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List of works by Andrea Romano

A melanin-based trait is more strongly related to body size in the tropics than in temperate regions in the globally distributed barn owl family

scientific article published on 31 October 2018

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

scientific article

Antioxidant defenses predict long-term survival in a passerine bird

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Climate‐driven convergent evolution of plumage colour in a cosmopolitan bird

scientific article published in 2019

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

scientific article

Contrasting effects of increased yolk testosterone content on development and oxidative status in gull embryos.

scientific article published in February 2017

Early-Life Telomere Dynamics Differ between the Sexes and Predict Growth in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

scientific article published on 13 November 2015

Effect of yolk corticosterone on begging in the yellow-legged gull.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Egg Testosterone Differentially Affects Telomere Length in Somatic Tissues of Yellow-Legged Gull Embryos

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Embryotoxic effects of in-ovo triclosan injection to the yellow-legged gull

scientific article published on 28 November 2018

Evolution of wing length and melanin‐based coloration in insular populations of a cosmopolitan raptor

scientific article published in 2021

Generalized evidence for Bergmann’s rule: body size variation in a cosmopolitan owl genus

scientific article published in 2020

Geographic variation in body size and plumage colour according to diet composition in a nocturnal raptor

scientific article published on 07 May 2021

Geographical and seasonal variation in the intensity of sexual selection in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica: a meta-analysis

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Geographical variation in bill size provides evidence for Allen’s rule in a cosmopolitan raptor

scientific article published in 2019

Global biogeographical patterns in the diet of a cosmopolitan avian predator

scientific article published in 2020

Independent and combined effects of egg pro- and anti-oxidants on gull chick phenotype

scientific article published on 10 May 2018

Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow

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Island volcanism predicts pheomelanin‐based plumage colouration in a cosmopolitan raptor

scientific article published in 2023

Lifetime reproductive success, selection on lifespan, and multiple sexual ornaments in male European barn swallows.

scientific article published on 19 July 2017

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

scientific article published on 31 March 2015

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

Methylation of the circadian Clock gene in the offspring of a free-living passerine bird increases with maternal and individual exposure to PM10.

scientific article published on 3 October 2016

Nestling telomere length does not predict longevity, but covaries with adult body size in wild barn swallows

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

Non-Vocal Behaviors Are More Frequent During the Decisive Negotiation Phases in Barn Owl Siblings

scientific article published on 01 October 2020

Perinatal variation and covariation of oxidative status and telomere length in yellow-legged gull chicks

scientific article published on 14 November 2018

Physiological increase of yolk testosterone level does not affect oxidative status and telomere length in gull hatchlings

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Predation risk affects egg mass but not egg steroid hormone concentrations in yellow-legged gulls

scientific article published on 14 August 2018

Prenatal independent and combined effects of yolk vitamin E and corticosterone on embryo growth and oxidative status in the yellow-legged gull

scientific article published on 16 May 2019

Protoporphyrin-based eggshell pigmentation predicts hatching success and offspring sex ratio in the barn swallow

scientific article published in 2018

Seasonal decline of offspring quality in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: an immune challenge experiment

scientific article published in 2012

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

scientific article

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

scientific article

Telomere length is reflected by plumage coloration and predicts seasonal reproductive success in the barn swallow.

scientific article

Temporal shifts in avian phenology across the circannual cycle in a rapidly changing climate: A global meta‐analysis

scientific article published in 2022

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

scientific article published on 01 June 2022

The Odour of Sex: Sex-Related Differences in Volatile Compound Composition among Barn Swallow Eggs Carrying Embryos of Either Sex

scientific article

Viability and expression of sexual ornaments in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica: a meta-analysis.

scientific article

With a little help from my kin: barn swallow nestlings modulate solicitation of parental care according to nestmates' need

scientific article published on 30 July 2012

Yolk testosterone affects growth and promotes individual-level consistency in behavioral lateralization of yellow-legged gull chicks

scientific article published on 30 January 2016

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