Nest-dwelling ectoparasites reduce antioxidant defences in females and nestlings of a passerine: a field experiment

Physiological responses to increased brood size and ectoparasite infestation: Adult great tits favour self-maintenance

(2015) Michele Wegmann et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR

Covariation in Oxidative Stress Markers in the Blood of Nestling and Adult Birds

(2014) Ana Angela Romero-Haro et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Is Nestling Growth Affected by Nest Reuse and Skin Bacteria in Pied FlycatchersFicedula hypoleuca?

(2013) Sonia González-Braojos et al.   ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA

Factors Affecting the Presence and Abundance of Generalist Ectoparasites in Nests of Three Sympatric Hole-Nesting Bird Species

(2013) Alejandro Cantarero et al.   ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA

Behavioural responses to ectoparasites in pied flycatchersFicedula hypoleuca: an experimental study

(2013) Alejandro Cantarero et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Dynamics of the enzymatic antioxidants during experimental caprine coccidiosis

(2013) E. Rakhshandehroo et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Does reproduction cause oxidative stress? An open question

(2013) Neil B. Metcalfe et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests

(2012) G. Tomás et al.   BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES

Cross-fostering reveals that among-brood differences in ornamental mouth coloration mostly reflect rearing conditions in nestling house sparrows

(2012) MATTHEW B. DUGAS   BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Maternal effects reduce oxidative stress in female nestlings under high parasite load

(2012) Greet De Coster et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Coccidian Infection Causes Oxidative Damage in Greenfinches

(2012) Tuul Sepp et al.   PLoS One

Oxidative Stress Mediates Physiological Costs of Begging in Magpie (Pica pica) Nestlings

(2012) Gregorio Moreno-Rueda et al.   PLoS One

The Effect of Coccidians on The Condition and Immune profile of Molting House Sparrows (Passer Domesticus)

(2011) Péter László Pap et al.   AUK

Body Size and Immune Defense of Nestling Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) in Response to Manipulation of Ectoparasites and Food Supply

(2011) Jon E. Brommer et al.   AUK

Pre-fledgling oxidative damage predicts recruitment in a long-lived bird

(2011) J. C. Noguera et al.   Biology Letters

Antioxidant Defenses Predict Long-Term Survival in a Passerine Bird

(2011) Nicola Saino et al.   PLoS One

Free Radical Exposure Creates Paler Carotenoid-Based Ornaments: A Possible Interaction in the Expression of Black and Red Traits

(2011) Carlos Alonso-Alvarez et al.   PLoS One

Parasitic infection and oxidative status are associated and vary with breeding activity in the Seychelles warbler

(2011) J. van de Crommenacker et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Nest-climatic factors affect the abundance of biting flies and their effects on nestling condition

(2010) Josué Martínez-de la Puente et al.   ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The Design of Artificial Nestboxes for the Study of Secondary Hole-Nesting Birds: A Review of Methodological Inconsistencies and Potential Biases

(2010) Marcel M. Lambrechts et al.   ACTA ORNITHOLOGICA

Starvation physiology: Reviewing the different strategies animals use to survive a common challenge

(2010) Marshall D. McCue   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Ecological processes in a hormetic framework

(2010) David Costantini et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Sperm of colourful males are better protected against oxidative stress

(2010) Fabrice Helfenstein et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Oxidative stress as a life-history constraint: the role of reactive oxygen species in shaping phenotypes from conception to death

(2010) Neil B. Metcalfe et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Nest ectoparasites increase physiological stress in breeding birds: an experiment

(2010) Josué Martínez-de la Puente et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Ecological immunology of bird-ectoparasite systems

(2010) Jeb P. Owen et al.   TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

On the measurement of circulating antioxidant capacity and the nightmare of uric acid

(2010) David Costantini   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Carotenoids in evolutionary ecology: re-evaluating the antioxidant role

(2009) Lorenzo Pérez-Rodríguez   BIOESSAYS

Does immune response cause oxidative stress in birds? A meta-analysis

(2009) David Costantini et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Nest-dwelling ectoparasites of two sympatric hole-nesting passerines in relation to nest composition: An experimental study

(2009) Juan Moreno et al.   ECOSCIENCE

Host inflammatory response governs fitness in an avian ectoparasite, the northern fowl mite (Ornithonyssus sylviarum)

(2009) Jeb P. Owen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY

Does weather affect biting fly abundance in avian nests?

(2009) Josué Martínez-de la Puente et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Intraspecific Variation and Interspecific Differences in the Bacterial and Fungal Assemblages of Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) and Great Tit (Parus major) Nests

(2009) Anne E. Goodenough et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Honest sexual signalling mediated by parasite and testosterone effects on oxidative balance

(2009) F. Mougeot et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Reactive oxygen species as universal constraints in life-history evolution

(2009) D. K. Dowling et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The expression of melanin-based plumage is separately modulated by exogenous oxidative stress and a melanocortin

(2009) I. Galvan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

HEALTH-STATE VARIABLES AND ENZYMATIC BIOMARKERS AS SURVIVAL PREDICTORS IN NESTLING GREAT TITS (PARUS MAJOR): EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

(2008) A. C. NORTE et al.   AUK

Oxidative stress as a mediator of life history trade-offs: mechanisms, measurements and interpretation

(2008) Pat Monaghan et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa)

(2008) L. Perez-Rodriguez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Long flights and age affect oxidative status of homing pigeons (Columba livia)

(2008) D. Costantini et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Determinants of abundance and effects of blood-sucking flying insects in the nest of a hole-nesting bird

(2008) Gustavo Tomás et al.   OECOLOGIA

Pre-laying nutrition mediates maternal effects on offspring immune capacity and growth in the pied flycatcher

(2008) Juan Moreno et al.   OECOLOGIA

Inflammation and oxidative stress in vertebrate host-parasite systems

(2008) G. Sorci et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

An Intracellular Antioxidant Determines the Expression of a Melanin-Based Signal in a Bird

(2008) Ismael Galván et al.   PLoS One

Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: Effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature

(2007) Elisa Lobato et al.   HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR