LEyCA - Laboratorio de Ecologia y Comportamiento Animal

2024

Prieto R, De Mársico MC, Reboreda JC, & Scardamaglia RC. Lack of response to conspecific juvenile vocalization in two avian brood parasites. Current Zoology, https://https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoad053 (2024)

Gorosito CA, Tuero DT, & Cueto VT. Does depredation drive Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis) nest-site selection in the temperate forest of southern South America?. Journal of Ornithology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-024-02136-2 (2024)

2023

Crudele I, Hauber ME, Reboreda JC, & Fiorini VD. Gradual changes in model shape affect egg-directed behaviours by parasitic shiny cowbirds Molothrus bonariensis in captivity. Royal Society Open Science, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.221477 (2023)

Crudele I, Reboreda JC, & Fiorini VD. Imprinting in an intrespecific brood parasitic bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.0230 (2023)

Gorosito CA, Tuero DT, & Cueto VT. More is better: predator dilution effect increases Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis) nest survival. Journal of Ornithology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-023-02086-4 (2023)

Gorosito CA, Tuero DT, & Cueto VT. Fruit abundance may fine-tune timing of reproduction of the Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis), a long-distance migratory bird in South America. Ibis, https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13196 (2023)

Fracas PA, Rojas Ripari JM, Mahler B, & Domínguez M. Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) males respond more strongly to local than to foreign dialects. Ibis, https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13206 (2023)

Atencio M, de la Colina MA & Mahler B. Behavioural responses are associated with mortality and mobility after reintroduction in the endangered Yellow Cardinal. Ibis, https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13191 (2023)

Rojas Ripari JM, Campagna L, Mahler B, Lovette I, Reboreda JC & De Mársico MC. Family ties in a neotropical cooperative breeder: within‐group relatedness and fine‐scale genetic structure in the Greyish baywing (Agelaioides badius). Ibis, 165(2), 517-532 (2023).

2022

Crudele I, Reboreda JC, & Fiorini VD. Preferential Begging Responses of Shiny Cowbirds to the Conspecific Chatter Call. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 725051 (2022).

Lama F, Ursino CU, Reboreda JC, & De Mársico MC. Acoustic discrimination by hosts favours vocal trickery in fledglings of the brood‑parasitic screaming cowbird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76(5), 71 (2022).

Lois NA, Balza U, Brasso R, Dodino S, Pütz K, Polito MJ, Riccialdelli L, Ciancio J, Quillfeldt P, Mahler B, & Raya Rey A. Mercury and stable isotopes portray colony-specific foraging grounds in southern rockhopper penguins over the Patagonian Shelf. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 184, 114137 (2022).

Arrieta RS, Campagna L, Mahler B, Lovette I & Llambías PE. Contrasting patterns of natal dispersal of a south temperate House Wren population at local and regional scales. Journal of Avian Biology, 2022(4), e02887 (2022).

Arrieta RS, Campagna L, Mahler B, & Llambías PE. Neither paternity loss nor perceived threat of cuckoldry affects male nestling provisioning in grass wrens. ehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76(11), 147 (2022).

2021

Rojas Ripari JM, Ursino CU, Reboreda JC, & De Mársico MC. Tricking Parents: A Review of Mechanisms and Signals of Host Manipulation by Brood-Parasitic Young. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 865 (2021).

Carro M, Llambías PE, Mahler B, & Fernández GJ. Contrasting patterns of natal dispersal of a south temperate House Wren population at local and regional scales. Journal of Ornithology, 162(3), 895-907 (2021).

Domínguez M, Lapido R, Gorrindo A, Archuby D, Correa E, LLanos F, Reales F, Piantanida F, Marateo G, Meriggi J, Adreani L, Encabo M, Fómez Vinassa ML, Bertini M, Perelló M, Banchs R, Cirignoli S, Verón S & Mahler B. A citizen science survey discloses the current distribution of the endangered Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata in Argentina. Bird Conservation International, 31(1), 139-150 (2021).

Mermoz ME, Villaruel C, de la Colina A & Mahler B. Fledgling sex-ratio is biased towards the helping sex in a Neotropical cooperative breeder, the brown-and-yellow marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens). Behaviour, 158(2), 135-160 (2021).

Lois Milevicich J, Cerrutti M, Kacelnik A & Reboreda JC. Sex differences in learning flexibility in an avian brood parasite, the shiny cowbird. Behavioural Processes, 189: 104438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104438 (2021).

Lois Milevicich J, Kacelnik A & Reboreda JC. Sex differences in the use of spatial cues in two avian brood parasites. Animal Cognition, 24: 205-212. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01434-8 (2021).

Lois Milevicich J, Gómez RO, Ursino CA, Lois NA & de la Colina A. Rapid and low-cost molecular sexing of a corvid songbird using a single protocol with two universal primer sets. Ardeola, 68(2): 423-432. https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.68.2.2021.sc1 (2021).

Gómez RO & Lois Milevicich J. Why the long beak? Phylogeny, convergence, feeding ecology, and evolutionary allometry shaped the skull of the Giant Cowbird Molothrus oryzivorus (Icteridae). Journal of Morphology, 282(11): 1587-1603. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21408 (2021).

2020

Lois NA, Campagna L, Balza U, Polito MJ, Pütz K, Vianna JA, Morgenthaler Annick, Frere E, Sáenz-Samaniego, Raya Rey A A & Mahler B. Metapopulation dynamics and foraging plasticity in a highly vagile seabird, the southern rockhopper penguin. Ecology and evolution, 10(7), 3346-3355.

Arrieta RS, Campagna L, Bettina Mahler, Irby Lovette & Llambías P. Double-digest RAD sequencing reveals low rates of conspecific brood parasitism and no cases of quasi-parasitism in a Neotropical passerine. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 132(3): 733-739(2020).

Gómez RO & Lois Milevicich J. Phylogenetic signal in the skull of cowbirds (Icteridae) assessed by multivariate and cladistic approaches. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 286: 52-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2020.03.005 (2020).

Atencio M, Reboreda JC & Mahler B. Brood parasitism leads to zero recruitment in the globally endangered Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata. Bird Conservation International, 32(1): 147-153 (2020).

Ursino CA, Strong MJ, Reboreda JC & Riehl C. Genetic patterns of repeat and multiple parasitism by screaming cowbirds, a specialist brood parasite. Animal Behaviour, 167: 177-183 (2020).

Cossa NA, Fasola L, Roesler I & Reboreda JC. Impacts of traditional livestock farming on threatened sheldgeese (Chloephaga spp.) in Patagonia.. Avian Conservation and Ecology 15(2):1. https://doi.org/10.5751/ACE-01630-150201 (2020).

Cossa NA, Malerba MS, Fasola L & Roesler I. Pumas (Puma concolor) en un nido de cauquén común (Chloephaga picta). Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos (http://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.20.0.3). (2020).

Giusti ME, Martín LB, Buchanan P, Gabarain G, Cossa NA, Krapovickas J, Fasola L & Roesler I. New information of stopover sites for Chloephaga geese in central Patagonia: potential implications for Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) conservation. Hornero, 35(1):47-53 (2020).

2019

Ursino CA, De Mársico MC & Reboreda JC. Brood-parasitic nestlings benefit from unusual host defenses against botfly larvae (Philornis spp.). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 73:146 (2019).

De Mársico MC, Ursino CA, Scardamaglia R & Reboreda JC. Coevolutionary arms race between a specialist brood parasite, the Screaming Cowbird and its host, the Grayish Baywing. Journal of Ornithology, 160:1221–1233 (2019).

Segura LN & Mahler B. Male Red-crested Cardinal plumage coloration is associated with parental abilities and breeding performance. Scientific reports, 9(1):10958, DOI:10.1038/s41598-019-47498-6 (2019).

Domínguez M, Pizzarello G, Atencio M, Scardamaglia RC & Mahler B. Genetic assignment and monitoring of yellow cardinals. Journal of Wildlife Management, 83(6):1336–1344, DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21718 (2019).

De Miguel A, Fasola L, Roesler I, Martin L, Cossa NA & Giusti E. Ecological requirements and relative impact of threats affecting the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus: monitoring methodology considerations for an imperative conservation status re-evaluation. Bird Conservation International, 1-12. doi:10.1017/S0959270919000030 (2019).

Hanley D, Lopez AV, Fiorini VD, Reboreda JC, Grim T & Hauber ME. Variation in multicomponent recognition cues alters egg rejection decisions: a test of the optimal acceptance threshold hypothesis. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 374: 20180195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2018.0195 (2019).

2018

Fasola L & Roesler I A familiar face with a novel behavior raises challenges for conservation: American mink in arid Patagonia and a critically endangered bird.. Biological conservation 218, 217-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.12.031 (2018).

Malerba MS, Fasola L, Roesler I, Pereda MI, de Miguel A, Martín L & Mahler B. Variabilidad genética de visones americanos Neovison vison asilvestrados en la Provincia de Santa Cruz: ¿se cúmple la paradoja genética de las especies invasoras?. Mastozoología Neotropical 25(2): 319-328. https://doi.org/10.31687/saremMN.18.25.2.0.23 (2018).

López AV, Fiorini V, Ellison K & Peer BD. Thick eggshells of brood parasitic cowbirds protect their eggs and damage host eggs during laying. Behavioral Ecology 29: 965-973. doi:10.1093/beheco/ary045 (2018).

Rojas Ripari JM, Ursino CA, Reboreda JC & De Mársico MC. Innate development of acoustic signals for host parent–offspring recognition in the brood-parasitic Screaming Cowbird Molothrus rufoaxillaris. Ibis doi: 10.1111/ibi.12672 (2018).

Cossa NA, Fasola L, Roesler I & Reboreda JC. Incubating Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) differential response to livestock, human, and predator nest disturbance. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 130(3): 739-745 (2018).

Scardamaglia RC, Kacelnik A & Reboreda JC. Roosting behaviour is related to reproductive strategy in brood parasitic cowbirds. Ibis. doi: 10.1111/ibi.12587(2018).

De la Colina MA, Pompilio L, Hauber ME, Reboreda JC & Mahler B. Parasitic egg rejection decisions of chalk-browed mockingbirds Mimus saturninus are independent of clutch composition. Animal Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-018-1161-7 (2018).

MacPherson M, Jahn AE, Murphy M, Kim DH, Cueto VR, Tuero DT & Hill ED. Follow the rain? Environmental drivers of Tyrannus flycatcher migration across the New World. Auk. In press (2018).

Tuero DT, Jahn AE, Husak MS, Roeder DV, Masson DA, Pucheta F, Michels TJ, Quickle A, Vidoz JQ, Domínguez M & Reboreda JC. Ecological determinants of Tyrannus flycatcher nestling growth at north and south-temperate latitudes. Auk 135: 439-448 (2018).

Ursino CA, De Mársico MC, Gloag R & Reboreda JC. Host provisioning behavior favors mimetic begging calls in a brood-parasitic cowbird. Behavioral Ecology 29(2): 328-332 (2018).

2017

Domínguez M, Tiedemann R, Reboreda JC, Segura L, Tittarelli F & Mahler B. Genetic structure reveals management units for the yellow cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata), endangered by habitat loss and illegal trapping . Conservation Genetics18(5): 1131-1140 (2017).

Soto E, Padró J, Milla Carmona P, Tuero DT, Carreira V & Soto I. Pupal emergence pattern in cactophilic Drosophila and the effect of host plants. Insect Science 0: 1-11 (2017).

Jahn AE, Bejarano V, Benavides Guzmán M, Brown LM, Carvalho Provinciato IC, Cereghetti J, Cueto VR, Giraldo JI, Gómez-Bahamón V, Husak MS, LePage HK, MacPherson M, Marini MA, Pizo MA, Quickle A, Roeder DV, Sarasola JH & Tuero DT. Molting while breeding? Lessons from New World Tyrannus Flycatchers. Journal of Ornithology 158: 1061-1072 (2017).

Cossa NA, Tuero DT, Reboreda JC & Fiorini VD. Egg pecking and puncturing behaviors in shiny and screaming cowbirds: effects of eggshell strenght and degree of clutch completion. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71(4): 60 (2017).

Ursino CA, De Mársico MC, Reboreda JC & Riehl C. Kinship and genetic mating system of the Baywing (Agelaioides badius), a cooperatively breeding Neotropical blackbird. The Auk 134(2): 410-420 (2017).

Scardamaglia RC, Fiorini VD, Kacelnik A & Reboreda JC. Planning host exploitation through prospecting visits by parasitic cowbirds. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71(1): 23 (2017).

2016

Jahn AE, Giraldo JI, MacPherson M, Tuero DT, Sarasola J, Cereghetti J, Masson DA and Morales MV. Demographic variation in timing and intensity of feather molt in migratory Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus s. savana). Journal of Field Ornithology 87: 143-154 (2016)

Tuero DT, Gloag R and Reboreda JC. Nest environment modulates begging behavior of a generalist brood parasite. Behavioral Ecology 27: 204-210 (2016).

Berkunsky I, Segura LN, Aramburú RM, Ruggera RA, Svagelj MS, and Reboreda JC. Nest survival and predation in blue-fronted parrots: effects of nest initiation, stage of the nesting cycle, and cavity characteristics. Ardea 104: 143-151 (2016).

Roesler I, Fasola L, Casañas H, Hernández PM, De Miguel A, Giusti ME, and Reboreda JC. Colony guardian programme improves recruitment in the critically endangered hooded grebe Podiceps gallardoi in Austral Patagonia, Argentina. Conservation Evidence 13: 62-66 (2016).

Fasola L and Roesler I. Invasive predator control program in Austral Patagonia for endangered bird conservation. European Journal of Wildlife Research; doi: 10.1007/s10344-016-1032-y (2016).

Lancelotti J, Marinone MC, Roesler I. Rainbow trout effects on zooplankton in the reproductive area of the critically endangered hooded grebe. Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst (2016).

de la Colina MA, Hauber ME, Strausberger B, Reboreda JC, and Mahler M. Molecular tracking of individual host use in the Shiny Cowbird, a generalist brood parasite. Journal of Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.2234 (2016).

Domínguez M, Reboreda JC, and Mahler B. Effects of fragmentation and hybridization on geographical patterns of song variation in the endangered Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata. IBIS doi: 10.1111/ibi.12388 (2016).

De Mársico MC, Ursino CA, and Reboreda JC. Experimental evidence for an antipredatory function of egg rejection behaviour in a common host of the brood-parasitic shiny cowbird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (2016).

Cossa N, Fasola ML, Roesler I, and Reboreda JC. Ruddy-headed Goose Chloephaga rubidiceps: former plague and present protected species on the edge of extinction. Bird Conservation International - doi: 10.1017/ S0959270916000101 (2016).

Domínguez M, Escalante I, Carrasco-Rueda F, Figuerola-Hernández CE, Ayup MM, Umaña MN, Ramos D, González-Zamora A, Brizuela C, Delgado W, and Pacheco-Esquivel J. Losing legs and walking hard: effects of autotomy and different substrates in the locomotion of harvestmen in the genus Prionostemma. Journal of Arachnology 44: 76–82 (2016).

Segura LN, Di Sallo FG, Mahler B, and Reboreda JC. Red-crested Cardinals use color and width as cues to reject Shiny Cowbird eggs. The AUK (2016).

Roesler I. The status of the Hooded Grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) in Chile. Ornitologia Neotropical 26: 255-263 (2016).

2015

Domínguez M, Ayarragaray M, and Lapido R. Nidos de Cardenal Amarillo (Gubernatrix cristata) en la provincia de San Luis, Argentina. Nuestras Aves 60: 8-10 (2015).

Astié AA, Scardamaglia RC, Muzio RN, and Reboreda JC. Sex differences in retention after a visual or a spatial discrimination learning task in brood parasitic shiny cowbirds. Behavioural Processes 119: 99-104 (2015).

Igic B, Nunez V, Voss HU, Croston R, Aidala Z, López AV, Van Tatenhove A, Holford M, Shawkey MD, and Hauber ME. Using 3D printed eggs to examine the egg-rejection behaviour of wild birds. PeerJ 3:e965 (2015).

Domínguez M, De la Colina MA, Di Giacomo AG, Reboreda JC, and Mahler B. Host-switching in cowbird brood parasites: How often does it occur?. Journal of Evolutionary Biology - Doi: 10.1111/jeb.12649 (2015).

Roesler I, and Imberti S. Abundance and habitat use of nearctic shorebirds in the highland lakes of western Santa Cruz province, Argentinean Patagonia. Waterbirds 38: 86-9 (2015).

Saggese MD, Roesler I, and Marano CF. Wintering of Ospreys in Argentina: Insights from new records between 1993–2008. Journal of Raptor Research 48: 345-360 (2015).

Segura LN, Mahler B, Berkunsky I, and Reboreda JC. Nesting biology of the Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronata) in south temperate forests of central Argentina. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127(2): 249-258 (2015).

Scardamaglia RC, Fosacheca S, and Pompilio L. Sexual conflict in a sexually cannibalistic praying mantid: males prefer low-risk over high-risk females. Animal Behaviour 99: 9-14 (2015).

2014

Di Giacomo AS, Di Giacomo AG, Klieger R, Reboreda JC, Tiedemann R, and Mahler B. No evidence of genetic variation in microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA markers among remaining populations of the Strange-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus risora, an endangered grassland species. Bird Conservation International - Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0959270914000203. Published online (2014).

Jahn AE, Tuero DT, Mamani AM, Bejarano V, Masson DA, and Aguilar E. Drivers of clutch-size in Fork-tailed Flycatchers (Tyrannus savana) at temperate and tropical latitudes in South America. EMU 114 337-342 - Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MU13084 (2014).

Domínguez M, Reboreda JC, and Mahler B. Impact of Shiny Cowbird and boty parasitism on the reproductive success of the globally endangered Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata. Bird Conservation International - Doi: 10.1017/S095927091400015X. Published online (2014).

Di Giacomo AG, and Reboreda JC. Reproductive success of the specialist brood parasite Screaming Cowbird in an alternative host, the Chopi Blackbird. Auk - doi: 10.1642/AUK-13-008.1 (2014).

De Mársico MC, and Reboreda JC. Adaptaciones y contraadaptaciones entre el Tordo Pico Corto (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) y el Tordo Músico (Agelaioides badius). Hornero 29: 1-12 (2014).

De Mársico MC and Reboreda JC. High frequency but low impact of brood parasitismo by the specialist Screaming Cowbird on its primary host, the Baywing. Emu - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MU14008 (2014).

Scardamaglia RC and Reboreda JC. Ranging behavior of female and male Shiny and Screaming Cowbirds while searching for host nests. Auk 131: 610-618 (2014).

Roesler I, Imberti S, Casañas HE, Hernández PM, Klavins JM and Pagano LG. Noteworthy records and natural history comments on rare and threatened bird species from Santa Cruz province, Patagonia, Argentina. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 22(2): 189-200 (2014).

Winkler DW, Ringelman K, Dunn PO, Whittingham L, Hussell D, Clark R, Dawson R, Johnson L, Rose A, Austin S, Robinson D, Lombardo M, Thorpe P, Shutler D, Robertson R, Stager M, Leonard M, Horn A, Dickinson J, Ferretti V, Massoni M, Bulit F, Reboreda JC, Liljesthröm M, Quiroga M, Rakhimberdiev E and Ardia D. Latitudinal variation in clutch size-lay date regressions in Tachycineta swallows: effects of food supply or demography?. Ecography 37: 670-678 (2014).

Fiorini VD, Gloag R, Kacelnik A and Reboreda JC. Strategic egg destruction by brood parasitic cowbirds?. Animal Behaviour 93: 229-235 (2014).

Gloag R, Fiorini VD, Reboreda JC and Kacelnik A. Shiny cowbirds share nests, but not mothers, in multiply parasitized mockingbird broods. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 681-689 (2014).

Valente R, Ibañez L, Lorenti E, Fiorini VD, Montalti D, Diaz JI. Helminth parasites of the Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) (Aves, Sturnidae), an invasive bird from Argentina. Parasitology Research 113: 2719-2724 (2014).

Amador-Vargas S, Domínguez M, León G, Maldonado B, Murillo J and Vides GL. Leaf-folding response of a sensitive plant shows context-dependent behavioral plasticity. Plant Ecology - doi 10.1007/s11258-014-0401-4 (2014).

2013

Jahn AE, Levey DJ, Cueto VR, Pinto Ledezma J, Tuero DT, Fox JW and Masson DA. Long-distance bird migration within South America revealed by light-level geolocators. Auk 130: 223-229 (2013).

Mermoz ME, Reboreda JC and Fernández GJ. High rates of Shiny Cowbird parasitism on Brown-and-yellow Marshbird select for complementary host defenses. Condor 115: 910-920 (2013).

Gloag R, Fiorini VD, Reboreda JC and Kacelnik A. The wages of violence: mobbing by mockingbirds as a frontline defence against brood parasitic cowbirds. Animal Behaviour 86: 1023-1029 (2013).

Tuero DT, Fiorini VD, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Do sex ratio and development differ in sexually size-dimorphic shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) parasitizing smaller and larger hosts?. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 110: 442-448 (2013).

Facchinetti, C. and Reboreda JC. Female Tawny-bellied Seedeaters do not prefer more colorful males. Journal of Ethology 31: 233-238 (2013).

Mahler B, Schneider ARR, Di Giacomo AS, Di Giacomo AG, Reboreda JC and Tiedemann R. Microsatellite usefulness is independent of phylogenetic distance in Tyrant flycatchers (Aves: Tyrannidae): A test using two globally threatened species. Genetics and Molecular Research 12: 2966-2972 (2013).

De Mársico MC, Gloag R, Ursino CA and Reboreda JC. A novel method of rejection of brood parasitic eggs reduces parasitism intensity in a cowbird host. Biology Letters 9: 007 (2013).

Reboreda JC, Fiorini VD and De Mársico MC. Antiparasitic defences in hosts of South American cowbirds. Chinese Birds 4: 57-70 (2013).

Quiroga M and Reboreda JC. Sexual differences in life history traits of Philornis seguyi (Diptera: Muscidae) parasitizing House Wrens (Troglodytes aedon). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 106: 222-227 (2013).

Tadey M, Ayazo R, Carrasco-Rueda F, Christopher J, Domínguez M, La Quay-Velázquez and San José M. Depredación de arañas hacia visitantes florales y herbívoros, balance entre mutualismo y antagonismo. Ecología Austral 23:126-134 (2013).

Barnett JM, Imberti S and Roesler I. Distribution and habitat use of the Austral Rail Rallus antarcticus and perspectives on its conservation. Bird Conservation International. doi:10.1017/S0959270913000257 (2013).

2012

Berkunsky I, Ruggera RA, Aramburú R and Reboreda JC. Principales amenazas para la conservación del Loro Hablador (Amazona aestiva) en la región del impenetrable, Argentina. Hornero 27: 39-49 (2012).

Roesler I, Imberti S, Casañas H, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi population decreased by eighty per cent in the last twenty-five years. Bird Conservation International 22: 371-382 (2012).

Segura LN and Reboreda JC. Nest survival rates of Red-crested Cardinals increase with nest age in south-temperate forests of Argentina. Journal of Field Ornithology 83: 343-350 (2012).

Ursino CA, Facchinetti C and Reboreda JC. Preformative molt in brood parasitic Screaming (Molothrus rufoaxillaris) and Shiny (M. bonariensis) Cowbirds. Ornitología Neotropical 23: 159-168 (2012).

Massoni V, Reboreda JC, López GL and Aldatz F. High coordination and egalitarian parental effort in the Rufous Hornero. Condor 114: 564-570 (2012).

de la Colina MA, Pompilio L, Hauber ME, Reboreda JC and Mahler B. Different recognition cues reveal the decision rules used for egg rejection by hosts of a variably mimetic avian brood parasite. Animal Cognition 15: 881-889 (2012).

De Mársico MC, Gantchoff MG and Reboreda JC. Host-parasite coevolution beyond the nestling stage? Mimicry of host fledglings by the specialist screaming cowbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279: 3401-3408 (2012).

Tuero DT, Fiorini VD, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Shiny Cowbird egg size and chick growth vary between two hosts that differ markedly in body size. Journal of Avian Biology 43: 227-233 (2012).

Liljesthrom MA, Schiavini and Reboreda JC. Time of breeding and female condition affect chick growth in the Chilean Swallow (Tachycineta meyeni). Emu 112: 157-161 (2012).

Segura LN and Reboreda JC. Red-crested Cardinal defenses against shiny cowbird parasitism. Behaviour 149: 325-343 (2012).

Liljesthrom M, Cooper C and Reboreda JC. Clutch investment in the Chilean Swallow shifts with time of breeding and position in the laying sequence. Condor 114: 377-384 (1012).

Quiroga M, Reboreda JC and Beltzer AH. Host use by botflies Philornis sp. in a passerine community in central Argentina. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 83: 110-116 (2012).

Gloag R, Fiorini VF, Reboreda JC and Kacelnik A. Brood parasite eggs enhance egg survivorship in a multiply parasitized host. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279: 1831-1839 (2012).

Quiroga M and Reboreda JC. Lethal and sub-lethal effects of botfly parasitism on House Wren's chicks. Condor 114: 197-202 (2012).

Fiorini VD, Tuero DT and Reboreda JC. Dense canopy cover over House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) nests increases latency of brood parasitism by Shiny Cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis). Emu 112: 55-59 (2012).

Tuero DT, Fiorini VD and Reboreda JC. Do shiny cowbird females adjust egg pecking behavior according to the competition their chicks face in host nests?. Behavioural Processes 89: 137-142 (2012).

Gloag R, Tuero DT, Fiorini VF, Reboreda JC and Kacelnik A. Food economics and the evolution of nestmate-killing in avian brood parasites. Behavioral Ecology 23: 132-140 (2012).

Roesler I, Imberti S, Casañas H and Volpe NA. New threat for the globally Endangered Hooded Grebe Podiceps gallardoi: the American mink Neovison vison. Bird Conservation International 22: 371-382 (2012).

2011

Delhey K, Carrizo M, Verniere L, Mahler B and Peters A. Rejection of brood-parasitic shiny cowbird Molothrus bonariensis nestlings by the firewood-gatherer Anumbius annumbi?. Journal of Avian Biology 42: 1-5 (2011).

Facchinetti C, Mahler B, Di Giacomo AG and Reboreda JC. Evidence of delayed plumage maturation and cryptic differentiation between juveniles and females in the Tawny-bellied Seedeater (Sporophila hypoxantha). Condor 113: 907-914 (2011).

Ursino CA, De Mársico MC, Sued M, Farall A and Reboreda JC. Brood parasitism disproportionally increases nest provisioning and helper recruitment in a cooperatively breeding bird. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 65: 2279-2286 (2011).

Di Giacomo AG, Di Giacomo AS and Reboreda JC. Effects of grassland burning on reproductive success of globally threatened Strange-tailed Tyrants, Alectrurus risora. Bird Conservation International 21: 411-422 (2011).

Di Giacomo AS, Di Giacomo AG and Reboreda JC. Male and female reproductive success in a threatened polygynous species: the Strange-tailed Tyrant, Alectrurus risora. Condor 113: 619-628 (2011).

de la Colina MA, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Differences in morphology and colour pattern of shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) eggs found in nests of two hosts. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 102: 838-845 (2011).

Segura LN and Reboreda JC. Botfly parasitism effects on nestling growth and mortality of Red-crested Cardinals. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123: 107-115 (2011).

Carro ME, Fernández GJ and Reboreda JC. Sequential predictability of the scanning behaviour of greater rheas, Rhea americana. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 23: 27-39 (2011).

2010

Di Giacomo AG, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Screaming Cowbird parasitism on nests of Solitary Caciques and Cattle Tyrants. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122: 795-799 (2010).

Mahler B, López NI, Di Giacomo AG and Reboreda JC. Increased plumage darkness of Shiny Cowbird females in the subtropics: an adaptation to bacterial degradation?. Ibis 152: 77-781 (2010).

De Mársico MC, Mahler B, Chomnalez M, Di Giacomo AG and Reboreda JC. Host Use by Generalist and Specialist brood Parasitic Cowbirds at Population and Individual Levels. Advances in the Study of Behavior 42: 81-119 (2010).

De Mársico MC, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Reproductive success and nestling growth of Bay-winged cowbirds parasitized by Screaming and Shiny Cowbirds. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122: 417-431 (2010).

De Mársico MC and Reboreda JC. Brood parasitism increases mortality of Bay-winged Cowbird nests. Condor 112: 407-417 (2010).

Rebolo N and Fiorini V. European starling (Sturnus vulgaris): Population density and interactions with native species in Buenos Aires urban parks. Ornitología Neotropical 21: 507–518 (2010).

2009

Mahler B and Gil D. The evolution of song in the Phylloscopus leaf warblers (Aves: Sylviidae): a tale of sexual selection, habitat adaptation and morphological constraints. Advances in the Study of Behavior 40: 35-66 (2009).

Liljesthrom M, Schiavini A and Reboreda JC. Chilean Swallows (Tachycineta meyeni) adjust the number of feathers added to the nest with time of breeding. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121: 783-788 (2009).

Fiorini VD, Tuero DT and Reboreda JC. Host behaviour and nest-site characteristics affect the likelihood of brood parasitism by shiny cowbirds on chalk-browed mockingbirds. Behaviour 146: 1387-1403 (2009).

Astié AA and Reboreda JC. Function of egg punctures by Shiny Cowbird in parasitized and unparasitized Creamy-bellied Thrush nests. Journal of Field Ornithology 80: 336-343 (2009).

Berkunsky I, Mahler B and Reboreda JC. Sexual dimorphism and sex determination by morphometric measurements in blue-fronted parrots. Emu 109: 192-197 (2009).

Astié AA and Reboreda JC. Shiny Cowbird parasitism of a low quality host: effect of host traits on a parasite's reproductive success. Journal of field Ornithology 80: 224-233 (2009).

Mahler B, Sarquis Adamson Y, Di Giacomo AG, Confalonieri V and Reboreda JC. Utilization of a new host in the host-specialist brood parasite Molothrus rufoaxillaris: host switch or host acquisition?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 1603-1608 (2009).

Fiorini VD, Tuero DT and Reboreda JC. Shiny Cowbirds benefits of synchronizing parasitism and puncturing eggs in large and small hosts. Animal Behaviour 77: 561-568 (2009).

Berkunsky I and Reboreda JC. Nest site fidelity and cavity reuse by Blue-fronted Parrots, Amazona aestiva, in the dry Chaco. Ibis 151: 145-150 (2009).

2008

Facchinetti C, Di Giacomo AG and Reboreda JC. Sexual differences in parental care in Tawny-bellied (Sporophila hypoxantha) and Rusty-collared (S. collaris) Seedeaters. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 880-884 (2008).

Fernández GJ and Reboreda JC. Between and within clutch variation of egg size in Greater Rheas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120: 674-682 (2008).

De Mársico MC and Reboreda JC. Differential reproductive success favour strong host preferences in a highly specialized brood parasite. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 275: 2499-2506 (2008).

Mahler B, Lovette I, Confalonieri V and Reboreda JC. Eggshell spotting in brood parasitic shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) is not linked to the female sex chromosome. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 1193-1199 (2008).

De Mársico MC and Reboreda JC. Egg-laying behaviour in screaming cowbirds. Why does a specialist brood parasite waste so many eggs?. Condor 110: 143-153 (2008).

2007

Mahler B, Lovette I, Confalonieri V and Reboreda JC. Partial host fidelity in nest selection by the shiny cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis), a highly generalist avian brood parasite. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 1918-1923 (2007).

Rabuffetti FL and Reboreda JC. Early infestation by botflies (Philornis seguyi) decreases chick survival and nesting success in Chalk-browed Mockingbirds (Mimus saturninus). Auk 124: 898-906 (2007).

Tuero DT, Fiorini VD and Reboreda JC. Effects of Shiny Cowbird parasitism on different components of House Wren reproductive success. Ibis:149: 521-529 (2007).

Fernández GJ and Reboreda JC. Costs of large clutches for males and females Greater Rheas. Ibis 149: 215-222 (2007).

Massoni V, Bulit F and Reboreda JC. Breeding biology of the White-rumped Swallow Tachycineta leucorrhoa at Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Ibis 149: 10-17 (2007).

2006

Llambías P, Ferretti V and Reboreda JC. Egg discrimination and sex-specific pecking behaviour in parasitic cowbirds. Ethology 112: 1128-1135 (2006).

Fiorini VD and Reboreda JC. Cues used by shiny cowbirds (Molothrus bonariensis) to locate and parasitize chalk-browed mockingbird (Mimus saturninus) nests. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 60: 379-385 (2006).

Nair-Roberts RN, Erichsen JT, Reboreda JC and Kacelnik A. The distribution of Substance P reveals a novel subdivision in the hippocampus of parasitic South American cowbirds. Journal of Comparative Neurology 496: 610-626 (2006).

Massoni V, Winkler DW and Reboreda JC. Shiny cowbird brood parasitism on White-rumped Swallow. Journal of Field Ornithology 77: 80-84 (2006).

Astié AA and Reboreda JC. Costs of egg punctures and Shiny Cowbird parasitism on Creamy-bellied Thrush reproductive sucess. Auk 123: 23-32 (2006).

2005

Ney-Nifle M, Bernstein C, Reboreda JC and Kacelnik A. Population dynamics and avian brood parasitism: persistence and invasions in a three species system. Journal of Animal Ecology 74: 274-284 (2005).

Astié AA and Reboreda JC. Creamy-bellied thrush defences against shiny cowbird brood parasitism. Condor 107: 788-796 (2005).

May D and Reboreda JC. Conspecific and heretospecific social learning in Shiny Cowbirds. Animal Behaviour 70: 1087-1092 (2005).

Massoni V, Loetti V and Reboreda JC. Sexual dimorphism and parental care in Yellow-winged Blackbird, Agelaius thilius. Ornitología Neotropical 16: 551-555 (2005).

Couri MS, Rabuffetti FL and Reboreda JC. Descriptions and new data on Philornis seguyi García, 1952 (Diptera, Muscidae). Brazilian Journal of Biology 65: 631-637 (2005).

Fiorini VD, Astié AA, Tuero DT and Reboreda JC. Éxito reproductivo del Tordo Renegrido, Molothrus bonariensis, en hospedadores de distinto tamaño corporal. Hornero 20: 173-182 (2005).

2003

Fernández GJ, Capurro AF and Reboreda JC. Effect of group size on individual and collective vigilance in Greater Rheas. Ethology 109: 1-14 (2003).

Fernández GJ and Reboreda JC. Male parental care in Greater Rheas (Rhea americana) in Argentina. Auk 120: 418-428 (2003).

Sackmann P and Reboreda JC. A comparative study of Shiny Cowbird parasitism in two large hosts: Chalk-browed Mockingbird and Rufous-bellied Thrush. Condor 105: 728-736 (2003).

Mermoz ME and Reboreda JC. Reproductive success of Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) parasitizing the larger Brown-and-yellow Marshbird (Pseudoleistes virescens) in Argentina. Auk 120: 1128-1139 (2003).

Reboreda JC, Mermoz ME, Massoni V, Astié AA and Rabuffetti FL. Impacto del parasitismo de cría del Tordo Renegrido (Molothrus bonariensis) sobre el éxito reproductivo de sus hospedadores. Hornero 18: 77-88 (2003).

2002

Fernández GJ and Reboreda JC. Nestsite selection in Greater Rheas Rhea americana. Journal of field Ornithology 73: 166-173 (2002).

Massoni V. and Reboreda JC. A neglected cost of brood parasitism: egg punctures by Shiny Cowbirds during inspection of potential host nests. Condor 104: 407-411 (2002).

Hauber ME, Clayton NS, Kacelnik A, Reboreda JC and DeVoogd TJ. Sexual dimorphism and species differences in HVC volumes of cowbirds. Behavioral Neuroscience 113: 1095-1099 (1999).