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Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits (2015)
Journal Article
Giraudeau, M., Mateos-Gonzalez, F., Cotín, J., Pagani-Nuñez, E., Torné-Noguera, A., & Senar, J. (2015). Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits. Science of the Total Environment, 532, 512-516. https://doi.or

Metals are naturally found in the environment but are also emitted through anthropogenic activities, raising some concerns about the potential deleterious effects of these elements on wildlife. The potential effects of metals on bird coloration have... Read More about Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits.

Diet specialization in a generalist population: the case of breeding great tits Parus major in the Mediterranean area (2015)
Journal Article
Pagani-Núñez, E., Valls, M., & Senar, J. (2015). Diet specialization in a generalist population: the case of breeding great tits Parus major in the Mediterranean area. Oecologia, 179(3), 629-640. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-015-3334-2

The analysis of diet specialization provides key information on how different individuals deal with similar food and habitat constraints within populations. Characterizing parental diet specialization at the moment of breeding, and the consistency of... Read More about Diet specialization in a generalist population: the case of breeding great tits Parus major in the Mediterranean area.