Curriculum Vitae
2004-2014
JAVIER QUESADA LARA
CURRENT POSITION (2011- ): Head of the Chordates Department in the Natural History Museum of Barcelona (Spain) Place of birth: Córdoba (Spain). Date of birth: 4th January 1974. NIF: 30816736W
E-mail:
[email protected] Web page: http://javier-quesada.blogspot.com/
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EDUCATION
2007 2003
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Ph.D. Cum laude in ZOOLOGY. Biology Faculty. University of Barcelona (Spain) ADVANCED STUDIES DIPLOMA (DEA). University of Barcelona (Spain) (Diploma qualification for 2 years of studies, with a research project and a general exam in the context of PhD studies, similar to MPhil). BSc. BIOLOGY. Faculty of Sciences. University of Cordoba (Spain)
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RESEARCH/ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Researcher in Applied Ornithology. Head of the Research Area. Catalan Institute of Ornithology (Catalonia, Spain) 2006-07 Postdoctoral Position. Functional ecology Lab. Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM ) 2001-05 Predoctoral Student: Doctoral student (From Jan 2004-l August 2005). Supervisor: Juan Carlos Senar. 2007-11 Researcher:
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Stays abroad
2006-07 Functional
Ecology Lab., Centro de Estudios en Ecosistemas (Cieco) Universitat Nacional Autònoma de Mèxic. Supervisor: Dr. Jorge E. Schondube.
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Ecology Biological Centre EBC. Universitat de Uppsala, Sweden. Supervisor: Dr. Mats Björklund.
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MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITY (last 10 years) 3.1.
Publications in SCI journals
Submitted MACGREGOR-FORS. I; QUESADA, J.; LEE. J & YEH,P.J.2014 Submitted “Space invaders: House sparrow density shifts along urban-agricultural landscapes in native and non-native cities”. Submitted PLos One 2014
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SANTOS,X., MATEOS,E. BROS,V., BROTONS,L., DE MAS,E., ESPADALER,X. HERRAIZ,J.A., HERRANDO,S., MIÑO,A., OLMO-VIDAL,J.M. QUESADA,J., RIBES,J. SAURAS,T. SERRA,A., VALLEJO,V.R. VIÑOLAS,A. & SABATÉ,S. “Does fire cause a loss or gain of biodiversity? An integrative study of animal and plant communities”. PLos One. In press SENAR, J.C., CONROY, M.J., QUESADA, J. & MATEOS-GONZÁLEZ, F. 2014. "Selection based on the size of the black tie of the Great tit may be reversed in urban habitats" Ecology & Evolution. In press QUESADA,J., CHÁVEZ-ZICHINELLI,C.A., SENAR,JC, SCHONDUBE,J.E. “Plumage coloration in Blue Grosbeaks has no dual function: a test of the armament-ornament model of sexual selection” 2nd revision. The Condor. 115:902-909 CHÁVEZ-ZICHINELLI,C.A., MACGREGOR-FORS,I., QUESADA,J., TALAMÁS ROHANA,P., ROMANO,M.C., VALDÉZ,R., SCHONDUBE, J.E. 2013. “How stressed are birds in an urbanizing landscape? Relationships between different habitat conditions and the physiology of birds in three subtropical conditions”. The Condor. 115:1-9
2012
HERRANDO,S., WEISERBS,A., QUESADA, J., FERRER,X. & PAQUET,J.Y. 2012. "Development of an urban bird indicator: new perspectives using data from monitoring schemes in Barcelona and Brussels". Animal Biodiversity & Conservation. 35: 141-150
2011
MATEOS,F., QUESADA,J. & SENAR,J.C. 2011. "Sexy birds are superior at solving a foraging problem". Biology Letters. 7: 668-669 (SCI) PAGANI–NÚÑEZ,E., RUIZ,Í., QUESADA,J. , NEGRO,J. J. & SENAR,J. C. 2011. "The diet of Great Tit Parus major nestlings in a Mediterranean Iberian forest: the important role of spiders". Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 34 (2): 355-361.
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QUESADA,J., GUALLAR,S., PÉREZ-RUÍZ,N., ESTRADA,J. & HERRANDO,S. 2010. "Observer error associated with band allocation is negligible in large scale bird monitoring schemes but, how precise is using bands at all?" Ardeola. 57:23-32. DEL VAL,E., QUESADA,J. & SENAR,J.C. 2010. “Age-related differences in a carotenoid-based coloration trait are due to within-individual changes in Great Tits (Parus major)”. Ardea. 98.179-184 QUESADA,J. & MACGREGOR-FORS,I. 2010. "Avian community responses to the establishment of a small-size orchard garden in a Mediterranean mosaic". Animal Biodiversity and Conservation. 33:53-61 HERRANDO,S., LLIMONA,F., BROTONS,L. & QUESADA,J. "A new exotic bird in Europe: recent spread and potential range of the Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea in Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula)". Bird Study. 57.226-235 HERRANDO,S., BROTONS,Ll., GUALLAR,S., & QUESADA,J. "Assessing regional variation in conservation value using fine-grained bird atlas". Biodiversity and Conservation. 19:867881
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MACGREGOR-FORS,I., MORALES-PEREZ,L., QUESADA,J., SCHONDUBE,J.E. "Relationship between the presence of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Neotropical bird community structure and diversity". Biological invasions. 12:(1)87-96.
QUESADA,J. & SENAR,J.C. "Cross-fostering experiments to compare carotenoid- and melanin-based plumage patches and long-term parental effects in post-moulted great tits" Behaviour: 146.1245-1251. (SCI) MACGREGOR-FORS,I.,SCHONDUBE,J.E.; MORALES-PEREZ,L.; QUESADA,J. “Ampliación del ámbito geográfico-altitudinal y uso de hábitats suburbanos por la mascarita pico grueso Geothlypis poliocephala”. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad. 79: 533- 534. (SCI) • SENAR, J.C.; NEGRO,J.J; QUESADA,J.; RUIZ,I. & GARRIDO,J. “Two pieces of information in a single trait?: the yellow breast of the Great Tit reflects both pigment acquisition and body condition" Behaviour. 145:(9).1195-1210.
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QUESADA,J. & SENAR,J.C. “The role of melanin- and carotenoid-based plumage coloration in nest defence in the Great Tit”. Ethology.113: (7).640–647 QUESADA,J. "The different roles of the roof density and nest size in the Iberian magpie nest" Acta Ethologica 10:41-45 SENAR,J.C. & QUESADA,J. “Absolute and relative signals: a comparison between carotenoid- and melanin-based patches”. Behaviour. 143.589-595 QUESADA,J. & SENAR,J.C. “Comparing plumage colour measurements obtained directly from live birds and from collected feathers: the case of the great tit Parus major". Journal of Avian Biology. 37:609-616.
3.2. 2012
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Publications in Non-SCI journals (peer-review)
QUESADA, J. & SENAR, J.C. 2012. "Marking Great tit nestlings: identifying sources of paint loss and assessing an effective marking effort". Revista Catalana d’Ornitologia. 28: 20-27 DALMAU, A; SANMARTÍ, R.; HERRANDO, S. & QUESADA, J. 2012. "Anàlisi espacial de les espècies d’ocells exòtics al Parc de la Serralada Litoral". II Monografies de la Serralada Litoral Central · VI Monografies del Parc del Montnegre i el Corredor. p. 140-152 QUESADA, J.; GARCÍA-FRANQUESA, E.; DÍAZ-LORCA, A.; PÉREZ- AZCÁRATE, M. 2011. "Preventive conservation in the natural sciences museum of Barcelona (NAT): monitoring environmental conditions of zoological collections". Abstracts of the II Conservation Workshop: A Forum to learn and to discuss about the main problems in Conservation Preparation and Restorating of Natural History Collections. 17-21 maig 2011. Sabadell. In press
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ANTON, M., HERRANDO, S., REQUENA, D., STEFANESCU, C. & QUESADA, J. 2011. "Tendències de les poblacions d’ocells i papallones al Garraf: donen els dos grups resultats en la mateixa direcció?" VI Monografies del Garraf i d'Olèrdola. 22: 76-85
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QUESADA, J. & FIGUEROLA, J. 2010."Potencia de una prueba estadística: aplicación e interpretación en ecología del comportamiento. Etologuía. 22.19-36 ANTÓN, M., HERRANDO, S. & QUESADA, J. “ Do nest-boxes encourage the recovery of bird populations after fire? A field experiment with tits in a Mediterranean forest”. Revista Catalana d’Ornitologia: 25.1-10
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2006
QUESADA, J. “Different pigmentary alterations of a carotenoid-based patch in the Great Tit Parus major: two cases to discuss.”. Revista Catalana d'Ornitologia 22:9-13
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GARCIA-FRANQUESA, E.; GAGO, S.; AGULLÓ, J.; CABALLERO-LÓPEZ, B; MASÓ, G.; QUESADA, J. & URIBE, F. “El registro digital de colecciones: un cambio significativo en la documentación de las colecciones zoológicas del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (MCNB)”. XX Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia NaturaL Madrid, 4-7 de Septiembre de 2013. ROQUÉ, L.; DEL CANTO,I.; CARRILLO-ORTÍZ, J.G; ORTA, C. & QUESADA, J. “Efectos de la congelación prolongada sobre la calidad en la preparación de pieles destinados a colecciones zoológicas de aves: un análisis del envejecimiento de los tejidos blandos en rapaces”. XX Bienal de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia NaturaL Madrid, 4-7 de Septiembre de 2013. (Oral Contribution) QUESADA,J., PÉREZ-RUIZ,N., BADOSA,E., PASTOR-RAMOS,T. & MIRALLES-CASSINA,M. 2012. “Effects of heavy metals concentration on structural plumage coloration: an approach with the Kingfisher blue plumage in the rivers of Catalonia”. National and Iberoamerican Ethological Symposium. Sevilla, Sept 2012 (Poster) QUESADA,J. & GARGALLO,G. 2010. "Evaluación de la actividad de captura tradicional de fringílidos en Cataluña". XX Congreso Español de Ornitología. Tremp, Lleida (poster) BADOSA,E. & QUESADA,J. 2010. "The role of rainfall and river flow in Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) breeding success in a Mediterranean river". (Oral contribution) QUESADA,J. & SENAR,J.C. (Talked presentation). "Reliability of two methods to measure plumage color with spectrometer: measuring live birds and collected feathers". 4th North American Ornithological Conference MACGREGOR-FORS,I., MORALES-PEREZ,L., QUESADA,J., SCHONDUBE,J.E. (Poster) “Especies exóticas vs. nativas: efectos del Gorrión Común (Passer domesticus) sobre las comunidades de aves nativas en México”. I Ecological Mexican Congress , Morelia, Michoacán, México CARRILLO-ORTÍZ, J., SENAR, J.C. y QUESADA, J.(Poster) “Dispersión post-natal de la Cotorra de Pecho gris (Myopsitta monachus) en Barcelona, España: base para la planificación de medidas de gestión”. I Ecological Mexican Congress , Morelia, Michoacán, México QUESADA J. & SENAR J.C. (Talked Presentation): “Los machos de carbonero común con mayor corbata defienden mas intensamente su prole”. National and Iberoamerican Ethological Symposium. DEL VAL,E, SENAR,J.C & QUESADA,J. (Oral Contribution) “Diferencias de coloración entre edades: ¿Experiencia o presión de selección”. National and Iberoamerican Ethological Symposium.
3.4. 2013
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National Congress Contributions
International Congress Contributions
SENAR,J.C. CONROY,M. QUESADA,J. & MATEOS-GONZALEZ,F. 2013. “Selection on the size of a sexual ornament may be reversed in urban habitats: a story on variation on the black tie of the great tit”. EURING 2013 Technical Conference. (Oral contribution). 28th apr-5th may. Athens, GA, United States). SARDÀ-PALOMERA, F., HERRANDO, S., QUESADA, J., DALMAU, A., MAÑOSA, S., VILLERO, D. & BROTONS, Ll.2013. "eOCELL: A high resolution map of bird communities vulnerability to
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the establishment of wind farms". 19th International Conference of the EBCC. (Oral contribution). Cluj, Romania. GARCÍA-FRANQUESA, E.; QUESADA, J.; PÉREZ- AZCÁRATE, M.; DÍAZ-LORCA, A. 2011. Preventive Conservation in Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona: analysis and monitoring program of environmental conditions on zoological collection. II Conservation Workshop: A Forum to learn and to discuss about the main problems in Conservation Preparation and Restorating of Natural History Collections. 17-21 may 2011. Sabadell. (Oral contribution) PÉREZ,N.J., QUESADA,J., GUALLAR,S., ESTRADA,J., & HERRANDO,S. “Bias in large scale bird monitoring schemes: Observer error associated to band allocation in strip line transects”. European Bird Census Council 2010 Conference. Spain GUALLAR,S., HERRANDO,S., QUESADA,J., BROTONS,Ll., ESTRADA,J. & ANTON,A. 2010. "Catalan Winter Bird Atlas: an analytical overview". European Bird Census Council 2010 Conference. Spain HERRANDO,S., BROTONS,Ll., GUALLAR,S. & QUESADA,J. “Using fine-grained bird atlases to develop maps of conservation values”. European Bird Census Council 2010 Conference. Spain SCHONDUBE,J.E, MACGREGOR-FORS,I., ESCOBAR,A., QUESADA,J. “The bigger the better? Competition among invasive and native bird species at urban feeders in a neotropical area” World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning. Portugal MACGREGOR-FORS,I., QUESADA,J., MORALES-PÉREZ,L., SCHONDUBE,J.E. “Living with the enemy: Effects of House Sparrow presence on native bird communities” World Conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning. Portugal
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Book Contributions
QUESADA, J. 2012. “Gorrión común Passer domesticus”. En, SEO/BirdLife: Atlas de las aves en invierno en España 2007-2010, pp. 36-47. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente-SEO/BirdLife. Madrid. QUESADA, J. & ANTON, M. 2012. “”Gorrión molinero Passer montanus” En, SEO/BirdLife: Atlas de las aves en invierno en España 2007-2010, pp. 36-47. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente-SEO/BirdLife. Madrid. QUESADA, J. & HERRANDO, S. 2012. “Urraca Pica pica”Variación geográfica de la riqueza de especies invernantes en la península Ibérica. Estacionalidad y determinismo ambiental. En, SEO/BirdLife: Atlas de las aves en invierno en España 2007-2010, pp. 36-47. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente-SEO/BirdLife. Madrid. QUESADA J. 2011. Cucut reial Clamator glandarius. In: Herrando, S.; Brotons, Ll.; Estrada, J.; Guallar, S. & Anton, M. (Eds.). 2011. Atles dels ocells de Catalunya a l’Hivern. Lynx edicions, Barcelona QUESADA J & HERRANDO, S. 2011. Bec de Coral Senegalés Clamator glandarius. In: Herrando, S.; Brotons, Ll.; Estrada, J. Guallar, S. & Anton, M. (Eds.). 2011. Atles dels ocells de Catalunya a l’Hivern. Lynx edicions, Barcelona QUESADA J. 2011. Garsa Pica pica. In: Herrando, S.; Brotons, Ll.; Estrada, J. Guallar, S. & Anton, M. (Eds.). 2011. Atles dels ocells de Catalunya a l’Hivern. Lynx edicions, Barcelona
HERRANDO, S.; BROTONS, LL.; ESTRADA, J.; GUALLAR, S.; ANTON, M. GARGALLO, G. GUTIÉRREZ, R. ARCOS, P.; BECARÉS, J. QUESADA, J.; & PLA, M. 2011. Metodologia. In: Herrando, S.; Brotons, Ll.; Estrada, J. Guallar, S. & Anton, M. (Eds.). 2011. Atles dels ocells de Catalunya a l’Hivern. Lynx edicions, Barcelona
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RESEARCH PROJECTS (2004-2014) “Conservation
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20112013-14
2013-17
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2009-10 2008-10 2009-10
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ecology of the House Sparrow in Barcelona: analyzing the factors causing the population decline”. Natural History Museum of Barcelona. PI: Javier Quesada. “Techniques of chordates conservation for zoological collections”. Natural History Museum of Barcelona. PI: Javier Quesada. “House sparrows in native and non-native habitats: The assessment of traits related to their invasive plasticity and effects on native avifauna” UC MEXUSCONACYT Collaborative Grants. PI: Pamela Yeh (UCLA, USA) (Task: Researcher). George E. Brown, Jr. Award to best project. Local adaptation and Sexual Selection: personality, plumage coloration and bird song as models. Spanish Ministry of Science Technology. PI: Juan Carlos Senar. (Task: Researcher). Bioindicators of global change from large-scale monitoring schemes of birds and butterflies. Spanish Ministry of Science Technology. PI: Javier Quesada. Guide for analysis, evaluation and monitoring of birds impacts in environmental impact studies in wind-farm facilities. Government of Catalonia. PI: Javier Quesada. Analysis of the effect of wind turbines on birds in Catalonia: A Review. Government of Catalunya. PI: Javier Quesada. Bird monitoring scheme program in Catalonia). Government of Catalonia. PI: Sergi Herrando. (Task: Researcher). Analysis and spatial modeling of species of exotic birds Serralada Coast Park (Barcelona). Government of Catalonia (AGAUR). PI: Roser Loire (Task: Researcher). The Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) as bioindicator of heavy metals in the rivers of Catalonia, blaumet-1. (AGAUR )Government of Catalonia. PI: Marta Miralles (Task: Researcher). Seguimiento de la avifauna en zonas de trabajo de los proyectos forestales realizados en la red de espacios naturales gestionados por la Diputación de Barcelona. Institut Català ’Ornitologia. (10.643 €). IP: Sergi Herrando. (Función: Investigador integrante del proyecto“. Diagnóstico de la comunidad de aves y mamíferos en la Cuenca de Cuitzeo: una aproximación a la ecología de vertebrados en paisajes modificados por el hombre. Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Mèxic). (34.000) IP: Jorge Schondube Ecología de aves en paisajes modificados por actividad humana. Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, UNAM. Mèxic (17 000€). IP: Jorge Schondube Coloración estructural del plumaje: influencia de la dieta en la expresión del color de las plumas y aplicaciones en conservación. (Cieco) Universitat Nacional. Autònoma de Mèxic. (18800 €) IP: Javier Quesada.
Evolución de la coloración del plumaje: una aproximación multidisciplinar. Descripció: Becari FPI. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona (10 310 €). IP: Joan Carles Senar
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SUPERVISION OF GRADUATE & UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Student Supervision •
Bachelor Degree
2013
DEL CANTO, I. 2013 “Aging of soft tissue caused by prolonged freezing in common buzzards (Buteo buteo) destined to zoological collections”. Barcelona University. Mark:A
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PEREZ-RODRIGUEZ, N. 2009. “Bias in large scale bird monitoring schemes: Observer error associated to band allocation in strip line transects”. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain). Mark: A with honors
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IZQUIERDO, J.2013 The urban challenge for Mediterranean birds” Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Co-supervisor: Dr. X. Ferrer Mark: A. GARCIA-RODRIGUEZ, P. 2011.Factors affecting the abundance of a declining species: The case of the House Sparrow in Barcelona. Universitat Autònoma Barcelona, Spain. Mark: A MORALES-CAMP, M. 2011 Evaluation of current wind farm settlement planning in Catalonia in relation to birds conservation. Barcelona University, Mark: A
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BAÑOL.C. 2009 “Effect of environmental variables on the reproductive success of two species common birds in Catalonia: Turdus Merula and Luscinia megarhynchos”. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). Co-supervisor: Dr. J. Martinez- Vilalata. Mark: B
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OTHER MERITS 6.1.
2014
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R&D Organization
WORKSHOP: “XV National and Iberoamerican Ethological Symposium” Organizer: Natural History Museum of Barcelona and Ornithological Catalan Institute (Dr. Javier Quesada, Dr. Joan Carles Senar Jordà) Date: 3-5 de September 2014 WORKSHOP: “European Breeding Bird Atlas 2 (EBBA2)” Organizer: Natural History Museum of Barcelona and Ornithological Catalan Institute (Dr. Sergi Herrando; Dra. Dacha Atienza; Dr. Javier Quesada,) Date: 18-22 de March 2012 WORKSHOP: “Diseño de muestreo y estadística aplicada al monitoreo de la biodiversidad” Organizer:Natural History Museum of Barcelona and Ornithological Catalan Institute (Dra. Dacha Atienza; Dr. Javier Quesada, Dr. Sergi Herrando) Date: 26-30 de November 2012
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WORKSHOP: Introduction to WinBUGS for Ecologists. A Bayesian approach to regression, ANOVA, mixed models and related analyses Organizer: Natural History Museum of Barcelona and Ornithological Catalan Institute (Dr. Javier Quesada, Dr. Sergi Herrando; Dr. Joan Carles Senar) Date: 12-16 de December 2011
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Reviewer in scientific journals
- Acta Oecologica - Animal Behaviour - Ardeola - Biological Journal of Linnean Society - Biotropica - Behavioral Ecology - Behavioural Ecology & Sociobiology - Environmental Management
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- Ethology - Ibis - Journal of Avian Biology - Journal of Field Ornithology - Proceedings Royals Society of London - Oecologia - Oikos
Editorial activity in scientific journals:
- Associated Editor in Revista Catalana d'Ornitologia - Associated Editor in Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoologica
