| Quantitative criteria for species delimitation JA Tobias, N Seddon, CN Spottiswoode, JD Pilgrim, LDC Fishpool, ... Ibis 152 (4), 724-746, 2010 | 539 | 2010 |
| Visual modeling shows that avian host parents use multiple visual cues in rejecting parasitic eggs CN Spottiswoode, M Stevens Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (19), 8672-8676, 2010 | 304 | 2010 |
| Carotenoid-based plumage coloration reflects hemoparasite infection and local survival in breeding great tits P Hõrak, I Ots, H Vellau, C Spottiswoode, A Pape Møller Oecologia 126, 166-173, 2001 | 236 | 2001 |
| Camouflage predicts survival in ground-nesting birds J Troscianko, J Wilson-Aggarwal, M Stevens, CN Spottiswoode Scientific Reports 6 (1), 1-8, 2016 | 170 | 2016 |
| Extrapair paternity, migration, and breeding synchrony in birds C Spottiswoode, AP Møller Behavioral Ecology 15 (1), 41-57, 2004 | 150 | 2004 |
| How to evade a coevolving brood parasite: egg discrimination versus egg variability as host defences CN Spottiswoode, M Stevens Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1724), 3566-3573, 2011 | 143 | 2011 |
| Genetic similarity and hatching success in birds C Spottiswoode, AP Møller Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2004 | 135 | 2004 |
| Host-parasite arms races and rapid changes in bird egg appearance CN Spottiswoode, M Stevens The American Naturalist 179 (5), 633-648, 2012 | 132 | 2012 |
| Reciprocal signaling in honeyguide-human mutualism CN Spottiswoode, KS Begg, CM Begg Science 353 (6297), 387-389, 2016 | 127 | 2016 |
| Ancient host specificity within a single species of brood parasitic bird CN Spottiswoode, KF Stryjewski, S Quader, JFR Colebrook-Robjent, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108 (43), 17738-17742, 2011 | 99 | 2011 |
| Sexual selection predicts advancement of avian spring migration in response to climate change CN Spottiswoode, AP Tøttrup, T Coppack Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 273, 3023-3029, 2006 | 99 | 2006 |
| Improvement of individual camouflage through background choice in ground-nesting birds M Stevens, J Troscianko, JK Wilson-Aggarwal, CN Spottiswoode Nature ecology & evolution 1 (9), 1325-1333, 2017 | 87 | 2017 |
| Repeated targeting of the same hosts by a brood parasite compromises host egg rejection M Stevens, J Troscianko, CN Spottiswoode Nature Communications 4, 2013 | 85 | 2013 |
| A stab in the dark: chick killing by brood parasitic honeyguides CN Spottiswoode, J Koorevaar Biology Letters, rsbl20110739, 2011 | 79 | 2011 |
| Evolution of yolk androgens in birds: development, coloniality, and sexual dichromatism D Gil, C Biard, A Lacroix, CN Spottiswoode, N Saino, M Puerta, AP Møller The American Naturalist 169 (6), 802-819, 2007 | 68 | 2007 |
| Degree of protandry reflects level of extrapair paternity in migratory songbirds T Coppack, AP Tøttrup, C Spottiswoode Journal of Ornithology 147, 260-265, 2006 | 63 | 2006 |
| High temperatures drive offspring mortality in a cooperatively breeding bird AR Bourne, SJ Cunningham, CN Spottiswoode, AR Ridley Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287 (1931), 20201140, 2020 | 62 | 2020 |
| Maternal effects mediated by antioxidants and the evolution of carotenoid-based signals in birds C Biard, D Gil, F Karadaş, N Saino, CN Spottiswoode, PF Surai, AP Møller The American Naturalist 174 (5), 696-708, 2009 | 61 | 2009 |
| Internal incubation and early hatching in brood parasitic birds TR Birkhead, N Hemmings, CN Spottiswoode, O Mikulica, C Moskát, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1708), 1019-1024, 2011 | 60 | 2011 |
| Hot droughts compromise interannual survival across all group sizes in a cooperatively breeding bird AR Bourne, SJ Cunningham, CN Spottiswoode, AR Ridley Ecology Letters 23 (12), 1776-1788, 2020 | 57 | 2020 |
