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Juan M. Pleguezuelos

Juan M. Pleguezuelos

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
3546
World Ranking
8131
National Ranking
296

Overview

Juan M. Pleguezuelos is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research centers on Environmental Science, with a strong focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Molecular Biology, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The scientist's work largely involves topics related to Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Juan M. Pleguezuelos has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications. Some notable recent papers include:

  • "Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae)," 2020, published in Amphibia-Reptilia
  • "Long-term trace element assessment after a mine spill: Pollution persistence and bioaccumulation in the trophic web," 2020, published in Environmental Pollution
  • "Modelling functional response of reptiles to fire in two Mediterranean forest types," 2020, published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Integrative taxonomy reveals two species and intraspecific differentiation in the Vipera latastei-monticola complex," 2021, published in Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research
  • "Drivers of change and conservation needs for vertebrates in drylands: an assessment from global scale to Sahara-Sahel wetlands," 2021, published in The European Zoological Journal

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Amphibia-Reptilia
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Journal of Zoological Systematics & Evolutionary Research
  • The European Zoological Journal
  • Journal of Animal Ecology

They have collaborated consistently with several coauthors, among whom are:

  • José Carlos Brito
  • Xavier Santos
  • Fernando Martínez-Freiría
  • Guillermo Velo-Antón
  • Soumía Fahd

Best Publications

  • The conservation status of the world's reptiles

    Monika Böhm;Ben Collen;Jonathan E.M. Baillie;Philip Bowles

  • Unravelling biodiversity, evolution and threats to conservation in the Sahara‐Sahel

    José C. Brito;Raquel Godinho;Fernando Martínez-Freiría;Juan M. Pleguezuelos

  • Phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of two Mediterranean snakes, Malpolon monspessulanus and Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Squamata, Colubridae), using mtDNA sequences.

    S. Carranza;E.N. Arnold;J.M. Pleguezuelos

  • Inferring habitat-suitability areas with ecological modelling techniques and GIS: A contribution to assess the conservation status of Vipera latastei

    Xavier Santos;Xavier Santos;José C. Brito;Neftalí Sillero;Juan M. Pleguezuelos

  • Prey density, prey detectability and food habits: the case of Bonelli’s eagle and the conservation measures

    Diego Ontiveros;Juan M. Pleguezuelos;Jesús Caro

  • Northward shifts of the distributions of Spanish reptiles in association with climate change.

    Gregorio Moreno-Rueda;Juan M. Pleguezuelos;Manuel Pizarro;Albert Montori

  • Schoolchildren and one of the most unpopular animals: are they ready to protect snakes?

    Jean-Marie Ballouard;Rastko Ajtic;José C. Brito;Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailovic

  • Influence of prey densities in the distribution and breeding success of Bonelli's eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus): management implications

    Diego Ontiveros;Juan M Pleguezuelos

  • Biogeography and conservation of viperids from North-West Africa: An application of ecological niche-based models and GIS

    J. C. Brito;S. Fahd;P. Geniez;F. Martinez-Freiria

  • Patterns of seasonal activity in a Mediterranean lizard along a 2200 m altitudinal gradient

    F.J. Zamora-Camacho;S. Reguera;G. Moreno-Rueda;J.M. Pleguezuelos

  • Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae)

    Inês Freitas;Sylvain Ursenbacher;Konrad Mebert;Oleksandr Zinenko

  • Prey and prey-size selection by the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus) during the breeding season in Granada (south-eastern Spain)

    José M. Gil;Juan M. Pleguezuelos

  • Armed conflicts and wildlife decline: Challenges and recommendations for effective conservation policy in the Sahara-Sahel

    José Carlos Brito;Sarah M. Durant;Nathalie Pettorelli;John Newby

  • Setting conservation priorities for the Moroccan herpetofauna: the utility of regional red lists.

    Juan M. Pleguezuelos;José C. Brito;Soumía Fahd;Mónica Feriche

  • Habitat selection of the common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) (L.) in an area under development in southern Spain: implications for conservation

    José A Hódar;Juan M Pleguezuelos;Juan C Poveda

  • Habitat suitability, threats and conservation of isolated populations of the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) in the southern Iberian Peninsula

    Xavier Santos;José C. Brito;Jesús Caro;Antonio J. Abril

  • REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY OF THE HORSESHOE WHIP SNAKE (COLUBER HIPPOCREPIS) IN THE IBERIAN PENINSULA

    Juan M. Pleguezuelos;Monica Feriche

  • Conservation Biogeography of the Sahara-Sahel: additional protected areas are needed to secure unique biodiversity

    José C. Brito;Pedro Tarroso;Cândida G. Vale;Fernando Martínez-Freiría

  • Inferring evolutionary scenarios with geostatistics and geographical information systems for the viperid snakes Vipera latastei and Vipera monticola

    José C. Brito;Xavier Santos;Juan M. Pleguezuelos;Neftalí Sillero

  • Sexual Dimorphism and Sexing of Mediterranean Colubrids Based on External Characteristics

    Monica Feriche;Juan M. Pleguezuelos;Angeles Cerro

  • Specialist and generalist species in habitat use: Implications for conservation assessment in snakes

    Carmen Segura;Mónica Feriche;Juan M. Pleguezuelos;Xavier Santos

  • Green plant material versus ectoparasites in nests of Bonelli's eagle

    D. Ontiveros;J. Caro;J. M. Pleguezuelos

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Santos
Xavier Santos University of Porto
José Carlos Brito
José Carlos Brito University of Porto
Salvador Carranza
Salvador Carranza Pompeu Fabra University
Pierre-André Crochet
Pierre-André Crochet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Theodore J. Papenfuss
Theodore J. Papenfuss University of California, Berkeley
Íñigo Martínez-Solano
Íñigo Martínez-Solano Spanish National Research Council
Wolfgang Böhme
Wolfgang Böhme Leibniz Association
Hugo Rebelo
Hugo Rebelo University of Lisbon
Benedikt R. Schmidt
Benedikt R. Schmidt University of Zurich
Raquel Godinho
Raquel Godinho University of Porto

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