Publications by the researcher in collaboration with MARÍA MAGDALENA RUIZ RODRÍGUEZ (14)

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. 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