| Rethinking birdsong evolution: meta-analysis of the relationship between song complexity and reproductive success M Soma, LZ Garamszegi Behavioral Ecology 22 (2), 363-371, 2011 | 131 | 2011 |
| Tap dancing birds: the multimodal mutual courtship display of males and females in a socially monogamous songbird N Ota, M Gahr, M Soma Scientific reports 5 (1), 16614, 2015 | 116 | 2015 |
| Early rearing conditions affect the development of body size and song in Bengalese finches M Soma, M Takahasi, M Ikebuchi, H Yamada, M Suzuki, T Hasegawa, ... Ethology 112 (11), 1071-1078, 2006 | 77 | 2006 |
| Evolution of courtship display in Estrildid finches: dance in relation to female song and plumage ornamentation M Soma, LZ Garamszegi Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 3, 4, 2015 | 59 | 2015 |
| The effect of social facilitation and social dominance on foraging success of budgerigars in an unfamiliar environment M Soma, T Hasegawa Behaviour 141 (9), 1121-1134, 2004 | 50 | 2004 |
| Song performance and elaboration as potential indicators of male quality in Java sparrows H Kagawa, M Soma Behavioural processes 99, 138-144, 2013 | 43 | 2013 |
| Multimodal signalling in estrildid finches: song, dance and colour are associated with different ecological and life‐history traits ACR Gomes, C Funghi, M Soma, MD Sorenson, GC Cardoso Journal of evolutionary biology 30 (7), 1336-1346, 2017 | 37 | 2017 |
| Age‐dependent song changes in a closed‐ended vocal learner: elevation of song performance after song crystallization N Ota, M Soma Journal of avian biology 45 (6), 566-573, 2014 | 36 | 2014 |
| The songbird as a percussionist: syntactic rules for non-vocal sound and song production in Java sparrows M Soma, C Mori PLoS One 10 (5), e0124876, 2015 | 33 | 2015 |
| Mating success follows duet dancing in the Java sparrow M Soma, M Iwama PLoS One 12 (3), e0172655, 2017 | 28 | 2017 |
| Rhythm in dyadic interactions K De Reus, M Soma, M Anichini, M Gamba, M de Heer Kloots, M Lense, ... Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 376 (1835), 20200337, 2021 | 26 | 2021 |
| Song-learning strategies in the Bengalese finch: do chicks choose tutors based on song complexity? M Soma, M Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, K Okanoya Animal Behaviour 78 (5), 1107-1113, 2009 | 23 | 2009 |
| Trade-offs and correlations among multiple song features in the Bengalese Finch M Soma, M Takahasi, T Hasegawa, K Okanoya Ornithological Science 5 (1), 77-84, 2006 | 22 | 2006 |
| Couples showing off: Audience promotes both male and female multimodal courtship display in a songbird N Ota, M Gahr, M Soma Science advances 4 (10), eaat4779, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| Evolution of patterned plumage as a sexual signal in estrildid finches M Soma, LZ Garamszegi Behavioral Ecology 29 (3), 676-685, 2018 | 20 | 2018 |
| Social factors in song learning: a review of Estrildid finch research MF Soma Ornithological Science 10 (2), 89-100, 2011 | 20 | 2011 |
| Diet and birdsong: short‐term nutritional enrichment improves songs of adult Bengalese finch males K Yamada, M Soma Journal of Avian Biology 47 (6), 865-870, 2016 | 18 | 2016 |
| Male traits and female choice in Java Sparrows: preference for large body size A Hasegawa, M Soma, T Hasegawa Ornithological Science 10 (1), 73-80, 2011 | 17 | 2011 |
| Sex-specific maternal effect on egg mass, laying order, and sibling competition in the Bengalese finch (Lonchura striata var. domestica) M Soma, DS Saito, T Hasegawa, K Okanoya Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 61, 1695-1705, 2007 | 17 | 2007 |
| Songbird tap dancing produces non-vocal sounds N Ota, M Gahr, M Soma Bioacoustics 26 (2), 161-168, 2017 | 16 | 2017 |
