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Andrea Pilastro

Andrea Pilastro

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
8803
World Ranking
2886
National Ranking
40

Overview

Andrea Pilastro is affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy and has made contributions primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research extensively covers Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, with focused work also in Ecology, Physiology, Genetics, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's main research topics involve Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and animal studies, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Sperm and Testicular Function, Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and studies related to Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence.

Andrea Pilastro has authored or coauthored several research papers across various journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • The role of female reproductive fluid in sperm competition (2020) published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Sub-acute exposure of male guppies (Poecilia reticulata) to environmentally relevant concentrations of PFOA and GenX induces significant changes in the testis transcriptome and reproductive traits (2024) published in Environment International
  • Maternal predator-exposure affects offspring size at birth but not telomere length in a live-bearing fish (2020) published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Maternal predation risk increases offspring's exploration but does not affect schooling behavior (2020) published in Behavioral Ecology
  • Experimental nest cooling reveals dramatic effects of heatwaves on reproduction in a Mediterranean bird of prey (2023) published in Global Change Biology

Frequent coauthors in their work include Silvia Cattelan, Alessandro Grapputo, Jacopo G. Cecere, Alejandro Corregidor-Castro, and Alexandra Glavaschi.

Their research outputs often appear in journals such as Animal Behaviour, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Global Change Biology, and the Journal of Evolutionary Biology.

Best Publications

  • Armaments and ornaments: an evolutionary explanation of traits of dual utility

    Anders Berglund;Angelo Bisazza;Andrea Pilastro

  • Directional postcopulatory sexual selection revealed by artificial insemination.

    Jonathan P. Evans;Lorenzo Zane;Samuela Francescato;Andrea Pilastro

  • Insemination efficiency of two alternative male mating tactics in the guppy Poecilia reticulata

    Andrea Pilastro;Angelo Bisazza

  • Colourful male guppies produce faster and more viable sperm

    Lisa Locatello;Maria Berica Rasotto;Jp Evans;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • Cryptic female preference for genetically unrelated males is mediated by ovarian fluid in the guppy

    Clelia Gasparini;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • Sperm number and velocity affect sperm competition success in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

    Chiara Boschetto;Clelia Gasparini;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • CRYPTIC FEMALE PREFERENCE FOR COLORFUL MALES IN GUPPIES

    Andrea Pilastro;Martina Simonato;Angelo Bisazza;Jonathan P. Evans;Jonathan P. Evans

  • Female aggregation and male competition reduce costs of sexual harassment in the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki

    Andrea Augusto Pilastro;S Benetton;Angelo Bisazza

  • Female mate choice in a mating system dominated by male sexual coercion

    Angelo Bisazza;Giorgio Vaccari;Andrea Pilastro

  • Ecology and Evolution of Poeciliid Fishes

    Jonathan P. Evans;Andrea Pilastro;Ingo Schlupp

  • Genetic variation in North Africa and Eurasia: Neolithic demic diffusion vs. paleolithic colonisation

    Guido Barbujani;Guido Barbujani;Andrea Pilastro;Silvia De Domenico;Colin Renfrew

  • Individual adjustment of sperm expenditure accords with sperm competition theory.

    Andrea Pilastro;Marta Scaggiante;Maria B. Rasotto

  • Sexual selection for small size in male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)

    Andrea Pilastro;Eva Giacomello;Angelo Bisazza

  • Small male mating advantage and reversed size dimorphism in poeciliid fishes

    A. Bisazza;A. Pilastro

  • Males prefer ornamented females: a field experiment of male choice in the rock sparrow

    Matteo Griggio;Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas;Andrea Pilastro

  • LONG LIVING AND REPRODUCTION SKIPPING IN THE FAT DORMOUSE

    Andrea Pilastro;Giacomo Tavecchia;Guglielmo Marin

  • Male mating behavior and ejaculate expenditure under sperm competition risk in the eastern mosquitofish

    Jonathan P. Evans;Michele Pierotti;Andrea Pilastro

  • Sire attractiveness influences offspring performance in guppies.

    Jonathan P. Evans;Jennifer L. Kelley;Angelo Bisazza;Elisabetta Finazzo

  • Effect of male age on sperm traits and sperm competition success in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata).

    Clelia Gasparini;Ilaria Anna Maria Marino;Chiara Boschetto;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • Ecological barriers shaping fuel stores in barn swallows Hirundo rustica following the central and western Mediterranean flyways

    Diego Rubolini;Andrea Gardiazabal Pastor;Andrea Pilastro;Fernando Spina

  • Moult speed affects structural feather ornaments in the blue tit.

    Matteo Griggio;L Serra;D Licheri;C Campomori

  • Postcopulatory sexual selection

    Jon Evans;A. Pilastro

Frequent Co-Authors

Matteo Griggio
Matteo Griggio University of Padua
Jonathan P. Evans
Jonathan P. Evans University of Western Australia
Angelo Bisazza
Angelo Bisazza University of Padua
Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez
Francisco Garcia-Gonzalez Spanish National Research Council
Nicola Saino
Nicola Saino University of Milan
Diego Rubolini
Diego Rubolini University of Milan
Indar W. Ramnarine
Indar W. Ramnarine University of the West Indies
Guido Barbujani
Guido Barbujani University of Ferrara
Herbert Hoi
Herbert Hoi University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Paolo Galeotti
Paolo Galeotti University of Pavia

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