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List of works by Judith Morales

A simple trapping method to estimate abundances of blood-sucking flying insects in avian nests

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Are eggshell spottiness and colour indicators of health and condition in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus?

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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

Associations between immune parameters, parasitism, and stress in breeding pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) females

scientific article published in 2004

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

Coloration of chicks modulates costly interactions among family members

scientific article published in 2018

Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature

scientific article published on 7 November 2007

Determinants of abundance and effects of blood-sucking flying insects in the nest of a hole-nesting bird

scientific article published in May 2008

Dietary carotenoid supplementation facilitates egg laying in a wild passerine

scientific article published on 24 April 2020

Differential effects of specific carotenoids on oxidative damage and immune response of gull chicks

scientific article published on 20 December 2013

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

Egg colour reflects the amount of yolk maternal antibodies and fledging success in a songbird

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Eggshell Biliverdin as an Antioxidant Maternal Effect: Biliverdin as an Antioxidant Resource in Oviparous Animals

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

Evidence for the signaling function of egg color in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

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

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Factors affecting Culicoides species composition and abundance in avian nests.

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Families on the spot: sexual signals influence parent-offspring interactions.

scientific article published on 8 April 2009

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

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HSP70 level in blood is associated with eggshell blue-green colouration the pied flycatcher

Heritability of resistance to oxidative stress in early life

scientific article published on 09 February 2010

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

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

scientific article published in March 2014

Male nest‐building activity influences clutch mass in Pied FlycatchersFicedula hypoleuca

Maternal clutch reduction in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca: an undescribed clutch size adjustment mechanism

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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

More colourful eggs induce a higher relative paternal investment in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca: a cross-fostering experiment

Nest Construction Rate and Stress in Female Pied FlycatchersFicedula hypoleuca

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

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On the heritability of blue-green eggshell coloration

scientific article published on 5 July 2010

Parental conflict and blue egg coloration in a seabird

scientific article published in February 2010

Paternity Loss in Relation to Male Age, Territorial Behaviour and Stress in the Pied Flycatcher

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

scientific article published on 28 March 2008

Safe betting: males help dull females only when they raise high-quality offspring

article by Judith Morales et al published 30 September 2011 in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Sibling competition in Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) is stronger in homozygous broods

scientific article published in 2019

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

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Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds.

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

Yolk testosterone reduces oxidative damages during postnatal development

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