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Alberto Velando

Alberto Velando

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
44
Citations
6356
World Ranking
5143
National Ranking
165

Overview

Alberto Velando is affiliated with Universidade de Vigo in Spain. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to ecology and its related subfields.

The research fields that Velando covers include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, their work concentrates on several subfields of study:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Physiology
  • Social Psychology

The main topics of research that Velando explores comprise:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Marine animal studies overview

Velando's recent publications illustrate the focus and scope of their research. Notable papers include:

  • "Egg corticosterone can stimulate telomerase activity and promote longer telomeres during embryo development" (2020, Molecular Ecology)
  • "Gull chicks grow faster but lose telomeres when prenatal cues mismatch the real presence of sibling competitors" (2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Influence of fisheries on the spatio-temporal feeding ecology of gulls along the western Iberian coast" (2020, Marine Ecology Progress Series)
  • "Covariation between glucocorticoid levels and receptor expression modulates embryo development and postnatal phenotypes in gulls" (2023, Hormones and Behavior)
  • "Smart mating: the cognitive ability of females influences their preference for male cognitive ability" (2021, Behavioral Ecology)

The frequent publication venues where Velando's research appears demonstrate a focus on ecological and behavioral sciences:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Regional Environmental Change

Velando also collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • José C. Noguera
  • Sin-Yeon Kim
  • Francisco Ruiz-Raya
  • Náyade Álvarez-Quintero
  • Joana G. Calado

Best Publications

  • Senescent birds redouble reproductive effort when ill: confirmation of the terminal investment hypothesis.

    Alberto Velando;Hugh Drummond;Roxana Torres

  • Pigment-based skin colour in the blue-footed booby: an honest signal of current condition used by females to adjust reproductive investment.

    Alberto Velando;René Beamonte-Barrientos;Roxana Torres

  • A three-isotope approach to disentangling the diet of a generalist consumer: the yellow-legged gull in northwest Spain

    Rocío Moreno;Lluís Jover;Ignacio Munilla;Alberto Velando

  • Differential body condition regulation by males and females in response to experimental manipulations of brood size and parental effort in the blue‐footed booby

    Alberto Velando;Carlos Alonso-Alvarez

  • Are Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) and Eisenia andrei (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) different biological species?

    Jorge Domínguez;Alberto Velando;Alfredo Ferreiro

  • Glucocorticoids modulate gastrointestinal microbiome in a wild bird.

    José C. Noguera;Manuel Aira;Marcos Pérez-Losada;Jorge Domínguez

  • Disturbance to a foraging seabird by sea-based tourism: Implications for reserve management in marine protected areas

    Alberto Velando;Ignacio Munilla

  • Experimental manipulation of maternal effort produces differential effects in sons and daughters: implications for adaptive sex ratios in the blue-footed booby

    Alberto Velando

  • Avoiding bad genes: oxidatively damaged DNA in germ line and mate choice

    Alberto Velando;Roxana Torres;Carlos Alonso-Alvarez

  • Male preference for female foot colour in the socially monogamous blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii

    Roxana Torres;Alberto Velando

  • Sublethal toxicity of the Prestige oil spill on yellow-legged gulls.

    Carlos Alonso-Alvarez;Ignacio Munilla;Marta López-Alonso;Alberto Velando

  • Male reproductive senescence : the price of immune-induced oxidative damage on sexual attractiveness in the blue-footed booby

    Roxana Torres;Alberto Velando

  • Effects of acute exposure to heavy fuel oil from the Prestige spill on a seabird.

    Carlos Alonso-Alvarez;Cristobal Pérez;Alberto Velando

  • Senescence of maternal effects: aging influences egg quality and rearing capacities of a long-lived bird.

    René Beamonte‐Barrientos;Alberto Velando;Hugh Drummond;Roxana Torres

  • The function of female and male ornaments in the Inca Tern: evidence for links between ornament expression and both adult condition and reproductive performance

    A. Velando;C. M. Lessells;J. C. Marquez

  • Monitoring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollution in the marine environment after the Prestige oil spill by means of seabird blood analysis.

    Cristóbal Pérez;Alberto Velando;Ignacio Munilla;Marta López-Alonso

  • A dynamic trait affects continuous pair assessment in the blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii

    Roxana Torres;Alberto Velando

  • Pre-fledgling oxidative damage predicts recruitment in a long-lived bird.

    José Carlos Noguera;Sin-Yeon Kim;Alberto Velando

  • Seasonal population dynamics of Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae) in the field.

    Fernando Monroy;Manuel Aira;Jorge Domínguez;Alberto Velando

  • Availability of nonpigmentary antioxidant affects red coloration in gulls

    Cristóbal Pérez;Marta Lores;Alberto Velando

Frequent Co-Authors

Roxana Torres
Roxana Torres National Autonomous University of Mexico
Judith Morales
Judith Morales Spanish National Research Council
Jorge Domínguez
Jorge Domínguez Universidade de Vigo
Hugh Drummond
Hugh Drummond National Autonomous University of Mexico
Daniel Oro
Daniel Oro Spanish National Research Council
Vitor H. Paiva
Vitor H. Paiva University of Algarve
Marcos Pérez-Losada
Marcos Pérez-Losada George Washington University
Jaime A. Ramos
Jaime A. Ramos University of Coimbra
Juan A. Amat
Juan A. Amat Spanish National Research Council
Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

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