Publications of Franz Bairlein

Frias-Soler, R. C.; Wellbrock, N. A.; Bindila, L.; Wink, M.; Bairlein, F.: Transcriptome signatures of the lipid metabolism in the liver and partial characterisation of the plasma phospholipidome of a long-distance migratory bird, the Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics 55, 101452 (2025)

Karwinkel, T.; Peter, A.; Holland, R. A.; Thorup, K.; Bairlein, F.; Schmaljohann, H.: A conceptual framework on the role of magnetic cues in songbird migration ecology. Biological Reviews 99 (4), pp. 1576 - 1593 (2024)

Karwinkel, T.; Winklhofer, M.; Allenstein, D.; Brust, V.; Christoph, P.; Holland, R. A.; Hüppop, O.; Steen, J.; Bairlein, F.; Schmaljohann, H.: A refined magnetic pulse treatment method for magnetic navigation experiments with adequate sham control: a case study on free-flying songbirds. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 21 (214), 20230745 (2024)

Düttmann, H.; Kruckenberg, H.; Bunte, R.; Delingat, J.; Emke, D.; Garlichs, M.; Korner, P.; Kowallik, C.; Lauenstein, G.; Sudbeck, P. et al.; Bairlein, F.: Grazing effects of wintering geese on grassland yield: A long-term study from Northwest Germany. Journal of Applied Ecology 60 (3), pp. 421 - 432 (2023)

Fattorini, N.; Costanzo, A.; Romano, A.; Rubolini, D.; Baillie, S.; Bairlein, F.; Spina, F.; Ambrosini, R.: Eco-evolutionary drivers of avian migratory connectivity. Ecology Letters 26 (7), pp. 1095 - 1107 (2023)

Moonen, S.; Ludwig, J.; Kruckenberg, H.; Mueskens, G. J. D. M.; Nolet, B. A.; van der Jeugd, H. P.; Bairlein, F.: Sharing habitat: Effects of migratory barnacle geese density on meadow breeding waders. Journal for Nature Conservation 72, 126355 (2023)

Frias-Soler, R. C. A.; Kelsey, N.; Pildain, L. V.; Wink, M.; Bairlein, F.: Transcriptome signature changes in the liver of a migratory passerine. Genomics 114 (2), 110283 (2022)

Karwinkel, T.; Winklhofer, M.; Christoph, P.; Allenstein, D.; Huppop, O.; Brust, V.; Bairlein, F.; Schmaljohann, H.: No apparent effect of a magnetic pulse on free-flight behaviour in northern wheatears (Oenanthe oenanthe) at a stopover site. Journal of the Royal Society Interface 19 (187), 20210805 (2022)

Karwinkel, T.; Winklhofer, M.; Janner, L. E.; Brust, V.; Hüppop, O.; Bairlein, F.; Schmaljohann, H.: A magnetic pulse does not affect free-flight navigation behaviour of a medium-distance songbird migrant in spring. Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (19), jeb244473 (2022)

Frias-Soler, R. C.; Kelsey, N. A.; Pildain, L. V.; Wink, M.; Bairlein, F.: The role of ketogenesis in the migratory fattening of the northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe. Biology Letters 17 (7), 20210195 (2021)

Kelsey, N. A.; Huppop, O.; Bairlein, F.: Days to visit an offshore island: effect of weather conditions on arrival fuel load and potential flight range for common blackbirds Turdus merula migrating over the North Sea. BMC Movement Ecology 9 (1), 53 (2021)

Kelsey, N. A.; Schmaljohann, H.; Bairlein, F.: The avian lightweights: Trans-Saharan migrants show lower lean body mass than short-/medium-distance migrants. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34 (7), pp. 1010 - 1021 (2021)

Linke, S.; Niedrig, M.; Kaiser, A.; Ellerbrok, H.; Mueller, K.; Mueller, T.; Conraths, F. J.; Muehle, R.-U.; Schmidt, D.; Köppen, U. et al.; Bairlein, F.; Berthold, P.; Pauli, G.: Serologic evidence of West Nile virus infections in wild birds captured in Germany. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 77 (2), pp. 358 - 364 (2007)

Fiedler, W.; Bosch, S.; Globig, A.; Bairlein, F.: Hintergrundinformationen zur Vogelgrippe und Hinweise für Vogelkundler. Vogelwarte - Zeitschrift für Vogelkunde 43 (4), pp. 249 - 260 (2005)

Fiedler, W.; Bairlein, F.; Köppen, U.: Using large-scale data from ringed birds for the investigation of effects of climate change on migrating birds: Pitfalls and prospects. Advances in Ecological Research 35, pp. 49 - 67 (2004)

Salewski, V.; Altwegg, R.; Erni, B.; Falk, K. H.; Bairlein, F.; Leisler, B.: Moult of three Palaearctic migrants in their West African winter quarters. Journal of Ornithology 145 (2), pp. 109 - 116 (2004)

Salewski, V.; Bairlein, F.; Leisler, B.: Niche partitioning of two Palearctic passerine migrants with Afrotropical residents in their West African winter quarters. Behavioral Ecology 14 (4), pp. 493 - 502 (2003)

Salewski, V.; Bairlein, F.; Leisler, B.: Different wintering strategies of two Palearctic migrants in West Africa - a consequence of foraging strategies? Ibis 144 (1), pp. 85 - 93 (2002)

Salewski, V.; Falk, K. H.; Bairlein, F.; Leisler, B.: A preliminary assessment of the habitat selection of two Palaearctic migrant passerine species in West Africa. Ostrich 73 (3-4), pp. 114 - 118 (2002)

Salewski, V.; Falk, K. H.; Bairlein, F.; Leisler, B.: Numbers, body mass and fat scores of three Palearctic migrants at a constant effort mist netting site in Ivory Coast, West Africa. Ardea 90 (3), pp. 479 - 487 (2002)