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Behavioural Ecology Group

Eszter Szöllősi

Degrees: PhD in Ecology (2009, Eötvös Loránd University)
Position: post-doc
E-mail: sz_eszter@ludens.elte.hu
Phone: +36-1-372-2500/8755

Research interests:

  • Malaria in birds (fitness consequences, differences among populations).
  • Causes and consequences of hatching asynchrony.
  • Maternal effects as tools of compensation for poor offspring quality .
  • Factors affecting nestling growth (parental quality, environmental factors, parasites).

Publications:

Nagy, G., Garamszegi, L.Z, Hegyi, G., Herényi, M., Laczi, M., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Török, J. (2019). Digit ratio predicts the number of lifetime recruits in female collared flycatchers. Biology Letters. 15: 20190051 (DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2019.0051)

Hegyi G., Laczi M., Kötél D., Csizmadia T., Lőw P., Rosivall B., Szöllősi E., Török J. (2018). Reflectance variation in the blue tit crown in relation to feather structure. Journal of Experimental Biology 221:176727

Jablonszky M., Szász E., Krenhardt K., Markó G., Hegyi G., Herényi M., Laczi M., Nagy G., Rosivall B., Szöllősi E., Török J.,Garamszegi L. Z. (2018). Unravelling the relationships between life history, behaviour and condition under the pace-of-life syndromes hypothesis using long-term data from a wild bird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 72:52.

Garamszegi L. Z., Zagalska-Neubauer M., Canal D., Blázi Gy., Laczi M., Nagy G., Szöllősi E., Vaskuti É., Török J., Zsebők S. (2018). MHC-mediated sexual selection on bird song: generic polymorphism, particular alleles and acoustic signals. Molecular Ecology 27:2620-2633.

Szász, E., Szöllősi, E., Hegyi, G., Török, J., Rosivall, B. (2017). Rearing conditions have long-term sex-specific fitness consequences in the collared flycatcher. Behavioral Ecology 28:717-723.

Szöllősi, E., Garamszegi, L.Z., Hegyi, G., Laczi, M., Rosivall, B., Török, J. (2016). Haemoproteus infection status of collared flycatcher males changes within a breading season. Parasitology Research 115:4663-4672.

Garamszegi, L.Z., Zagalska-Neubauer, M. Canal, D., Markó, G., Szász, E., Zsebők, S., Szöllősi, E., Herczeg, G., Török, J. (2015). Malaria parasites, immune challenge, MHC variability, and predator avoidance in a passerine bird. Behavioral Ecology 26:1292-1302. (DOI:10.1093/beheco/arv077)

Hargitai, R., Hegyi, G., Herényi, M., Laczi, M., Nagy, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Török, J. (2014). Winter body condition in the Collared Flycatcher: Determinants and carryover effects on future breeding parameters. The Auk 131(3):257-264.(DOI: 10.1642/AUK-13-158.1)

Szász, E., Garamszegi, L.Z., Hegyi, G., Szöllősi, E., Markó, G., Török, J., Rosivall, B. (2014). Aggressive behavior of the male parent predicts brood sex ratio in a songbird. Naturwissenschaften 101:653–660. (doi: 10.1007/s00114-014-1204-0)

Herényi, M., Garamszegi, L.Z., Hargitai, R., Hegyi, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Török, J. (2014). Laying date and polygyny as determinants of annual reproductive success in male collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis): a long-term study. Naturwissenschaften 101:305-312.

Laczi, M., Hegyi, G., Herényi, M., Kiss, D., Markó, G., Nagy, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Török, J. (2013). Integrated plumage colour variation in relation to body condition, reproductive investment and laying date in the collared flycatcher. Naturwissenschaften 100:(10) 983-991.

Møller, A.P., Merino, S., Soler, J.J., Antonov, A., Badás, E.P., Calero-Torralbo, M.A., de Lope, F., Eeva, T., Figuerola, J., Flensted-Jensen, E., Garamszegi, L.Z., González-Braojos, S., Gwinner, H., Hanssen, S.A., Heylen, D., Ilmonen, P., Klarborg, K., Korpimäki, E., Martínez, J., Martínez-de la Puente, J., Marzal, A., Matthysen, E., Matyjasiak, P., Molina-Morales, M., Moreno, J., Mousseau, T.A., Nielsen, J.T., Pap, P.L., Rivero de Aguilar, J., Shurulinkov, P., Slagsvold, T., Szép, T., Szöllősi, E., Török, J., Vaclav, R., Valera, F., Ziane, N. (2013). Assessing the Effects of Climate on Host-Parasite Interactions: A Comparative Study of European Birds and their Parasites. PLoS ONE 8: e82886. (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082886)

Boross, N., Markó, G., Laczi, M., Garamszegi, L.Z., Hegyi, G., Herényi, M., Kiss, D., Nagy, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Török, J. (2012). Sources of variation in haematocrit in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis). Ornis Hungarica 20:64-72.

Garamszegi, L.Z., Rosivall, B., Rettenbacher, S., Markó, G., Zsebők, S., Szöllősi, E., Eens, M., Potti, J., Török, J. (2012). Corticosterone, avoidance of novelty, risk-taking and aggression in a wild bird: no evidence for pleiotropic effects. Ethology 118(7):621-635.

Hegyi, G., Herényi, M., Szöllősi, E., Rosivall, B., Török, J., Groothuis, T.G.G. (2011). Yolk androstenedione, but not testosterone, predicts offspring fate and reflects parental quality. Behavioral Ecology 22:29-38.

Hegyi, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Eens, M., Török, J. (2011) Context-dependent effects of nestling growth trajectories on recruitment probability in the collared flycatcher. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65:1647-1658.

Szöllősi, E., Cichoń, M., Eens, M., Hasselquist, D., Kempenaers, B., Merino, S., Nilsson, J.-Å., Rosivall, B., Rytkönen, S., Török, J., Wood, M.J., Garamszegi, L.Z. (2011). Determinants of distribution and prevalence of avian malaria in blue tit populations across Europe: separating host and parasite effects. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24:2014-2024.

Marzal, A., Ricklefs, R.E., Valkiūnas, G., Albayrak, T., Arriero, E., Bonneaud, C., Czirják, G.A., Ewen, J., Hellgren, O., Horakova, D., Iezhova, T.A., Jensen, H., Križanauskienė, A., Lima, M.R., de Lope, F., Magnussen, E., Martin, L.B., Møller, A.P., Palinauskas, V., Pap, P.L., Pérez-Tris, J., Sehgal, R.N.M., Soler, M., Szöllősi, E., Westerdahl, H., Zetindjiev, P., Bensch, S. (2011). Diversity, Loss, and Gain of Malaria Parasites in a Globally Invasive Bird. PLoS ONE 6(7):e21905

Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Hasselquist, D., Török, J. (2010). Males are sensitive — sex-dependent effect of rearing conditions on nestling growth. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 64(10):1555-1562.

Hegyi, G., Szöllősi, E., Jenni-Eiermann, S., Török, J., Eens, M., Garamszegi, L.Z. (2010). Nutritional correlates and mate acquisition role of multiple sexual traits in male collared flycatchers. Naturwissenschaften 97:567-576.

Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Hasselquist, D., Török, J. (2009). Effects of extra-pair paternity and sex on nestling growth and condition in the collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis. Animal Behaviour 77(3):611-617.

Hegyi, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Hargitai, R., Eens, M., Török, J. (2008). Phenotypic plasticity in a conspicuous female plumage trait: information content and mating patterns. Animal Behaviour 75:977-989.

Garamszegi, L.Z., Hegyi, G., Szöllősi, E., Rosival, B., Török, J., Eens, M., Møller, A.P. (2007). Phenotypic correlates of digit ratio in a wild bird: implications for the study of maternal effects. Animal Behaviour 74:641-647.

Hegyi, G., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Hargitai, R., Eens, M., Török, J. (2007). A role for female ornamentation in the facultatively polygynous mating system of collared flycatchers. Behavioral Ecology 18:1116-1122.

Szöllősi, E., Rosivall, B., Török, J. (2007). Is hatching asynchrony beneficial for the brood? Behavioral Ecology 18: 420-426.

Garamszegi, L.Z., Török, J. Hegyi, G., Szöllősi, E., Rosival, B., Eens, M. (2007). Age-dependent expression of song in the collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis. Ethology 113:246-256.

Hegyi, G., Török, J., Garamszegi, L.Z., Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Hargitai, R. (2007). Dynamics of multiple sexual signals in relation to climatic conditions. Evolutionary Ecology Research 9:905-920.

Szigeti, B., Török, J., Hegyi, G., Rosivall, B., Hargitai, R., Szöllősi, E., Michl, G. (2007). Egg quality and parental ornamentation in the blue tit Parus caeruleus. Journal of Avian Biology 38(1):105-112.

Hellgren, O., Waldenström, J., Pérez-Tris, J., Szöllősi, E., Hasselquist, D., Krizanauskiene, A., Ottoson, U., Bensch, S. (2007). Detecting shifts of transmission areas in avian blood parasites – a phylogenetic approach. Molecular Ecology 16: 1281-1290.

Garamszegi, L.Z., Rosival, B. Hegyi, G., Szöllősi, E., Török, J., Eens, M. (2006). Determinants of male territorial behavior in a Hungarian collared flycatcher population: roles for plumage traits of residents and challengers. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 663-671.

Rosivall, B., Török, J., Szöllősi, E. (2005). Food allocation in collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) broods: Do rules change with the age of nestlings? The Auk 122(4):1112-1122.

Hargitai, R., Török, J., Tóth, L., Hegyi, G., Rosivall, B., Szigeti, B., Szöllősi E. (2005). Effects of environmental conditions and parental quality on inter- and intraclutch egg-size variation in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis). The Auk 122(2):509-522.

Rosivall, B., Szöllősi, E., Török, J. (2005). Maternal compensation for hatching asynchrony in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis). Journal of Avian Biology 36(6):531-537.

Herényi M., Török J., Garamszegi L.Z., Hargitai R., Hegyi G., Michl G., Rosivall B., Szigeti B., Szöllősi E. (2004). Másodlagos nemi jellegek és utódszám kapcsolata a hím örvös légykapóknál. Állattani Közlemények 89(2):31-41.