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Manuela Caprioli

Manuela Caprioli

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
33
Citations
3726
World Ranking
2030
National Ranking
94

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
33
Citations
3730
World Ranking
7926
National Ranking
167

Overview

Manuela Caprioli is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy. Their research spans several fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader categories, Caprioli's work covers Genetics, Molecular Biology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, as well as Plant Science.

The main topics addressed in Caprioli's research include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Recent publications by Caprioli include:

  • "A chromosome-level reference genome and pangenome for barn swallow population genomics," 2023, Cell Reports
  • "The Mitogenome Relationships and Phylogeography of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica)," 2022, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Trace elements fingerprint of feathers differs between breeding and non-breeding areas in an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird, the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)," 2020, Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • "Feeding and anhydrobiosis in bdelloid rotifers: a preparatory study for an experiment aboard the International Space Station," 2024, Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
  • "Prenatal exposure to triclosan induced brain telomere shortening in a wild bird species," 2021, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Caprioli include:

  • Diego Rubolini
  • Roberto Ambrosini
  • Simona Secomandi
  • Giulio Formenti
  • Alessandra Costanzo

Common publication venues where Caprioli's research appears are:

  • Cell Reports
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Nature Communications
  • Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Best Publications

  • Independently evolving species in asexual bdelloid rotifers.

    Diego Fontaneto;Elisabeth A Herniou;Elisabeth A Herniou;Chiara Boschetti;Manuela Caprioli

  • Trehalose in desiccated rotifers: a comparison between a bdelloid and a monogonont species.

    Manuela Caprioli;Agnete Krabbe Katholm;Giulio Melone;Hans Ramløv

  • Longevity and lifetime reproductive success of barn swallow offspring are predicted by their hatching date and phenotypic quality.

    Nicola Saino;Maria Romano;Roberto Ambrosini;Diego Rubolini

  • Antioxidant Defenses Predict Long-Term Survival in a Passerine Bird

    Nicola Saino;Manuela Caprioli;Maria Romano;Giuseppe Boncoraglio;Giuseppe Boncoraglio

  • Anhydrobiosis in Bdelloid Species, Populations and Individuals

    Claudia Ricci;Manuela Caprioli

  • Clock Gene Variation Is Associated with Breeding Phenology and Maybe under Directional Selection in the Migratory Barn Swallow

    Manuela Caprioli;Roberto Ambrosini;Giuseppe Boncoraglio;Emanuele Gatti

  • Sex-dependent carry-over effects on timing of reproduction and fecundity of a migratory bird.

    Nicola Saino;Roberto Ambrosini;Manuela Caprioli;Andrea Romano

  • Increased oxidative stress in barn swallows from the Chernobyl region.

    Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati;Timothy A. Mousseau;Anders Pape Møller;Manuela Caprioli

  • Timing of migration and residence areas during the non‐breeding period of barn swallows Hirundo rustica in relation to sex and population

    Felix Liechti;Chiara Scandolara;Chiara Scandolara;Diego Rubolini;Roberto Ambrosini

  • Sexual Dimorphism in Melanin Pigmentation, Feather Coloration and Its Heritability in the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

    Nicola Saino;Maria Romano;Diego Rubolini;Celine Teplitsky

  • Morphological response of a bdelloid rotifer to desiccation.

    Claudia Ricci;Giulio Melone;Nadia Santo;Manuela Caprioli

  • Maternal allocation strategies and differential effects of yolk carotenoids on the phenotype and viability of yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks in relation to sex and laying order.

    M. Romano;M. Caprioli;R. Ambrosini;D. Rubolini

  • Maternal effects mediated by egg quality in the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in relation to laying order and embryo sex

    Diego Rubolini;Maria Romano;Kristen J Navara;Filiz Karadas

  • Impact of miniaturized geolocators on barn swallow Hirundo rustica fitness traits

    Chiara Scandolara;Diego Rubolini;Roberto Ambrosini;Manuela Caprioli

  • Sex‐related variation in migration phenology in relation to sexual dimorphism: a test of competing hypotheses for the evolution of protandry

    N. Saino;D. Rubolini;L. Serra;M. Caprioli

  • Polymorphism at the Clock gene predicts phenology of long-distance migration in birds.

    Nicola Saino;Gaia Bazzi;Emanuele Gatti;Manuela Caprioli

  • Fine-tuned modulation of competitive behaviour according to kinship in barn swallow nestlings

    Giuseppe Boncoraglio;Manuela Caprioli;Nicola Saino

  • Viability is associated with melanin-based coloration in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica).

    Nicola Saino;Maria Romano;Diego Rubolini;Roberto Ambrosini

  • Sex-related effects of an immune challenge on growth and begging behavior of barn swallow nestlings.

    Andrea Romano;Diego Rubolini;Manuela Caprioli;Giuseppe Boncoraglio

  • Migration phenology and breeding success are predicted by methylation of a photoperiodic gene in the barn swallow

    Nicola Saino;Roberto Ambrosini;Benedetta Albetti;Manuela Caprioli

  • Birth order, individual sex and sex of competitors determine the outcome of conflict among siblings over parental care

    Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati;Giuseppe Boncoraglio;Giuseppe Boncoraglio;Manuela Caprioli;Nicola Saino

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Saino
Nicola Saino University of Milan
Diego Rubolini
Diego Rubolini University of Milan
Roberto Ambrosini
Roberto Ambrosini University of Milan
Marco Parolini
Marco Parolini University of Milan
Mauro Fasola
Mauro Fasola University of Pavia
Aldo Milzani
Aldo Milzani University of Milan
Felix Liechti
Felix Liechti Swiss Ornithological Institute
Diego Fontaneto
Diego Fontaneto Water Research Institute
Isabella Dalle-Donne
Isabella Dalle-Donne University of Milan
Valentina Bollati
Valentina Bollati University of Milan

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