List of works - Manuela Caprioli

A ptilochronological study of carry-over effects of conditions during wintering on breeding performance in the barn swallowHirundo rustica

article

A trade-off between reproduction and feather growth in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

scientific article

Antioxidant defenses predict long-term survival in a passerine bird

scientific article

Antioxidants and embryo phenotype: is there experimental evidence for strong integration of the antioxidant system?

scientific article published in February 2017

Assortative mating for telomere length and antioxidant capacity in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published in 2017

Barn swallow antipredator behavior covaries with melanic coloration and predicts survival

scientific article published in 2018

Better-surviving barn swallow mothers produce more and better-surviving sons

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Birth order, individual sex and sex of competitors determine the outcome of conflict among siblings over parental care.

scientific article published on 13 October 2010

Brothers and sisters are stabbing each other in the back: long-term effects of sex of siblings on barn swallow offspring

scientific article

Brownish, small and lousy barn swallows have greater natal dispersal propensity

Cloacal microbiomes and ecology of individual barn swallows

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Clock gene polymorphism and scheduling of migration: a geolocator study of the barn swallow Hirundo rustica

scientific article published on 22 July 2015

Clock gene polymorphism, migratory behaviour and geographic distribution: a comparative study of trans-Saharan migratory birds.

scientific article published on 14 November 2016

Clock gene variation is associated with breeding phenology and maybe under directional selection in the migratory barn swallow

scientific article

Contrasting effects of increased yolk testosterone content on development and oxidative status in gull embryos.

scientific article published in February 2017

Correction: Clock Gene Variation Is Associated with Breeding Phenology and Maybe under Directional Selection in the Migratory Barn Swallow

scientific article published on 31 May 2012

Dietary flavonoids advance timing of moult but do not affect redox status of juvenile blackbirds (Turdus merula).

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Early-Life Telomere Dynamics Differ between the Sexes and Predict Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published on 13 November 2015

Effect of yolk corticosterone on begging in the yellow-legged gull.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Effects of Egg and Circulating Testosterone on Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Male Traits and Combat Outcome

article by Diego Rubolini et al published 27 October 2013 in Ethology

Effects of egg testosterone on female mate choice and male sexual behavior in the pheasant

scientific article published on 26 October 2010

Egg Testosterone Differentially Affects Telomere Length in Somatic Tissues of Yellow-Legged Gull Embryos

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Egg antimicrobials, embryo sex and chick phenotype in the yellow-legged gull

article by Andrea Bonisoli Alquati et al published 3 February 2010 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Egg testosterone affects wattle color and trait covariation in the ring-necked pheasant

article by Andrea Bonisoli Alquati et al published 26 April 2011 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Embryotoxic effects of in-ovo triclosan injection to the yellow-legged gull

scientific article published on 28 November 2018

Fine-tuned modulation of competitive behaviour according to kinship in barn swallow nestlings

scientific article published on 11 March 2009

Food supplementation affects egg albumen content and body size asymmetry among yellow-legged gull siblings

scientific article published in 2010

Impact of miniaturized geolocators on barn swallowHirundo rusticafitness traits

Increased oxidative stress in barn swallows from the Chernobyl region

scientific article published on 5 November 2009

Independent and combined effects of egg pro- and anti-oxidants on gull chick phenotype

scientific article published on 10 May 2018

Individual and population-level sex-dependent lateralization in yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks.

scientific article

Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow

article

Lifetime reproductive success, selection on lifespan, and multiple sexual ornaments in male European barn swallows.

scientific article published on 19 July 2017

Light-level geolocators reveal covariation between winter plumage molt and phenology in a trans-Saharan migratory bird

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Longevity and lifetime reproductive success of barn swallow offspring are predicted by their hatching date and phenotypic quality

scientific article published on 24 April 2012

Maternal effects mediated by egg quality in the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in relation to laying order and embryo sex

scientific article published on 19 October 2011

Methylation of the circadian Clock gene in the offspring of a free-living passerine bird increases with maternal and individual exposure to PM10.

scientific article published on 3 October 2016

Migration phenology and breeding success are predicted by methylation of a photoperiodic gene in the barn swallow

scientific article

Molt, feather growth rate and body condition of male and female Barn Swallows

article

Nestling rearing is antioxidant demanding in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica).

scientific article published on 3 June 2014

Nestling sex and plumage color predict food allocation by barn swallow parents

article by Andrea Romano et al published 2016 in Behavioral Ecology

Nestling telomere length does not predict longevity, but covaries with adult body size in wild barn swallows

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

Parent-Absent Begging in Barn Swallow Broods: Causes of Individual Variation and Effects on Sibling Interactions and Food Allocation

Perinatal variation and covariation of oxidative status and telomere length in yellow-legged gull chicks

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

Physiological increase of yolk testosterone level does not affect oxidative status and telomere length in gull hatchlings

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Polymorphism at the Clock gene predicts phenology of long-distance migration in birds

scientific article

Population and colony-level determinants of tertiary sex ratio in the declining barn swallow

scientific article

Potential toxicity of environmentally relevant perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) concentrations to yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis embryos

scientific article published on 27 August 2015

Predation risk affects egg mass but not egg steroid hormone concentrations in yellow-legged gulls

scientific article published on 14 August 2018

Prenatal independent and combined effects of yolk vitamin E and corticosterone on embryo growth and oxidative status in the yellow-legged gull

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Seasonal decline of offspring quality in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: an immune challenge experiment

scientific article published in 2012

Secondary sex ratio covaries with demographic trends and ecological conditions in the barn swallow

Sex allocation in yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) depends on nutritional constraints on production of large last eggs.

scientific article published on 9 December 2009

Sex-dependent carry-over effects on timing of reproduction and fecundity of a migratory bird

scientific article

Sex-related effects of an immune challenge on growth and begging behavior of barn swallow nestlings

scientific article

Sex-related effects of reproduction on biomarkers of oxidative damage in free-living barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article

Sexual dimorphism in melanin pigmentation, feather coloration and its heritability in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article

Solicitation displays reliably reflect oxidative damage in barn swallow nestlings

scientific article published in 2011

The Odour of Sex: Sex-Related Differences in Volatile Compound Composition among Barn Swallow Eggs Carrying Embryos of Either Sex

scientific article

The effects of radiation on sperm swimming behavior depend on plasma oxidative status in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published on 02 February 2011

Timing of migration and residence areas during the non-breeding period of barn swallowsHirundo rusticain relation to sex and population

Timing of molt of barn swallows is delayed in a rare Clock genotype

scientific article published on 12 February 2013

Trace elements fingerprint of feathers differs between breeding and non-breeding areas in an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published on 26 November 2020

Viability is associated with melanin-based coloration in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

scientific article

Vitamin E deficiency in last-laid eggs limits growth of yellow-legged gull chicks

article by Marco Parolini et al published 25 February 2015 in Functional Ecology

Weather conditions, brood size and hatching order affect Common SwiftApus apusnestlings’ survival and growth

White tail spots in breeding Barn SwallowsHirundo rusticasignal body condition during winter moult

article

Wing morphology, winter ecology, and fecundity selection: evidence for sex-dependence in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica).

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

Within-clutch egg size asymmetry covaries with embryo sex in the yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis

article by Diego Rubolini et al published 16 June 2009 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Yolk carotenoids have sex-dependent effects on redox status and influence the resolution of growth trade-offs in yellow-legged gull chicks

article by Nicola Saino et al published 2011 in Behavioral Ecology

Yolk testosterone affects growth and promotes individual-level consistency in behavioral lateralization of yellow-legged gull chicks

scientific article published on 30 January 2016

Yolk vitamin E positively affects prenatal growth but not oxidative status in yellow-legged gull embryos

article by Marco Parolini et al published June 2018 in Current Zoology

Yolk vitamin E prevents oxidative damage in gull hatchlings ⬇️

scientific article

List of works by Manuela Caprioli

A ptilochronological study of carry-over effects of conditions during wintering on breeding performance in the barn swallowHirundo rustica

A trade-off between reproduction and feather growth in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

Antioxidant defenses predict long-term survival in a passerine bird

Antioxidants and embryo phenotype: is there experimental evidence for strong integration of the antioxidant system?

Assortative mating for telomere length and antioxidant capacity in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

Barn swallow antipredator behavior covaries with melanic coloration and predicts survival

Better-surviving barn swallow mothers produce more and better-surviving sons

Birth order, individual sex and sex of competitors determine the outcome of conflict among siblings over parental care.

Brothers and sisters are stabbing each other in the back: long-term effects of sex of siblings on barn swallow offspring

Brownish, small and lousy barn swallows have greater natal dispersal propensity

Cloacal microbiomes and ecology of individual barn swallows

Clock gene polymorphism and scheduling of migration: a geolocator study of the barn swallow Hirundo rustica

Clock gene polymorphism, migratory behaviour and geographic distribution: a comparative study of trans-Saharan migratory birds.

Clock gene variation is associated with breeding phenology and maybe under directional selection in the migratory barn swallow

Contrasting effects of increased yolk testosterone content on development and oxidative status in gull embryos.

Correction: Clock Gene Variation Is Associated with Breeding Phenology and Maybe under Directional Selection in the Migratory Barn Swallow

Dietary flavonoids advance timing of moult but do not affect redox status of juvenile blackbirds (Turdus merula).

Early-Life Telomere Dynamics Differ between the Sexes and Predict Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Effect of yolk corticosterone on begging in the yellow-legged gull.

Effects of Egg and Circulating Testosterone on Ring-Necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Male Traits and Combat Outcome

Effects of egg testosterone on female mate choice and male sexual behavior in the pheasant

Egg Testosterone Differentially Affects Telomere Length in Somatic Tissues of Yellow-Legged Gull Embryos

Egg antimicrobials, embryo sex and chick phenotype in the yellow-legged gull

Egg testosterone affects wattle color and trait covariation in the ring-necked pheasant

Embryotoxic effects of in-ovo triclosan injection to the yellow-legged gull

Fine-tuned modulation of competitive behaviour according to kinship in barn swallow nestlings

Food supplementation affects egg albumen content and body size asymmetry among yellow-legged gull siblings

Impact of miniaturized geolocators on barn swallowHirundo rusticafitness traits

Increased oxidative stress in barn swallows from the Chernobyl region

Independent and combined effects of egg pro- and anti-oxidants on gull chick phenotype

Individual and population-level sex-dependent lateralization in yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks.

Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow

Lifetime reproductive success, selection on lifespan, and multiple sexual ornaments in male European barn swallows.

Light-level geolocators reveal covariation between winter plumage molt and phenology in a trans-Saharan migratory bird

Longevity and lifetime reproductive success of barn swallow offspring are predicted by their hatching date and phenotypic quality

Maternal effects mediated by egg quality in the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in relation to laying order and embryo sex

Methylation of the circadian Clock gene in the offspring of a free-living passerine bird increases with maternal and individual exposure to PM10.

Migration phenology and breeding success are predicted by methylation of a photoperiodic gene in the barn swallow

Molt, feather growth rate and body condition of male and female Barn Swallows

Nestling rearing is antioxidant demanding in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica).

Nestling sex and plumage color predict food allocation by barn swallow parents

Nestling telomere length does not predict longevity, but covaries with adult body size in wild barn swallows

Parent-Absent Begging in Barn Swallow Broods: Causes of Individual Variation and Effects on Sibling Interactions and Food Allocation

Perinatal variation and covariation of oxidative status and telomere length in yellow-legged gull chicks

Physiological increase of yolk testosterone level does not affect oxidative status and telomere length in gull hatchlings

Polymorphism at the Clock gene predicts phenology of long-distance migration in birds

Population and colony-level determinants of tertiary sex ratio in the declining barn swallow

Potential toxicity of environmentally relevant perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) concentrations to yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis embryos

Predation risk affects egg mass but not egg steroid hormone concentrations in yellow-legged gulls

Prenatal independent and combined effects of yolk vitamin E and corticosterone on embryo growth and oxidative status in the yellow-legged gull

Seasonal decline of offspring quality in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: an immune challenge experiment

Secondary sex ratio covaries with demographic trends and ecological conditions in the barn swallow

Sex allocation in yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) depends on nutritional constraints on production of large last eggs.

Sex-dependent carry-over effects on timing of reproduction and fecundity of a migratory bird

Sex-related effects of an immune challenge on growth and begging behavior of barn swallow nestlings

Sex-related effects of reproduction on biomarkers of oxidative damage in free-living barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

Sexual dimorphism in melanin pigmentation, feather coloration and its heritability in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Solicitation displays reliably reflect oxidative damage in barn swallow nestlings

The Odour of Sex: Sex-Related Differences in Volatile Compound Composition among Barn Swallow Eggs Carrying Embryos of Either Sex

The effects of radiation on sperm swimming behavior depend on plasma oxidative status in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Timing of migration and residence areas during the non-breeding period of barn swallowsHirundo rusticain relation to sex and population

Timing of molt of barn swallows is delayed in a rare Clock genotype

Trace elements fingerprint of feathers differs between breeding and non-breeding areas in an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Viability is associated with melanin-based coloration in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

Vitamin E deficiency in last-laid eggs limits growth of yellow-legged gull chicks

Weather conditions, brood size and hatching order affect Common SwiftApus apusnestlings’ survival and growth

White tail spots in breeding Barn SwallowsHirundo rusticasignal body condition during winter moult

Wing morphology, winter ecology, and fecundity selection: evidence for sex-dependence in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica).

Within-clutch egg size asymmetry covaries with embryo sex in the yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis

Yolk carotenoids have sex-dependent effects on redox status and influence the resolution of growth trade-offs in yellow-legged gull chicks

Yolk testosterone affects growth and promotes individual-level consistency in behavioral lateralization of yellow-legged gull chicks

Yolk vitamin E positively affects prenatal growth but not oxidative status in yellow-legged gull embryos

Yolk vitamin E prevents oxidative damage in gull hatchlings ⬇️