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Bacteria and the evolution of honest signals. The case of ornamental throat feathers in spotless starlings
ArticleAbstract: Mechanisms guaranteeing reliability of messages are essential in understanding the underlying informPalabras claves:Bacterial load, Feather-degrading bacteria, Ornaments, Sexual selection, Sturnus unicolor, uropygial glandAutores:Martín-Gálvez D., Ruiz-Castellano C., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusBegging and ectoparasite attraction
ArticleAbstract: Honesty of offspring begging behaviours is the keystone to understanding the evolution of parent-offPalabras claves:Acoustic communication, Auditory cues, Begging costs, Ectoparasite attraction, Honest signalling, host location mechanisms, Interspecific eavesdropping, Nestling begging calls, Parent-offspring conflict, PhonotaxisAutores:Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:rraaescopusAntimicrobial activity of nest-lining feathers is enhanced by breeding activity in avian nests
ArticleAbstract: The use of feathers as nest material has been proposed as a kind of self-medication strategy becausePalabras claves:antimicrobial activity, Eggshell bacterial load, Feather nest material, Incubation behavior, Keratinolytic bacteria, Spotless starlingAutores:Ruiz-Castellano C., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusAntimicrobial capacity is related to body colouration and reproductive success in female spotless starlings
ArticleAbstract: Pathogenic microorganisms select for a plethora of defensive mechanisms on their hosts. In males ofPalabras claves:animal communication, antimicrobial capacity, antimicrobial defences, innate humoral immunity, sexual selection in females, Sturnus unicolorAutores:Azcárate-García M., Díaz-Lora S., Pérez-Contreras T., Ruiz-Castellano C., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusEctoparasite Activity During Incubation Increases Microbial Growth on Avian Eggs
ArticleAbstract: While direct detrimental effects of parasites on hosts are relatively well documented, other more suPalabras claves:ARISA, Bacterial community, Ectoparasite-host interactions, hatching success, Niche construction, Trans-shell transmissionAutores:Martín-Gálvez D., Martín-Vivaldi M., Peralta-Sánchez J.M., Ruiz-Castellano C., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusEffects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies
ArticleAbstract: Research on the mechanisms involved in host location by parasites is of paramount importance and mayPalabras claves:begging, Ceratopogonidae, Culicidae, ectoparasite repellent, ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS, host location mechanisms, Simuliidae, uropygial glandAutores:Barón M.D., Martín-Vivaldi M., Ruiz-Castellano C., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G., Zamora-Munõz C.Fuentes:scopusEgg colouration predicts brood size, telomere length and body condition of spotless starling fledglings
ArticleAbstract: Understanding the impressive interspecific variation in avian eggshell colouration has attracted thePalabras claves:Brood size, Clutch size, female ornamentation, Sexual selection, sibling competitionAutores:Figuerola J., Martínez-De La Puente J., Ruiz-Castellano C., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusIntraspecific avian brood parasites avoid host nests infested by ectoparasites
ArticleAbstract: Intraspecific brood parasitism is widespread among birds and provides clues for elucidating the evolPalabras claves:Conspecific brood parasitism, Ectoparasitism risk, Eggshell spottiness, Host-parasite synchronization, Host-selection mechanisms, Intraspecific nest parasitismAutores:Martín-Gálvez D., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusSmaller distance between nest contents and cavity entrance increases risk of ectoparasitism in cavity-nesting birds
ArticleAbstract: Determining costs associated with nest-building behaviour and nest characteristics is of prime imporPalabras claves:blood-sucking flies, cavity depth, distance to cavity entrance, Ectoparasitism risk, host location, Nest building, nest depth, nest sizeAutores:Ruiz-Castellano C., Ruiz-Rodríguez M., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopusSpotless starlings prefer spotless eggs: conspecific brood parasites cue on eggshell spottiness to avoid ectoparasites
ArticleAbstract: Avian brood parasites are expected to select host nests according to characteristics that maximize oPalabras claves:Carnus hemapterus, ectoparasitism, Eggshell spottiness, host selection mechanisms, Intraspecific nest parasitism, Sturnus unicolorAutores:Azcárate-García M., Díaz-Lora S., Soler J.J., Tomás Gutierrez, G.Fuentes:scopus