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Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; Manuel Martin-Vivaldi, Auteur ; Jesus M. Aviles, AuteurAnimals can engage in visual displays, which may target conspecifics, heterospecifics or both. Here we studied the function of the flamboyant crest-raising display of hoopoes Upupa epops in experiments performed with males in captivity. Males we[...]
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Gustavo Tomás, Auteur ; David Martín-Gálvez, Auteur ; Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; Juan J. Soler, AuteurIntraspecific brood parasitism is widespread among birds and provides clues for elucidating the evolutionary origin of interspecific brood parasitism. Studies suggest that brood parasitism does not occur at random, but that parasitic females sel[...]
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Liesbeth de Neve, Auteur ; Juan J. Soler, Auteur ; Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; David Martín-Gálvez, Auteur ; Tomas Perez-Contreras, Auteur ; Manuel Soler, AuteurParasite pressure and nutrition are two of the most important factors affecting the trade-off between nestling growth and immune development. During development, energy and nutrients are often limited, and nestlings should only dedicate differen[...]
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Juan Manuel Peralta-Sanchez, Auteur ; Manuel Martin-Vivaldi, Auteur ; Antonio Manuel Martin-Platero, Auteur ; Manuel Martinez-Bueno, Auteur ; Marta Onate, Auteur ; Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; Juan Jose Soler, AuteurSelection pressures due to parasitism play an important role in driving the evolution of life history traits of birds in general and of behaviour at the nest in particular. Eggshell bacterial load has been shown to predict hatching failure (i.e.[...]
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Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; Juan J. Soler, Auteur ; Francoise S. Lucas, Auteur ; Philipp Heeb, Auteur ; Maria Jose Palacios, Auteur ; David Martín-Gálvez, Auteur ; Liesbeth de Neve, Auteur ; Tomas Perez-Contreras, Auteur ; Juan G. Martinez, Auteur ; Manuel Soler, AuteurDiversity of the gut bacterial community is of prime importance for optimal food digestion and, therefore, for nutritional condition of avian nestlings. Consequently, bacterial community should be considered as a predictor of the future survival[...]
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Juan Diego Ibanez-Alamo, Auteur ; Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; Juan Jose Soler, AuteurNestlings of many bird species produce fecal sacs, excrements encapsulated within a mucous covering. Although it facilitates parents' removal of feces from nests, which would improve hygienic conditions for developing nestlings, no functional (i[...]
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Manuel Martin-Vivaldi, Auteur ; Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; María Méndez, Auteur ; Juan J. Soler, AuteurAnimals should invest in the immune system to protect themselves from parasites, but the cost of immune responses may limit investment depending on resource availability. In birds' broods, senior and junior chicks in size hierarchies face differ[...]
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Manuel Martin-Vivaldi, Auteur ; Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, Auteur ; Juan Jose Soler, Auteur ; Juan Manuel Peralta-Sanchez, Auteur ; María Méndez, Auteur ; Eva Valdivia, Auteur ; Antonio Manuel Martin-Platero, Auteur ; Manuel Martinez-Bueno, AuteurThe uropygial glands of birds serve multiple functions, and there is great interspecific variability in the composition and properties of their secretions. A special case is the secretion in the hoopoes Upupa epops, and green woodhoopoes Phoenic[...]
