- Director: Marcos Moleón Paiz
- Contacto: Tel.: 958 243082
- Código Junta de Andalucía: RNM-254
Personal
- Marcos Moleón Paiz (responsable de grupo)
- Juan Manuel Pleguezuelos Gómez
- José Manuel Padial Fregenal
- Eneko Arrondo Floristán
- Lara Naves Alegre
- Daniel Redondo Gómez
- Elena Bertos Martín
- Mariola Sánchez Cerdá
- Enrica Olivieri
- Lucía García Alcántara
- Juan Ramón Fernández Cardenete
- Esmeralda Alaminos Alaminos
- Mónica Feriche Fernández-Castanys
- José María Gil Sánchez
- Esther Sebastián González
- Mathijs van Overveld
- Michael J. Jowers
- Solange A. Batista Nunes
- Ana Grau Valenciano
- Antonio García Reyes
Líneas de investigación
- Biología de la Conservación de vertebrados continentales
- Interacciones interespecíficas (incluida ecología trófica)
- Ecología de la carroña
- Ecología y evolución de historias vitales de vertebrados
- Sistemática y filogenia de vertebrados
- Ecología del movimiento
- Vertebrados invasores
- Megafauna
- Servicios ecosistémicos (“Contribuciones de la Naturaleza a los Humanos”)
- Ecología y evolución humana
- Seguimiento y conservación de fauna marina
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- Conservation Biology of continental vertebrates
- Interspecific interactions (including trophic ecology)
- Carrion ecology
- Ecology and evolution of vertebrate life history
- Systematics and phylogeny of vertebrates
- Movement ecology
- Invasive vertebrates
- Megafauna
- Ecosystem services (“Nature Contributions to Humans”)
- Human ecology and evolution
- Monitoring and conservation of marine fauna
Publicaciones recientes (últimos 5 años)
2025 & 2026
Arjona, J.M. et al. (2025) Influence of Mediterranean university campuses on Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Functional Diversity of urban spiders (Araneae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 13, 1697527.
Arrondo, E. & Pérez-García, J.M. (2025) Call for a critical review of widespread use of animal tracking devices. European Journal of Wildlife Research 71, 1-6.
Arrondo, E. et al. (2025) Unravelling the decision making of foraging vultures: insights from a field experiment. Royal Society open science 12, 250085.
Bertos, E. et al. (2025) Physiological and morphological characterization of endangered European wildcats from the Iberian lineage: Reference values for conservation. The Veterinary Journal 309, 106272.
Colino-Barea, A. et al. (2026) Herbivore and mesocarnivore carcasses trigger divergent short-term changes in soil properties. Journal of Animal Ecology.
Cortés-Avizanda, A. et al. (2025) Livelihood in anthropic landscapes: Stable isotopes as indicators of dependence of obligate avian scavengers on intensive animal farming. Ecological Indicators 174, 113467.
Darras, K.F.A. et al. (2025) Worldwide Soundscapes: a synthesis of passive acoustic monitoring across realms. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34, e70021.
Ditzel, P.C. et al. (2026) Microgeographic variation in the songs of an endemic Hawaiian honeycreeper. Avian Research.
Funosas, D. et al. (2026) A global assessment of BirdNET performance: differences among continents, biomes, and species. Ecologial Indicators.
Gaspar, M. et al. (2025) The demographic collapse of hunting in the Iberian Peninsula. People and Nature 7, 765-776.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. & Moleón, M. (2026) The COVID-19 lockdown unmasked the overwhelming impact of human activity on the breeding success of an endangered raptor. Biological Conservation 313, 111603.
Gil‐Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2026) Relationships between European wildcats and domestic cats in an area of sympatry: Exploring key conservation questions on hybridization and disease transmission. Animal Conservation.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2026) The recent extinction of the “strictly protected” southernmost European grey wolf population: Lessons and recommendations. Biological Conservation 313, 111568.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2025) Body size rules habitat selection and population declines after drought periods in a carnivore community of the Sahara Desert. Mammalian Biology 105, 69-81.
Gómez-Otero, S.M. et al. (2025) Vultures thrive on more than livestock: small wild vertebrate carcasses are key for nestling growth. Biological Conservation 314, 111643.
Hernández‐Matías, A. et al. (2025) Temporal and spatial variation in trophic scenarios affects population demographic heterogeneity in Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata). Ibis 167, 179-195.
Hirschinger, J. et al. (2025) Multidisciplinary tracking of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5N1) outbreak in griffon vultures, southern Europe, 2022. Emerging Infectious Diseases 31, 1589.
Inagaki, A. et al. (2025) Species roles and key interactions in vertebrate scavenger communities. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 40, 1090-1100.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2025) Biogeography and hidden diversity in the coffee snake species complex Ninia atrata (Dipsadinae) from South America and the Lesser Antilles. Systematics and Biodiversity 23, 2572760.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2025) First preliminary molecular assessment of ants from Cabo Verde. Genes 16, 725.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2025) Novel tool use in Tapinoma sp. ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (NS) 61, 89-95.
Liétor, J. et al. (2025) Searching for the elusive imposter land snails. Description and geographical delimitation of two cryptic Iberus subspecies (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Helicidae) in southern Spain. Ruthenica 35, 1-19.
Margalida, A. et al. (2025) The Bearded Vulture as an accumulator of historical remains: Insights for future ecological and biocultural studies. Ecology 106, e70191.
Mateos, A. et al. (2025) Revisiting hominin scavenging through the lens of optimal foraging theory. Journal of Human Evolution 209, 103762.
Morant, J. et al. (2025) Mapping bird and bat assemblage vulnerability for predicting wind energy impact. Journal of Environmental Management 380, 124961.
Morant, J. et al. (2025). Low human disturbance levels alter movement patterns and induce behavioural changes in an apex predator. Biological Conservation 309, 111278.
Mulero-Pérez, D. et al. (2025) A federated learning architecture for bird species classification in wetlands. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 14, 71.
Naves-Alegre, L. et al. (2025) Differential flight responses of sympatric raptor species to weather conditions and extreme temperature events. Ecology and Evolution 15, e70658.
Orihuela-Torres, A. et al. (2025) Vertebrate scavenger assemblages and their functioning differ between artificial and natural wetlands: Implications for ecosystem management. Biological Conservation 302, 110929.
Orihuela-Torres, A. et al. (2026) Understanding bird diversity in seasonally dry tropical forests: The role of landscape anthropization and chronic disturbance. Forest Ecology and Management 600, 123299.
Pérez-Granados, C. et al. (2026) Optimisation of passive acoustic bird surveys: a global assessment of BirdNET settings. Ibis.
Pérez-Granados, C. et al. (2026) WABAD: A World Annotated Bird Acoustic Dataset for Passive Acoustic Monitoring. Ecology.
Redondo-Gómez, D. et al. (2025) The extended role of carrion: Insect consumption and hair taking at fox carcasses. Basic and Applied Ecology 83, 12-22.
Remesar, S. et al. (2025) Genetic identification of gastrointestinal parasites in the world's most endangered ungulate, the hirola (Beatragus hunteri). Veterinary Record 196, e5223.
Rodríguez-Juan, J. et al. (2025) Visual wetland birds dataset: Bird species identification and behavior recognition in videos. Scientific Data 12, 1200.
Sarabia, C. et al. (2025) Trophic niche overlap decreases in related mesocarnivore species. Oikos 2025, e11324.
Sebastián-González, E. & Pérez-Granados, C. (2025) Geographic variation in acoustic signals in wildlife: A systematic review. Journal of Biogeography 52, e15116.
Sebastián-González, E. et al. (2026) Servibirds: Quantitative assessment of the ecosystem services provided by native birds in Spain. Ardeola 73, 43-66.
Sebastián-González, E. et al. (2025) Acoustic traits of three Hawaiian honeycreepers in a fragmented landscape. Ecology and Evolution 15, e71919.
Twomey, E. et al. (2025) A new species of bamboo-dwelling Ranitomeya (Anura: Dendrobatidae) from the Upper Purus River Basin of Brazil and Peru. Zootaxa 5701, 428-446.
Velamazán, M. et al. (2026) Effectiveness of herbivore exclusion fences for plant conservation depends on management strategy and landscape context. Conservation Science and Practice e70195.
Weber, J.C. et al. (2025) Trinidad and Tobago geogenomics: Exploring connections between geology and vicariance and dispersal biogeography—A review and synthesis. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 662, 112682.
2024
De Tena, C. et al. (2024) Long-term anthropogenic drivers of diet composition and niche breadth in an endangered avian scavenger: The scant role of sanitary regulations. Global Ecology and Conservation 54, e03189.
Gagliardi-Urrutia, G. et al. (2024). A new species of the Scinax cruentomma group (Anura: Hylidae) from the Ucayali River basin of Loreto, Peru. Zootaxa 5406, 401–420.
Gangoso, L. et al. (2024) Blood lead levels in an endangered vulture decline following changes in hunting activity. Environmental Research 252, 118712.
Garrido-Bautista, J. et al. (2024) Fine-scale genetic structure and phenotypic divergence of a passerine bird population inhabiting a continuous Mediterranean woodland. Royal Society open science 11, 240601.
He, F. et al. (2024) Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration. Biological Reviews 99, 1141–1163.
Jadin, R.C. et al. (2024) Rectifying a century of misidentifications: a taxonomic re-evaluation of sipo snakes (Colubridae: Chironius) on Trinidad. Systematics and Biodiversity 22, 2338064.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2024) Testing molecular date estimates using an ecological and vicariant case study in treefrogs: The Geological-Ecological Molecular Calibration. Journal of Biogeography 51, 2136-2151.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2024) Phylogenetic evidence suggests the non-validity of the Iberian land snail genus Tartessiberus and confirms its synonymy with Iberus (Helicidae). ZooKeys 1201, 219.
Köhler, J. et al. (2024) Similar looking sisters: A new sibling species in the Pristimantis danae group from the southwestern Amazon basin (Anura, Strabomantidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 100, 565-582.
Liétor, J. et al. (2024) Speciation in the desert: A new endemic Iberus land snail restricted to the southeastern Iberian Peninsula. Zoologischer Anzeiger 313, 269-278.
Liétor, J. et al. (2024) Slow and steady saves the race: molecular and morphological analysis of three new cryptic species of Iberus land snails from the Iberian Peninsula. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 24, 181-200.
Moleón, M. et al. (2024) Wildlife following people: A multidisciplinary assessment of the ancient colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by a long-lived raptor. People and Nature 6, 1303–1319.
Morant, J. et al. (2024) Fine-scale collision risk mapping and validation with long- term mortality data reveal current and future wind energy development impact on sensitive species. Environmental Impact Assessment Review 104, 107339.
Muñoz-Arnanz, J. et al. (2024) Levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and the role of anthropic subsidies in the diet of avian scavengers tracked by stable isotopes. Environmental Pollution 343, 123188.
Naves-Alegre, L. et al. (2024) Behavioral interactions are modulated by facilitation along a heterotrophic succession. Ecology 105, e4236.
Orihuela‐Torres, A. et al. (2024) Carrion ecology in inland aquatic ecosystems: a systematic review. Biological Reviews 99, 1425-1443.
Pérez‐García, J.M. et al. (2024) Blind shots: Non‐natural mortality counteracts conservation efforts of a threatened waterbird. Animal Conservation 27, 293–307.
Pessano-Serrat, T. et al. (2024) Unknown scavenging habits of an elusive tropical Andean mammal. Food Webs 41, e00361.
Redondo-Gómez, D. et al. (2024) A long-term assessment of the multidisciplinary degree of multidisciplinary journals. PloS ONE 19, e0314616.
Rodríguez-Caro, R.C. et al. (2024) The importance of locally sourced data in identifying population trends: Insights from Iberian vertebrates. Biological Conservation 298, 110755.
Schargel, W.E. et al. (2024) Morphology and molecular systematics support a new species of Pseudogonatodes (Squamata: Gekkota: Sphaerodactylidae) from Venezuela with a remarkable telescoped skull. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 202, zlae120.
Teterja, D. et al. (2024) A Video Mosaicing-based sensing method for chicken behavior recognition on edge computing devices. Sensors 24, 3409.
Tudela, A. et al. (2024) Who is who? An integrative taxonomic revision of Iberus carthaginiensis (Rossmässler, 1853) (Gastropoda: Helicidae) in southeastern Spain. Invertebrate Zoology 21, 319–335.
2023
Arrondo, E. et al. (2023) Vulture culture: dietary specialization of an obligate scavenger. Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 290, 20221951.
Arrondo, E. et al. (2023) From Pyrenees to Andes: The relationship between transhumant livestock and vultures. Biological Conservation 283, 110081.
Bertos, E. et al. (2023) Thelazia callipaeda as a potential new threat to european wildcats: insights from an eco-epidemiological study. Veterinary Research Communications 47, 2153–2160.
Donázar, J.A. et al. (2023) Hidden effects of high numbers of tourists in protected areas: displacement of foraging top scavengers. Ibis 165, 305-311.
Durá-Alemañ, C.J. et al. (2023) Climate change and energy crisis drive an unprecedented EU environmental law regression. Conservation Letters 16, e12958.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. & Sánchez-Cerdá, M. (2023) Current overlapping distribution of megaherbivores and top predators: An approach to the last terrestrial areas with ecological integrity. Biological Conservation 277, 109848.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2023) Applications of non-intrusive methods to study the sand cat: a field study in the Sahara Desert. European Journal of Wildlife Research 69, 20.
Gómez-López, G. et al. (2023) Insularity determines nestling sex ratio variation in Egyptian vulture populations. Ecology and Evolution 13, e10371.
Green, A.J. et al. (2023) Dispersal of aquatic and terrestrial organisms by waterbirds: A review of current knowledge and future priorities. Freshwater Biology 68, 173-190.
Herrera-Sánchez, F.J. et al. (2023) Feeding ecology of the Cuvier’s gazelle (Gazella cuvieri, Ogilby, 1841) in the Sahara Desert. Animals 13, 567.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2023) Unveiling underestimated species diversity within the Central American Coralsnake, a medically important complex of venomous taxa. Scientific Reports 13, 11674.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2023) First molecular identification of a Goussia parasite from a New World invasive blenny. Acta Parasitologica 68, 458-462.
Kizirian, D. et al. (2023) Feedback in Batesian mimetic systems. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 139, 326-335.
Köhler, J. et al. (2023) Misjudged for long: a new toad of the Rhinella veraguensis species group (Anura: Bufonidae) from the Yungas forests of Bolivia. Salamandra 59, 307-326.
Moleón, M., Sánchez-Zapata, J.A. (2023). Extending the dynamic landscape of fear in a human- dominated world. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 38, 215-216.
Morant, J. et al. (2022) Large-scale quantification and correlates of ungulate carrion production in the Anthropocene. Ecosystems 26, 383-396.
Morant, J. et al. (2023) Large‐scale movement patterns in a social vulture are influenced by seasonality, sex, and breeding region. Ecology and Evolution 13, e9817.
Moura, M.R. et al. (2023) Unwrapping broken tails: Biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless reptiles. Journal of Animal Ecology 92, 324-337.
Orihuela‐Torres, A. et al. (2023) Outdoor recreation alters terrestrial vertebrate scavenger assemblage and carrion removal in a protected Mediterranean wetland. Animal Conservation 26, 633-641.
Redondo-Gómez, D. et al. (2023) Top-predator carrion is scary: Fight-and-flight responses of wild boars to wolf carcasses. Ecology and Evolution 13, e9911.
Sánchez-Vialas, A. et al. (2023) Taxonomic reassessment and nomenclatural status of Niceforonia dolops and Hylodes philippi (Amphibia: Anura: Strabomantidae). Zootaxa 5330, 117-125.
Scacco, M. et al. (2023) The species-specificity of energy landscapes for soaring birds, and its consequences for transferring suitability models across species. Landscape Ecology 38, 239-252.
Sebastián-González, E. et al. (2023) The underestimated role of carrion in vertebrates' diet studies. Global Ecology and Biogeography 32, 1302-1310.
Sebastián-González, E. et al. (2023) Ten simple rules for a mom-friendly Academia. PLoS Computational Biology 19, e1011284.
Selva, N. et al. (2023) FAIR data would alleviate large carnivore conflict. Science 382, 893-894.
Silva, G.G. et al. (2023) A waterfowl seed-dispersal network from the Neotropical region is nested and modular. Biotropica 55, 480-488.
Škrábal, J. et al. (2023) Soaring over open waters: horizontal winds provide lift to soaring migrants in weak thermal conditions. Movement Ecology 11, 76.
2022
Aguilera-Alcalá, N. et al. (2022) The value of transhumance for biodiversity conservation: vulture foraging in relation to livestock movements. Ambio 51, 1330-1342.
Brito J.C. et al. (2022) Diversity, distribution and conservation of land mammals in Mauritania, North-West Africa. Plos ONE 17, e0269870.
Cabezas, M.P. et al. (2022) Clarifying the taxonomy of some cryptic blennies (Blenniidae) in their native and introduced range. Scientific Reports 12, 9514.
Carrete, M. et al. (2022) Worldwide distribution of antagonistic-mutualistic relationships between parrots and palms. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10, 790883.
Carrete, M. et al. (2022) Emerging laws must not protect stray cats and their impacts. Conservation Science and Practice 1-3, e12706.
Clavero, M. et al. (2022) On the misuse of historical data to set conservation baselines: Wolves in Spain as an example. Biological Conservation 276, 109810.
Clavero, M. et al. (2022) Where wolves were: setting historical baseline for wolf recovery in Spain. Animal Conservation 26, 239-249.
Delgado-González, A. et al. (2022) Apex scavengers from different European populations converge at threatened savannah landscapes. Scientific Reports 12, 1-10.
Fernández-Gómez, L. et al. (2022) Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough. Bird Conservation International 32, 590-608.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2022) Predation impact on threatened spur-thighed tortoises by golden eagles when main prey is scarce. Scientific Reports 12, 17843.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2022) The Terrific Skink bite force suggests insularity as a likely driver to exceptional resource use. Scientific Reports 12, 1-9.
Lucati, F. et al. (2022) New insights on patterns of genetic admixture and phylogeographic history in Iberian high mountain populations of midwife toads. PLoS ONE 17, e0277298.
Montes E. et al. (2022) Collapse of the endemic lizard Podarcis pityusensis on the island of Ibiza mediated by an invasive snake. Current Zoology 68, 295-303.
Naia, M. et al. (2022) New records and rare occurrences of bird species in Mauritania. Malimbus 44, 1-12.
Naves-Alegre, L. et al. (2022) Scavenging in the realm of senses: smell and vision drive recruitment at carcasses in neotropical ecosystems. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 289, 20220843.
Naves-Alegre, L. et al. (2022) Scavenger assemblages are structured by complex competition and facilitation processes among vultures. Journal of Zoology 318, 260-271.
Oliva-Vidal, P. et al. (2022) Scavenging in changing environments: woody encroachment shapes rural scavenger assemblages in Europe. Oikos 2022, e09310.
Orihuela-Torres, A. et al. (2022) Scavenger guild and consumption patterns of an invasive alien fish species in a Mediterranean wetland. Ecology and Evolution 12, e9133.
Paracuellos, M. et al. (2022) Citizen science reveals broad-scale variation of calling activity of the Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) in its westernmost range. Amphibia-Reptilia 43, 251-261.
Pérez-García, J.M. et al. (2022) Priority areas for conservation alone are not a good proxy for predicting the impact of renewable energy expansion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 119, e2204505119.
Quaggiotto, M.-M. et al. (2022) Past, present and future of the ecosystem services provided by cetacean carcasses. Ecosystem Services 54, 101406.
Redondo-Gómez, D. et al. (2022) Towards accurate and simple morphometric sex differentiation in Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata nestlings: interpopulation variations and influence of growth conditions. Avian Biology Research 15, 3-12.
Redondo-Gómez, D. et al. (2022) Comparing scavenging in marine and terrestrial ecosystems: a case of study with fish and gull carcasses in a small Mediterranean island. Basic and Applied Ecology 59, 92-104.
Rodríguez-Recio, M.R. et al. (2022) Estimating global determinants of leopards home range size in a changing world. Animal Conservation 25, 748-758.
Santos X. et al. (2022) Citizen-science data shows long-term decline of snakes in Southwestern Europe. Biodiversity and Conservation 31, 1609-1625.
van Overveld, T. et al. (2022) Vultures as an overlooked model in cognitive ecology. Animal Cognition 25, 495-507.
Velo-Antón G. et al. (2022) DNA barcode reference library for the West Sahara-Sahel reptiles. Scientific Data 9, 1-8.
2021
Arrondo, E. et al. (2021) Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds. Journal of Applied Ecology 58, 1411-1420.
Bastianelli, M.L. et al. (2021) Survival and cause-specific mortality of European wildcats (Felis silvestris) across Europe. Biological Conservation 261, 109239.
Brito, J.C. et al. (2021) Drivers of change and conservation needs for vertebrates in drylands: an assessment from global scale to Sahara-Sahel wetlands. The European Zoological Journal 2021, 1-27.
Budjaj, A. et al. (2021) Ethnozoology among the Berbers: pre-Islamic practices survive in the Rif (northwestern Africa). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 17, 1-21.
Cocca, W. et al. (2021) Genetic diversity of Horvath’s Rock Lizard meets current environmental restrictions. Conservation Genetics 22, 483-498.
Donázar, J.A. et al. (2021) Too much is bad: increasing numbers of livestock and conspecifics reduce body mass in an avian scavenger. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 102, 1-3.
Forcina, G. et al. (2021) Demography reveals populational expansion of a recently extinct Iberian ungulate. Zoosystematics and Evolution 97, 211-221.
Gangoso, L. et al. (2021) Avian scavengers living in anthropized landscapes have shorter telomeres and higher levels of glucocorticoid hormones. Science of the Total Environment 782, 146920.
García-Alfonso, M. et al. (2021) Disentangling drivers of power line use by vultures: potential to reduce electrocutions. Science of the Total Environment 793, 148534.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2021) Biases in the detection of intentionally poisoned animals: public health and conservation implications from a field experiment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, 1201.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2021) Detection of individual replacements in a long-living bird species, the Bonelli’s eagle, using different non-invasive methods. Journal of Raptor Research 55, 552-564.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2021) Structure and interspecific relationships of a felid community of the upper Amazonian basin under different scenarios of human impact. Mammalian Biology 101, 639-652.
Gil-Sánchez, J.M. et al. (2021) Spatio-temporal ecology of a carnivore community in Middle Atlas, NW of Morocco. Zoology 146, 125904.
Gonzálvez, M. et al (2021) Understanding potential implications for non-trophic parasite transmission based on vertebrate behavior at mesocarnivore carcass sites. Veterinary Research Communications 45, 261-275.
Gonzálvez, M. et al. (2021) Smart carnivores think twice: red fox delays scavenging on conspecific carcasses to reduce parasite risk. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 243, 105462.
Hart, P.J. et al. (2021) Timing is everything: Acoustic niche partitioning in two tropical wet forest bird communities. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9, 753363.
Hernández-Brito, D. et al. (2021) Epizoochory in parrots as an overlooked yet widespread plant-animal mutualism. Plants 10, 760.
Jadin, R.C. et al. (2021) A new vine snake (Reptilia, Colubridae, Oxybelis) from Peru and redescription of O. acuminatus. Evolutionary Systematics 5, 1-12.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2021) Unraveling unique island colonization events in Elachistocleis frogs: phylogeography, cryptic divergence, and taxonomical implications. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 21, 189-206.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2021) Ecology, conservation status, and phylogenetic placement of endemic Pristimantis frogs (Anura: Craugastoridae) in Trinidad and Tobago and genetic affinities to northern Venezuela. Population Ecology 64, 136-149.
Jowers, M.J. et al. (2021) The enigmatic biogeography of Tobago's marooned relics: The case study of a fossorial snake (Squamata, Dipsadidae). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59, 1.
Luna, Á. et al. (2021) Predation and scavenging in the city: A review of spatio-temporal trends in research. Diversity 13, 46.
Martínez-Freiría, F. et al. (2021) Integrative taxonomy reveals two species and intraspecific differentiation in the Vipera latastei-monticola complex. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 59, 2278-2306.
Moleón, M. (2021) Ecology of Predation and Scavenging and the Interface: A Special Issue. Diversity 13, 95.
Moleón, M. & Sánchez-Zapata, J.A. (2021) The role of carrion in the landscapes of fear and disgust: a review and prospects. Diversity 13, 28.
Montes E. et al. (2021) Rapid endangerment of the lizard Podarcis pityusensis by an invasive snake demands immediate conservation response. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 15, e-292.
Mouchet, A. et al. (2021) Heterogeneous selection on exploration behavior within and among West European populations of a passerine bird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 118, e2024994118.
Naves-Alegre, L. et al. (2021) Vertebrate scavenger guild composition and functioning in the Cerrado hotspot. Biotropica 53, 1582-1593.
Orihuela-Torres, A. et al. (2021) Avian-power line interactions in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia: Are mitigation actions effective? Avian Research 12, 41.
Orihuela-Torres, A. et al. (2021) Unravelling the vertebrate scavenger assemblage of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. Journal of Arid Environments 190, 104509.
Padial, J.M. & de la Riva, I. (2021) A paradigm shift in our view of species drives biological classification. Biological Reviews 96, 731-751.
Pascual-Rico, R. et al. (2021) Usually hated, sometimes loved: a review of wild ungulates’ contributions to people. Science of the Total Environment 801, 149652.
Rivas, G.A. et al. (2021) Biogeographical patterns of amphibians and reptiles in the northernmost coastal montane complex of South America. PLoS ONE 16, e0246829.
Rivas, G.A. et al. (2021) A new species of Oreosaurus (Squamata: Gymnophthalmidae) from the Turimiquire Massif, northeastern Venezuela. Zootaxa 5023, 571-584.
Sampaio M. et al. (2021) Beyond the comfort zone: Amphibian diversity and distribution in the West Sahara-Sahel using mtDNA and nuDNA barcoding and spatial modelling. Conservation Genetics 22, 233–248.
Sebastián-González, E. et al. (2021) Functional traits driving species role in the structure of terrestrial vertebrate scavenger networks. Ecology 102, e03519.
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Tesis Doctorales (últimos 10 años)
Título: Linking carrion ecology and human evolution: interspecific facilitation, megaherbivores, and hominin foraging
Autor: Enrica Olivieri
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz y Lara Naves Alegre
Año: (en curso)
Título: Understanding a challenging biome in a changing world: ecology and conservation of carnivores and wild ungulates in the Sahara Desert
Autor: Antonio García Reyes
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz y José María Gil Sánchez
Año: (en curso)
Título: Socioecological dimensions of human-carnivore conflicts in Ruaha, Tanzania
Autor: Ana Grau Valenciano
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz y Eneko Arrondo Floristán
Año: (en curso)
Título: Ecology and demography of the wildcat in a Mediterranean system
Autor: Mariola Sánchez Cerdá
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz y José María Gil Sánchez
Año: (en curso)
Título: How facultative scavenging shapes the African large carnivore guild: a study of interspecific interactions in Maasai Mara, Kenya
Autor: Solange A. Batista Nunes
Universidad: Universidad de Granada / Wageningen University & Research
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz, Frank van Langevelde y Femke Broekhuis
Año: (en curso)
Título: Understanding the peril: The landscapes of fear and disgust associated with carrion
Autor: Daniel Redondo Gómez
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz y Esther Sebastián González
Año: (en curso)
Título: Eco-epidemiología del gato montés europeo (Felis silvestris silvestris) en medios mediterráneos
Autor: Elena Bertos Martín
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Marcos Moleón Paiz y José María Gil Sánchez
Año: (en curso)
Título: Papel de los carroñeros en los ciclos biogeoquímicos: efecto de la estructura de comunidades y transferencia de nutrientes entre ecosistemas
Autor: Adrián Colino Barea
Universidad: Universidad Miguel Hernández
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y José Antonio Sánchez Zapata
Año: (en curso)
Título: Scavenging in wetlands: unraveling dynamics and ecological patterns
Autor: Tatiana Pessano Serrat
Universidad: Universidad Miguel Hernández
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y José Antonio Sánchez Zapata
Año: (en curso)
Título: Efectos del cambio global sobre el grado de acoplamiento ecosistémico: una aproximación multi-escalar
Autor: Marta Monfort Calatayud
Universidad: Universidad de Alicante
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y Santiago Soliveres Codina
Año: (en curso)
Título: Aplicación de técnicas de monitoreo digital en la toma de datos para la conservación y gestión de espacios naturales protegidos: el caso de las Lagunas de La Mata-Torrevieja
Autor: Sara Sánchez Sáez
Universidad: Universidad de Alicante
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y Germán M. López Iborra
Año: (en curso)
Título: Evaluación de los patrones y procesos de regeneración natural en un agropaisaje en Coronado, Costa Rica
Autor: María Auxiliadora Zúñiga Amador
Universidad: Universidad de Alicante
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y Andreu Bonet Jornet
Año: (en curso)
Título: Efectos de tratamientos forestales sobre comunidades de carroñeros vertebrados
Autor: Sergio Gilabert Cerdà
Universidad: Universidad de Alicante
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y Andreu Bonet Jornet
Año: (en curso)
Título: Scavenging in wetlands; Filling a gap in carrion ecology
Autor: Adrian Orihuela-Torres
Universidad: Universidad de Alicante
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y Juan Manuel Pérez-García
Año: 2024
Título: Investigación de fauna amenazada en medios remotos: el caso de la gacela de Cuvier (Gazella cuvieri Ogilby 1841) en el desierto del Sahara
Autor: F. Javier Herrera Sánchez
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Teresa Abáigar Ancín y José María Gil Sánchez
Año: 2023
Título: Spatial modelling of nature contributions to people and risks for the conservation of scavengers
Autor: Natividad Aguilera Alcalá
Universidad: Universidad Miguel Hernández
Directores: José Antonio Sánchez Zapata y Marcos Moleón Paiz
Año: 2022
Título: Rasgos funcionales, patrones de coocurrencia e interacciones intra- e interespecíficas en comunidades de carroñeros vertebrados terrestres
Autor: Lara Naves Alegre
Universidad: Universidad Miguel Hernández
Directores: Esther Sebastián González y José Antonio Sánchez Zapata
Año: 2022
Título: Natural history and impacts of an invasive snake: the horseshoe whip snake, Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Linnaeus 1758), on Ibiza
Autor: Elba Montes
Universidad: Universidad de Valencia
Directores: Juan M. Pleguezuelos y Mónica Feriche
Año: 2021
Título: The role of wild carnivore carcasses in the transmission of infectious agents: epidemiological and ecological aspects
Autor: Moisés Gonzálvez Juan
Universidad: Universidad de Murcia
Directores: Carlos Martínez-Carrasco Pleite y Marcos Moleón Paiz
Año: 2020
Título: Sistemática e evolução morfológica em Holoadeninae (Anura: Brachycephaloidea, Craugastoridae)
Autor: Ana Paula Motta Viera
Universidad: Universidad Stadual Paulista (Brasil)
Directores: Celio Haddad y José M. Padial
Año: 2020
Título: Ecosystem services and scavengers: ecological and socio-cultural assessment
Autor: Zebensui Morales-Reyes
Universidad: Universidad Miguel Hernández
Directores: José Antonio Sánchez Zapata y Marcos Moleón Paiz
Año: 2018
Título: Ecología trófica de tres especies de serpientes de cascabel en México: Crotalus aquilus, Crotalus polystictus y Crotalus willardi
Autor: Estrella Mociño Deloya
Universidad: Universidad de Granada
Directores: Juan M. Pleguezuelos y Xavier Santos
Año: 2016
Título: Un análisis crítico de la conservación del lince ibérico en España 1973-2015
Autor: Diego de los Santos Parejo
Universidad: Universidad de Sevilla
Directores: Jose María Gil Sánchez y Javier Castroviejo
Año: 2016
Proyectos de Investigación (últimos 10 años)
Título: Nuevas tecnologías para evaluar el impacto de la gestión tradicional del carrizal sobre la vegetación y la dinámica de artrópodos y aves en un humedal Mediterráneo
Entidad financiadora: Generalitat Valenciana
Referencia: CIAICO/2024/168
Duración: 2025-2028
Investigador principal: Germán M. López Iborra y Esther Sebastián González
Título: HISTORICAZ: reconstrucción histórica de los paisajes y ecosistemas de las sierras de Cazorla, Segura y Las Villas
Entidad financiadora: Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre (AEET)
Duración: 2026-2027
Investigador principal: Eneko Arrondo Floristán
Título: Impacto de la agregación espacio-temporal de un recurso efímero en la transferencia de nutrientes entre ecosistemas: el caso de estudio de la carroña en humedales (TRANSCARRION)
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: CNS2023-41506P0055
Duración: 2024-2026
Investigador principal: Esther Sebastián González
Título: Comprendiendo el peligro: paisajes del miedo y la repulsión asociados a la carroña
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: PID2021-128952NB-I00
Duración: 2022-2025
Investigador principal: Marcos Moleón Paiz
Título: Recovery of Granada-Vega poplar groves to boost biodiversity and long-term carbon capture through structural bioproducts (LIFE Wood for Future) Entidad financiadora: LIFE Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, UE
Referencia: LIFE20 CCM/ES/001656
Duración: 2021-2025
Investigador principal: Antolino Gallego Molina
Título: MEGACON - Freshwater Megafauna Futures: Diversity, Functions, Threats, and Implications for Biodiversity Conservation
Entidad financiadora: Leibniz Association (Alemania)
Duración: 2020-2025
Investigador principal: Sonja Jähnig
Título: The fear factor: ecological and evolutionary consequences of island tameness in a rapidly changing planet
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Ref. PID2021-128046NA-I00
Duración: 2022-2024
Investigador principal: Oriol Lapiedra
Título: Artificial Intelligence techniques to operationalize ecological indicators for the development of sustainable tourism in smart protected natural areas
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: TED2021-130890B-C21
Duración: 2022-2024
Investigador principal: Esther Sebastián González y José N. Mazón
Título: La conexión entre Europa y África como factor determinante de la evolución reciente de la herpetofauna iberico-magrebí (herpconect)
Entidad financiadora: PAIDI 2020
Referencia: Inv-11-2021-I-002
Duración: 2021-2024
Investigador principal: Juan F. Beltrán
Título: Respuestas potenciales de los anfibios a factores de extinción del cambio global: comparaciones espacio-temporales
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: PGC2018-097421-B-I00
Duración: 2019-2022
Investigador principal: Ignacio De la Riva
Título: La influencia de los rasgos funcionales de las plantas en las interacciones multitróficas: un experimento enfoque de restauración comunitaria en el bosque húmedo de las tierras bajas de Hawái
Entidad financiadora: National Science Foundation (EE.UU.)
Duración: 2018-2022
Investigadores principales: Rebecca Ostertag, Paul Banko y Susan Cordell
Título: Cambio global, sistemas socioecológicos y ecología del movimiento: aproximación a gran escala al papel de los sistemas agropecuarios, el clima y los carroñeros
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia y Universidades
Duración: 2019-2021
Investigador principal: José Antonio Sánchez Zapata
Título: The Hajar Mountains of southeastern Arabia: a laboratory for understanding how mountain biodiversity is generated and maintained, and how to conserve it
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Referencia: CGL2018
Duración: 2019-2021
Investigador principal: Salvador Carranza
Título: Funciones tróficas y no tróficas de los cadáveres de carnívoros en los ecosistemas: integrando ecología y epidemiología
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad
Referencia: CGL2017-89905-R
Duración: 2018-2021
Investigador principal: Marcos Moleón Paiz
Título: CSBR: Natural History: Preservation of Carnegie Museum of Natural History's Herpetology Collection
Entidad financiadora: National Science Foundation USA (NSF)
Referencia: #1557428
Duración: 2016-2021
Investigador principal: José M. Padial
Título: Estructura y función en comunidades de vertebrados carroñeros: patrones macroecológicos, defaunación y cambio climático
Entidad financiadora: Generalitat Valenciana
Referencia: SEJI/2018/024
Duración: 2019-2020
Investigador principal: Esther Sebastián González
Título: Adaptación y flujo genético en anfibios neotropicales
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: CGL2016-75227-P
Duración: 2016-2020
Investigador principal: Carles Vila
Título: Riesgo de extinción en especies andinas de ectotermos: una evaluación interdisciplinar basada en anfibios endémicos
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: CGL2014-56160-P
Duración: 2015-2019
Investigador principal: Ignacio De la Riva
Título: CREST: Comprender la respuesta biótica al cambio ambiental en los ecosistemas tropicales a través de un contexto basado en el lugar
Entidad financiadora: National Science Foundation (EE. UU.)
Referencia: 1345247
Duración: 2014-2019
Investigadores principales: Donald Price y Patrick Hart
Título: Sostenibilidad de los servicios ecosistémicos proporcionados por grandes vertebrados carroñeros en sistemas agropecuarios: integrando ecología de movimientos, modelado de poblaciones y percepción social
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Referencia: CGL2015-66966-C2-1-R
Duración: 2016-2018
Investigador principal: José Antonio Sánchez Zapata
Título: CSBR: Natural History: Preservation of Carnegie Museum of Natural History’s Herpetology Collection
Entidad financiadora: National Science Foundation (EE.UU.)
Duración: 2016–2018
Investigador principal: Jose M. Padial
Título: Arabian reptiles as a model to investigate how biodiversity is generated and maintained in arid areas
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
Referencia: CGL2015-70390-P
Duración: 2016-2018
Investigador principal: Salvador Carranza
Título: Conservando poblaciones amenazadas y procesos ecológicos a través de la gestión de especies cinegéticas: ungulados silvestres y grandes carroñeros en Andalucía
Entidad financiadora: Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento, Junta de Andalucía
Referencia: P12-RNM-1925
Duración: 2015-2018
Investigador principal: José A. Donázar Sancho
Título: Interacciones ecológicas entre primates y grandes rapaces. El caso del macaco de Berbería y el águila real
Entidad financiadora: Instituto de Estudios Ceutíes
Duración: 2016-2017
Investigador principal: Jesús Bautista Rodríguez
Título: Understanding human-carnivore relationships: from social conflicts to ecosystem services
Entidad financiadora: Leuphana University
Referencia: ULG/73100028
Duración: 2016-2017
Investigador principal: Berta Martín-López
Título: Heterogeneidad demográfica intrapoblacional en el águila perdicera: determinantes ambientales y antrópicos e implicaciones para la conservación
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Referencia: CGL2013-41565-P
Duración: 2014-2017
Investigador principal: Joan Real Ortí
Título: Procesos micro y macro evolutivos en la diversificación de anfibios
Entidad financiadora: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Referencia: CGL2013-47547-P
Duración: 2014-2017
Investigador principal: Carles Vila
Título: Moroccan Carnivores Project
Entidad financiadora: Universidad de Alicante
Duración: 2016
Investigador principal: Vicente Uríos Moliner
Título: Conflictos entre gente y grandes carnívoros: evaluación de posibles soluciones en la Amazonía del Ecuador
Entidad financiadora: Programa Prometeo SENESCYT y Museo de Zoología Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Duración: 2015-2016
Investigador principal: Santiago Espinosa
Título: Deserts full of life: Intermittent rivers as hotspots for terrestrial megafauna functions
Entidad financiadora: Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (Alemania)
Duración: 2015-2016
Investigador principal: Marcos Moleón Paiz
Título: Evaluación del impacto de los aljibes sobre los anfibios y reptiles en la fachada atlántica de Marruecos
Entidad financiadora: Instituto de Estudios Ceutíes
Referencia: IEC 2014/1
Duración: 2015-2016
Investigador principal: Juan M. Pleguezuelos