Research record

Publications

35 peer-reviewed articles spanning behavioural ecology, migration, urban biology and evolution.

Preprints

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  1. 2025

    Effects of animal dormancy on oxidative stress, immune status, and glucocorticoids: a meta-analysis

    Burraco P., Petrovic T. G., Capilla-Lasheras P., Prokic M.

    bioRxiv (2025).

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Peer-reviewed articles

35
  1. 35

    Multi-sensor tracking reveals the extent of nocturnal migration in landbirds

    Dufour P., Nussbaumer R., Doniol-Valcroze P., et al., including Capilla-Lasheras P.

    Current Biology, 36(14), 3697-3706.e3 (2026).

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  2. 34

    Geolocation with a magnetic sensor

    Nussbaumer R., Bächler E., Liechti F., Briedis M., Dufour P., Rime Y., Capilla-Lasheras P., Wong J. B., Holland R., Helm B.

    Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 17(8), 2395-2407 (2026).

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  3. 33

    Artificial light at night consistently impacts avian physiology and behaviour: a meta-analysis

    Diaz-Palma S., Capilla-Lasheras P., Dominoni D., Cichoń M., Sudyka J.

    Ecology Letters, 29(4), e70382 (2026).

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  4. 32

    Bridging the gap: improving methodologies for future avian microbiome research

    Davies C. S., Capilla-Lasheras P., Catelan-Carphio E., Corregidor-Castro A., Diez-Méndez D., Drobniak S. M., Drzewińska-Chańko J., Kohl K. D., Martínez-Renau E., Ramellini S., Richardson D. S., Ruuskanen S., Sutton A. O., Szulkin M., Troisi C. A., White J., Worsley S. F., Bodawatta K. H., Videvall E.

    Journal of Avian Biology, 2026(2), e03594 (2026).

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  5. 31

    Native trees are related to advanced bird breeding phenology and increased reproductive success along an urban gradient

    Branston C. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., Haugh C., Baker P. J., Reid R., Griffiths K., White S., Dominoni D. M.

    Ecology, 107(1), e70294 (2026).

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  6. 30

    Nest composition of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) along an urban gradient

    Roy J., Branston C. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., Baker P. J., Dominoni D. M.

    Avocetta, 49 (2025).

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  7. 29

    Urbanisation is associated with changes in stable isotopes across multiple trophic levels

    Navarro A. B., McGill R. A. R., Newton J., Branston C. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., Silveira L. F., Dominoni D. M.

    Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 1-18 (2025).

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  8. 28

    Continental patterns of phenotypic variation along replicated urban gradients: a mega‐analysis

    Thompson M. J., Martin J. G. A., Biard C., Bleu J., Branston C. J., Capilla‐Lasheras P., Dingemanse N. J., Dominoni D. M., Eens M., Eeva T., Evans K. L., Isaksson C., Liker A., Massemin S., Matthysen E., Mouchet A., Perret S., Senar J. C., Seress G., Szulkin M., Vincze E., Watson H., Réale D., Charmantier A.

    Ecology Letters, 28(7), e70180 (2025).

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  9. 27

    Partial night lighting may reduce the physiological impact of artificial light at night on captive zebra finches

    Reid R. R., Dawson N., Duncan E., Gillespie R., Mitchell C., Branston C. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., Boonekamp J., Dominoni D. M.

    Frontiers in Physiology, 16, 1592407 (2025).

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  10. 26

    Migratory microbiomes: the role of the gut microbiome in bird migration eco‐physiology

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Risely A.

    Journal of Avian Biology, 2025(2), e03406 (2025).

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  11. 25

    Environmental constraints can explain clutch size differences between urban and forest blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus): insights from an egg removal experiment

    Pitt M. D., Alhowiti N. S. S., Branston C., Carlon E., Boonekamp J., Dominoni D. M., Capilla-Lasheras P.

    Journal of Animal Ecology, 94(3), 368-378 (2025).

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  12. 24

    It pays to sit tight: stable night-time incubation increases hatching success in urban and forest great tits, Parus major

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Womack R. J., McGlare C. L. O., Branston C. J., Dominoni D. M., Helm B.

    Zoological Science, 42(1), 144-152 (2025).

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  13. 23

    Urban effects on timing and variability of diel activity differ across passerine species and seasons

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Branston C., Baker P., Cochrane C., Helm B., Dominoni D. M.

    Journal of Animal Ecology, 94(5), 1088-1100 (2025).

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  14. 22

    Evolution of sex differences in cooperation can be explained by trade-offs with dispersal

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Bircher N., Brown A. M., Harrison X., Reed T., York J. E., Cram D. L., Rutz C.s, Walker L., Naguib M., Young A. J.

    PLOS Biology, 22(10): e3002859 (2024).

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  15. 21

    Architectural traditions in the structures built by cooperative weaver birds

    Tello-Ramos M. C., Harper L., Tortora-Brayda I., Guillette L. M., Capilla-Lasheras P., Harrison X. A., Young A. J., Healy S. D.

    Science, 385, 1004-1009 (2024).

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  16. 20

    The impact of chemical pollution across major life transitions: a meta-analysis on oxidative stress in amphibians

    Martin C., Capilla-Lasheras P., Monaghan P., Burraco P.

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291, 20241536 (2024).

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  17. 19

    The impact of urbanization on health depends on the health metric, life stage and level of urbanization: a global meta-analysis on avian species

    Reid R., Capilla-Lasheras P., Haddou Y., Boonekamp J., Dominoni D. M.

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291, 20240617 (2024).

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  18. 18

    Mothers in a cooperatively breeding bird increase investment per offspring at the pre-natal stage when they will have more help with postnatal care

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Wilson A., Young A. J.

    PLOS Biology, 21, e3002356 (2023).

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  19. 17

    Experimental light at night explains differences in activity onset between urban and forest Great tits

    McGlade C. L. O., Capilla-Lasheras P., Womack R. J., Helm B., Dominoni D. M.

    Biology Letters, 19, 20230194 (2023).

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  20. 16

    Reproductive fitness is associated with female chronotype in a songbird

    Womack R. J.*, Capilla-Lasheras P.*, McGlade C. L. O., Dominoni D. M., Helm B.

    Animal Behaviour, 205, 65-78. * shared first authorship (2023).

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  21. 15

    Urbanisation impacts plumage colouration in a songbird across Europe: evidence from a correlational, experimental, and meta-analytical approach

    Salmón P., López-Idiáquez D., Capilla-Lasheras P., Pérez-Tris J., Isaksson C., Watson H.

    Journal of Animal Ecology, 92, 1924-1936 (2023).

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  22. 14

    Circadian rhythms of hosts and their gut microbiomes: implications for animal physiology and ecology

    Schmid D. W., Capilla-Lasheras P., Dominoni D. M., Müller-Klein N., Sommer S., Risely A.

    Functional Ecology, 37, 476-487 (2023).

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  23. 13

    A global meta-analysis reveals higher variation in breeding phenology in urban birds than in their non-urban neighbours

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Thompson M. J., Sánchez-Tójar A., Haddou Y., Branston C. J., Réale D., Charmantier C., Dominoni D. M.

    Ecology Letters, 25, 2552-2570 (2022).

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  24. 12

    Phenotypic variation in urban environments: proximate causes and evolutionary implications

    Thompson M. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., Dominoni D. M., Réale D., Charmantier A.

    Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37, 171-182 (2022).

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  25. 11

    Social dominance and rainfall predict telomere dynamics in a cooperative arid-zone bird

    Wood E., Capilla-Lasheras P., Cram D., Walker L., York J., Lange A., Hamilton P., Tyler C., Young A. J.

    Molecular Ecology, 31, 6141-6154 (2022).

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  26. 10

    Weaker selection on timing of breeding and clutch size in urban blue tits compared to non-urban counterparts, but not in great tits

    Branston C. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., Pollock C. J., Griffiths K., White S., Dominoni D. M.

    Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 75, 155 (2021).

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  27. 9

    Longitudinal evidence that older parents produce offspring with longer telomeres in a wild social bird

    Brown A., Wood E., Capilla-Lasheras P., Harrison X., Young A. J.

    Biology Letters, 17, 20210409 (2021).

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  28. 8

    Altruistic bet-hedging and the evolution of cooperation in a Kalahari bird

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Harrison X., Wood E., Wilson A., Young A. J.

    Science Advances, 7, eabe8980 (2021).

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  29. 7

    Environmental conditions but not nest composition affect reproductive success in an urban bird

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Bondía B., Aguirre J. I.

    Ecology & Evolution, 11, 3084-3092 (2021).

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  30. 6

    Bacterial ageing in the absence of external stressors

    Łapińska U., Glover G., Capilla-Lasheras P., Young A. J., Pagliara S.

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374, 20180442 (2019).

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  31. 5

    Identification of novel targets for host-directed therapeutics against intracellular Staphylococcus aureus

    Bravo-Santano N., Capilla-Lasheras P., Mateos L. M., Calle Y., Behrends V., Letek M.

    Scientific Reports, 39, 15435 (2019).

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  32. 4

    incR: a new R package to analyse incubation behaviour

    Capilla-Lasheras P.

    Journal of Avian Biology, 49, e01710 (2018).

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  33. 3

    ‘Green incubation’: avian offspring benefit from aromatic nest herbs through improved parental incubation behaviour

    Gwinner H., Capilla-Lasheras P., Cooper C., Helm B.

    Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285, 20180376 (2018).

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  34. 2

    Integrated behavioural and stable isotope data reveal altered diet linked to low breeding success in urban-dwelling blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)

    Pollock C. J., Capilla-Lasheras P., McGill R. A. R., Helm B., Dominoni D. M.

    Scientific Reports, 7, 5014 (2017).

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  35. 1

    Elevated immune gene expression is associated with poor reproductive success of urban blue tits

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Dominoni D. M., Babayan S. A., O’Shaughnessy P. J., Mladenova M., Woodford L., Pollock C. J., Barr T., Baldini F., Helm B.

    Frontiers in Ecology & Evolution, 5, 64 (2017).

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Other research outputs

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  1. 2026

    GeoLocator Data Package: Scops Owl (MIGRALIGHT)

    Capilla-Lasheras P., Nussbaumer R., Avilés J. M., Benito A., Bustillo-de la Rosa D., Fernández Calvo I., Fuertes Marcos B., González Sánchez F., Hernández Cabello J., Ibáñez-Álamo J. D., Pardo de Santayana G., Parejo D., Uboldi A., Vilà C., Schmid B., Helm B.

    Zenodo dataset (2026).

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  2. 2020

    The evolution of cooperation in an arid-zone bird: bet-hedging, plasticity and constraints

    Capilla-Lasheras P.

    Doctoral thesis, University of Exeter (2020).

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