Manfred Gahr

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
276 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

Manfred Gahr is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred Gahr has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 119 papers in Developmental Biology and 82 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Manfred Gahr's work include Animal Behavior and Reproduction (123 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (119 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (60 papers). Manfred Gahr is often cited by papers focused on Animal Behavior and Reproduction (123 papers), Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (119 papers) and Marine animal studies overview (60 papers). Manfred Gahr collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Manfred Gahr's co-authors include Diego Gil, Reinhold Metzdorf, Leonida Fusani, Johan J. Bolhuis, Hans‐Rudolf Güttinger, Stefan Leitner, Christian P. Speer, Cornelia Voigt, John B. Hutchison and Michel Kreutzer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Manfred Gahr

267 papers receiving 8.1k citations

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The honesty of bird song: multiple constraints for multiple traits

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James L. Goodson United States

Dennis Hasselquist Sweden

Val Nolan United States

Robert E. Johnston United States

George E. Bentley United States

Simon Verhulst Netherlands

Gabriele Sorci France

Gregory E. Demas United States

Jane L. Hurst United Kingdom

Christian Roos Germany

James L. Goodson United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manfred Gahr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Manfred Gahr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Manfred Gahr based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Manfred Gahr. Manfred Gahr is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gahr, Manfred, et al.. (2025). Vocal performance in birdsong is an aggressive signal in both females and males: experimental evidence from a field study in European robins. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 292(2053). 20251042–20251042.

Loveland, Jasmine L., Vladimir Jovanović, Gabriele Möller, et al.. (2025). A single gene orchestrates androgen variation underlying male mating morphs in ruffs. Science. 387(6732). 406–412. 8 indexed citations

Rudra, M. N., T.V.L. Berghof, Carolina Frankl‐Vilches, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the critical role of androgen receptor signaling in avian sexual development. Nature Communications. 15(1). 8970–8970. 6 indexed citations

Silva, Maria Luisa da, et al.. (2023). Absence of song suggests heterogeneity of vocal-production learning in hummingbirds. Journal für Ornithologie. 164(3). 721–727. 2 indexed citations

Enbody, Erik D., Carolina Frankl‐Vilches, Rebecca E. Koch, et al.. (2023). Testosterone Coordinates Gene Expression Across Different Tissues to Produce Carotenoid-Based Red Ornamentation. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 40(4). 9 indexed citations

Trost, Lisa, et al.. (2021). The multifaceted vocal duets of white‐browed sparrow weavers are based on complex duetting rules. Journal of Avian Biology. 52(9). 3 indexed citations

Fusani, Leonida & Manfred Gahr. (2014). Differential Expression of Melatonin Receptor Subtypes MelIa, MelIb and MelIc in Relation to Melatonin Binding in the Male Songbird Brain. Brain Behavior and Evolution. 85(1). 4–14. 12 indexed citations

Huppertz, Hans‐Iko, et al.. (2013). Überwachung von Frühgeborenen im Rahmen der Grundimmunisierung. Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde. 161(10). 946–949. 2 indexed citations

Gahr, Manfred, Carlos Schönfeldt‐Lecuona, Markus Kölle, & Roland W. Freudenmann. (2013). Withdrawal and Discontinuation Phenomena Associated with Tranylcypromine: A Systematic Review. Pharmacopsychiatry. 46(4). 123–129. 13 indexed citations

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Brück, Normi, Manfred Gahr, & Frank Peßler. (2010). Transient oligoarthritis of the lower extremity following influenza B virus infection: Case report. Pediatric Rheumatology. 8(1). 4–4. 7 indexed citations

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Gahr, Manfred. (2007). Sexual Differentiation of the Vocal Control System of Birds. Advances in genetics. 59. 67–105. 42 indexed citations

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Lee‐Kirsch, Min Ae, Maolian Gong, Herbert Schulz, et al.. (2006). Familial Chilblain Lupus, a Monogenic Form of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, Maps to Chromosome 3p. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 79(4). 731–737. 91 indexed citations

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Fusani, Leonida & Manfred Gahr. (2005). Hormonal influence on song structure and organization: The role of estrogen. Neuroscience. 138(3). 939–946. 36 indexed citations

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Gahr, Manfred, et al.. (2000). Muscle-dependent and hormone-dependent differentiation of the vocal control premotor nucleus robustus archistriatalis and the motornucleus hypoglossus pars tracheosyringealis of the zebra finch. Journal of Neurobiology. 42(2). 220–231. 14 indexed citations

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Peters, J. H., et al.. (1997). A Human In Vitro Granuloma Model Using Heat Killed Candidaalbicans Cells Immobilized on Plastic Culture Wells. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 45(6). 596–604. 21 indexed citations

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Gahr, Manfred & Reinhold Metzdorf. (1997). Distribution and Dynamics in the Expression of Androgen and Estrogen Receptors in Vocal Control Systems of Songbirds. Brain Research Bulletin. 44(4). 509–517. 132 indexed citations

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Gahr, Manfred & Luis Miguel García‐Segura. (1996). Testosterone-dependent increase of gap-junctions in HVC neurons of adult female canaries. Brain Research. 712(1). 69–73. 46 indexed citations

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Kleim, J P, A. Ackermann, H.‐H. Brackmann, Manfred Gahr, & K. E. Schneweis. (1991). Epidemiologically Closely Related Viruses From Hemophilia B Patients Display High Homology in Two Hypervariable Regions of the HIV-1 env Gene. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 7(4). 417–421. 13 indexed citations

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Gabriel, M., D. H. Hunneman, & Manfred Gahr. (1983). Plasma Levels of Catecholamine Metabolites in the Newborn Period. Neonatology. 44(4). 203–209. 6 indexed citations

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Schröter, W., et al.. (1977). [Pyrivate kinase deficiency. II. Biochemical studies (author's transl)].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 125(7). 713–9. 2 indexed citations

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