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Liliana D'Alba

Liliana D'Alba

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
34
Citations
3715
World Ranking
1906
National Ranking
42

Overview

Liliana D'Alba is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium, conducting research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Cell Biology, and Biomaterials.

The main research topics addressed by Liliana D'Alba focus on Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Plant and Animal Studies, melanin and skin pigmentation, Avian ecology and behavior, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, and aspects of Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.

Among recent publications authored or co-authored by Liliana D'Alba are:

  • "Exposure to UV radiance predicts repeated evolution of concealed black skin in birds" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "Properties, Genetics and Innate Immune Function of the Cuticle in Egg-Laying Species" (2022, Frontiers in Immunology)
  • "Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathers" (2022, Nature)
  • "Thermal effects of plumage coloration" (2022, Ibis)
  • "Anisotropic Synthetic Allomelanin Materials via Solid-State Polymerization of Self-Assembled 1,8-Dihydroxynaphthalene Dimers" (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Frequent collaborators in their work include Matthew D. Shawkey, Michaël P. J. Nicolaï, Gerben Debruyn, Jonathan Goldenberg, and Svana Rogalla.

Their research is often published in venues such as the Journal of The Royal Society Interface, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Nature Communications, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, and Advanced Optical Materials.

Best Publications

  • Plumage Color Patterns of an Extinct Dinosaur

    Quanguo Li;Ke-Qin Gao;Jakob Vinther;Matthew D. Shawkey

  • Reconstruction of Microraptor and the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage

    Quanguo Li;Ke Qin Gao;Qingjin Meng;Julia Allison Clarke

  • Fossil Evidence for Evolution of the Shape and Color of Penguin Feathers

    Julia A. Clarke;Daniel T. Ksepka;Daniel T. Ksepka;Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi;Ali J. Altamirano

  • Interactions between colour-producing mechanisms and their effects on the integumentary colour palette.

    Matthew D. Shawkey;Liliana D'Alba

  • Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs

    Quanguo Li;Julia A. Clarke;Ke Qin Gao;Chang Fu Zhou

  • New evidence on the colour and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx feather.

    Ryan M Carney;Jakob Vinther;Matthew D Shawkey;Liliana D'Alba

  • For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners

    Pat Monaghan;Britt J. Heidinger;Liliana D'Alba;Neil P. Evans

  • A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution

    Dongyu Hu;Julia A. Clarke;Chad M. Eliason;Chad M. Eliason;Rui Qiu

  • Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers

    Liliana D'Alba;Leah Kieffer;Matthew D Shawkey

  • Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird

    Liliana D'Alba;Darryl Noel Jones;Hope T. Badawy;Chad M. Eliason

  • Intra-specific interactions influence egg composition in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)

    Nanette Verboven;Neil P. Evans;Liliana D’Alba;Ruedi G. Nager

  • What makes a feather shine? A nanostructural basis for glossy black colours in feathers

    Rafael Maia;Liliana D'Alba;Matthew D. Shawkey

  • Colour-producing β-keratin nanofibres in blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) feathers

    Liliana D'Alba;Vinodkumar Saranathan;Julia A. Clarke;Jakob A. Vinther

  • Thermal benefits of nest shelter for incubating female eiders

    L. D’Alba;P. Monaghan;R.G. Nager

  • Advances in laying date and increasing population size suggest positive responses to climate change in Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Iceland

    Liliana D’Alba;Pat Monaghan;Ruedi G. Nager

  • Experimental evidence that keeping eggs dry is a mechanism for the antimicrobial effects of avian incubation

    Liliana D’Alba;Allison Oborn;Matthew D. Shawkey

  • Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathers

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  • Differential deposition of antimicrobial proteins in blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) clutches by laying order and male attractiveness

    Liliana D’Alba;Matthew D. Shawkey;Peter Korsten;Peter Korsten;Oscar Vedder

  • Melanin-Based Color of Plumage: Role of Condition and of Feathers’ Microstructure

    Liliana D'Alba;Caroline Van Hemert;Karen A. Spencer;Britt J. Heidinger

  • Marine habitat use of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata, and overlap with longline fishery

    Leandro Bugoni;Liliana D’Alba;Robert W. Furness

  • Melanin Concentration Gradients in Modern and Fossil Feathers

    Daniel J. Field;Liliana D’Alba;Jakob Vinther;Jakob Vinther;Samuel M. Webb

  • Exposure to UV radiance predicts repeated evolution of concealed black skin in birds

    Michaël P. J. Nicolaï;Michaël P. J. Nicolaï;Matthew D. Shawkey;Sara Porchetta;Sara Porchetta;Ruben Claus

  • Then versus now: effect of developmental and current environmental conditions on incubation effort in birds

    Karen A. Spencer;Britt J. Heidinger;Liliana B. D'Alba;Neil P. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Jakob Vinther
Jakob Vinther University of Bristol
Pat Monaghan
Pat Monaghan University of Glasgow
Ruedi G. Nager
Ruedi G. Nager University of Glasgow
Mark E. Hauber
Mark E. Hauber Queens College, CUNY
Roxana Torres
Roxana Torres National Autonomous University of Mexico
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Susana Clusella-Trullas Stellenbosch University
Richard O. Prum
Richard O. Prum Yale University
Kaspar Delhey
Kaspar Delhey Max Planck Society
Darryl Noel Jones
Darryl Noel Jones Griffith University
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse University of Auckland

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