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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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Multi-event capture-recapture analysis reveals individual foraging specialization in a generalist species by Sanz-Aguilar, A, Jovani, R, Melián, C. J, Pradel, R, Tella, J. L

“…Populations of species typically considered trophic generalists may include specialized individuals consistently feeding on certain resources. Optimal foraging…”
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PCR cycles above routine numbers do not compromise high-throughput DNA barcoding results by Vierna, J, Doña, J, Vizcaíno, A, Serrano, D, Jovani, R

“…High-throughput DNA barcoding has become essential in ecology and evolution, but some technical questions still remain. Increasing the number of PCR cycles…”
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NGS metabarcoding proves successful for quantitative assessment of symbiont abundance: the case of feather mites on birds by Diaz-Real, J, Serrano, D, Piriz, A, Jovani, R

“…Understanding the ecological function of species and the structure of communities is crucial in the study of ecological interactions among species. For this…”
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In situ high temperature X-ray diffraction study of UO2 nanoparticles by Abril, R. Jovani, Eloirdi, R., Bouëxière, D., Malmbeck, R., Spino, J.

“…Nanocrystallites of UO 2 with a size of 3–5 nm were studied in situ with high temperature X-ray diffraction (HT-XRD), thermogravimetry (TGA), and differential…”
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Adaptive allocation of stress‐induced deformities on bird feathers by Jovani, R., Blas, J.

“…Physiological stress during ontogeny is known to cause abnormalities in keratin structures of vertebrates, but little is known about if and how organisms have…”
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Fault bars and the risk of feather damage in cranes by Jovani, R, Blas, J, Stoffel, M.J, Bortolotti, L.E, Bortolotti, G.R

“…Fault bars are translucent areas across feathers grown under stressful conditions. They are ubiquitous across avian species and feather tracts. Because fault…”
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Bulk-nanocrystalline oxide nuclear fuels – An innovative material option for increasing fission gas retention, plasticity and radiation-tolerance by Spino, J., Santa Cruz, H., Jovani-Abril, R., Birtcher, R., Ferrero, C.

“…Advantages and disadvantages of bulk nanocrystalline (nc)-oxides (UO2, ZrO2, ThO2) and suggestions for their potential use as nuclear fuels and inert matrix…”
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Synthesis of nc-UO2 by controlled precipitation in aqueous phase by Jovani-Abril, R., Gibilaro, M., Janßen, A., Eloirdi, R., Somers, J., Spino, J., Malmbeck, R.

“…Nanocrystalline UO2 has been produced through controlled precipitation from an electrolytically reduced U(IV) solution. The reduction process of U(VI) to U(IV)…”
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Are Hippoboscid Flies a Major Mode of Transmission of Feather Mites? by Jovani, R, Tella, J. L, Sol, D, Ventura, D

“…Feather mites (Astigmata) are distributed around the world, living on the feathers of birds, but their mechanisms for transmission among hosts are not fully…”
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Resemblance within flocks and individual differences in feather mite abundance on long-tailed tits, Aegithalos caudatus (L.) by Jovani, Roger, Blanco, Guillermo

“…Even though feather mites are arthropod ectosymbionts widely distributed on almost all orders of birds, the nature and functional relationship of the…”
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Crystal size effect on the compressibility of nano-crystalline uranium dioxide by Zvoriste-Walters, C.E., Heathman, S., Jovani-Abril, R., Spino, J.L., Janssen, A., Caciuffo, R.

“…The crystal size dependence of the bulk modulus of nano-crystalline uranium dioxide is investigated by means of in situ high pressure X-ray diffraction…”
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Laser melting of nano-crystalline uranium dioxide by Cappia, F., Jovani-Abril, R., Spino, J., Luzzi, L., Janßen, A., Manara, D.

“…The present work is focused on the investigation of possible melting temperature depression of nano-crystalline UO2. The behaviour of nano-crystalline…”
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SOURCES OF VARIABILITY IN AGGREGATION AND SEX RATIOS OF CRATAERINA MELBAE (DIPTERA: HIPPOBOSCIDAE) AMONG ADULT COLONIAL ALPINE SWIFTS by Tella, José L, Jovani, Roger

“…Aggregation of Crataerina melbae flies on breeding adult alpine swifts (Apus melba) was low when compared with other host–parasite systems and varied with…”
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Age-related habitat segregation by Robins Erithacus rubecula during the winter by Figuerola, J., Jovani, R., Sol, D.

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Parasite prevalence and sample size: misconceptions and solutions by Jovani, Roger, Tella, José L.

“…Parasite prevalence (the proportion of infected hosts) is a common measure used to describe parasitaemias and to unravel ecological and evolutionary factors…”
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Multi‐event capture–recapture analysis reveals individual foraging specialization in a generalist species by Sanz-Aguilar, A, R. Jovani, C. J. Melián, R. Pradel, J. L. Tella

“…Populations of species typically considered trophic generalists may include specialized individuals consistently feeding on certain resources. Optimal foraging…”
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Parasite Mediated Mortality and Host Immune Response Explain Age-Related Differences in Blood Parasitism in Birds by Sol, Daniel, Jovani, Roger, Torres, Jordi

“…An important pattern in host-parasite assemblages is a higher intensity of parasites in juveniles than in adults, but the reasons for these differences remain…”
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The emergence of animal culture conservation by Laiolo, Paola, Jovani, Roger

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Age-related environmental sensitivity and weather mediated nestling mortality in white storks Ciconia ciconia by Jovani, Roger, Tella, José L.

“…We studied environmental sensitivity and mortality related to weather inclemency in white stork nestlings Ciconia ciconia in their southern European boundary…”
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