Publications by the researcher in collaboration with Rodrigo Manuel Megía Palma (14)

2024

  1. Lizard host abundances and climatic factors explain phylogenetic diversity and prevalence of blood parasites on an oceanic island

    Molecular Ecology, Vol. 33, Núm. 5

2023

  1. Genetic diversity, phylogenetic position, and co-phylogenetic relationships of Karyolysus, a common blood parasite of lizards in the western Mediterranean

    International Journal for Parasitology, Vol. 53, Núm. 4, pp. 185-196

2021

  1. Brighter is darker: The Hamilton-Zuk hypothesis revisited in lizards

    Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 134, Núm. 2, pp. 461-473

2018

  1. Manipulation of parasite load induces significant changes in the structural-based throat color of male iberian green lizards

    Current Zoology, Vol. 64, Núm. 3, pp. 293-302

  2. Molecular evidence for host–parasite co-speciation between lizards and Schellackia parasites

    International Journal for Parasitology, Vol. 48, Núm. 9-10, pp. 709-718

  3. Multiple color patches and parasites in Sceloporus occidentalis: Differential relationships by sex and infection

    Current Zoology, Vol. 64, Núm. 6, pp. 703-711

2017

  1. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that Schellackia parasites (Apicomplexa) detected in American lizards are closely related to the genus Lankesterella: Is the range of Schellackia restricted to the Old World?

    Parasites and Vectors, Vol. 10, Núm. 1

2016

  1. A structural colour ornament correlates positively with parasite load and body condition in an insular lizard species

    Science of Nature, Vol. 103, Núm. 7-8

  2. Phylogenetic relationships of Isospora, Lankesterella, and Caryospora species (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) infecting lizards

    Organisms Diversity and Evolution, Vol. 16, Núm. 1, pp. 275-288

  3. Structural- and carotenoid-based throat colour patches in males of Lacerta schreiberi reflect different parasitic diseases

    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 70, Núm. 12, pp. 2017-2025

  4. Testing a new method for reducing ectoparasite infestation in nest-boxes

    Ardeola, Vol. 63, Núm. 2, pp. 383-393

2015

  1. Phylogeny of the reptilian Eimeria: Are Choleoeimeria and Acroeimeria valid generic names?

    Zoologica Scripta, Vol. 44, Núm. 6, pp. 1-9

2014

  1. Molecular characterization of haemococcidia genus Schellackia (Apicomplexa) reveals the polyphyletic origin of the family Lankesterellidae

    Zoologica Scripta, Vol. 43, Núm. 3, pp. 304-312

2013

  1. Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rRNA gene sequences of Schellackia parasites (Apicomplexa: Lankesterellidae) reveals their close relationship to the genus Eimeria

    Parasitology, Vol. 140, Núm. 9, pp. 1149-1157