DR. Juan Gabriel MARTÍNEZ

Full Professor at the Zoology Department (University of Granada)

He has mainly worked in bird reproductive strategies, in particular in brood parasitism. He is interested in the causes and consequences of variation in animal behaviour and life histories.

He has studied different topics related to reproductive strategies (brood parasitism, mating systems,…) using a combination of behavioural and experimental studies, as well as molecular markers.

In fact, he has developed molecular markers useful for the study of reproductive ecology and population genetics of several species, such as magpies, great spotted cuckoos and Apollo butterflies.

Personal Website: https://blogs.ugr.es/juangamartinez/

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Publications

  • Martínez, J.G., Soler, J.J., Soler, M. y Burke, T. (1998). Spatial patterns of egg laying and multiple parasitism in a brood parasite: a non-territorial system in the great spotted cuckoo (Clamator glandarius). Oecologia, 117: 286-294.
  • Martínez, J.G., Carranza, J., Fernández-García, J.L. y Sánchez-Prieto, C.B. (2002). Genetic variation of red deer populations under hunting exploitation in south-western Spain. Journal of Wildlife Management, 66 (4): 1273-1282.
  • Martínez, J.G. y Burke, T. (2003). Microsatellite typing of sperm trapped in the perivitelline layers of avian eggs: a cautionary note. Journal of Avian Biology, 34: 20-24.
  • Martinez, J.G., Mira, O., Sanchez-Prieto, C.B., Barea-Azcón, J.M. y Tinaut, A. (2018). Population size and genetic variability of a relict population of an endangered butterfly, Parnassius apollo filabricus.  Insect Conservation and Diversity, 11: 294-304.
  • Martínez, J.G., Molina-Morales, M., Precioso, M. y Avilés, J.M. (2020). Age-related brood parasitism and egg rejection in magpie hosts. The American Naturalist, 195 (5): 876-885.