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  1. Manipulating size, amount and appearance of food inputs to optimize supplementary feeding programs for European vultures

    Article • Biological Conservation, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  2. Application of a computational model for complex fluvial ecosystems: The population dynamics of zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha as a case study

    Article • Ecological Complexity, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  3. The Arguments against Cloning the Pyrenean Wild Goat

    Article • Conservation Biology, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  4. Man‐induced activities modify demographic parameters in a long‐lived species: effects of poisoning and health policies

    Article • Ecological Applications, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  5. Diclofenac Approval as a Threat to Spanish Vultures

    Article • Conservation Biology, March 2014, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  6. Vultures vs livestock: conservation relationships in an emerging conflict between humans and wildlife

    Article • Oryx, January 2014, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  7. Carcasses provide resources not exclusively to scavengers: patterns of carrion exploitation by passerine birds

    Article • Ecosphere, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  8. Uneven Large-Scale Movement Patterns in Wild and Reintroduced Pre-Adult Bearded Vultures: Conservation Implications

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2013, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  9. Influence of Environmental Factors on the Breeding Success of Cinereous VulturesAegypius monachus

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, June 2013, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  10. Lead Ammunition and Illegal Poisoning: Further International Agreements Are Needed to Preserve Vultures and the Crucial Sanitary Service They Provide

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology, May 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  11. Population Dynamics P System (PDP) Models: A Standardized Protocol for Describing and Applying Novel Bio-Inspired Computing Tools

    Article • PLoS ONE, April 2013, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  12. Dietary habits in the endangered Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusfrom Upper Pleistocene to modern times in Spain: a paleobiological conservation perspective

    Article • Bird Conservation International, March 2013, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  13. Modelling the effects of sanitary policies on European vulture conservation

    Article • Scientific Reports, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  14. Baits, Budget Cuts: A Deadly Mix

    Article • Science, October 2012, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  15. Interannual home range variation, territoriality and overlap in breeding Bonelli’s Eagles (Aquila fasciata) tracked by GPS satellite telemetry

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  16. Linking sanitary and ecological requirements in the management of avian scavengers: effectiveness of fencing against mammals in supplementary feeding sites

    Article • Biodiversity and Conservation, March 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  17. Effect of Methodological and Ecological Approaches on Heterogeneity of Nest-Site Selection of a Long-Lived Vulture

    Article • PLoS ONE, March 2012, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  18. Good News for European Vultures

    Article • Science, January 2012, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  19. Seropositivity and Risk Factors Associated with Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Wild Birds from Spain

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2011, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida, Ursula Hofle Hansen

  20. European vultures' altered behaviour

    Article • Nature, December 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  21. Intraspecific Nest Usurpation in the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in Catalonia (Ne Spain)

    Article • Ardeola, December 2011, Ardeola

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  22. Minimising Mortality in Endangered Raptors Due to Power Lines: The Importance of Spatial Aggregation to Optimize the Application of Mitigation Measures

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2011, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  23. Long‐term relationship between diet breadth and breeding success in a declining population of Egyptian Vultures Neophron percnopterus

    Article • Ibis, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  24. Misleading Population Estimates: Biases and Consistency of Visual Surveys and Matrix Modelling in the Endangered Bearded Vulture

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2011, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  25. Distinguishing Bearded Vulture Activities within Archaeological Contexts: Identification Guidelines

    Article • International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  26. Can Wild Ungulate Carcasses Provide Enough Biomass to Maintain Avian Scavenger Populations? An Empirical Assessment Using a Bio-Inspired Computational Model

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2011, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  27. A bio-inspired computing model as a new tool for modeling ecosystems: The avian scavengers as a case study

    Article • Ecological Modelling, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  28. Sanitary versus environmental policies: fitting together two pieces of the puzzle of European vulture conservation

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  29. HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD CHEMISTRY REFERENCE VALUES AND AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN WILD BEARDED VULTURES (GYPAETUS BARBATUS)

    Article • Journal of Wildlife Diseases, April 2010, Wildlife Disease Association

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  30. A computational modeling for real ecosystems based on P systems

    Article • Natural Computing, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  31. Factors influencing the presence of the cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus at carcasses: food preferences and implications for the management of supplementary feeding sites

    Article • Wildlife Biology, March 2010, Wildlife Biology

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  32. Supplementary feeding during the chick-rearing period is ineffective in increasing the breeding success in the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, February 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  33. A P System Based Model of an Ecosystem of Some Scavenger Birds

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  34. Modeling Population Growth of Pyrenean Chamois (Rupicapra p. pyrenaica) by Using P-Systems

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  35. Too Sanitary for Vultures

    Article • Science, October 2009, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  36. Video-monitoring helps to optimize the rescue of second-hatched chicks in the endangered Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus

    Article • Bird Conservation International, October 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  37. Assessing the risk of lead exposure for the conservation of the endangered Pyrenean bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) population

    Article • Environmental Research, October 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  38. On silver wings: a fragile structural mechanism increases plumage conspicuousness

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  39. Unusual Raptor Nests Around The World

    Article • Journal of Raptor Research, September 2009, The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  40. Copulatory behaviour in the colonial Eurasian Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus

    Article • Journal of Ethology, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  41. Space Use of Adult Spanish Imperial EaglesAquila adalberti

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, June 2009, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  42. Temporal and Spatial Differences in the Feeding Ecology of the Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adatbertiDuring the Non-Breeding Season: Effects of the Rabbit Population Crash

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, June 2009, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  43. Assessing the diet of breeding bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) in mid-20th century in Spain: a comparison to recent data and implications for conservation

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  44. Agonistic Behaviour and Sexual Conflict in Atypical Reproductive Groups: The Case of Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusPolyandrous Trios

    Article • Ethology, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  45. Diet and food preferences of the endangered Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus: a basis for their conservation

    Article • Ibis, April 2009, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  46. Diet and food preferences of the endangered Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus: a basis for their conservation

    Article • Ibis, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  47. Poison-related mortality effects in the endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) population in Spain

    Article • European Journal of Wildlife Research, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  48. A demographic description of the recovery of the Vulnerable Spanish imperial eagle Aquila adalberti

    Article • Oryx, January 2009, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  49. Modeling Ecosystems Using P Systems: The Bearded Vulture, a Case Study

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  50. Testing the Goodness of Supplementary Feeding to Enhance Population Viability in an Endangered Vulture

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2008, PLOS

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  51. Breeding of Non-Adults and Effects of Age on Productivity in the Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti

    Article • Ardea, October 2008, Netherlands Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  52. Bearded vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) prefer fatty bones

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  53. PRESENCE OF BONE REMAINS IN THE OSSUARIES OF BEARDED VULTURES (GYPAETUS BARBATUS): STORAGE OR NUTRITIVE REJECTION?

    Article • Ornithology, July 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  54. Status and habitat changes in the endangered Spanish Imperial Eagle Aquila adalberti population during 1974–2004: implications for its recovery

    Article • Bird Conservation International, June 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  55. Positive assortative pairing by plumage colour in Spanish imperial eagles

    Article • Behavioural Processes, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  56. Sources of variation in mortality of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in Europe

    Article • Bird Conservation International, March 2008, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  57. Corrigendum to “Melanin-based color variation in the Bearded Vulture suggests a thermoregulatory function” [Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 149A (2008) 87–91]

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, March 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  58. Pesticide abuse in Europe: effects on the Cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) population in Spain

    Article • Ecotoxicology, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  59. Melanin-based color variation in the Bearded Vulture suggests a thermoregulatory function

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  60. Application of a predictive model to detect long‐term changes in nest‐site selection in the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus: conservation in relation to territory shrinkage

    Article • Ibis, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  61. Causes and spatio-temporal variations of non-natural mortality in the Vulnerable Spanish imperial eagle Aquila adalberti during a recovery period

    Article • Oryx, October 2007, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  62. Biases in Studying the Diet of the Bearded Vulture

    Article • The Journal of Wildlife Management, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  63. First Breeding Age in Captive and Wild Bearded VulturesGypaetus barbatus

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, July 2007, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  64. A long-term large-scale study of the breeding biology of the Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti)

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, March 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  65. Parental behaviour of Spanish Imperial EaglesAquila adalberti: sexual differences in a moderately dimorphic raptor

    Article • Bird Study, March 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  66. Linking ecology, behaviour and conservation: does habitat saturation change the mating system of bearded vultures?

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, December 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  67. Prolonged Incubation of Non-Viable Eggs in the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus

    Article • Acta Ornithologica, December 2006, Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  68. Effective natal dispersal and age of maturity in the threatened Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalberti: conservation implications

    Article • Bird Study, November 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  69. DENSITY-DEPENDENT PRODUCTIVITY DEPRESSION IN PYRENEAN BEARDED VULTURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION

    Article • Ecological Applications, October 2006, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  70. Reverse Mounting and Copulation Behavior in Polyandrous Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) Trios

    Article • The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, June 2006, Wilson Ornithological Society

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  71. PROLONGED INCUBATION IN RAPTORS: ADAPTIVE OR NONADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR?

    Article • Journal of Raptor Research, June 2006, The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  72. Supplementary feeding as an effective tool for improving breeding success in the Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti)

    Article • Biological Conservation, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  73. A solar-powered transmitting video camera for monitoring cliff-nesting raptors

    Article • Journal of Field Ornithology, March 2006, Resilience Alliance, Inc.

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  74. Cooperative breeding in the Spanish Imperial EagleAquila adalberti: a case of polyandry with male reversed sexual behaviour?

    Article • Ibis, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  75. Use of small rich patches by Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra L.) females and cubs during the pre‐dispersal period

    Article • Journal of Zoology, April 2005, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  76. Assessing the diet of nestling Bearded Vultures: a comparison between direct observation methods

    Article • Journal of Field Ornithology, January 2005, Association of Field Ornithologists

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  77. Territorial defence and agonistic behaviour of breeding bearded vulturesGypaetus barbatustoward conspecifics and heterospecifics

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  78. Do females control matings in polyandrous bearded vultureGypaetus barbatustrios?

    Article • Ethology Ecology & Evolution, April 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  79. Hatching asynchrony, sibling aggression and cannibalism in the Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus

    Article • Ibis, February 2004, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  80. Male‐male mountings in polyandrous bearded vultures Gypaetus barbatus: an unusual behaviour in raptors

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, November 2003, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  81. Breeding biology and success of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus in the eastern Pyrenees

    Article • Ibis, March 2003, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  82. Territorial behavior of Bearded Vultures in response to Griffon Vultures

    Article • Journal of Field Ornithology, January 2002, Association of Field Ornithologists

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  83. Function and Temporal Variation in Use of Ossuaries by Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) during the Nestling Period

    Article • Ornithology, July 2001, JSTOR

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  84. Function and Temporal Variation in Use of Ossuaries by Bearded Vultures (Gypaetus barbatus) During the Nestling Period

    Article • Ornithology, January 2001, American Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  85. Breeding behaviour of the Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus: minimal sexual differences in parental activities

    Article • Ibis, April 2000, Wiley

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  86. Nest use, interspecific relationships and competition for nests in the Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusin the Pyrenees: influence on breeding success

    Article • Bird Study, July 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Antoni Margalida

  87. Copulatory Behavior of the Bearded Vulture

    Article • Ornithological Applications, February 1999, JSTOR

    Dr Antoni Margalida