Giuseppe Boncoraglio: Publications

  
  • 23. BONCORAGLIO G., CAPRIOLI M., BONCORAGLIO S., SAINO N. Effect of UV-reflectance of chick flanges on begging behaviour and body condition in barn swallow (Hirundo rustica, Aves: Hirundinidae) chicks. The Italian Journal of Zoology In Press.

  • 22. SAINO N., ROMANO M., AMBROSINI R., RUBOLINI D., BONCORAGLIO G., CAPRIOLI M., ROMANO A. Longevity and lifetime reproductive success of barn swallow offspring are predicted by their hatching date and phenotypic quality. Journal of Animal Ecology In Press.

  • 21. CAPRIOLI M., AMBROSINI R., BONCORAGLIO G., GATTI E., ROMANO A., ROMANO R., RUBOLINI D., GIANFRANCESCHI L., SAINO N. 2012. Clock gene variation is associated with breeding phenology and may be under directional selection in the migratory barn swallow. PLoS One 7: e35140.

  • 20. BONCORAGLIO G., KILNER R.M. 2012. Female burying beetles benefit from male desertion: sexual conflict and counter-adaptation over parental investment. PLoS One 7: e31713.

  • 19. BONCORAGLIO G., CAPRIOLI M., SAINO N. 2012. Solicitation displays reliably reflect oxidative damage in barn swallow nestlings. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 66: 539-546.

  • 18 . ROMANO A., RUBOLINI D., CAPRIOLI M., BONCORAGLIO G., AMBROSINI R., SAINO N. 2011. Sex-related effects of an immune challenge on growth and begging behavior of barn swallow nestlings. PLoS One 6: e22805.

  • 17. BONCORAGLIO G., GROOTHUIS T.G.G., VON ENGELHARDT N. 2011. Differential maternal testosterone allocation among siblings benefits both mother and offspring in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata. American Naturalist 178: 64-74.

  • 16. SAINO N., CAPRIOLI M., ROMANO M., BONCORAGLIO G., RUBOLINI D., AMBROSINI R., BONISOLI-ALQUATI A., ROMANO A. 2011. Antioxidant defenses predict long-term survival in a passerine bird. PLoS One 6: e19593.

  • 15 . BONISOLI-ALQUATI A., BONCORAGLIO G., CAPRIOLI M., SAINO N. 2011. Birth order, individual sex and sex of competitors determine the outcome of conflict among siblings over parental care. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B – Biological Sciences 278: 1273-1279.

  • 14. BONCORAGLIO G., SAINO N., GARAMSZEGI L.Z. 2010. The evolution of begging in cowbird’s hosts: a reply to Rivers et al. (2010). Animal Behaviour 80: E7-E10.

  • 13. SAINO N., RUBOLINI D., LEHIKOINEN E., SOKOLOV L.V., BONISOLI-ALQUATI A., AMBROSINI R., BONCORAGLIO G., MØLLER A.P. 2009. Climate change effects on migration phenology may mismatch brood parasitic cuckoos and their hosts. Biology Letters 5: 539-541.

  • 12. BONCORAGLIO G., CAPRIOLI M., SAINO N. 2009. Fine-tuned modulation of competitive ability according to kinship in barn swallow nestlings. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B – Biological Sciences 276: 2117-2123.

  • 11. BONCORAGLIO G., SAINO N., GARAMSZEGI L.Z. 2008. Begging and cowbirds: brood parasites make hosts scream louder. Behavioral Ecology 20: 215-221.

  • 10. SAINO N., DE AYALA R.M., MARTINELLI, R. BONCORAGLIO G. 2008. Male-biased brood sex ratio depresses average phenotypic quality of barn swallow nestlings under experimentally harsh conditions. Oecologia 156: 441-453.

  • 9. SAINO N., DE AYALA R.M., BONCORAGLIO G., MARTINELLI, R. 2008. Sex difference in mouth coloration and begging calls of barn swallow nestlings. Animal Behaviour 75: 1375-1382.

  • 8. BONCORAGLIO G., MARTINELLI R., SAINO N. 2008. Sex-related asymmetry in competitive ability of sexually monomorphic barn swallow nestlings. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 729-738.

  • 7. BONCORAGLIO G., SAINO N. 2008. Barn swallow chicks beg more loudly when broodmates are unrelated. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 256-262.

  • 6. SAINO N., RUBOLINI D., ROMANO M., BONCORAGLIO G. 2007. Increased egg estradiol concentration feminizes digit ratios of male pheasants (Phasianus colchicus). Naturwissenschaften 94: 207-212.

  • 5. BONISOLI ALQUATI A., RUBOLINI D., ROMANO M., BONCORAGLIO G., FASOLA M., SAINO N. 2007. Effects of egg albumen removal on yellow-legged gull chick phenotype. Functional Ecology 21: 310-316.

  • 4. BONCORAGLIO G., SAINO N. 2007. Habitat structure and the evolution of bird song: a meta-analysis of the evidence for the acoustic adaptation hypothesis. Functional Ecology 21: 134-142.

  • 3. BONCORAGLIO G., RUBOLINI D., ROMANO M., MARTINELLI R., SAINO N. 2006. Effects of elevated yolk androgens on perinatal begging behavior in yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks. Hormones and Behavior 50: 442-447.

  • 2. RUBOLINI D., ROMANO M., BONCORAGLIO G., FERRARI R.P., MARTINELLI R., GALEOTTI P., FASOLA M., SAINO N. 2005. Effects of elevated egg corticosterone levels on behavior, growth and immunity of yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis) chicks. Hormones and Behavior 47: 592-605.

  • 1. SAINO N., GALEOTTI P., SACCHI R., BONCORAGLIO G., MARTINELLI R., MØLLER A.P. 2003. Sex differences in begging vocalizations of nestling barn swallows, Hirundo rustica. Animal Behaviour 66: 1003-1010.

    updated 18th April, 2012
 

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, U. K.