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Genetic and Cultural Biodiversity

Our line of research emerges by questioning the causes that generate and maintain biological diversity in environments subject to local and global changes due to natural effects and by human action that catastrophically, whether gradual or sudden, either stochastic processes or programmed by the man, determine the variation of the environment. We question to what extent organisms are adapted to such changes; what are the organisms, their habitats, range of distribution and what are the threatened evolutionary lines, if there is a way to prevent their extinction, if there is any order of interest on the part of man of the different taxa and what is the order of priority of conservation of the different evolutionary lines, the threatened organisms, their habitats and landscapes where they are framed.

We give value to the natural environment in a similar way as artistic and cultural resources could be evaluated, taking into account that it is the common heritage of the entire planet, which has the universal singularity of developing life and not as a mere source of obtaining resources that can be exploited by man. We understand that such exploitation of resources is a basic need of humanity, but we cannot evaluate the natural environment from this economic perspective but by following criteria similar to those used to evaluate any artistic or cultural expression, taking into account the uniqueness of the evolutionary phenomenon.

biodiversity2Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) populations in the Iberian Peninsula suffered a significant decline in past decades. Currently, two outstanding aspects of its evolutionary biology have called our attention since their knowledge is essential to better understand the current dynamics of its population numbers. On the one hand, its genetic diversity: The genetic variability of individuals in relation to different vital parameters related to biological efficacy, and the population genetic variability in relation to the dispersion, demography and isolation of the colonies. From a more behavioral and population ecology perspective, we have addressed the importance of public information in the dynamics of colony formation, the signals that determine attraction to a given colony, and the evolutionary role that, from the perspective of biological efficacy. dispersal between colonies plays a role. Lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) populations in the Iberian Peninsula suffered a significant decline in past decades. Currently, two outstanding aspects of its evolutionary biology have called our attention since their knowledge is essential to better understand the current dynamics of its population numbers. On the one hand, its genetic diversity: The genetic variability of individuals in relation to different vital parameters related to biological efficacy, and the population genetic variability in relation to the dispersion, demography and isolation of the colonies. From a more behavioral and population ecology perspective, we have addressed the importance of public information in the dynamics of colony formation, the signals that determine attraction to a given colony, and the evolutionary role that, from the perspective of biological efficacy. plays the dispersal between colonies.

Even considering sustainable development as a useful tool that reconciles economic, social and environmental interests, we believe that sustainable development cannot be used as a universal tool on which all conservation actions should be based. This is because in order to achieve compatibility, economic, social and environmental interests should coincide on similar time scales, but this does not frequently occur, making the commitment uncertain if not impossible in the medium and long term. Thus, we propose forms of conservation that are not subject to unstable balances such as those based on strictly economic criteria.

biodiversity3Mioscirtus wagneri is a grasshopper dependent on salty soils influenced by the Suaeda vera plant on which it depends. Along with other Orthopteran species, it is an emblematic species of the very scarce Mediterranean hypersaline environments and we are using it as a study model to understand the evolutionary importance of dispersal and habitat fragmentation from a genetic and population point of view. As in the case of other emblematic species of these environments (eg the silver rattlesnake cricket (Gryllodinus kerkennensis)) its presence is synonymous with not too unfortunate management of the immediate surroundings of these lagoons and the Iberian salt marshes. Mioscirtus wagneri is a grasshopper dependent on salty soils influenced by the Suaeda vera plant on which it depends. Along with other Orthopteran species, it is an emblematic species of the very scarce Mediterranean hypersaline environments and we are using it as a study model to understand the evolutionary importance of dispersal and habitat fragmentation from a genetic and population point of view. As in the case of other emblematic species of these environments (eg the silver rattlesnake cricket (Gryllodinus kerkennensis)) its presence is synonymous with not too unfortunate management of the immediate surroundings of these lagoons and the Iberian salt marshes.
As a framework for our research, we begin with empirical studies that show the advantages that genetic diversity has at different levels of biological organization, eg, individuals, social groups, species, and communities.

biodiversity13Waterlogged ditches in Montes de Toledo, a breeding ground for various species of amphibians, such as the spotted toad (Pelodytes punctatus). This type of temporary and minor aquatic environment is of great importance for the survival of many species on a regional scale. One of our lines of research is focused on better understanding the effects of habitat fragmentation on patterns of diversity and genetic structure in multiple co-distributed species. Flooded ditches in Montes de Toledo, a breeding ground for various amphibian species, such as the toad speckled (Pelodytes punctatus). This type of temporary and minor aquatic environment is of great importance for the survival of many species on a regional scale. One of our lines of research focuses on better understanding the effects of habitat fragmentation on patterns of diversity and genetic structure in multiple co-distributed species.
Any habitat on our planet is subject to continuous and stochastic changes, sometimes catastrophic due to natural phenomena or human intervention. These changes can be dramatic at the population or even species level. Natural selection and other causes contribute to the deterioration of populations and their genetic variability. These changes can be dramatic for many individuals who perish and can be highly stressful for survivors. Thus, environmental changes can cause pernicious effects on natural populations. Furthermore, these changes may have consequences on the distribution, probability of local extinction, and on the phenotypic and genotypic diversity of the surviving populations. Our goal is to reveal those effects and the mechanisms at the organism and population level that allow restoring or maintaining biological variation. For all this, it is essential to document aspects of ecology, distribution and demography and their possible relationship with the maintenance of critical levels of variability and gene flow of natural populations.

genetics1By including the former Wild Species Genetics subline in the Group, we incorporated their work. We develop and apply molecular markers to study the genetic structure of wild populations. Population genetics studies how genetic variation is distributed among species, populations, and individuals, considering how the evolutionary forces of mutation, selection, genetic drift, and migration affect the distribution of genetic variation. We study genetic aspects that are applicable to the knowledge and management of wild animals. Such approaches include forensic techniques; phylogenetic studies, populations and establishment of family relationships; identification of individuals and species and characterization of introgression.

biodiversity12The surroundings of the hypersaline lagoons constitute unique environments, a refuge for species of halophilic influence or resistant to salinity. These spaces of high ecological and evolutionary value are of great natural value due to their unique, rare, endemic or endangered species. Due to the isolation and fragmentation of these habitats, some taxonomic groups that inhabit them are ideal models for the study of populations from the point of view of evolutionary biology and their conservation.
The surroundings of the hypersaline lagoons constitute unique environments, a refuge for species of halophilic influence or resistant to salinity. These spaces of high ecological and evolutionary value are of great natural value due to their unique, rare, endemic or endangered species. Due to the isolation and fragmentation of these habitats, some taxonomic groups that inhabit them are ideal models for the study of populations from the point of view of evolutionary biology and their conservation.

Davila Garcia, Jose Antonio

Associate Professor

joseantonio.davila@uclm.es

Phone: 926052330

Collaborators

  • Alberto Muñoz Muñoz, Post-doc Researcher at CREAF (Barcelona), a.munoz(a)creaf.uab.es
  • Alfred P. Vogler. Imperial College and The Natural History Museum, London, UK.
  • Daniele Canestrelli, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
  • David Buckley, Post-doc Researcher, National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC
  • David B. Wake, University of California, Berkeley, United States
  • Elena García-Vigón, UCLM-MNCN Pre-doc Researcher
  • Elizabeth Jockusch, University of Connecticut, Storrs, United States
  • Ernesto Recuero, Post-doc Researcher, National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC
  • Esperanza S. Ferrer, UCLM Pre-doc Researcher, esperanza.sferrer(a)uclm.es
  • Glenn Yannic, Laval University, Québec, Canada
  • Gustau Calabuig Penadés
  • Gustavo Llorente, University of Barcelona
  • Helena Gonçalves, CIBIO, Vairao, Portugal
  • Iván Gómez Mestre, Post-doc Researcher, Cantabrian Institute of Biodiversity, Oviedo
  • Jan W. Arntzen, NCB Naturalis, Leiden, The Netherlands
  • Jorge Gutiérrez Rodríguez, MNCN-UCLM Pre-doc Researcher, jorge.gutierrez(a)mncn.csic.es
  • José D. Rodriguez-Teijeiro, Department of Animal Biology, University of Barcelona, ​​jrodriguez(a)ub.edu
  • Josep Maria Espelta Morral, Researcher at CREAF (Barcelona), josep.espelta(a)uab.cat
  • Mario García París, Scientific Researcher, National Museum of Natural Sciences, CSIC
  • Michael G. Sergeev, Professor Novosibirsk State University, Russia, mgsergeev(a)aim.com
  • Nuno Ferrand, CIBIO, Vairao, Portugal
  • Steeve D. Côté, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
  • Vicente García-Navas, UCLM Pre-doc Researcher, vicente.garcianavas(a)uclm.es
  • Vicenta Llorente del Moral, Emeritus, National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid
  • Victoria L. Sork, University of California at Los Angeles, United States

These are some of the lines of research that our group is currently developing:

Orthopteran diversity: We are developing a long-term project to genetically characterize orthopteran populations in the Mediterranean environment. The objective is to solve taxonomic and phylogeographic questions that allow us to know the evolutionary history of these species and develop management tools for their better conservation.

Ecological interactions and evolution: Using as a model the beetles of the genus Curculio, specialist parasites of oak oak seeds, we studied whether the adaptations that favor the optimal exploitation of the host have been able to promote intra- and inter-specific morphological diversification. Likewise, we are interested in knowing to what extent isolation (decrease or absence of inter-population gene flow) is necessary for diversification to begin at an intra-specific level. On a global scale we also carry out phylogeographic studies to understand the evolution and diversification patterns of this group of organisms in tropical and Mediterranean environments.

biodiversity4Different species of beetles of the genus Curculio, specialist predators of Quercus seeds. They constitute our main working model in studies on ecomorphological adaptations and evolution in parasite-host systems.
Behavior and use of public information: We are studying in different organizations the importance that the use of public information has in making decisions directly related to biological diversity. The objective of these studies is to know the social mechanisms related to the evaluation of the quality of the resources, which influence decisions as vital as the selection of habitat or the choice of a mate, which will allow us to better understand the population dynamics and patterns of distribution of these species.

For the lesser kestrel studies, 30 colonies in La Mancha were used, in which all the individuals were marked and monitored.

Biodiversity
José Miguel Aparicio and Gustau Calabuig collecting biological data in one of the studied colonies of this species.

Quercine population genetics: We are developing several projects with this group of trees to learn about the genetic consequences of forest fragmentation and the factors that determine gene flow between populations subjected to different environmental situations. We are also analyzing what factors determine the hybridization patterns between oaks in different Mediterranean environments of the Iberian Peninsula and America.

Biodiversity
Raúl Bonal marking holm oak seedlings as part of the study of the genetic variability of trees in fragmented forests.

Genetic diversity in birds: We are investigating genetic variability in various bird species, with particular interest in the consequences that genetic diversity has on different aspects of fitness and sexual selection.

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Raúl Bonal checking the beetle emergency traps placed in holm oak trunks.

Diversity of invertebrates in singular spaces of great natural value: The vegetation around the hypersaline lagoons treasures an extraordinary invertebrate fauna with isolated and disjoint populations, currently very reduced and fragmented by human action. We investigate the richness of Orthoptera, in particular we focus on rare and/or endemic species of these enclaves, their ecology, their isolation and genetic structure, the effects of human influence and stochastic environmental processes on the destruction and fragmentation of populations, and we designate species. ambassadors who are associated with these environments in an attempt to contribute to a better knowledge and conservation of these unique spaces.

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To understand the existing patterns of biodiversity, it is necessary to address taxonomic and phylogeographic aspects. Taxonomy and phylogeography studies cannot be conceived without a comparative analysis of twin forms or populations of the same species in different geographical areas of their distribution, in our case the shores of the Mediterranean. (A) Joaquín Ortego and Pilar Aguirre sampling Orthoptera in sub-desert environments of Tunisia. (B) Pedro J. Cordero in a hypersaline lagoon in Morocco.

  • Through the study of possible changes in distribution, phenology and inter-population genetic variability in model Orthoptera species, we try to reveal possible climatic effects on populations of these species at different time scales.
  • Genetics applied to the management of hunting resources.
  • phylogeography.
  • Molecular ecology.
  • Differentiation of populations and speciation.
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Isolated holm oak in Huecas (Toledo), where we studied the effect of forest fragmentation on the biological efficacy and genetic diversity of scattered trees and their associated insect populations.

2021

ISI Articles

  • Bastianelli, ML, Premier, J., Herrmann, M., Anile, S., Monterroso, P., Kuemmerle, T., Dormann, C Ortego J., González-Serna MJ., Noguerales V., Cordero PJ. F., Streif, S., Jerosch, S., Götz, M., Simon, O., Moleón, M., Gil-Sánchez, JM, Biró, Z., Dekker, J., Severon, A., Krannich , A., Hupe, K., Germain, E., Pontier, D., Janssen, R., Ferreras, P., Díaz-Ruiz, F., López-Martín, JM, Urra, F., Bizzarri, L. ., Bertos-Martín, E., Dietz, M., Trinzen, M., Ballesteros-Duperón, E., Barea-Azcón, JM, Sforzi, A., Poulle, M.-L. & Heurich, M. 2021. Survival and cause-specific mortality of European wildcat (Happy New Year) across Europe. Biological Conservation. 261, 109239.
  • Iglesias Pastrana, C., Navas González, FJ, Ruiz Aguilera, MJ, Davila García JA, Delgado Bermejo JV & Abelló MT. 2021. White-naped mangabeys' viable insurance population within European Zoo Network. Sci Rep 11
  • Noguerales V., Cordero PJ., Knowles LL., Ortego J. Genomic insights into the origin of trans?Mediterranean disjunct distributions. Journal of Biogeography 48: 440-452
  • Ortego J., Noguerales V., Tonzo V., González-Serna MJ., Cordero PJ. Broadly Distributed but Genetically Fragmented: Demographic Consequences of Pleistocene Climatic Oscillations in a Common Iberian Grasshopper. Insect Systematics and Diversity 5:1-14
  • Panuelas J et al., … Cordero PJ….(total 76 authors). Impacts of Use and Abuse of Nature in Catalonia with Proposals for Sustainable Management. Land 10:144

2020

ISI Articles

  • Gaytan A., Bergsten J., Canelo T., Perez-Izquierdo C., Santoro M. Bonal R. (2020). DNA Barcoding and geographic scale effect: The problems of undersampling genetic diversity hotspots. Ecology and Evolution 10: 10754-10772.
  • Gonzalez-Serna MJ, Cordero PJ, Ortego J. (2020). Insights into the neutral and adaptive processes shaping the spatial distribution of genomic variation in the economically important Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus). Ecology and Evolution 10: 3991-4008.

2019

ISI Articles

  • Bonal, R; Munoz, A; Aparicio, JM; Santoro, M.; Spelled, JM.2019. Phylogeography, historical factors and host-parasite specificity: comparative study of the communities of acorn feeding insects (Curculio spp.) in the Iberian Peninsula and California. Ecosystems 28: 15-25.
  • Gonzalez-Serna, MJ; Lamb, P.J.; Ortego, J. 2019. Spatiotemporally explicit demographic modeling supports a joint effect of historical barriers to dispersal and contemporary landscape composition on structuring genomic variation in a red-listed grasshopper. Molecular Ecology 28: 2155-2172.
  • King, C; Noguerales, V; Garcia-Navas, V. 2019. Ecological and phenotypic divergence in Iberian shrews (Soricidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and evolutionary research 57: 642-661

Books and book chapters

  • Vinyoles D., Aparicio E., de Sostoa A., Llorente GA, Pujol-Buxó E., Montori A., Rodriguez-Teijeiro JD, Cordero PJ, Palazón S., Melero Y., Gosálbez J. 2019. Protected species i threats: continental vertebrate fauna. In: Naturaleza ús o abús. Institute of Catalan Studies. ISBN: 978-84-9965-457-7. Barcelona, ​​43pp

2018

ISI Articles

  • Aguirre MP, Ortego J, Cordero PJ. 2018. Influence of grazing on populations of the specialist grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri inhabiting hypersaline habitats in La Mancha Region, Central Spain. Journal of Orthoptera Research 27:75-81.
  • Bogdziewicz M, Espelta JM, Munoz A, Aparicio JM, Bonal R. 2018. Effectiveness of predator satiation in masting oaks is negatively affected by conspecific density. Oecology 186:983-993.
  • Bonal R, Vargas-Osuna E, Mena JD, Aparicio JM, Santoro M, Martín A. 2018. Looking for variable molecular markers in the chestnut gall wasp Dryocosmus kuriphilus: first comparison across genes. Scientific Reports, 8:5631.
  • Noguerales V, Cordero PJ, Ortego J. 2018. Inferring the demographic history of an oligophagous grasshopper: Effects of climatic niche stability and host-plant distribution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 118: 343-356.
  • Noguerales V, Cordero PJ, Ortego J. 2018. Integrating genomic and phenotypic data to evaluate alternative species phylogenetic and delimitation hypotheses in a recent evolutionary radiation of grasshoppers. Molecular Ecology 27:1229–1244.
  • Pérez-Granados C, Serrano-Davies E, Noguerales V. Returning home after fire: how fire may help us manage the persistence of srub-steppe specialist bird populations. Biodiversity and conservation 27(12):3087-3102.

2017

ISI Articles

  • ORTEGO J., NOGUERALES V., LAMB PJ. Geographical and ecological drivers of mitonuclear genetic divergence in a Mediterranean grasshopper. Evolutionary Biology (In press)
  • GONZÁLEZ-SERNA MJ., ORTEGO J., CORDERO PJ. Dociostaurus. Systematic Entomology (in press)
  • GARCÍA-NAVAS V., NOGUERALES V., CORDERO PJ., ORTEGO J. Phenotypic disparity in Iberian short-horned grasshoppers (Acrididae): the role of ecology and phylogeny. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 109 (2017)
  • GARCÍA-NAVAS V., NOGUERALES V., CORDERO PJ., ORTEGO J. Ecological drivers of body size evolution and sexual size dimorphism in short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Journal of Evolutionary Biology, in press. (2017)
  • NOGUERALES V., CORDERO PJ., ORTEGO J.Testing the role of ancient and contemporary landscapes on structuring genetic variation in a specialist grasshopper. Ecology & Evolution, 7: 3110-3122 (2017)

2016

ISI Articles

  • NOGUERALES V., GARCÍA-NAVAS V., CORDERO PJ, ORTEGO, J. The role of environment and core–margin effects on range-wide phenotypic variation in a montane grasshopper. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29: 2129-2142. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12915 (2016)
  • NOGUERALES V., CORDERO PJ, ORTEGO, J. Hierarchical genetic structure shaped by topography in a narrow-endemic montane grasshopper. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16: 96 (2016). DOI: 10.1186/s12862-016-0663-7. URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/16/96

NON-ISI publications

  • CORDERO PJ., CORDERO P. and ORTEGO J. New field data for old museum specimens: A peculiar cricket (Grylloidea, Orthoptera) from SW Spain. Graellsia 72(1): e045, January-June 2016.ISSN-L: 0367-5041. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/graellsia.2016.v72.160

Chapters of the book

  • HOCHKIRCH, A., NIETO, A., GARCÍA CRIADO, M., CALIX, M., BRAUD, Y., BUZZETTI, FM, CHOBANOV, D., ODÉ, B., PRESA ASENSIO, JJ, WILLEMSE, L., ZUNA-KRATKY, T., BARRANCO VEGA, P., BARROS, F., BUSHELL, M., CLEMENTE, ME, CORDERO TAPIA, PJ, CORREAS, JR, DUSOULIER, F., FERREIRA, S., FONTANA, P. , GARCÍA, MD, HELLER, KG., IORGU, IS, IVKOVI?, S., KATI, V., KLEUKERS, R., KRIŠTÍN, A., LEMONNIER-DARCEMONT, M., LEMOS, P., MASSA, B ., MONNERAT, C., PAPAPAVLOU, KP, PRUNIER, F., PUSHKAR, T., ROESTI, C., RUTSCHMANN, F., ?IRIN, D., SKEJO, J., SZÖVÉNYI, G., TZIRKALLI, E ., VEDENINA, V., BARAT DOMENECH, J., DEFAUT, B., FARTMANN, T., GOMBOC, S., GUTIÉRREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, J., HOLUŠA, J., ILLICH, I., KARJALAINEN, S., KO?ÁREK, P., KORSUNOVSKAYA, O., LIANA, A., LÓPEZ, H., MORIN, D., OLMO-VIDAL, JM, PUSKÁS, G., SAVITSKY, V., STALLING, T., AND TUMBRINCK , J. European Red List of Grasshoppers, Crickets and Bush-crickets. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. (2016)

2015

ISI Articles

2014

ISI Articles

  • AGUIRRE MP., NOGUERALES V., CORDERO PJ., ORTEGO J. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellites in the specialist grasshopper Ramburiella hispanica (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Conservation Genetic Resources (published online April 2014 DOI 10.1007/s12686-014-0198-4)
  • BATTISTON R., ORTEGO J., CORREAS JR. LAMB P.J. Revision of the genus Apteromantis (Insecta: Mantodea). A multidisciplinary approach to manage taxonomic and conservation problems in entomology. Zootaxa 3797(1):065–077 (2014)

2013

NON-ISI publications

  • LAMB PJ & GÓMEZ R 2013. Kurtharzia sulcata. In: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org 2013

2012

ISI Articles

  • ORTEGO J., AGUIRRE MP, LAMB PJ. Landscape genetics of a specialized grasshopper inhabiting highly fragmented habitats: a role for spatial scale. Diversity and Distributions 8: 481-492 (2012)
  • ORTEGO J., AGUIRRE MP., LAMB PJ. Genetic and morphological divergence at different spatiotemporal scales in the grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri. Journal of Insect Conservation. 16:103–110 (2012)

2011

ISI Articles

  • Aparicio, JM 2011. The paradox of the resolution of the lek paradox based on mate choice for heterozygosity. Animal Behavior 81:1271-1279.
  • Bonal, R., Espelta, JM and Vogler, AP 2011. Complex selection on life-history traits and the maintenance of variation in exaggerated rostrum length in acorn weevils. Oecology, 167: 1053-1061.
  • Calabuig, G., Ortego, J., Aparicio, JM (2011) Mechanisms of colony selection by first-year lesser kestrels Falco naumanni. Ibis, 153: 37-45.
  • Fernández-Alvarez, FA, Recuero, E., Martínez-Solano, I. and Buckley, D. 2011. First record of bicephaly in Lissotriton boscai (Amphibia, Caudata, Salamandridae). North-Western Journal of Zoology, 7: 161-163.
  • Ferrero ME, Blanco-Aguiar JA, Lougheed SC, Sánchez-Barbudo I., De Nova PJG, Villafuerte R. and Dávila JA 2011. Phylogeography and genetic structure of the red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa): more evidence for refugia within the Iberian glacial refugium. Molecular Ecology 20: 2628-2642.
  • Jowers, MJ, Martinez-Solano, I., Cohen, BL, Manzanilla, J. and Downie, RJ 2011. Genetic differentiation in the Trinidad endemic Mannophryne trinitatis (Anura: Aromobatidae): Miocene vicariance, in situ diversification and lack of geographic structuring across the island. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 49: 133-140.
  • Munoz, A. and Bonal, R. (2011) Linking seed dispersal to cache protection strategies. Journal of Ecology, 99: 1016-1025.
  • Muñoz A., Aparicio, JM and Bonal R. 2011. Male barn swallows use different signaling rules to produce ornamental tail feathers. Evolutionary Ecology 25: 1217-1230.
  • Ortego, J., Aguirre, MP, Cordero, PJ (2011) Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and within population male-biased gene-flow in the grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri. Evolutionary Ecology, 25: 1127-1144.
  • Ortego, J., García-Navas, V., Ferrer, ES, Sanz, JJ (2011) Genetic structure reflects natal dispersal movements at different spatial scales in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus. Animal Behaviour, 82: 131-137.
  • Ortego, J., Yannic, G., Shafer, ABA, Mainguy, J., Festa-Bianchet, M., Coltman, DW Côté, SD (2011) Temporal dynamics of genetic variability in a mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) population. Molecular Ecology, 20: 1601-1611.
  • Stock, M., Horn, A., Grossen, C., Lindtke, D., Sermier, R., Betto-Colliard, C., Dufresnes, C., Bonjour, E., Dumas, Z., Luquet, E. ., Maddalena, T., Sousa, HC, Martinez-Solano, I. and Perrin, N. 2011. Ever-young sex chromosomes in European tree frogs. Plos Biology, 9(5): e1001062.

NON-ISI publications

  • Sanchez Montes, G.; Martínez-Solano, I. 2011. Population size, home range and movement patterns in a population of Perez's frog (Pelophylax perezi) in central Spain. Basic and Applied Herpetology, 25: 81-96.
  • Lapena, M.; Barbadillo, LJ; Martínez-Solano, I. 2011. Geographic distribution: Pelobates varaldii. Herpetological Review, 42: 108.

2010

ISI Articles

  • Aguirre, MP, Bloor, P., Ramírez-Escobar, U., Ortego, J. and Cordero, PJ 2010. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Conservation Genetics, 11: 1119-1121.
  • Aparicio, JM, Ortego, J., Calabuig, G. and Cordero, PJ 2010. Evidence of subtle departures from Mendelian segregation in a wild lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) population. Heredity, 105: 213-219.
  • Bonal, R., Munoz, A. and Espelta, J. 2010. Mismatch between the timing of oviposition and the seasonal optimum. The stochastic phenology of Mediterranean acorn weevils. Ecological Entomology, 35, 270-278.
  • Calabuig, G., Ortego, J., Aparicio, JM and Cordero, PJ 2010. Intercolony movements and prospecting behavior in the colonial lesser kestrel. Animal Behaviour, 79: 811-817.
  • Calabuig, G., Ortego, J., Cordero, PJ and Aparicio, JM 2010. Colony foundation in the lesser kestrel: patterns and consequences of the occupation of empty habitat patches. Animal Behaviour, 80: 975-982.
  • Ortego, J. and Bonal, R. 2010. Natural hybridization between kermes (Quercus coccifera, L.) and holm oaks (Q. ilex, L.) revealed by microsatellite markers. Plant Biology, 12: 234-238.
  • Ortego, J., Cordero, PJ, Aparicio, JM and Calabuig, G. 2010. Parental genetic characteristics and hatching success in a recovering population of lesser kestrels. Journal of Ornithology, 151: 155-162.
  • Ortego, J., Aguirre, MP and Cordero, PJ 2010. Population genetics of Mioscirtus wagneri, a grasshopper showing a highly fragmented distribution. Molecular Ecology, 19: 472–483.
  • Ortego, J. and Cordero, PJ 2010. Factors associated with the geographic distribution of leucocytozoa parasitizing nestling eagle owls (Bubo bubo): a local spatial-scale analysis. Conservation Genetics, 11: 1479-1487.
  • Ortego, J., Bonal, R. and Muñoz, A. 2010. Genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in long-lived tree species: the case of the Mediterranean holm oak (Quercus ilex, L.). Journal of Heredity, 101: 717-726.
  • Ortego, J. 2010. Lesser Kestrel – Falco naumanni. In: Salvador, A., Bautista, LM (eds.). Virtual encyclopedia of Spanish vertebrates. National Museum of Natural Sciences, Madrid. http://www.vertebradosibericos.org/
  • Penteriani, V., Delgado, MM, Pérez-García, JM, Botella, F., García, S., Sanchez-Zapata, JA, León Ortega, M., Martínez, JE, Calvo, JF, Ortego, J., Penteriani, G., Melletti, M., Krugersberg, I. & Mora, O. 2010. Sex allocation from an owl perspective: clutch order could determine brood sex to reduce sibling aggression. Ornis Fennica, 87: 135-143.

NON-ISI publications

  • Dávila. JA Patent: Genetic markers to detect introgression in birds of the genus Alectoris. Application number: P200501569. Publication number 2 323 027. Date of publication: 03/07/2010. Owner entity: Foundation for the Study and Defense of Nature and Hunting (FEDENCA)
  • Cordero, PJ, Llorente, V., Aguirre, MP and Ortego, J. 2010. Dociostaurus crassiusculus (Pantel, 1886), a rare species in the Iberian Peninsula with local populations in singular areas of Castilla-La Mancha. Bulletin of the Aragonese Entomological Society, 46: 461-465.

Chapters of the book

  • Muñoz, A., Aparicio, JM and Bonal R. 2010. Sexual Selection and Tail Feather Ornaments in Birds: New Perspectives. In: Behavioral and Chemical Ecology. Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York, USA.

2009

  • Blanco, G., Pais, J., Fargallo, JA, Potti, J., Lemus, JA, and Dávila, JA 2009. High proportion of non-breeding individuals in an isolated red-billed chough population on an oceanic island (La Palma, Canary Islands). Ardeola 56: 229-239
  • Bonal, R. and Aparicio, JM 2009. An experimental test of offspring recognition in the colonial lesser kestrel Falco naumanni. Ibis, 151: 577-579.
  • Bonal, R., Munoz, A. 2009. Seed weevils living on the edge: pressures and conflicts over body size in the endoparasitic Curculio larvae. Ecological Entomology, 34: 304-309.
  • Canal, D., Dávila, JA, De Nova, PJG, Ferrero, ME and Potti, J. 2009. Polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated from a southern European population of pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca iberiae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1375-1379
  • Cordero, PJ, Llorente, V., Cordero, P. and Ortego, J. 2009. Recognizing taxonomic units in the field – The case of the crickets Oecanthus dulcisonans (Gorochov, 1993) and O. pellucens (Scopoli, 1763) (Orthoptera : Gryllidae): implications for their distribution and conservation in Southern Europe. Zootaxa, 2284: 63-68.
  • De Nova, PJG, Fargallo, JA, Vergara, P. and Dávila, JA 2009. Isolation of ten polymorphic microsatellites from the Eurasian kestrel (Falco tinnunculus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1460-1559
  • Espelta, JM, Bonal, R. and Sánchez-Humanes, B. 2009. Pre-dispersal acorn predation in mixed oak forests: interspecific differences are driven by the interplay among seed phenology, seed size and predator size. Journal of Ecology, 97: 1416-1423.
  • García-Navas, V., Ortego, J. and Sanz, JJ 2009. Heterozygosity-based assortative mating in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): implications for the evolution of mate choice. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biology Sciences, 276: 2931-2940.
  • García-Vigón, E., Veiga, JP and Cordero, PJ 2009. Male feeding rate and extrapair paternity in the facultatively polygynous spotless starling. Animal Behaviour, 78: 1335-1341.
  • Gonçalves, H.; Martinez-Solano, I.; Pereira, R.; Carvalho, B.; García-Paris, M.; Ferrand, N. 2009. High levels of population subdivision in a morphologically conserved Mediterranean toad (Alytes cisternasii) result from recent, multiple refugia: evidence from mtDNA, microsatellites and nuclear genealogies. Molecular Ecology, 18: 5143-5160.
  • Martinez-Solano, I.; Lawson, R. 2009. Escape to Alcatraz: evolutionary history of slender salamanders (Batrachoseps) on the islands of San Francisco Bay. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 9:38
  • Munoz, A., Bonal, R. and Diaz, M. 2009. Ungulates, rodents, shrubs: interactions in a diverse Mediterranean ecosystem. Basic and Applied Ecology, 10: 151-160.
  • Ortego, J. and Cordero, PJ 2009. PCR-based detection and genotyping of haematozoa (Protozoa) parasitizing eagle owls, Bubo bubo. Parasitology Research, 104: 467-470.
  • Ortego, J., Bonal, R, Cordero, PJ and Aparicio, JM 2009. Phylogeography of the Iberian populations of Mioscirtus wagneri (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a specialized grasshopper inhabiting highly fragmented hypersaline environments. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 97: 623-633.
  • Ortego, J., Zapero, L., Calabuig, G., Cordero, PJ and Aparicio, JM 2009. Physiological response to stress in fledgling lesser kestrels Falco naumanni: the role of physical condition, sex and individual genetic diversity. Ibis, 151: 559-567.
  • Ortego, J., Calabuig, G., Bonal, R., Muñoz, A., Aparicio, JM and Cordero, PJ 2009. Temporal variation of heterozygosity-based assortative mating and related benefits in a lesser kestrel population. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 22: 2488-2495.

2008

  • Blanco-Aguiar, JA, González-Jara, P., Ferrero, ME, Sánchez-Barbudo, I., Virgós, E., Villafuerte, R. and Dávila, JA 2008. Assessment of game restocking contributions to anthropogenic hybridization: the case of the Iberian red-legged partridge. 2008. Animal Conservation 11: 535-545
  • Bloor, P. and Dávila, JA 2008. Polymorphic microsatellite markers for the lizard Psammodromus algirus (Squamata: Lacertidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 631-633

2007

  • Fargallo, JA, Martínez-Padilla, J., Toledano-Díaz, A., Santiago-Moreno, J. and Dávila, JA 2007. Sex and testosterone effects on growth, immunity and melanin coloration of nestling Eurasian kestrels. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 201-209
  • Cardia, P., Ferrero, ME, Gonçalves, D., Dávila, JA and Ferrand, N. 2007. Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite loci from Eurasian woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) and their cross-utility in related species. Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 130-132
  • Pérez, M., Branco, M., Llavona, A., Ribeiro, PA, Santos, AM, Hawkins, SJ, Dávila, JA, Presa, P. and Alexandrino, P. 2007. Development of microsatellite loci for the black- footed limpet, Patella depressa, and cross-amplification in two other Patella species. Conservation Genetics 8: 739-742
  • Elmer, KR, Dávila, JA and Lougheed, SC 2007. Applying new inter-individual approaches to assess fine-scale population genetic diversity in a neotropical frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. Heredity 99:506-515
  • Elmer, KR, Dávila, JA and Lougheed, SC 2007. Cryptic diversity and deep divergence in an upper Amazonian frog, Eleutherodactylus ockendeni. BMC Evolutionary Biology 7:247
  • Ferrero, ME, González-Jara, P., Blanco-Aguiar, JA, Sánchez-Barbudo, I. and Dávila, JA 2007. Sixteen new polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated for red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) and related species. Molecular Ecology Notes 7: 1349-1351

2006

  • Vergara, P., Aguirre, JI, Fargallo, JA and Dávila, JA 2006. Nest-site fidelity and breeding success in White Stork Ciconia ciconia. Ibis 148: 672-677
  • Elmer, KR, Dávila, JA and Lougheed, SC 2006. Isolation of simple and compound polymorphic tetranucleotide microsatellites for the neotropical leaflitter frog Eleutherodactylus ockendeni (Leptodactylidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 891-893
  • Fargallo, JA, Polo, V., De Neve, L., Martín, J., Dávila, JA, & Soler, M. 2006. Hatching order and size-dependent mortality in relation to brood sex ratio composition in chinstrap penguins. Behavioral Ecology 17: 772-778

2004

  • Blanco, G., Jiménez, B., Frías, O., Millán, J. and Dávila, JA 2004. Contamination with nonessential metals from a solid-waste incinerator correlates with nutritional and immunological stress in prefledgling black kites (Milvus migrans). Environmental Research 94: 94-101
  • Fargallo, JA, Dávila, JA, Potti, J., De León, A. and Polo, V. 2004. Nest size and hatchling sex ratio in chinstrap penguins. Polar Biology 27: 339-343
  • Martínez-Padilla, J., Martínez, J., Dávila, JA, Merino, S., Moreno, J. and Millán, J. 2004. Within-brood size differences, sex and parasites determine blood stress protein levels in Eurasian kestrel nestlings . Functional Ecology 18: 426-434
  • Scott, C., Foose, T., Morales, JC, Fernando, P., Melnick, DJ, Boag, PT, Dávila, JA and Van Coeverden De Groot, PJ 2004. Optimization of novel polymorphic microsatellites in the endangered Sumatran rhinoceros ( Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). Molecular Ecology Notes 4:194

2003

  • Austin, JD, Dávila, JA, Lougheed, SC and Boag, PT 2003. Genetic evidence for female-biased dispersal in the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (Ranidae). Molecular Ecology 12: 3165-3172
  • Blanco, G., Martínez-Padilla, J., Dávila, JA, Serrano, D. and Viñuela, J. 2003. First evidence of sex differences in the duration of avian embryonic period: consequences for sibling competition in sexually dimorphic birds. Behavioral Ecology 14: 702-706
  • Florescu A., Dávila JA, Scott C., Fernando P., Kellner K., Morales JC, Melnick D., Boag PT and Van Coeverden De Groot, P. 2003. Polymorphic Microsatellites In White Rhinoceros. Molecular Ecology Notes 3: 344-345
  • Martínez, J., Blanco, G., Serrano, D., Dávila, JA, Viñuela, J. 2003. Mass provisioning to different-sex eggs within the laying sequence: consequences for adjustment of reproductive effort in a sexually dimorphic bird. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 831-838

2002

  • Potti, J., Dávila, JA, Tella, JL, Frías, O. and Villar, S. 2002. Gender and viability selection on morphology in fledgling pied flycatchers. Molecular Ecology 11: 1317-1326
  • Blanco, G., Dávila, JA, López Setiem, JA, Rodríguez and R., Martínez, F. 2002. Sex-biased initial eggs favors are in the slightly size-dimorphic Scops owl (Otus scops). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 76: 1-7

2017

  • Dávila, J.A. The decline of hunting could be stopped if it were proven to be legitimate and beneficial to nature. Cazaworld December 2017.

2013

  • Pérez-Granados, C., Noguerales, V. & Serrano-Davies, E. 2013. Lark ricotti: last trick in the province of Toledo? Quercus, 329: 64-65.
  • Dávila, JA et al. The CSIC and the ENDESA and San Ignacio del Huinay foundations collaborate in the investigation of the Chilean reserve. CSIC Communication Department. 9 October 2013.

2012

  • Ortego, J., Muñoz, A., Bonal, R. 2012. Consequences of the fragmentation of holm oak forests in the center of the Iberian Peninsula – The trees that the forest left behind. Quercus 315:32-37.
  • Bonal, R. An IREC study confirms that isolated holm oaks are key to biodiversity conservation. Press release from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (May 24, 2012). http://www.uclm.es/gabinete/ver_noticias.asp?id_noticia=9039. Dissemination on television (TVE 1 territorial news) and radio (Cadena Cope Castilla-La Mancha).

2011

  • Ortego, J., Aguirre, MP, Cordero, PJ (2011) The salt marsh grasshopper: an orthopteran with a very fragmented distribution. Quercus, 308: 26-31.

2010

  • Calabuig, G., Ortego, J., Cordero, PJ and Aparicio, JM 2010. Habitat selection for breeding in the lesser kestrel. Newspaper of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 11: 11.
  • Dávila, JA, De Nova, PJG, Cadenas, R. and San José, C. 2010. Study of the genetic map of the red partridge in Andalusia. Trophy. April 38-39

2009

  • Bonal, R., Muñoz, A., Espelta, JM and Pulido, FJ 2010. «The beetles that bore the fruits of holm oaks, oaks, chestnuts and hazelnuts: biology, damage and treatments». Dissemination Sheets of the Ministry of Rural and Marine Environment. MARM Editions, Madrid, Spain.
  • Cordero, PJ and Llorente, V. 2009. A rediscovered insect: the silver rattlesnake cricket. Quercus, 286: 32-38.
  • Cordero, PJ and Rodriguez-Teijeiro, JD 2009. Suggestion and omission in bird watching: the pale swift Apus apus. Ciudad Real Ornithological Yearbook 2006-2007: 135-140.
  • Martinez-Solano, I.; Buckley, D.; Pereira, D. 2009. Darwin, the species... and their origin. Quercus, 285 (November 2009): 16-23
  • Ortego, J. and Cordero, PJ 2009. Many Orthopteran species may be threatened. Newspaper of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 8: 11.
  • Ortego, J. 2009. Darwin: a pioneer in the study of inbreeding. Newspaper of the National Museum of Natural Sciences, 10: 6.

2008

  • LAMB PJ, LLORENTE V. and APARICIO, JM New species of song cricket for the Iberian Peninsula.
    Quercus 269:45. (2008)

2007

  • CALABUIG G., ORTEGO J., CORDERO PJ and APARICIO, JM The looting of old tiles threatens the lesser kestrel in rural Spain. Quercus 252: 14-17 (2007)

2011:

  • TITLE: Promiscuity in the reproduction strategy of the Black Starling: Causes and Consequences.
    AUTHOR: Elena García González
    DIRECTOR(S): Pedro J. Cordero and José Pablo Veiga
    UNIVERSITY: Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
    FACULTY/SCHOOL: Faculty of Biology.
    QUALIFICATION: Outstanding Cum Laude.

2009:

  • TITLE: The role of social information on the breeding habitat selection of the lesser kestrel (Falco Naumanni)
    AUTHOR: Gustau Calabuig i Penades
    DIRECTOR(S): José Miguel Aparicio and Pedro J. Cordero
    UNIVERSITY: University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)
    FACULTY/SCHOOL: Institute for Research in Hunting Resources (IREC) and Department of Agroforestry and Genetics Science and Technology
    QUALIFICATION: Outstanding Cum Laude.

2007:

  • TITLE: Causes and consequences of genetic diversity in the lesser kestrel (Falco Naumanni)
    AUTHOR: Joaquin Ortego Lozano
    DIRECTOR(S): José Miguel Aparicio and Pedro J. Cordero
    UNIVERSITY: University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM)
    FACULTY/SCHOOL: Institute for Research in Hunting Resources (IREC) and Department of Agroforestry and Genetics Science and Technology
    QUALIFICATION: Outstanding Cum Laude.

2005:

  • TITLE: Factors determining the reproductive success of the Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus on the island of Tenerife
    AUTHOR: José Carrillo Hidalgo
    DIRECTOR(S): José Miguel Aparicio
    UNIVERSITY: University of La Laguna
    FACULTY/SCHOOL: Faculty of Biology