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Matteo Griggio

Matteo Griggio

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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
32
Citations
3178
World Ranking
2191
National Ranking
105

Ecology and Evolution

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32
Citations
3158
World Ranking
8152
National Ranking
174

Overview

Matteo Griggio was affiliated with the University of Padua in Italy. Their research focused primarily on topics within Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, with a notable emphasis on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work contributed to several interconnected fields and subfields, including:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Social Psychology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Genetics

Main research topics covered by Matteo Griggio's publications were:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior

Matteo Griggio authored papers across multiple high-profile publication venues, reflecting a range of behavioral and ecological research areas. Frequent publication venues included:

  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
  • Journal of Avian Biology
  • Movement Ecology
  • Biology Letters

Selected significant papers authored or coauthored by Matteo Griggio included:

  • "Inter-individual differences in foraging tactics of a colonial raptor: consistency, weather effects, and fitness correlates" (2020), published in Movement Ecology
  • "The dawn of social bonds: what is the role of shared experiences in non-human animals?" (2020), published in Biology Letters
  • "Maternal predation risk increases offspring's exploration but does not affect schooling behavior" (2020), published in Behavioral Ecology
  • "Assessing the relative importance of managed crops and semi-natural grasslands as foraging habitats for breeding lesser kestrels Falco naumanni in southeastern Italy" (2021), published in Wildlife Biology
  • "The great tit HapMap project: A continental-scale analysis of genomic variation in a songbird" (2024), published in Molecular Ecology Resources

Throughout their career, Matteo Griggio collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Jacopo G. Cecere
  • Diego Rubolini
  • Andrea Pilastro
  • Silvia Cattelan
  • Roberto Ambrosini

Matteo Griggio's work largely involved the study of animal behavior, reproductive strategies, and ecological interactions within avian species and other wildlife. Their research often addressed behavioral consistency, social bonding, predation risk, habitat use, and genomic variation. The body of research produced spanned over multiple years until their passing, contributing data relevant to conservation biology and behavioral ecology fields.

Best Publications

  • Embryonic Learning of Vocal Passwords in Superb Fairy-Wrens Reveals Intruder Cuckoo Nestlings

    Diane Colombelli-Négrel;Mark Erno Hauber;Jeremy Robertson;Frank J. Sulloway

  • Males prefer ornamented females: a field experiment of male choice in the rock sparrow

    Matteo Griggio;Francisco Valera;Alejandro Casas;Andrea Pilastro

  • Moult speed affects structural feather ornaments in the blue tit.

    Matteo Griggio;L Serra;D Licheri;C Campomori

  • Armaments and ornaments in the rock sparrow: a possible dual utility of a carotenoid-based feather signal

    Matteo Griggio;Lorenzo Serra;Davide Licheri;Alessia Monti

  • An experiment on the function of the long-term pair bond period in the socially monogamous bearded reedling

    Matteo Griggio;Herbert Hoi

  • Male rock sparrows adjust their breeding strategy according to female ornamentation: parental or mating investment?

    Andrea Pilastro;Matteo Griggio;Giuliano Matessi

  • Moult speed constrains the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual ornament

    L Serra;Matteo Griggio;D Licheri;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • UV plumage color is an honest signal of quality in male budgerigars

    Matteo Griggio;Valeria Zanollo;Herbert Hoi

  • Female ornamentation and directional male mate preference in the rock sparrow

    Matteo Griggio;Alessandro Devigili;H Hoi;Andrea Augusto Pilastro

  • Dual Utility of a Melanin‐Based Ornament in Bearded Tits

    Herbert Hoi;Matteo Griggio

  • Female house sparrows "count on" male genes: experimental evidence for MHC-dependent mate preference in birds

    Matteo Griggio;Clotilde Biard;Clotilde Biard;Dustin J Penn;Dustin J Penn;Herbert Hoi;Herbert Hoi

  • Female attractiveness affects paternal investment: experimental evidence for male differential allocation in blue tits.

    Katharina Mahr;Matteo Griggio;Michela Granatiero;Herbert Hoi

  • Sexual conflict over parental care in a species with female and male brood desertion

    Matteo Griggio;Andrea Pilastro

  • Plumage maintenance affects ultraviolet colour and female preference in the budgerigar

    Matteo Griggio;Herbert Hoi;Andrea Pilastro

  • Extrapair paternity as a cost of polygyny in the rock sparrow: behavioural and genetic evidence of the ‘trade-off’ hypothesis

    Andrea Pilastro;Matteo Griggio;Luca Biddau;Toni Mingozzi

  • Is the mirror test a valid measure of fish sociability

    Silvia Cattelan;Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato;Andrea Pilastro;Matteo Griggio

  • Female ornamentation, parental quality, and competitive ability in the rock sparrow

    Matteo Griggio;Valeria Zanollo;Herbert Hoi

  • Male Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia) Nest Defence Correlates with Female Ornament Size

    Matteo Griggio;Giuliano Matessi;Andrea Pilastro

  • Only females in poor condition display a clear preference and prefer males with an average badge

    Matteo Griggio;Herbert Hoi

  • Nest density, nest-site selection, and breeding success of birds in vineyards: Management implications for conservation in a highly intensive farming system

    Giacomo Assandri;Marco Giacomazzo;Mattia Brambilla;Matteo Griggio

  • Spatial segregation of home ranges between neighbouring colonies in a diurnal raptor

    Jacopo G. Cecere;Salvatore Bondì;Stefano Podofillini;Simona Imperio

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Pilastro
Andrea Pilastro University of Padua
Herbert Hoi
Herbert Hoi University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Diego Rubolini
Diego Rubolini University of Milan
Sonia Kleindorfer
Sonia Kleindorfer University of Vienna
Nicola Saino
Nicola Saino University of Milan
Dustin J. Penn
Dustin J. Penn University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Francisco Valera
Francisco Valera Spanish National Research Council
Giacomo Tavecchia
Giacomo Tavecchia University of the Balearic Islands
Peter B. Pearman
Peter B. Pearman University of the Basque Country
Marco Parolini
Marco Parolini University of Milan

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