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Adaptive fault bar distribution in a long-distance migratory, aerial forager passerine?

An epizootic of avian pox in endemic short-toed larks (Calandrella rufescens) and Berthelot's pipits (Anthus berthelotti) in the Canary Islands, Spain.

scientific article published in January 2005

An island paradigm on the mainland: host population fragmentation impairs the community of avian pathogens.

scientific article

Behaviour-related DRD4 polymorphisms in invasive bird populations

scientific article

Can synchronizing feather-based measures of corticosterone and stable isotopes help us better understand habitat-physiology relationships?

scientific article

Captive breeding and reintroduction of the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni: a genetic analysis using microsatellites

article

Carcasses increase the probability of predation of ground-nesting birds: a caveat regarding the conservation value of vulture restaurants

Colony size selection determines adult survival and dispersal preferences: allee effects in a colonial bird

scientific article published on 10 May 2005

Contrasting patterns of genetic differentiation among Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) with divergent migratory orientations in Europe

scientific article (publication date: 2013)

Cophylogenetic analyses reveal extensive host-shift speciation in a highly specialized and host-specific symbiont system

scientific article

Current status of the threatened Dupont's lark Chersophilus duponti in Spain: overestimation, decline, and extinction of local populations

article

DISPERSAL AND SOCIAL ATTRACTION AFFECT COLONY SELECTION AND DYNAMICS OF LESSER KESTRELS

article

DNA barcoding and minibarcoding as a powerful tool for feather mite studies

scientific article

Describing dispersal under habitat constraints: A randomization approach in lesser kestrels

article by David Serrano et al published October 2008 in Basic and Applied Ecology

Developmental exposure to a toxic spill compromises long-term reproductive performance in a wild, long-lived bird: the white stork (Ciconia ciconia).

scientific article

Dispersal within a spatially structured population of lesser kestrels: the role of spatial isolation and conspecific attraction

scientific article published in 2003

Distress calls may honestly signal bird quality to predators

scientific article published in 2004

Distress calls reflect poxvirus infection in lesser short-toed lark Calandrella rufescens

scientific article published in 2007

Does land irrigation actually reduce foraging habitat for breeding lesser kestrels? The role of crop types

Don’t neglect pre-establishment individual selection in deliberate introductions

scientific article published in 2012

Effects of land use, nesting-site availability, and the presence of larger raptors on the abundance of Vulnerable lesser kestrels Falco naumanni in Kazakhstan

article published in 2004

European population trends and current conservation status of an endangered steppe-bird species: the Dupont's lark

article

Exploring heterozygosity-survival correlations in a wild songbird population: contrasting effects between juvenile and adult stages

scientific article

Extensive polymorphism and geographical variation at a positively selected MHC class II B gene of the lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni).

scientific article published on 16 May 2008

Extra-pair paternity in the Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni: a re-evaluation using microsatellite markers

scientific article published in 2005

Factors affecting breeding dispersal in the facultatively colonial lesser kestrel: individual experience vs. conspecific cues

scientific article published in 2001

Feather mites (Acari: Astigmata) and body condition of their avian hosts: a large correlative study

article

Feather mites (Astigmata) avoid moulting wing feathers of passerine birds

article

Feather mites play a role in cleaning host feathers: New insights from DNA metabarcoding and microscopy

article

Fine-tuned distribution of feather mites (Astigmata) on the wing of birds: the case of blackcapsSylvia atricapilla

article

Food predictability and social status drive individual resource specializations in a territorial vulture

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Global associations between birds and vane-dwelling feather mites

scientific article published on 4 October 2016

Goats, birds, and emergent diseases: apparent and hidden effects of exotic species in an island environment

scientific article published in June 2009

Host specificity, infrequent major host switching and the diversification of highly host-specific symbionts: The case of vane-dwelling feather mites

article

Isolation of 10 tetranucleotide microsatellite loci in the blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla).

scientific article published on 18 July 2008

Lifetime fitness and age‐related female ornament signalling: evidence for survival and fecundity selection in the pied flycatcher ⬇️

scientific article published on May 2, 2013

Lifetime fitness correlates of natal dispersal distance in a colonial bird

scientific article

Male transmission ratio distortion supports MHC-linked cryptic female choice in the lesser kestrel (Aves: Falconidae)

scientific article published in 2012

Mass provisioning to different-sex eggs within the laying sequence: consequences for adjustment of reproductive effort in a sexually dimorphic bird

scientific article published in 2003

Microhabitat use and segregation of two sibling species of Calandrella larks during the breeding season: Conservation and management strategies

article

Morphological variation in the specialist Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti: geographical clines vs. local ecological determinants

NGS metabarcoding proves successful for quantitative assessment of symbiont abundance: the case of feather mites on birds.

scientific article

Opening the Doors of Parasitology Journals to Other Symbionts

scientific article published on 22 May 2017

PCR cycles above routine numbers do not compromise high-throughput DNA barcoding results

scientific article published on 28 July 2017

Persistence of single species of symbionts across multiple closely-related host species

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Population fragmentation leads to isolation by distance but not genetic impoverishment in the philopatric Lesser Kestrel: a comparison with the widespread and sympatric Eurasian Kestrel

scientific article published on 15 October 2008

Predation of experimental nests is linked to local population dynamics in a fragmented bird population

scientific article

Predictive models of habitat preferences for the Eurasian eagle owlBubo bubo: a multiscale approach

article

Proximate causes and fitness consequences of hatching failure in lesser kestrelsFalco naumanni

Quantitative Interspecific Approach to the Stylosphere: Patterns of Bacteria and Fungi Abundance on Passerine Bird Feathers

scientific article published on 23 November 2020

RETRACTED: MHC diversity and differential exposure to pathogens in kestrels (Aves: Falconidae).

retracted article; published on 14 January 2010

Repeatability of feather mite prevalence and intensity in passerine birds

scientific article

Roles of Raptors in a Changing World: From Flagships to Providers of Key Ecosystem Services

scholarly article by José A. Donázar et al published June 2016 in Ardeola

SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL FEATURES AFFECTING NATAL DISPERSAL IN THE COLONIAL LESSER KESTREL

scientific article published in 2003

Sex- and age-dependent patterns of survival and breeding success in a long-lived endangered avian scavenger

scientific article

Sex-Dependent Expression and Fitness Consequences of Sunlight-Derived Color Phenotypes

scientific article published in 2018

Shift in feather mite distribution during the molt of passerines: the case of barn swallows (Hirundo rustica)

article

Song diversity predicts the viability of fragmented bird populations

scientific article

Species mtDNA genetic diversity explained by infrapopulation size in a host-symbiont system

scientific article

Strong philopatry derived from capture-recapture records does not lead to fine-scale genetic differentiation in lesser kestrels

scientific article published on 27 November 2008

Supplementary feeding and young extraction from the wild are not a sensible alternative to captive breeding for reintroducing bearded vulturesGypaetus barbatus

scientific article published in 2016

Survival in a long-lived territorial migrant: effects of life-history traits and ecological conditions in wintering and breeding areas

scientific article published in 2009

Testing acoustic versus physical marking: two complementary methods for individual-based monitoring of elusive species

article

The relative importance of patch habitat quality and landscape attributes on a declining steppe-bird metapopulation

scholarly article by Matthias Vögeli et al published May 2010 in Biological Conservation

The role of despotism and heritability in determining settlement patterns in the colonial lesser kestrel

scientific article

Tonic immobility is a measure of boldness toward predators: an application of Bayesian structural equation modeling

article

Truncated power laws reveal a link between low-level behavioral processes and grouping patterns in a colonial bird

scientific article

Uneven large-scale movement patterns in wild and reintroduced pre-adult bearded vultures: conservation implications

scientific article

Unexpected bird-feather mite associations revealed by DNA metabarcoding uncovers a dynamic ecoevolutionary scenario

scientific article published on 17 January 2019

Who are we sampling? Apparent survival differs between methods in a secretive species

article

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January 2018 Global Ecology and Biogeography

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