Publications by the researcher in collaboration with MARÍA MAGDALENA RUIZ RODRÍGUEZ (11)

2018

  1. Ectoparasite Activity During Incubation Increases Microbial Growth on Avian Eggs

    Microbial Ecology, Vol. 76, Núm. 2, pp. 555-564

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. Laying date, incubation and egg breakage as determinants of bacterial load on bird eggshells: experimental evidence

    Oecologia, Vol. 179, Núm. 1, pp. 63-74

  2. 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

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

2010

  1. Antimicrobial chemicals in hoopoe preen secretions are produced by symbiotic bacteria

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 277, Núm. 1678, pp. 123-130

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

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