Search Results - "Scali, Stefano"

Local master equations bypass the secular approximation by Scali, Stefano, Anders, Janet, Correa, Luis A.

“…Master equations are a vital tool to model heat flow through nanoscale thermodynamic systems. Most practical devices are made up of interacting sub-system, and…”
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N-mixture models reliably estimate the abundance of small vertebrates by Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Barzaghi, Benedetta, Melotto, Andrea, Muraro, Martina, Lunghi, Enrico, Canedoli, Claudia, Lo Parrino, Elia, Nanni, Veronica, Silva-Rocha, Iolanda, Urso, Arianna, Carretero, Miguel Angel, Salvi, Daniele, Scali, Stefano, Scarì, Giorgio, Pennati, Roberta, Andreone, Franco, Manenti, Raoul

“…Accurate measures of species abundance are essential to identify conservation strategies. N -mixture models are increasingly used to estimate abundance on the…”
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Morph-specific protein patterns in the femoral gland secretions of a colour polymorphic lizard by Mangiacotti, Marco, Fumagalli, Marco, Cagnone, Maddalena, Viglio, Simona, Bardoni, Anna Maria, Scali, Stefano, Sacchi, Roberto

“…Colour polymorphism occurs when two or more genetically-based colour morphs permanently coexist within an interbreeding population. Colouration is usually…”
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The topology of data hides in quantum thermal states by Stefano Scali, Chukwudubem Umeano, Oleksandr Kyriienko

“…We provide a quantum protocol to perform topological data analysis (TDA) via the distillation of quantum thermal states. Recent developments in quantum thermal…”
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Status of the largest extant population of the critically endangered Aeolian lizard Podarcis raffonei (Capo Grosso, Vulcano island) by Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Silva-Rocha, Iolanda, Carretero, Miguel A, Vignoli, Leonardo, Sacchi, Roberto, Melotto, Andrea, Scali, Stefano, Salvi, Daniele

“…The Aeolian wall lizard Podarcis raffonei is an island endemic that survives only on three tiny islets, and on the Capo Grosso peninsula of the Vulcano island,…”
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Statistical methodology for the evaluation of leukocyte data in wild reptile populations: A case study with the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) by Sacchi, Roberto, Mangiacotti, Marco, Scali, Stefano, Coladonato, Alan J, Pitoni, Silvia, Falaschi, Mattia, Zuffi, Marco A. L

“…The leukocyte profile has the potential to be a reliable method to measure health conditions and stress in wild animals, but limitations occur because current…”
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Interference competition with an invasive species as potential driver of rapid extinction in an island-endemic lizard by Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Melotto, Andrea, Scali, Stefano, Sacchi, Roberto, Salvi, Daniele

“…Competition between native and alien species is often described as a main driver of biodiversity loss. Nevertheless, there is limited evidence of animal…”
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Colour variation of the Maltese wall lizards (Podarcis filfolensis) at population and individual levels in the Linosa island by Sacchi, Roberto, Scali, Stefano, Mangiacotti, Marco, Ruffo, Davide

“…The research on animal colouration has always been of great interest for biologists but since the last decades it has grown exponentially thanks to…”
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Proteins from femoral gland secretions of male rock lizards Iberolacerta cyreni allow self—but not individual—recognition of unfamiliar males by Mangiacotti, Marco, Martín, José, López, Pilar, Reyes-Olivares, Claudio V., Rodríguez-Ruiz, Gonzalo, Coladonato, Alan J., Scali, Stefano, Zuffi, Marco A. L., Sacchi, Roberto

“…Individual recognition (IR) plays an important role in modulating social interactions of several animal species. IR may work at two fundamental levels: at…”
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Sexual Selection and Proteinaceous Diversity in the Femoral Gland Secretions of Lacertid Lizards by Mangiacotti, Marco, Baeckens, Simon, Fumagalli, Marco, Martín, José, Scali, Stefano, Sacchi, Roberto

“…Sexual selection contributes to the diversity of chemical signals in various animal groups. Lizards are good model species to study how sexual selection shapes…”
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Condition- and context-dependent variation of sexual dimorphism across lizard populations at different spatial scales by Muraro, Martina, Sherpa, Stéphanie, Barzaghi, Benedetta, Bombi, Pierluigi, Borgatti, Danilo, Di Canio, Viola, Dalpasso, Andrea, Falaschi, Mattia, Gambioli, Benedetta, Manenti, Raoul, Marta, Silvio, Momigliano, Paolo, Nanni, Veronica, Pardo, Claudio, Parrino, Elia Lo, Scali, Stefano, Storniolo, Federico, Vignoli, Leonardo, Zuffi, Marco A. L., Sacchi, Roberto, Salvi, Daniele, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco

“…The evolution of sexual dimorphism (SD) is driven by intricate interplays between sexual and natural selection. When it comes to SD variation within…”
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Leukocyte formula of the Walser’s Viper (Vipera walser) by Vanzo, Giacomo, Laddaga, Lorenzo, Ghielmi, Samuele, Storniolo, Federico, Mangiacotti, Marco, Zuffi, Marco A.L., Scali, Stefano, Sacchi, Roberto

“…Vipera walser is a recently assessed species of North-Western Italian Alps, that has been regarded as an isolated population of V. berus until 2016, when it…”
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Hemipenial morphology does not provide insight on mating barriers between the two main lineages of Hierophis viridiflavus (Lacépède, 1789) by Storniolo, Federico, Dadda, Thomas, Scali, Stefano, Zuffi, Marco A.L., Mangiacotti, Marco, Sacchi, Roberto

“…Copulatory organs are a key trait in reproductive compatibility and sexual isolation. The role of male genitalia in boosting mating success is well known and…”
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Photo-identification in amphibian studies: a test of I3S Pattern by Marco Sannolo, Francesca Gatti, Marco Mangiacotti, Stefano Scali, Roberto Sacchi

“…Photo-identification is used for individual recognition of several animal species. It gives the possibility to take photos of large species from a distance or…”
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Combining N-mixture models with ecological niche modeling supplies a low-cost and fast procedure for estimating population size in remote areas by Sacchi, Roberto, Coladonato, Alan Jioele, Scali, Stefano, Mangiacotti, Marco, Zuffi, Marco Alberto Luca

“…Monitoring population changes and trends is a central task in conservation. However, obtaining detailed information for wide and low accessible areas, such as…”
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Species-Specific Spatial Patterns of Variation in Sexual Dimorphism by Two Lizards Settled in the Same Geographic Context by Sacchi, Roberto, Mangiacotti, Marco, Scali, Stefano, Storniolo, Federico, Zuffi, Marco A L

“…The evolution of sexual dimorphism (SD) results from intricate interactions between sexual and natural selections. Sexually selected traits are expected to…”
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Subjective resource value affects aggressive behavior independently of resource-holding-potential and color morphs in male common wall lizard by Sacchi, Roberto, Coladonato, Alan J., Battaiola, Mara, Pasquariello, Carlotta, Buratti, Simone, Matellini, Cristian, Mangiacotti, Marco, Scali, Stefano, Zuffi, Marco A. L.

“…Game theory models predict the outcome of a dyadic contest to depend on opponents’ asymmetries in three main traits: resource-holding potential (RHP), resource…”
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Assessing the Spatial Scale Effect of Anthropogenic Factors on Species Distribution by Mangiacotti, Marco, Scali, Stefano, Sacchi, Roberto, Bassu, Lara, Nulchis, Valeria, Corti, Claudia

“…Patch context is a way to describe the effect that the surroundings exert on a landscape patch. Despite anthropogenic context alteration may affect species…”
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Morph-specific seasonal variation of aggressive behaviour in a polymorphic lizard species by Coladonato, Alan Jioele, Mangiacotti, Marco, Scali, Stefano, Zuffi, Marco A L, Pasquariello, Carlotta, Matellini, Cristian, Buratti, Simone, Battaiola, Mara, Sacchi, Roberto

“…The persistence of colour polymorphism (CP) within a given population is generally associated with the coexistence of alternative reproductive strategies, each…”
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Electric circuit theory applied to alien invasions: a connectivity model predicting the Balkan frog expansion in Northern Italy by Falaschi, Mattia, Mangiacotti, Marco, Sacchi, Roberto, Scali, Stefano, Razzetti, Edoardo

“…Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity and alien herpetofauna already caused conservation problems in Italy and in the world. Pelophylax…”
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