| Telomere length and dynamics predict mortality in a wild longitudinal study ELB Barrett, TA Burke, M Hammers, J Komdeur, DS Richardson Molecular ecology 22 (1), 249-259, 2013 | 250 | 2013 |
| Spatio‐temporal variation in lifelong telomere dynamics in a long‐term ecological study LG Spurgin, K Bebbington, EA Fairfield, M Hammers, J Komdeur, T Burke, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 87 (1), 187-198, 2018 | 95 | 2018 |
| The impact of reproductive investment and early‐life environmental conditions on senescence: support for the disposable soma hypothesis M Hammers, DS Richardson, T Burke, J Komdeur Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26 (9), 1999-2007, 2013 | 90 | 2013 |
| Breeders that receive help age more slowly in a cooperatively breeding bird M Hammers, SA Kingma, LG Spurgin, K Bebbington, HL Dugdale, ... Nature Communications 10 (1), 1301, 2019 | 89 | 2019 |
| Senescence in the wild: Insights from a long-term study on Seychelles warblers M Hammers, SA Kingma, K Bebbington, J van de Crommenacker, ... Experimental Gerontology 71, 69-79, 2015 | 75 | 2015 |
| Age-dependent terminal declines in reproductive output in a wild bird M Hammers, DS Richardson, T Burke, J Komdeur PloS one 7 (7), e40413, 2012 | 72 | 2012 |
| Variation in female morph frequencies and mating frequencies: random, frequency-dependent harassment or male mimicry? M Hammers, H Van Gossum Animal Behaviour 76 (4), 1403-1410, 2008 | 55 | 2008 |
| Delayed dispersal and the costs and benefits of different routes to independent breeding in a cooperatively breeding bird SA Kingma, K Bebbington, M Hammers, DS Richardson, J Komdeur Evolution 70 (11), 2595-2610, 2016 | 54 | 2016 |
| The cost of prospecting for dispersal opportunities in a social bird SA Kingma, J Komdeur, M Hammers, DS Richardson Biology Letters 12 (6), 20160316, 2016 | 50 | 2016 |
| Age-specific haemosporidian infection dynamics and survival in Seychelles warblers M Hammers, J Komdeur, SA Kingma, K Hutchings, EA Fairfield, DL Gilroy, ... Scientific Reports 6 (1), 29720, 2016 | 45 | 2016 |
| Reflectance spectra and mating patterns support intraspecific mimicry in the colour polymorphic damselfly Ischnura elegans H Van Gossum, J Bots, J Van Heusden, M Hammers, K Huyghe, ... Evolutionary Ecology 25, 139-154, 2011 | 34 | 2011 |
| Compensatory and additive helper effects in the cooperatively breeding Seychelles warbler (Acrocephalus sechellensis) LA Van Boheemen, M Hammers, SA Kingma, DS Richardson, T Burke, ... Ecology and Evolution 9 (5), 2986-2995, 2019 | 33 | 2019 |
| The evolution of cooperative breeding in vertebrates J Komdeur, DS Richardson, M Hammers, C Eikenaar, L Brouwer, ... Els 17, 1-11, 2017 | 31* | 2017 |
| Ontogenetic shifts in male mating preference and morph-specific polyandry in a female colour polymorphic insect RA Sánchez-Guillén, M Hammers, B Hansson, H Van Gossum, ... BMC Evolutionary Biology 13, 1-11, 2013 | 31 | 2013 |
| Contemporary evolution of the innate immune receptor gene TLR3 in an isolated vertebrate population CS Davies, MI Taylor, M Hammers, T Burke, J Komdeur, HL Dugdale, ... Molecular Ecology 30 (11), 2528-2542, 2021 | 30 | 2021 |
| Rescue behaviour in a social bird: removal of sticky ‘bird-catcher tree’seeds by group members M Hammers, L Brouwer Behaviour 154 (4), 403-411, 2017 | 30 | 2017 |
| Ecological contrasts drive responses of wintering farmland birds to conservation management M Hammers, GJDM Müskens, RJM Van Kats, WA Teunissen, D Kleijn Ecography 38 (8), 813-821, 2015 | 28 | 2015 |
| Helpers compensate for age-related declines in parental care and offspring survival in a cooperatively breeding bird M Hammers, SA Kingma, LA van Boheemen, AM Sparks, T Burke, ... Evolution Letters 5 (2), 143-153, 2021 | 27 | 2021 |
| Mate-guarding intensity increases with breeding synchrony in the colonial fairy martin, Petrochelidon ariel M Hammers, N von Engelhardt, NE Langmore, J Komdeur, SC Griffith, ... Animal Behaviour 78 (3), 661-669, 2009 | 26 | 2009 |
| Subordinate females in the cooperatively breeding Seychelles warbler obtain direct benefits by joining unrelated groups F Groenewoud, SA Kingma, M Hammers, HL Dugdale, T Burke, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 87 (5), 1251-1263, 2018 | 25 | 2018 |