List of works - Gustavo Tomas

Are female starlings able to recognize the scent of their offspring?

scientific article

Are multiple gametocyte infections in malarial parasites an adaptation to ensure fertility?

scientific article published in January 2006

Arrival date and territorial behavior are associated with corticosterone metabolite levels in a migratory bird

article by Elisa Lobato et al published 13 January 2010 in Journal of Ornithology

Can the host immune system promote multiple invasions of erythrocytes in vivo? Differential effects of medication and host sex in a wild malaria-like model.

scientific article published on 4 December 2006

Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

scientific article published on 25 November 2009

Changes in Haemoproteus sex ratios: fertility insurance or differential sex lifespan?

scientific article published in August 2004

Chronic Degradation of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Increases the Incidence of Genotoxicity in Birds

scientific article published in 2023

Clutch size and egg volume in great tits (Parus major) increase under low intensity electromagnetic fields: A long-term field study ⬇️

scientific article published on August 3, 2012

Double gametocyte infections in apicomplexan parasites of birds and reptiles

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Ectoparasite Activity During Incubation Increases Microbial Growth on Avian Eggs.

scientific article published on 13 January 2018

Effects of parental effort on blood stress protein HSP60 and immunoglobulins in female blue tits: a brood size manipulation experiment.

scientific article published in September 2006

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

article

Factors affecting Culicoides species composition and abundance in avian nests.

scientific article

Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females

article

Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests.

scientific article published on 25 February 2012

Laying date, incubation and egg breakage as determinants of bacterial load on bird eggshells: experimental evidence.

scientific article

MHC-I provides both quantitative resistance and susceptibility to blood parasites in blue tits in the wild

article published in 2016

Manipulating individual decisions and environmental conditions reveal individual quality in decision-making and non-lethal costs of predation risk

scientific article

Molecular characterization of the 18S rDNA gene of an avian Hepatozoon reveals that it is closely related to Lankesterella.

scientific article published in December 2006

Nest Material Shapes Eggs Bacterial Environment

scientific article

Nest ectoparasites increase physiological stress in breeding birds: an experiment ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2010

Nest size and aromatic plants in the nest as sexually selected female traits in blue tits

article

On the heritability of blue-green eggshell coloration

scientific article published on 5 July 2010

Pre-laying nutrition mediates maternal effects on offspring immune capacity and growth in the pied flycatcher.

scientific article published on 28 March 2008

Predator odour recognition and avoidance in a songbird

scientific article published in 2008

Predator proximity as a stressor in breeding flycatchers: mass loss, stress protein induction, and elevated provisioning.

scientific article

Role of chemical and visual cues of mammalian predators in nest defense in birds

scientific article published on 16 February 2017

Sex recognition by odour and variation in the uropygial gland secretion in starlings.

scientific article

Telomere dynamics in parasitic great spotted cuckoos and their magpie hosts

scientific article published on 23 June 2015

Telomere length and dynamics of spotless starling nestlings depend on nest-building materials used by parents

article published in 2017

The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment.

scientific article

Wild great and blue tits do not avoid chemical cues of predators when selecting cavities for roosting

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

List of works by Gustavo Tomas

Are female starlings able to recognize the scent of their offspring?

Are multiple gametocyte infections in malarial parasites an adaptation to ensure fertility?

Arrival date and territorial behavior are associated with corticosterone metabolite levels in a migratory bird

Can the host immune system promote multiple invasions of erythrocytes in vivo? Differential effects of medication and host sex in a wild malaria-like model.

Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

Changes in Haemoproteus sex ratios: fertility insurance or differential sex lifespan?

Chronic Degradation of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Increases the Incidence of Genotoxicity in Birds

Clutch size and egg volume in great tits (Parus major) increase under low intensity electromagnetic fields: A long-term field study ⬇️

Double gametocyte infections in apicomplexan parasites of birds and reptiles

Ectoparasite Activity During Incubation Increases Microbial Growth on Avian Eggs.

Effects of parental effort on blood stress protein HSP60 and immunoglobulins in female blue tits: a brood size manipulation experiment.

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

Factors affecting Culicoides species composition and abundance in avian nests.

Female-female competition is influenced by forehead patch expression in pied flycatcher females

Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests.

Laying date, incubation and egg breakage as determinants of bacterial load on bird eggshells: experimental evidence.

MHC-I provides both quantitative resistance and susceptibility to blood parasites in blue tits in the wild

Manipulating individual decisions and environmental conditions reveal individual quality in decision-making and non-lethal costs of predation risk

Molecular characterization of the 18S rDNA gene of an avian Hepatozoon reveals that it is closely related to Lankesterella.

Nest Material Shapes Eggs Bacterial Environment

Nest ectoparasites increase physiological stress in breeding birds: an experiment ⬇️

Nest size and aromatic plants in the nest as sexually selected female traits in blue tits

On the heritability of blue-green eggshell coloration

Pre-laying nutrition mediates maternal effects on offspring immune capacity and growth in the pied flycatcher.

Predator odour recognition and avoidance in a songbird

Predator proximity as a stressor in breeding flycatchers: mass loss, stress protein induction, and elevated provisioning.

Role of chemical and visual cues of mammalian predators in nest defense in birds

Sex recognition by odour and variation in the uropygial gland secretion in starlings.

Telomere dynamics in parasitic great spotted cuckoos and their magpie hosts

Telomere length and dynamics of spotless starling nestlings depend on nest-building materials used by parents

The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment.

Wild great and blue tits do not avoid chemical cues of predators when selecting cavities for roosting