A5088239112- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Sperm and Testicular Function
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Poxvirus research and outbreaks
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
- Helminth infection and control
- Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Vector-borne infectious diseases
- Ovarian function and disorders
- interferon and immune responses
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
Universidade do Porto
2021-2025
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos
2021-2025
University of Castilla-La Mancha
2024
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2022
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga
2021
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2020
In the One Health context, Integrated Wildlife Monitoring (IWM) merges wildlife health monitoring (WHM) and host community to early detect emerging infections, record changes in disease dynamics, assess impact of interventions complex multi-host multi-pathogen networks. This study reports deployment results obtained from a nationwide IWM pilot test eleven sites representing habitat diversity mainland Spain. each site, camera-trap networks sampling indicator species for antibody biomarker...
Abstract The myxoma virus species jump from European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) to Iberian hares (Lepus granatensis) has raised concerns. We assess the decline suffered by hare populations on Peninsula and discuss association between effect of myxomatosis average abundance index, which we estimated using hunting bags.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) continues to cause new human cases in Iberia while its spatial distribution and ecological determinants remain unknown. The remains active a silent tick-animal cycle which animals contribute maintaining the tick populations itself. Wild ungulates, particular red deer, are essential hosts for Hyalomma ticks Iberia, principal competent vector of CCHFV. Red deer could be an excellent model understand CCHFV as well predict infection risks humans...
Sperm cryopreservation is a complex process that needs to be adapted wild and domestic avian species ensure proper efficiency. Because of its accessibility, the peregrine falcon may used as good model for studying other raptor species. To find most optimal protocol ejaculates, sperm parameters such motility, viability, DNA fragmentation, acrosome integrity, mitochondrial activity were analyzed under different conditions by varying freezing method (slow in straws vs. ultrarapid pellets),...
For the past two decades, there has been a growing interest in application of vitro embryo production (IVP) small ruminants such as sheep. To improve efficiency, large number abattoir-derived ovaries must be used, and long distances from laboratory are usually inevitable when adult animals used. In that scenario, prolonged sheep ovary transportation may negatively affect oocyte developmental competence. Here, we evaluated effect storage time (3, 5, 7, 9, 11 13 h) medium which they were...
A long-term active epidemiological surveillance programme was conducted to determine seroprevalence myxoma virus (MYXV), infection prevalence and spatiotemporal patterns factors associated with MYXV circulation in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Spanish Mediterranean ecosystems. total of 2376 animals were sampled over four study periods: 2009-2012 (P1), 2012-2015 (P2), 2015-2018 (P3) 2018-2021 (P4). Antibodies against detected by a commercial indirect ELISA 59.9% (1424/2376; 95% CI:...
<title>Abstract</title> The global biodiversity crisis, driven by habitat changes to meet escalating food demands, is particularly evident in Mediterranean Europe through agricultural intensification and rural abandonment. Counterintuitively, commercial hunting of red-legged partridge (<italic>Alectoris rufa</italic>) may benefit managing estates for quality rather than profit. This approach, featuring water supplementation, legal predator control, reduced European wild rabbit...
Animal tuberculosis (TB) is often maintained by multi-host communities, including livestock and wildlife. Quantitative studies of such communities require estimating the true prevalence TB, correcting apparent diagnostic sensitivity (Se) specificity (Sp) test. The goal this study was to lay foundations for TB in wild ungulate populations (wild boar two cervids: red deer fallow deer). We used Bayesian latent class models assess Se Sp gross pathology, IS6110 real-time PCR tissues,...
Abstract Genetic exchanges between species provide valuable opportunities to dissect the relative importance of neutral and selective processes driving introgression events test their functional relevance. In northern half Iberian Peninsula, hare, Lepus granatensis , presents extensive patterns mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from mountain L. timidus a that disappeared region after Last Glacial Maximum. Here, we whether mtDNA affects reproductive success body condition hare individuals. For end,...
Background and Aim: Introduction: Infertility is a medical social condition that impacts people’s lives at the marital, family, financial levels. Several studies point to comorbidity between psychopathology infertility, people facing demands of infertility may use maladaptive mechanisms emotion regulation translated into psychological inflexibility. Objectives: This current study aimed explore mediating role infertility-related inflexibility in relationship stress depressive symptoms women...