Publications in collaboration with researchers from Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (11)

2018

  1. Seasonal and sexual differences in the microbiota of the hoopoe uropygial secretion

    Genes, Vol. 9, Núm. 8

2016

  1. Nest bacterial environment affects microbiome of hoopoe eggshells, but not that of the uropygial secretion

    PLoS ONE, Vol. 11, Núm. 7

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

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