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2024
Ruiz-Raya F, Velando A. 2024. Lasting benefits of embryonic eavesdropping on parent-parent communication. Science Advances 10 (35), eadn854
Álvarez-Quintero N, Kim S-Y.2024. Effects of maternal age and environmental enrichment on learning ability and brain size. Behavioral Ecology, arae049
Guillen-Parra M, Barcenas-Flores R, Velando A, Wiley A, Montoya B, Torres R.2024. Sex-Specific Variation in Foraging Behavior is Related to Telomere Length in a Long-Lived Seabird. Ecology and Evolution 14, e70732
Guillen-Parra M, Velando A, Barcenas-Flores
R, Nicolás-Toledo
L, Torres R. 2024.
Telomere length links with physiological
phenotype and breeding patterns in a
long-lived seabird. Ornithology 141,
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2023
Kim SY, Chiara V, Álvarez‐Quintero N, da Silva A, Velando A 2023. Maternal effect senescence via reduced DNA repair ability in the three‐spined stickleback. Molecular Ecology 32: 4648-4659
Chiara V, Kim S-Y 2023. AnimalTA: A highly flexible and easy-to-use program for tracking and analysing animal movement in different environments. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 14: 1699-1707
Justel-Diez M, Delgadillo-Nuno E, Gutierrez-Barral A, Garcia-Otero P, Alonso-Barciela I, Pereira-Villanueva P, Álvarez-Salgado XA. Velando A, Teira E, Fernández E. 2023 Inputs of seabird guano alter microbial growth, community composition and the phytoplankton-bacterial interactions in a coastal system. Environmental Microbiology 25: 1155-1173
Ruiz-Raya F, Noguera, JC, Velando, A. 2023. Covariation between glucocorticoid levels and receptor expression modulates embryo development and postnatal phenotypes in gulls. Hormones and Behavior 149: 105316.
2022
Kim S-Y, Chiara V, Álvarez-Quintero N, Velando A. 2022. Mitochondrial DNA content in eggs as a maternal effect. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289: 20212100 2
Chiara V, Arrufat, P, Jeanson R. 2022. A variable refractory period increases collective performance in noisy environments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 119: e2115103119
Ruiz-Raya F, Velando A. 2022. Sunlight and lifestyle: linking prenatal light conditions and personality development in a wild bird. Animal Behaviour 193: 13-20.
Noguera, JC, Velando A. Maternal testosterone affects offspring telomerase activity in a long-lived seabird. Ecology & Evolution 12: e9281.
Ruiz-Raya F, Noguera JC, Velando A. Light received by embryos promotes postnatal junior phenotypes in a seabird. Behavioural Ecology 33: 1047-1057.
Chiara V, Velando A, Kim S-Y. 2022. Relationships between male secondary sexual traits, physiological state and offspring viability in the three-spined stickleback. BMC Ecology and Evolution 22:4
Noguera, J.C. Sperm oxidative status varies with the level of sperm competition and affects male reproductive success. Animal Behaviour 189:83-89
Ruiz-Raya F, Abaurrea T, Vigo R, Soler M 2022. Physiological stress responses to non-mimetic model brood parasite eggs: leukocyte profiles and heat-shock protein Hsp70 levels. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 337:587-593
Kim S-Y, Álvarez-Quintero N , Metcalfe NB. 2022. Does the match between individual and group behavior matter in shoaling sticklebacks? Ecology and Evolution 12: e8581
2021
Velando A, Noguera JC, Aira M, Domínguez J. 2021. Gut microbiome and telomere length in gull hatchlings. Biology Letters 17: 20210398
Ruiz-Raya F, Ibañez-Alamo JD, Parenteau C, Chastel O, Soler M. 2021. Prolactin mediates behavioural rejection responses to avian brood parasitism. J Experimental Biology 224: jeb240101.
Álvarez-Quintero N, Velando A and Kim S-Y. 2021. Smart mating: the cognitive ability of females influences their preference for male cognitive ability. Behavioral Ecology 32: 803-813.
Noguera JC, Velando A. 2021. Telomerase activity can mediate the effects of growth on telomeres during post-natal development in a wild bird. Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb242465.
Noguera JC. 2021. Heterogenous effects of father and mother age on offspring development. Behavioral Ecology 32: 349-358
Álvarez-Quintero N, Chiara V, Kim S-Y. 2021. Trap versus net: behavioural sampling bias caused by capture method in three-spined sticklebacks. Behavioural Processes 193: 104504.
Calado JG, Verissimo SN, Paiva VH, Ramos R, Vaz PT, Matos D, Pereira J, Lopes C, Oliveira N, Quaresma A, Ceia FR, Velando A, Ramos JA. 2021. Influence of fisheries on the spatio-temporal feeding ecology of gulls along the western Iberian coast. Marine Ecology Progress Series 661: 187-201
Ruiz-Raya F. 2021. Ecophysiology of egg rejection in hosts of avian brood parasites: new insights and perspectives Current Zoology 67:631-638.
Álvarez-Quintero N, Velando A, Noguera JC, Kim S-Y. 2020. Environment‐induced changes in reproductive strategies and their transgenerational effects in the three‐spined stickleback. Ecology and Evolution 11: 771-783.
2020
Noguera JC, da Silva, Velando A. 2020. Egg corticosterone can stimulate telomerase activity and promote longer telomeres during embryo development. Molecular Ecology doi.org/10.1111/mec.15694
Noguera JC, Velando A. 2020. Gull chicks grow faster but lose telomeres when prenatal cues mismatch the real presence of sibling competitors. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 287: 20200242
Kim S-Y, Velando A. 2020. Attractive male sticklebacks carry more oxidative DNA damage in the soma and germline. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33:121-126
Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M. 2020. Signal detection and optimal acceptance thresholds in avian brood parasite-host systems: implications for egg rejection. Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences B 375: 20190477
Álvarez-Quintero N, Velando A, Kim S-Y. 2020. Long-lasting negative effects of learning tasks during early life in the three-spined stickleback. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 313
Chiara, V., Jeanson, R. 2020. Influence of past and current social contexts on hunting behaviour in spiderlings. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobioloby 74: 87
Calado JG, Paiva VH, Ramos JA, Velando A, Munilla I. 2020. Anthropogenic food resources, sardine decline and environmental conditions have triggered a dietary shift of an opportunistic seabird over the last 30 years in the northwest coast of Spain. Regional Environmental Change 20: 10
Roncalli G, Soler M, Tieleman BI, Versteegh MA, Ruiz‐Raya F, Colombo E, Gomez Sambla M, Ibañez-Alamo JD. 2020. Immunological changes in nestlings growing under predation risk. Journal Avian Biology 51: e02271
Calado JG , Paiva VH , Ceia FR, Gomes P, Ramos JA, Velando A. 2020. Stable isotopes reveal year-round sexual trophic segregation in four yellow-legged gull colonies. Marine Biology 167: 1-11
2019
Noguera JC, Velando A. 2019. Bird embryos perceive vibratory cues of predation risk from clutch mates. Nature Ecology and Evolution 3: 1225-1232
Velando, A., Noguera, J.C., da Silva, A., Kim, S-Y. 2019. Redox-regulation and life-history trade-offs: scavenging mitochondrial ROS improves growth in a wild bird. Scientific Reports 9: 2203
Kim S-Y, Noguera JC & Velando A. 2019. Carry-over effects of early thermal conditions on somatic and germline oxidative damages are mediated by compensatory growth in sticklebacks. Journal Animal Ecology 88: 473-483
Noguera JC. 2019. Crickets increase sexual signalling and sperm protection but live shorter in the presence of rivals. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32: 42-57
Noguera JC, Velando A. 2019. Reduced telomere length in embryos exposed to predator cues. Journal of Experimental Biology 222: jeb216176
2018
Alvarez, G. Barros, A, Velando, A. 2018. The use of European shag pellets as indicators of microplastic fibers in the marine environment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 137, 444-448
Noguera JC, Metcalfe NB, Monaghan P. 2018. Experimental demonstration that offspring fathered by old males have shorter telomeres and reduced lifespans. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 285: 20180268
Morales J, Velando A. 2018. Coloration of chicks modulates costly interactions among family members. Behavioral Ecology 29: 894-903
Oro D, Alvarez D, Velando A. 2018. Complex demographic heterogeneity from anthropogenic impacts in a coastal marine predator. Ecological Applications 28: 612-621
Morales J, Lucas A, Velando A. 2018. Maternal programming of offspring antipredator behavior in a seabird. Behavioral Ecology 29: 479-485
Noguera JC, Aira M, Perez-Losada M, Velando A. 2018. Glucocorticoids modulate gastrointestinal microbiome in a wild. Royal Society Open Science 5: 171743
2017
Noguera JC, Kim S-Y, Velando A. 2017. Family-transmitted stress in a wild bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 114: 6794-6799
Velando A, Costa MM, Kim S-Y. 2017. Sex-specific phenotypes and metabolism-related gene expression in juvenile sticklebacks. Behavioral Ecology 28:1553-1563
Kim S-Y, Costa MM, Esteve-Codina A, Velando A. 2017. Transcriptional mechanisms underlying life-history responses to climate change in the three-spined stickleback. Evolutionary Applications 10: 718-730
Kim S-Y, Metcalfe NB, da Silva A, Velando A. 2017. Thermal conditions during early life influence seasonal maternal strategies in the three-spined stickleback. BMC Ecology 17: 34
Noguera JC, Metcalfe NB, Monaghan P. 2017. Postnatal nutrition influences male attractiveness and promotes plasticity in male mating preferences. The Science of Nature 104:102
Diaz-Real J, Kim S-Y, Velando A. 2017. Plumage colour and the expression of stress-related genes in gull chicks. Journal Avian Biology 48: 1216-1225
Noguera JC. 2017. Interacting effects of early dietary conditions and reproductive effort on the oxidative costs of reproduction. PeerJ 5, e3094
Velando A, Moran P, Romero R, Fernandez J, Piorno V. 2017. Invasion and eradication of the American mink in the Atlantic Islands National Park (NW Spain): A retrospective analysis. Biological Invasions 19: 1227-1241
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