Publications in collaboration with researchers from Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (41)

2020

  1. Antimicrobial capacity is related to body colouration and reproductive success in female spotless starlings

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 51, Núm. 9

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

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

  3. Ornamental Throat Feathers Predict Telomere Dynamic and Hatching Success in Spotless Starling (Sturnus unicolor) Males

    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 7

  4. Smaller distance between nest contents and cavity entrance increases risk of ectoparasitism in cavity-nesting birds

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 51, Núm. 7

2019

  1. Antimicrobial activity of nest-lining feathers is enhanced by breeding activity in avian nests

    FEMS Microbiology Ecology, Vol. 95, Núm. 5

  2. Experimentally broken faecal sacs affect nest bacterial environment, development and survival of spotless starling nestlings

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 50, Núm. 3

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. Ectoparasite Activity During Incubation Increases Microbial Growth on Avian Eggs

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

  4. Egg colouration predicts brood size, telomere length and body condition of spotless starling fledglings

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 49, Núm. 6

  5. 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

  6. Nest material preferences by spotless starlings

    Behavioral Ecology, Vol. 29, Núm. 1, pp. 137-144

2017

  1. Intraspecific avian brood parasites avoid host nests infested by ectoparasites

    Journal of Ornithology, Vol. 158, Núm. 2, pp. 561-567

  2. Multi-functional crest display in hoopoes Upupa epops

    Journal of Avian Biology, Vol. 48, Núm. 11, pp. 1425-1431

  3. Telomere length and dynamics of spotless starling nestlings depend on nest-building materials used by parents

    Animal Behaviour, Vol. 126, pp. 89-100

2016

  1. Defenses against keratinolytic bacteria in birds living in radioactively contaminated areas

    Science of Nature, Vol. 103, Núm. 9-10

  2. Nest material shapes eggs bacterial environment

    PLoS ONE, Vol. 11, Núm. 2

  3. 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. Bacteria and the evolution of honest signals. The case of ornamental throat feathers in spotless starlings

    Functional Ecology, Vol. 29, Núm. 5, pp. 701-709

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

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