Body size tends to exert a negative effect on the dispersal capacity of island squamates, but this relationship is positive in a subgroup of recently introduced commensal species. Leer más.

We found a decrease in population density and body size in the upstream subpopulation due to metal pollution. Water diversion by the dam reduced the metal pollution impact downstream. Leer más.

Our results are consistent with a shift in reproductive strategy in response to infection and potentially a strategy of tolerance, rather than resistance to infection.  Leer más.

Roadkill numbers decreased for the Iberian ribbed newt and the fire salamander in agricultural dominated areas. Our results also show an increase in roadkill numbers for the natterjack toad in areas with higher percentage of olive groves, and an opposite response for the fire salamander.

El libro ‘Los dinosaurios de Soria y otra fauna prehistórica’, editado por la Diputación de Soria y escrito por la familia Meijide-Fuentes, compendia la riqueza patrimonial en esta área a través de una extensa obra de divulgación científica. Leer más.