Vedel, G., de la Peña, E., Moreno Rojas, J.M., Montenegro Gómez, J.C. & Carranza, J. (2022) Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values in hair reveal management differences and hidden practices in wild boar populations. Science of The Total Environment, 823. 154071, ISSN 0048-9697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154071. The analysis of stable isotopes in different tissues has been widely used to Leer másVedel, G. et al. (2022)[…]
de la Peña, E., Barja, I. & Carranza, J. (2021). Social environment with high intrasexual competition enhances the positive relationship between faecal testosterone and cortisol metabolite levels in red deer. Mammalian Biology https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00100-x The relationship between reproductive and physiological stress hormones in vertebrates is poorly understood. In many species of mammals and especially in humans, the most Leer másde la Peña, E., Barja, I. & Carranza, J. (2021)[…]
F. Millán, M., Carranza, J., Pérez-González, J., Valencia, J., Torres-Porras, J., Seoane, J.M., de la Peña, E., Alarcos, S., Sánche-Prieto, C., Castillo, L., Flores, A, Membrillo; A. (2021) Rainfall decrease and red deer rutting behaviour: Weaker and delayed rutting activity though higher opportunity for sexual selection. PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244802. In the last decades, climate Leer másF. Millán, M. et al. (2021)[…]
Barros, T., Ferreira, E., Rocha, R.G., Brotas, G., Carranza, J., Fonseca, C. y Torres, R.T. (2020) The Multiple Origins of Roe Deer Populations in Western Iberia and Their Relevance for Conservation. Animals 2020, 10, 2419. The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) is native and widespread in Europe and its phylogeography has been clarified in the last decades. Southern peninsulas Leer másBarros, T. et al. (2020)[…]
Broggini, C., Membrillo, A. y Carranza, J. (2020) An open platform system based on SNP type genetic markers for discrimination between Alectoris rufa and Alectoris chukar Molecular and Cellular Probes, Volume 54 (2020) 101673. ISSN 0890-8508. The red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) is one of the most emblematic game species in Southern Europe. For the conservation Leer másBroggini, C. et al. (2020)[…]
Carranza, J., de la Peña, E., Mateos, C., Pérez-González, J., Alarcos, S., Torres-Porras, J., Valencia, J., Sánchez-Prieto, C., Castillo, L. (2020) The dark ventral patch: A bimodal flexible trait related to male competition in red deer. PLoS ONE 15(11): e0241374. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0241374 Sexual signals play a central role in male-male competition in polygynous species. In red Leer másCarranza, J. et al. (2020)[…]
Guzmán, J.L., Viñuela, J., Carranza, J., Torres Porras, J. y Arroyo, B. (2020) Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa productivity in relation to weather, land use, and releases of farm-reared birds. European Journal of Wildlife Research 66:87 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-020-01394-x Productivity (offspring production) is a key demographic parameter influencing population dynamics, particularly in r-strategy species, and thus critical for implementing well-based management Leer másGuzmán, J.L. et al. (2020)[…]
de la Peña, E., Martín, J., Carranza, J. (2020) Ultrastructural morphological features of the hair in a sexual signal: the dark ventral patch of male red deer. Journal of Zoology ISSN 0952-8369 Chemical signals play a decisive role in communication in many mammal species.In red deer (Cervus elaphus), the dark ventral patch has recently been Leer másde la Peña, E. et al. (2020)[…]
Carranza, J., Pérez-Barbería, J., Mateos, C., Alarcos, S., Torres-Porras, J., Pérez-González, J., Sánchez-Prieto, C.B., Valencia, J., Castillo, L., de la Peña, E., Barja, I., Seoane, J.M., Reglero, M.M., Flores, A., Membrillo, A. (2020) Social environment modulates investment in sex trait versus lifespan: red deer produce bigger antlers when facing more rivalry. Scientific Reports 10:9234 Theory predicts that Leer másCarranza, J. et al. (2020)[…]
Castillo, L., Del Río, L.m., Carranza, J., Mateos, C., Tejado, J.J., López, F. (2020) Ultrasound speed in red deer antlers: a non-invasive correlate of density and a potential index of relative quality.Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 43.2: 255-269. Deer antlers can be used as an index of individual performance both in ecological and productive contexts. Their quality is Leer másCastillo, L. et al. (2020)[…]