List of works - Francisco Valera

Age-Related Differences in the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica).

scientific article

Agricultural intensification erodes taxonomic and functional diversity in Mediterranean olive groves by filtering out rare species

scientific article published in 2021

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

scientific article

Bird nest boxes infested with Carnus hemapterus (Diptera: Carnidae): A perfect arena for the study of trophic interplays with a special focus on parasitoid Hymenoptera

scientific article published in 2023

Cavity types and microclimate: implications for ecological, evolutionary, and conservation studies

scientific article published on 27 February 2014

Cellular and humoral immunity in two highly demanding energetic life stages: reproduction and moulting in the Chinstrap Penguin

scientific article published on 20 September 2017

Concentration of trace elements in feathers of three Antarctic penguins: geographical and interspecific differences

scientific article published on 20 July 2011

Defining host range: host-parasite compatibility during the non-infective phase of the parasite also matters

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Disentangling migratory routes and wintering grounds of Iberian near-threatened European Rollers Coracias garrulus.

scientific article

Erythrocytic abnormalities in three Antarctic penguin species along the Antarctic Peninsula: biomonitoring of genomic damage

scientific article published on 11 March 2015

Experimental assessment of the effects of gastrointestinal parasites on offspring quality in chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica).

scientific article published on 6 February 2012

Female extra-pair behaviour and environmental quality in the serin (Serinus serinus): a test of the 'constrained female hypothesis'.

scientific article

Gastrointestinal parasites in Chinstrap Penguins from Deception Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica

article

Influence of colony traits on ectoparasite infestation in birds breeding in mixed-species colonies

scientific article published on 17 March 2021

Insect predation reduces the abundance of a nidicolous ectoparasite

scientific article published in 2021

Interspecific parasite exchange in a mixed colony of birds.

scientific article

MODE OF ATTACHMENT AND PATHOLOGY CAUSED BY PARORCHITES ZEDERI IN THREE SPECIES OF PENGUINS: PYGOSCELIS PAPUA, PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE, AND PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA IN ANTARCTICA.

scientific article published on 19 May 2016

Mixed life-history strategies in a local population of the ectoparasitic fly Carnus hemapterus.

scientific article published in May 2012

Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic analyses of the spirurid nematode Stegophorus macronectes (Johnston & Mawson, 1942).

scientific article

Nest ecology of blood parasites in the European roller and its ectoparasitic carnid fly.

scientific article

Off-host longevity of the winged dispersal stage of Carnus hemapterus (Insecta: Diptera) modulated by gender, body size and food provisioning

scientific article published on 08 August 2018

Plasticity of nest-site selection in the trumpeter finch: A comparison between two different habitats

article by Rafael Barrientos et al published July 2009 in Acta Oecologica

Refugia, colonization and diversification of an arid-adapted bird: coincident patterns between genetic data and ecological niche modelling

scientific article

Regeneration of a keystone semiarid shrub over its range in Spain: habitat degradation overrides the positive effects of plant-animal mutualisms

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

Reproductive anatomy and fecundity estimation of the haematophagous ectoparasite Carnus hemapterus.

scientific article published on 21 October 2011

Social information in nest colonisation and occupancy in a long-lived, solitary breeding bird

scientific article published on 26 November 2010

The role of natural habitats in agricultural systems for bird conservation: the case of the threatened Lesser Grey Shrike

article by David Giralt et al published 13 February 2008 in Biodiversity and Conservation

Traditional versus non-traditional nest-site choice: alternative decision strategies for nest-site selection.

scientific article published on 16 November 2011

List of works by Francisco Valera

Age-Related Differences in the Gastrointestinal Microbiota of Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica).

Agricultural intensification erodes taxonomic and functional diversity in Mediterranean olive groves by filtering out rare species

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

Bird nest boxes infested with Carnus hemapterus (Diptera: Carnidae): A perfect arena for the study of trophic interplays with a special focus on parasitoid Hymenoptera

Cavity types and microclimate: implications for ecological, evolutionary, and conservation studies

Cellular and humoral immunity in two highly demanding energetic life stages: reproduction and moulting in the Chinstrap Penguin

Concentration of trace elements in feathers of three Antarctic penguins: geographical and interspecific differences

Defining host range: host-parasite compatibility during the non-infective phase of the parasite also matters

Disentangling migratory routes and wintering grounds of Iberian near-threatened European Rollers Coracias garrulus.

Erythrocytic abnormalities in three Antarctic penguin species along the Antarctic Peninsula: biomonitoring of genomic damage

Experimental assessment of the effects of gastrointestinal parasites on offspring quality in chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica).

Female extra-pair behaviour and environmental quality in the serin (Serinus serinus): a test of the 'constrained female hypothesis'.

Gastrointestinal parasites in Chinstrap Penguins from Deception Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica

Influence of colony traits on ectoparasite infestation in birds breeding in mixed-species colonies

Insect predation reduces the abundance of a nidicolous ectoparasite

Interspecific parasite exchange in a mixed colony of birds.

MODE OF ATTACHMENT AND PATHOLOGY CAUSED BY PARORCHITES ZEDERI IN THREE SPECIES OF PENGUINS: PYGOSCELIS PAPUA, PYGOSCELIS ADELIAE, AND PYGOSCELIS ANTARCTICA IN ANTARCTICA.

Mixed life-history strategies in a local population of the ectoparasitic fly Carnus hemapterus.

Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic analyses of the spirurid nematode Stegophorus macronectes (Johnston & Mawson, 1942).

Nest ecology of blood parasites in the European roller and its ectoparasitic carnid fly.

Off-host longevity of the winged dispersal stage of Carnus hemapterus (Insecta: Diptera) modulated by gender, body size and food provisioning

Plasticity of nest-site selection in the trumpeter finch: A comparison between two different habitats

Refugia, colonization and diversification of an arid-adapted bird: coincident patterns between genetic data and ecological niche modelling

Regeneration of a keystone semiarid shrub over its range in Spain: habitat degradation overrides the positive effects of plant-animal mutualisms

Reproductive anatomy and fecundity estimation of the haematophagous ectoparasite Carnus hemapterus.

Social information in nest colonisation and occupancy in a long-lived, solitary breeding bird

The role of natural habitats in agricultural systems for bird conservation: the case of the threatened Lesser Grey Shrike

Traditional versus non-traditional nest-site choice: alternative decision strategies for nest-site selection.