Prof. Dr. Valentin Amrhein

Higgs M, Amrhein V (2024) Giving Less Power to Statistical Power

Paterno, Julia, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Gubler, Stefanie, et al. (2024) Alpine songbirds at higher elevations are only raised with a slight delay and therefore under harsher environmental conditions. Ecology and Evolution 14: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70049

Vogt, Kristina, Roth, Tobias, Signer, Sven, et al. (2024) Estimating kill intervals for a specific prey species using location clusters from GPS-collared Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). European Journal of Wildlife Research 70: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-024-01804-4

Paterno, Julia, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Anderwald, Pia, Amrhein, Valentin (2024) Start of dawn singing as related to physical environmental variables in an alpine environment. Journal of Ornithology 165:533–544. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02134-z

Lovász L, Korner-Nievergelt F, Amrhein V (2024) Effects of grazer density, season and land cover on bird guilds in a restored conservation area

Lovász, Lilla, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Amrhein, Valentin (2024) Natural grazing by horses and cattle promotes bird diversity in a restored European alluvial grassland. PeerJ 12: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17777

Rime, Yann, Korner, Pius, Helm, Barbara, et al. (2024) Drivers of nest site selection and breeding success in an Alpine ground-nesting songbird. Journal of Ornithology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-024-02221-9

Rime, Yann, Nussbaumer, Raphaël, Briedis, Martins, et al. (2023) Multi-sensor geolocators unveil global and local movements in an Alpine-breeding long-distance migrant. Movement Ecology 11: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-023-00381-6

Fluri, Jeannine, Anderwald, Pia, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, et al. (2023) The Influence of Wild Ungulates on Forest Regeneration in an Alpine National Park. Forests 14: https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061272

Müller, Thomas M., Meier, Christoph M., Knaus, Florian, et al. (2023) Finding food in a changing world: Small-scale foraging habitat preferences of an insectivorous passerine in the Alps. Ecology and Evolution 13: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10084

Fluri J, Anderwald P, Korner-Nievergelt F, et al. (2023) The Influence of Wild Ungulates on Forest Regeneration in an Alpine National Park

Amrhein, Valentin (2022) Von Herbstkonzerten und afrikanischen Chören: Vogelgesang ausserhalb der Brutzeit. Ornis : Vögel, Natur, Umwelt : Zeitschrift des Schweizer Vogelschutzes (SVS) 14–17

Amrhein, Valentin, Greenland, Sander (2022) Rewriting results in the language of compatibility. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 37:567–568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.001

Amrhein, Valentin, Greenland, Sander (2022) Discuss practical importance of results based on interval estimates and p-value functions, not only on point estimates and null p-values. Journal of Information Technology 37:316–320. https://doi.org/10.1177/02683962221105904

Berner, Daniel, Amrhein, Valentin (2022) Why and how we should join the shift from significance testing to estimation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 35:777–787. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.14009

Schwab, Simon, Janiaud, Perrine, Dayan, Michael, et al. (2022) Ten simple rules for good research practice. PLoS Computational Biology 18:e1010139. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010139

Amrhein, Valentin (2021) The role of science in the news (and elsewhere)

Amrhein, Valentin (2021) Zi-zi-düh oder Zi-zi-dah? Dialekte bei Vögeln. Ornis 3:12–15

Gandevia, Simon, Cumming, Geoff, Amrhein, Valentin, Butler, Annie (2021) Replication: Do not trust your p-value, be it small or large. Journal of Physiology 599:2989–2990. https://doi.org/10.1113/jp281614

Lovasz, Lilla, Fages, Antoine, Amrhein, Valentin (2021) Konik, Tarpan, European wild horse: An origin story with conservation implications. Global Ecology and Conservation 32:e01911. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01911

Lovász, Lilla, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Amrhein, Valentin (2021) Grazer density and songbird counts in a restored conservation area. PeerJ 9:e10657. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10657

Roth, Tobias, Kohli, Lukas, Rihm, Beat, et al. (2021) Negative effects of nitrogen deposition on Swiss butterflies. Conservation Biology 35:1766–1776. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13744

Amrhein, Valentin (2020) Statistics is for statisticians

Roth, Tobias, Kohli, Lukas, Rihm, Beat, et al. (2020) Effects of nitrogen deposition on butterfly species richness on the landscape scale

Amrhein, Valentin (2019) Die wahren Lügen der Statistik. NZZ am Sonntag 51

Amrhein, Valentin, Greenland, Sander, McShane, Blake (2019) Retire statistical significance. Nature 567:305–307. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-00857-9

Amrhein, Valentin, Greenland, Sander, McShane, Blakeley B. (2019) Statistical significance gives bias a free pass. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 49:e13176. https://doi.org/10.1111/eci.13176

Amrhein, Valentin, Trafimow, David, Greenland, Sander (2019) Inferential statistics as descriptive statistics: there is no replication crisis if we don’t expect replication. The American Statistician 73:262–270. https://doi.org/10.1080/00031305.2018.1543137

Roth, Tobias, Kohli, Lukas, Buehler, Christoph, et al. (2019) Species turnover reveals hidden effects of decreasing nitrogen deposition in mountain hay meadows. PeerJ 7:e6347. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6347

Amrhein, Valentin (2018) Inferential statistics is not inferential. sci five | University of Basel

Amrhein, Valentin, Greenland, Sander (2018) Remove, rather than redefine, statistical significance. Nature Human Behaviour 2:4–4. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0224-0

Dufresnes, Christophe, Leuenberger, Julien, Amrhein, Valentin, et al. (2018) Invasion genetics of marsh frogs (Pelophylax ridibundus sensu lato) in Switzerland. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 123:402–410. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx140

Roth, Tobias, Allan, Eric, Pearman, Peter B., Amrhein, Valentin (2018) Functional ecology and imperfect detection of species. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 9:917–928. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.12950

Trafimow, David, Amrhein, Valentin, Areshenkoff, Corson N., et al. (2018) Manipulating the Alpha Level Cannot Cure Significance Testing. Frontiers in Psychology 9:699. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00699

Amrhein, Valentin (2017) Das magische P. Süddeutsche Zeitung 37

Amrhein, Valentin, Korner-Nievergelt, Fränzi, Roth, Tobias (2017) The earth is flat (p < 0.05): significance thresholds and the crisis of unreplicable research. PeerJ 5:e3544. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3544

Emmenegger, Tamara, Hahn, Steffen, Arlettaz, Raphael, et al. (2016) Shifts in vegetation phenology along flyways entail varying risks of mistiming in a migratory songbird. Ecosphere 7:e01385. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1385

Hahn, Steffen, Korner-Nievergelt, Fraenzi, Emmenegger, Tamara, et al. (2016) Longer wings for faster springs - wing length relates to spring phenology in a long-distance migrant across its range. Ecology and Evolution 6:68–77. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1862

Roth, Tobias, Buehler, Christoph, Amrhein, Valentin (2016) Estimating Effects of Species Interactions on Populations of Endangered Species. The American Naturalist 187:457–67. https://doi.org/10.1086/685095

Roth, Tobias, Kohli, Lukas, Rihm, Beat, et al. (2015) Nitrogen deposition and multi-dimensional plant diversity at the landscape scale. Royal Society open science 2:150017. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.150017

Hahn, Steffen, Emmenegger, Tamara, Lisovski, Simeon, et al. (2014) Variable detours in long-distance migration across ecological barriers and their relation to habitat availability at ground. Ecology and Evolution 4:4150–60. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1279

Roth, Tobias, Plattner, Matthias, Amrhein, Valentin (2014) Plants, birds and butterflies : short-term responses of species communities to climate warming vary by taxon and with altitude. PLoS ONE 9:e82490. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0082490

Roth, Tobias, Strebel, Nicolas, Amrhein, Valentin (2014) Estimating unbiased phenological trends by adapting site-occupancy models. Ecology 95:2144–54. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1830.1

Sprau, Philipp, Roth, Tobias, Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2014) Effects of previous intrusion pressure on territorial responses in Nightingales. Journal of Ornithology 155:111–119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-013-0993-9

Amrhein, Valentin (2014) Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology. In: Gil, Diego; Brumm, H. (ed) Avian Urban Ecology. behavioural and physiogical adaptations. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 29–37

Amrhein V (2013) Wild bird feeding (probably) affects avian urban ecology. Oxford University Press

Amrhein, Valentin (2013) Developments in communication ornithological research. Ornithologische Beobachter 110:295–306

Amrhein, Valentin (2013) Entwicklungen in der ornithologischen Kommunikationsforschung. Der ornithologische Beobachter 110:295–306

Hahn, Steffen, Amrhein, Valentin, Zehtindijev, Pavel, Liechti, Felix (2013) Strong migratory connectivity and seasonally shifting isotopic niches in geographically separated populations of a long-distance migrating songbird. Oecologia 173:1217–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-013-2726-4

Sprau, Philipp, Roth, Tobias, Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2013) The predictive value of trill performance in a large repertoire songbird, the nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos. Journal of avian biology 44:567–574. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048x.2013.00113.x

Amrhein, Valentin, Scaar, Bertrand, Baumann, Marc, et al. (2012) Estimating adult sex ratios from bird mist netting data. Methods in ecology and evolution 3:713–720. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-210x.2012.00207.x

Roth, Tobias, Sprau, Philipp, Naguib, Marc, Amrhein, Valentin (2012) Sexually selected signaling in birds: a case for bayesian change-point analysis of behavioral routines. The Auk 129:660–669. https://doi.org/10.1525/auk.2012.12041

Sprau, Philipp, Roth, Tobias, Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2012) Distance-dependent responses by eavesdroppers on neighbour-stranger interactions in nightingales. Animal behaviour 83:961–968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.01.015

Sprau, P., Roth, T., Naguib, M., Amrhein, V. (2012) Communication in the Third Dimension: Song Perch Height of Rivals Affects Singing Response in Nightingales. PLoS ONE 7:e32194. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032194

Naguib, Marc, Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Sprau, Philipp, et al. (2011) Communication Networks and Spatial Ecology in Nightingales. Advances in the study of behavior 43:239–271. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-380896-7.00005-8

Neumann, Florian, Schai-Braun, Stephanie, Weber, Darius, Amrhein, Valentin (2011) European hares select resting places for providing cover. Hystrix 22:291–299. https://doi.org/10.4404/hystrix-22.2-4546

Saggese, Katja, Korner-Nievergelt, Fraenzi, Slagsvold, Tore, Amrhein, Valentin (2011) Wild bird feeding delays start of dawn singing in the great tit. Animal behaviour 81:361–365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.11.008

Amrhein, Valentin (2010) “Birdsong: quantity, quality and function in 4 species of songbirds”. Habilitation

Amrhein, Valentin, Lerch, Sabine (2010) Differential effects of moving versus stationary territorial intruders on territory defence in a songbird. The journal of animal ecology 79:82–7. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01629.x

Kaeser, Julia, Amrhein, Valentin, Haenggi, Ambros (2010) Spinnen (Arachnida, Araneae) im Winter : kleinräumige Unterschiede als Folge tageszeitlicher Temperaturschwankungen. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 39:5–21. https://doi.org/10.5431/aramit3902

Roth, T., Amrhein, V. (2010) Estimating individual survival using territory occupancy data on unmarked animals. Journal of Applied Ecology 47:386–392. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01786.x

Sprau, Philipp, Roth, Tobias, Schmidt, Rouven, et al. (2010) Communication across territory boundaries: distance-dependent responses in nightingales. Behavioral Ecology 21:1011–1017. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arq097

Sprau, Philipp, Schmidt, Rouven, Roth, Tobias, et al. (2010) Effects of rapid broadband trills on responses to song overlapping in nightingales. Ethology 116:300–308. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01743.x

Roth, Tobias, Sprau, Philipp, Schmidt, Rouven, et al. (2009) Sex-specific timing of mate searching and territory prospecting in the nightingale : nocturnal life of females. Proceedings of the Royal Society. Series B, Biological sciences 276:2045–50. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1726

Amrhein, Valentin, Johannessen, Lars Erik, Kristiansen, Lena, Slagsvold, Tore (2008) Reproductive strategy and singing activity : blue tit and great tit compared. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 62:1633–1641. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-008-0592-6

Erne, Nathaline, Amrhein, Valentin (2008) Long-term influence of simulated territorial intrusions on dawn and dusk singing in the Winter Wren : spring versus autumn. Journal of ornithology 149:479–486. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-008-0288-8

Naguib, M., Schmidt, Rouven, Sprau, Philipp, et al. (2008) The ecology of vocal signaling: male spacing and communication distance of different song traits in nightingales. Behavioral Ecology 19:1034–1040. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arn065

Roth, Tobias, Amrhein, Valentin, Peter, Beatrice, Weber, Darius (2008) A Swiss agri-environment scheme effectively enhances species richness for some taxa over time. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment 125:167–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2007.12.012

Schmidt, Rouven, Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2008) Aggressive responses to broadband trills are related to subsequent pairing success in nightingales. Behavioral Ecology 19:635–641. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arn021

Amrhein, Valentin, Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Schmidt, Rouven, Naguib, Marc (2007) Temporal patterns of territory settlement and detectability in mated and unmated Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos. The Ibis 149:237–244. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.2006.00621.x

Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2007) Vocal interactions in common nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos) : males take it easy after pairing. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 61:557–563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-006-0284-z

Schmidt, Rouven, Amrhein, Valentin, Kunc, Hansjoerg P, Naguib, Marc (2007) The day after : effects of vocal interactions on territory defence in nightingales. The journal of animal ecology 76:168–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01182.x

Amrhein, Valentin, Erne, Nathaline (2006) Dawn singing reflects past territorial challenges in the winter wren. Animal behaviour 71:1075–1080. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.07.023

Durrer, Heinz, Eckl, Silke, Amrhein, Valentin (2006) Die Zwergmaus (Micromys minutus) in der Petite Camargue Alsacienne (Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin, Frankreich) : Inventar und Raumverhalten - mit Kleinsäugeraufnahme. Mitteilungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaften beider Basel 9:123–131

Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2006) Vocal interactions in nightingales, Luscinia megarhynchos : more aggressive males have higher pairing success. Animal behaviour 72:25–30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.08.014

Schmidt, Rouven, Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Amrhein, Valentin, Naguib, Marc (2006) Responses to interactive playback predict future pairing success in nightingales. Animal behaviour 72:1355–1362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.03.022

Amrhein, V. (2006) Radiotelemetrie. In: Naguib, Marc (ed) Methoden der Verhaltensbiologie. Springer, Berlin, pp 193–197

Kunc, HP, Amrhein, V, Naguib, M (2005) Seasonal variation in dawn song characteristics in the common nightingale. Animal behaviour 70:1265–1271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.02.010

Kunc, HP, Amrhein, V, Naguib, M (2005) Acoustic features of song categories and their possible implications for communication in the common nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos). Behaviour 142:1077–1091. https://doi.org/10.1163/156853905774405317

Amrhein, Valentin, Zwygart, Daniel (2004) Population size and mating status of Rufous Nightingales Luscinia megarhynchos in the Upper Rhine Valley near Basel. Ornithologische Beobachter 101:19–24

Amrhein, Valentin (2004) Singing activity and spatial behaviour as sexually selected traits in the Nightingale. Dissertation

Amrhein, Valentin, Kunc, Hansjoerg P, Naguib, Marc (2004) Non-territorial nightingales prospect territories during the dawn chorus. Proceedings of the Royal Society. Series B, Biological sciences 271:167–9. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2003.0133

Amrhein, Valentin, Kunc, Hansjoerg P., Naguib, Marc (2004) Seasonal patterns of singing activity vary with time of day in the nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos). The Auk 121:110–117. https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/121.1.110

Amrhein, V., Zwygart, D. (2004) Bestand und Verpaarungsstatus von Nachtigallen ‘Luscinia megarhynchos’ im elsässischen Rheintal bei Basel. Der ornithologische Beobachter 101:19–24

Naguib, M, Amrhein, V, Kunc, HP (2004) Effects of territorial intrusions on eavesdropping neighbors : communication networks in nightingales. Behavioral Ecology 15:1011–1015. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arh108

Amrhein, V, Korner, P, Naguib, M (2002) Nocturnal and diurnal singing activity in the nightingale : correlations with mating status and breeding cycle. Animal Behaviour 64:939–944. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2002.1974

Amrhein, V. (1999) Sexuelle Selektion und die Evolution von Kopulationen außerhalb des Paarbundes = sexual selection and the evolution of extra-pair copulation : Spielregeln der Weibchen : rules of the game from the females’ point of view. Journal of ornithology 140:431–441. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01650987