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2010
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Gasparini
C; Marino IAM; Boschetto C; Pilastro, A
Effect of male age on sperm traits and sperm competition success in
the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 23 (1):124-135 JAN 2010
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2009
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Gasparini
C; Peretti A; Pilastro, A
Female presence influences sperm velocity in the guppy
BIOLOGY LETTERS 5: 792-794 NOV 2009
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Griggio
M; Devigili A; Hoi H; Pilastro, A
Female ornamentation and directional male mate preference in the rock
sparrow
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 20 (5): 1072-1078 SEP-OCT 2009
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Matessi
G; Carmagnani C; Griggio M; Pilastro, A
Male rock sparrows differentially allocate nest defence but not food
provisioning to offspring
BEHAVIOUR 146: 209-223 2009
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Griggio
M; Serra L; Licheri D; Campomori C; Pilastro, A
Moult speed affects structural feather ornaments in the blue tit
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 22 (4): 782-792 APR 2009
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2008
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Locatello, L; Rasotto, MB; Adriaenssens, B; Pilastro, A
Ejaculate traits in relation to male body size in the eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 73 (7) 1600-1611 NOV 2008
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Dadda,
M; Pilastro, A; Bisazza, A
Innate responses to male sexual harassment in female mosquitofish
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 63 (1): 53-62 NOV 2008
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Griggio,
M; Mingozzi, I; Bortolin, F; Pilastro, A
Trade-off between sexual activities and parental care: an experimental
test using handicapped mates
ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION 20 (2): 155-164 JUL 2008
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Pilastro,
A; Gasparini, C; Boschetto, C; Evans, JP
Colourful male guppies do not provide females with fecundity benefits
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY 19 (2): 374-381 MAR-APR 2008
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2007
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Locatello,
L; Pilastro, A; Deana, R; Zarpellon, A; Rasotto, MB
Variation pattern of sperm quality traits in two gobies with alternative
mating tactics
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY 21 (5): 975-981 OCT 2007
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Griggio,
M; Pilastro, A
Sexual conflict over parental care in a species with female and male
brood desertion
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 74: 779-785 Part 4 SEP 2007
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Pilastro,
A; Mandelli, M; Gasparini, C; Dadda, M; Bisazza, A
Copulation duration, insemination efficiency and male attractiveness
in guppies
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 74: 321-328 Part 2 AUG 2007
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Serra,
L; Griggio, M; Licheri, D; Pilastro, A
Moult speed constrains the expression of a carotenoid-based sexual ornament
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY 20 (5): 2028-2034 2007
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Evans,
JP; Gasparini, C; Pilastro, A
Female guppies shorten brood retention in response to predator cues
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 61 (5): 719-727 MAR 2007
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Griggio,
M; Serra, L; Licheri, D; Monti, A.; Pilastro, A
Armaments and ornaments in the rock sparrow: a possible dual utility
of a carotenoid-based feather signal
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY 61 (3): 423-433 JAN 2007
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2006
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Griggio,
M; Hoi, H
Is preening behaviour sexually selected? An experimental approach
ETHOLOGY 112 (12): 1145-1151 DEC 2006
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Grapputo,
A; Barbisan, F; De Girolamo, M; Pilastro, A; Zane, L
Development and characterization of 11 microsatellite markers in the
rock sparrow, Petronia petronia
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY NOTES, 6 (4): 1070-1072 DEC 2006
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Locatello,
L; Rasotto, MB; Evans, JP; Pilastro, A
Colourful male guppies produce faster and more viable sperm
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 19 (5): 1595-1602 SEP 2006
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Grapputo,
A; Bisazza, A; Pilastro, A
Invasion success despite reduction of genetic diversity in the European
populations of eastern mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 73 (1): 67-73 MAR 2006
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2005
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Scaggiante,
M; Rasotto, MB; Romualdi, C; Pilastro, A
Territorial male gobies respond aggressively to sneakers but do not
adjust their sperm expenditure
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 16 (6): 1001-1007 NOV 2005
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Dadda,
M; Pilastro, A; Bisazza, A
Male sexual harassment and female schooling behaviour in the eastern
mosquitofish
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 70: 463-471 Part 2 AUG 2005
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Griggio,
M; Valera, F; Casas, A; Pilastro, A
Males prefer ornamented females: a field experiment of male choice in
the rock sparrow
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 69: 1243-1250 Part 6 JUN 2005
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2004
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Zampiga,
E; Hoi, H; Pilastro, A
Preening, plumage reflectance and female choice in budgerigars
ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 16 (4): 339-349 DEC 2004
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Griggio,
M; Matessi, G; Pilastro, A
Should I stay or should I go? Female brood desertion and male counterstrategy
in rock sparrows
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 16 (2): 435-441 MAR 2005
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Evans,
JP; Bisazza, A; Pilastro, A
Female mating preferences for colourful males in a population of guppies
subject to high predation
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 65 (4): 1154-1159 OCT 2004
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Evans,
JP; Kelley, JL; Bisazza, A; Finazzo, E; Pilastro, A
Sire attractiveness influences offspring performance in guppies
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,
271 (1552): 2035-2042 OCT 7 2004
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Pilastro,
A; Simonato, M; Bisazza, A; Evans, JP
Cryptic female preference for colorful males in guppies
EVOLUTION, 58 (3): 665-669 MAR 2004
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2003
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Pilastro,
A; Griggio, M; Matessi, G
Male rock sparrows adjust their breeding strategy according to female
ornamentation: parental or mating investment?
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 66: 265-271 Part 2 AUG 2003
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Pilastro,
A; Tavecchia, G; Marin, G
Long living and reproduction skipping in the fat dormouse
ECOLOGY, 84 (7): 1784-1792 JUL 2003
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Griggio,
M; Matessi, G; Pilastro, A
Male rock sparrow (Petronia petronia) nest defence correlates with female
ornament size
ETHOLOGY, 109 (8): 659-669 AUG 2003
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Pilastro,
A; Benetton, S; Bisazza, A
Female aggregation and male competition reduce costs of sexual harassment
in the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 65: 1161-1167 Part 6 JUN 2003
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Evans,
JP; Pilastro, A; Ramnarine, IW
Sperm transfer through forced matings and its evolutionary implications
in natural guppy (Poecilia reticulata) populations
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 78 (4): 605-612 APR 2003
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Evans,
JP; Pierotti, M; Pilastro, A
Male mating behavior and ejaculate expenditure under sperm competition
risk in the eastern mosquitofish
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 14 (2): 268-273 MAR-APR 2003
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Evans,
JP; Zane, L; Francescato, S; Pilastro, A.
Directional postcopulatory sexual selection revealed by artificial insemination
NATURE, 421 (6921): 360-363 JAN 23 2003
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2002
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Evans,
JP; Kelley, JL; Ramnarine, IW; Pilastro, A
Female behaviour mediates male courtship under predation risk in the
guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY, 52 (6): 496-502 NOV 2002
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Pilastro,
A; Scaggiante, M; Rasotto, MB
Individual adjustment of sperm expenditure accords with sperm competition
theory
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA, 99 (15): 9913-9915 JUL 23 2002
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Saino,
N; Ambrosini, R; Martinelli, R; Calza, S; Moller, AP; Pilastro, A
Offspring sexual dimorphism and sex-allocation in relation to parental
age and paternal ornamentation in the barn swallow
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 11 (8): 1533-1544 AUG 2002
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Pilastro,
A; Evans, JP; Sartorelli, S; Bisazza, A
Male phenotype predicts insemination success in guppies
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,
269 (1498): 1325-1330 JUL 7 2002
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Pilastro,
A; Griggio, M; Biddau, L; Mingozzi, T
Extrapair paternity as a cost of polygyny in the rock sparrow: behavioural
and genetic evidence of the 'trade-off' hypothesis
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 63: 967-974 Part 5 MAY 2002
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Rubolini,
D; Pastor, AG; Pilastro, A; Spina, F
Ecological barriers shaping fuel stores in barn swallows Hirundo rustica
following the central and western Mediterranean flyways
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 33 (1): 15-22 MAR 2002
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Matessi,
G; Griggio, M; Pilastro, A
The geographical distribution of populations of the large-billed subspecies
of reed bunting matches that of its main winter food
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 75 (1): 21-26 JAN 2002
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2001
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Matessi,
G; Dabelsteen, T; Pilastro, A
Subspecies song discrimination in a Mediterranean population of the
reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus intermedia
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 68 (4): 311-314 NOV 2001
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Pilastro,
A; Pezzo, F; Olmastroni, S; Callegarin, C; Corsolini, S; Focardi, S
Extrapair paternity in the Adelie Penguin Pygoscelis adeliae
IBIS, 143 (4): 681-684 OCT 2001
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Grapputo,
A; Pilastro, A; Baker, AJ; Marin, G
Molecular evidence for phylogenetic relationships among buntings and
American sparrows (Emberizidae)
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 32 (2): 95-101 JUN 2001
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Pilastro,
A; Biddau, L; Marin, G; Mingozzi, T
Female brood desertion increases with number of available mates in the
Rock Sparrow
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 32 (1): 68-72 MAR 2001
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Bisazza,
A; Vaccari, G; Pilastro, A
Female mate choice in a mating system dominated by male sexual coercion
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, 12 (1): 59-64 JAN-FEB 2001
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2000
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Bisazza,
A; Manfredi, S; Pilastro, A
Sexual competition, coercive mating and mate assessment in the one-sided
livebearer, Jenynsia multidentata: Are they predictive of sexual dimorphism?
ETHOLOGY, 106 (11): 961-978 NOV 2000
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Bisazza,
A; Pilastro, A
Variation of female preference for male coloration in the eastern mosquitofish
Gambusia holbrooki
BEHAVIOR GENETICS, 30 (3): 207-212 MAY 2000
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Matessi,
G; Pilastro, A; Marin, G
Variation in quantitative properties of song among European populations
of reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) with respect to bill morphology
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE, 78 (3): 428-437
MAR 2000
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Matessi,
G; Dabelsteen, T; Pilastro, A
Responses to playback of different subspecies songs in the Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 31 (1): 96-101 MAR 2000
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Congiu,
L; Chicca, M; Pilastro, A; Turchetto, M; Tallandini, L
Effects of chronic dietary cadmium on hepatic glutathione levels and
glutathione peroxidase activity in starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY, 38 (3): 357-361
APR 2000
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1999
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Bertorelle,
G; Bucchini, L; Pilastro, A; Matessi, C
DNA fingerprinting data and the analysis of population genetic structure
by comparing band-sharing patterns
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 8 (11): 1851-1866 NOV 1999
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Grattarola,
A; Spina, F; Pilastro, A
Spring migration of the garden warbler (Sylvia borin) across the Mediterranean
Sea
JOURNAL FUR ORNITHOLOGIE, 140 (4): 419-430 OCT 1999
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Pilastro,
A; Bisazza, A
Insemination efficiency of two alternative male mating tactics in the
guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,
266 (1431): 1887-1891 SEP 22 1999
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1998
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Pilastro,
A; Macchio, S; Massi, A; Montemaggiori, A; Spina, F
Spring migratory routes of eight trans-Saharan passerines through the
central and western Mediterranean; results from a network of insular
and coastal ringing sites
IBIS, 140 (4): 591-598 OCT 1998
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Pilastro,
A; Spina, F; Micheloni, P
Geographical variation in pre-migratory condition of shallows Hirundo
rustica in italy
RINGING & MIGRATION, 19: 67-74 1998
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Grapputo,
A; Pilastro, A; Marin, G
Genetic variation and bill size dimorphism in a passerine bird, the
reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 7 (9): 1173-1182 SEP 1998
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1997
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Pilastro,
A; Spina, F
Ecological and morphological correlates of residual fat reserves in
passerine migrants at their spring arrival in southern Europe
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 28 (4): 309-318 DEC 1997
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Pilastro,
A; Magnani, A
Weather conditions and fat accumulation dynamics in pre-migratory roosting
barn swallows Hirundo rustica
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 28 (4): 338-344 DEC 1997
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Pilastro,
A; Giacomello, E; Bisazza, A
Sexual selection for small size in male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES,
264 (1385): 1125-1129 AUG 22 1997
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Galeotti,
P; Pilastro, A; Tavecchia, G; Bonetti, A; Congiu, L
Genetic similarity in long-eared owl communal winter roosts: A DNA fingerprinting
study
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 6 (5): 429-435 MAY 1997
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Bisazza,
A; Pilastro, A
Small male mating advantage and reversed size dimorphism in poeciliid
fishes
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 50 (2): 397-406 FEB 1997
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1996
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Bisazza,
A; Novarini, N; Pilastro, A
Male body size and male-male competition: Interspecific variation in
poeciliid fishes
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 63 (4): 365-369 SEP 1996
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Berglund,
A; Bisazza, A; Pilastro, A
Armaments and ornaments: An evolutionary explanation of traits of dual
utility
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 58 (4): 385-399 AUG 1996
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Pilastro,
A; Missiaglia, E; Marin, G
Age-related reproductive success in solitarily and communally nesting
female dormice (Glis glis)
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 239: 601-608 Part 3 JUL 1996
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Bisazza,
A; Pilastro, A; Palazzi, R; Marin, G
Sexual behaviour of immature male eastern mosquitofish: A way to measure
intensity of intra-sexual selection?
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY, 48 (4): 726-737 APR 1996
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1995
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Marin,
G; Bettella, E; Pilastro, A; Amato, S;Tiloca, G (1995).
Dependence of chick killing on nest density in a colony of yellow-legged
gull (Larus cachinnans michaellis).
BOLLETTINO DI ZOOLOGIA, 62, 9-11 1995
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Pilastro,
A; Farronato, I; Fracasso, G
The use of feather length as a method for measuring the wing shape of
passerines.
AVOCETTA, 20, 213-218
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Pilastro,
A; Bertorelle, G; Marin, G
Winter fattening strategies of two passerine species: Environmental
and social influences.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY, 26, 25-32.MAR 1995
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1994
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Pilastro,
A; Gomiero, T; Marin, G
Factors affecting body-mass of young fat dormice (glis-glis) at weaning
and by hibernation.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY 234: 13-23 Part 1 SEP 1994
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Barbujani,
G; Pilastro, A; Dedomenico, S; Renfrew, C
Genetic-variation in north-africa and eurasia - neolithic demic diffusion
vs paleolithic colonization.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 95 (2): 137-154 OCT 1994
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Marin,
G; Pilastro, A
Communally breeding dormice, glis-glis, are close kin.
ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR 47 (6): 1485-1487 JUN 1994
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1993
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Pilastro,
A; Tallandini, L; Turchetto, M
Effects of chronic dietary-cadmium on mfo activity in male and female
starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
BOLLETTINO DI ZOOLOGIA 60 (3): 311-315 JUL 1993
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Barbujani,
G; Pilastro, A
Genetic evidence on origin and dispersal of human populations speaking
languages of the Nostratic macrofamily
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA 90 (10): 4670-4673 MAY 15 1993
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Pilastro,
A; Congiu, L; Tallandini, L; Turchetto, M
he use of bird feathers for the monitoring of cadmium pollution.
ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 24 (3): 355-358
APR 1993
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1992
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Pilastro,
A
Communal nesting between breeding females in a free-living population
of fat dormouse (glis-glis L.).
BOLLETTINO DI ZOOLOGIA 59 (1): 63-68 1992
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