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List of works by Alfonso Marzal

Absence of haemoparasite infection in the fossorial amphisbaenian Trogonophis wiegmanni

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Age-related change in breeding performance in early life is associated with an increase in competence in the migratory barn swallow Hirundo rustica.

scientific article published in September 2007

Assessing multivariate constraints to evolution across ten long-term avian studies

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Assessing the effects of climate on host-parasite interactions: a comparative study of European birds and their parasites.

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Associations among MHC genes, latitude, and avian malaria infections in the rufous‐collared sparrow (<i>Zonotrichia capensis</i>)

Basking Activity is Modulated by Health State but is Constrained by Conspicuousness to Predators in Male Spanish Terrapins

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Boldness and body size of male Spanish terrapins affect their responses to chemical cues of familiar and unfamiliar males

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Broad-scale latitudinal patterns of genetic diversity among native European and introduced house sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations

scientific article published on 21 January 2011

Chemosensory assessment of rival body size is based on chemosignal concentration in male Spanish terrapins

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Co-infections by malaria parasites decrease feather growth but not feather quality in house martin

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Detecting transmission areas of malaria parasites in a migratory bird species

scientific article published on 13 May 2015

Divergent patterns of impact of environmental conditions on life history traits in two populations of a long-distance migratory bird

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Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally invasive bird

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Do malaria parasites manipulate the escape behaviour of their avian hosts? An experimental study

scientific article published on 4 September 2015

Does land-use and land cover affect vector-borne diseases? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published in 2023

Double gametocyte infections in apicomplexan parasites of birds and reptiles

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Effects of forest structure on the interaction between avian hosts, dipteran vectors and haemosporidian parasites

scientific article published on 19 August 2020

Effects of malaria double infection in birds: one plus one is not two.

scientific article published on 6 May 2008

Environmental conditions during winter predict age- and sex-specific differences in reproductive success of a trans-Saharan migratory bird.

scientific article published on 22 December 2017

Environmental, geographical and time‐related impacts on avian malaria infections in native and introduced populations of house sparrows (<i>Passer domesticus</i>), a globally invasive species

scientific article published in 2023

Global phylogeography of the avian malaria pathogen Plasmodium relictum based on MSP1 allelic diversity

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Hybrid speciation through sorting of parental incompatibilities in Italian sparrows

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Identification of Usutu Virus Africa 3 Lineage in a Survey of Mosquitoes and Birds from Urban Areas of Western Spain

scientific article published in 2023

Invasive avian malaria as an emerging parasitic disease in native birds of Peru

scholarly article by Alfonso Marzal et al published 22 May 2014 in Biological Invasions

Malaria infection and feather growth rate predict reproductive success in house martins

scientific article published on 11 September 2012

Malaria infection negatively affects feather growth rate in the house sparrowPasser domesticus

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Management of ecosystems alters vector dynamics and haemosporidian infections.

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

Molecular characterization of avian malaria in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor).

scientific article published on 11 January 2018

Prevalence and genetic diversity of blood parasite mixed infections in Spanish terrapins, Mauremys leprosa.

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Rainfall at African wintering grounds predicts age-specific probability of haemosporidian infection in a migratory passerine bird

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Reproductive state affects hiding behaviour under risk of predation but not exploratory activity of female Spanish terrapins

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Reproductive success related to uropygial gland volume varies with abundance of conspecifics in barn swallows Hirundo rustica

scientific article published in 2018

Response of the haematocrit to body condition changes in Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita

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Retinal histogenesis in an altricial avian species, the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata, Vieillot 1817).

scientific article published on 26 March 2018

Sexually dichromatic coloration reflects size and immunocompetence in female Spanish terrapins, Mauremys leprosa

scientific article published on 20 November 2013

Stimuli Followed by Avian Malaria Vectors in Host-Seeking Behaviour

scientific article published in 2022

The Adaptive Host Manipulation Hypothesis: Parasites Modify the Behaviour, Morphology, and Physiology of Amphibians

scientific article published in 2022

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

scientific article published on 01 June 2022

The effect of climate change on avian offspring production: A global meta-analysis

scientific article published in May 2023

The effect of growth rate and ageing on colour variation of European pond turtles

scientific article published on 24 May 2017

Variation in malaria infection and immune defence in invasive and endemic house sparrows

scholarly article by Alfonso Marzal et al published 5 June 2018 in Animal Conservation

Volume and antimicrobial activity of secretions of the uropygial gland are correlated with malaria infection in house sparrows

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Yolk androgens in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica): a test of some adaptive hypotheses.

scientific article published in January 2006