Paola Laiolo. Associate Professor - Científico Titular
Contact
Unidad Mixta de Investigacion en Biodiversidad
Oviedo University
Dpt. Biología de Organismos y Sistemas
paola.laiolo [at] gmail.com
Academic and professional history
2008 - present. Associate Professor - Científico Titular
2007. Ramon y Cajal fellow at Dońana Biological Station, Sevilla,
Spain
2004 - 2006. Marie Curie Fellow at Dońana Biological Station, Sevilla,
Spain
2001 - 2003. Post-doctoral Fellow at Turin University, Italy
1997 - 2000. PhD Fellow at Pavia University, Italy
1996. Research Fellow at Culterty Field Station, Aberdeen University, UK
1993 - 1995. Research Fellow at Turin University, Italy
1992. Degree in Biology at Turin University, Italy
Ongoing projects
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF ACOUSTIC MIMICRY IN BIRDS
Funded by the Spanish
Ministry of Science and Innovation (2009-2011)
The project addresses to interspecific vocal mimicry, i.e. the
resemblance of one or more vocalizations of an individual of one
species to the acoustic signals typical of another species. This kind
of mimicry is very common among bird species worldwide but is still
poorly studied, in spite having puzzled biologists for more than a
century. This project focuses on imitation mechanisms, functions and
evolution.
Collaborator: José
Ramón Obeso
IMPACT AND INTERACTION OF CLIMATE ON THE BEHAVIOUR, ECOLOGY
AND DISTRIBUTION OF UPLAND BIRDS OF THE PICOS DE EUROPA NATIONAL PARK
Funded by Fundacion
Biodiversidad
(2008-2010)
The Cantabrian mountains are likely to be severely impacted by climate
change because of their southern location and the limited range of
altitudes they cover. Changes occurring here may provide an early
glimpse of what may come to pass in lowland environments, and help us
understanding global warming trends. We study the impact
and interaction of climate with the behaviour (movements, flushing
distance), physiology (immune condition, physiological stress), and
abundance patterns of the passerines that inhabit these mountain tops.
ALTITUDINAL GRADIENTS OF DIVERSITY IN THE PICOS DE EUROPA
NATIONAL PARK
Funded by Fundacion
Biodiversidad (2010-2011)
We address the elevational gradient of bird diversity in the Picos de
Europa National Park, and analyze the climatic, biogeographic,
environmental an ecological factors that maintain the diversity of
birds in this mountainous area, characterized by impressive vertical
gradients at a very small spatial scale. The ultimate goal is to
develop
accurate scenarios of climate change.
Collaborator: Mariajo
Bańuelos
ADAPTATIONS OF THE MOUNTAIN AVIFAUNA TO ALTITUDE
AND VULNERABILITY TO CLIMATIC VARIATION
Funded by FICYT (2009-2010)
We study the avifauna dwelling in Cantabrian Mountains in a 2000m
altitudinal range, to highlight
shifts associated with altitudinal variation in sexual signaling
(visual ornaments and birdsong), territorial
behavior during breeding, philopatry, physiological and behavioral
indices of individual stress, and morphometry. The choughs
(Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
and P. graculus),
the wheatear (Oenanthe
oenanthe) and the water pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
are our main study
models.
Collaborators: Guillermo
Blanco,
Jesus A. Lemus
Group members
Leandro
Melendez López. Master student, Oviedo University
Gerardo Jimenez Navarro. Master student, Pablo de Olavides University
of
Seville
Monica García Lozano. Graduate student, Autonomous University of Madrid
Publications
Vögeli M, Laiolo P, Serrano D, Tella JL. Predation of experimental nests is linked to local population dynamics in a fragmented bird population. Biology Letters, online first
Jiménez G, Lemus JA, Meléndez L, Blanco G, Laiolo P. Dampened behavioral and physiological responses mediate birds' association with humans. Biological Conservation 5: 1702-1711
Laiolo P. 2011. Homogenisation of birdsong along a natural-urban gradient in Argentina. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 23:274-287.
Laiolo P, Obeso JR, Roggia Y. 2011. Mimicry as a novel pathway linking biodiversity functions and individual behavioural performances. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278:1072-1081.
Laiolo P. 2010. The emerging significance of bioacoustics in animal species conservation. Biological Conservation, in press
Laiolo P., E. Banda, J.A. Lemus, J.I. Aguirre & G. Blanco 2009. Behaviour and stress response during capture and handling of the red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax (Aves: Corvidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 846-855.
Vögeli M., Laiolo P., Serrano D., Tella J.L. 2008. Who are we sampling? Apparent survival differs between methods in a secretive species. Oikos 117: 1816-1823
Laiolo P. 2008. Characterizing the spatial structure of songbird cultures. Ecological Applications 18: 1774-1780
Laiolo P.& Tella J.L. 2008. Social determinants of songbird vocal activity and implications for the persistence of small populations. Animal Conservation 11: 433 - 441.
Laiolo P., Vögeli M., Serrano D., Tella J.L. 2008. Song diversity predicts the viability of fragmented bird populations. PLoS-ONE 3: e1822.
Laiolo P. & Jovani R. 2007. The emergence of animal culture conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 22: 5.
Laiolo P., Vögeli M., Serrano D., Tella J.L. 2007. Testing acoustic versus physical marking: two complementary methods for individual-based monitoring of elusive species. Journal of Avian Biology 38: 672-681.
Laiolo P. & Tella J.L. 2007. Erosion of animal cultures in fragmented landscapes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5: 68-72.
Laiolo P.& Tella J.L. 2007. Vocal diversity patterns - Reply. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5: 406-40.
Laiolo P., Serrano D., Tella J.L, Carrete M., Lopez G. & Navarro C. 2007. Effects of pox-virus infection on the distress calls of lesser short-toed lark Calandrella rufescens. Behavioral Ecology 18: 507-512.
Laiolo P.& Tella J.L. 2006. Landscape bioacoustics allows detection of the effects of habitat patchiness on population structure. Ecology 87: 1203-1214.
Laiolo P. & Tella J.L. 2006. Fate of unproductive and unattractive habitats: recent changes in Iberian steppes and their effects on endangered avifauna. Environmental Conservation 33:223-232.
Laiolo P. & Tella J.L. 2005. Habitat fragmentation affects culture transmission: patterns of song matching in Dupont’s lark. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 1183-1193.
Laiolo P. 2005. Spatial and seasonal patterns of bird communities in Italian agroecosystems. Conservation Biology 19: 1547-1556.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 2005. Forest bird diversity and skislopes: a case of negative edge effect. Animal Conservation 7: 9-16.
Laiolo P., Vögeli M., Serrano D. & Tella J.L. 2005. Two new calls from the Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti and imitations by other Alaudids: ecological and monitoring implications. Ardeola 52: 167-172.
Laiolo P., Rolando A. & Valsania V. 2004. Responses of birds to the natural re-establishment of wilderness in montane beechwoods of North-western Italy. Acta Oecologica 25: 129-136.
Laiolo P. 2004. Diversity and structure of the bird community overwintering in the Himalayan subalpine zone: is conservation compatible with tourism? Biological Conservation 115: 251-262.
Laiolo P., Dondero F., Ciliento E., Rolando A. 2004. Consequences of pastoral abandonment for the structure and diversity of the alpine avifauna. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 294-304.
Laiolo P., Caprio E. & Rolando A. 2004. Can forest management have season-dependent effects on bird diversity? Biodiversity and Conservation 13: 1925-1941.
Laiolo P., Rolando A. & Valsania V. 2004. Avian community structure in sweet chestnut coppiced woods facing natural restoration. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 59: 453-463.
Laiolo P., Rolando A., Delestrade A. & De Sanctis A. 2004. Vocalisations and morphology: interpreting the divergence among populations of Red-billed and Alpine chough. Bird Study 51: 248-255.
Laiolo P., Tella J.L, Carrete M., Serrano D., & Lopez G. 2004. Distress calls may honestly signal bird quality to predators. Proc. R. Soc. London B 271: S513 S515).
Borghesio L. & Laiolo P. 2004. Seasonal foraging ecology in a northern Kenya forest avifauna. Journal of Tropical Ecology 20: 145-155.
Borghesio L. & Laiolo P. 2004. Habitat use and feeding ecology of Kulal White-eye Zosterops kulalensis. Bird Conservation International.
Lorenzi C., Sledge M.F., Laiolo P., Sturlini E. & Turillazzi S. 2004. Cuticular hydrocarbon dynamics in young adult Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) and the role of straight-chained hydrocarbons in nestmate recognition systems. Journal of Insect Physiology 50: 935-941.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 2003. Comparative analysis of the rattle calls in Corvus and Nucifraga: the effect of body size, bill size, and phylogeny. The Condor 105: 139-144.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 2003. The evolution of vocalisations in the genus Corvus: effects of phylogeny, morphology and habitat. Evolutionary Ecology 17: 111–123.
Laiolo P., Caprio E. & Rolando A. 2003. Effects of logging and non-native tree proliferation on the birds overwintering in the upland forests of north-western Italy. Forest Ecology and Management, 179: 441-454.
Laiolo P. 2003.Ecological and behavioural divergence by foraging Red-billed and Alpine Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus) in the Himalayas. Ardea 91: 273-277.
Rolando A., Laiolo P. & Carisio L. 2003. Urbanisation and the flexibility of the foraging ecology of the alpine chough Pyrrhocorax graculus in winter. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 58: 337-352.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 2002. The begging call of the Red-billed Chough: an analysis of its spectrotemporal variability. Ardea 90: 139-147.
Laiolo P. 2002. Effects of habitat structure, floristic composition and diversity on a forest bird community in north-western Italy. Folia Zoologica 51: 121-128.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 2001.A comparative analysis of the breeding biology of the Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and the Alpine Chough P. graculus coexisting in the Alps. Ibis 143: 33-40.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 2001. Ecogeographic correlates of morphometric variation in the Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and the Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus. Ibis 143: 602-616.
Laiolo P., Rolando A., Delestrade A. & De Sanctis A. 2001. Geographic variation in the calls of the Choughs. The Condor 103: 287-297.
Laiolo P., Rolando A., Delestrade A. & A. De Sanctis. 2001. Geographic diversification in the call repertoire of the genus Pyrrhocorax (Aves, Corvidae). Can. J. Zool. 79: 1568-1576.
Palestrini C., Rolando A. & Laiolo P. 2000. Allometric relationship and character evolution in Onthophagus taurus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). Can. J. Zool. 78: 1199-1206.
Rolando A., Caldoni R., de Sanctis A. & Laiolo P. 2000. Vigilance and neighbour distance in foraging flocks of Choughs, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax. J. Zool. Lond. 252: 225-232.
Rolando A., Laiolo P.& Conti A. 2000. Topographical constraints, space availability, location of foraging and nesting sites and the ranging behaviour of the Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) in summer. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie).
Laiolo P., Palestrini C. & Rolando A. 2000. A study of Choughs’ vocal repertoire: variability related to individuals, sexes and ages. J. Ornithol. 140: 1-12.
Laiolo P. & Rolando A. 1999. The diet of the Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and the Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus): seasonality, resource partitioning and population density. Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie) 54: 133-147.
Laiolo P., Bignal E. M. & Patterson I. J 1998. The dynamics of parental care in Choughs (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax). J. Ornithol. 139: 297-305.
Rolando A. & Laiolo P. 1997. A comparative analysis of the diets of the Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and the Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus co-existing in the Alps. Ibis 139: 388-395.
Rolando A., Laiolo P. & Formica M. 1997 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and the Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) co-existing in the Alps. Ibis 139: 461-467.
Rolando A., Laiolo P. & Formica M. 1997. Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) and the Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) co-existing in the Alps. J. Zool. Lond. 242: 299-308.
Rolando A. & Laiolo P. 1994. Habitat selection of the Hooded and Carrion crows in the Alpine Hybrid Zone. Ardea 82: 193-200.
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