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List of works by Roberto Ambrosini

A quantitative measure of migratory connectivity

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

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Antioxidant defenses predict long-term survival in a passerine bird

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Assessing costs of carrying geolocators using feather corticosterone in two species of aerial insectivore

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Bacterial community structure on two alpine debris-covered glaciers and biogeography of Polaromonas phylotypes.

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

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Climate change effects on migration phenology may mismatch brood parasitic cuckoos and their hosts

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Climate warming, ecological mismatch at arrival and population decline in migratory birds

scientific article published on 22 September 2010

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

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Cryophilic Tardigrada have disjunct and bipolar distribution and establish long-term stable, low-density demes

Ecological conditions during winter affect sexual selection and breeding in a migratory bird

scientific article published in April 2004

Ectoparasites and reproductive trade-offs in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published on 01 October 2002

Effect of preservation method on the assessment of bacterial community structure in soil and water samples.

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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 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

Functional characterization of a CRH missense mutation identified in an ADNFLE family

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Geographical variability of bacterial communities of cryoconite holes of Andean glaciers

scientific article published in 2023

Hypotonic stress-induced calcium signaling in Saccharomyces cerevisiae involves TRP-like transporters on the endoplasmic reticulum membrane

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Light-dependent microbial metabolisms drive carbon fluxes on glacier surfaces.

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

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

Long-term trends in first arrival and first egg laying dates of some migrant and resident bird species in northern Italy

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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

MHC genotype predicts mate choice in the ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus

scientific article published on 16 May 2012

Maternal allocation strategies and differential effects of yolk carotenoids on the phenotype and viability of yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks in relation to sex and laying order

scientific article published on 18 August 2008

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

Metabarcoding data reveal vertical multitaxa variation in topsoil communities during the colonization of deglaciated forelands

scientific article published in 2022

Migratory connectivity and effects of winter temperatures on migratory behaviour of the European robin Erithacus rubecula: a continent-wide analysis

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Modelling the progression of bird migration with conditional autoregressive models applied to ringing data

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Modelling the timing of migration of a partial migrant bird using ringing and observation data: a case study with the Song Thrush in Italy

scientific article published in 2023

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

scientific article published on 3 June 2014

Occurrence of volatile organic compounds in shallow alluvial aquifers of a Mediterranean region: Baseline scenario and ecological implications

scientific article published on 29 August 2015

Offspring sexual dimorphism and sex-allocation in relation to parental age and paternal ornamentation in the barn swallow.

scientific article published in August 2002

Patterns of diversity in microscopic animals: are they comparable to those in protists or in larger animals?

scientific article published in 2006

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

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Rapid change in host use of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus linked to climate change.

scientific article published on 15 September 2010

Seasonal variability of bacteria in fine and coarse urban air particulate matter.

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

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

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Sex-related variation in migration phenology in relation to sexual dimorphism: a test of competing hypotheses for the evolution of protandry.

scientific article published on 17 August 2010

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

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Spatio-temporal variability of airborne bacterial communities and their correlation with particulate matter chemical composition across two urban areas.

scientific article published on 16 January 2015

Temporal variability and effect of environmental variables on airborne bacterial communities in an urban area of Northern Italy

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The Effect of Moonlight on Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedeaColony Attendance Patterns and Nocturnal Foraging: A Test of the Foraging Efficiency Hypothesis

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The Mitogenome Relationships and Phylogeography of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published on 01 June 2022

The development of terrestrial ecosystems emerging after glacier retreat

scientific article published on 31 July 2024

The timing of life history events in the presence of soft disturbances

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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

Unravelling the bacterial diversity in the atmosphere

scientific article published on April 21, 2013

Vanishing permanent glaciers: climate change is threatening a European Union habitat (Code 8340) and its poorly known biodiversity

scientific article published in 2021

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

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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