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Marzal, A., Flores-Saavedra, W., Magallanes, S., Muriel, J., Lezama-Briceño, J., García-Ayachi, L.A., Fong, E., Mora-Rubio, C., Mendoza C., Saldaña, B., Díez-Fernández, A., Martin, J., Perea-Sicchar, C.M., González-Blázquez, M. (2024). Host species and age-specific variation on Hepatozoon prevalence and its effect on body condition in two Neotropical crocodiles. Wildl. Biol. e01302

D’Arpa, S.R., Gil, D., Muriel, J., Monclús, R., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Martínez-Padilla, J. (2024). Low evolutionary potential for blue-green egg colouration in a wild bird population. J. Evol. Biol. 37 (9): 1035-1042.

Liukkonen, M., Muriel, J., Martínez-Padilla, J., Nord, A., Pakanen, V.M., Rosivall, B., Tilgar, V., van Oers, K., Grond, K., Ruuskanen, S. (2024). Seasonal and environmental factors contribute to the variation in the gut microbiome: A large-scale study of a small bird. J. Anim. Ecol. 93(10): 1475-1492.

González-Bernardo, E., Moreno-Rueda, G., Camacho, C., Muriel, J., Martínez-Padilla, J., Potti, J., Canal, D. (2024). Haemosporidian infection is related to the expression of female plumage ornamentation in a wild passerine. Anim. Behav. 215: 63-79.

De la Peña, E., Muriel, J., Gil, D., Pérez-Rodríguez, L. (2024). Parasite shedding is highly influenced by age, time of day, and sampling date in spotless starling Sturnus unicolor nestlings. Ardeola. 71(2): 307-320.

Marzal, A., Magallanes, S., Salas-Rengifo, T., Muriel, J., Navarro, C., Vecco, D., Guerra-Saldaña, C., Mendo, L., Paredes, V., González-Blázquez, M., García-Longoria, L., Díez-Fernández, A. (2024). Prevalence and diversity of avian malaria parasites in illegally traded white-winged parakeets in Peruvian Amazonas. Anim. Conserv. 27(3): 364-373.

Ferraguti M., Magallanes S., Jiménez-Peñuela J., Martínez-de la Puente J., Garcia-Longoria L., Figuerola J., Muriel J., et al. (2023) Environmental, geographical and time-related impacts on avian malaria infections in native and introduced populations of house sparrows (Passer domesticus), a globally invasive species. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 32(5): 809-823.

Muriel, J., García-Longoria, L., Magallanes, S., Ortiz, J.A., Marzal A. (2023) Avian malaria, haematocrit, and body condition in invasive wetland passerines settled in southwestern Spain. Avian Res. 14: 100081.

Wheatcroft, D., Bliard, L., Harouchi M.E., López-Idiáquez, D., Kärkkäinen, T., Kraft, F.L.H., Muriel, J., Rajan, S., Tuvillo, T., Burgess, M.D., Cantarero, A., Laaksonen, T., Martínez-Padilla, J., Visser, M.E., Qvarnström, A. (2022). Species-specific song responses emerge as a by-product of tuning to the local dialect. Current Biology. 32: 1-6.

Redondo, I., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Monclús, R, Muriel, J., Gil, D. (2022). Sexual differences in phenotypical predictors of floating status: body condition influences male but not female reproductive status in a wild passerine. Oecologia 199: 79-90.

Marzal A., Ferraguti M., Muriel J., Magallanes S., Ortiz J.A., García-Longoria L., Bravo-Barriga D., Guerrero-Carvajal F., Aguilera-Sepúlveda P., Llorente F., de Lope F., Jiménez–Clavero M.A., Frontera E. (2022). Circulation of zoonotic flaviviruses in wild passerine birds in Western Spain. Vet. Microbiol. (268): 109399.

Garcia-Longoria L., Muriel J. (joint 1st authors), Magallanes S., Villa Galarce Z.H., Ricopa L., Inga-Díaz W.G., Fong E., Vecco D., Guerra-Saldaña C., Salas-Rengifo T., Flores-Saavedra W., Espinoza K., Mendoza C., Saldaña B., González-Blázquez M., Gonzales-Pinedo H., Luján-Vega C., Del Águila C.A., Vilca-Herrera Y., Pineda C.A., Reategui C., Cárdenas-Callirgos J.M., Iannacone J.A., Mendoza J.L., Sehgal R.N.M., Marzal A. (2022). Diversity and host assemblage of avian haemosporidians in different terrestrial ecoregions of Peru. Current Zoology, 68 (1): 27-40.

Redondo, I., Muriel, J., de Castro Díaz, C. Aguirre, J.I., Gil, D., Pérez-Rodríguez, L. (2021). Influence of growing up in the city or near an airport on the physiological stress of tree sparrow nestlings (Passer montanus). Eur J Wildl Res 67, 68.

Muriel, J., Marzal, A., Magallanes, S., García-Longoria, L., Suarez-Rubio, M., Bates, P.J.J., Lin, H.H, Soe, A.N., Oo, K.S., Aye, A.A., Wilbur, N.D., Win, N.N, Soe, Y.T., Linn, K.K., & Renner, S.C. (2021). Prevalence and diversity of avian haemosporidians may vary with anthropogenic disturbance in tropical habitats in Myanmar. Diversity, 13, 111.

Muriel, J., Vida, C., Gil, D., & Pérez-Rodríguez, L. (2021). Ontogeny of leukocyte profiles in a wild altricial passerine. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 191:195–206.

D’Arpa, S.R., Muriel, J., Monclús, R., Gil, D. & Pérez-Rodríguez, L. (2021). Prenatal manipulation of yolk androgen levels does not affect egg coloration or size in a songbird. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 75, 52.

Muriel, J., González-Blázquez, M., Matta Cahacho, N.E., Vargas-León, C.M. & Alfonso Marzal. (2021). Parasitas sanguíneos de anfíbios. Editora da Universidade Federal do Piauí (EDUFPI), TERESINA – PIAUÍ.

Gangoso, L., Aragonés, D., Martínez-de la Puente, J., Lucientes, J., Delacour-Estrella, S., Estrada Peña, R., Montalvo, T., Bueno-Marí, R., Bravo-Barriga, D., Frontera, E.M., Marqués, E., Ruiz-Arrondo, I., Muñoz, A., Oteo, J.A., Miranda, M.A., Barceló, C., Arias Vázquez, M.S., Ferraguti, M., Magallanes, S., Muriel, J., Marzal, A., Aranda, C., Ruiz, S., González, M.A., Morchón, R., Gómez-Barroso, D., Figuerola, J. (2020). Determinants of the current and future distribution of the West Nile virus mosquito vector Culex pipiens in Spain. Environ. Res. 188: 109837.

Magallanes S, García-Longoria L., Muriel J., de Lope F. & Marzal A. (2020). Variation of uropygial gland volume and malaria infection between rural-urban environments in the house sparrow. Ecosistemas 29(2):1977.

Muriel, J. (2020). Physiological consequences of blood haemosporidian infections in birds. Ecosistemas 29(2):1979.

Muriel, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., & Gil, D. (2019) Age-related patterns of yolk androgen deposition are consistent with adaptive brood reduction in spotless starlings. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 73 (12), 160

Mora-Rubio, C., Pérez-Bote, JL., & Muriel, J. (2019). Nest association between Camponotus fallax (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Vespa crabro (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Central Iberian Peninsula. Sociobiology 66 (3): 523-526.

Gil, D., Alfonso-Iñiguez, S., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Muriel, J., & Monclús, R. (2019). Harsh conditions during early development influence telomere length in an altricial passerine: links with oxidative stress and corticosteroids. J. Evol. Biol. 32(1): 111-125.s

Muriel, J., Graves, J. A., Gil, D., Magallanes, S., Salaberria, C., Casal-López, M., & Marzal, A. (2018). Molecular characterization of avian malaria in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor). Parasitol. Res., 117(3), 919–928.

Monclús, R., Muriel, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Møller, A. P., & Gil, D. (2017). The role of the mating system and intraspecific brood parasitism in the costs of reproduction in a passerine bird. Oecologia, 185(4), 629–639.

Muriel, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Ortiz-Santaliestra, M. E., Puerta, M., & Gil, D. (2017). Sex-Specific Effects of High Yolk Androgen Levels on Constitutive and Cell-Mediated Immune Responses in Nestlings of an Altricial Passerine. Physiol. Biochem. Zool., 90(1), 106–117.

Muriel, J. (2016). Yolk androgens as modulators of life history trade-offs in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor). Doctoral Thesis. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.

Muriel, J., Salmon, P., Nunez-Buiza, A., de Salas, F., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Puerta, M., Gil, D. (2015b). Context-dependent effects of yolk androgens on nestling growth and immune function in a multibrooded passerine. J. Evol. Biol. 28: 1476-1488.

Muriel, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Puerta, M., Gil, D. (2015a). Diverse dose-response effects of yolk androgens on embryo development and nestling growth in a wild passerine. J. Exp. Biol. 218: 2241-2249.

Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Romero-Haro, A. A., Sternalski, A., Muriel, J., Mougeot, F., Gil, D., Alonso-Álvarez, C. (2015). Measuring oxidative stress: the confounding effect of lipid concentration in measures of lipid peroxidation. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 88(3): 345-351.

Jimeno, B., Muriel, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Gil, D. (2014). Sexual Differences in Parental Investment in Response to Parent-Absent Calls. Ethology 120(3): 258-265.

Salaberria, C., Muriel, J., de Luna, M., Gil, D., Puerta, M. (2013). The PHA Test as an Indicator of Phagocytic Activity in a Passerine Bird. PLoS ONE 8(12): e84108

Muriel J., Pérez-Rodríguez L., Puerta M., Gil D. (2013). Differential effects of yolk testosterone and androstenedione in embryo development and nestling growth in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 194: 175-182.

Hargitai R., Costantini D., Moskát C., Bán M., Muriel J., Hauber M.E. (2012). Variation in plasma oxidative status and testosterone level in relation to eviction effort and age of brood parasitic common cuckoo nestlings. Condor 114(4): 782-791.

Maicas, R., Muriel, J., Bonillo, J. C., Fernández-Haeger, J. (2012). Nest-site selection, territory quality and breeding performance in a Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus population. Acta Oecol. 39: 43-50.