Publications by the researcher in collaboration with MARÍA MAGDALENA RUIZ RODRÍGUEZ (15)

2020

  1. Interspecific variation in deterioration and degradability of avian feathers: the evolutionary role of microorganisms

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 51, Núm. 4

2018

  1. Acquisition of Uropygial Gland Microbiome by Hoopoe Nestlings

    Microbial Ecology, Vol. 76, Núm. 1, pp. 285-297

  2. Correction: Gut Microbiota of Great Spotted Cuckoo Nestlings Is a Mixture of Those of Their Foster Magpie Siblings and of Cuckoo Adults (Genes, (2018) 9, (381), 10.3390/genes9080381)

    Genes

  3. Gut microbiota of great spotted cuckoo nestlings is a mixture of those of their foster magpie siblings and of cuckoo adults

    Genes, Vol. 9, Núm. 8

2016

  1. The Microbiome of the Uropygial Secretion in Hoopoes Is Shaped Along the Nesting Phase

    Microbial Ecology, Vol. 72, Núm. 1, pp. 252-261

2015

  1. The hoopoe's uropygial gland hosts a bacterial community influenced by the living conditions of the bird

    PLoS ONE, Vol. 10, Núm. 10

2014

  1. Environmental factors shape the community of symbionts in the hoopoe uropygial gland more than genetic factors

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 80, Núm. 21, pp. 6714-6723

  2. Special structures of hoopoe eggshells enhance the adhesion of symbiont-carrying uropygial secretion that increase hatching success

    Journal of Animal Ecology, Vol. 83, Núm. 6, pp. 1289-1301

2013

  1. Bacteriocins with a broader antimicrobial spectrum prevail in enterococcal symbionts isolated from the hoopoe's uropygial gland

    FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Vol. 85, Núm. 3, pp. 495-502

2012

  1. Antimicrobial activity and genetic profile of enteroccoci isolated from hoopoes uropygial gland

    PLoS ONE, Vol. 7, Núm. 7

  2. Avian life history traits influence eggshell bacterial loads: A comparative analysis

    Ibis, Vol. 154, Núm. 4, pp. 725-737

2009

  1. Seasonal, sexual and developmental differences in hoopoe Upupa epops preen gland morphology and secretions: Evidence for a role of bacteria

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 40, Núm. 2, pp. 191-205

  2. Symbiotic bacteria living in the hoopoe's uropygial gland prevent feather degradation

    Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol. 212, Núm. 22, pp. 3621-3626

2008

  1. Symbiotic association between hoopoes and antibiotic-producing bacteria that live in their uropygial gland

    Functional Ecology, Vol. 22, Núm. 5, pp. 864-871

2006

  1. Characterization of antimicrobial substances produced by Enterococcus faecalis MRR 10-3, isolated from the uropygial gland of the hoopoe (Upupa epops)

    Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Vol. 72, Núm. 6, pp. 4245-4249