PUBLICATIONS
2023
- Nagy J, Fulmer AG, Löki V, Ruiz‑Raya F, Hauber ME (2023) Biogeographic history, egg colouration, and habitat selection in Turdus thrushes (Aves: Turdidae). Biologia Futura, In press. doi.org/10.1007/s42977-023-00191-2
- Soler M, Pérez-Contreras T, Ruiz-Raya F (2023) Multiparasitism and repeated parasitism by the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius) on its main host, the magpie (Pica pica): Effects on reproductive success, nest desertion and nest predation. Journal of Avian Biology, 2023: e03096 doi.org/10.1111/jav.03096
- Ruiz-Raya F, Noguera JC, Velando A (2023) Covariation between glucocorticoid levels and receptor expression modulates embryo development and postnatal phenotypes in gulls. Hormones and Behavior 149, 105361 doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105316
- Martínez-Zunzarren N*, Ruiz-Raya F*, Pérez-Contreras T, Soler M, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2023) Survival, dispersal and initial migratory movements of juvenile Great Spotted Cuckoos (Clamator glandarius). Ardeola 70(1), 59-74 doi.org/10.13157/arla.70.1.2023.ra3 * Contributed equally as first author.
- Ruiz-Raya F, Noguera JC, Velando A (2022) Light received by embryos promotes postnatal junior phenotypes in a seabird. Behavioral Ecology 33(6), 1047-1057 doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arac079
- Soler M*, Ruiz-Raya F*, Sánchez-Pérez L, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2022) Parents preferentially feed larger offspring in asynchronously hatched broods irrespective of scramble competition. Animal Behaviour 194: 193-198 doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.10.004 * Contributed equally as first author.
- Ruiz-Raya F, Velando A (2022) Sunlight and lifestyle: linking prenatal light conditions and personality development in a wild bird. Animal Behaviour 193:13-20 doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.08.004
- Soler M*, Ruiz-Raya F*, Sánchez-Pérez L, Ibáñez-Álamo JD, Soler JJ (2022) Functional explanation of extreme hatching asynchrony: Male Manipulation Hypothesis. Zoological Research 43(5): 843−850 doi10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2021.455 * Contributed equally as first author.
- Ruiz-Raya F, Abaurrea T, Vigo R, Soler M (2022) Physiological stress responses to non-mimetic model brood parasite eggs: leukocyte profiles and heat-shock protein Hsp70 levels. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 1-7 doi10.1002/jez.2593
- Ruiz-Raya F (2021) Ecophysiology of egg rejection in hosts of avian brood parasites: new insights and perspectives. Current Zoology, 67:6, 631–638 doi10.1093/cz/zoab042
- Ruiz-Raya F, Ibáñez-Álamo JD, Parenteau C, Chastel O, Soler M (2021) Prolactin mediates behavioural rejection responses to avian brood parasitism. Journal of Experimental Biology, 224:20 jeb240101 doi10.1242/jeb.240101
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M (2020) Signal detection and optimal acceptance thresholds in avian brood parasite–host systems: implications for egg rejection. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375 (1802): 1-9 doi10.1098/rstb.2019.0477
- Roncalli G, Soler M, Tieleman BI, Versteegh MA, Ruiz‐Raya F, Colombo E, Gómez Sambla M, Ibáñez‐Álamo JD (2020) Immunological changes in nestlings growing under predation risk. Journal of Avian Biology, 51(4): 1-13 doi10.1111/jav.02271
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M, Roncalli G, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2019) Egg-recognition abilities in non-incubating males: implications for the evolution of anti-parasitic host defenses. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73:17.7, pp.1-7 doi10.1007/s00265-018-2631-2
- Roncalli G, Soler M, Ruiz-Raya F, Serrano AJ, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2019) Predation risk affects egg ejection but not recognition in blackbirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73: 56, pp.1-12 doi10.1007/s00265-019-2668-x
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M, Abaurrea T, Chastel O, Roncalli G, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2018) Hormonal responses to non-mimetic eggs: is brood parasitism a physiological stressor during incubation? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72-153, pp.1-11 doi10.1007/s00265-018-2565-8
- Roncalli G, Colombo E, Soler M, Tieleman IB, Versteegh M, Ruiz-Raya F, Gómez-Sambla M, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2018) Nest predation risk modifies nestlings’ immune function depending on the level of threat. Journal of Experimental Biology, 20-221, pp.1-10 doi10.1242/jeb.170662
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M (2018) Rejection of parasitic eggs: an updated terminology for a complex process. Journal of Avian Biology, 49:3, pp.1-5 doi10.1111/jav.01484
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M (2017) Phenotypic plasticity in egg rejection: evidence and evolutionary consequences. In "Avian Brood Parasitism: Behaviour, Ecology, Evolution and Coevolution". Springer. pp.449-471. ISNB 978-3-319-73137
- Soler M*, Ruiz-Raya F*, Roncalli G, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2017) Relationships between egg-recognition and egg-ejection in a grasp-ejector species. PLoS ONE. 12-2, pp.1-14 doi10.1371/journal.pone.0166283 * Contributed equally as first author.
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M, Roncalli G, Abaurrea T, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2016) Egg rejection in blackbirds Turdus merula: a by-product of conspecific parasitism or successful resistance against interspecific brood parasites? Frontiers in Zoology. 13-16, pp.1-12. doi10.1186/s12983-016-0148-y
- Ibáñez-Álamo JD, Ruiz-Raya F, Rodríguez L, Soler M (2016) Fecal sacs attract insects to the nest and provoke an activation of the immune system of nestlings. Frontiers in Zoology. 13-3, pp.1-9 doi10.1186/s12983-016-0135-3
- Ruiz-Raya F, Soler M, Sánchez-Pérez L, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2015) Could a factor that does not affect egg recognition influence the decision of rejection? PLoS ONE. 10, pp.1-10 doi10.1371/journal.pone.0135624
- Soler M, Ruiz-Raya F, Roncalli G, Ibáñez-Álamo JD (2015) Nest desertion cannot be considered an egg-rejection mechanism in a medium-sized host: An experimental study with the common blackbird Turdus merula. Journal of Avian Biology. 46, pp.369-377 doi10.1111/jav.00571
- Checa A, Cartwright JHE, Sánchez-Almazo I, Andrade JP, Ruiz-Raya F (2015) The cuttlefish Sepia officinalis (Sepiidae, Cephalopoda) constructs cuttlebone from a liquid-crystal precursor. Scientific Reports. 5, pp.1-13 doi10.1038/srep11513
- Soler M, Ruiz-Raya F, Carra L, Medina E, Ibáñez-Álamo JD, Martín-Gálvez M (2014) A long-term experimental study demonstrates the costs of begging that were not found over the short term. PloS ONE. 9-11, pp.1-11 doi10.1371/journal.pone.0111929
- Ibáñez-Álamo JD, Ruiz-Raya F, Roncalli G, Soler M (2014) Is nest predation an important selective pressure determining fecal sac removal? The effect of olfactory cues. Journal of Ornithology. 155, pp.491-496 doi10.1007/s10336-013-1031-7