Leptomar

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Publications

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Please note that the list shown does not cover all of the laboratory's publications. These documents are only those for which we have obtained explicit authorization to publish. The list will grow as new publications appear and we have permission to share them.

22 publications

  • 2025PenguinsCormorantsPetrels

    Quintana, F., Wilson, R., Prandoni, N., Svagelj, W. and Gómez-Laich, A. 2022. Long-term ecology studies in Patagonian seabirds: a review with the Imperial Cormorant as a case study. Chapter 10. In: Global change in Atlantic coastal Patagonian ecosystems: A journey through time. Eds.: E.W. Helbling, M.A. Narvarte, R.A. González & V.E. Villafañe, Springer.

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  • 2023Other seabirdsBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS, Lisnizer N, García Borboroglu P y Yorio P. (2015). Variation in the size of eggs of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) at two colonies in Patagonia, Argentina. Waterbirds 38 (1): 92-98.

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  • 2023Other seabirdsBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS, Agüero ML y García Borboroglu P. 2012. Variation in the size of eggs of Chubut Steamer Ducks (Tachyeres leucocephalus). Emu 112: 167-172.

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  • 2023CormorantsBehaviorBiology and ecology

    Giudici P, Quintana F, Svagelj W. 2017. The Role of Hatching Asynchrony in a Seabird Species Exhibiting Obligate Brood Reduction. Waterbirds 40 (3):221-232.

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  • 2023CormorantsBiology and ecology

    Leonardi, MS, Svagelj W, Gómez-Laich A, Quintana F. 2017. The eldest sibling is the lousiest in an obligate brood reducer seabird. Emu - Austral Ornithology. doi:10.1080/01584197.2017.1387028.

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  • 2023Cormorants

    Svagelj WS and Quintana F. 2017. Sex-specific growth in the Imperial Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps): when does dimorphism arise? Waterbirds 40: 154-161.

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  • 2023CormorantsBehaviorBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS, Gómez‐Laich A, Pérez MR, Somoza GM, Quintana F. 2021. Sex‐specific environmental sensitivity on the postnatal growth of a sexually size‐dimorphic seabird. Ibis 163(3):1032-1044. doi:10.1111/ibi.12920

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  • 2023PenguinsCormorantsOther seabirds

    González-Zevallos D, Yorio P y Svagelj WS. 2011. Seabird attendance and incidental mortality at shrimp fisheries in Golfo San Jorge, Argentina. Marine Ecology Progress Series 432: 125-135.

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  • 2023CormorantsBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS, Gómez-Laich A, Quintana F. 2019. Richards’s equation and nonlinear mixed models applied to avian growth: why use them? Journal of Animal Ecology e01864. doi: 10.1111/jav.01864

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  • 2023CormorantsBiology and ecology

    Yorio P, Pozzi L, Herrera G, Punta G, Svagelj WS, Quintana F. 2020. Population trends of Imperial Cormorants (Leucocarbo atriceps) in northern coastal Argentine Patagonia over 26 years. Emu 114-122

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  • 2023CormorantsHealth status

    Gallo L, Quintana F, Svagelj WS, Uhart M. 2017. Plasma Biochemistries and Morphometric Indices of Body Condition in Imperial Cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps) Chicks. Waterbirds 40: 118-128.

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  • 2023CormorantsBehavior

    Svagelj WS, Trivellini MM y Quintana F. 2012. Parental investment theory and nest defence by Imperial Shags: effects of offspring number, offspring age, laying date and parent sex. Ethology 118: 251-259.

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  • 2023Other seabirdsBiology and ecology

    Rebstock GA, Agüero ML, Boersma PD, Ebert LA, Gómez Laich A, Lisnizer N, Svagelj WS y Trivellini MM. 2010. Repeated observations of a Cape Gannet (Morus capensis) on the coast of Patagonia Argentina. Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology 81 (2): 167-169.

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  • 2023Biology and ecology

    Freire MG, Schweigmann NJ, Svagelj WS, Loetti MV, Jensen O and Burroni NE. 2016. Relationship between environmental conditions and host-seeking activity of Ochlerotatus albifasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an agroecosystem and in an urban area in Chubut, Central Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Natural History 50: 1369-1380.

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  • 2023CormorantsBehaviorBiology and ecology

    Calderón L, Svagelj WS, Quintana F, Lougheed SC y Tubaro, PL. 2012. No evidence of extra-pair paternity or intraspecific brood parasitism in the Imperial Shag Phalacrocorax atriceps. Journal of Ornithology 153: 399-404.

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  • 2023Behavior

    Berkunsky IL, Segura N, Aramburú RM, Ruggera RA, Svagelj WS and Reboreda JC. 2016. Nest survival and predation in Blue-fronted Parrots Amazona aestiva: effects of nesting behavior and cavity characteristics. Ardea 104: 143-151.

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  • 2023CormorantsBehaviorMovement

    Gómez‐Laich A, Pantano C, Wilson RP, Svagelj WS, Yoda K, Gunner R, Quintana F. 2022. Leg rings impact the diving performance of a foot‐propelled diver. Ibis 164(1): 118-131. doi:10.1111/ibi.12998

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  • 2023CormorantsHealth status

    Gallo L, Quintana F, Svagelj WS y Uhart M. 2013. Hematology and Blood Chemistry Values in Free-Living Imperial Cormorants (Phalacrocorax atriceps). Avian diseases 57(4): 737-743.

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  • 2023CormorantsOther seabirdsBiology and ecology

    Keogan K, Daunt F, Wanless S, Phillips R, Walling CA, Agnew P. et al. 2018. Global phenological insensitivity to shifting ocean temperatures among seabirds, Nature Climate Change 8: 313-318. doi: 10.1038/s41558-018-0115-z

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  • 2023CormorantsBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS y Quintana F. 2011. Egg-size variation in the Imperial Cormorant: on the importance of individual effects. Condor 113: 528-537.

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  • 2023BehaviorBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS, Fernández GJ y Mermoz ME. 2009. Effects of nest-site characteristics and parental activity on cowbird parasitism and nest predation in the Brown-and-yellow Marshbirds. Journal of Field Ornithology 80: 9-18.

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  • 2023CormorantsBiology and ecology

    Svagelj WS y Quintana F. 2011. Breeding performance of the Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax atriceps) in relation to year, laying date and nest location. Emu 111: 162-165.

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