Earth Hologenome Initiative: Data Release 1. GigaScience: giaf102.
Chan AAH, Putra P, Schupp H, Köchling J, Straßheim J, Renner B, Schroeder J, Pearse WD, Nakagawa S, Burke T, Griesser M, Meltzer A, Lubrano S, Kano F. 2025. YOLO-Behaviour: A simple, flexible framework to automatically quantify animal behaviours from videos. Methods in Ecology an Evolution 10.1111/2041-210X.14502
Pre-prints:
Wascher C, Baglione V, ...Griesser M, ... Warrington MH..., Dufour V. 2025. Unsung Songbirds: Advances in the Study of Corvid Communication. EcoEvoRxiv
Warrington MH, Fisher DN, Komdeur J, Pilakouta N, Griesser M. 2024. Stronger together? A framework for studying population resilience to climate change impacts via social shielding. EcoEvoRxiv
Popular Science Articles:
Warrington MH and Griesser M. 2023. Bird-brained? Climate change may affect intelligence in birds. The Conversation.
Publications from the Siberian jay Project (direct data use):
Peer Reviewed Articles:
Bradter U, Ozgul A, Griesser M, Lawton-Matthews K, Eggers J, Singer A, Sandercock B, Haverkamp P, Snäll T. 2021. Habitat suitability models based on opportunistic citizen science data - evaluating forecasts from alternative methods versus an individual-based model. Diversity and Distributions 27: 2397-2411.
Layton-Matthews K, Griesser M, Coste CDF, Ozgul A. 2021. Forest management affects seasonal source-sink dynamics in a territorial, group-living bird. Oecologia 196: 399-412.
da Cunha FCR, Griesser M. 2021. Who do you trust? Wild birds use social knowledge to avoid being deceived. Science Advances 7: eaba2862: 1-6.
Horn L, Bugnyar T, Griesser M, Hengl M, Izawa EI, Oortwijn T, Rössler C, Scheer C, Schiestl M, Suyama M, Taylor AH, Vanhooland LC, von Bayern AMP, Zürcher Y, Massen JMJ. 2020. Sex-specific effects of cooperative breeding and colonial nesting on prosociality in corvids. eLife 9: e58139: 1-35.
Klein J, Haverkamp PJ, Lindberg E, Griesser M§, Eggers S§. 2020. Remotely sensed forest understory density and nest predator occurrence interact to predict suitable breeding habitat and the occurrence of a resident boreal bird species. Ecology and Evolution 10: 2238-2252.
Layton-Matthews K, Ozgul A, Griesser M. 2018. The interacting effects of forestry and climate change on the demography of a group-living bird population. Oecologia 186: 907-918.
Griesser M, Mourocq E, Barnaby J, Bowgen K M., Eggers S, Fletcher K, Kozma R, Kurz F, Laurila A, Nystrand M, Sorato E, Ekman J. 2017. Experience buffers extrinsic mortality in a group-living bird species. Oikos 126: 1258-1268.
Griesser M, Wagner G, Drobniak SJ, Ekman J. 2017. Reproductive trade-offs in a long-lived bird species: condition-dependent reproductive allocation maintains female survival and offspring quality. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30: 782-795.
Griesser M, Suzuki T. 2017. Naïve juveniles are more likely to become breeders after witnessing predator mobbing. American Naturalist 189: 58-66.
Griesser M, Suzuki T. 2016. Kinship modulates the attention of naïve individuals to the mobbing behaviour of role models. Animal Behaviour 112: 83-91.
Griesser M, Halvarsson P, Drobniak S, Vila C. 2015. Fine-scale kin recognition in the absence of social familiarity in the Siberian jay, a monogamous bird species. Molecular Ecology 24: 5726–5738.
Griesser M, Halvarsson P, Sahlman T, Ekman J, 2014. What are the strengths and limitations of direct and indirect assessment of dispersal? Insights from a long-term field study in a group-living bird species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 485-497.
Griesser M. 2013. Do warning calls boost survival of signal recipients? Evidence from a field experiment in a group-living bird species. Frontiers in Zoology 10.1: 49.
Griesser M, Lagerberg S. 2012. Long-term effects of forest management on territory occupancy and breeding success of an open-nesting boreal bird species, the Siberian jay. Forest Ecology and Management 271: 58-64.
Nystrand M, Griesser M, Eggers S, Ekman J. 2010. Habitat-specific demography and source–sink dynamics in a population of Siberian jays. Journal of Animal Ecology 79: 266-274.
Griesser M. 2009. Mobbing calls signal predator category in a kin group living bird species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276: 2887–2892.
Griesser M, Nystrand M. 2009. Vigilance and predation rates of a forest-living bird species depend on territory habitat structure. Behavioral Ecology 20: 709-715.
Griesser M. 2008. Referential calls signal predator behavior in a group-living bird species. Current Biology 18: 69-73.
Eggers S, Griesser M, Ekman J. 2008. Predator-induced reductions in nest visitation rates are modified by forest cover and food availability. Behavioral Ecology 19: 1056-1062.
Griesser M, Nystrand M, Eggers S, Ekman J. 2008. Social constraints limit dispersal and settlement decisions in a group-living bird species. Behavioral Ecology 19: 317-324.
Griesser M, Nystrand M, Eggers S, Ekman J. 2007. Impact of forestry practices on fitness correlates and population productivity in an open-nesting bird species. Conservation Biology 21: 767-774.
Nystrand M. 2007. Associating with kin affects the trade-off between energy intake and exposure to predators in a social bird species. Animal Behaviour 74: 497-506.
Eggers S, Griesser M, Nystrand M, Ekman J. 2006. Predation risk induces changes in nest-site selection and clutch size in the Siberian jay. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 701-706.
Griesser M, Nystrand M, Ekman J. 2006. Reduced mortality selects for family cohesion in a social species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 1881-1886.
Eggers S, Griesser M, Ekman J. 2005. Predator-induced plasticity in avian nest visit rates and it relevance of allofeeding. Behavioral Ecology 16: 309-315.
Griesser M, Ekman J. 2005. Nepotistic mobbing behaviour in the Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus). Animal Behaviour 69: 345-352.
Eggers S, Griesser M, Andersson T, Ekman J. 2005. Nest predation and habitat change interact to influence Siberian jay numbers. Oikos 111: 150-158.
Griesser M, Ekman J. 2004. Nepotistic alarm calling in the Siberian Jay, Perisoreus infaustus. Animal Behaviour 67: 933-939.
Griesser M. 2003. Nepotistic vigilance behavior in Siberian jay parents. Behavioral Ecology 14: 246-250.
Ekman J, Griesser M. 2002. Why offspring delay dispersal: Experimental evidence for a role of parental tolerance. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 269: 1709-1713.
Ekman J, Eggers S, Griesser M. 2002. Sibling rivalry over delaying dispersal. Animal Behaviour 64: 453-459.
Ekman J, Eggers S, Griesser M, Tegelström H. 2001. Queuing for preferred territories; delayed dispersal of Siberian Jays. Journal of Animal Ecology 70: 317-324.
Ekman J, Bylin A, and Tegelström, H. 2000. Parental nepotism enhances survival of retained offspring in the Siberian jay. Behavioral Ecology 11: 416-420.
Ekman J, Bylin A, Tegelström H. 1999. Increased lifetime reproductive success for Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus) males with delayed dispersal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 266: 911-915.
Sklepkovych B. 1997. The influence of kinship on foraging competition in Siberian jays. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 40: 287-296.
Ekman J, Brodin A, Bylin A, Sklepkovych B. 1996. Selfish long-term benefits of hoarding in the Siberian jay. Behavioral Ecology 7: 140-144.
Ekman J, Sklepkovych B, Tegelström, H. 1994. Offspring retention in the Siberian jay (Perisoreus infaustus): the prolonged brood care hypothesis. Behavioral Ecology 5: 245-253.
Comparative or Database papers that include Siberian jay data:
Ben Mocha Y, Woith M, Drobniak SM, Markman S, Frisoni F, Baglione V, Boersma J, Cousseau L, Covas R, Braga de Miranda GH, Dey CJ, Doutrelant C, Gula R, Heinsohn R, Kingma SA, Li J, Middleton KM, Radford AN, Restrepo C, Rubenstein DR, Schradin C, Theuerkauf J, Warrington MH, Williams DA, Woxvold IA, Griesser M. 2025. Advancing cooperative breeding research with a peer-reviewed and “live” Cooperative-Breeding Database (Co-BreeD). Journal of Animal Ecology: in the press.
Ickin E, Conquet E, Abrahms B, Albon S, Blumstein D, Bond ML, Boersma PD, Clark-Wolf TJ, Clutton-Brock T, Compagnoni A, Dostálek T, Evers SM, Fichtel C, Gamelon M, García-Callejas D, Griesser M, Hansen B, Jenouvrier S, Jerstad K, Kappeler P, Layton-Matthews K, Lee D, Lloret F, Loonen MJJE, Malchow AK, Manser MB, Morales-González A, Martin JGA, Münzbergová Z, Nater CR, Pillay N, Quéroué M, Røstad OW, Sánchez Mejia MT, Schradin C, Sæther BE, Ozgul A, Paniw M. 2025. Comparative Life-Cycle Analyses Reveal Interacting Climatic and Biotic Drivers of Population Responses to Climate Change. PNAS NEXUS: pgaf286.
Gaun N, Pietroni C, Martin-Bideguren G, Lauritsen J, Aizpurua O, Fernandes JO, Ferreira E, Aubret F, Sarraude T, Perry C, Wauters L, Romeo C, Spada M, Tranquillo C, Sutton AO, Griesser M, Warrington MH, Pérez de Lanuza G, Abalos J, Aguilar P, de la Cruz F, Juste J, Alonso-Alonso P, Groombridge J, Louch R, Ruhomaun K, Henshaw S, Cabido C, Garin Barrio I, Šunje E, Hosner P, Prates I, While GM, García-Roa R, Uller T, Feiner N, Bonaccorso E, Klein-Ipsen P, Rotovnik R, Alberdi A, Eisenhof R. The Earth Hologenome Initiative: Data Release 1. GigaScience: giaf102.
Chan AAH, Putra P, Schupp H, Köchling J, Straßheim J, Renner B, Schroeder J, Pearse WD, Nakagawa S, Burke T, Griesser M, Meltzer A, Lubrano S, Kano F. 2025. YOLO-Behaviour: A simple, flexible framework to automatically quantify animal behaviours from videos. Methods in Ecology an Evolution 10.1111/2041-210X.14502
Halupka L, ... […] Griesser M, […] (101 other co-authors in alphabetical order), Halupka K. 2023. The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: a global meta-analysis. PNAS: 120, e2208389120: 1-8.
Mourocq E, Bize P, Bouwhuis S, Bradley R, Charmantier A, de la Cruz A, Drobniak SM, Espie RHM, Herényi M, Hötker H, Krüger O, Marzluff J, Møller AP, Nakagawa S, Phillips RA, Radford AN, Roulin A, Török J, Valencia J, van de Pol M, Warkentin IG, Winney IS, Wood AG, Griesser M. 2016. Lifespan and reproductive cost explain interspecific variation in the optimal onset of reproduction. Evolution 70:296-313.