de la Peña, E., Martín, J., Carranza, J. (2020) Ultrastructural morphological features of the hair in a sexual signal: the dark ventral patch of male red deer. Journal of Zoology ISSN 0952-8369 Chemical signals play a decisive role in communication in many mammal species.In red deer (Cervus elaphus), the dark ventral patch has recently been Leer másde la Peña, E. et al. (2020)[…]
Carranza, J., Pérez-Barbería, J., Mateos, C., Alarcos, S., Torres-Porras, J., Pérez-González, J., Sánchez-Prieto, C.B., Valencia, J., Castillo, L., de la Peña, E., Barja, I., Seoane, J.M., Reglero, M.M., Flores, A., Membrillo, A. (2020) Social environment modulates investment in sex trait versus lifespan: red deer produce bigger antlers when facing more rivalry. Scientific Reports 10:9234 Theory predicts that Leer másCarranza, J. et al. (2020)[…]
Castillo, L., Del Río, L.m., Carranza, J., Mateos, C., Tejado, J.J., López, F. (2020) Ultrasound speed in red deer antlers: a non-invasive correlate of density and a potential index of relative quality.Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 43.2: 255-269. Deer antlers can be used as an index of individual performance both in ecological and productive contexts. Their quality is Leer másCastillo, L. et al. (2020)[…]
Linares, O., Carranza, J., Soliño, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreras, P., Descalzo, E., & Martínez-Jauregui, M. (2020). Citizen science to monitor the distribution of the Egyptian mongoose in southern Spain: who provide the most reliable information?. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 66(4), 1-5. The Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneumon L.) is a medium-size carnivore widely distributed in Leer másLinares, O. et al. (2020)[…]
de la Peña, E., Martín, J., Barja, I., Carranza, J. (2020) Testosterone and the dark ventral patch of male red deer: the role of the social environment. Sci Nat 107, 18 The expression of male sexual traits, which is stimulated by testosterone, entails significant costs for individuals. Consequently, natural selection is expected to favour the modulation of sexual Leer másde la Peña, E. et al. (2020)[…]
Pérez-Barbería, F.J., William Mayes, R., Giráldez, J., Sánchez-Pérez, D. (2020) Ericaceous species reduce methane emissions in sheep and red deer: Respiration chamber measurements and predictions at the scale of European heathlands. Science of The Total Enviroment 714, 136738 Despite the importance of atmospheric methane as a potent greenhouse gas and the significant contribution from ruminant Leer másPérez-Barbería, F.J. et al. (2020)[…]
Van Beeck Calkoen, S.T.S., Mühlbauer, L., Andrén, H., Apollonio, M., Balciauskasf, L., Belotti, E., Carranza, J., Cottam, J., Filli, F., Gatiso, T.T., Hetherington, D., Karamanlidis, A.A., Krofel, M., Kuehl, H.S., Linnell, J.D.C., Müller, J., Ozolinst, J., Premier, J., Ranc, N., Schmidt, K., Zlatanova, D., Bachmann, M., Fonseca, C., Lonescu, O., Nyman, M., Sprem, N., Sunde, Leer másVan Beeck Calkoen, S.T.S. et al. (2020)[…]
Pérez-González, J. & Carranza, J. (2020) Offspring sired by subordinate red deer males under controlled conditions: did some females prefer not to mate with the alpha male? acta ethologica ISSN: 0873-9749 (Print) 1437-9546 (Online) Both male-male competition and female choice are important forces in sexual selection that may act in concert. In red deer (Cervus elaphus), Leer másPérez-González, J. & Carranza, J. (2020)[…]
de la Peña, E., Martín, J., Barja, I., Pérez-Caballero, R., Acosta, I. & Carranza, J. (2020) The immune challenge of mating effort: steroid hormone profile, dark ventral patch and parasite burden in relation to intrasexual competition in male Iberian red deer Integrative Zoology 2020; 15: 262–275 Testosterone secretion may regulate the reproductive effort and the Leer másde la Peña, E. et al. (2020)[…]
de la Peña, E., Martín, J. & Carranza, J. (2019) The intensity of male-male competition may affect chemical scent constituents in the dark ventral patch of male Iberian red deer. PLoS ONE 14(9), e0221980. During the mating season, Iberian red deer males (Cervus elaphus hispanicus) present a large visible dark ventral area in their abdomen. Leer másde la Peña, E. et al. (2019)[…]