MNCN

 

 

 

Current address (March-August 2012):

 

Department of Herpetology

American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West at 79th Street

New York, NY 10024-5192

U.S.A.

Phone: +1 212 313 7081

 

 

Permanent address:

 

Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Calle José Gutiérrez Abascal 2

E-28006 Madrid

Spain 

 

 

 

Education and employment:

 

Mar 2012 - Aug 2012: Visiting Scholar, Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, U.S.A.

 

Dec 2010 - present: Associate Professor of Research, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC), Madrid, Spain.

 

Jun 2008 - Nov 2008: Visiting Scholar, Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive (CNRS - Université Pierre et Marie Curie), Paris, France.

 

Jul 2005 - Jun 2006: Visiting Scholar, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

 

Dec 1999 - Nov 2010: Associate Professor of Research, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas (CSIC), Almería, Spain.

 

Nov 1996 - Aug 1999: Hired Research Staff, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Seville, Spain.

 

Oct 1994 - Feb 1996: Post-doc, Zoological Institute, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 

Oct 1993 - Sep 1994: Post-doc, Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

 

Jun 1993: PhD, Department of Animal Biology I, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.

 

Jan 1989 - Dec 1992: PhD Student, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Seville, Spain.

 

Jun 1988: Degree in Biology, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.

 

 

 

Recent grants and projects:

 

The evolution of ornamentation and sexual dimorphism in chameleons. Mar 2012 - Aug 2012 (in collaboration with Christopher J. Raxworthy, American Museum of Natural History).

 

The function of lizard coloration: a case study with the spiny-footed lizard. Jan 2009 - Dec 2012 (in collaboration with Josabel Belliure, Universidad de Alcalá).

 

Effects of climate change on population trends and geographic distribution of European bird species. Jun 2008 - Nov 2008 (in collaboration with Anders Pape Møller, CNRS - Université Paris-Sud).

 

Aposematic coloration in birds. Relationship between coloration and chemical defenses against predators in Coraciiformes. Mar 2007 - Oct 2010 (in collaboration with Manuel Martín-Vivaldi, Universidad de Granada).

 

The function of red ventral coloration in eastern water dragons, Physignatus lesueurii (Agamidae, Reptilia). Jul 2005 - Jun 2006 (in collaboration with Richard Shine, The University of Sydney).

 

Egg coloration and sexual selection in birds. Dec 2004 - Dec 2007 (in collaboration with Juan José Soler, Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC).

 

Host-parasite interaction and immune response in three Antarctic penguin species: global change effects. Dec 2004 - Dec 2007 (in collaboration with Andrés Barbosa, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC).

 

 

 

Publications:

 

McCoy K. D., Beis P., Barbosa A., Cuervo J. J., Fraser W. R., Gonzalez-Solis J., Jourdain E., Poisbleau M., Quillfeldt P., Leger E. & Dietrich M. 2012. Population genetic structure and colonisation of the Western Antarctic Peninsula by the seabird tick Ixodes uriae. Marine Ecology Progress Series (in press) pdf

 

Sánchez S., Cuervo, J. J. & Moreno E. 2012. Vegetation structure in beech-fir forests: effects on the avian community. Revue d'Écologie (La Terre et la Vie) 67 (in press) pdf

 

Jerez S., Motas M., Palacios M. J., Valera F., Cuervo J. J. & Barbosa A. 2011. Concentration of trace elements in feathers of three Antarctic penguins: geographical and inter-specific differences. Environmental Pollution 159: 2412-2419 pdf

 

Barbosa A., Benzal J., Vidal V., D'Amico V., Coria N., Díaz J., Motas M., Palacios M. J., Cuervo J. J., Ortiz J. & Chitimia L. 2011. Seabird ticks (Ixodes uriae) distribution along the Antarctic Peninsula. Polar Biology 34: 1621-1624 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., Dhaoui M. & Espeso G. 2011. Fluctuating asymmetry and blood parameters in three endangered gazelle species. Mammalian Biology 76: 498-505 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., Soler J. J., Avilés J. M., Pérez-Contreras T. & Navarro C. 2011. Experimental feeding affects the relationship between hematocrit and body mass in spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) nestlings. Journal of Ornithology 152: 201-206 pdf

 

Palacios M. J., Barbosa A., Pedraza-Díaz S., Ortega-Mora L. M., Valera F., Cuervo J. J., Benzal J. & de la Cruz C. 2010. Apparent absence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma gondii in three species of penguins along Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Science 22: 265-270 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., Palacios M. J. & Barbosa A. 2009. Beak colouration as a possible sexual ornament in gentoo penguins: sexual dichromatism and relationship to body condition. Polar Biology 32: 1305-1314 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 2009. The allometric pattern of sexually size dimorphic feather ornaments and factors affecting allometry. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22: 1503-1515 pdf

 

Møller A. P. & Cuervo J. J. 2009. Minisatellite mutation rates increase with extra-pair paternity among birds. BMC Evolutionary Biology 9: 100 pdf

 

Møller A. P., Balbontín J., Cuervo J. J., Hermosell I. G. & de Lope F. 2009. Individual differences in protandry, sexual selection and fitness. Behavioral Ecology 20: 433-440 pdf

 

Soler J. J., Navarro C., Pérez-Contreras T., Avilés J. M. & Cuervo J. J. 2008. Sexually selected egg coloration in spotless starlings. American Naturalist 171: 183-194 pdf

 

Sánchez S., Cuervo J. J. & Moreno E. 2007. Suitable cavities as a scarce resource for both cavity and non-cavity nesting birds in managed temperate forests. A case study in the Iberian Peninsula. Ardeola 54: 261-274 pdf

 

Sánchez S., Cuervo J. J. & Moreno E. 2007. Does habitat structure affect body condition of nestlings? A case study with woodland great tits Parus major. Acta Ornithologica 42: 200-204 pdf

 

Soler J. J., Avilés J. M., Cuervo J. J. & Pérez-Contreras T. 2007. Is the relation between colour and immune response mediated by nutritional condition in spotless starling nestlings? Animal Behaviour 74: 1139-1145 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Shine R. 2007. Hues of a dragon's belly: morphological correlates of ventral coloration in water dragons. Journal of Zoology 273: 298-304 pdf

 

Radder R. S., Warner D. A., Cuervo J. J. & Shine R. 2007. The functional significance of residual yolk in hatchling lizards (Amphibolurus muricatus, Agamidae). Functional Ecology 21: 302-309 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., Møller A. P. & de Lope, F. 2007. Hematocrit is weakly related to condition in nestling barn swallows Hirundo rustica. Ibis 149: 128-134 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 2006. Experimental tail elongation in male barn swallows reduces provisioning of young, but only in second broods. Ibis 148: 449-458 pdf

 

Møller A. P., Chabi Y., Cuervo J. J., de Lope F., Kilpimaa J., Kose M., Matyjasiak P., Pap P. L., Saino N., Sakraoui R., Schifferli L. & von Hirschheydt J. 2006. An analysis of continent-wide patterns of sexual selection in a passerine bird. Evolution 60: 856-868 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & de Ayala R. M. 2005. Experimental tail shortening in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) affects haematocrit. Functional Ecology 19: 828-835 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. 2005. Hatching success in avocet Recurvirostra avosetta and black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus. Bird Study 52: 166-172 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. 2004. Nest-site selection and characteristics in a mixed-species colony of avocets Recurvirostra avosetta and black-winged stilts Himantopus himantopus. Bird Study 51: 20-24 pdf

 

Møller A. P., Brohede J., Cuervo J. J., de Lope F. & Primmer C. 2003. Extrapair paternity in relation to sexual ornamentation, arrival date and condition in a migratory bird. Behavioral Ecology 14: 707-712 pdf

 

Barbosa A., Merino S., Cuervo J. J., de Lope F. & Møller A. P. 2003. Feather damage of long tails in barn swallows Hirundo rustica. Ardea 91: 85-90 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., Møller A. P. & de Lope F. 2003. Experimental manipulation of tail length in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) affects their future reproductive success. Behavioral Ecology 14: 451-456 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. 2003. Parental roles and mating system in the black-winged stilt. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 947-953 pdf

 

Møller A. P. & Cuervo J. J. 2003. Sexual selection, germline mutation rate and sperm competition. BMC Evolutionary Biology 3: 6 pdf

 

Møller A. P. & Cuervo, J. J. 2003. Asymmetry, size, and sexual selection: factors affecting heterogeneity in relationships between asymmetry and sexual selection. In: M. Polak (ed.). Developmental instability: causes and consequences (pp. 262-275). Oxford University Press, New York

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 2001. Components of phenotypic variation in avian ornamental and non-ornamental feathers. Evolutionary Ecology 15: 53-72 pdf

 

Møller A. P. & Cuervo J. J. 2000. The evolution of paternity and paternal care in birds. Behavioral Ecology 11: 472-485 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. 2000. Foraging cost of ornaments which are not ornaments: comment on Matyjasiak et al. (1999). Ethology 106: 659-663 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 2000. Sex limited expression of ornamental feathers in birds. Behavioral Ecology 11: 246-259 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 1999. Evolutionary rates of secondary sexual and non-sexual characters among birds. Evolutionary Ecology 13: 283-303 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 1999. Phenotypic variation and fluctuating asymmetry in sexually dimorphic feather ornaments in relation to sex and mating system. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 68: 505-529 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J. & Møller A. P. 1999. Ecology and evolution of extravagant feather ornaments. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 12: 986-998 pdf

 

Møller A. P. & Cuervo J. J. 1998. Speciation and feather ornamentation in birds. Evolution 52: 859-869 pdf

 

Soler J. J., Cuervo J. J., Møller A. P. & de Lope F. 1998. Nest building is a sexually selected behaviour in the barn swallow. Animal Behaviour 56: 1435-1442 pdf

 

Møller A. P., Barbosa A., Cuervo J. J., de Lope F., Merino S. & Saino N. 1998. Sexual selection and tail streamers in the barn swallow. Proccedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 265: 409-414 pdf

 

Saino N., Cuervo J. J., Ninni P., de Lope F. & Møller A. P. 1997. Haematocrit correlates with tail ornament size in three populations of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). Functional Ecology 11: 604-610 pdf

 

Saino N., Cuervo J. J., Krivacek M., de Lope F. & Møller A. P. 1997. Experimental manipulation of tail ornament size affects the haematocrit of male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica). Oecologia 110: 186-190 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., de Lope F., Møller A. P. & Moreno J. 1996. Energetic cost of tail streamers in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). Oecologia 108: 252-258 pdf

 

Cuervo J. J., de Lope F. & Møller A. P. 1996. The function of long tails in female barn swallows (Hirundo rustica): An experimental study. Behavioral Ecology 7: 132-136 pdf

 

Møller A. P., Cuervo J. J., Soler J. J. & Zamora-Muñoz C. 1996. Horn asymmetry and fitness in gemsbok, Oryx g. gazella. Behavioral Ecology 7: 247-253 pdf

 

Viñuela J., Moreno J., Carrascal L. M., Sanz J. J., Amat J. A., Ferrer M., Belliure J. & Cuervo J. J. 1996. The effect of hatching date on parental care, chick growth, and chick mortality in the chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica. Journal of Zoology 240: 51-58 pdf

 

Moreno J., Carrascal L. M., Sanz J. J., Amat J. A. & Cuervo J. J. 1994. Hatching asynchrony, sibling hierarchies and brood reduction in the Chinstrap penguin Pygoscelis antarctica. Polar Biology 14: 21-30 pdf

 

Bustamante J., Cuervo J. J. & Moreno J. 1992. The function of feeding chases in the chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarctica). Animal Behaviour 44: 753-759 pdf

 

 

 

Links:

 

Information on Antarctic penguins (in Spanish)

 

Conservation of tropical environments in Panama

 

Online encyclopedia of Spanish vertebrates (in Spanish)