List of works by Rafael Mateo

A negative association between bromadiolone exposure and nestling body condition in common kestrels: management implications for vole outbreaks.

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A non-invasive method to monitor farmland bird exposure to triazole fungicides

scientific article published in 2023

A review of the effects of agricultural and industrial contamination on the Ebro delta biota and wildlife.

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Accumulation of dietary carotenoids, retinoids and tocopherol in the internal tissues of a bird: a hypothesis for the cost of producing colored ornaments

scientific article published on 25 November 2014

Adverse effects of thiram-treated seed ingestion on the reproductive performance and the offspring immune function of the red-legged partridge.

scientific article published on 13 April 2015

Age and breeding effort as sources of individual variability in oxidative stress markers in a bird species.

scientific article published in January 2010

Alterations in vitamin A and E levels in liver and testis of wild ungulates from a lead mining area

scientific article published on 21 September 2010

Altered immune response in mallard ducklings exposed to lead through maternal transfer in the wild.

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Altered porphyrin excretion and histopathology of greylag geese (Anser anser) exposed to soil contaminated with lead and arsenic in the Guadalquivir Marshes, southwestern Spain

scientific article published in January 2006

An In Vitro Evaluation of Biochemical Processes Involved in Lead-Induced Changes on Ram Spermatozoa

scientific article published on 20 April 2016

An automated method for the measurement of methaemoglobin in avian blood

scientific article published on 23 April 2007

An overview of existing raptor contaminant monitoring activities in Europe.

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Analysis by LC/ESI-MS of iophenoxic acid derivatives and evaluation as markers of oral baits to deliver pharmaceuticals to wildlife

scientific article published on 31 May 2010

Analysis of nine NSAIDs in ungulate tissues available to critically endangered vultures in India

scientific article published in June 2009

Arsenic rich iron plaque on macrophyte roots--an ecotoxicological risk?

scientific article published on 5 December 2008

Assessing the Risk of Fipronil-Treated Seed Ingestion and Associated Adverse Effects in the Red-Legged Partridge.

scientific article published on 8 October 2015

Assessment of lead exposure in Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti) from spent ammunition in central Spain

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Astaxanthin and papilioerythrinone in the skin of birds: a chromatic convergence of two metabolic routes with different precursors?

scientific article published on 2 April 2014

Avian digestive tract simulation to study the effect of grit geochemistry and food on Pb shot bioaccessibility

scientific article published in December 2009

Avoidance of neonicotinoid-treated seeds and cotyledons by captive eared doves (Zenaida auriculata, Columbidae)

scientific article published in 2022

Bioaccessibility of Pb from ammunition in game meat is affected by cooking treatment.

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Blood Pb and δ-ALAD inhibition in cattle and sheep from a Pb-polluted mining area

scientific article published on 14 October 2011

Blood concentrations of PCBs and DDTs in an avian predator endemic to southern Africa: Associations with habitat, electrical transformers and diet

scientific article published on 4 October 2017

Brood size is reduced by half in birds feeding on flutriafol-treated seeds below the recommended application rate

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Changes in fatty acid profiles in testis and spermatozoa of red deer exposed to metal pollution.

scientific article published on 21 January 2010

Chronic effects of lead (Pb) on bone properties in red deer and wild boar: relationship with vitamins A and D3.

scientific article published on 20 December 2012

Comparative study on the fatty acid composition of two marine vertebrates: striped dolphins and loggerhead turtles

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Conditioned food aversion in domestic dogs induced by thiram

scientific article published on 12 August 2019

Conditioned odor aversion as a tool for reducing post‐release predation during animal translocations

scientific article published in 2020

Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Creating a safe operating space for wetlands in a changing climate

scientific article published on 9 February 2017

Detecting diclofenac in livestock carcasses in India with an ELISA: a tool to prevent widespread vulture poisoning

scientific article published on 8 October 2011

Detection and drivers of exposure and effects of pharmaceuticals in higher vertebrates

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Determinants of the exposure of Eurasian griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus) to fluoroquinolones used in livestock: The role of supplementary feeding stations

scientific article published in 2022

Determination of porphyrins and biliverdin in bile and excreta of birds by a single liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection analysis

scientific article published in October 2004

Dietary canthaxanthin reduces xanthophyll uptake and red coloration in adult red-legged partridges

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Differences in oxidative stress between young Canada geese and mallards exposed to lead-contaminated sediment.

scientific article published in December 2001

Differences in the Vulnerability of Waterbird Species to Botulism Outbreaks in Mediterranean Wetlands: an Assessment of Ecological and Physiological Factors

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Domestic waste disposal sites secure food availability but diminish plasma antioxidants in Egyptian vulture

Effectiveness of action in India to reduce exposure of Gyps vultures to the toxic veterinary drug diclofenac

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Effects of Agricultural Management Policies on the Exposure of Black-Winged Stilts (Himantopus himantopus) Chicks to Cholinesterase-Inhibiting Pesticides in Rice Fields

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Effects of Lead Exposure on Sperm Quality and Reproductive Success in an Avian Model.

scientific article published on 18 October 2016

Effects of invasive fish and quality of water and sediment on macrophytes biomass, and their consequences for the waterbird community of a Mediterranean floodplain

scientific article published on 17 February 2016

Effects of lead exposure on oxidative stress biomarkers and plasma biochemistry in waterbirds in the field

scientific article published on 16 March 2011

Effects of lead shot ingestion on bone mineralization in a population of red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa).

scientific article published on 25 July 2013

Environmental factors influencing the prevalence of a Clostridium botulinum type C/D mosaic strain in nonpermanent Mediterranean wetlands

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Eutrophication and bacterial pathogens as risk factors for avian botulism outbreaks in wetlands receiving effluents from urban wastewater treatment plants.

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Experimental approaches to test pesticide-treated seed avoidance by birds under a simulated diversification of food sources

scientific article published on 28 July 2014

Experimental evidence that egg color indicates female condition at laying in a songbird

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Experimental exposure of red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) to seeds coated with imidacloprid, thiram and difenoconazole.

scientific article published on 31 October 2012

Exposure of birds to cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides following a forest application for tick control.

scientific article published on 9 December 2006

Expression of immunoregulatory genes and its relationship to lead exposure and lead-mediated oxidative stress in wild ungulates from an abandoned mining area.

scientific article published on 4 March 2013

Free and esterified carotenoids in ornaments of an avian species: the relationship to color expression and sources of variability.

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Generalized spatial mark-resight models with incomplete identification: An application to red fox density estimates

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Grit selection in waterfowl and how it determines exposure to ingested lead shot in Mediterranean wetlands

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Health and Environmental Risks from Lead-based Ammunition: Science Versus Socio-Politics.

scientific article published on 23 September 2016

Heavy Metals in Livers of Waterbirds from Spain

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Heavy metal exposure in large game from a lead mining area: effects on oxidative stress and fatty acid composition in liver

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High Prevalences of Lead Poisoning in Wintering Waterfowl in Spain

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Identification of carotenoid pigments and their fatty acid esters in an avian integument combining HPLC-DAD and LC-MS analyses

scientific article published on 29 December 2010

Identification of optimal concentrations and incubation times for the study of in vitro effects of Pb in ram spermatozoa.

scientific article published on 11 June 2013

Identifying sources of Pb exposure in waterbirds and effects on porphyrin metabolism using noninvasive fecal sampling

scientific article published on 17 June 2011

Imidacloprid-treated seed ingestion has lethal effect on adult partridges and reduces both breeding investment and offspring immunity.

scientific article published on 20 November 2014

Immunotoxic effects of lead on birds

scientific article published on 17 June 2019

Improved Analysis of Fatty Acid Anilides: Application to Toxic and to Aniline and Citric Acid-Containing Oils

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Increased chromatin fragmentation and reduced acrosome integrity in spermatozoa of red deer from lead polluted sites.

scientific article published on 10 October 2014

Integrated environmental risk assessment of chemical pollution in a Mediterranean floodplain by combining chemical and biological methods

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Interactions between endogenous and dietary antioxidants against Pb-induced oxidative stress in wild ungulates from a Pb polluted mining area

scientific article published on 6 May 2011

Interspecific and geographical differences in anticoagulant rodenticide residues of predatory wildlife from the Mediterranean region of Spain.

scientific article published on 26 December 2014

Is gastrointestinal microbiota relevant for endogenous mercury methylation in terrestrial animals?

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Large-scale geographical variation in eggshell metal and calcium content in a passerine bird (Ficedula hypoleuca).

scientific article published in March 2014

Lead (Pb) in sheep exposed to mining pollution: implications for animal and human health

scientific article published on August 2014

Lead Shot Ingestion in Two Raptor Species from Doñana, Spain

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Lead and arsenic in bones of birds of prey from Spain

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Lead exposure reduces carotenoid-based coloration and constitutive immunity in wild mallards

scientific article published on 18 March 2016

Lead isotopes and lead shot ingestion in the globally threatened marbled teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) and white-headed duck (Oxyura leucocephala).

scientific article published on 17 August 2006

Lead poisoning in waterfowl from the Ebro Delta, Spain: Calculation of lead exposure thresholds for mallards

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Lead poisoning in wild birds from southern Spain: a comparative study of wetland areas and species affected, and trends over time

scientific article published on 17 February 2006

Lead-shot exposure in red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) on a driven shooting estate.

scientific article published in August 2008

Lesions associated with the plexus venosus subcutaneus collaris of pigeons with chlorophacinone toxicosis

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Levels of heavy metals and metalloids in critically endangered Iberian lynx and other wild carnivores from Southern Spain.

scientific article published on 5 May 2008

Levels of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in the critically endangered Iberian lynx and other sympatric carnivores in Spain

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Low-quality birds do not display high-quality signals: The cysteine-pheomelanin mechanism of honesty

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Mapping the spatio-temporal risk of lead exposure in apex species for more effective mitigation.

scientific article published in July 2016

Maternal food supplementation and perceived predation risk modify egg composition and eggshell traits but not offspring condition

scientific article published on 10 October 2019

Mercury and Selenium Levels in Eggs of Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo ) from Two Breeding Colonies in the Ebro Delta, Spain

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Mercury and selenium binding biomolecules in terrestrial mammals (Cervus elaphus and Sus scrofa) from a mercury exposed area

scientific article published on 3 April 2016

Mercury exposure and mechanism of response in large game using the Almadén mercury mining area (Spain) as a case study.

scientific article published on 20 October 2011

Mercury species accumulation and trophic transfer in biological systems using the Almadén mining district (Ciudad Real, Spain) as a case of study.

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Metal levels in the bones and livers of globally threatened marbled teal and white-headed duck from El Hondo, Spain

scientific article published on 9 September 2008

Metals and metalloids in blood and feathers of common moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) from wetlands that receive treated wastewater

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Monitoring of Pb exposure in waterfowl ten years after a mine spill through the use of noninvasive sampling

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New insight in the epidemiology of avian botulism outbreaks: necrophagous flies as vectors of Clostridium botulinum type C/D.

scientific article published on 28 August 2014

Oral acute toxicity of imidacloprid, thiamethoxam and clothianidin in eared doves: A contribution for the risk assessment of neonicotinoids in birds

Organochlorine Residues in Fishes from Two Rivers in Cantabria, Spain: Implications for a Program of Otter (Lutra lutra) Reintroduction

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Organochlorine residues in hunted wild mallards in the Ebro Delta, Spain.

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Organochlorine residues in tissues of striped dolphins affected by the 1990 Mediterranean epizootic: relationships with the fatty acid composition.

scientific article published in January 1996

Pancreatitis in wild zinc-poisoned waterfowl

scientific article published on 01 December 2003

Pb, Cd, As, and Se concentrations in livers of dead wild birds from the Ebro Delta, Spain

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Pb–Al relationships in waterfowl feces discriminate between sources of Pb exposure

scientific article published on 15 April 2010

Persistent Organochlorine Residues in Livers of Six Species of Ciconiiformes (Aves) from Spain

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Persistent organochlorine contaminants in eggs of northern goshawk and Eurasian buzzard from northeastern Spain: temporal trends related to changes in the diet

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Plasma levels of pollutants are much higher in loggerhead turtle populations from the Adriatic Sea than in those from open waters (Eastern Atlantic Ocean).

scientific article published on 9 April 2015

Pollutant accumulation patterns in nestlings of an avian top predator: biochemical and metabolic effects.

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Pollutants and diet influence carotenoid levels and integument coloration in nestlings of an endangered raptor.

scientific article published on 16 June 2017

Porphyrins and pheomelanins contribute to the reddish juvenal plumage of black-shouldered kites.

scientific article published on 5 April 2009

Porphyrins produce uniquely ephemeral animal colouration: a possible signal of virginity.

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Possible cantharidin poisoning of a great bustard (Otis tarda)

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Possible interaction between a rodenticide treatment and a pathogen in common vole (Microtus arvalis) during a population peak.

scientific article published on 27 October 2009

Potential hazard to human health from exposure to fragments of lead bullets and shot in the tissues of game animals

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Prevalence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter spp. in large game animals intended for consumption: relationship with management practices and livestock influence.

scientific article published on 17 January 2013

Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation

scientific article published on 27 May 2019

Real-time polymerase chain reaction for the detection of toxigenic Clostridium botulinum type C1 in waterbird and sediment samples: comparison with other PCR techniques.

scientific article published in September 2011

Reduced sperm quality in relation to oxidative stress in red deer from a lead mining area.

scientific article published on 8 May 2009

Reducing Pb poisoning in birds and Pb exposure in game meat consumers: the dual benefit of effective Pb shot regulation.

scientific article published on 2 December 2013

Reducing nest predation of ground-nesting birds through conditioned food aversion

scientific article published in 2020

Regulations on lead ammunition adopted in Europe and evidence of compliance

scientific article published on 23 March 2019

Reintroduction of the Otter ( Lutra lutra ) into Catalan Rivers, Spain: Assessing Organochlorine Residue Exposure Through Diet

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Relation of fatty acid composition in lead-exposed mallards to fat mobilization, lipid peroxidation and alkaline phosphatase activity.

scientific article published in August 2003

Relationship between oxidative stress, pathology, and behavioral signs of lead poisoning in mallards.

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Relationship of the toxicity of pesticide formulations and their commercial restrictions with the frequency of animal poisonings

scientific article published on 13 June 2007

Risk assessment of bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) exposure to topical antiparasitics used in livestock within an ecotoxicovigilance framework

scientific article published on 3 August 2015

Risk assessment of lead poisoning and pesticide exposure in the declining population of red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) wintering in Eastern Europe

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Should legislation regarding maximum Pb and Cd levels in human food also cover large game meat?

scientific article published in January 2011

Specific carotenoid pigments in the diet and a bit of oxidative stress in the recipe for producing red carotenoid-based signals

scientific article published on September 2016

Sub-chronic effects of nitrate in drinking water on red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa): oxidative stress and T-cell mediated immune function.

scientific article published on 10 April 2010

Sublethal Pb exposure produces season-dependent effects on immune response, oxidative balance and investment in carotenoid-based coloration in red-legged partridges.

scientific article published on 27 February 2015

The effects of grit supplementation and feed type on steel-shot ingestion in mallards

scientific article published on 01 April 2000

The influence of diet on nestling body condition of an apex predator: a multi-biomarker approach.

scientific article published on 8 February 2016

The oxidation handicap hypothesis and the carotenoid allocation trade-off.

scientific article published on 18 August 2008

The same clade of Clostridium botulinum strains is causing avian botulism in southern and northern Europe

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Tools for non-invasive sampling of metal accumulation and its effects in Mediterranean pond turtle populations inhabiting mining areas

scientific article published on 14 May 2019

Towards a Multidisciplinary Approach to Improve Cattle Health and Production in Uganda

scientific article published on 31 October 2019

Towards harmonisation of chemical monitoring using avian apex predators: Identification of key species for pan-European biomonitoring

scientific article published on 07 May 2020

Toxicology and wildlife conservation in Europe: The inadequacy of current EU regulations

scientific article published on 01 July 2009

Tracking pan-continental trends in environmental contamination using sentinel raptors-what types of samples should we use?

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Transfer of lead from shot pellets to game meat during cooking

scientific article published on 21 November 2006

Transfer of metals to plants and red deer in an old lead mining area in Spain

scientific article published on 14 July 2008

Urbanization and cattle density are determinants in the exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides of non-target wildlife

scholarly article by Jhon J López-Perea et al published January 2019 in Environmental Pollution

Use of fatty acids to explain variability of organochlorine concentrations in eggs and plasma of common terns (Sterna hirundo).

scientific article published in August 2004

Using Pb-Al ratios to discriminate between internal and external deposition of Pb in feathers.

scientific article published on 20 January 2011

Variation in eggshell traits between geographically distant populations of pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca

Water pollution threats in important bird and biodiversity areas from Spain

scientific article published in 2023

Wax esters of uropygial gland secretion as biomarkers of endocrine disruption in birds exposed to treated sewage water

scientific article published on 10 April 2019

Zinc and lead poisoning in wild birds in the tri-state mining district (Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri).

scientific article published in January 2005

p,p'-DDE residues in eggs of European kestrel Falco tinnunculus from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

scientific article published in December 2000