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Guido Chelazzi

Guido Chelazzi

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3295
World Ranking
7965
National Ranking
170

Overview

Guido Chelazzi is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy. Their research spans the fields of Environmental Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to studying biological and environmental systems.

Their work covers several subfields, including Nature and Landscape Conservation, Global and Planetary Change, and Genetics. These subfields align with the broader themes in their research that relate to ecosystem dynamics, environmental change, and genetic factors influencing species populations.

Key topics in Guido Chelazzi's research portfolio include Turtle Biology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure. These topics highlight a focus on herpetological species and the genetic underpinnings of their population dynamics, likely contributing to conservation biology and environmental management.

Guido Chelazzi has published in at least one significant venue, Molecular Ecology Resources. This venue is known for interdisciplinary coverage of ecological and molecular data, underlining the integration of genetic and ecological methodologies in their work.

Recent scholarly output includes a paper titled Quaternary Habitat Fluctuations and Demographic Dynamics in Turtles Inferred From Environmental Niche Modelling and Whole Genome Data published in 2025 in Molecular Ecology Resources. This work centers on the use of advanced modeling and genomic tools to investigate habitat changes during the Quaternary period and their impact on turtle populations.

Frequent collaborators in research projects include Marcella Sozzoni, Jennifer Balacco, Massimo Bellavita, Anna Brüniche-Olsen, and Giulio Formenti. These coauthors indicate an active collaboration network, suggesting a multidisciplinary team approach in their scientific investigations.

Best Publications

  • Transcriptome sequencing and microarray development for the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum: genomic tools for environmental monitoring

    Massimo Milan;Massimo Milan;Alessandro Coppe;Richard Reinhardt;Leonor M Cancela

  • Estimating the energetic cost of fighting in shore crabs by noninvasive monitoring of heartbeat rate.

    Francesco Rovero;Francesco Rovero;Roger N. Hughes;Nia M. Whiteley;Guido Chelazzi

  • Behavioral Adaptation to Intertidal Life

    Guido Chelazzi;Marco Vannini

  • Cardiac and behavioural responses of mussels to risk of predation by dogwhelks.

    Francesco Rovero;Roger N. Hughes;Guido Chelazzi

  • Mediterranean Talitrus saltator (Crustacea, Amphipoda) as a biomonitor of heavy metals contamination.

    A Ugolini;F Borghini;P Calosi;M Bazzicalupo

  • Drivers of Population Structure of the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea

    Stefania Gaspari;Aviad Scheinin;Draško Holcer;Caterina Maria Fortuna

  • Nesting migrations in a population of the European pond turtle Emys orbicularis (L.) (Chelonia Emydidae) from central Italy

    F. Rovero;G. Chelazzi

  • Assessment of factors affecting heart rate of the limpet Patella vulgata on the natural shore

    G. Santini;G. A. Williams;G. Chelazzi

  • Stable isotopes analysis to assess the trophic role of ants in a Mediterranean agroecosystem

    Lorenzo Ottonetti;Lorenzo Tucci;Guido Chelazzi;Giacomo Santini

  • When time is of the essence: choosing a currency for prey-handling costs

    Francesco Rovero;Francesco Rovero;Roger N. Hughes;Guido Chelazzi

  • Activity patterns of Emys orbicularis L. (Chelonia emydidae) in central Italy

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  • In Situ and Laboratory Assessment of Heart Rate in a Mediterranean Limpet Using a Noninvasive Technique

    G Santini;M De Pirro;G Chelazzi

  • Food availability and diet composition of three coexisting Mediterranean limpets (Patella spp.)

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  • A comparative study on the movement patterns of two sympatric tropical chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)

    Guido Chelazzi;Stefano Focardi;Jean-Louis Deneubourg

  • Analysis of Movement Patterns and Orientation Mechanisms in Intertidal Chitons and Gastropods

    Guido Chelazzi;Stefano Focardi;Jean-Louis Deneubourg;Jean-Louis Deneubourg

  • Eco-ethological aspects of homing behaviour in molluscs

    Guido Chelazzi

  • The Rules of Aggression: How Genetic, Chemical and Spatial Factors Affect Intercolony Fights in a Dominant Species, the Mediterranean Acrobat Ant Crematogaster scutellaris.

    Filippo Frizzi;Claudio Ciofi;Leonardo Dapporto;Chiara Natali

  • When the rule becomes the exception. no evidence of gene flow between two Zerynthia cryptic butterflies suggests the emergence of a new model group.

    Francesca Zinetti;Leonardo Dapporto;Alessio Vovlas;Guido Chelazzi

  • Zonal recovery after experimental displacement in two sea urchins co-occurring in the Mediterranean

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  • Stable isotope analysis of trophic niche in two co-occurring native and invasive terrapins, Emys orbicularis and Trachemys scripta elegans

    Paride Balzani;Salvatrice Vizzini;Giacomo Santini;Alberto Masoni

  • Population genetic structure of common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in the Adriatic Sea and contiguous regions : implications for international conservation

    Stefania Gaspari;Draško Holcer;Peter Charles Mackelworth;Caterina Maria Fortuna

  • Effect of experience on predatory behaviour of dogwhelks.

    Francesco Rovero;Roger N. Hughes;Guido Chelazzi

  • Cardiac responses to salinity variations in two differently zoned Mediterranean limpets

    M. De Pirro;G. Santini;G. Chelazzi

  • Ants as bioaccumulators of metals from soils: Body content and tissue-specific distribution of metals in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris

    Elisa Gramigni;Silvia Calusi;Nicla Gelli;Lorenzo Giuntini

  • Intra-specific variability in the temporal organisation of foraging activity in the limpet Patella vulgata

    G. Santini;R. C. Thompson;C. Tendi;S. J. Hawkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Claudio Ciofi
Claudio Ciofi University of Florence
Leonardo Dapporto
Leonardo Dapporto University of Florence
Giancarlo Pepeu
Giancarlo Pepeu University of Florence
Gray A. Williams
Gray A. Williams University of Hong Kong
Richard C. Thompson
Richard C. Thompson Plymouth University
Michael T. Burrows
Michael T. Burrows Scottish Association For Marine Science
Richard G. Hartnoll
Richard G. Hartnoll University of Liverpool
Stefano Focardi
Stefano Focardi National Research Council (CNR)
Luca Bargelloni
Luca Bargelloni University of Padua
Tomaso Patarnello
Tomaso Patarnello University of Padua

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