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Resource unpredictability promotes species diversity and coexistence in an avian scavenger guild: a field experiment by Cortés-Avizanda, A, Jovani, R, Carrete, M, Donázar, J. A

“…Chance per se plays a key role in ecology and evolution, e.g., genetic mutation, resource spatiotemporal unpredictability. In community ecology, chance is…”
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Apex scavengers from different European populations converge at threatened savannah landscapes by Delgado-González, A., Cortés-Avizanda, A., Serrano, D., Arrondo, E., Duriez, O., Margalida, A., Carrete, M., Oliva-Vidal, P., Sourp, E., Morales-Reyes, Z., García-Barón, I., de la Riva, M., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Donázar, J. A.

“…Over millennia, human intervention has transformed European habitats mainly through extensive livestock grazing. “Dehesas/Montados” are an Iberian…”
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Can intensive agricultural landscapes favour some raptor species? The Marsh harrier in north-eastern Spain by Cardador, L, Carrete, M, Mañosa, S

“…Agricultural intensification over the last 60 decades has been linked to decreases in biodiversity and in the breeding populations of several avian species in…”
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Simple assessments of age and spatial population structure can aid conservation of poorly known species by Tella, J.L., Rojas, A., Carrete, M., Hiraldo, F.

“…The IUCN Red List is challenged with assessing the conservation status of species on which reliable demographic and distribution parameters are lacking. The…”
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Validation of loop‐mediated isothermal amplification for fast and portable sex determination across the phylogeny of birds by Centeno‐Cuadros, A., Tella, J. L., Delibes, M., Edelaar, P., Carrete, M.

“…PCR is a universal tool for the multiplication of specific DNA sequences. For example, PCR‐based sex determination is widely used, and a diversity of primer…”
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Behaviour‐related DRD4 polymorphisms in invasive bird populations by Mueller, J. C, Edelaar, P, Carrete, M, Serrano, D, Potti, J, Blas, J, Dingemanse, N. J, Kempenaers, B, Tella, J. L

“…It has been suggested that individual behavioural traits influence the potential to successfully colonize new areas. Identifying the genetic basis of…”
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From local monitoring to a broad-scale viability assessment: a case study for the Bonelli's Eagle in western Europe by Hernández-Matías, Antonio, Real, Joan, Moleón, Marcos, Palma, Luis, Sánchez-Zapata, Jose Antonio, Pradel, Roger, Carrete, Martina, Gil-Sánchez, Jose María, Beja, Pedro, Balbontín, Javier, Vincent-Martin, Nicolas, Ravayrol, Alain, Benítez, Jose Ramón, Arroyo, Bernardo, Fernández, Carmelo, Ferreiro, Ernesto, García, Javier

“…Population viability analysis (PVA) has become a basic tool of current conservation practice. However, if not accounted for properly, the uncertainties…”
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Winners and losers in human-made habitats: interspecific competition outcomes in two Neotropical vultures by Carrete, M, Lambertucci, S.A, Speziale, K, Ceballos, O, Travaini, A, Delibes, M, Hiraldo, F, Donázar, J.A

“…Understanding the factors underlying species coexistence is a major focus in community ecology. When dealing with competition between native and exotic…”
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Carcasses increase the probability of predation of ground-nesting birds: a caveat regarding the conservation value of vulture restaurants by Cortés-Avizanda, A., Carrete, M., Serrano, D., Donázar, J. A.

“…Carcasses not only recruit carrion‐eaters, but can also attract facultative scavengers which could predate on species living in the surroundings. At…”
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Stressful conditions experienced by endangered Egyptian vultures on African wintering areas by Carrete, M., Bortolotti, G. R., Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., Delgado, A., Cortés-Avizanda, A., Grande, J. M., Donázar, J. A.

“…Among European breeding birds, those wintering in the Sahel region have undergone a sustained and severe decline. Long‐term data show that variation in primary…”
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Large-scale human effects on an arid African raptor community by Anadón, J.D, Sánchez-Zapata, J.A, Carrete, M, Donázar, J.A, Hiraldo, F

“…In the current scenario of biodiversity crisis there is a growing need for identifying causes of changes in biodiversity at large scales. Here we assess…”
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Impact of the intellectual disability severity in the Spanish Personal Outcomes Scale by Carbó‐Carreté, M., Guàrdia‐Olmos, J., Peró‐Cebollero, M., Giné, C.

“…Background The interest in measuring quality of life (QoL) in persons with intellectual disability (ID) has brought about a number of QoL measurements for this…”
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Breeding waterbirds in relation to artificial pond attributes: implications for the design of irrigation facilities by Sanchez-Zapata, JA, Anadon, J D, Carrete, M, Gimenez, A, Navarro, J, Villacorta, C, Botella, F

“…The growth of inter-basin water transfers and the development of new irrigation facilities in southeastern Spain are responsible for a variety of ecological…”
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Item response theory analysis applied to the Spanish version of the Personal Outcomes Scale by Guàrdia‐Olmos, J., Carbó‐Carreté, M., Peró‐Cebollero, M., Giné, C.

“…Background The study of measurements of quality of life (QoL) is one of the great challenges of modern psychology and psychometric approaches. This issue has…”
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Epizootic of Avian Pox in Endemic Short-toed Larks (Calandrella rufescens) and Berthelot's Pipits (Anthus berthelotti) in the Canary Islands, Spain by Smits, J. E, Tella, J. L, Carrete, M, Serrano, D, López, G

“…Between January 2002 and November 2003, 50% (n = 395) of short-toed larks (Calandrella rufescens) and 28% (n = 139) of Berthelot's pipits (Anthus berthelotti)…”
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Long‐term monitoring reveals sex‐ and age‐related survival patterns in griffon vultures by Gómez‐López, G., Martínez, F., Sanz‐Aguilar, A., Carrete, M., Blanco, G.

“…Abstract Survival is a key demographic parameter for long‐lived bird species as it strongly influences their population dynamics and persistence. In recent…”
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Effects of habitat degradation on the abundance, richness and diversity of raptors across Neotropical biomes by Carrete, Martina, Tella, José L., Blanco, Guillermo, Bertellotti, Marcelo

“…Population growth and human development result in biodiversity loss and biological homogenization not only in developed countries, but increasingly in the less…”
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Wild-Bird Trade and Exotic Invasions: A New Link of Conservation Concern? by Carrete, Martina, Tella, José L.

“…Exotic invasions are viewed as a major threat to global biodiversity, but predicting potential invaders is still a difficult task. Here, we highlight a…”
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Age and breeding success of a Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos population in southeastern Spain by Sánchez-Zapata, J.A., Calvo, J.F., Carrete, M., Martínez, J.E.

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Density-dependent productivity depression in Pyrenean bearded vultures: implications for conservation by Carrete, Martina, Donázar, José A., Margalida, Antoni

“…The main objective of many conservation programs is to increase population size by improving a species' survival and reproduction. However, density dependence…”
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