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Rocío Tarjuelo
Position: Postdoctoral researcher Juan de la Cierva |
I started my research career committed to wildlife conservation, which is increasingly threatened by human activities. My studies have addressed conservation issues in species of agricultural landscapes mainly from behavioural ecology and population dynamics. Although my research has focused on how ecological mechanisms influence population regulation and spatial dynamics, I am also interested on how we can incorporate evolutionary dynamics in order to improve predictions on the response of declining populations and develop more effective conservation strategies.To date, my research lines have focused on:
- The spatial distribution, habitat selection, and the impacts of agricultural activities on small mammals.
- The role of biotic interactions (interspecific competition and conspecific attraction) as a driver of change in ecological niche, habitat use, and spatial distribution of steppe birds (the little bustard and the great bustard).
- The effects of hunting and road traffic on the physiological and behavioural response of threatened species (the little bustard and the pin-tailed sandgrouse).
- Variation on the honesty of secondary sexual traits induced by the social context.
- The effect of agri-environmental schemes on the functional response of the community of birds inhabiting open landscapes.
Articles
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- I. Martínez-Marivela, M.B. Morales, C. Iglesias-Merchán, M.P. Delgado, R. Tarjuelo & J. Traba. Traffic noise pollution does not influence habitat selection in the endangered Little Bustard. Ardeola. Accepted.
- R. Tarjuelo, M.B. Morales, B. Arroyo, S. Mañosa, G. Bota, F. Casas & J. Traba. 2017. Intraspecific and interspecific competition induces density-dependent habitat niche shifts in an endangered steppe bird. Ecology and Evolution. 7(22): 9720-9730
- R. Tarjuelo, M.B. Morales & J. Traba. 2017. Interspecific relationships. In: V. Bretagnolle, M.B Morales & J. Traba. (Eds). Little bustard: Ecology and Conservation. Springer.
- R. Tarjuelo, J. Traba, M.B. Morales & D.W. Morris. 2017. Isodars unveil asymmetric effects on habitat use caused by competition between two endangered species. Oikos 126 (1): 73-81.
- F. Casas, A. Benítez-López, R. Tarjuelo, I. Barja, J. Viñuela, J.T. García, M.B. Morales & F. Mougeot. 2016. Changes in behaviour and faecal glucocorticoid levels in response to increased human activities during weekends in the pin-tailed sandgrouse. The Science of Nature 103: 91.
- R. Tarjuelo, P. Vergara & J. Martínez-Padilla. 2016. Intra-sexual competition modulates calling behavior and its association with secondary sexual traits. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70 (10): 1633-1641.
- R. Tarjuelo, I. Barja, M.B. Morales, J. Traba, A. Benítez-López, F. Casas, B. Arroyo, M.P. Delgado & F. Mougeot. 2015. Effects of human activity on physiological and behavioural responses of an endangered steppe bird. Behavioral Ecology 26 (3): 828-838.
- R. Tarjuelo, M.B. Morales, J. Traba & M.P. Delgado. 2014. Are species coexistence areas a good option for conservation management? Applications from fine scale modelling in two steppe birds. PlosOne 9(1): e87847.
- R. Tarjuelo, M.P. Delgado, G. Bota, M.B. Morales, J. Traba, A. Ponjoan, I. Hervás & S. Mañosa. 2013. Not only habitat but also sex: factors affecting spatial distribution of little bustard Tetrax tetrax families. Acta Ornithologica 48 (1): 119-128.
- R. Tarjuelo, M.B. Morales & J. Traba. 2011. Breadth and specialization in microhabitat selection: the case of the Algerian mouse (Mus spretus) in Central Spain. Revue d’Ecologie – La Terre et la Vie 66: 145-156.
- R. Tarjuelo, I. Guerrero, J.J. Oñate & M.B. Morales. 2010. Influencia de la gestión agraria sobre la abundancia de micromamíferos en zonas de cultivo del centro peninsular. Ecología 23: 165-176.
