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In a previous paper we found that the cycling of host’s immune and oxidative physiological state over the annual cycle is largely unrelated to infestation by coccidians. In this study we used captive house sparrows that were either kept infested … Continue reading →

Our manuscript – mentioned here – about how feather structure adapts to meet flight- and habitat-related requirements in European birds was accepted for publication in Functional Ecology. This is the first time we make our way into this great journal. … Continue reading →

Flight feather structure evolves to match habitat and flight requirements. This was concluded in a phylogenetic comparative study in which we used 4 flight feather structure parameters of 137 European bird species. We found that flight style (4 categories: flap-soaring, … Continue reading →

Our paper about the correlation between constitutive immunity, life histories and basal metabolic rate was published in Oecologia and can be accessed at the publisher’s site and our group’s publication list.

The great news series continues: our manuscript mentioned here and here was definitively accepted for publication in Oecologia. This is the first time – and hopefully not the last time – we make our way into this great journal. Below, … Continue reading →

The Physiological and Biochemical Zoology paper mentioned here and here was published and the pdf can be accessed in the Publication list of the EvolEcol group. Pap PL, Sesarman A, Vágási CI, Buehler DM, Pătraș L, Versteegh MA and Banciu … Continue reading →

The PLoS ONE paper mentioned here and here was published and can be accessed here. Diaz-Real J, Serrano D, Pérez-Tris J, Fernández-González S, Bermejo A, Calleja JA, De la Puente J, De Palacio D, Martínez JL, Moreno-Opo R, Ponce C, … Continue reading →

Two good news for our group: (1) Our manuscript about the species-specificity of feather mite intensity and prevalence mentioned in the previous News post was accepted for publication in PLoS ONE. (2) It was long time ago that we submitted a manuscript … Continue reading →

Feather mites are among the most common ectosymbionts of birds. Despite their ubiquity, the bird–mite relationship is poorly studied. As a result of a large European collaboration, several scientists contributed their own data about feather mite prevalence and abundance quantified … Continue reading →

Two updates: (1) Our revised manuscript submitted for review in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology was accepted for publication. We will be back when the online early version is available. Till then, below you can find the abstract of the study. … Continue reading →