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Manuel Martín-Vivaldi

Manuel Martín-Vivaldi

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
3090
World Ranking
2199
National Ranking
112

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
3093
World Ranking
8157
National Ranking
299

Overview

Manuel Martín-Vivaldi is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research focuses on multiple aspects of avian ecology, behavior, and related biological sciences, combining fields such as Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Immunology and Microbiology. Their subfields and topics of study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Parasitology, Insect Science, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in their work are diverse and primarily concentrate on animal behavior and reproduction, avian ecology and behavior, bird parasitology and diseases, plant and animal studies, vector-borne infectious diseases, wildlife ecology and conservation, and insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Manuel Martín-Vivaldi has published research in the following venues:

  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Animal Microbiome
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Their work often involves collaboration with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Juan José Soler
  • Ester Martínez-Renau
  • Cristina Ruiz-Castellano
  • Manuel Azcárate-García
  • Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez

Recent published papers showcase a focus on how chemical and auditory cues influence behavior, microbial interactions with avian symbionts, and avian reproductive strategies. Selected representative papers include:

  • "Effects of Chemical and Auditory Cues of Hoopoes (Upupa epops) in Repellence and Attraction of Blood-Feeding Flies" (2020) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Microbial infection risk predicts antimicrobial potential of avian symbionts" (2022) published in Frontiers in Microbiology
  • "Made-up mouths with preen oil reveal genetic and phenotypic conditions of starling nestlings" (2022) published in Behavioral Ecology
  • "Avian sibling cannibalism: Hoopoe mothers regularly use their last hatched nestlings to feed older siblings" (2022) published in
  • "Hoopoe Upupa epops male feeding effort is related to female cosmetic egg colouration" (2020) published in Journal of Avian Biology

Best Publications

  • Antimicrobial chemicals in hoopoe preen secretions are produced by symbiotic bacteria

    Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Aránzazu Peña;Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez;Lourdes Sánchez

  • Characterization of antimicrobial substances produced by Enterococcus faecalis MRR 10-3, isolated from the uropygial gland of the hoopoe (Upupa epops).

    Antonio M. Martín-Platero;Eva Valdivia;Magdalena Ruíz-Rodríguez;Juan J. Soler

  • Symbiotic association between hoopoes and antibiotic- producing bacteria that live in their uropygial gland

    Juan J. Soler;Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez;E. Valdivia

  • Symbiotic Bacteria Living in the Hoopoe's Uropygial Gland Prevent Feather Degradation

    M. Ruiz-Rodríguez;E. Valdivia;Juan J. Soler;M. Martín-Vivaldi

  • Seasonal, sexual and developmental differences in hoopoe Upupa epops preen gland morphology and secretions: evidence for a role of bacteria

    Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez;Juan José Soler;Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez

  • Weight lifting and health status in the black wheatear

    M. Soler;M. Martín-Vivaldi;J. M. Marín;A. P. Møller

  • Antibiotic-Producing Bacteria as a Possible Defence of Birds against Pathogenic Microorganisms

    Juan Jose Soler;Manuel Martin-Vivaldi;Juan Manuel Peralta-Sanchez;Magdalena Ruiz-Rodriguez

  • The evolution of size of the uropygial gland: mutualistic feather mites and uropygial secretion reduce bacterial loads of eggshells and hatching failures of European birds

    J. J. Soler;J. M. Peralta-Sánchez;A. M. Martín-Platero;M. Martín-Vivaldi

  • Special structures of hoopoe eggshells enhance the adhesion of symbiont‐carrying uropygial secretion that increase hatching success

    Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Juan J. Soler;Juan J. Soler;Juan M. Peralta-Sánchez;Laura Arco

  • Rapid change in host use of the common cuckoo Cuculus canorus linked to climate change.

    A. P. Møller;N. Saino;P. Adamík;R. Ambrosini

  • FUNCTIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NEST SIZE VARIATION IN THE RUFOUS BUSH ROBIN CERCOTRICHAS GALACTOTES

    J. J. Palomino;M. Martin-Vivaldi;M. Soler;J. J. Soler

  • Unrealistically high costs of rejecting artificial model eggs in cuckoo Cuculus canorus hosts

    Manuel Martín‐Vivaldi;Manuel Soler;Anders Pape Møller

  • Determinants of reproductive success in the Hoopoe Upupa epops, a hole-nesting non-passerine bird with asynchronous hatching

    M. Martín-Vivaldi;J.J. Palomino;M. Soler;J.J. Soler

  • Identification of the Sex Responsible for Recognition and the Method of Ejection of Parasitic Eggs in Some Potential Common Cuckoo Hosts

    Manuel Soler;Manuel Martín‐Vivaldi;Tomás Pérez‐Contreras

  • Parasitism, host immune defence and dispersal.

    A. P. Møller;M. Martín-Vivaldi;J. J. Soler

  • Food acquisition by common cuckoo chicks in rufous bush robin nests and the advantage of eviction behaviour

    David Martín-Gálvez;Manuel Soler;Juan José Soler;Manuel Martín-Vivaldi

  • Extrapair paternity in the Hoopoe Upupa epops : an exploration of the influence of interactions between breeding pairs, non-pair males and strophe length

    Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Juan Gabriel Martínez;José Javier Palomino;Manuel Soler

  • Bacteriocins with a broader antimicrobial spectrum prevail in enterococcal symbionts isolated from the hoopoe's uropygial gland

    Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez;Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez;Manuel Martínez-Bueno;Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Eva Valdivia

  • Avian life history traits influence eggshell bacterial loads: a comparative analysis

    Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez;Manuel Martín-Vivaldi;Antonio Manuel Martín-Platero;Antonio Manuel Martín-Platero;Manuel Martínez-Bueno

  • Density‐dependent and geographical variation in bird immune response

    A. P. Møller;M. Martin-Vivaldi;S. Merino;J. J. Soler

  • Hoopoes color their eggs with antimicrobial uropygial secretions

    Juan J. Soler;Juan J. Soler;M. Martín-Vivaldi;J. M. Peralta-Sánchez;L. Arco

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan José Soler
Juan José Soler Spanish National Research Council
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez University of Granada
Manuel Martínez-Bueno
Manuel Martínez-Bueno University of Granada
Manuel Soler
Manuel Soler University of Granada
Eva Valdivia
Eva Valdivia University of Granada
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Tomás Pérez-Contreras
Tomás Pérez-Contreras University of Granada
Gustavo Tomás
Gustavo Tomás Spanish National Research Council
Jesús M. Avilés
Jesús M. Avilés Spanish National Research Council
Santiago Merino
Santiago Merino Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

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