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Carranza, J., & Polo, V. (2015) Sexual reproduction with variable mating systems can resist asexuality in a rock–paper–scissors dynamics. Royal Society Open Science 2: 140383. While sex can be advantageous for a lineage in the long term, we still lack an explanation for its maintenance with the twofold cost per generation. Here we model an Leer másCarranza, J. & Polo, V (2015)[…]

Pintus, E., Uccheddu, S., Roed, K.H., Pérez-Gonzaléz, J., Carranza, J., Nieminen, M., Holand, O. Flexible mating tactics and associated reproductive effort during the rutting season in male reindeer (Rangifer tarandus, L. 1758), Current Zoology, 61 (5) 802–810 Polygynous males can change their mating tactics across their lifetime, but information is scarce on the flexibility of this Leer másPintus, E. et al. (2015)[…]

Torres-Porras J., Fernández-Llario, P., Carranza, J., Mateos, C. (2015). Conifer plantations negatively affect density of wild boars in Mediterranean ecosystem. Folia Zool. 64(1), 25-31 Several decades ago, large areas of the Iberian Peninsula were planted with allochthonous tree species for timber production among other reasons. This severe habitat transformation is likely to affect a large Leer másTorres-Porras, J. et al. (2015)[…]

Pérez-González, J., Costa, V., Santos, P., Slate, J., Carranza, J., Fernández-Llario, P., Zsolnai, A., Monteiro, N.M., Anton, I., Buzgó, J., Varga, G., Beja-Pereira, A. (2014). Males and females contribute unequally to offspring genetic diversity in the polygynandrous mating system of wild boar. PLoS ONE 9(12): e115394. The maintenance of genetic diversity across generations depends on both the number of reproducing males and females. Variance in reproductive Leer másPérez-González, J. et al. (2014)[…]

Martín, J., Carranza, J., López, P., Alarcos, S., Pérez-González, J. (2014) A new sexual signal in rutting male red deer: age related chemical scent constituents in the belly black spot. Mammalian Biology 79, 362-368. Rutting behaviour of red deer stags (Cervus elaphus) includes an extensive repertoire of visual and acoustic signals directed either to rival Leer másMartín, J. et al. (2014)[…]

Fernández-García, J. L., Carranza, J., Martínez, J. G., Randi, E. (2014). Mitochondrial D-loop phylogeny signals two native Iberian red deer (Cervus elaphus) Lineages genetically different to Western and Eastern European red deer and infers human-mediated translocations. Biodivers. Conserv. 23, 537-554. DOI 10.1007/s10531-013-0585-2 Native red deer ( Cervus elaphus) in Western Europe might at least partially Leer másFernández-García, J. L. et al. (2014)[…]

Risco, D., Fernández-Llario, P., García-Jiménez, W.L., Gonçalves, P., Cuesta, J.M., Martínez, R., Sanz, C., Sequeda, M., Gómez, l., Carranza, J., Hermoso de Mendoza, J. (2013). Influence of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Infections on Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild Boar Populations. Transbound. Emerg. Dis. 60(S1), 121–127. DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12112 The wild boar is an important reservoir of bovine Leer másRisco, D. et al. (2013)[…]