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2023

66.Gonzálvez, M., Jiménez-Ruiz, S., Paniagua, J., Rouco, C., García-Bocanegra, I. (2023). Vulture feeding stations threaten Iberian lynx. Biological Conservation, In press (ISSN: 0006-3207).

65. Rouco, C., Luque-Larena, J.J, Vidal, D., Mougeot, F. (2023). Vole outbreaks may induce a tularemia disease pit that prevents Iberian hare population recovery in NW Spain. Scientific Reports 13: 3898. (ISSN: 2045-2322).

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2022

64. Remesar, S., Castro-Scholten, S., Morrondo, P., Díaz, P., Jiménez‑Martín, D., Rouco, C., Camacho‑Sillero, L., Cano-Terriza, D., García-Bocanegra, I. (2022). Molecular detection of Ehrlichia spp. in ticks parasitizing wild lagomorphs from Spain: characterization of a novel Ehrlichia species. Parasites and Vectors, 15(1): 467 (ISSN: 1756-3305).

63. Marín-García, P.J., Llobat, L., Rouco, C., Aguayo-Adán, J.A., Larsen, T., Cambra-López, M., Blas, E., Pascual Amorós, J.J. (2022). Unravelling the Role of Metabolites for Detecting Physiological State of Wild Animals: European Rabbit’s (Oryctolagus cuniculus) Case. Animals, 12(22): 3225 (ISSN: 2076-2615).

62. Anderson, D., Rouco, C., Latham, C.M., Warburton, B. (2021). Understanding spatially explicit detection parameters for informing invasive animal management. Ecosphere 13(11): e4269 (ISSN: 2150-8925).

61. Marín-García, P.J., Llobat, L., Rouco, C., Aguayo-Adán, J.A., Larsen, T., Cambra-López, M., Blas, E., Pascual Amorós, J.J. (2022). Nutritional Metabolites as Biomarkers of Previous Feed Intake in European Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Applications on Conservation. Animals 12(19): 2608 (ISSN: 2076-2615).

60. Hura, T., Hura, K., Svriz, M., Rouco, C., Ostrowska, A., Gadzinowska, J., Urban, K., Pawłowska, B. (2021). Physiological and molecular features predispose native and invasive populations of sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa L.) to colonization and restoration of drought degraded environments. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 22: 125690. (ISSN: 1433-8319).

59. Ibañez-Álvarez, M., Farrás-Santasusana, P., Calleja, J.A., Rouco, C., Brolly, M., Burnside, N., Baraza, E., Bartolomé, J., Serrano, E. (2022). Satellite-based monitoring of primary production in a Mediterranean islet post black rat eradication. Remote Sensing. 14(1): 101. (ISSN: 2072-4292).

58. Rouco, C., Cano-Terriza, D., Remesar, S., García-Bocanegra, I. (2022). Response to the correspondence concerning “Spatiotemporal monitoring of Cysticercus pisiformis in European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Mediterranean ecosystems in southern Spain” by Remesar et al. Preventive Veterinary Medicine 198: 105559. (ISSN: 0167-5877).

57. Aguayo-Adán, J.A., Rouco, C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Santoro, S. (2021). Lack of evidence for differences in spread of classic (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.1) and novel (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2) rabbit haemorrhagic disease viruses in Europe and North Africa. Veterinary Record190(3): e1067 (ISSN: 2042-7670).

56. Remesar, S., Castro-Scholten, S., Cano-Terriza, D., Ruiz, P., Morrondo, P., Jiménez-Martín, D.,  Rouco, C.,  García-Bocanegra, I. (2022). Molecular identification of zoonotic Rickettsia species in Ixodidae parasitizing wild lagomorphs from Mediterranean ecosystems. Transboundary Emerging Disease 69(4): e992–e1004 (ISSN: 1865-1682).

 

2021

55. Velarde, R., Abrantes, J., Lopes, A.M., Estruch, J., Côrte-Real, J.V:, Esteves, P.J., García-Bocanegra, I., Ruiz, J., Rouco, C. (2021). Spillover event of recombinant Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2 into the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) in Spain. Transboundary Emerging Diseases 68(6): 3187–3193. (ISSN: 1865-1682).

54. Remesar, S., Castro-Scholten, S., Jiménez-Martín, D., Camacho-Sillero, L., Morrondo, P., Rouco, C., Gómez-Guillamón, F., Cano-Terriza, D., García-Bocanegra, I. (2021). Spatiotemporal monitoring of Cysticercus pisiformis in European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Mediterranean ecosystems in southern Spain. Preventive Veterinary Medecine. 197: 105508 (ISSN: 0167-5877).. 

53. Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R., Aguayo-Adán, J.A., Carrasco-Expósito, D., Íñigo-López, S., Jeblaoui, H., Jiménez-Fernández, J., Carlos Jiménez-Uceda, J., Limones-Ceballos, D., López-Luengo, M.C., Luque-Roldán, A., Vidal-Jiménez, V., Santoro, S. (2021). Persistence of wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) latrines and its implication for monitoring programs. Journal for Nature Conservation. Accepted (ISSN: 1617-1381).

52. Tobajas, J., Rouco, C., Fernández‑de‑Simon, J., Díaz‑Ruiz4, F., Castro, F., Villafuerte, R., Ferreras, P. (2021). Does prey abundance affect prey size selection by the Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)? Journal of Ornithology In press. (ISSN: 2193-7206).

51. Funosas, G., Triadó-Margarit, X., Castro, F., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C., Casamayor, E.O. (2021) Individual fate and gut microbiome composition in the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Scientific Reports 11, 766. (ISSN: 2045-2322).

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2020

50.  Rouco, C, Abrantes, J., Delibes-Mateos, M. (2020). Lessons from viruses that affect lagomorphs. Science 369(6502): 386. (ISSN: 0036-8075).

49. Martin-Collado, D., Jiménez Escobar, M.D., Rouco, C. Ciuffoli, L., de Torre, R. (2020). Potential of restored gravel pits to provide suitable habitats for Eurasian otters in anthropogenic landscapes. Ecological Restoration 28(4): 995-1005 (ISSN: 0169-2046).

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2019

48. Rouco, C., Aguayo-Adán, J.A., Santoro, S., Abrantes, J., Delibes-Mateos, M. (2019). Worldwide rapid spread of the novel rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (GI.2/RHDV2/b). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 66(4): 1762-1764 (ISSN: 1865-1682). 

47. Hofman et al. (2018). Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research. PLosOne 14(5): e0216223 (ISSN: 1932-6203).

46. Rouco, C., Farfán, M.A., Olivero, J., Arias de Reyna, L., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M. (2019). Favourability for the presence of wild rabbit warrens in motorways verges: implications for the spread of a native pest species. Ecological Indicators 104: 398-404 (ISSN: 1470-160X).

45. Rouco, C., Barrio, I.C., Crilli, F., Tortosa, F.S., Villafuerte, R. (2019). Supplementary food reduces home ranges of European wild rabbits in an intensive agricultural landscape.  Mammalian Biology  95: 35-40 (ISSN: 1616-5047).

44. Lopes, A.M., Rouco, C., Esteves, P.J., Abrantes, J. (2019). GI.1b/GI.1b/GI.2 recombinant rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2) in Morocco, Africa. Archives in Virology 169(1): 279-283 (ISSN: 1432-8798).

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2018

43. Rouco, C., Jewell, C., Richardson, K.S., French, N.P., Buddle, B., Tompkins, D. (2018). Brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) social interactions, and their implications for bovine tuberculosis transmission and persistence in a wildlife host. Behaviour 155: 621-637 (ISSN: 0005-7959).

42. Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F., Piorno, V., Ramírez,E., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Aparicio, F., Mínguez, L.E., Ferreira, C., Rouco, C., Ríos-Saldaña, C.A., Recuerda, P., Villafuerte, R. (2018). First assessment of the potential introduction by hunters of eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) in Spain. Wildlife Research 45:571-577.  (ISSN: 0110-6465).

41. Pacios, I., Moreno, S., Selman, C., Rouco, C. (2018). Oxidative stress in wild European rabbits naturally infected with myxoma virus and rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus. European Journal of Wildlife Research 64(4): 47 (ISSN: 1439-0574).

40. Rouco, C., Abrantes, J., Serronha, A., Lopes, A.M., Maio, E., Magalhães, M.J., Esteves, P.J., Santos, N., Alves, P.C., Monterroso, P. (2018). Epidemiology of RHDV2 (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2) in free living wild European rabbits in Portugal.  Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 65(2): e373-e382 . (ISSN: 1865-1682).

39. Delibes-Mateos, M., Farfán, M.A., Rouco, C., Olivero, J., Márquez, A.L., Fa, J., Vargas, J.M., Villafuerte, R. (2018). A large-scale assessment of European rabbit damage to agriculture in Spain.  Pest Management Science 74(1): 111-119. (ISSN: 1365-2664).

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2017

38. James, A., McLeod, J.C., Rouco, C., Richardson, K.S., Tompkins, D.M. (2017). Spatial utilization predicts animal social contact networks are not scale-free.  Royal Society Open Science (Accepted).(ISSN: 1742-5689).

37. Rouco, C., De Torres Ceijas, R., Martín Collado, D, Byrom, A.E. (2017). New Zealand shouldn’t ignore feral cats. BioScience 67(8): 686. (ISSN: 00063568)

36. Le Pendu, J.  Abrantes, J., Bertagnoli, S., Guitton, J.S., Le Gall-Reculé, G., Lopes, A.M., Marchandeau, S., Alda, F., Almeida, T., Alves, P.C., Barcena, J., Burmakina, G., Blanco, E., Calvete, C., Cavadini, P., Cooke, B., Dalton, K., Delibes-Mateos, M., Deptula, W., Eden, J.S., Wang, F., Ferreira, C., Ferreira, P., Foronda, P., Gonçalves, D., Gavier-Widén, D., Hall, R., Hukowska-Szematowicz, B., Kerr, P., Kovaliski, J., Lavazza, A., Mahar, J., Malogolovkin, A., Marques, R.M., Marques, S., Martin-Alonso, A., Monterroso, P., Moreno, S., Mutze, G., Neimanis, A., Niedzwiedzka-Rystwej, P., Peacock, D., Parra, F., Rocchi, M., Rouco, C., Ruvoën-Clouet, N., Silva, E., Silvério, D., Strive, T., Thompson, G., Tokarz-Deptula, B. & Esteves, P. (2017). Proposal for a unified classification system and nomenclature of lagoviruses. Journal of General Virolgy. 97(7): 1658-1666. (ISSN: 0022-1317)

35. Richardson, K.S., Rouco, C., Jewell, C., French, N.P., Buddle, B., Tompkins, D. (2017). Investigating brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) home range size determinants in a New Zealand native forest. Wildlife Research 44: 316-323. (ISSN: 0110-6465).

34. Santoro, S., Sanchez-Suarez, C., Rouco, C., Palomo, J., Fernandez-Dominguez, M., Kufner, M.B., Moreno, S. (2017). Local climate changes relate to species abundance: a study from a changing small mammal community.  Current Zoology 63(5): 515-523. (ISSN: 1674-5507).

33. Villafuerte, R., Ramírez, E., Castro, F., Parra, F., Recuerda, P., Cotilla, I., Rouco, C. (2017). Large-scale assessment of myxomatosis prevalence in European wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 60 years after first outbreak in Spain.  Research in Veterinary Science 114: 281-286. (ISSN: 0167-5877).

32. Rouco, C., Norbury, G., Anderson, D. (2017). Movements and habitat preferences of pests help improve population control: the case of common brushtail possums in a New Zealand dryland ecosystem. Pest Management Science 7(8): 287-294. DOI: 10.1002/ps.4252. (ISSN: 1526-4998).

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2016

31. Pacios, I., Santoro, S., Moreno, S., Bertó-Moran, A., Rouco, C. (2016). Effects of myxoma virus and rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus on the physiological condition of wild European rabbits: is blood biochemistry a useful monitoring tool? Research in Veterinary Science 109: 129-134. (ISSN: 0167-5877). 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.09.019.

30. Rouco, C., Moreno, S., Santoro, S. (2016). A case of low success of blind vaccination campaigns against myxomatosis and rabbit haemorrhagic disease on survival of adult European wild rabbits. Preventive Veterinary Medecine 133: 108-113. (ISSN: 0167-5877). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.09.013

29. Rouco, C., Richardson, K.S., Buddle, B., French, N.P., Tompkins, D. (2016). Sex difference in the survival rate of wild brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) experimentally challenged with bovine tuberculosis. Research in Veterinary Science 107:102-105. (ISSN: 0167-5877). DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2016.05.008

28. Rouco, C., Santoro, S., Delibes-Mateos, M., Villafuerte, R. (2016). Optimization and accuracy of faecal count estimates of population size: The case of European rabbits in extensive breeding nuclei. Ecological Indicators 64: 212-216 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.12.039 (ISSN: 1470-160X).

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2015

27. Rouco, C., Richardson, K.S., Tompkins, D. (2015). Improving animal welfare standards while reducing disease exposure risk during euthanasia of trapped brushtail possums. Animal Welfare 24(3): 235-239 DOI: 10.7120/09627286.24.3.235 (ISSN: 0962-7286).

26. Ferreira, C., Castro, F., Piorno, V., Barrio, I., Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C., Mínguez, L.E., Aparicio, F., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Ramírez, E., Iriarte, C., Ríos-Saldaña C.A., Cañadilla, J., Arias de Reyna, L., Ferreras, P., Alves, P.C., Villafuerte, R. (2015). Biometric differences stand out between European rabbit subspecies in their native range Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 116 (1): 106-116.DOI: 10.1111/bij.12556 (ISSN: 1095-8312).

25. Yockney, I.J., Latham, M.C., Rouco, C., Cross, M.L., Nugent, G. (2015). Quantifying short-term foraging movements in a marsupial pest to aid targeted lethal control and disease surveillance. PLosOne. 10(3): e0121865. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121865 (ISSN: 1932-6203).

24. Rouco, C., Norbury, G. (2015). Short-term influence of snow covers on movements and habitat use by brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 39(2): 303-308. (ISSN: 0110-6465).

23. Blasco-Costa,I, Rouco, C., Poulin, R. (2015). Biogeography of parasitism in freshwater fish: spatial patterns in hot spots of infection. Ecography 38(3): 301-310. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.01020 (ISSN: 09067590).

 

2014

22. Dellafiore, C. M., Rouco, C., Muñóz Vallés, S., Gallego Fernández, J. B. (2014). Seasonal habitat use by the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in a coastal dune system in SW Spain. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, 37(2): 233-242 (ISSN: 1578-665 X).

21. Rouco, C., Norbury, G., Ramsay D (2014). Kill rates by rabbit hunters before and 16 years after introduction of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in the southern South Island, New Zealand. Wildlife Research, 41(2): 136–140. DOI: 10.1071/WR13223 (ISSN: 1035-3712).

20. Whitford, J., Rouco, C., Tompkins, D.M., Nugent, G. (2014). First direct estimate of the detection probability of TB in possums by possums. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 60(1): 827–830. DOI: 10.1007/s10344-014-0834-z (ISSN: 1439-0574).

19. Santoro, S., Pacios, I., Moreno, S., Bertó-Moran, A. Rouco, C. (2014). Multi-event capture-recapture modeling of host-pathogen dynamics among European rabbit populations exposed to myxoma and rabbit hemorrhagic disease viruses: common and heterogeneous patterns. Veterinary Research 45(1): 39. DOI:10.1186/1297-9716-45-39 (ISSN: 1297-9716).

18. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreira, C., Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R., Catalán, I.B. (2014). Conservationists, hunters and farmers: the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus management conflict in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammal Review 44(3-4): 190-203. DOI: 10.1111/mam.12022 (ISSN: 0305-1838).

17. Ferreira, C., Villafuerte, R., Villar, N., Castro, F., Ferreras, P., Rouco, C., Alves, P.C., Redpath, S. (2014). Experimental study of the role of cover and vaccination on the fitness of European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Population Ecology 56(1): 195-202. DOI 10.1007/s10144-013-0403-4 (ISSN: 1438-3896).

16. Ferreira, C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Fernández-de-Simón, J., Rios, C., . Ferreras, P., Villafuerte, R. (2014). Habitat management as a tool to boost wild rabbit populations in the Iberian Peninsula: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Mammal Review 44(1): 30-43. DOI: 10.1111/mam.12006 (ISSN: 0305-1838).

 

2013

15. D’Amico, M.; Rouco, C., Russell; J.C., Román, J., Revilla, E. (2013). Invaders on the road: synanthropic bird foraging along highways. Oecologia Australis 17(1): 86-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.02.001 (ISSN: 1146609X).

14. Moreno, S., Rouco, C. (2013). Responses of small mammal communities to traditional habitat management in a protected Mediterranean area. Acta Oecologica 49: 1-4. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2013.02.001 (ISSN: 1146-609X).

13. Rouco, C., Norbury, G. (2013). An introduced species helping another: dispersal of a rose seed infesting wasp by a marsupial in New Zealand. Biological Invasions 15(8): 1649-1652. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0415-1 (ISSN: 1387-3547).

12. Rouco, C., Norbury, G., Smith, J., Byrom, A., Pech, R. (2013). Population density estimates of brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in dry grassland in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 37 (1): 12-17. (ISSN: 0110-6465).

11. Bertó-Moran, A., Pacios, I., Serrano, A., Moreno, S., Rouco, C. (2013). Coccidian and helminth infections influence the sero-conversion against myxoma and rabbit haemorrhagic disease viruses in European wild rabbit. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49(1): 10-17. DOI: 10.7589/2011-12-343 (ISSN: 0090-3558).

 

2012

10. Rouco, C., Starkloff, A., Delibes, M., Schubert, M., Rödel, H. (2012). Differentiation of animals from different age classes by means of pellet size: Validation of a field method in European rabbits. Mammalian Biology 77(6): 451-454. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2012.03.009 (ISSN: 1616-5047).

9. Millán, J., Casáis, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., Calvete, C., Rouco, C., Castro, F., Colomar, V., Casas, E., Ramírez, E., Moreno, S., Prieto, J.M., Villafuerte, R. (2012). Widespread presence of antibodies to Sarcoptes scabiei in European wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Spain. Veterinary Parasitology 183 (3-4): 323-329. DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.046 (ISSN: 0304-4017).

 

2011

8. Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R, Castro, F., Ferreras, P. (2011). Effect of artificial warren size on a restocked European wild rabbit population. Animal Conservation 14(2): 117-123. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00401.x (ISSN 1367-9430).

7. Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R, Castro, F., Ferreras, P. (2011). Responses of naïve and experienced European rabbits to predator odour. European Journal of Wildlife Research 57(2): 395-398. DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0443-4 (ISSN: 1439-0574).

 

2010

6. Rouco, C., Ferreras, P., Castro, F., Villafuerte, R. (2010). A longer confinement period favors European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) survival during soft releases in low cover habitats. European Journal of Wildlife Research 56(3): 215-219. DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0305-0 (ISSN: 1439-0574).

 

2009

5. Rouco, C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Moreno, S. (2009). Evidence against the use of fecal pellet size for age determination in European wild rabbits. Acta Oecologica. 35(5): 668-670. DOI: :10.1016/j.actao.2009.06.006 (ISSN: 1146-609X).

4. Rouco, C., Viñuela, J. (2009). Booted eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) wetting more than its boots while catching a Eurasian coot (Fulica atra). The Journal of Raptor Research 43(3): 257-258. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.3356/JRR-08-109.1 (ISSN: JRR-08-109)

3. Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R. (2009). Can adult and juvenile European rabbits be differentiated by their pellet sizes? Acta Oecologica 35(2): 250-252. DOI:10.1016/j.actao.2008.11.002 (ISSN: 1146-609X).

 

2008

2. Rouco, C., Ferreras, P., Castro, F., Villafuerte, R. (2008). The effect of exclusion of terrestrial predators on short-term survival of translocated European wild rabbits. Wildlife Research 3(7): 625-632. DOI: 10.1071/WR07151 (ISSN: 1035-3712).

 

2007

1. Reglero, M., Vicente, J., Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R., Gortázar, C. (2007). Trypanosomas spp. Infection in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) during a restocking program in Southern Spain. Veterinary Parasitology 149(3-4): 178-184. DOI:10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.08.001 (ISSN: 0304-4017).