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Tomás Pérez-Contreras

Tomás Pérez-Contreras

D-Index & Metrics

Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
26
Citations
1965
World Ranking
2924
National Ranking
164

Tomás Pérez-Contreras publication distribution in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomás Pérez-Contreras sits on this spectrum.

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29 publications 442+

This scientist: 64 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 442 publications or more.

Tomás Pérez-Contreras D-index placement in Animal Science and Veterinary in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Animal Science and Veterinary scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tomás Pérez-Contreras sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 26 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 77 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tomás Pérez-Contreras is affiliated with the University of Granada in Spain. Their research predominantly focuses on Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broad fields, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's work covers various topics related to ecological and biological interactions, particularly in avian species and urban environmental dynamics. Key areas of study include:

  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Plant and animal studies

Tomás Pérez-Contreras has contributed several recent papers that address aspects of bird ecology and environmental resilience, among other themes. Notable publications include:

  • "Replication of the mirror mark test experiment in the magpie (Pica pica) does not provide evidence of self-recognition." (2020), Journal of comparative psychology
  • "Insurance for the future? Potential avian community resilience in cities across Europe" (2020), Climatic Change
  • "Occupancy-frequency distribution of birds in land-sharing and -sparing urban landscapes in Europe" (2022), Landscape and Urban Planning
  • "Urban landscape organization is associated with species-specific traits in European birds" (2023), The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Hoopoe Upupa epops male feeding effort is related to female cosmetic egg colouration" (2020), Journal of Avian Biology

Their frequent collaborators include Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo, Federico Morelli, Yanina Benedetti, Piotr Tryjanowski, and Marja-Liisa Kaisanlahti-Jokimäki. This group has contributed to advancing knowledge in bird ecology and urban environmental studies.

Tomás Pérez-Contreras has published consistently in several scientific venues, often appearing in journals such as the Journal of Avian Biology, Landscape and Urban Planning, INTED proceedings, Journal of comparative psychology, and Climatic Change.

Best Publications

  • Trade-off between immunocompetence and growth in magpies: an experimental study.

    Juan José Soler;Liesbeth de Neve;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Manuel Soler

  • Micro-evolutionary change and population dynamics of a brood parasite and its primary host: the intermittent arms race hypothesis

    Manuel Soler;Juan J. Soler;Juan G. Martinez;Tomás Pérez-Contreras

  • Dark nests and egg colour in birds: a possible functional role of ultraviolet reflectance in egg detectability.

    Jesús M Avilés;Juan J Soler;Tomás Pérez-Contreras

  • Dark nests and conspicuousness in color patterns of nestlings of altricial birds.

    Jesús M. Avilés;Tomás Pérez‐Contreras;Carlos Navarro;Juan J. Soler

  • Mirror-Mark Tests Performed on Jackdaws Reveal Potential Methodological Problems in the Use of Stickers in Avian Mark-Test Studies

    Manuel Soler;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Juan Manuel Peralta-Sánchez

  • Identification of the Sex Responsible for Recognition and the Method of Ejection of Parasitic Eggs in Some Potential Common Cuckoo Hosts

    Manuel Soler;Manuel Martín‐Vivaldi;Tomás Pérez‐Contreras

  • Nest size predicts the effect of food supplementation to magpie nestlings on their immunocompetence: an experimental test of nest size indicating parental ability

    Liesbeth De Neve;Juan José Soler;Manuel Soler;Tomás Pérez-Contreras

  • Bacterial diversity at the cloaca relates to an immune response in magpie Pica pica and to body condition of great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius nestlings

    Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez;Juan J. Soler;Françoise S. Lucas;Philipp Heeb

  • Land-sharing vs. land-sparing urban development modulate predator-prey interactions in Europe.

    Jukka Jokimäki;Jukka Suhonen;Yanina Benedetti;Mario Diaz

  • Ultraviolet reflectance of great spotted cuckoo eggs and egg discrimination by magpies

    Jesús M. Avilés;Juan J. Soler;Tomas Pérez-Contreras;Manuel Soler

  • Antagonistic antiparasite defenses: nest defense and egg rejection in the magpie host of the great spotted cuckoo

    Juan José Soler;Manuel Soler;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Santiago Aragón

  • Recognizing odd smells and ejection of brood parasitic eggs. An experimental test in magpies of a novel defensive trait against brood parasitism

    J. J. Soler;J. J. Soler;T. Pérez-Contreras;L. De Neve;E. Macías-Sánchez

  • Male spotless starlings adjust feeding effort based on egg spots revealing ectoparasite load

    Jesús Miguel Avilés;Jesús Miguel Avilés;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Carlos Navarro;Juan José Soler

  • Spotless starlings rely on public information while visiting conspecific nests: an experiment

    Deseada Parejo;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Carlos Navarro;Juan J. Soler

  • Differential maternal investment counteracts for late breeding in magpies Pica pica: an experimental study

    Liesbeth De Neve;Juan J. Soler;Manuel Soler;Tomás Pérez-Contreras

  • Is the relation between colour and immune response mediated by nutritional condition in spotless starling nestlings

    Juan J. Soler;Jesus M. Aviles;Jose J. Cuervo;Tomas Perez-Contreras

  • The importance of nest-site and habitat in egg recognition ability of potential hosts of the Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

    Manuel Martín‐Vivaldi;Juan José Soler;Juan José Soler;Anders Pape Møller;Tomás Pérez‐Contreras

  • Benefits associated with escalated begging behaviour of black-billed magpie nestlings overcompensate the associated energetic costs.

    David Martín-Gálvez;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Manuel Soler;Juan José Soler;Juan José Soler

  • Habitat-specific effects of a food supplementation experiment on immunocompetence in Eurasian Magpie Pica pica nestlings

    Liesbeth De Neve;Juan J. Soler;Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez;David Martín-Gálvez

  • Beak colour reflects circulating carotenoid and vitamin A levels in spotless starlings ( Sturnus unicolor )

    Carlos Navarro;Tomás Pérez-Contreras;Jesús M. Avilés;Jesús M. Avilés;Kevin J. Mcgraw

  • House sparrows selectively eject parasitic conspecific eggs and incur very low rejection costs

    Manuel Soler;Cristina Ruiz-Castellano;María del Carmen Fernández-Pinos;Anja Rösler

  • Brood parasitism is associated with increased bacterial contamination of host eggs: bacterial loads of host and parasitic eggs

    Juan J. Soler;Juan J. Soler;Juan M. Peralta-Sánchez;Juan M. Peralta-Sánchez;Manuel Martínez-Bueno;Manuel Martín-Vivaldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Juan José Soler
Juan José Soler Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Soler
Manuel Soler University of Granada
Jesús M. Avilés
Jesús M. Avilés Spanish National Research Council
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi
Manuel Martín-Vivaldi University of Granada
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez
Magdalena Ruiz-Rodríguez University of Granada
Anders Pape Møller
Anders Pape Møller University of Paris-Saclay
Jukka Jokimäki
Jukka Jokimäki University of Lapland
Kevin J. McGraw
Kevin J. McGraw Arizona State University
Piotr Tryjanowski
Piotr Tryjanowski University of Life Sciences in Poznań
Gustavo Tomás
Gustavo Tomás Spanish National Research Council

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