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Animal Science and Veterinary
Spain
2022

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
53
Citations
9124
World Ranking
515
National Ranking
17

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
53
Citations
9120
World Ranking
3344
National Ranking
100

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Animal Science and Veterinary in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Manuel Soler is a researcher affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their work primarily focuses on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Immunology and Microbiology, with a notable presence in subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Parasitology, Immunology, and Insect Science.

The research topics covered by Manuel Soler concentrate largely on avian studies and animal behavior, reflecting expertise in areas such as Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and animal studies, Bird parasitology and diseases, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Their recent academic contributions include multiple journal articles published in recognized venues. Noteworthy papers authored by Manuel Soler include:

  • Replication of the mirror mark test experiment in the magpie (Pica pica) does not provide evidence of self-recognition, 2020, Journal of comparative psychology
  • Parents preferentially feed larger offspring in asynchronously hatched broods irrespective of scramble competition, 2022, Animal Behaviour

Frequent collaborators in their research include Francisco Ruiz-Raya, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo, Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez, Tomás Pérez-Contreras, and Lucía Sánchez-Pérez.

Manuel Soler's work appears across a range of publication venues, with recurrent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Journal of comparative psychology
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • The 2nd:4th digit ratio, sexual dimorphism, population differences, and reproductive success. evidence for sexually antagonistic genes?

    J.T. Manning;L. Barley;J. Walton;D.I. Lewis-Jones

  • Trade-off between immunocompetence and growth in magpies: an experimental study.

    Juan José Soler;Liesbeth de Neve;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Manuel Soler

  • Diversity, loss, and gain of malaria parasites in a globally invasive bird

    Alfonso Marzal;Alfonso Marzal;Robert E Ricklefs;Gediminas Valkiūnas;Tamer Albayrak

  • Nest building, sexual selection and parental investment

    Juan Jose´ Soler;Anders Pape MØLler;Manuel Soler

  • Long-term coevolution between avian brood parasites and their hosts.

    Manuel Soler

  • Duration of sympatry and coevolution between the great spotted cuckoo and its magpie host

    M. Soler;A. P. Møller;A. P. Møller

  • Does the great spotted cuckoo choose magpie hosts according to their parenting ability

    Juan José Soler;Manuel Soler;Anders Pape Møller;Juan Gabriel Martínez

  • Breast asymmetry, sexual selection, and human reproductive success

    Anders Pape Møller;Manuel Soler;Randy Thornhill

  • MAGPIE HOST MANIPULATION BY GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOOS: EVIDENCE FOR AN AVIAN MAFIA?

    M. Soler;J. J. Soler;J. G. Martinez;A. P. M⊘ller

  • Relationships between the Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius and Its Corvid Hosts in a Recently Colonized Area

    M. Soler

  • The function of stone carrying in the black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura

    Juan Moreno;Manuel Soler;Anders Pape Møller;Mats Linden

  • COMPARATIVE POPULATION STRUCTURE AND GENE FLOW OF A BROOD PARASITE, THE GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO (CLAMATOR GLANDARIUS), AND ITS PRIMARY HOST, THE MAGPIE (PICA PICA).

    J. G. Martinez;J. G. Martinez;J. J. Soler;M. Soler;A. P. Møller

  • The impact of researcher disturbance on nest predation rates: a meta-analysis: Impact of researchers on nest predation

    Juan D. Ibáñez-Álamo;Olivia Sanllorente;Manuel Soler

  • Brood-parasite interactions between great spotted cuckoos and magpies: a model system for studying coevolutionary relationships.

    Juan José Soler;Manuel Soler

  • GENETIC AND GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN REJECTION BEHAVIOR OF CUCKOO EGGS BY EUROPEAN MAGPIE POPULATIONS: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST OF REJECTER-GENE FLOW.

    Juan José Soler;Juan Gabriel Martinez;Manuel Soler;Anders Pape Møller

  • Nest size affects clutch size and the start of incubation in magpies: an experimental study

    Juan José Soler;Liesbeth de Neve;Juan Gabriel Martínez;Manuel Soler

  • Predictors of resistance to brood parasitism within and among reed warbler populations

    Bård G. Stokke;Inge Hafstad;Geir Rudolfsen;Arne Moksnes

  • Micro-evolutionary change and population dynamics of a brood parasite and its primary host: the intermittent arms race hypothesis

    Manuel Soler;Juan J. Soler;Juan G. Martinez;Tomás Pérez-Contreras

  • Preferential allocation of food by magpies Pica pica to great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius chicks

    Manuel Soler;Juan Gabriel Martinez;Juan Jose Soler;Anders Pape Møller

  • Does urbanization affect selective pressures and life-history strategies in the common blackbird (Turdus merula L.)?

    Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo;Manuel Soler;Manuel Soler

  • Weight lifting and health status in the black wheatear

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

  • Effects of experimental food provisioning on reproduction in the Jackdaw Corvus monedula, a semi‐colonial species

    Manuel Soler;Juan Jose Soler

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan José Soler
Juan José Soler Spanish National Research Council
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Tomás Pérez-Contreras
Tomás Pérez-Contreras University of Granada
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi University of Granada
Jesús M. Avilés
Jesús M. Avilés Spanish National Research Council
Daniela Canestrari
Daniela Canestrari University of Leon
Bård G. Stokke
Bård G. Stokke Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Terry Burke
Terry Burke University of Sheffield
Arne Moksnes
Arne Moksnes Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Juan A. Fargallo
Juan A. Fargallo Spanish National Research Council

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