Search Results - "Ottonello, Dario"
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Challenges of monitoring reintroduction outcomes: Insights from the conservation breeding program of an endangered turtle in Italy
Published in Biological conservation (01-12-2016)“…Captive breeding and reintroduction programs remain a powerful but divisive tool for management of threatened species, with a proven potential to avoid…”
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Different season, different strategies: Feeding ecology of two syntopic forest-dwelling salamanders
Published in Acta oecologica (Montrouge) (01-08-2012)“…Trophic niche may be the most important ecological dimension for some vertebrate groups and in particular for terrestrial amphibians, that are important…”
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So close so different: what makes the difference?
Published in Acta herpetologica (01-12-2021)“…The introduction of alien fish species in wetland ecosystems could have a great impact on freshwater communities and ecological processes. Despite fish…”
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Feeding ecology of the Sicilian pond turtle Emys trinacris (Testudines, Emydidae) influenced by seasons and invasive aliens species
Published in Ecological research (2017)“…Feeding ecology of a species is the result of its evolutionary history, biology, physiology and local constraints, such as prey availability, intra- and…”
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Diet of a restocked population of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis in NW Italy
Published in Acta herpetologica (01-06-2018)“…Recently several projects have been implemented for the conservation of the European turtle Emys orbicularis, but few aspects of the captive-bred animals…”
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Resistance to chytridiomycosis in European plethodontid salamanders of the genus Speleomantes
Published in PloS one (20-05-2013)“…North America and the neotropics harbor nearly all species of plethodontid salamanders. In contrast, this family of caudate amphibians is represented in Europe…”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding as an efficient tool to monitor freshwater systems in northwestern Italy
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Population abundance, structure and movements of the European pond turtle, Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus 1758) based on capture-recapture data in a Venice Lagoon wetland area, Italy
Published in Ethology, ecology & evolution (02-11-2021)“…A freshwater turtle monitoring programme along the inland margins of the Venice lagoon was initiated in 2019 in collaboration with the World Wild Fund for…”
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Adaptive management of species recovery programs: A real-world application for an endangered amphibian
Published in Biological conservation (01-08-2019)“…Adaptive management (AM) is often cited as an innovative approach which could improve recovery plans for threatened species, yet real-world applications remain…”
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Early detection of rare and elusive endangered species using environmental DNA: a case study for the Eurasian otter and the white-clawed crayfish in northwestern Italy
Published in Conservation genetics (01-08-2024)“…Monitoring, management and conservation of rare and elusive species often requires early detection of individuals, especially for re-introduced and endangered…”
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Ostracoda and Amphibia in temporary ponds: who is the prey? Unexpected trophic relation in a mediterranean freshwater habitat
Published in Aquatic ecology (01-03-2011)“…Small and temporary freshwater ecosystems are important biodiversity “hot spots” of the Mediterranean region, and their food webs are considered as very…”
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Lagged influence of North Atlantic Oscillation on population dynamics of a Mediterranean terrestrial salamander
Published in International journal of biometeorology (01-04-2016)“…The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) is a large-scale climatic pattern that strongly influences the atmospheric circulation in the northern Hemisphere and by…”
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Parrots and parakeets in Genoa (Northwest Italy): preliminary report of a census and population dynamic analysis through citizen involvement
Published in Biogeographia (2022)“…In the city of Genoa (NW Italy) three breeding species of Psittaciformes are known to occur: Psittacula krameri, Amazona ochrocephala and Amazona aestiva. We…”
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Motion capacity, geography and ecological features explain the present distribution of a migratory top predator
Published in Ecological research (01-01-2015)“…Presence and distribution of ecological barriers shapes the distribution of migratory birds as well as any other living organism. In Italy, short-toed snake…”
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Posthatching Parental Care in Salamanders Revealed by Infrared Video Surveillance
Published in Journal of herpetology (01-12-2010)“…Posthatching parental care is known in amphibians for frogs and caecilians but, thus far, has never been reported for salamanders. Here, we describe the…”
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Assessing the Status of Amphibian Breeding Sites in Italy : a National Survey
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