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Dr. Andrea Romano

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Curriculum vitae

10/2017 – present.

Postdoctoral researcher – Advisor: Prof. Alexandre Roulin

University of Lausanne, Department of Ecology and Evolution –Switzerland, Lausanne

09/2014 – 08/2017.

Postdoctoral researcher – Advisor: Prof. Nicola Saino

University of Milan, Department of Biosciences - Italy, Milan

01/2017 – 05/2017.

Visiting postdoctoral researcher

Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology – Hungary, Budapest

01/2015 – 02/2015.

Visiting postdoctoral researcher

Université Paris-Sud, Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution - France, Orsay

01/2010 – 02/2013.

Ph.D. Student - XXV Cycle of the Doctorate School in Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan,Department of Biology - Italy, Milan

02/2007 – 03/2009.

Master’s degree in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, University of Milan. Grade: 110/110 cum Laude

10/2003 – 02/2007
Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, University of Milan. Grade: 110/110 cum Laude

Prizes, mentions and distinctions

2017
Winner of the Juan de la Cierva Incorporación (IJCI-2016-28599) Grant, convocatoria 2016

2016
Premio “Luigi e Francesca Brusarosco”, Società Italiana di Ecologia (Italian Ecological Society)

Publications

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2020

Generalized evidence for Bergmann’s rule body size variation in a cosmopolitan owl genus

Romano Andrea, Séchaud Robin, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/11/15. Journal of Biogeography.

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Non-Vocal Behaviors Are More Frequent During the Decisive Negotiation Phases in Barn Owl Siblings.

N Dreiss A., Romano A., Flint R., Bates S., Vermunt A., Henry I., A Ruppli C., Roulin A., 2020/10/01. Animals, 10 (10) pp. E1777. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_A1B7B96D9C5A]

Elder Barn Owl Nestlings Flexibly Redistribute Parental Food according to Siblings' Need or in Return for Allopreening

Ducouret Pauline, Romano Andrea, Dreiss Amélie N., Marmaroli Patrick, Falourd Xavier, Bincteux Manon, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/08. The American Naturalist, 196 (2) pp. 257-269.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_DAD0E54096B5]

Global biogeographical patterns in the diet of a cosmopolitan avian predator

Romano Andrea, Séchaud Robin, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/07. Journal of Biogeography, 47 (7) pp. 1467-1481.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_C5D6B58E7B54]

Geographical variation in bill size provides evidence for Allen's rule in a cosmopolitan raptor

Romano Andrea, Séchaud Robin, Roulin Alexandre, 2020/01. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29 (1) pp. 65-75.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_809E3C84339C]

2019

The Art of Diplomacy in Vocally Negotiating Barn Owl Siblings

Ducouret Pauline, Romano Andrea, Dreiss Amélie N., Marmaroli Patrick, Falourd Xavier, Roulin Alexandre, 2019/09/20. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_036E3589D645]

Prenatal independent and combined effects of yolk vitamin E and corticosterone on embryo growth and oxidative status in the yellow-legged gull.

Parolini M., Possenti C.D., Secomandi S., Carboni S., Caprioli M., Rubolini D., Romano A., Saino N., 2019/05/16. The Journal of experimental biology, 222 (Pt 10) pp. UNSP jeb199265. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_378A990470FD]

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Inter-generational resemblance of methylation levels at circadian genes and associations with phenology in the barn swallow.

Saino N., Albetti B., Ambrosini R., Caprioli M., Costanzo A., Mariani J., Parolini M., Romano A., Rubolini D., Formenti G. et al., 2019/04/24. Scientific Reports, 9 (1) p. 6505. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_388676987F10]

Embryotoxic effects of in-ovo triclosan injection to the yellow-legged gull.

Possenti C.D., Poma G., Defossé S., Caprioli M., De Felice B., Romano A., Saino N., Covaci A., Parolini M., 2019/03. Chemosphere, 218 pp. 827-835. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_676598DEFF68]

Haemosporidian parasites depress breeding success and plumage coloration in female barn swallows Hirundo rustica

Romano A., Nodari R., Bandi C., Caprioli M., Costanzo A., Ambrosini R., Rubolini D., Parolini M., Epis S., Saino N., 2019. Journal of Avian Biology, 50 (2) pp. UNSP e01889. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_0FBC0A5CD272]

Climate‐driven convergent evolution of plumage colour in a cosmopolitan bird

Romano A., Séchaud R., Hirzel A.H., Roulin A., 2019. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28 (4) pp. 496–507. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_218B0E4B6AE8]

2018

Protoporphyrin-based eggshell pigmentation predicts hatching success and offspring sex ratio in the barn swallow

Corti M., Romano A., Costanzo A., Bentz A.B., Navara K.J., Parolini M., Saino N., Rubolini D., 2018. Journal of Avian Biology, 49 (6) pp. jav-012405. Peer-reviewed.

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Barn swallow antipredator behavior covaries with melanic coloration and predicts survival

Costanzo A., Romano A., Ambrosini R., Parolini M., Rubolini D., Caprioli M., Corti M., Canova L., Saino N., 2018. Behavioral Ecology, 29 (6) pp. 1472-1480. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_61E5254B7E64]

Association between extra-pair paternity and nestling sex and condition in the barn swallow

Costanzo A., Rubolini D., Ambrosini R., Caprioli M., Gatti E., Romano A., Parolini M., Gianfranceschi L., Saino N., 2018. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72 (8) pp. UNSP 137. Peer-reviewed.

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Physiological increase of yolk testosterone level does not affect oxidative status and telomere length in gull hatchlings.

Parolini M., Possenti C.D., Romano A., Caprioli M., Rubolini D., Saino N., 2018. PloS one, 13 (10) pp. e0206503. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_7DDCDC3F2F90]

Effect of yolk corticosterone on begging in the yellow-legged gull

Possenti CD , Parolini M , Romano A , Caprioli M , Rubolini D , Saino N., 2018. Hormones and Behavior, 97 pp. 121-127. Peer-reviewed.

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Independent and combined effects of egg pro- and anti-oxidants on gull chick phenotype

Possenti CD , Secomandi S , Schiavon A , Caprioli M , Rubolini D , Romano A , Saino N , Parolini M., 2018. Journal of Experimental Biology, 2018 p. 221. Peer-reviewed.

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Circadian genes polymorphism and breeding phenology in a resident bird, the yellow-legged gull

Romano A , Possenti CD , Caprioli M , Gatti E , Gianfranceschi L , Rubolini D , Saino N , Parolini M., 2018. Journal of Zoology, 304 pp. 117-123. Peer-reviewed.

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A melanin-based trait is more strongly related to body size in the tropics than in temperate regions in the globally distributed barn owl family.

Roulin A., Uva V., Romano A., 2018. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 31 (12) pp. 1932-1944. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_422CFF66F6AD]

Carry-over effects of brood size on morphology, reproduction, and lifespan in barn swallows

Saino N , Ambrosini A , Rubolini D , Romano M , Caprioli M , Romano A , Parolini M., 2018. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72 p. 30. Peer-reviewed.

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