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Roxana Torres publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roxana Torres sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 publications — 1st percentile

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Roxana Torres D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roxana Torres sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Roxana Torres is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular emphasis on avian ecology and behavior as well as animal behavior and reproduction.

Their work covers several subfields including ecology, ecological modeling, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and parasitology. The scientist's research topics reflect this diversity, addressing areas such as polar research and ecology, bird parasitology and diseases, species distribution and climate change, wildlife ecology and conservation, and growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors.

Roxana Torres has contributed to multiple publications alongside frequent collaborators including Bibiana Montoya, América Hernández, Mauricio Guillen-Parra, Alberto Velando, and Rocio Barcenas-Flores.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "Competitive events during nest-building influence offspring growth and behaviour, but not testosterone deposition in the egg yolk in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana)" (2022), published in Ibis
  • "Telomere length links with physiological phenotype and breeding patterns in a long-lived seabird" (2023), published in The Auk
  • "Eggshell microbiome as a potential microbial reservoir in a cavity nesting bird" (2022), published in Journal für Ornithologie
  • "IGF-1 Levels Increase during an Immune but Not an Oxidative Challenge in an Avian Model, the Japanese Quail" (2023), published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology
  • "An immune challenge induces a decline in parental effort and compensation by the mate" (2024), published in Behavioral Ecology

The venues where Roxana Torres commonly publishes their work include Ibis, The Auk, Journal für Ornithologie, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, and Behavioral Ecology.

Best Publications

  • Oxidative stress as a mediator of life history trade-offs: mechanisms, measurements and interpretation

    Pat Monaghan;Neil B. Metcalfe;Roxana Torres

  • Senescent birds redouble reproductive effort when ill: confirmation of the terminal investment hypothesis.

    Alberto Velando;Hugh Drummond;Roxana Torres

  • Pigment-based skin colour in the blue-footed booby: an honest signal of current condition used by females to adjust reproductive investment.

    Alberto Velando;René Beamonte-Barrientos;Roxana Torres

  • SEXUAL SIZE DIMORPHISM AND SIBLING COMPETITION: IMPLICATIONS FOR AVIAN SEX RATIOS

    Hugh Drummond;Jose Luis Osorno;Roxana Torres;Cecilia Garcia Chavelas

  • Climatic influence on demographic parameters of a tropical seabird varies with age and sex.

    Daniel Oro;Roxana Torres;Cristina Rodríguez;Hugh Drummond

  • Avoiding bad genes: oxidatively damaged DNA in germ line and mate choice

    Alberto Velando;Roxana Torres;Carlos Alonso-Alvarez

  • Male preference for female foot colour in the socially monogamous blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii

    Roxana Torres;Alberto Velando

  • Male reproductive senescence : the price of immune-induced oxidative damage on sexual attractiveness in the blue-footed booby

    Roxana Torres;Alberto Velando

  • Senescence of maternal effects: aging influences egg quality and rearing capacities of a long-lived bird.

    René Beamonte‐Barrientos;Alberto Velando;Hugh Drummond;Roxana Torres

  • Variably male-biased sex ratio in a marine bird with females larger than males

    Roxana Torres;Hugh Drummond

  • Buffered development: resilience after aggressive subordination in infancy.

    Hugh Drummond;Roxana Torres;V. V. Krishnan

  • Simultaneous positive and negative density-dependent dispersal in a colonial bird species

    Sin-Yeon Kim;Roxana Torres;Hugh Drummond

  • Female-biased mortality in nestlings of a bird with size dimorphism

    Roxana Torres;Hugh Drummond

  • A dynamic trait affects continuous pair assessment in the blue-footed booby, Sula nebouxii

    Roxana Torres;Alberto Velando

  • Eradicating introduced mammals from a forested tropical island

    Cristina Rodríguez;Roxana Torres;Hugh Drummond

  • Does large size make daughters of the blue‐footed booby more expensive than sons?

    Roxana Torres;Hugh Drummond

  • Kleptoparasitic Behavior of the Magnificent Frigatebird: Sex Bias and Success

    J. L. Osorno;R. Torres;C. Macias Garcia

  • Parental age and lifespan influence offspring recruitment: A long-term study in a seabird

    Roxana Torres;Hugh Drummond;Alberto Velando

  • Biliverdin-based egg coloration is enhanced by carotenoid supplementation

    Judith Morales;Judith Morales;Alberto Velando;Roxana Torres

  • Lifetime philopatry in the blue-footed booby: a longitudinal study

    Sin-Yeon Kim;Roxana Torres;César A. Domínguez;Hugh Drummond

  • Variably male-biased sex ratio in a marine bird with females larger than males

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Frequent Co-Authors

Alberto Velando
Alberto Velando Universidade de Vigo
Hugh Drummond
Hugh Drummond National Autonomous University of Mexico
Judith Morales
Judith Morales Spanish National Research Council
Liliana D'Alba
Liliana D'Alba Ghent University
Gregory J. Robertson
Gregory J. Robertson Environment and Climate Change Canada
Mark E. Hauber
Mark E. Hauber Queens College, CUNY
Luis E. Eguiarte
Luis E. Eguiarte National Autonomous University of Mexico
Valeria Souza
Valeria Souza National Autonomous University of Mexico
Kazumasa Wakamatsu
Kazumasa Wakamatsu Fujita Health University
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse
Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse University of Auckland

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