Universidad de Castilla~La Mancha

Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Biología y tecnología de los recursos cinegéticos

Resultados de Investigación

Tesis doctorales defendidas en el programa y publicaciones derivadas

Doctoranda: M. Rocío Fernández-Santos
Director: J Julián Garde
Título: Mejora de la congelabilidad del material espermático obtenido postmortem en el ciervo ibérico
Fecha de lectura: 20-07-2006
Menciones: Premio extraordinario de doctorado curso 2005/2006 en área de Ciencias Experimentales
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Fernández-Santos MR., Esteso M., Soler AJ., Montoro V., Garde JJ., 2005. The effects of different cryoprotectants and the temperature of addition on the survival of red deer epididymal spermatozoa . Cryoletters 26: 25-32.
  • Fernández-Santos MR., Esteso M., Soler AJ., Montoro V., Garde JJ., 2006. Effects of egg yolk and cooling rate on the survival of refrigerated red deer epididymal spermatozoa. Reprod Domest Anim 41: 114-118.
  • Fernández-Santos MR., Esteso M., Montoro V., Soler AJ., Garde JJ. 2006. Cryopreservation of Iberian red deer epididymal spermatozoa: Effects of Egg Yolk, Glycerol and the Cooling Rate. Theriogenology 66: 1931-1942.
  • Fernández-Santos MR., Esteso M., Montoro V., Soler AJ., Garde JJ. 2006. Influence of Various Permeating Cryoprotectants on Cryopreservation of Iberian Red Deer epididymal spermatozoa: Effects of concentration and temperature of addition. J Androl 27: 734-745.
  • Fernández-Santos MR., Martínez-Pastor F., García-Macías V., Esteso M., Soler AJ., de Paz P., Anel L., Garde JJ. 2007. Extender Osmolality and Sugar Supplementation Exert a Complex Effect on the Cryopreservation of Iberian Red Deer Epididymal Spermatozoa. Theriogenology 67: 738-753.
  • Fernández-Santos MR., Martínez-Pastor F., García-Macías V., Esteso M., Soler AJ., de Paz P., Anel L., Garde JJ. 2007. Sperm characteristics and DNA integrity of Iberian Red Deer Epididymal Spermatozoa frozen in the presence of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants. J Androl 28: 294-305.

Doctorando: Pelayo Acevedo Lavandera
Directores: Christian Gortazar, Joaquín Vicente, Jorge Cassinello
Título: Ecogeografía de la cabra montés ( capra pyrenaica ): relación con otros ungulados en simpatría en el centro - sur de la p enínsula i bérica
Fecha de lectura: 1-12-2006
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Acevedo, P ., Vicente, J., Alzaga, V., Gortázar, C. 2005. Relationship between bronchopulmonary nematode larvae and relative abundances of Spanish ibex ( Capra pyrenaica hispanica ) from Castilla – La Mancha , Spain. Journal of Helminthology 79: 113-118
  • Cassinello J, Acevedo P , Hortal J. 2006. Prospects for population expansion of the exotic aoudad ( Ammotragus lervia; Bovidae ) in the Iberian Peninsula: clues from habitat suitability modelling. Diversity and Distributions 12: 666-678
  • Acevedo P , Cassinello J, Hortal J, Gortázar C. 2007. Invasive exotic aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) as a major threat to native Iberian ibex ( Capra pyrenaica ): A habitat suitability model approach. Diversity and Distributions 13: 587-597
  • Acevedo, P. , Cassinello, J., Gortazar, C. 2007. The Iberian ibex is under an expansion trend but displaced to suboptimal habitats by the presence of extensive goat livestock in central Spain. Biodiversity and Conservation 16: 3361-3376

Doctorando: J. Francisco Ruiz Fons
Directores: Christian Gortazar, Dolo Vidal, Ursula Höfle, Joaquín Vicente,
Título: Riesgos sanitarios asociados a la producción cinegética de jabalí: la enfermedad de Aujeszki
Fecha de lectura: 1-12-2006
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Vicente J, Ruiz-Fons F , Vidal D, Höfle U, Acevedo P, Villanúa D, Fernández-de-Mera IG, Martín MP, Gortázar C. 2005. Large-scale serosurvey on Aujezsky´s disease virus infection in the European wild boar from Spain. Veterinary Record 156: 408-412
  • Ruiz-Fons F .; Vidal D.; Höfle U.; Vicente J. & Gortázar C. 2007. Aujeszky´s disease virus infection patterns in European wild boar. Veterinary Microbiology 120: 241-250
  • Ruiz-Fons F , Segalés J, Gortázar C. 2008. A review of viral diseases of the European wild boar: Effects of population dynamics and reservoir role. Veterinary Journal 176: 158-169
  • Ruiz-Fons F , Rodríguez O, Mateu E, Vidal D, Gortázar C. 2008. Antibody response of wild boar piglets vaccinated against Aujeszky´s disease virus. Veterinary Record (en prensa)
  • Ruiz-Fons F , Vidal D, Vicente J, Acevedo P, Fernández-de-Mera IG, Montoro V, Gortázar C. 2008. Epidemiological risk factors of Aujeszky´s disease in wild boars and domestic pigs in Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research (en prensa)

Doctorando: Miguel Delibes Mateos
Directores: Rafael Villafuerte, Pablo Ferreras
Título: Relaciones entre los cambios poblacionales de conejo, la gestión cinegética, el hábitat y los depredadores: Implicaciones para la conservación
Fecha de lectura: 13-12-2006
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Delibes-Mateos, M., Redpath , S.E ., Angulo, E., Ferreras , P., Villafuerte , R. 2007. Rabbits as a keystone s pecies in southern Europe. Biological Conservation 137: 149-156.
  • Delibes-Mateos, M. , Ramírez, E., Ferreras , P., Villafuerte , R. 2008. Translocations as a risk for the conservation of European wild rabbit lineages. Oryx 42: 259-264.
  • Delibes-Mateos, M. , Ferreras , P., Villafuerte , R. 2008. Rabbit populations and game management: the situation after 15 years of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in central-southern Spain. Biodiversity and Conservation .17: 559-574.
  • Delibes-Mateos, M., Fernández de Simón, J., Villafuerte , R., Ferreras , P. 2008. Feeding responses of the red fox ( Vulpes vulpes ) to different wild rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) densities: a regional approach. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 71-78.
  • Delibes-Mateos, M. , Delibes, M., Ferreras , P., Villafuerte , R. 2008. The rabbit's ecosystem: a review of the ecological role of wild rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) in Mediterranean south-western Europe. Conservation Biology, en prensa

Doctora nda: Milagros C. Esteso Díez
Director: J Julián Garde
Título: Evaluación objetiva de la morfometría de los espermatozides de ciervo. Relaciones con congelabilidad y calidad del semen
Fecha de lectura: 14-12-2006
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Esteso MC., Fernández-Santos R., Soler AJ., Garde JJ., 2003. Head dimensions of cryopreserved red deer spermatozoa are affected by thawing procedure. Cryoletters 24: 261-268.
  • Esteso MC., Fernández-Santos R., Soler AJ., Quintero-Moreno, A., Garde JJ., 2006. The effects of cryopreservation on the morphometric dimensions of Iberian red deer epididymal sperm heads. Reprod Domest Anim 41: 241-246.
  • Esteso MC., Fernández-Santos R., Soler AJ., Quintero-Moreno, A., Garde JJ., 2006. Functional significance of the sperm head morphometric size and shape for determining freezability in Iberian red deer epididymal sperm samples. J Androl 27: 663-670.
  • Esteso MC., Fernández-Santos MR., Soler AJ., Martínez-Pastor F., Garde JJ. 2008. Identification of Sperm-Head Morphometric Subpopulations in Iberian Red Deer Epididymal sperm samples. Reprod Dom Anim (Aceptado).

Doctorando: Lorenzo Pérez Rodríguez
Director: Javier Viñuela Madera
Título: Señales fiables en la perdiz roja (Alectoris rufa): condición física, testosterona y carotenoides
Fecha de lectura: 15-06-2007
Menciones: Premio extraordinario de doctorado curso 2006/2007 en área de Ciencias Experimentales
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Pérez-Rodríguez, L., Blas, J., Viñuela, J., Marchant, T. A., Bortolotti, G. R. 2006. Condition and androgen levels: are condition-dependent and androgen-mediated traits two sides of the same coin? Animal Behaviour 72: 97-103.
  • Blas, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L ., Bortolotti, G. R., Viñuela, J., Marchant, T. A. 2006. Testosterone increases bioavailability of carotenoids: new insights into the honesty of sexual signalling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 103 (49): 18633-18637.
  • Pérez-Rodríguez, L ., Alonso-Álvarez, C. y Viñuela, J. 2007. Repeated sampling but not sampling hour affects plasma carotenoid levels. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(2): 250-254.
  • Pérez-Rodríguez, L . 2008. Carotenoid-based ornamentation as a dynamic but consistent individual trait. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 995-1005.
  • Pérez-Rodríguez, L ., Alonso-Álvarez, C., Martínez-Haro, M., Viñuela, J. 2008. Variation in plasma biochemical parameters in captive adult red-legged partridges ( Alectoris rufa ) during daylight hours. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54: 21-26.
  • Pérez-Rodríguez, L ., Viñuela, J. Carotenoid-based bill and eye ring coloration as honest signals of condition: an experimental test in the red-legged partridge ( Alectoris rufa ). Naturwissenschaften ( en prensa )
  • Pérez-Rodríguez, L ., Mougeot, F., Alonso-Álvarez, C., Blas, J., Viñuela, J., Bortolotti, G. R. Cell-mediated immune activation rapidly decreases plasma carotenoids but does not affect oxidative stress in red-legged partridges ( Alectoris rufa ). Journal of Experimental Biology ( en prensa )

Doctorando: Joaquín Ortego Lozano
Directores: Pedro Cordero, José Miguel Aparicio
Título: Causes and consequences of genetic diversity in the lesser kestrel (falco naumanni)
Fecha de lectura: 19-11-2007
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Ortego, J ., Calabuig, G., Cordero, P. J. y Aparicio, J. M. 2007. Egg production and individual genetic diversity in lesser kestrels. Molecular Ecology, 16: 2383-2392.
  • Ortego, J ., González, E. G., Sánchez-Barbudo, I., Aparicio, J. M. y Cordero, P. J. 2007. Novel highly polymorphic loci and cross-amplified microsatellites for the lesser kestrel Falco naumanni . Ardeola, 54: 101-108.
  • Ortego, J ., Aparicio, J. M., Calabuig, G. y Cordero, P. J. 2007. Risk of ectoparasitism and genetic diversity in a wild lesser kestrel population. Molecular Ecology, 16: 3712-3720.
  • Ortego, J ., Calabuig, G., Cordero, P. J. y Aparicio, J. M. 2007. Genetic characterization of avian malaria (Protozoa) in the endangered lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni . Parasitology Research, 101: 1153-1156.
  • Ortego, J ., Aparicio, J. M., Calabuig, G. y Cordero, P. J. 2007. Increase of heterozygosity in a growing population of lesser kestrels. Biology Letters, 3: 585-588.
  • Ortego, J ., Cordero, P. J., Aparicio, J. M. y Calabuig, G. 2007. No relationship between individual genetic diversity and prevalence of avian malaria in a migratory kestrel. Molecular Ecology, 16: 4858-4866.
  • Ortego, J ., Calabuig, G., Aparicio, J. M. y Cordero, P. J. 2008. Genetic consequences of natal dispersal in the colonial lesser kestrel. Molecular Ecology, 17: 2051-2059.

Doctoranda: María Victoria Naranjo Aranda
Director: José de la Fuente
Título: Caracterización genómica y proteómica de la expresión génica diferencial en jabalíes infectados de forma natural con Mycobacterium bovis : Identificación de biomarcadores asociados con la infección y la respuesta inmunológica protectora a la tuberculosis
Fecha de lectura: 14-12-2007
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Naranjo, V., Höfle, U., Vicente, J., Martín, M.P., Ruiz-Fons, F., Gortazar, C., Kocan, K.M., de la Fuente , J. 2006. Genes differentially expressed in oropharyngeal tonsils and mandibular lymph nodes of tuberculous and non-tuberculous European wild boars naturally exposed to Mycobacterium bovis . FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology 46: 298-312.
  • Naranjo, V., Ayoubi, P., Vicente, J., Ruiz-Fons, F., Gortazar, C., Kocan, K.M., de la Fuente , J. 2006. Characterization of selected genes upregulated in non-tuberculous European wild boar as possible correlates of resistance to Mycobacterium bovis infection. Veterinary Microbiology 116: 224- 231.
  • Vidal, D., Naranjo, V., Mateo, R., Gortazar, C., de la Fuente , J. 2006. Analysis of serum biochemical parameters in relation to Mycobacterium bovis infection of European wild boars ( Sus scrofa ) in Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research 52: 301-304.
  • Naranjo, V., Villar, M., Martín-Hernando, M.P., Vidal, D., Höfle, U., Gortazar, C., Kocan, K.M., Vázquez, J., de la Fuente , J. 2007. Proteomic and transcriptomic analyses of differential stress/inflammatory responses in mandibular lymph nodes and oropharyngeal tonsils of European wild boars naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Proteomics 7: 220-231.
  • Naranjo, V., Gortazar, C., Villar, M., de la Fuente , J. 2007. Comparative genomics and proteomics to study tissue-specific response and function in natural Mycobacterium bovis infections. Animal Health Research Reviews 8 (1): 81-88.
  • Naranjo, V., Gortazar, C., Vicente, J., de la Fuente , J. 2008. Evidence of the role of European wild boar as a reservoir of tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. Veterinary Microbiology 127: 1-9.
  • Naranjo, V., Acevedo-Whitehouse, K., Vicente, J., Gortazar, C., de la Fuente , J. 2008. Influence of methylmalonyl-CoA mutase alleles on resistance to bovine tuberculosis in the European wild boar ( Sus scrofa ). Animal Genetics, (en prensa).

Doctoranda: Isabel García Fernández de Mera
Directores: Christian Gortazar, Jose Manuel Pérez de Lastra
Título: Factores implicados en la respuesta inmunitaria en el ciervo Ibérico
Fecha de lectura: 14-12-2007
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Fernández-de-Mera, I.G. , Höfle U., Vicente J., García, A.J., Rodríguez, O., Gortázar, C. 2006. Optimal dose and timing in phytohaemagglutinin skin-testing of deer. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 54: 357-359.
  • Vicente J, Fernández de Mera IG. , Gortazar C. 2006. Epidemiology and risk factors analysis of elaphostrongylosis in red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Spain. Parasitology Research 98: 77-85.
  • Fernández-de-Mera IG , Vicente J, Gortazar C, 2004. Efficacy of an in-feed preparation of ivermectin against helminths in the European wild boar. Parasitology Research 92: 133-136.
  • Fernández de Mera I.G. , Pérez de la Lastra JM , Ayoubi P, Naranjo V, Tocan KM, Gortazar C, de la Fuente J. 2008. Differential expression of inflammatory and immune response genes in mesenteric lymph nodes of Iberian red deer ( Cervus elaphus hispanicus ) naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis . Developmental and Comparative Immunology 32: 85-91.
  • Fernández-de-Mera, I.G. , Vicente J., Höfle U., Rodríguez, O., Gortázar, C. 2008. The effects of sex and age on phytohaemagglutinin skin-testing of deer. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 56 (en prensa).

Doctorando: Diego Villanúa Inglada
Directores: Christian Gortazar, Ursula Höfle
Título: Parásitos de perdiz roja: Implicaciones para su aprovechamiento cinegético y conservación
Fecha de lectura: 18-01-2008
Publicaciones derivadas:

  • Villanúa, D ., Pérez-Rodríguez L, Gortázar, C., Höfle, U., Viñuela, J. 2006. Avoiding bias in parasite excretion estimates: the effect of sampling time and type of faeces. Parasitology 133(2): 251 - 259.
  • Villanúa D. , P. Acevedo, U. Höfle, O. Rodríguez, C. Gortázar. 2006. Changes in transmission stage excretion after pheasant release. Journal of Helminthology 80: 313-318.
  • Villanúa D ., U. Höfle, L. Pérez-Rodríguez, G. Gortázar. 2006. Trichomonas gallinae in wintering Common Wood Pigeons Columba palumbus in Spain. Ibis 148: 641-648.
  • Villanua, D . L. Perez-Rodriguez, O. Rodriguez, J. Viñuela, C. Gortazar. 2007. How effective is pre-release nematode control in farm-reared red-legged partridges Alectoris rufa? Journal of Helminthology 81(1): 101-103.
  • Villanúa, D ., Casas F, Viñuela, J., García de la Morena , E, M. Morales. 2007. First occurence of Eucoleus contortus in a little bustard Tetrax tetrax. A negative effect of red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa releases on steppe bird conservation? Ibis 149 (2): 405-406.
  • Villanua, D . Casas F, Alzaga V, Viñuela J, Gortazar C. 2008. Sanitary risks of red-legged partridge releases: introduction of parasites. European Journal of Wildlife Research (en prensa).