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  1. Genomic data reveal cryptic lineage diversification and introgression in Californian golden cup oaks (section Protobalanus )

    Article • New Phytologist, December 2017, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  2. Geographical and Ecological Drivers of Mitonuclear Genetic Divergence in a Mediterranean Grasshopper

    Article • Evolutionary Biology, July 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  3. Ecological drivers of body size evolution and sexual size dimorphism in short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  4. Phenotypic disparity in Iberian short-horned grasshoppers (Acrididae): the role of ecology and phylogeny

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  5. Testing the role of ancient and contemporary landscapes on structuring genetic variation in a specialist grasshopper

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  6. Ecological drivers of body size evolution and sexual size dimorphism in short-horned grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

    Article • March 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Joaquin Ortego, Dr Víctor Noguerales

  7. The strength of the association between heterozygosity and probability of interannual local recruitment increases with environmental harshness in blue tits

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  8. Impacts of human-induced environmental disturbances on hybridization between two ecologically differentiated Californian oak species

    Article • New Phytologist, September 2016, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  9. Tests of species-specific models reveal the importance of drought in postglacial range shifts of a Mediterranean-climate tree: insights from integrative distributional, demographic and coalescent modelling and ABC model selection

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2016, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  10. The role of environment and core-margin effects on range-wide phenotypic variation in a montane grasshopper

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  11. Hierarchical genetic structure shaped by topography in a narrow-endemic montane grasshopper

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  12. Diversity in insect seed parasite guilds at large geographical scale: the roles of host specificity and spatial distance

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  13. Erratum to: Microsatellite records for volume 7, issue 4

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Harold Sungani, Dr Víctor Noguerales, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  14. Association of genetic and phenotypic variability with geography and climate in three southern California oaks

    Article • American Journal of Botany, January 2016, Botanical Society of America

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  15. Evolutionary and demographic history of the Californian scrub white oak species complex: an integrative approach

    Article • Molecular Ecology, December 2015, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego, Dr Víctor Noguerales

  16. Discordant patterns of genetic and phenotypic differentiation in five grasshopper species codistributed across a microreserve network

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego, Dr Víctor Noguerales

  17. Integrating ecological and genetic structure to define management units for caribou in Eastern Canada

    Article • Conservation Genetics, November 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  18. The influence of landscape configuration and environment on population genetic structure in a sedentary passerine: insights from loci located in different genomic regions

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  19. Spatiotemporal and genetic contingency of extrapair behaviour in a songbird

    Article • Animal Behaviour, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  20. Genetic Signatures of Demographic Changes in an Avian Top Predator during the Last Century: Bottlenecks and Expansions of the Eurasian Eagle Owl in the Iberian Peninsula

    Article • PLoS ONE, July 2015, PLOS

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  21. Consequences of extensive habitat fragmentation in landscape‐level patterns of genetic diversity and structure in the M editerranean esparto grasshopper

    Article • Evolutionary Applications, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego, Dr Víctor Noguerales

  22. Multiple sexual ornaments signal heterozygosity in male blue tits

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  23. Living on the edge: the role of geography and environment in structuring genetic variation in the southernmost populations of a tropical oak

    Article • Plant Biology, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  24. Heterozygosity at a single locus explains a large proportion of variation in two fitness-related traits in great tits: a general or a local effect?

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, November 2014, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  25. Individual genetic diversity and probability of infection by avian malaria parasites in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, September 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  26. Climatically stable landscapes predict patterns of genetic structure and admixture in the Californian canyon live oak

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  27. The role of immigration and local adaptation on fine‐scale genotypic and phenotypic population divergence in a less mobile passerine

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, June 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Vicente Garcia-Navas, Dr Joaquin Ortego

  28. Influence of climatic niche suitability and geographical overlap on hybridization patterns among southern Californian oaks

    Article • Journal of Biogeography, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  29. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellites in the specialist grasshopper Ramburiella hispanica (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, April 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego, Dr Víctor Noguerales

  30. Genetic diversity in caribou linked to past and future climate change

    Article • Nature Climate Change, December 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  31. Extrapair paternity in Mediterranean blue tits: socioecological factors and the opportunity for sexual selection

    Article • Behavioral Ecology, December 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  32. Extensive pollen immigration and no evidence of disrupted mating patterns or reproduction in a highly fragmented holm oak stand

    Article • Journal of Plant Ecology, October 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  33. Feathers, suspicions, and infidelities: an experimental study on parental care and certainty of paternity in the blue tit

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 2013, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  34. Molecular characterization of avian malaria parasites in three Mediterranean blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) populations

    Article • Parasitology Research, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  35. Influence of environmental heterogeneity on genetic diversity and structure in an endemic southern Californian oak

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  36. Positive cascade effects of forest fragmentation on acorn weevils mediated by seed size enlargement

    Article • Insect Conservation and Diversity, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  37. Landscape genetics of a specialized grasshopper inhabiting highly fragmented habitats: a role for spatial scale

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, September 2011, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  38. Genetic structure reflects natal dispersal movements at different spatial scales in the blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus

    Article • Animal Behaviour, July 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  39. Genetic and morphological divergence at different spatiotemporal scales in the grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Conservation, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  40. Fine-scale spatial genetic structure and within population male-biased gene-flow in the grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  41. Temporal dynamics of genetic variability in a mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) population

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2011, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  42. Colony foundation in the lesser kestrel: patterns and consequences of the occupation of empty habitat patches

    Article • Animal Behaviour, December 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  43. Mechanisms of colony selection by first-year Lesser Kestrels Falco naumanni

    Article • Ibis, October 2010, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  44. Genetic Consequences of Habitat Fragmentation in Long-Lived Tree Species: The Case of the Mediterranean Holm Oak (Quercus ilex, L.)

    Article • Journal of Heredity, July 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  45. Intercolony movements and prospecting behaviour in the colonial lesser kestrel

    Article • Animal Behaviour, April 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  46. Population genetics ofMioscirtus wagneri, a grasshopper showing a highly fragmented distribution

    Article • Molecular Ecology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  47. Natural hybridisation between kermes (Quercus coccifera L.) and holm oaks (Q. ilex L.) revealed by microsatellite markers

    Article • Plant Biology, January 2010, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  48. Evidence of subtle departures from Mendelian segregation in a wild lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni) population

    Article • Heredity, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  49. Temporal variation of heterozygosity-based assortative mating and related benefits in a lesser kestrel population

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, October 2009, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  50. Factors associated with the geographic distribution of leucocytozoa parasitizing nestling eagle owls (Bubo bubo): a local spatial-scale analysis

    Article • Conservation Genetics, September 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  51. Parental genetic characteristics and hatching success in a recovering population of Lesser Kestrels

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  52. Physiological response to stress in fledgling Lesser KestrelsFalco naumanni: the role of physical condition, sex and individual genetic diversity

    Article • Ibis, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  53. Phylogeography of the Iberian populations of Mioscirtus wagneri (Orthoptera: Acrididae), a specialized grasshopper inhabiting highly fragmented hypersaline environments

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  54. Heterozygosity-based assortative mating in blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): implications for the evolution of mate choice

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, May 2009, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  55. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the grasshopper Mioscirtus wagneri (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

    Article • Conservation Genetics, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  56. Causes, consequences and mechanisms of breeding dispersal in the colonial lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni

    Article • Animal Behaviour, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  57. Characteristics of loci and individuals are associated with germline microsatellite mutation rates in lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni)

    Article • Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  58. PCR-based detection and genotyping of haematozoa (Protozoa) parasitizing eagle owls, Bubo bubo

    Article • Parasitology Research, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  59. Individual genetic diversity correlates with the size and spatial isolation of natal colonies in a bird metapopulation

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, September 2008, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  60. Public information in selection of nesting colony by lesser kestrels: which cues are used and when are they obtained?

    Article • Animal Behaviour, May 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  61. Genetic consequences of natal dispersal in the colonial lesser kestrel

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2008, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  62. Consequences of chronic infections with three different avian malaria lineages on reproductive performance of Lesser Kestrels (Falco naumanni)

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  63. No relationship between individual genetic diversity and prevalence of avian malaria in a migratory kestrel

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  64. Risk of ectoparasitism and genetic diversity in a wild lesser kestrel population

    Article • Molecular Ecology, September 2007, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  65. ECOLOGY OF PARASITISM OF NESTLING EURASIAN EAGLE-OWLS (B UBO BUBO ) BY L EUCOCYTOZOON ZIEMANNI

    Article • Journal of Raptor Research, September 2007, The Raptor Research Foundation, Inc.

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  66. Malathion applied at standard rates reduces fledgling condition and adult male survival in a wild lesser kestrel population

    Article • Animal Conservation, August 2007, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  67. Increase of heterozygosity in a growing population of lesser kestrels

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, July 2007, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  68. Egg production and individual genetic diversity in lesser kestrels

    Article • Molecular Ecology, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  69. Genetic characterization of avian malaria (Protozoa) in the endangered lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni

    Article • Parasitology Research, May 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  70. Ecological factors influencing disease risk in Eagle Owls Bubo bubo

    Article • Ibis, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  71. Can a Simple Algebraic Analysis Predict Markers-Genome Heterozygosity Correlations?

    Article • Journal of Heredity, December 2006, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  72. What should we weigh to estimate heterozygosity, alleles or loci?

    Article • Molecular Ecology, October 2006, Wiley

    Dr Joaquin Ortego

  73. Mercury in Feathers of Nestling Eagle Owls, Bubo bubo L., and Muscle of their Main Prey Species in Toledo Province, Central Spain

    Article • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, April 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Joaquin Ortego