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Overview

Gustavo Tomás is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and focuses on research within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans various subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology, Insect Science, and Social Psychology.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Avian ecology and behavior, Bird parasitology and diseases, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, Vector-borne infectious diseases, and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Gustavo Tomás has contributed to multiple publication venues with recurring appearances in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution and the Journal of Avian Biology. Other publication venues include Biology, PLoS ONE, and GeoHealth.

  1. Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  2. Smaller distance between nest contents and cavity entrance increases risk of ectoparasitism in cavity-nesting birds, 2020, Journal of Avian Biology

Other recent research papers involving Gustavo Tomás as a co-author include:

  1. Microbially Mediated Chemical Ecology of Animals: A Review of Its Role in Conspecific Communication, Parasitism and Predation, 2021, Biology
  2. Assessing behavioral sex differences to chemical cues of predation risk while provisioning nestlings in a hole-nesting bird, 2022, PLoS ONE
  3. Chronic Degradation of Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests Increases the Incidence of Genotoxicity in Birds, 2023, GeoHealth

Frequent collaborators in Gustavo Tomás's research include Juan José Soler, Cristina Ruiz-Castellano, Manuel Azcárate-García, Silvia Díaz-Lora, and Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez, with collaboration counts ranging from four to eleven joint publications.

Best Publications

  • The blood parasite Haemoproteus reduces survival in a wild bird: a medication experiment

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás;Juan Moreno

  • Predator odour recognition and avoidance in a songbird

    Luisa Amo;Ismael Galván;Gustavo Tomás;Juan José Sanz

  • Experimental evidence that egg color indicates female condition at laying in a songbird

    Juan Moreno;Elisa Lobato;Judith Morales;Santiago Merino

  • Consequences of nest reuse for parasite burden and female health and condition in blue tits, Cyanistes caeruleus

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Judith Morales

  • Sex recognition by odour and variation in the uropygial gland secretion in starlings.

    Luisa Amo;Jesús M. Avilés;Deseada Parejo;Aránzazu Peña

  • Evidence for the signaling function of egg color in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Judith Morales;Elisa Lobato;Santiago Merino

  • Detection of serum immunoglobulins in wild birds by direct ELISA: a methodological study to validate the technique in different species using antichicken antibodies

    J. Martínez;J. Martínez;G. Tomás;S. Merino;E. Arriero

  • Nestling cell-mediated immune response, body mass and hatching date as predictors of local recruitment in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Juan J. Sanz;Elena Arriero

  • Impact of blood parasites on immunoglobulin level and parental effort: a medication field experiment on a wild passerine

    G. Tomás;S. Merino;J. Moreno;J. Morales

  • Are eggshell spottiness and colour indicators of health and condition in blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus

    Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Gustavo Tomás

  • A trade-off between two resource-demanding functions: post-nuptial moult and immunity during reproduction in male pied flycatchers

    Juan José Sanz;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás

  • NEST WEIGHT AND FEMALE HEALTH IN THE BLUE TIT (CYANISTES CAERULEUS)

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Juan J. Sanz

  • Corticosterone metabolites in blue tit and pied flycatcher droppings: effects of brood size, ectoparasites and temperature.

    Elisa Lobato;Santiago Merino;Juan Moreno;Judith Morales;Judith Morales

  • Egg colouration and male parental effort in the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

    Juan Moreno;José L. Osorno;Judith Morales;Santiago Merino

  • Carotenoid-based plumage colouration is associated with blood parasite richness and stress protein levels in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).

    Sara del Cerro;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Elisa Lobato

  • Predator proximity as a stressor in breeding flycatchers: mass loss, stress protein induction, and elevated provisioning

    Robert L. Thomson;Robert L. Thomson;Gustavo Tomás;Jukka T. Forsman;Juli Broggi

  • Determinants of abundance and effects of blood-sucking flying insects in the nest of a hole-nesting bird.

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Factors affecting Culicoides species composition and abundance in avian nests

    J. MARTÍNEZ-de la Puente;S. Merino;G. Tomás;J. Moreno

  • A simple trapping method to estimate abundances of blood-sucking flying insects in avian nests

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-De La Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Associations between immune parameters, parasitism, and stress in breeding pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) females

    Judith Morales;Juan Moreno;Santiago Merino;Gustavo Tomás

  • Nest size and aromatic plants in the nest as sexually selected female traits in blue tits

    Gustavo Tomás;Santiago Merino;Josué Martínez-de la Puente;Juan Moreno

  • Interacting effects of aromatic plants and female age on nest-dwelling ectoparasites and blood-sucking flies in avian nests.

    G. Tomás;S. Merino;J. Martínez-de la Puente;J. Moreno

Frequent Co-Authors

Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales
Judith Morales
Judith Morales Spanish National Research Council
Juan José Soler
Juan José Soler Spanish National Research Council
Josué Martínez de la Puente
Josué Martínez de la Puente University of Granada
Elisa Lobato
Elisa Lobato University of Porto
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez University of Granada
Javier Martínez
Javier Martínez University of Alcalá
Juan José Sanz
Juan José Sanz Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi University of Granada
Jordi Figuerola
Jordi Figuerola Spanish National Research Council

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