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Paola Laiolo is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their research spans several areas within environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed notably to the fields of ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, ecological modeling, nature and landscape conservation, and developmental biology.

Their scientific inquiries focus predominantly on topics such as species distribution and climate change, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, animal behavior and reproduction, plant and animal studies, animal vocal communication and behavior, wildlife ecology and conservation, and lichen and fungal ecology.

Paola Laiolo has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, including José Ramón Obeso, Juan Carlos Illera, Borja Jiménez-Alfaro, María del Mar Delgado, and Mattia Brambilla. These collaborations reflect ongoing partnerships within their research network.

The scientist's work appears regularly in various scholarly journals. The most frequent publication venues include Ecosistemas, Evolution, Journal of Biogeography, Ibis, and Global Ecology and Biogeography.

Some notable recent papers by Paola Laiolo are:

  • Selection for functional performance in the evolution of cuticle hardening mechanisms in insects, 2021, Evolution
  • Evolutionary conservation of within-family biodiversity patterns, 2020, Nature Communications

Other papers listed among recent publications, although not authored by Laiolo directly, appear within their broader field and network:

  • Post-glacial determinants of regional species pools in alpine grasslands, 2021, Global Ecology and Biogeography
  • Phylogenetic classification of ten novel species belonging to the genus Bifidobacterium, 2021, Systematic and Applied Microbiology
  • Spatio-temporal variation in the wintering associations of an alpine bird, 2021, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

The research of Paola Laiolo integrates ecological and evolutionary perspectives, emphasizing functional adaptations, biodiversity conservation, and species distribution under changing environmental conditions. Their scientific output contributes to understanding complex biological patterns and processes in natural ecosystems.

Best Publications

  • The emerging significance of bioacoustics in animal species conservation

    Paola Laiolo

  • Consequences of pastoral abandonment for the structure and diversity of the alpine avifauna

    Paola Laiolo;Francesca Dondero;Enza Ciliento;Antonio Rolando

  • Habitat fragmentation affects culture transmission: patterns of song matching in Dupont's lark

    Paola Laiolo;José Luis Tella

  • Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Bird Communities in Italian Agroecosystems

    Paola Laiolo

  • Song Diversity Predicts the Viability of Fragmented Bird Populations

    Paola Laiolo;Paola Laiolo;Matthias Vögeli;David Serrano;José Luis Tella

  • Holding up a mirror to the society: Children recognize exotic species much more than local ones

    Meritxell Genovart;Giacomo Tavecchia;Juan José Enseñat;Paola Laiolo

  • Erosion of animal cultures in fragmented landscapes

    Paola Laiolo;José Luis Tella

  • LANDSCAPE BIOACOUSTICS ALLOW DETECTION OF THE EFFECTS OF HABITAT PATCHINESS ON POPULATION STRUCTURE

    Paola Laiolo;José Luis Tella

  • Effects of habitat structure, floral composition and diversity on a forest bird community in north-western Italy

    Paola Laiolo

  • Ecological and evolutionary drivers of the elevational gradient of diversity

    Paola Laiolo;Joaquina Pato;José Ramón Obeso

  • Cuticular hydrocarbon dynamics in young adult Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera Vespidae) and the role of linear hydrocarbons in nestmate recognition systems

    M. Cristina Lorenzi;Matthew F. Sledge;Paola Laiolo;Elena Sturlini

  • Diversity and structure of the bird community overwintering in the Himalayan subalpine zone: is conservation compatible with tourism?

    Paola Laiolo

  • Forest bird diversity and ski-runs: a case of negative edge effect

    Paola Laiolo;Antonio Rolando

  • Testing acoustic versus physical marking: two complementary methods for individual‐based monitoring of elusive species

    Paola Laiolo;Matthias Vögeli;David Serrano;José Luis Tella

  • Distress calls may honestly signal bird quality to predators.

    Paola Laiolo;José Luis Tella;Martina Carrete;David Serrano

  • Interspecific interactions drive cultural co‐evolution and acoustic convergence in syntopic species

    Paola Laiolo

  • Fate of unproductive and unattractive habitats : recent changes in Iberian steppes and their effects on endangered avifauna

    Paola Laiolo;José Luis Tella

  • Effects of logging and non-native tree proliferation on the birds overwintering in the upland forests of north-western Italy

    Paola Laiolo;Enrico Caprio;Antonio Rolando

  • Local climate determines intra- and interspecific variation in sexual size dimorphism in mountain grasshopper communities

    Paola Laiolo;J.C. Illera;J.R. Obeso

  • The evolution of vocalisations in the genus Corvus : effects of phylogeny, morphology and habitat

    Paola Laiolo;Antonio Rolando

Frequent Co-Authors

Antonio Rolando
Antonio Rolando University of Turin
José Luis Tella
José Luis Tella Spanish National Research Council
Juan Carlos Illera
Juan Carlos Illera University of Oviedo
Guillermo Blanco
Guillermo Blanco Spanish National Research Council
David Serrano
David Serrano Spanish National Research Council
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro
Borja Jiménez-Alfaro University of Oviedo
Roger Jovani
Roger Jovani Spanish National Research Council
Giacomo Tavecchia
Giacomo Tavecchia University of the Balearic Islands
Abelardo Margolles
Abelardo Margolles Spanish National Research Council
Juan A. Amat
Juan A. Amat Spanish National Research Council

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