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Guillermo Blanco is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain, with a research focus mainly in Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans several core areas within these fields, including Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Parasitology, and Genetics.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the understanding of avian ecology and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, animal behavior and reproduction, wildlife conservation and criminology analyses, bird parasitology and diseases, plant and animal studies, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Guillermo Blanco's recent publications reflect diverse interests and collaborative efforts in these areas. Notable papers include:

  • Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity, 2020, Science
  • Island songbirds as windows into evolution in small populations, 2021, Current Biology
  • Implications of bacterial, viral and mycotic microorganisms in vultures for wildlife conservation, ecosystem services and public health, 2020, Ibis
  • Integrating vulture social behavior into conservation practice, 2020, Ornithological Applications
  • Presumed killers? Vultures, stakeholders, misperceptions, and fake news, 2021, Conservation Science and Practice

Their research is frequently published in journals such as Ecology and Evolution, Diversity, The Science of The Total Environment, Biological Conservation, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Collaborations with other researchers form an important aspect of their work. Guillermo Blanco's frequent co-authors include Martina Carrete, José L. Tella, Fernando Hiraldo, José A. Donázar, and Óscar Frías, illustrating a strong network within the ecological and conservation research communities.

Best Publications

  • Network structure embracing mutualism–antagonism continuums increases community robustness

    Alicia Montesinos-Navarro;Fernando Hiraldo;José L Tella;Guillermo Blanco

  • Food resource utilisation by the Magellanic penguin evaluated through stable-isotope analysis: segregation by sex and age and influence on offspring quality

    Manuela G. Forero;Keith A. Hobson;Gary R. Bortolotti;José A. Donázar

  • Effects of habitat degradation on the abundance, richness and diversity of raptors across Neotropical biomes

    Martina Carrete;José Luis Tella;Guillermo Blanco;Marcelo Bertellotti

  • Supplementary feeding and endangered avian scavengers: benefits, caveats, and controversies

    Ainara Cortés‐Avizanda;Guillermo Blanco;Travis L DeVault;Anil Markandya

  • The PHA test reflects acquired T-cell mediated immunocompetence in birds.

    José L. Tella;Jesús A. Lemus;Martina Carrete;Guillermo Blanco

  • Raptor Nest Decorations Are a Reliable Threat Against Conspecifics

    F. Sergio;J. Blas;G. Blanco;A. Tanferna

  • High trophic overlap within the seabird community of Argentinean Patagonia: a multiscale approach

    Manuela G. Forero;Gary R. Bortolotti;Keith A. Hobson;Keith A. Hobson;Jose A. Donazar

  • Stable isotopes reveal trophic segregation by sex and age in the southern giant petrel in two different food webs

    Manuela G. Forero;Jacob González-Solís;Keith A. Hobson;José A. Donázar

  • CONSPECIFIC FOOD COMPETITION EXPLAINS VARIABILITY IN COLONY SIZE: A TEST IN MAGELLANIC PENGUINS

    Manuela G. Forero;José Luis Tella;Keith A. Hobson;Marcelo Bertellotti

  • Habitat, world geographic range, and embryonic development of hosts explain the prevalence of avian hematozoa at small spatial and phylogenetic scales

    José L. Tella;Guillermo Blanco;Manuela G. Forero;Álvaro Gajón

  • Nestbox provisioning in a rural population of Eurasian Kestrels: breeding performance, nest predation and parasitism

    Juan A. Fargallo;Guillermo Blanco;Jaime Potti;Javier Viñuela

  • Feather mites on birds: costs of parasitism or conditional outcomes?

    Guillermo Blanco;José Luis Tella;Jaime Potti;Arturo Baz

  • Apex scavenger movements call for transboundary conservation policies

    Sergio A. Lambertucci;Pablo A.E. Alarcón;Pablo A.E. Alarcón;Fernando Hiraldo;José A. Sanchez-Zapata

  • Offspring body condition and immunocompetence are negatively affected by high breeding densities in a colonial seabird: a multiscale approach

    José Luis Tella;Manuela G. Forero;Marcelo Bertellotti;José A. Donázar

  • Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity

    David Serrano;Antoni Margalida;Juan M. Pérez-García;Javier Juste

  • Feather mites on group-living Red-billed Choughs : a non-parasitic interaction ?

    Guillermo Blanco;José Luis Tella;Jaime Potti

  • Island songbirds as windows into evolution in small populations.

    Thibault Leroy;Thibault Leroy;Marjolaine Rousselle;Marjolaine Rousselle;Marie-Ka Tilak;Aude E. Caizergues

  • Ecological, morphological and phylogenetic correlates of interspecific variation in plasma carotenoid concentration in birds

    J. L. Tella;J. Figuerola;J. J. Negro;G. Blanco

  • Microbial pollution in wildlife: Linking agricultural manuring and bacterial antibiotic resistance in red-billed choughs.

    Guillermo Blanco;Jesús A. Lemus;Javier Grande

  • Farmer Perceptions of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Scavengers: What, Who, and to Whom

    Zebensui Morales-Reyes;Berta Martín-López;Marcos Moleón;Marcos Moleón;Patricia Mateo-Tomás

  • Diet explains interpopulation variation of plasma carotenoids and skin pigmentation in nestling white storks.

    Juan J. Negro;José Luis Tella;Guillermo Blanco;Manuela G. Forero

  • Determining Sex of Magellanic Penguins Using Molecular Procedures and Discriminant Functions

    Marcelo Bertellotti;José Luis Tella;José A. Godoy;Guillermo Blanco

Frequent Co-Authors

José Luis Tella
José Luis Tella Spanish National Research Council
Fernando Hiraldo
Fernando Hiraldo Spanish National Research Council
José A. Donázar
José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council
Sergio A. Lambertucci
Sergio A. Lambertucci National University of Comahue
José A. Sánchez-Zapata
José A. Sánchez-Zapata Miguel Hernandez University
Manuela G. Forero
Manuela G. Forero Spanish National Research Council
Ainara Cortés-Avizanda
Ainara Cortés-Avizanda Spanish National Research Council
Martina Carrete
Martina Carrete Pablo de Olavide University
David Serrano
David Serrano Spanish National Research Council
Antoni Margalida
Antoni Margalida Spanish National Research Council

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