Latest publications

• Lopez-Rull, I; Gil, D. 2009. Do female spotless starlings (Sturnus unicolor) adjust maternal investment according to male attractiveness? Journal of Avian Biology 40: 254-262
• Biard, C., Gil, D., Karadas, F., Surai, P.F., Møller, A.P. 2009. Maternal effects mediated by antioxidants and the evolution of carotenoid-based signals in birds American Naturalist 174: 696-708.
• Alonso-Alvarez, C., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., García, J. T., Viñuela, J. 2009. Testosterone-mediated trade-offs in the old age: a new approach to the immunocompetence handicap and carotenoid-based sexual signalling Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 276: 2093–2101
• Mougeot, F., Martínez-Padilla, J., Webster, L. M. I., Blount, J. D., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Piertney, S. B. 2009. Honest sexual signaling mediated by parasite and testosterone effects on oxidative balance Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 276: 1093-1100
• Mougeot, F., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Sumozas, N., Terraube, J. 2009. Parasites, condition, immune responsiveness and carotenoid-based ornamentation in male red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa Journal of Avian Biology 40: 67-74
• de Miguel, F.J., Valencia, A., Arroyo, M., & Monclús, R., 2009. Spatial distribution of scent marks in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes l.) : Do red foxes select certain plants as signal posts? Polish Journal of Ecology 57: 605-609
• Monclús, R., Arroyo, M., Valencia, A. & de Miguel, F.J. 2009. Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) use rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) scent marks as territorial marking sites Journal of Ethology 27: 153-156
• Monclús, R. & Rödel, H.G. 2009. Influence of different individual traits on vigilance behaviour in European rabbits Ethology 115: 758-766
• Monclús, R., Palomares, F., Tablado, Z., Martínez-Fontúrbel, A. & Palme, R. 2009. Testing the threat-sensitive predator avoidance hypothesis : Physiological responses and predator pressure in wild rabbits Oecologia 158: 615-623
• Pérez-Rodríguez, L. 2009. Carotenoids in evolutionary ecology: re-evaluating the antioxidant role BioEssays 31:1116–1126
• Lopez-Rull, I; Miksik, I; Gil, D. 2008. Egg pigmentation reflects female and egg quality in the spotless starling Sturnus unicolor Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 1877-1884
• Alonso-Álvarez, C., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Mateo, R., Chastel, O., Viñuela, J. 2008. The oxidation handicap hypothesis and the carotenoid allocation trade-off Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 1789-1797
• Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Viñuela, J. 2008. Carotenoid-based bill and eye ring coloration as honest signals of condition: an experimental test in the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) Naturwissenschaften 95: 821-830
• Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Mougeot, F., Alonso-Álvarez, C., Blas, J., Viñuela, J., Bortolotti, G. R. 2008. Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) Journal of Experimental Biology 211: 2155-2161
• Pérez-Rodríguez, L. 2008. Carotenoid-based ornamentation as a dynamic but consistent individual trait Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 995-1005
• Villanúa, D., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Casas, F., Alzaga, V., Acevedo, P., Viñuela, J., Gortázar, C. 2008. Sanitary risks of red-legged partridge releases: introduction of parasites European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 199-204
• Corbin, E., Vicente, J., Martin-Hernando, M. P., Acevedo, P., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Gortazar, C. 2008. Quantification of the components of spleen in mammals and its reliability as a measure of immune strength Mammal Review 31(1): 108-115
• Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Alonso-Álvarez, C., Martínez-Haro, M., Viñuela, J. 2008. Variation in plasma biochemical parameters in captive adult red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) during daylight hours European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 21-26
• Monclús, R. & Rödel, H.G. 2008. Different forms of vigilance in response to the presence of predators and conspecifics in a group-living mammal, the European rabbit Ethology 114: 287-297
• Coureaud, G., Fortun-Lamothe, L., Rödel, H.G., Monclús, R. & Schaal, B. 2008. The developing rabbit : Some data related to the behaviour, feeding and sensory capacities between birth and weaning Productions Animales
• López Rull, I., Celis, P., Salaberría, C., Puerta, M. & Gil, D. 2008. Post-fledging recruitment in relation to nestling plasma testosterone and immunocompetence in the spotless starling Functional Ecology 25: 500-508
• Gil, D. 2008. Hormones in bird eggs: physiology, ecology and behavior : Advances in the Study of Behavior, 38: 337-398
• Gil, D., Bulmer, E., Celis, P., López-Rull, I. 2008. Adaptive developmental plasticity in growing nestlings: sibling competition induces differential gape growth Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences 275: 549-554
• Naguib, M., Heim, C. & Gil, D. 2008. Early developmental conditions and male attractiveness in zebra finches Ethology 114: 255-261
• Bulmer, E., Celis, P. & Gil, D. 2008. Parent-absent begging: evidence for sibling honesty and cooperation in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) Behavioral Ecology 19: 279-284