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Bókony, Veronika, Zoltán Barta, and Zsolt Végvári, 2019, Changing Migratory Behaviors and Climatic Responsiveness in Birds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7 89.
Fülöp, Attila ; Németh, Zoltán ; Kocsis, Bianka ; Deák-Molnár, Bettina ; Bozsoky, Tímea ; Barta, Zoltán, 2019, Personality and social foraging tactic use in free-living Eurasian tree sparrows (Passer montanus). Behavioral Ecology 30 Paper: arz026
M. E. Rosa, J. Kiss, Z. Barta, A. Kosztolanyi, 2019, Size-dependent investment in tusk length, testis size and sperm length in a biparental geotrupid beetle. Journal of Zoology doi:10.1111/jzo.12704.
Tóth, János P. ; Bereczki, Judit ; Rácz, Rita ; Varga, Zoltán ; Barta, Zoltán; Sramkó, Gábor, 2019, Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Lethrus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae) reveal contrasting evolutionary history in Europe. Systematic Entomology 10.1111/syen.12364
Vágási, Csongor I. ; Vincze, Orsolya ; Pătraș, Laura ; Osváth, Gergely ; Pénzes, Janka ; Haussmann, Mark F. ; Barta, Zoltán; Pap, Péter L., 2019, Longevity and life history coevolve with oxidative stress in birds. Functional Ecology 33 152-161.
Eberhart-Phillips, LJ ; Küpper, C ; Carmona-Isunza, MC ; Vincze, O ; Zefania, S ; Cruz-López, M ; Kosztolányi, A ; Miller, TEX ; Barta, Z; Cuthill, IC et al., 2018, Demographic causes of adult sex ratio variation and their consequences for parental cooperation. Nature Communications Paper: 1651.
Pogány, A ; Vincze, E ; Szurovecz, Z ; Kosztolányi, A ; Barta, Z; Székely, T ; Riebel, K, 2018, Personality assortative female mating preferences in a songbird. Behaviour 155 481-503.
Rádai, Zoltán ; Németh, Zoltán ; Barta, Zoltán, 2018, Sex-dependent immune response in a semelparous spider. Naturwissenschaften 105 1-4.
Rosa, ME ; Barta, Z; Kosztolanyi, A, 2018, Willingness to initiate a fight but not contest behaviour depends on intruder size in Lethrus apterus (Geotrupidae). Behavioural Processes 149 65-71.
Sebestyén, F ; Barta, Z; Tökölyi, J, 2018, Reproductive mode, stem cells and regeneration in a freshwater cnidarian with postreproductive senescence. Functional Ecology 32 2497-2508.
Sebestyen, F; Poliska, S; Racz, R; Bereczki, J; Lenart, K; Barta, Z; Lendvai, AZ; Tokolyi, J, 2017, Insulin/IGF Signaling and Life History Traits in Response to Food Availability and Perceived Density in the Cnidarian Hydra vulgaris. Zoological Science 34, 318-325.
Rosa, ME; Barta, Z; Fulop, A; Szekely, T; Kosztolanyi, A, 2017, The effects of adult sex ratio and density on parental care in Lethrus apterus (Coleoptera, Geotrupidae). Animal Behaviour 132, 181-188.
Boros, E; Pfliegler, WP; Kovacs, R; Jakab, A; Majoros, L; Barta, Z; Pocsi, I, 2017, Candida albicans isolates from a single hospital show low phenotypical specialization. Journal of Basic Microbiology 57, 910-921.
J Tökölyi, B Kozma, F Sebestyén, M Miklós, Z Barta, 2017, Life history traits and previous exposure predict resistance to UV irradiation in the freshwater cnidarian Hydra oligactis Invertebrate Biology 136, 217-227
Z Rádai, B Kiss, Z Barta, 2017, Pace of life and behaviour: rapid development is linked with increased activity and voracity in the wolf spider Pardosa agrestis. Animal Behaviour 126, 145-151
Orsolya Vincze, András Kosztolányi, Zoltán Barta, Clemens Küpper, Monif Alrashidi, Juan A Amat, Araceli Argüelles Ticó, Fiona Burns, John Cavitt, Warren C Conway, Medardo Cruz‐López, Atahualpa Eduardo Desucre‐Medrano, Natalie dos Remedios, Jordi Figuerola, Daniel Galindo‐Espinosa, Gabriel E García‐Peña, Salvador Gómez Del Angel, Cheri Gratto‐Trevor, Paul Jönsson, Penn Lloyd, Tomás Montalvo, Jorge Enrique Parra, Raya Pruner, Pinjia Que, Yang Liu, Sarah T Saalfeld, Rainer Schulz, Lorenzo Serra, James JH St Clair, Lynne E Stenzel, Michael A Weston, Maï Yasué, Sama Zefania, Tamás Székely, 2017, Parental cooperation in a changing climate: fluctuating environments predict shifts in care division. Global Ecology and Biogeography 26 347-358.
J Tökölyi, Z Ősz, F Sebestyén, Z Barta, 2017, Resource allocation and post-reproductive degeneration in the freshwater cnidarian Hydra oligactis (Pallas, 1766). Zoology 120, 110-116.
M Bán, M Földvári, M Babits, Z Barta, 2017, Simple command-line open-source software to analyse behavioural observation video recordings. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 63, 137-142
F Mónus, A Liker, Z Pénzes, Z Barta, 2017, Status signalling in male but not in female Eurasian Tree Sparrows Passer montanus. Ibis 159, 180-192.
Z Barta, 2016, Behavioural change over the annual cycle: optimal annual routines. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences 12, 138-141.
Z Végvári, Z Barta, 2016, Multivariate climatic effects and declining avian populations in an alkaline grassland complex. Climate Research 68, 39-48.
Barta Z, 2016, Individual variation behind the evolution of cooperation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 371 Paper 20150087. 8 p.
Enikő Gyuris, Júlia Fruzsina Hankó, Orsolya Feró, Zoltán Barta, 2016, Personality and ectoparasitic mites (Hemipteroseius adleri) in firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus). Behavioural Processes 122 67-74.
Jácint Tökölyi, Flóra Bradács, Nikolett Hóka, Noémi Kozma, Máté Miklós, Orsolya Mucza, Kinga Lénárt, Zsófia Ősz, Flóra Sebestyén, Zoltán Barta, 2016, Effects of food availability on asexual reproduction and stress tolerance along the fast–slow life history continuum in freshwater hydra (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa). Hydrobiologia 766 121-133.
Monus F, Barta Z, 2016, Is Foraging Time Limited During Winter? - A Feeding Experiment with Tree Sparrows Under Different Predation Risk. Ethology 122 20-29.
Orci KM, Petroczki K, Barta Z, 2016, Instantaneous song modification in response to fluctuating traffic noise in the tree cricket Oecanthus pellucens. Animal Behaviour 112 187-194.
Kosztolányi A, Nagy N, Kovács T, Barta Z, 2015, Predominant female care in the beetle Lethrus apterus with supposedly biparental care. Entomological Science 18 292-294.
Rácz R, Bereczki J, Sramkó G, Kosztolányi A, Tóth JP, Poliska S, Horváth A, Barta E, Barta Z, 2015, Isolation and characterisation of 15 microsatellite loci from Lethrus apterus (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae). Annales Zoologici Fennici 52 45-50.
Schmidt J, Kosztolányi A, Tökölyi J, Hugyecz B, Illés I, Király R, Barta Z, 2015, Reproductive asynchrony and infanticide in house mice breeding communally. Animal Behaviour 101 201-211.
Pogány A, Vincze E, Kosztolányi A, Szurovecz R, Barta Z, Székely T, 2014, Mate preference does not influence reproductive motivation and parental cooperation in female zebra finches. Behaviour 151 1885-1901.
Barta Z, Székely T, Liker A, Harrisson F, 2014, Social Role Specialization Promotes Cooperation between Parents. American Naturalist 183 747-761.
Tökölyi J, Schmidt J, Barta Z 2014, Cimate and mammalian life histories. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 111 719-736.
Tökölyi J, Rosa ME, Bradács F, Barta Z, 2014, Life History Trade-offs and stress tolerance in green hydra (Hydra viridissima Pallas 1766): the importance of nutritiopnal status and perceived population density. Ecological Research 29 867-876.
László Z, Sólyom K, Prázsmári H, Barta Z, Tóthmérész B, 2014, Predation on Rose Galls: Parasitoids and Predators Determine Gall Size through Directional Selection. PLOS ONE 9 e99806.
Végvári Z, Juhász E, Tóth JP, Barta Z, Boldogh S, Szabó S, Varga ZS, 2014, Life-history traits and climatic responsiveness in noctuid moths. Oikos 124 235-242.
Bán M, Moskát C, Barta Z, Hauber ME, 2013, Simultaneous viewing of own and parasitic eggs is not required for egg rejection by a cuckoo host. Behavioural Ecology 24 1014-1021.
Moskát C, Takasu F, Munoz AR, Nakamura H, Bán M, Barta Z 2012, Cuckoo parasitism on two closely-related Acrocephalus warblers in distant areas: a case of parallel coevolution? Chinese Birds 3 320-329.
Lisztes, A., Végvári, Z., Varga, M., Mózes, E., Barta, Z., 2012, Partimadarak állományváltozása és potenciális táplálékbázisa a balmazújvárosi Nagy-sziken (előzetes eredmények). Természetvédelmi Közlemények 18 315. (in Hungarian)
Molnár, V.A., Tökölyi, J., Végvári, Z., Sramkó, G., Sulyok, J., Barta, Z.,, 2012, Pollination mode predicts phenological response to climate change in terrestrial orchids: a case study from central Europe. Journal of Ecology 100 1141-1152.
Vágási, C.I., Pap, P.L., Vincze, O., Benkő, Z., Marton, A., Barta, Z., 2012, Haste Makes Waste but Condition Matters: Molt Rate-Feather Quality Trade-Off in a Sedentary Songbird. PLOS ONE 7 e40651.
Gyuris, E., Feró, O., Barta, Z., 2012, Personality traits across ontogeny in firebugs, Pyrrhocoris apterus. Animal Behaviour 84 103-109.
Tökölyi, J., McNamara, J.M., Houston, A.I., Barta Z., 2012, Timing of avian reproduction in unpredictable environments. Evolutionary Ecology 26 25-42.
McNamara, J.M., Barta, Z., Klaassen, M., Bauer. S., 2011, Cues and the optimal timing of activities under environmental changes. Ecology Letters 14 1183-1190.
Végvári, Z., Barta, Z., Mustakallio, P., Székely, T., 2011, Consistent avoidance of human disturbance over large geographical distances by a migratory bird. Biology Letters 7 814-817.
Kosztolányi, A, Barta, Z, Kueper, C, Székely, T, 2011, Persistence of an extreme male-biased adult sex ratio in a natural population of polyandrous bird. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 1842-1846.
Bán, M, Barta, Z, Munoz, A.R., Takasu, F., Nakamura, H., Moskát, C., 2011, The analysis of common cuckoo’s egg shape in relation to its hosts’ in two geographically distant areas. Journal of Zoology 284 77-83.
Pap, P.L., Vágási, C.I., Czirják, G.A., Titilincu, A., Pintea, A., Osváth, G., Fülöp, A., Barta, Z, 2011, The effect of coccidians on the condition and immune profile of molting house sparrows (Passer Domesticus). Auk 128 330-339.
Mónus, F., Szabó, K., Lózsa, A., Pénzes, Z., Barta, Z., 2011, Intersexual size and plumage differences in tree sparrows (Passer Montanus) - A morphological study based on molecular sex determination. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 57 269-276.
Vágási, C.I., Pap, P.L., Tökölyi, J., Székely, E., Barta, Z., 2011, Correlates of variation in flight feather quality in the Great Tit Parus major. Ardea 99 53-60.
Barta, Z., McNamara, J.M., Huszár, D.B., Taborsky, M., 2011, Cooperation among non-relatives evolves by state-dependent generalized reciprocity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278 843-848.
Gyuris, E., Feró, O., Tartally, A., Barta, Z., 2011, Individual behaviour in firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B 278 628-633.
Mónus, F., Barta, Z., 2011, Degree of synchronization of tree sparrows in flocks under different predation risk. Behaviour 148 733-744.
Tökölyi, J., Barta, Z., 2011, Breeding phenology determines evolutionary transitions in migratory behaviour in finches and allies. Oikos 120 184-193.
Mónus, F., Barta, Z., 2010, Seasonality and sociality in tree sparrows Passer montanus. International Studies of Sparrows 34 18-22.
Holló, G., Szathmáry, L., Marcsik, A., Barta, Z., 2010, Linear Measurements of the Neurocranium Are Better Indicators of Population Differences than Those of the Facial Skeleton: Comparative Study of 1,961 Skulls. Human Biology 82 29-46.
Pap, P.L., Vágási, C.I., Osváth, G., Muresan, C., Barta, Z., 2010, Seasonality in the uropygial gland size and feather mite abundance in house sparrows Passer domesticus: natural covariation and an experiment. Journal of Avian Biology 41 653-661.
Tóth, B.B., Barta, Z., 2010, Ecological studies of ectomycorrhizal fungi: an analysis of survey methods . Fungal Diversity 45 3-19.
Vágási, C.I., Pap, P.L., Barta, Z., 2010, Haste Makes Waste: Accelerated Molt Adversely Affects the Expression of Melanin-Based and Depigmented Plumage Ornaments in House Sparrows. PLoS ONE 5 e14215.
Pap, P.L., Czirják, G.Á., Vágási, C.I., Barta, Z., 2010, Sexual dimorphism in immune function changes during the annual cycle in house sparrows. Naturwissenschaften 97 891-901.
Pap, P.L., Vágási, C.I., Tökölyi, J., Czirják, G.Á., Barta, Z., 2010, Variation in haematological indices and immune function during the annual cycle in the Great Tit Parus major. Ardea 98 105-112.
Végvári, Z., Bókony, V., Barta, Z., Kovács, G., 2010, Life history predicts advancement of avian spring migration in response to climate change. Global Change Biology 16 1-11.
Bauer, S. Barta, Z., Ens, B.J., Hays, G.C., McNamara, J.M., Klaassen, M., 2009. Animal migration: linking models and data beyond taxonomic limits. Biology Letters 5 433-435.
McNamara, J.M., Houston, A.I., Barta, Z., Scheuerlein, A., Fromhage, L., 2009, Deterioration, death and the evolution of reproductive restraint in late life. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276 4061-4066.
Pap, P.L., Vágási C.I., Czirják, G.A., Titilincu, A., Pintea, A., Barta, Z., 2009, Carotenoids modulate the effect of coccidian infection on the condition and immune response in moulting house sparrows. Journal of Experimental Biology 212 3228-3235.
Harrison, F., Barta, Z., Cuthill, I., Székely, T. 2009, How is sexual conflict over parental care resolved? A meta-analysis. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22 1800-1812.
Lendvai, Á.Z., Barta, Z., Chastel, O. 2009. Conflict over parental care in house sparrows: do females use a negotiation rule? Behavioral Ecology 20 651-656.
McNamara J.M., Fromhage L., Barta Z., Houston A.I., 2009. The optimal coyness game. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276 953-960.
Holló, G., Szathmáry, L., Marcsik, A., Barta, Z., 2008, History of the Peoples of the Great Hungarian Plain in the First Millennium: A Craniometric Point of View. Human Biology 80 655-667.
Szabó, K., Szalmás A., Liker A., Barta Z., 2008. Adaptive host-abandonment of ectoparasites before fledging? within-brood distribution of nest mites in house sparrow broods. Journal of Parazitology 94 1038-1043.
Pap, P.L., Vágási C.I., Czirják G.Á., Barta Z., 2008. Diet quality affects postnuptial molting and feather quality of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus): interaction with humoral immune function? Canadian Journal of Zoology 86 834-842.
McNamara J.M., Z. Barta, M. Wikelski, A.I. Houston, 2008. A theoretical investigation of the effect of latitude on avian life histories. American Naturalist 172 331-345.
Tökölyi J., V. Bókony, Z. Barta, 2008, Seasonal colour change by moult or by the abrasion of feather tips: a comparative study. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 94 711-721.
Feró O, P.A. Stephens, Z. Barta, J.M. McNamara, A.I. Houston, 2008, Optimal annual routines: New tools for conservation biology? Ecological Applications 18 1563-1577.
Barta, Z., J.M. NcNamara, A.I. Houston, T.P., Weber, A. Hedenström, and O. Feró., 2008, Optimal moult strategies of migratory birds. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B 363 211-230.
McNamara, J.M., Z. Barta, L. Fromhage, A.I. Houston, 2008, The coevolution of choosiness and cooperation. Nature 451 189-192.
Mónus F, Z Barta, 2008, The Effect of Within-Flock Spatial Position on the Use of Social Foraging Tactics in Free-Living Tree Sparrows. Ethology 114, 215-222.
Hedenström A, Z Barta, B Helm, A.I. Houston, J.M. McNanara, N Jonzén, 2007, Migration speed and scheduling of annual events by migrating birds in relation to climate change. Climate Research 35 79-91.
Pap PL, Barta Z, Tokolyi J, Vagasi CI, 2007, Increase of feather quality during moult: a possible implication of feather deformities in the evolution of partial moult in the great tit Parus major. Journal of Avian Biology 38 471-478.
Houston AI, McNamara JM, Barta Z, Klasing KC, 2007, The effect of energy reserves and food availability on optimal immune defence. Proceedings of Royal Society B 274, 2835-2842.
Moskat C, Barta Z, Hauber ME, Honza, M, 2006, High synchrony of egg laying in common cuckoos (Cuculus canorus) and their great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) hosts. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 18, 159-167.
Lendvai AZ, Liker A, Barta Z, 2006, The effects of energy reserves and dominance on the use of social-foraging strategies in the house sparrow. Animal Behaviour 72, 747-752.
Barta, Z., és Feró. O., 2006, Optimális éves viselkedés – a konzervációbiológia új eszközei? Magyar Tudomány, 680-687.
Barta, Z., A.I. Houston, J.M. NcNamara, R.K. Welham, A. Hedenström, T.P., Weber, and O. Feró., 2006, Annual routines of non-migratory birds: optimal moult strategies. Oikos 112, 580-593.
Liker, A. and Z. Barta, 2005, Szociális táplálkozási stratégiák. Tudományos Előadások, MTA Veszprémi Területi Bizottsága 119-128.
McNamara J.M., Z. Barta, A.I. Houston, P. Race, 2005, A theoretical investigation of the effect of predators on foraging behaviour and energy reserves. Proceedings of Royal Society B 272, 929-934.
Mónus F., Z. Barta, 2005, Repeatability analyses of egg shape in a wild tree sparrow (Passer montanus) population: a sensitive method for egg shape description. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 51, 151-162.
Barta, Z., A. Liker, and F. Mónus 2004. The effects of predation hazard on the use of social foraging tactics. Animal Behaviour 67, 301-308.
Lendvai Á., Z. Barta, A. Liker and V. Bókony, 2004, The effect of energy reserves on social foraging: hungry sparrows scrounge more. Proceedings of Royal Society B 271, 2467-2472.
McNamara, J.M., Z. Barta, A.I. Houston, 2004. Variation in behaviour promotes cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma game. Nature 428, 745-748.
Torda, G., A. Liker and Z. Barta 2004. Dominance hierarchy and status signalling in captive tree sparrow (Passer montanus) flocks. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 50, 35-44.
Liker, A., Z. Barta, and T. Székely, 2003. Az élet játékai: stratégiák a táplálkozásban és a párszerzésben. Magyar Tudomány 2003, August, 984-991.
Houston, A.I., J.M. McNamara, J.E. Heron and Z. Barta 2003. The effect of foraging parameters on the probability that a dive is successful. Proceedings of Royal Society B 270, 2451-2455.
McNamara, J.M., A.I. Houston, Z. Barta, J.-L. Osorno, 2003. Should young ever be better off with one parent? Behavioral Ecology 14, 301-310.
Barta, Z., A. I. Houston, J. M. McNamara, and T. Székely (2002). Sexual conflict about parental care: the role of reserves. American Naturalist 159, 687-705.
Liker, A. and Z. Barta (2002). The effects of dominance on social foraging tactic use in house sparrows. Behaviour 139, 1061-1076.
Moskát, C., J. Szentpéteri, and Z. Barta (2002). Adaptations by great reed warblers brood parasitism: A comparison of populations in sympatry and allopatry with the common cuckoo. Behaviour 139, 1313-1329.
Szabó, K., A. Liker, Z. Pénzes, and Z. Barta (2002). Social life of sparrows: social selection in action. Acta Debrecina Biologica 24, 187-197.
Szabó, K., A. Liker, A. Szalmás, and Z. Barta (2002). Effects of haematophagous mites on nestlings of house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Acta Parasitologica 47, 318-322.
Barta, Z. and L.-A. Giraldeau (2001). Breeding colonies as information centres: a re-appraisal of information-based hypotheses using the producer-scrounger game. Behavioral Ecology 12, 121–127.
Liker, A. and Z. Barta (2001). Male badge size predicts dominance against females in house sparrows. Condor 103, 151–157.
Barta, Z. and L.-A. Giraldeau (2000). Daily patterns of optimal producer and scrounger use under predation hazard: A state-dependent dynamic game analysis. American Naturalist 155, 570–582.
Barta, Z. and A. Liker (2000). Viselkedésbiológiai kutatások természetvédelmi felhasználása. Természetvédelmi Közlemények 8, 89–109.
Barta, Z. and L.-A. Giraldeau (1998). The effect of dominance hierarchy on the use of alternative foraging tactics: A phenotype-limited producing-scrounging game. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 42, 217–223.
Barta, Z., R. Flynn, and L.-A. Giraldeau (1997). Geometry for a selfish foraging group: a genetic algorithm approach. Proceedings of Royal Society B 264, 1233–1238.
Barta, Z. and T. Székely (1997). The optimal shape of avian eggs. Functional Ecology 11, 656–662.
Barta, Z. and T. Szép (1995). Frequency-dependent selection on information transfer strategies at breeding colonies: a simulation study. Behavioral Ecology 6, 308–310.
Pap M., Barta Z. 1995. Humán népességek genetikai pozíciói enzimpolimorfizmusaik alapján. Anthropológiai Közlemények 37, 73-78.
Szép, T., Z. Barta, Z. Tóth, and Z. Sóvári (1995). Use of electronic balances with bank swallow (Riparia riparia) nests: a new field technique. Journal of Field Ornithology 66, 1–11.
Barta, Z. and T. Szép (1994). Is the information transfer always advantageous when food patchily distributed? a simple ESS model. Ornis Hungarica 4, 25–30.
Barta, Z. (1992). The effects of patchiness and the nest location on mean flight distance: a model. Ornis Hungarica 2, 37–44.
Barta, Z. and T. Szép (1992). The role of information transfer under different food patterns: a simulation study. Behavioral Ecology 3, 318–324.
Szép, T. and Z. Barta (1992). The threat to bank swallows from the hobby at a large colony. Condor 94, 1022–1025.
Barta, Z., A. Liker, and T. Székely (Eds.) (2002). A viselkedésökológia modern irányzatai. Budapest: Osiris.
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Thomas J Valone, Zoltán Barta, Jan Börner, Juan-Camilo Cardenas, Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Hanna Kokko, Johan A Oldekop, Daniel Pauly, Devesh Rustagi, William J Sutherland, 2017, Governance of natural resources: Insights from Game Theory. In L-A, Giraldeau, P. Heeb and M. Kosfeld (Eds.), Investors and Exploiters in Ecology and Economics: Principles and Applications Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press
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Szép, T. and Z. Barta (1991). Táplálkozási szinkronitás vizsgálata egy partifecske telepen. In III. Tudományos Ülés, Szombathely, pp. 49–68. Magyar Madártani és Természetvédelmi Egyesület.
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McNamara JM, Houston A, Barta Z, 2006, When should females prefer to raise young with low quality males? Journal of Ornithology 147 10-11.
Barta Z, Fero O, Houston AI, et al., 2006, Optimal immunity over the annual cycle in nonmigratory birds Journal of Ornithology 147 31.
Fero O, Barta Z, Houston AI, et al., 2006, Effects of increased predation risk on the population dynamics of migratory birds: Optimal annual routine simulations. Journal of Ornithology 147 165-166.
Pap PL, Tokolyi J, Vagasi CI, et al., 2006, Adaptive allocation of condition-dependent feather abnormalities during ontogeny and molt in the Great Tit. Journal of Ornithology 147 224.
Tokolyi J, Pap PL, Vagasi C, et al., 2006, Condition-dependent feather quality and the dynamics of feather abrasion during the annual cycle in the Great Tit. Journal of Ornithology 147 263-264.
Mónus F., Barta Z. (2000). A tojásalak örökölhetőségének becslése egy vadon élő mezei veréb populációban. Acta biologica debrecina - supplementum oecologica hungarica 11, 106.
Szabó K., Liker A., Szalmás A., Barta Z.: A begyfoltméret, a szaporodási siker és az immunitás vizsgálata háziveréb-populációban. Acta biologica debrecina - supplementum oecologica hungarica 11, 307.
Mónus, F., A. Liker, and Z. Barta (2001). The effect of changing predation hazard on the use of scrounger foraging tactic. Ethology 36, 220.
Barta, Z. and L.-A. Giraldeau (1999). Scrounging for food in breeding colonies: can selfish behaviour generate social living? The Ring 21, 18.
Mónus, F. and Z. Barta (1999). Heritability analysis of egg shape in a wild tree sparrow (Passer montanus) population. The Ring 21, 79.
Barta, Z. and T. Szép (1994). The role of information transfer in the evolution of coloniality. Journal für Ornithologie 135, 145.
Barta Z. (2019) Kooperáció és utódgondozás. ÉlőAdás, Eötvös University, Budapest, 10 April 2019
Barta Z. (2018) Utódgondozás élesztőknél? Budapest Zoo, Budapest, 9 November 2018
Barta Z. (2018) Evolutionary games over the day and the year. 18th International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications, Grenoble, 9-12 July 2018
Barta Z. (2018) Division of labour and biparental care in the beetle Lethrus apterus. Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China, 28 April 2018
Barta Z. (2018) Parental care in yeast? I. ÉLVONAL Conference, Hortobágy, Hungary, 19-22 April 2018
Barta Z. (2018) Szorít az idő: optimális kalendárium állatoknak. 17. Kolozsvári Biológus Napok, Kolozsvár, Románia, 8-10 April 2016
Barta Z. (2018) Gyereknevelés bogaraknál és élesztőknél: elméleti és gyakorlati megközelítések. Egri Természetismereti Estek, Eszterházy Károly University, Eger, 16 April 2018
Barta Z. (2018) Gyereknevelés bogaraknál és élesztőknél: elméleti és gyakorlati megközelítések. Zrínyis Akadémia, Nyíregyháza, 24 January 2018
Barta Z. (2017) Az idő fogságában: hogyan viselkedünk szezonális környezetben? Elméleti alapú ökológia és evolúcióbiológia, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 9 February 2017
Barta Z. (2016) The evolution of cooperation: the role of individual variation. Visiting Scientists Seminar, TULIP LabEx, Toulouse, 24 November 2016
Barta Z. (2016) Task specialisation and biparental care: some theory and preliminary results in the beetle Lethrus apterus. CNRS - Station d’Ecologie Théorique et Expérimentale, Moulis, 23 November 2016
Barta Z. (2016) The evolution of cooperation. EDB Lecture, Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, 18 October 2016
Barta Z. (2016) Individual variation and cooperation. Tuesday Lunch Seminar, Institute of Advanced Studies, Toulouse, 11 October 2016
Barta Z. (2016) Az egyedi sokszínűség evolúciós hatásai. Professors’ Club, University of Debrecen, 13 April 2016
Barta Z. (2016) Az egyedi sokszínűség evolúciós hatásai. Seminars, Philosophical Institute, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 5 April 2016
Barta Z. (2015) Variáció és kooperáció. “Többszemközt az evolúcióval”, Biological Department of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 12 November 2015
Barta Z. (2015) A viselkedés sokszínűsége: okok és következmények. Biological Department of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 13 October 2015
Barta Z. (2015) A kooperáció evolúciója. Babes-Bolyai University, Kolozsvár, Romania, 17 March 2015
Barta Z. (2015) A kooperáció evolúciója. Biological Department of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 10 February 2015
Barta Z. Egyéniség és szociális evolúció. Science Cafe, Debrecen, 2 April 2014
Barta Z. (2014) Egyéniség és szociális evolúció. MTA DAB 2014. évi Közgyűlése, Debrecen, 19 February 2014
Barta Z. (2013) Individual variation and social evolution RECENS Seminars, Budapest, 19 November 2013
Barta Z. (2013) A viselkedés egyedi változatossága. Eötvös Loránd Kollégium, Biológia Műhely, University of Szeged, Szeged, 14 November 2013
Barta Z. (2013) A kooperáció ökológiája és a memória költsége. Ökológus Teadélután, Eötvös University, Budapest, 13 May 2013
Barta Z. (2013) A kooperáció ökológiája és a memória költsége. ÉTK Szeminárium, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 13 March 2013
Barta Z. (2013) Individual variation and social evolution 3rd Central European IUSSI Meeting, Cluj Napoca, 14-18 March
Barta Z. (2013) A viselkedés egyedi változatossága. DAB Gimi, Debrecen, 2 October 2013
Barta Z. (2012) Egyedi változatosság és társas élet. Professzori Fórum, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 21 December 2012
Barta Z. (2012) Egyedi változatosság és társas élet. TEK Kapcsolatok Napja, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, 20 October 2012
Barta Z. (2011) State-dependent optimal annual routines. 8th Conference of the European Ornithologists’ Union, Riga, 27-30 August
Barta Z. (2011) Cooperation: alternative mechanisms. Workshop on ‘Theory of cooperation’, Adelboden, 11-13 August
Barta Z. (2010) Conflict and cooperation: the role of state. 16th Annual European Meeting of PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology, Wierzba, 23-28 May
Barta Z. (2008) Variation between individuals and the rise of cooperation. Lecture Series in Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Bern, Bern, 26 November
Barta Z. (2008). A kooperáció evolúciója: alternatív mechanizmusok. Link-Group Szeminárium, Budapest, november 6.
Barta Z. (2008). A kihasználástól az együttműködésig. Erdélyi Vándoregyetem, Homoródfürdő, augusztus 28-31
Barta Z. (2006). Mit nyújthat az adaptív jellegeket vizsgáló viselkedésökológia a fiziológia és az ökológia számára? 7. Magyar Ökológus Kongresszus, Budapest
Barta, Z., A.I. Houston, J.M. McNamara, R.K. Welham, A. Hedenström, T.P. Weber, O. Feró, (2005). Optimal moult strategies in migratory birds – the effects of energetics– Final Conference `Migration in the life-history of birds’, Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 16-20 February
Barta, Z., O. Feró, A.I. Houston, J.M. McNamara (2005). Optimal annual routines: a possible path from physiology to populations. Frontiers in conservation biology. HAS Committee of Conservation Biology, Budapest
Barta, Z., C. Moskát, M. Bán, F. Takasu, R. Munoz, H. Nakamura (2004). Egg shape mimicry in cuckoos. Avian Brood Parasitism satellite meeting, Nagano, Japan.
Barta, Z. (1999). Az állati viselkedés evolúciója. Hatvani István Szakkollégium, Debrecen.
Barta, Z., A. Liker, and Z. Pénzes (1999). A verebek társas élete A biológiai sokféleség tanulmányozása és védelme, Debrecen.
Barta, Z. and L.-A. Giraldeau (1998). Scrounging for food in breeding colonies: When to search and when to follow? Foraging/98, An International Conference on Foraging Behavior, Santa Cruz, California.
Barta, Z. and T. Szép (1994). The ,,Information Centre Hypothesis’’ and coloniality: a model approach. XXI International Ornithological Congress, Wien.