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Behaviour - Ecology Malacarne G., Cucco M. & Camanni S. (1991). Coordinated visual displays and vocal duetting in different ecological situations among Western Palearctic non-passerine birds. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 3:207-219. PDF Cucco M., Malacarne G., Orecchia G. & Boano G. (1991). Influence of weather condition on Pallid Swift Apus pallidus breeding success. Ecography 15:184-189. PDF Malacarne G., Cucco M. & Bertolo E. (1994). Sibling competition in asynchronously hatched broods of the Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus). Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 6:293-300. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1995).Increase of parental effort in experimentally enlarged broods of Pallid Swifts. Canadian Journal Zoology 73:1387-1395. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1996).Effect of food availability on nestling growth and fledging success in manipulated Pallid Swift broods. Journal Zoology London 240: 141-151. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1996). Factors affecting egg mass in the Pallid Swift Apus pallidus. Bird Study 43: 314-319. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1996). Reproduction of the Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) in relation to weather and aerial insect abundance. Ital. J. Zoology 63: 47-253. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1997). The effect of supplemental food on time budget and body condition in the Black Redstart. Ardea 85: 211-221. PDF Acquarone C., Baiardi R., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1998). Variation of body mass in Moorhens Gallinula chloropus wintering in a temperate area. Revue Ecologie Terre Vie 53: 353-365. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (1999). Is the song of Black Redstart males an honest signal of status? Condor 101: 689-694. PDF Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2000). Delayed maturation in passerine birds: an examination of plumage effects and some indications of a related effect in song. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 12: 291-308. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2001). Body condition, immunocompetent organs, and blood parameters in the Hooded Crow. Israel J. Zool. 47: 287-294. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2001). Daily and seasonal activity pattern of Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) studied by motion-sensitive transmitters. Waterbirds 24: 1-7. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2001). Short-term effects on body condition and size of immunocompetent organs in the hooded crow. Ital. J. Zool. 68: 195-199. PDF Fenoglio S., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2002). Bill colour and body condition in the Moorhen Gallinula chloropus. Bird Study 49: 89-92. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M., Li Cauli S. & Malacarne G. (2002). Effects of food abundance and predictability on body condition and health parameters: experimental tests with the Hooded Crow. Ibis 144:155-163. PDF Cucco M., Ottonelli R., Raviola M. & Malacarne G. (2002). Variations of body mass and immune function in response to food unpredictability in magpies. Acta Oecologica 23: 271-276. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2002). Annual variation of immune condition in the Hooded Crow Corvus corone cornix. Journal Ornithology 143: 351-355. PDF Fenoglio S., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2002). The effect of a carotenoid-rich diet on immunocompetence and behavioural performances in the Moorhen chicks. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 14: 149-156. PDF Fenoglio S., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2003). Moorhen females lay eggs of different size and β-carotene content. Ardea 91: 117-121. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M. & Malacarne G. (2003). Reproduction of the Crag Martin in relation to weather and colony size. Ornis Fennica 80: 79-85. PDF Acquarone C., Cucco M., Malacarne G. & Silvano F. (2004) Temporary shift of body size in hooded crows Corvus corone cornix of NW Italy. Folia Zool. 53: 379-384. PDF Fenoglio S., Cucco M., Fracchia L., Martinotti M.G. & Malacarne G. (2004) Shield colours of the Moorhen are differently related to bacterial load and health parameters. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 16: 171-180. PDF Castellano S., Cucco M. & Giacoma C.
(2004). Reproductive investment of female green
toads (Bufo
viridis).
Copeia 10: 659-664. PDF doi Cucco M., Malacarne G., Ottonelli R. & Patrone M. (2006) Repeatability of cell-mediated and innate immunity, and other fitness-related traits, in the Grey Partridge. Canad. J. Zool. 84: 72-79. PDF doi Cucco M., Guasco B., Malacarne G. & Ottonelli R. (2006) Effects of ß-carotene supplementation on chick growth, immune status and behaviour in the grey partridge, Perdix perdix. Behavioural Processes 73: 325-332. PDF doi Cucco M., Guasco B., Malacarne G. & Ottonelli R. (2007) Effects of ß-carotene on adult immune condition and antibacterial activity in the eggs of the Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 147: 1038-1046. doi Cucco M., Guasco B., Malacarne G., Ottonelli R. & Tanvez A. (2008) Yolk testosterone levels and dietary carotenoids influence growth and immunity of grey partridge chicks. Gen. Comp. Endocr. 156: 418-425. doi Cucco M., Guasco B., Ottonelli R., Balbo V. & Malacarne G. (2009) The influence of temperature on egg composition in the grey partridge Perdix perdix. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 21: 63-77. PDF Bonisoli-Alquati A., Rubolini D., Romano M., Cucco M., Fasola M., Caprioli M. & Saino N. (2010) Egg antimicrobials, embryo sex and chick phenotype in the yellow-legged gull. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 64: 845-855. doi Garcia-Fernandez V., Guasco B., Tanvez A., Lacroix A., Cucco M., Leboucher G. & Malacarne G. (2010) Influence of mating preferences on yolk testosterone in the Grey Partridge. Animal Behaviour 80: 45-49. doi Cucco M., Pellegrino I. & Malacarne G. (2010) Immune challenge affects female condition and egg size in the Grey Partridge. J. Exp. Zool. A 313: 597-604. doi Cucco M., Grenna M., Pellegrino I. & Malacarne G. (2011) Egg-sequence rather than mating preference influences female egg investment in the red-legged partridge. Ethol. Ecol. Evol. 23: 343-357. doi Cucco M., Grenna M., Pellegrino I. & Malacarne G. (2011) Effects of immune challenge and supernormal clutch production on egg quality in the red-legged partridge. Evolutionary Ecology Research 13: 269-282. doi Cucco M., Grenna M. & Malacarne G. (2012) Female condition, egg shape and hatchability: a study on the grey partridge. Journal of Zoology 287: 186-194. doi Pertoldi C., Pellegrino I., Cucco M., Mucci N., Randi E., Laursen J.T, Sunde P., Loeschke V. & Kristensen T.N. (2012) Genetic consequences of population decline in the Danish population of the Little Owl (Athene noctua). Evolutionary Ecology Research 14: 921-932. PDF Treggiari A.A., Gagliardone M., Pellegrino I. & Cucco M. (2013) Habitat selection in a changing environment: the relationship between habitat alteration and Scops Owl (Aves: Strigidae) territory occupancy. Ital. J. Zool. 80: 574-586. doi Grenna M., Avidano L., Malacarne G., Leboucher G. & Cucco M. (2014) Influence of male dominance on egg testosterone and antibacterial substances in the egg of Grey Partrdiges. Ethology 120: 149-158. doi Pellegrino I., Negri A., Cucco M., Mucci N., Pavia M., Šálek M., Boano G. & Randi E. (2014) Phylogeography and Pleistocene refugia of the little owl (Athene noctua) as inferred from mtDNA sequence data. Ibis 156: 639–657. doi Pellegrino I., Negri A., Boano G., Cucco M., Kristensen T.N., Pertoldi C., Randi E., Šálek M. & Mucci N. (2015) Evidence for strong genetic structure in European populations of the little owl Athene noctua. Journal of Avian Biology 46: 462-475. doi Boano G., Pellegrino I. & Cucco M. (2015) Moult and morphometrics of the pallid swift Apus pallidus in northwestern Italy. Ardeola 62: 35-48. doi Pellegrino I., Cucco M., Follestad A. & Boos M. (2015) Lack of genetic structure in greylag goose (Anser anser) populations along the European Atlantic flyway. PeerJ 3: e1161. PDF doi Pellegrino I., Boatti L., Cucco M., Mignone F., Kristensen T.N., Mucci N., Randi E., Ruiz-Gonzalez A. & Pertoldi C. (2016) Development of SNP markers for population structure and phylogeography characterization in little owl (Athene noctua) using a genotyping- by-sequencing approach. Conservation Genetics Resources 8: 13-16. doi Pellegrino I., Curletti G., Liberatore F. & Cucco M. (2017) Cryptic diversity of the jewel beetles Agrilus viridis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) hosted on hazelnut. European Zoological Journal 84: 465-472. doi PDF Pellegrino I., Cucco M., Harvey J., Liberatore F., Pavia M., Voelker G. & Boano G. (2017) So similar and yet so different: taxonomic status of Pallid swift Apus pallidus and Common swift Apus apus. Bird Study 64:1-9. doi Cucco M., Grenna M. & Pellegrino I. (2017) Egg characteristics in relation to skipped days of laying in the Grey Partridge. Avian Biology Research 10:231-240. doi Cucco M. & Bowman R. (2018) Mass fluctuation in breeding females, males, and helpers of the Florida scrub-jay Aphelocoma coerulescens. PeerJ 6: e5607. doi PDF Subrero E., Sforzini S., Viarengo A. & Cucco M. (2019) Exposure to anti-mosquito insecticides utilized in rice fields affects survival of two non-target species, Ischnura elegans and Daphnia magna. Paddy and Water Environment 17:1-11. doi Pellegrino I.,
Cucco M., Calà E., Boano G. & Pavia M.
(2020) Plumage coloration and morphometrics of the
Little Owl Athene noctua in the Western
Palearctic. Journal of Ornithology 161: 1071-1081. doi Boano G., Pellegrino I.,
Ferri M., Cucco M., Minelli F., Åkesson S.
(2020) Climate anomalies affect annual survival
rates of swifts wintering in sub‐Saharan Africa. Ecology
and Evolution 10: 7916-7928. doi PDF Toffoli R. & Cucco M. (2020) Habitat suitability, connection analysis, and effectiveness of protected areas for conservation of the Barbastelle bat Barbastella barbastellus in NW Italy. Acta Chiropterologica 22: 281-291. doi Cucco M., Alessandria
G., Bissacco M., Carpegna F., Fasola M., Gagliardi
A., Gola L., Volponi S., Pellegrino I. (2021) The
spreading of the invasive sacred ibis in Italy. Scientific
Reports 11 (86): 1-13. doi PDF Pellegrino I., Ilahiane L.,
Boano G., Cucco M., Pavia M., Prestridge
H.L., Voelker G. (2021) Avian haemosporidian
diversity on Sardinia is driven by both isolation
and host migration pattern. Diversity 13:
75. doi PDF Subrero E.,
Pellegrino I. & Cucco M. (2021)
Different stress from parasites and mate choice in
two female morphs of the blue-tailed damselfly. Evolutionary
Ecology 35: 1-18 doi
PDF Ilahiane L.,
De Pascalis F., Pisu D., Pala D., Ferrario F., Cucco
M., Rubolini D., Cecere J.C., Pellegrino I.
(2022) No evidence of avian malaria occurrence in
two Mediterranean endemic seabirds. Marine
Ornithology 50: 13-17. link
PDF Godio I.,
Toffoli R., Trombin D. & Cucco M.
(2022) Bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from a cave
area in NW Italy. Revue Suisse de Zoologie
129: 137-145. doi Boano G. &
Cucco M. (2022) Age at first reproduction
and longest-lived individuals in the Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus. Avocetta 46: 33-39.
doi
PDF Boano G., Casola D., Cucco
M., Ferri M., Micheloni P., Manica M. &
Pellegrino I. (2022) Onset of primary moult in
immature and breeding adult Common Swifts Apus
apus. Ringing & Migration 37: 1-7.
doi Pellegrino I., Galimberti A.,
Nasuelli M., Pioltelli E., Boano G., Cucco M.,
Pavia M., Shafaeipour A., Ilahiane L., Voelker G.
(2022) Phylogeography of Lanius senator on
its breeding range: conflicts between alpha
taxonomy, subspecies distribution and genetics. European
Zoological Journal 89: 941-956. PDF doi Ilahiane L., Colominas-Ciurò
R., Bize P., Boano G., Cucco M., Ferri M.,
Masoero G., Meier C.M., Pavia M., Ramello G.,
Voelker G. & Pellegrino I. (2023) Molecular
investigation on infection by haemosporidians in
three Western Palearctic species of swift (Apodidae)
and their ectoparasitic louse flies. Parasitology
Research 122: 1-8. doi . |
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