Publications

Cramer, J. F., Miller, E. T., Ko, M. C., Liang, Q., Cockburn, G., Nakagita, T., ... & Baldwin, M. W. (2022). A single residue confers selective loss of sugar sensing in wrynecks. Current Biology. 

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.07.059

Rollins, R. E., Schaper, S., Kahlhofer, C., Frangoulidis, D., Strauß, A. F., Cardinale, M., ... & Chitimia-Dobler, L. Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on birds migrating to the island of Ponza, Italy, and the tick-borne pathogens they carry.

Ticks and tick-borne diseases, 12(1), 101590

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2020.101590

Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., Favaretto, A., Voříšek, P., Spina, F., Maoret, F., ... & Fusani, L. Comparing population trend estimates of migratory birds from breeding censuses and capture data at a spring migration bottleneck.

Ecology and evolution, 11(2), 967-977

https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7110

Maggini I, Cardinale M, Sundberg JH, Spina F, Fusani L. 

Recent phenological shifts of migratory birds at a Mediterranean spring stopover site:

Species wintering in the Sahel advance passage more than tropical winterers.

PLoS ONE 15(9): e0239489 

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239489

Ferretti A, McWilliams S, Rattenborg N, Maggini I, Cardinale M, Fusani L. Energy stores, oxidative balance and sleep in migratory Garden Warblers (Sylvia borin) and Whitethroats (Sylvia communis) at a spring stopover site.

Integrative Organismal Biology, 2(1), obaa010

https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa010

Maggini, I., Trez, M., Cardinale, M., & Fusani, L. Stopover dynamics of 12 passerine migrant species in a small Mediterranean island during spring migration.

Journal of Ornithology, 161(3), 793-802

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01768-7

Huber, N., Canoine, V., Cornils, J. S., Maggini, I., Cardinale, M., Ruf, T., & Fusani, L. Leukocyte coping capacity as a complementary stress metric in migrating birds.

Journal of Ornithology, 161(3), 909-913

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01774-9

Lupi, S., Slezacek, J., & Fusani, L. The physiology of stopover decisions: food, fat and zugunruhe on a Mediterranean island.

Journal of Ornithology, 1-8

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-019-01693-4

Ferretti, A., Rattenborg, N. C., Ruf, T., McWilliams, S. R., Cardinale, M., & Fusani, L. Sleeping Unsafely Tucked in to Conserve Energy in a Nocturnal Migratory Songbird.

Current Biology, 29(16), 2766-2772

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.028

Ferretti, A., Maggini, I., Lupi, S., Cardinale, M., & Fusani, L. The amount of available food affects diurnal locomotor activity in migratory songbirds during stopover.

Scientific reports, 9(1), 1-9

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55404-3

Maggini I., Tahamtani F.M., Cardinale M., Fusani L., Carere C. Body temperature upon mist-netting procedures in three species of migratory songbirds at a stopover site: implications for welfare.

Animal Welfare, Vol. 27, N. 2, 1 May 2018, pp. 93-101(9), Universities Federation for Animal Welfare

https://doi.org/10.7120/09627286.27.2.093

Lupi, S., Maggini, I., Goymann, W., Cardinale, M., Mora, A. R., & Fusani, L. Effects of body condition and food intake on stop-over decisions in Garden Warblers and European Robins during spring migration.

Journal of Ornithology, 158(4), 989-999

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-017-1478-z

Goymann, W., Lupi, S., Kaiya, H., Cardinale, M., & Fusani, L. Ghrelin affects stopover decisions and food intake in a long-distance migrant.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(8), 1946-1951

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1619565114

Lupi S., Goymann W., Cardinale M., & Fusani L. Physiological conditions influence stopover behaviour of short-distance migratory passerines.

Journal of Ornithology, 157(2), 583-589

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-015-1303-5

Skrip, M. M., Bauchinger, U., Goymann, W., Fusani, L., Cardinale, M., Alan, R. R., & McWilliams, S. R. Migrating songbirds on stopover prepare for, and recover from, oxidative challenges posed by long‐distance flight.

Ecology and evolution, 5(15), 3198-3209

https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1601

Skrip, M. M., Bauchinger, U., Goymann, W., Fusani, L., & McWilliams, S. R. Access to water affects the condition dependency of nocturnal restlessness in Garden Warblers on a Mediterranean island stopover.

Journal of Ornithology, 156(1), 425-432

DOI 10.1007/s10336-015-1198-1

Cianchetti Benedetti, M., Fusani, L., Bonanni, R., Cardinale, M., & Carere, C. Condition-dependent nocturnal hypothermia in Garden Warblers Sylvia borin at a spring stopover site.

Ardea, 101: 113-119

https://cbea7bfb-adf7-49dc-9186-4bd3bf20f0b0.filesusr.com/ugd/402253_dc9efa78edc847149d58f08b12ff6f2f.pdf

Goymann W., Spina F., Ferri A. and Fusani L. Body fat influences departure from stopover sites in migratory birds: evidence from whole-island telemetry.

Biol. Lett. 2010 6, 478-481, 17

http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1098/rsbl.2009.1028

Cardinale, M., Gelati, A., Gemmato, R., Villani, M. Llipparini, L., Casari, R., Giannella, C. Prima segnalazione di Occhiocotto del Ménétries Sylvia mystacea in Italia (Isola di Ponza).

Picus, 35 (68): 135-137

https://cbea7bfb-adf7-49dc-9186-4bd3bf20f0b0.filesusr.com/ugd/402253_4d98174474ef49b1812607594c3110c8.pdf

Fusani, L., Cardinale, M., Schwabl, I. and Goymann, W. Food availability and not melatonin affects nocturnal restlessness in wild migrating passerines.

Hormones and Behavior, 59(1), 187-192

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.11.013

Carere C., Costantini; D., Fusani; L., Alleva; E. and Cardinale M. Hypothermic abilities of migratory songbirds at a stopover site.

Rendiconti Lincei - Scienze Fisiche e Naturali

DOI 10.1007/s12210-010-0094-0

Fusani, L., Cardinale, M., Carere, C., & Goymann W. Stopover decision during migration: physiological conditions predict nocturnal restlessness in wild passerines.

Biology Letters, 5(3), 302-305

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2008.0755

Costantini, D., Cardinale M., Carere C. Oxidative damage and anti-oxidant capacity in two migratory bird species at a stop-over site.

Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 144: 363-371

doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.11.005

Alleva, E., Carere C. Ricordo del socio straniero, professor Dr. Eberhard Gwinner.

Rendiconti Supplemento Accademia dei Lincei, 16:21-23

https://cbea7bfb-adf7-49dc-9186-4bd3bf20f0b0.filesusr.com/ugd/402253_f06f311d77c24ca6af61f6cefd2e9ea2.pdf