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Overview

Francisco Valera is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a particular focus on ecology and parasitology. The scientist's work also intersects with ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, as well as nature and landscape conservation and insect science.

The primary topics of Francisco Valera's studies include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Bird parasitology and diseases
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies
  • Vector-borne infectious diseases
  • Social acceptance of renewable energy
  • Conservation, biodiversity, and resource management

Frequent publication venues where Francisco Valera has contributed include:

  • Ardeola
  • Ecological Entomology
  • Avian Conservation and Ecology
  • Science
  • Journal of Applied Ecology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Francisco Valera include:

  • "Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity," 2020, Science
  • "Agricultural intensification erodes taxonomic and functional diversity in Mediterranean olive groves by filtering out rare species," 2021, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Environmental Objectives of Spanish Agriculture: Scientific Guidelines for their Effective Implementation under the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2030," 2021, Ardeola
  • "Partitioning beta diversity to untangle mechanisms underlying the assembly of bird communities in Mediterranean olive groves," 2021, Diversity and Distributions
  • "Novel Genotypes of Nidicolous Argas Ticks and Their Associated Microorganisms From Spain," 2021, Frontiers in Veterinary Science

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Francisco Valera include:

  • Jesús Veiga
  • Luis Bolonio
  • Pedro J. Rey
  • Radovan Václav
  • Teresa Salido

Best Publications

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

    Matteo Griggio;Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas;Andrea Pilastro

  • Early effects of rodent post‐dispersal seed predation on the outcome of the plant–seed disperser interaction

    Julio M. Alcántara;Pedro J. Rey;Alfonso M. Sánchez‐Lafuente;Francisco Valera

  • Female mate choice and nest desertion in penduline tits, Remiz pendulinus: the importance of nest quality

    H. Hoi;B. Schleicher;F. Valera

  • Fruit size in wild olives: implications for avian seed dispersal

    P. J. Rey;J. E. Gutiérrez;J. Alcántara;F. Valera

  • Female extra–pair behaviour and environmental quality in the serin (Serinus serinus): a test of the ‘constrained female hypothesis’

    Maria Hoi-Leitner;Herbert Hoi;Marilö Romero-Pujante;Francisco Valera

  • Male shrikes punish unfaithful females

    Francisco Valera;Herbert Hoi;Anton Krištín

  • Concentration of trace elements in feathers of three Antarctic penguins: Geographical and interspecific differences

    Silvia Jerez;Miguel Motas;María José Palacios;Francisco Valera

  • INTERSPECIFIC PARASITE EXCHANGE IN A MIXED COLONY OF BIRDS

    Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas-Crivillé;Herbert Hoi

  • Egg burial in penduline tits, Remiz pendulinus: its role in mate desertion and female polyandry

    F. Valera;H. Hoi;B. Schleicher

  • Size versus health as a cue for host choice: a test of the tasty chick hypothesis.

    F. Valera;H. Hoi;A. Darolová;J. Kristofik

  • Agricultural intensification erodes taxonomic and functional diversity in Mediterranean olive groves by filtering out rare species

    Rubén Tarifa;Carlos Martínez-Núñez;Francisco Valera;Juan P. González-Varo

  • Assessing the Effects of Climate on Host-Parasite Interactions: A Comparative Study of European Birds and Their Parasites

    Anders Pape Møller;Santiago Merino;Juan José Soler;Anton Antonov

  • The importance of different paternity guards in the polygynandrous penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus)

    B. Schleicher;F. Valera;H. Ho;M. Hoi-Leitner

  • White tail markings are an indicator of quality and affect mate preference in rock sparrows

    Matteo Griggio;Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas-Crivillé;Herbert Hoi

  • Culicoides paolae and C. circumscriptus as potential vectors of avian haemosporidians in an arid ecosystem.

    Jesús Veiga;Josué Martínez de la Puente;Radovan Václav;Jordi Figuerola

  • Tail Length and Mutual Mate Choice in Bearded Tits (Panurus biarmicus)

    Mariló Romero‐Pujante;Herbert Hoi;Donald Blomqvist;Francisco Valera

  • Ectoparasite load is linked to ontogeny and cell‐mediated immunity in an avian host system with pronounced hatching asynchrony

    Radovan Václav;Miguel A. Calero-Torralbo;Francisco Valera

  • Nest size variation and its importance for mate choice in penduline tits,Remiz pendulinus

    H. Hoi;B. Schleicher;F. Valera

  • Social information in nest colonisation and occupancy in a long-lived, solitary breeding bird

    Radovan Václav;Francisco Valera;Teresa Martínez

  • Traditional versus non-traditional nest-site choice: alternative decision strategies for nest-site selection

    H. Hoi;A. Krištín;F. Valera;C. Hoi

  • NATwatcher: Profiling NATs in the Wild

    Anna Maria Mandalari;Miguel Angel Diaz Bautista;Francisco Valera;Marcelo Bagnulo

Frequent Co-Authors

Pedro J. Rey
Pedro J. Rey University of Jaén
Herbert Hoi
Herbert Hoi University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
José Javier Cuervo
José Javier Cuervo Spanish National Research Council
Ana Martínez
Ana Martínez Spanish National Research Council
Deseada Parejo
Deseada Parejo Spanish National Research Council
Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Matteo Griggio
Matteo Griggio University of Padua
Jesús M. Avilés
Jesús M. Avilés Spanish National Research Council
Josué Martínez de la Puente
Josué Martínez de la Puente University of Granada
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora
Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora Complutense University of Madrid

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