P. Capilla-Lasheras

Evolution of sex differences in cooperation: the role of trade-offs with dispersal

This study tests hypotheses about sex differences in cooperation by analyzing dispersal patterns in white-browed sparrow weavers, finding support for the Dispersal trade-off hypothesis over the Philopatry hypothesis.

The impact of chemical pollution across major life transitions: a meta-analysis on oxidative stress in amphibians

This study meta-analyzes the impact of chemical pollution on oxidative stress in amphibians across life stages, finding divergent antioxidant responses and oxidative damage post-metamorphosis.

Environmental constraints can explain clutch size differences between urban and forest blue tits: insights from an egg removal experiment

This study investigates whether urban blue tits' smaller clutch sizes are due to environmental constraints or adaptive strategies, finding urban females cannot lay replacement eggs as forest females can.

Urbanisation impacts plumage colouration in a songbird across Europe: evidence from a correlational, experimental, and meta-analytical approach

This study investigates urbanisation effects on carotenoid-based plumage coloration in great tits across Europe using correlational, experimental, and meta-analytical approaches, finding urban individuals are paler but with population-specific variations.

Reproductive fitness is associated with female chronotype in a songbird

The paper links female songbird chronotype to reproductive success, showing earlier-starting females raise more fledglings in both urban and forest habitats.

Mothers front-load their investment to the egg stage when helped in a wild cooperative bird

The paper shows that mothers in cooperative bird species increase pre-natal investment when helped by female helpers, by laying larger eggs, while reducing post-natal investment.

A global meta-analysis reveals higher variation in breeding phenology in urban birds than in their non-urban neighbours

This study finds urban bird populations show higher phenological variation in laying dates compared to non-urban populations, likely due to environmental heterogeneity.

Older mothers produce offspring with longer telomeres: a longitudinal within-parent analysis

The paper shows that older mothers produce offspring with longer telomeres, suggesting a transgenerational effect of parental age on telomere length in wild birds.

incR: a new R package to analyse incubation behaviour

The paper introduces an R package, incR, for analyzing incubation behavior, validated to accurately extract metrics like incubation bout duration and number.