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  1. The reproductive capacity of Monk Parakeets Myiopsitta monachus is higher in their invasive range

    Article • Bird Study, March 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar, Dr Jordi Pascual

  2. Assessing the assessments: evaluation of four impact assessment protocols for invasive alien species

    Article • Diversity and Distributions, January 2017, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  3. Personality and urbanization: behavioural traits and DRD4 SNP830 polymorphisms in great tits in Barcelona city

    Article • Journal of Ethology, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar, Mrs sepand riyahi

  4. More Ornamented Great TitParus majorFathers Start Feeding Their Offspring Earlier

    Article • Ardea, October 2016, Netherlands Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  5. Reducing the availability of food to control feral pigeons: changes in population size and composition

    Article • Pest Management Science, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  6. Do Siskins have friends? An analysis of movements of Siskins in groups based on EURING recoveries

    Article • Bird Study, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  7. Combined epigenetic and intraspecific variation of theDRD4andSERTgenes influence novelty seeking behavior in great titParus major

    Article • Epigenetics, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar, Mrs sepand riyahi

  8. Prior residence effect in wintering male Eurasian siskins is not related to resource holding power

    Article • Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  9. Resident but not transient Eurasian Siskins reduce body mass in response to increasing predation risk: a natural experiment

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  10. No association between the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) and black belly stripe size variation in the Great TitParus major

    Article • Bird Study, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Mrs sepand riyahi, Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  11. Increase in body size is correlated to warmer winters in a passerine bird as inferred from time series data

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2014, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  12. Year-Round Preference for Spiders by Mediterranean Great TitsParus major

    Article • Ardeola, December 2014, Ardeola

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar, Mrs sepand riyahi

  13. Repeatability of Feather Mite Prevalence and Intensity in Passerine Birds

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2014, PLOS

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  14. Habitat structure and prey composition generate contrasting effects on carotenoid-based coloration of great titParus majornestlings

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, August 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  15. Selection based on the size of the black tie of the great tit may be reversed in urban habitats

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  16. Nutritional status does not explain the increase of carotenoid-based coloration associated with age in Great Tits Parus major

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  17. Are the Costs of Site Unfamiliarity Compensated With Vigilance? A Field Test in Eurasian Siskins

    Article • Ethology, April 2014, Wiley

    Dr Jordi Pascual, Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  18. Are colorful males of great tits Parus major better parents? Parental investment is a matter of quality

    Article • Acta Oecologica, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  19. Plumage brightness, vigilance, escape potential, and predation risk in male and female Eurasian Siskins ( Spinus spinus )

    Article • Ornithology, January 2014, American Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Jordi Pascual, Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  20. Great Tit (Parus major) breath rate in response to handling stress: urban and forest birds differ

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, November 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  21. Seasonal variation of circulating plasma carotenoids in Mediterranean Great Tit malesParus major

    Article • Bird Study, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  22. Plumage Coloration of the Blue Grosbeak Has No Dual Function

    Article • Ornithological Applications, November 2013, Cooper Ornithological Society

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  23. Seasonal variation of red carotenoid pigments in plasma of wild Crossbill males Loxia curvirostra

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, August 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  24. One Hour of Sampling is Enough: Great Tit Parus major Parents Feed Their Nestlings Consistently Across Time

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

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  25. Red-billed Leiothrix sexing is a matter of colour

    Article • Bird Study, May 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  26. Differential effects of predation risk and competition over vigilance variables and feeding success in Eurasian siskins (Carduelis spinus)

    Article • Behaviour, January 2013, Brill

    Dr Jordi Pascual, Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  27. Behavioural responses to handling stress in the Great Tit: within-individual consistency and the effect of age, sex and body condition

    Article • Ornis Hungarica, January 2013, De Gruyter

    Professor János Török, Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  28. Numbered neck collars for long-distance identification of parakeets

    Article • Journal of Field Ornithology, May 2012, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  29. Melanin-based trait predicts individual exploratory behaviour in siskins, Carduelis spinus

    Article • Animal Behaviour, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  30. Changes in carotenoid-based plumage colour in relation to age in European SerinsSerinus serinus

    Article • Ibis, November 2011, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  31. Patterns of connectivity in Citril FinchesSerinus citrinella: sympatric wintering of allopatric breeding birds?

    Article • Bird Study, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  32. Gene flow and range expansion in a mountain-dwelling passerine with a fragmented distribution

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, June 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  33. Age-Related Differences in a Carotenoid-Based Coloration Trait are Due to Within-Individual Changes in Great Tits Parus major

    Article • Ardea, October 2010, Netherlands Ornithologists' Union

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  34. Specific Appetite for Carotenoids in a Colorful Bird

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2010, PLOS

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  35. Genetic differentiation in the urban habitat: the great tits (Parus major) of the parks of Barcelona city

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

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  36. Brighter Great Tit parents build bigger nests

    Article • Ibis, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  37. The species status of the Corsican finch Carduelis corsicana assessed by three genetic markers with different rates of evolution

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, July 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  38. Hepatic conversion of red carotenoids in passerine birds

    Article • The Science of Nature, June 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  39. The liver but not the skin is the site for conversion of a red carotenoid in a passerine bird

    Article • The Science of Nature, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  40. Integration of Demographic Analyses and Decision Modeling in Support of Management of Invasive Monk Parakeets, an Urban and Agricultural Pest

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  41. Measurement of plumage badges: an evaluation of methods used in the Great Tit Parus major

    Article • Ibis, June 2008, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  42. Do all Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla show winter site fidelity?

    Article • Ibis, April 2008, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  43. The role of melanin- and carotenoid-based plumage coloration in nest defence in the Great Tit

    Article • Ethology, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  44. Serins with intermediate brightness have a higher survival in the wild

    Article • Oikos, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  45. Serins with intermediate brightness have a higher survival in the wild

    Article • Oikos, April 2007, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  46. STATE-SPECIFIC DETECTION PROBABILITIES AND DISEASE PREVALENCE

    Article • Ecological Applications, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  47. Comparing plumage colour measurements obtained directly from live birds and from collected feathers: the case of the great tit Parus major

    Article • Journal of Avian Biology, November 2006, Wiley

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  48. Evolutionarily stable transition rates in a stage-structured model. An application to the analysis of size distributions of badges of social status

    Article • Mathematical Biosciences, August 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  49. Sexing juvenile GreenfinchesCarduelis chlorisby the extent of black on the tail

    Article • Ringing & Migration, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  50. Plumage coloration and nutritional condition in the great tit Parus major: the roles of carotenoids and melanins differ

    Article • The Science of Nature, March 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  51. Asymmetric exchange between populations differing in habitat quality: A metapopulation study on the citril finch

    Article • Journal of Applied Statistics, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  52. Analysis of individual- and time-specific covariate effects on survival of Serinus serinus in north-eastern Spain

    Article • Journal of Applied Statistics, January 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  53. Status signalling, metabolic rate and body mass in the siskin: the cost of being a subordinate

    Article • Animal Behaviour, January 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  54. Development and application of a mark-recapture model incorporating predicted sex and transitory behaviour

    Article • Bird Study, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  55. Identifying sources of heterogeneity in capture probabilities: an example using the Great TitParus major

    Article • Bird Study, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  56. Interactions among Environmental Stress, Body Condition, Nutritional Status, and Dominance in Great Tits

    Article • Ornithology, July 1998, JSTOR

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  57. Opportunistic breeding of the Citril FinchSerinus citrinella

    Article • Journal of Ornithology, July 1991, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  58. Differential use of local enhancement for finding food by resident and transient siskins

    Article • Animal Behaviour, September 1988, Elsevier

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar

  59. Allofeeding in Eurasian Siskins (Carduelis spinus)

    Article • Ornithological Applications, May 1984, JSTOR

    Dr Juan Carlos Senar