2025

60. ALAASAM, V., CANTARERO, A., BECCARDI, M., CORREGIDOR-CASTRO, A., FUERTES-RECUERO, M., SCHIAVINATO, M., ZAMPA, L., GRAPPUTO, A., GRIGGIO, M., OUYANG, J., PILASTRO, A. & BALDAN, D. 2025. Mate desertion affects offspring survival, development and physiology in a songbird with multiple parental strategies. Functional Ecology URL.

59. ZANANDREA, I., MORENO, J. & CANTARERO, A. 2025. Extending long-term avian studies alters temporal and climate-driven trend conclusions. Ecology and Evolution 15, e71878. URL.

58. GARCÍA-DEL RÍO, M., MERINO, S., CHÉRCOLES-NIETO, J., BALDAN, D., FUERTES-RECUERO, M. & CANTARERO, A. 2025. Experimental evidence that blood parasite infection affects incubation patterns in a cavity-nesting songbird. Integrative Zoology  URL.

57. FUERTES-RECUERO, M. & CANTARERO, A. 2025. First record of an “ino” colour aberration in the Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Ardea 113, 125-128 URL.

56. CANTARERO, A., FERNANDEZ-ESLAVA, B., ALONSO, D., CAMARERO, P., MATEO, R. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2025. Could alternative pathways for carotenoid transformation affect colour production efficiency? A correlative study in wild common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B 275. URL.

55. ROMERO-HARO, A. A., CANTARERO, A. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2024. Early oxidative stress prevents a red ornament from signalling longevity. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 343, 77-80. URL.

54. GARCÍA-DEL RÍO, M., CANTARERO, A., CASTAÑO-VÁZQUEZ, F., MERINO, Y., GARCÍA-VELASCO, J. & MERINO, S. 2025. Experimental manipulation of nest temperature and relative humidity reduces ectoparasites and affects body condition of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus). Ibis 167, 212–224. URL.

53. FUERTES-RECUERO, M., BALDAN, D. & CANTARERO, A. 2025. Hatching asynchrony as a reproductive strategy in birds may explain the hatching failure of the last eggs of the clutch. Ibis 167, 225–236. URL.

2024

52. GARCÍA-DEL RÍO, M., CASTAÑO-VÁZQUEZ, F., MARTINEZ, J., MARTINEZ-DE LA PUENTE, J., CANTARERO, A., GARCÍA-VELASCO, J., MERINO, Y. & MERINO, S. 2024. Nestling sex and behaviour determine the host preference of insect vectors in avian nests. Molecular Ecology 00, e17517.  URL.

51. GARCÍA-VELASCO, J., HÁVA, J., GARCÍA-DEL RÍO, M., CANTARERO, A., CASTAÑO-VÁZQUEZ, F., MERINO, Y. & MERINO, S. 2024. Effects of experimental modification of temperature and humidity on abundance of dermestid beetles in nests of blue tits. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 172, 964–973. URL.

50. FUERTES-RECUERO, M. & CANTARERO, A. 2024. First documented report of complete shell pigment loss in the blue-green eggs of the pied flycatcher. Ardea 112, 152–157.

49. FUERTES-RECUERO, M., CANTARERO, A., REDONDO, A.J., SANCHEZ-SANCHEZ, N. & REDONDO, T. 2024. Do barn swallow nestlings incur an oxidative cost of begging?. Journal of Ornithology 165, 231–239. URL.

48. PLAZA, M., CANTARERO, A., MACHORDOM, A., SERRANO-DAVIES, E. & MORENO, J. 2024. Extra-pair paternity is not repeatable between years in pied flycatchers: a role for social context. Ibis 166, 386–395. URL

2023

47. BALDAN, D., BECCARDI, M., FUERTES-RECUERO, M., SCHIAVINATO, M., ZAMPA, L., PILASTRO, A. & CANTARERO, A. 2023. Repeatable negotiation rules? Only females show repeatable response to partner removal in a songbird. Biology Letters 19. URL.

46. FUERTES-RECUERO, M., LONGHIN, D., CHIESURIN, L., TUSINI, S., FONTANILLAS PÉREZ, J.C. & CANTARERO, A. 2023. First report of polymelia in a passerine bird, the pied flycatcher. Ardea 111, 554–557. URL

45. BECCARDI, M., PLAZA, M., MORENO, J. & CANTARERO, A. 2023. Male aggressiveness during female fertile phase in relation to plumage ornaments, female traits and extra-pair paternity. Journal of Ornithology 164, 299-310. URL

44. CANTARERO, A., DOLNIK O. V., GRIGGIO, M. & HOI, H. 2023. Mate choice is affected by parasite infestation rate of the choosing individual as well as of potential mating partners. Current Zoology  69, 559-567. URL

2022

43. WHEATCROFT, D., BLIARD, L., EL HAROUCHI, M., LOPEZ-IDIAQUEZ, D., KÄRKKÄINEN, T., KRAFT, F-L., MURIEL, J., RAJAN, S., TUVILLO, T., BURGESS, M.D., CANTARERO, A., LAAKSONEN, T., MARTÍNEZ-PADILLA, J., VISSER, M. E. & QVARNSTRÖM, A. 2022. Species-specific song responses emerge as a by-product of tuning to the local dialect. Current Biology 32, 1-6. URL

42. ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C., ANDRADE, P., CANTARERO, A. MORALES, J. & CARNEIRO, M. 2022. Relocation to avoid costs: a hypothesis on red carotenoid-based signals based on recent CYP2J19 gene expression data. BioEssays 44, e2200037. URL

41. FERNANDEZ-ESLAVA, B., CANTARERO, A., ALONSO, D. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2022. Wild common crossbills produce redder body feathers when their wings are clipped. BMC Zoology 7, 47. URL

40.  CORREGIDOR-CASTRO, A., GRIGGIO, M., MINGOZZI, T., PILASTRO, A., GRAPPUTO, A., PLAZA, M. & CANTARERO, A. 2022. Heterozygosity, genetic similarity and extra-pair paternity variation in two populations of Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia: a within- and between- populations comparison. Journal of Avian Biology e02941. URL

39. KÄRKKÄINEN, T., LAAKSONEN, T., BURGESS, M., CANTARERO, A., MARTÍNEZ-PADILLA, J., POTTI, J., MORENO, J., THOMSON, R., TILGAR, V., & STIER, A. 2022. Population differences in the length, early-life dynamics, and heritability of telomeres among European pied flycatchers. Molecular Ecology 31, 5966– 5978 . URL

2021

38. CULINA, A., ADRIAENSEN, F., BAILEY, L.D., BURGESS, M.D., CHARMANTIER, A., COLE, E.F., EEVA, T., MATTHYSEN, E., NATER, C.R., SHELDON, B.C., SÆTHER, B.‐E., VRIEND, S.J., ZAJKOVA, Z., ADAMÍK, P., APLIN, L.M., ANGULO, E., ARTEMYEV, A., BARBA, E., BARIŠIĆ, S., BELDA, E., CAN BILGIN, C., BLEU, J., BOTH, C., BOUWHUIS, S., BRANSTON, C., BROGGI, J., BURKE, T., BUSHUEV, A., CAMACHO, C., CAMPOBELLO, D., CANAL, D., CANTARERO, A., CARO, S.P., CAUCHOIX, M., CHAINE, A., CICHOŃ, M., ĆIKOVIĆ, D., CUSIMANO, C.A., DEIMEL, C., DHONDT, A.A., DINGEMANSE, N.J., DOLIGEZ, B., DOMINONI, D.M., DOUTRELANT, C., DROBNIAK, S.M., DUBIEC, A., EENS, M., ERIKSTAD, K.E., ESPÍN, S., FARINE, D.R., FIGUEROLA, J., KAVAK GÜLBEYAZ, P., GRÉGOIRE, A., HARTLEY, I.R., HAU, M., HEGYI, G., HILLE, S., HINDE, C.A., HOLTMANN, B., ILYINA, T., ISAKSSON, C., ISERBYT, A., IVANKINA, E., KANIA, W., KEMPENAERS, B., KERIMOV, A., KOMDEUR, J., KORSTEN, P., KRÁL, M., KRIST, M., LAMBRECHTS, M., LARA, C.E., LEIVITS, A., LIKER, A., LODJAK, J., MÄGI, M., MAINWARING, M.C., MÄND, R., MASSA, B., MASSEMIN, S., MARTÍNEZ‐PADILLA, J., MAZGAJSKI, T.D., MENNERAT, A., MORENO, J., MOUCHET, A., NAKAGAWA, S., NILSSON, J.‐Å., NILSSON, J., NORTE, A.C., OERS, K.V., ORELL, M., POTTI, J., QUINN, J.L., RÉALE, D., REIERTSEN, T.K., ROSIVALL, B., RUSSEL, A.F., RYTKÖNEN, S., SÁNCHEZ‐VIROSTA, P., SANTOS, E.S., SCHROEDER, J., SENAR, J.C., SERESS, G., SLAGSVOLD, T., SZULKIN, M., TEPLITSKY, C., TILGAR, V., TOLSTOGUZOV, A., TÖRÖK, J., VALCU, M., VATKA, E., VERHULST, S., WATSON, H., YUTA, T., ZAMORA‐MARÍN, J.M. AND VISSER, M.E. 2021. Connecting the data landscape of long‐term ecological studies: the SPI‐Birds data hub. Journal of Animal Ecology 90: 2147-2160. URL

2020

37. CANTARERO, A., ANDRADE, P., CARNEIRO, M., MORENO-BORRALLO, A. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2020. Testing the carotenoid-based sexual signalling mechanism by altering CYP2J19 gene expression and colour in a bird species. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287:20201067.

36. CANTARERO, A., ALONSO, D., FERNANDEZ-ESLAVA, B., CAMARERO, P., MATEO, R. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2020. Testing the shared-pathway hypothesis in the carotenoid-based coloration of red crossbills. Evolution 74: 2348-2364.

35. ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C., CANTARERO, A., ROMERO-HARO, A. A., CHASTEL, O. & PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L. 2020. Life-long testosterone and antiandrogen treatments affect the survival and reproduction of captive male Red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 74:98.

2019

34. PLAZA, M., CANTARERO, A., & MORENO, J. 2019. An experimental increase in female mass during the fertile phase leads to higher levels of extra-pair paternity in pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73:161.

33. CANTARERO, A., PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L., ROMERO-HARO, A. A., CHASTEL, O. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2019. Carotenoid-based coloration predicts both longevity and fecundity in male birds, but testosterone disrupts signal reliability. Plos One 14: e0221436.

32. PLAZA, M., CANTARERO, A., GIL, D. & MORENO, J. 2019. Experimentally flight-impaired females show higher levels of extra-pair paternity: a study in pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca. Biology Letters 15.

31. CANTARERO, A., PLAZA M., MORENO, J. & GRIGGIO, M. 2019. Parental feeding responses to experimental short-term partner removal in a species with male and female brood desertion. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73:76.

30. MORENO, J., CANTARERO, A., PLAZA, M., & LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J. 2019. Phenotypic plasticity in breeding plumage signals in both sexes of a migratory bird: responses to breeding conditions. Journal of Avian Biology 50: e01855

2018

29. CANTARERO, A., CARRASCO NARANJO, J., CASAS, F., MOUGEOT, F., VIÑUELA, J. & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2018. The fractal dimension of a conspicuous ornament shows assortative mating and higher expression among mated wild red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa). The Science of Nature 105:45.

28. CANTARERO, A., PILASTRO, A. & GRIGGIO, M. 2018. Nestling sex ratio is associated with both male and female attractiveness in rock sparrows. Journal of Avian Biology 49: e01666.

27. LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., MONAGHAN, P., CANTARERO, A., BONER, W., PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L. & MORENO, J. 2018. Sex-specific associations between telomere dynamics and oxidative status in adult and nestling pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 91: 868–877

26. PLAZA, M., CANTARERO, A., CUERVO, J.J. & MORENO, J. 2018. Female incubation attendance and nest vigilance reflect social signalling capacity: a field experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 72: 24.

2017

25. CANTARERO, A., & ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C. 2017. Mitochondria-targeted molecules determine the redness of the zebra finch bill. Biology Letters 13.

24. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., PALMA, A. & MORENO, J. 2017. Oxidative status in nestlings shows different associations with parental carotenoid-based plumage ornaments depending on parental sex and year: a study of Rock sparrows Petronia petronia. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 29: 521-541.

23. CANTARERO, A., LAAKSONEN, T., JÄRVISTÖ, P. E., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., GIL, D. & MORENO, J. 2017. Testosterone levels in relation to size and UV reflectance of achromatic plumage traits of female pied flycatchers. Journal of Avian Biology 48: 243-254.

2016

22. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., PLAZA, M., SAAVEDRA-GARCÉS, I. & MORENO, J. 2016. Males feed their mates more and take more risks for nestlings with larger female-built nests: an experimental study in the Nuthatch Sitta europaea. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70: 1141-1150.

21. LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., CANTARERO, A., PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L., PALMA, A. & MORENO, J. 2016. Oxidative stress in early life: associations with sex, breeding conditions and parental physiological traits in the Pied Flycatcher. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 89: 83-92.

20. MORENO, J., GIL, D., CANTARERO, A. & LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J. 2016. Female aggressiveness towards female intruders decreases with mate T level: a decoy experiment in the pied flycatcher. Acta Ethologica 19: 9-14.

2015

19. CANTARERO, A., LAAKSONEN, T., JÄRVISTÖ, P. E., GIL, D.,  LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., REDONDO, A. J. & MORENO, J. 2015. Nest defence behaviour and testosterone levels in female Pied Flycatchers. Ethology 121: 946-957.

18. LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., CANTARERO, A., PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L., PALMA, A., ALONSO-ÁLVAREZ, C., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S. & MORENO, J. 2015. Nest-dwelling ectoparasites reduce antioxidant defences in females and nestlings of a cavity-nesting passerine: a field experiment. Oecologia 179: 29-41.

17. MORENO, J., MARTÍNEZ, J.G., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S., CANTARERO, A., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R., PRECIOSO, M. & LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J. 2015. Extra-pair paternity declines with female age and wing length in the Pied Flycatcher. Ethology 121: 501-512.

16. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J.  & MORENO, J. 2015. Selection of nest-site and nesting material in the Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea. Ardea 103: 91-94.

15. GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S., VELA, A.I., RUIZ-DE CASTAÑEDA, R., BRIONES, V., CANTARERO, A. & MORENO, J. 2015. Bacteria on nestling skin in relation to growth in pied flycatchers. Journal of Ornithology 156: 327–330.

2014

14. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J.,  SAAVEDRA-GARCÉS, I., RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, v., PALMA, A. & MORENO, J. 2014. The significance of nest structure and nesting material for hole-nesting passerines: an experimental study with Nuthatches Sitta europaea. Acta Ornithologica 49: 143-155.

13. LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., CANTARERO, A., PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L., PALMA, A. & MORENO, J. 2014. Plumage ornaments and reproductive investment in relation to oxidative status in the Iberian Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca iberiae). Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 1019–1027.

12. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., PALMA, A., REDONDO, A. J. & MORENO, J. 2014. Males respond to female begging signals of need: a handicapping experiment in the Pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca. Animal Behaviour 94: 167–173.

11. LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., CANTARERO, A., PÉREZ-RODRÍGUEZ, L., PALMA, A. & MORENO, J. 2014. Experimental pyrethroid treatment underestimates the effects of ectoparasites in cavity-nesting birds due to toxicity. Ibis 156: 606–614.

10. MORENO, J., GIL, D., CANTARERO, A. & LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J. 2014. Extent of a white plumage patch covaries with testosterone levels in female pied flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca. Journal of Ornithology 155: 639-648.

2013

9. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., REDONDO, A. J. & MORENO, J. 2013. Behavioural responses to ectoparasites in Pied Flycatchers Ficedula hypoleuca: an experimental study. Journal of Avian Biology 44: 591-599.

8. CANTARERO, A., LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J.,  RODRÍGUEZ-GARCÍA, v., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R., REDONDO, A. J. & MORENO, J. 2013. Factors affecting the presence and abundance of generalist ectoparasites in nests of three sympatric hole-nesting bird species. Acta Ornithologica 48: 39-54.

7. MORENO, J., VELANDO, A., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R. & CANTARERO, A. 2013. Females paired to more attractive males show reduced oxidative damage: possible direct benefits of mate choice in pied flycatchers. Ethology 119: 727-737.

6. MORENO, J., MARTÍNEZ, J.G., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R., CANTARERO, A. & SÁNCHEZ-TOJAR, A. 2013. Extra-pair matings, context-dependence and offspring quality: a brood manipulation experiment in pied flycatchers. Behaviour 150: 359-380.

5. MORENO, J., VELANDO, A., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S. & CANTARERO, A. 2013. Oxidative damage in relation to a female plumage badge: evidence for signalling costs. Acta Ethologica 16: 65-75.

2012

4. GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S., VELA, A.I., RUIZ-DE CASTAÑEDA, R., BRIONES, V., CANTARERO, A.  & MORENO, J. 2012. Is nestling growth affected by nest reuse and skin bacteria in Pied Flycathers Ficedula hypoleuca?. Acta Ornithologica 47: 119-127.

3. LÓPEZ-ARRABÉ, J., CANTARERO, A., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S.,  RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R., & MORENO, J. 2012. Only some ectoparasite populations are affected by nest re-use: an experimental study on pied flycatchers. Ardeola 59: 253-266.

2011

2. MORENO, J., VELANDO, A., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R., CANTARERO, A., GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS S. & REDONDO, A. J. 2011. Plasma antioxidant capacity and oxidative damage in relation to male plumage ornamental traits in a montane Iberian Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca population. Acta Ornithologica 46: 65-70.

1. MORENO, J., REDONDO, A.J., CANTARERO, A., RUIZ-DE-CASTAÑEDA, R. & GONZÁLEZ-BRAOJOS, S. 2011. Handicapped females receive more feedings during incubation from their mates: support for the female nutrition hypothesis. Acta Ethologica 14: 85-89.