Photos by: Matthieu Paquet, Claire Doutrelant, Mark Newell, Franck Theron and me.
List of publications
List of publications
Photos by: Matthieu Paquet, Claire Doutrelant, Mark Newell, Franck Theron and me.
Fortuna, R., Acker, P., Ugland, C. R., Burthe, S. J., Gunn, C., Harris, M. P., Hewitt, J. H., Morley, T. I., Newell, M. A., Swann, R. L., Taylor, E. A., Wanless, S., Daunt, F., and Reid, J. M. 2026. Temporal dynamics of selection on early-life phenotypic plasticity in seasonal migration versus residence. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 293(2064), 20251063.
Haaland, T.R., Payo-Payo, A., Acker, P., Fortuna, R., Burthe, S.J., Ratikainen, I.I., Daunt, F. and Reid, J.M., 2026. Eco-evolutionary dynamics of partially migratory metapopulations in spatially and seasonally varying environments. Journal of Animal Ecology (Accepted).
Ugland, C. R., Acker, P., Burthe, S. J., Fortuna, R., Gunn, C., Harris, M. P., Hewitt, J. H., Morley, T. I., Newell, M. A., Swann, R. L., Taylor, E. A., Wanless, S., Daunt, F., and Reid, J. M., 2026. Early-life stasis in partial seasonal migration is underpinned by among-cohort variation in migratory plasticity and selective disappearance. Journal of Animal Ecology, 00, pp. 1-15.
Covas R., Silva L.R., Ferreira A.C., D’Amelio P.B., Fortuna R., Duval D., Paquet M. & Doutrelant C., 2025. Infanticide in a colonial cooperative bird is not associated with direct reproductive benefits. bioRxiv, ver.7 peer-reviewed and recommended by PCI Ecology.
Fortuna, R., Acker, P., Ugland, C.R., Burthe, S.J., Harris, M.P., Newell, M.A., Gunn, C., Morley, T.I., Haaland, T.R., Swann, R.L., Wanless, S., 2024. Season-specific genetic variation underlies early-life migration in a partially migratory bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291(2033), p.20241660.
Ugland, C.R., Acker, P., Burthe, S.J., Fortuna, R., Gunn, C., Haaland, T.R., Harris, M.P., Morley, T.I., Newell, M.A., Swann, R.L., Wanless, S., Daunt, F., and Reid, J. M., 2024. Early‐life variation in migration is subject to strong fluctuating survival selection in a partially migratory bird. Journal of Animal Ecology, 93(10), pp.1567-1581.
D’Amelio, P.B., Covas, R., Ferreira, A.C., Fortuna, R., Silva, L.R., Theron, F., Rybak, F. and Doutrelant, C., 2024. Benefits of pair-bond duration on reproduction in a lifelong monogamous cooperative passerine. The American Naturalist, 203(5), pp.576-589.
Fortuna, R., Covas, R., D'Amelio, P.B., Silva, L.R., Parenteau, C., Bliard, L., Rybak, F., Doutrelant, C. and Paquet, M., 2024. Interplay of cooperative breeding and predation risk on egg allocation and reproductive output. Behavioral Ecology, 35(2), p.arae010.
Fortuna, R., Paquet, M., Biard, C., Élard, L., Ferreira, A.C., Leroux-Coyaux, M., Parenteau, C., Silva, L.R., Théron, F., Covas, R. and Doutrelant, C., 2023. Egg components and offspring survival vary with group size and laying order in a cooperative breeder. Oecologia, 202(1), pp.129-142.
Fortuna, R., D'Amelio, P.B., Doutrelant, C., Ferreira, A.C., Lecq, C., Silva, L.R., Covas, R., Rybak, F. and Paquet, M., 2022. Begging and feeding responses vary with relatedness and sex of provisioners in a cooperative breeder. Animal Behaviour, 185, pp.49-71.
D’Amelio, P.B., Ferreira, A.C., Fortuna, R., Paquet, M., Silva, L.R., Theron, F., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R., 2022. Disentangling climatic and nest predator impact on reproductive output reveals adverse high‐temperature effects regardless of helper number in an arid‐region cooperative bird. Ecology letters, 25(1), pp.151-162.
Fortuna, R., Paquet, M., Ferreira, A.C., Silva, L.R., Theron, F., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R., 2021. Maternal allocation in relation to weather, predation and social factors in a colonial cooperative bird. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(5), pp.1122-1133.
Ferreira, A.C., Covas, R., Silva, L.R., Esteves, S.C., Duarte, I.F., Fortuna, R., Theron, F., Doutrelant, C. and Farine, D.R., 2020. How to make methodological decisions when inferring social networks. Ecology and Evolution, 10(17), pp.9132-9143.
Preprints:
Ferreira, A.C., Farine, D.R., Silva, L.R., Fortuna, R., Doutrelant, C. and Covas, R., 2024. Foraging associations are related with helping interactions in a cooperatively breeding bird. bioRxiv, pp.2024-10.
Fortuna R., Paquet M., Ferreira A.C., Silva L.R., Theron F., Doutrelant C. and Covas R. 2022. Breeding group size modulates climatic effects on offspring first-year survival. (PhD Thesis chapter).