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Vincenzo Penteriani is affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology and related subfields. Their research contributions encompass a range of topics within wildlife and animal ecology, particularly concerning large carnivores and their interactions with humans and environments.

The scientist's work spans several areas of study, including:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Social Psychology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Small Animals

Main topics in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Frequent collaborators in their research are:

  • María del Mar Delgado (22 joint publications)
  • Andrés Ordiz (13 joint publications)
  • Giulia Bombieri (13 joint publications)
  • Alejandra Zarzo-Arias (11 joint publications)
  • Ilpo Kojola (11 joint publications)

They have published extensively in the following academic venues:

  • Ursus (5 publications)
  • Journal of Zoology (5 publications)
  • Animal Conservation (3 publications)
  • Global Ecology and Conservation (2 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (2 publications)

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Vincenzo Penteriani include:

  • "Large carnivores living alongside humans: Brown bears in human-modified landscapes" (2020, Global Ecology and Conservation)
  • "Identifying priority core habitats and corridors for effective conservation of brown bears in Iran" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Female brown bears use areas with infanticide risk in a spatially confined population" (2020, Ursus)
  • "A worldwide perspective on large carnivore attacks on humans" (2023, PLoS Biology)
  • "Social Media and Large Carnivores: Sharing Biased News on Attacks on Humans" (2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution)

In addition to journal articles, the researcher has contributed to book literature. One of their book publications is:

  • "Bears of the World" (2020, Cambridge University Press)

Best Publications

  • Dispersal and species’ responses to climate change

    Justin M. J. Travis;Maria del Mar Delgado;Greta Bocedi;Michel Baguette

  • Floater strategies and dynamics in birds, and their importance in conservation biology: Towards an understanding of nonbreeders in avian populations

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Vincenzo Penteriani;Miguel Ferrer;María del Mar Delgado;María del Mar Delgado

  • Brown bear attacks on humans: a worldwide perspective

    G. Bombieri;J. Naves;V. Penteriani;N. Selva

  • Human behaviour can trigger large carnivore attacks in developed countries

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Maria del Mar Delgado;Maria del Mar Delgado;Francesco Pinchera;Javier Naves

  • Electrocution alters the distribution and density of a top predator, the eagle owl Bubo bubo

    Fabrizio Sergio;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini;Miguel Ferrer

  • Landscape structure and food supply affect eagle owl (Bubo bubo) density and breeding performance: A case of intra-population heterogeneity

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Max Gallardo;Philip Roche

  • Coexistence of a generalist owl with its intraguild predator: distance-sensitive or habitat-mediated avoidance?

    Fabrizio Sergio;Luigi Marchesi;Paolo Pedrini;Vincenzo Penteriani

  • The effect of phenotypic traits and external cues on natal dispersal movements.

    María del Mar Delgado;María del Mar Delgado;Vincenzo Penteriani;Vincenzo Penteriani;Eloy Revilla;Vilis O. Nams

  • Consequences of brown bear viewing tourism : A review

    Vincenzo Penteriani;José Vicente López-Bao;Chiara Bettega;Fredrik Dalerum;Fredrik Dalerum;Fredrik Dalerum

  • Lead concentrations in bones and feathers of the globally threatened Spanish imperial eagle

    Deborah J. Pain;A.A. Meharg;Miguel Ferrer;Mark A. Taggart

  • Responses of a top and a meso predator and their prey to moon phases

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Vincenzo Penteriani;Anna Kuparinen;Maria del Mar Delgado;Maria del Mar Delgado;Francisco Palomares

  • A long-term analysis of the declining population of the Egyptian vulture in the Italian peninsula: distribution, habitat preference, productivity and conservation implications

    Fabio Liberatori;Vincenzo Penteriani

  • Variations in the age of mates as an early warning signal of changes in population trends? The case of Bonelli's eagle in Andalusia

    Javier Balbontı́n;Vincenzo Penteriani;Miguel Ferrer

  • Simultaneous effects of age and territory quality on fecundity in Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Javier Balbontin;Miguel Ferrer

  • Development of chicks and predispersal behaviour of young in the Eagle Owl Bubo bubo

    Vincenzo Penteriani;María del Mar Delgado;C. Maggio;A. Aradis

  • Moonlight Makes Owls More Chatty

    Vincenzo Penteriani;Vincenzo Penteriani;María del Mar Delgado;María del Mar Delgado;Letizia Campioni;Rui Lourenço;Rui Lourenço

  • The proportion of immature breeders as a reliable early warning signal of population decline: evidence from the Spanish Imperial eagle in Doñana

    Miguel Ferrer;Vincenzo Penteriani;Javier Balbontı́n;Massimo Pandolfi

  • Content Analysis of Media Reports on Predator Attacks on Humans: Toward an Understanding of Human Risk Perception and Predator Acceptance

    Giulia Bombieri;Veronica Nanni;María del Mar Delgado;José M Fedriani

  • Changes of movement patterns from early dispersal to settlement

    María del Mar Delgado;Vincenzo Penteriani;Vilis O. Nams;Letizia Campioni

  • A process of pair formation leading to assortative mating: passive age-assortative mating by habitat heterogeneity

    Miguel Ferrer;Vincenzo Penteriani

Frequent Co-Authors

María del Mar Delgado
María del Mar Delgado Spanish National Research Council
Miguel Ferrer
Miguel Ferrer University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Andrés Ordiz
Andrés Ordiz Norwegian University of Life Sciences
José Vicente López-Bao
José Vicente López-Bao Spanish National Research Council
Fabrizio Sergio
Fabrizio Sergio Spanish National Research Council
Paolo Pedrini
Paolo Pedrini Science Museum
Ilpo Kojola
Ilpo Kojola Natural Resources Institute Finland
José M. Fedriani
José M. Fedriani Spanish National Research Council
Luigi Boitani
Luigi Boitani Sapienza University of Rome
Ole-Gunnar Støen
Ole-Gunnar Støen Norwegian University of Life Sciences

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