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Social dominance explains within-ejaculate variation in sperm design in a passerine bird by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Ciprietti, Sabrina, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Comparative studies suggest that sperm competition exerts stabilizing selection towards an optimal sperm design - e.g., the relative size and covariation of…”
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Is sperm morphology functionally related to sperm swimming ability? A case study in a wild passerine bird with male hierarchies by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Ciprietti, Sabrina, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Sexual selection continues after copulation via either sperm competition or cryptic female choice, and favors sperm traits that maximize sperm competitiveness…”
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Antioxidant allocation modulates sperm quality across changing social environments by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Gning, Ophélie, Glauser, Gaëtan, Vallat, Armelle, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…In promiscuous species, male reproductive success depends on their ability to mate with fertile females and on the fertilizing ability of their sperm. In such…”
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Effects of body condition and food intake on stop-over decisions in Garden Warblers and European Robins during spring migration by Lupi, Sara, Maggini, Ivan, Goymann, Wolfgang, Cardinale, Massimiliano, Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Fusani, Leonida

“…During migration, birds need to optimize their time and/or energy management, especially during stop-overs. Previous studies with caged birds under controlled…”
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Melatonin reduces migratory restlessness in Sylvia warblers during autumnal migration by Fusani, Leonida, Coccon, Francesca, Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Goymann, Wolfgang

“…INTRODUCTION: A remarkable aspect of bird migration is its nocturnality, particularly common in Passeriformes. The switch in activity from purely diurnal to…”
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Prevention of taxane chemotherapy-induced nail changes and peripheral neuropathy by application of extremity cooling: a prospective single-centre study with intrapatient comparison by Johnson, Kristen, Stoffel, Barbara, Schwitter, Michael, Hayoz, Stefanie, Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Fischer Maranta, Angela, El Saadany, Tämer, Hasler, Ursula, von Moos, Roger, Patzen, Annalea, Mark, Michael, Roberts, Gillian, Cathomas, Richard

“…   Purpose Common side effects of taxane chemotherapy are nail toxicity and peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) causing severe impact on the quality of life…”
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Oxidative stress affects sperm performance and ejaculate redox status in subordinate house sparrows by Mora, Alfonso Rojas, Firth, Alexandra, Blareau, Sophie, Vallat, Armelle, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Oxidative stress is the result of random cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species that leads to cell death, ageing or illness. Most physiological…”
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Social dominance, but not parasite load, affects sperm quality and sperm redox status in house sparrows by Losdat, Sylvain, Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Bellut, Caroline, Chargé, Rémi, Falchi, Valentina, Glauser, Gaétan, Vallat, Armelle, Helfenstein, Fabrice

“…Sperm performance is an important component of male reproductive success. However, sperm production is costly and males need to optimize their investment in…”
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Are bone targeted agents still useful in times of immunotherapy? The SAKK 80/19 BTA pilot study by Mark, Michael, Mora, Alfonso Rojas, Winder, Thomas, Stathis, Anastasios, Jakob, Andreas, Müller, Gisela, Hayoz, Stefanie, Reimann, Patrick, Petrausch, Ulf, von Moos, Roger

“…Patients with bone metastases from solid tumors often have additional treatment with bone targeted agents (BTAs) to avoid symptomatic skeletal events (SSEs)…”
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Importance of Validating Experimental Setups: Lessons from Studies of Food Choice Copying in Zebra Finches by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Forstmeier, Wolfgang, Fusani, L

“…The use of social information for foraging decisions has attracted much research attention. One line of research makes use of experimental assays of food…”
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Badge Size Reflects Sperm Oxidative Status within Social Groups in the House Sparrow Passer domesticus by Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Meniri, Magali, Glauser, Gaëtan, Vallat, Armelle, Helfenstein, Fabrice

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Real-world outcomes of patients (pts) with malignant solid tumors treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in relation to smoking status: The SAKK 80/19 SMOKER study by El Saadany, Tämer, Petrausch, Ulf, Rojas Mora, Alfonso, Winder, Thomas, Renner, Christoph, Benda, Magdalena, Reimann, Patrick, Froesch, Patrizia, Jakob, Andreas, Clavijo Daza, Adriana, Müller, Gisela, Von Moos, Roger Anton Fredy, Mark, Michael Thomas

“…6619 Background: ICIs are the standard of care for the treatment of different advanced solid organ tumors. Especially in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer,…”
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Effects of CTLA-4 Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms on Toxicity of Ipilimumab-Containing Regimens in Patients With Advanced Stage Melanoma by de Joode, Karlijn, Mora, Alfonso Rojas, van Schaik, Ron H N, Zippelius, Alfred, van der Veldt, Astrid, Gerard, Camille Léa, Läubli, Heinz, Michielin, Olivier, von Moos, Roger, Joerger, Markus, Levesque, Mitchell P, Aeppli, Stefanie, Mangana, Johanna, Mangas, Cristina, Trost, Nadine, Meyer, Stefan, Parvex, Sandra Leoni, Mathijssen, Ron, Metaxas, Yannis

“…Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) gene, an inhibitor of T-cell priming, are associated with…”
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The evolution of afro-montane Delphinium (Ranunculaceae): Morphospecies, phylogenetics and biogeography by Chartier, Marion, Dressler, Stefan, Schönenberger, Jürg, Mora, Alfonso Rojas, Sarthou, Corinne, Wang, Wei, Jabbour, Florian

“…The genus Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) consists of ca. 300 species and has a mainly holarctic distribution. Few species have been described from high-altitude…”
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