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Marco Apollonio

Marco Apollonio

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
10061
World Ranking
2873
National Ranking
38

Overview

Marco Apollonio is a researcher affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy. Their research spans primarily the field of Environmental Science, with a concentrated focus on Ecology. Their work includes significant contributions to subfields such as Ecology, Genetics, Small Animals, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their research topics cover a diverse range within wildlife and environmental studies. Key topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Apollonio has published frequently in several journals, including:

  • EFSA Supporting Publications
  • European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Current Zoology
  • Global Ecology and Conservation
  • Journal of Zoology

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on ungulate ecology, management policies, genetic studies, species interactions, and human-wildlife conflicts. Selected papers include:

  • Wild ungulate overabundance in Europe: contexts, causes, monitoring and management recommendations (2020, Mammal Review)
  • Ungulate management in European national parks: Why a more integrated European policy is needed (2020, Journal of Environmental Management)
  • A standardized approach to empirically define reliable assignment thresholds and appropriate management categories in deeply introgressed populations (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Estimation of spatial and temporal overlap in three ungulate species in a Mediterranean environment (2020, Mammal Research)
  • Men and wolves: Anthropogenic causes are an important driver of wolf mortality in human-dominated landscapes in Italy (2021, Global Ecology and Conservation)

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of Apollonio's scientific output. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Massimo Scandura
  • Joaquín Vicente
  • Francesca Brivio
  • Roberta Chirichella
  • Pelayo Acevedo

Best Publications

  • European Ungulates and their Management in the 21st Century

    Marco Apollonio;Reidar Andersen;Rory J. Putman

  • Wild ungulate overabundance in Europe: contexts, causes, monitoring and management recommendations

    Antonio J. Carpio;Antonio J. Carpio;Marco Apollonio;Pelayo Acevedo

  • Species inflation and taxonomic artefacts—A critical comment on recent trends in mammalian classification

    Frank E. Zachos;Marco Apollonio;Eva V. Bärmann;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • Predation has a greater impact in less productive environments: variation in roe deer, Capreolus capreolus, population density across Europe

    Claudia Melis;Bogumiła Jędrzejewska;Marco Apollonio;Kamil A. Bartoń

  • Ancient vs. recent processes as factors shaping the genetic variation of the European wild boar: are the effects of the last glaciation still detectable?

    M. Scandura;L. Iacolina;B. Crestanello;E. Pecchioli

  • Correlates of copulatory success in a fallow deer lek

    Marco Apollonio;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Franco Mari

  • Challenges and science-based implications for modern management and conservation of European ungulate populations

    Marco Apollonio;Vladimir V. Belkin;Jakub Borkowski;Oleg I. Borodin

  • Wolf food habits and wild ungulate availability in the Foreste Casentinesi National Park, Italy

    Luca Mattioli;Marco Apollonio;Vito Mazzarone;Ettore Centofanti

  • Ungulate Management in Europe: Problems and Practices

    Rory J. Putman;Marco Apollonio;Reidar Andersen

  • Genetic diversity in the European wild boar Sus scrofa: phylogeography, population structure and wild x domestic hybridization

    Massimo Scandura;Laura Iacolina;Marco Apollonio

  • Effects of hunting with hounds on a non-target species living on the edge of a protected area

    Stefano Grignolio;Enrico Merli;Paolo Bongi;Simone Ciuti

  • Anti-predator behaviour, space use and habitat selection in female roe deer during the fawning season in a wolf area

    Paolo Bongi;Simone Ciuti;Stefano Grignolio;M. Del Frate

  • Seasonal variation of activity patterns in roe deer in a temperate forested area

    Nives Pagon;Stefano Grignolio;Anna Pipia;Paolo Bongi

  • Ungulate Management in Europe: Problems and Practices: List of contributors

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  • Prey selection and dietary response by wolves in a high-density multi-species ungulate community

    Luca Mattioli;Claudia Capitani;Andrea Gazzola;Massimo Scandura

  • Influence of fawning on the spatial behaviour and habitat selection of female fallow deer ( Dama dama ) during late pregnancy and early lactation

    Simone Ciuti;Paolo Bongi;Silvia Vassale;Marco Apollonio

  • To lek or not to lek: mating strategies of male fallow deer

    Marco Apollonio;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Franco Mari;Stefano Mattioli

  • Predation by wolves ( Canis lupus ) on roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in north-eastern Apennine, Italy

    Luca Mattioli;Claudia Capitani;Elisa Avanzinelli;Ivo Bertelli

  • A comparative analysis of wolf (Canis lupus) diet in three different Italian ecosystems

    Claudia Capitani;I. Bertelli;P. Varuzza;M. Scandura

  • Predicting potential responses to future climate in an alpine ungulate: interspecific interactions exceed climate effects.

    Tom H.E. Mason;Philip A. Stephens;Marco Apollonio;Stephen G. Willis

  • Predation by wolves ( Canis lupus ) on wild and domestic ungulates of the western Alps, Italy

    Andrea Gazzola;Ivo Bertelli;Elisa Avanzinelli;A. Tolosano

  • The systematics of the wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) in Italy

    Marco Apollonio;Ettore Randi;Silvano Toso

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Stephens
Philip A. Stephens Durham University
Joaquín Vicente
Joaquín Vicente University of Castilla-La Mancha
Stephen G. Willis
Stephen G. Willis Durham University
Franz Suchentrunk
Franz Suchentrunk University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Frank E. Zachos
Frank E. Zachos Natural History Museum Vienna
Ezio Ferroglio
Ezio Ferroglio University of Turin
Ramón C. Soriguer
Ramón C. Soriguer Spanish National Research Council
Martien A. M. Groenen
Martien A. M. Groenen Wageningen University & Research
Günther B. Hartl
Günther B. Hartl Kiel University
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg

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