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Feral pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica) management in low-density urban areas: prevention is better than cure.
(Springer Nature, 2019-07-12)Currently, there are naturalized populations of feral pigeon (Columba livia var. domestica) worldwide with an estimated global population between 165 and 330 million individuals. Feral pigeons are adapted to urban ... -
Finessing atlas data for species distribution models
(Wiley Open Access, 2011)Aim The spatial resolution of species atlases and therefore resulting model predictions are often too coarse for local applications. Collecting distribution data at a finer resolution for large numbers of species requires ... -
First Record of a comunal roost of Short-toed Eagles Circaetus gallicus during migration at the Strait of Gibraltar
(2010)Communal roosting and its adaptive function for birds have been widely studied. Both juveniles and adults of social bird species normally concentrate in communal roosts, and the protection of these sites may be of conservation ... -
Form and function of the mantle edge in Protobranchia (Mollusca: Bivalvia)
(Elsevier, 2022-08)We analyzed, by optical and transmission electron microscopy, the morphology and function of the mantle edge, including the formation of the periostracum, of ten species of protobranchs. Five species from the order Nuculida, ... -
Fuzzy chorotypes as a conceptual tool to improve insight into biogeographic patterns.
(Oxford Academic, 2011-10-05)Chorotypes—statistically significant groups of coincident distribution areas—constitute biogeographic units that are fuzzy by nature. This quality has been referred to in the literature but has not been analyzed in depth ... -
Fuzzy sets allow gaging the extent and rate of species range shift due to climate change.
(Springer Nature, 2020-10-01)The recent modification of species distribution ranges in response to a warmer climate has constituted a major and generalized biogeographic change. The main driver of the shift in distribution is the disequilibrium of the ... -
Gone (and spread) with the birds: Can chorotype analysis highlight the spread of West Nile virus within the Afro-Palaearctic flyway?
(Elsevier, 2023)West Nile virus (WNV) is a globally significant vector-borne disease that is primarily transmitted between birds and mosquitoes. Recently, there has been an increase in WNV in southern Europe, with new cases reported in ... -
Human activities link fruit bat presence to Ebola virus disease outbreaks
(Wiley, 2020)A significant link between forest loss and fragmentation and outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in humans has been documented. Deforestation may alter the natural circulation of viruses and change the composition, ... -
Integrating fuzzy logic and statistics to improve the reliable delimitation of biogeographic regions and transition zones
(2013)This study uses the amphibian species of the Mediterranean basin to develop a consistent procedure based on fuzzy sets with which biogeographic regions and biotic transition zones can be objectively detected and reliably ... -
Lack of maintenance of motorway fences works against their intended purpose with potential negative impacts on protected species.
(Springer Nature, 2020-01-21)Linear infrastructure intrusions into natural ecosystems, such as motorways and high-speed railways, causes direct loss of habitat but also impacts fauna through collisions. Wildlife road mortality is well documented and ... -
Late Pleistocene boreal molluscs in the Gulf of Cadiz: Past and current oceanographic implications
(Elsevier, 2023-07)Remains of molluscs were collected from the seafloor on the north-eastern margin of the Gulf of Cadiz, between 300 and 1000 m water depth, using different sampling methods (e.g. dredging, trawling and box-coring), during ... -
Mapping the Risk for West Nile Virus Transmission, Africa.
(2022-04)West Nile virus (WNV) is an emergent arthropodborne virus that is transmitted from bird to bird by mosquitoes. Spillover events occur when infected mosquitoes bite mammals. We created a geopositioned database of WNV presence ... -
Metapopulation Patterns of Iberian Butterflies Revealed by Fuzzy Logic
(MDPI, 2021-04)Metapopulation theory considers that the populations of many species are fragmented into patches connected by the migration of individuals through an interterritorial matrix. We applied fuzzy set theory and environmental ... -
Modelling chorotypes of invasive vertebrates in mainland Spain.
(Wiley, 2007-09-24)We investigated the existence of chorotypes – assemblages of species with similar geographical ranges – of invasive species in a host territory, and their potential use to advocate similar control or management strategies ... -
Modelling the distribution of Bonelli’s eagle in Spain: implications for conservation planning.
(2005-11-07)Bonelli’s eagle, Hieraaetus fasciatus , has recently suffered a severe population decline and is currently endangered. Spain supports about 70% of the European population. We used stepwise logistic regression on a set of ... -
Myosin heavy chain isoforms in the myocardium of the atrioventricular junction of Scyliorhinus canicula (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes)
(Wiley, 2020)The atrioventricular (AV) junction of the fish heart, interposed between the atrium and the ventricle, has been studied anatomically and histologically in several chondrichthyan and teleost species. Nonetheless, knowledge ... -
Nest light environment and potential risk of cuckoo parasitism.
(2007-04-01)Brood parasitism represents a significant cost in reproduction; thus, natural selection should favor the evolution of host defenses, which in turn may favor evolution of more sophisticated techniques by the parasite to ... -
New measures for assessing model equilibrium and prediction mismatch in species distribution models.
(Wiley, 2013-06-19)Models based on species distributions are widely used and serve important purposes in ecology, biogeography and conservation. Their continuous predictions of environmental suitability are commonly converted into a binary ... -
Pathogeography: leveraging the biogeography of human infectious diseases for global health management
(2018)Biogeography is an implicit and fundamental component of almost every dimension of modern biology, from natural selection and speciation to invasive species and biodiversity management. However, biogeography has rarely ... -
Population interconnectivity over the past 120,000 years explains distribution and diversity of Central African hunter-gatherers
(2022-05-17)The evolutionary history of African hunter-gatherers holds key insights into modern human diversity. Here, we combine ethnographic and genetic data on Central African hunter-gatherers (CAHG) to show that their current ...