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78
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16288
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924
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21

José Luis Tella publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Luis Tella sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 284 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

José Luis Tella D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where José Luis Tella sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

José Luis Tella is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their research focuses primarily on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their body of work covers topics such as Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Avian ecology and behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Bird parasitology and diseases, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Frequent publication venues for José Luis Tella include Diversity, Scientific Reports, Ecology and Evolution, Diversity and Distributions, and Frontiers in Zoology.

The following are some of their recent papers:

  • Renewables in Spain threaten biodiversity, 2020, Science
  • Rethinking megafauna, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Opportunistic or Non-Random Wildlife Crime? Attractiveness Rather Than Abundance in the Wild Leads to Selective Parrot Poaching, 2020, Diversity
  • A protective nesting association with native species counteracts biotic resistance for the spread of an invasive parakeet from urban into rural habitats, 2020, Frontiers in Zoology
  • Genes acting in synapses and neuron projections are early targets of selection during urban colonization, 2020, Molecular Ecology

José Luis Tella frequently collaborates with other researchers. Their most frequent coauthors include Martina Carrete, Guillermo Blanco, Fernando Hiraldo, Pedro Romero-Vidal, and Dailos Hernández-Brito.

Best Publications

  • Simplifying the phytohaemagglutinin skin‐testing technique in studies of avian immunocompetence

    J. E. Smits;G. R. Bortolotti;J. L. Tella

  • Stress response during development predicts fitness in a wild, long lived vertebrate

    Julio Blas;Gary R. Bortolotti;José Luis Tella;Raquel Baos

  • Effects of experimental food restriction and body-mass changes on the avian T-cell-mediated immune response

    Carlos Alonso-Álvarez;José Luis Tella

  • Network structure embracing mutualism–antagonism continuums increases community robustness

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

  • Inter-Individual Variability in Fear of Humans and Relative Brain Size of the Species Are Related to Contemporary Urban Invasion in Birds

    Martina Carrete;Martina Carrete;José Luis Tella

  • Individual consistency in flight initiation distances in burrowing owls: a new hypothesis on disturbance-induced habitat selection

    Martina Carrete;José Luis Tella

  • Parasite prevalence and sample size: misconceptions and solutions

    Roger Jovani;José Luis Tella

  • Is cell–mediated immunity related to the evolution of life-history strategies in birds?

    José L Tella;Alex Scheuerlein;Robert E Ricklefs

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

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

  • Factors affecting breeding dispersal in the facultatively colonial lesser kestrel: individual experience vs. conspecific cues

    David Serrano;José Luis Tella;Manuela G. Forero;José A. Donázar

  • Wild-bird trade and exotic invasions: a new link of conservation concern?

    Martina Carrete;José Luis Tella

  • Conflicts between Lesser Kestrel Conservation and European Agricultural Policies as Identified by Habitat Use Analyses

    José L. Tella;Manuela G. Forero;Fernando Hiraldo;José A. Donázar

  • Habitat, human pressure, and social behavior: Partialling out factors affecting large-scale territory extinction in an endangered vulture

    Martina Carrete;Juan Manuel Grande;José Luis Tella;José A. Sánchez-Zapata

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

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

  • The Paradox of the Long-Term Positive Effects of a North American Crayfish on a European Community of Predators

    Zulima Tablado;José L. Tella;José A. Sánchez-Zapata;Fernando Hiraldo

  • What is wrong with current translocations? A review and a decision-making proposal

    Irene Pérez;Irene Pérez;José D Anadón;José D Anadón;José D Anadón;Mario Díaz;Graciela G Nicola

  • Colony size selection determines adult survival and dispersal preferences: allee effects in a colonial bird.

    David Serrano;Daniel Oro;Esperanza Ursúa;José Luis Tella

  • Survival in a long-lived territorial migrant: effects of life-history traits and ecological conditions in wintering and breeding areas

    Juan Manuel Grande;David Serrano;Giacomo Tavecchia;Martina Carrete

  • Current threats faced by Neotropical parrot populations

    I. Berkunsky;Petra Quillfeldt;D. J. Brightsmith;M. C. Abbud

  • Dispersal within a spatially structured population of lesser kestrels: the role of spatial isolation and conspecific attraction

    David Serrano;José Luis Tella

  • The evolutionary transition to coloniality promotes higher blood parasitism in birds

    José Luis Tella

Frequent Co-Authors

Martina Carrete
Martina Carrete Pablo de Olavide University
Fernando Hiraldo
Fernando Hiraldo Spanish National Research Council
Guillermo Blanco
Guillermo Blanco Spanish National Research Council
David Serrano
David Serrano Spanish National Research Council
José A. Donázar
José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council
Manuela G. Forero
Manuela G. Forero Spanish National Research Council
Juan J. Negro
Juan J. Negro Spanish National Research Council
Roger Jovani
Roger Jovani Spanish National Research Council
Gary R. Bortolotti
Gary R. Bortolotti University of Saskatchewan
Paola Laiolo
Paola Laiolo Spanish National Research Council

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