I am broadly interested in Evolutionary Biology and Immunoecology. In particular, my research is aimed to a functional understanding of the role of parasitism in the evolution of life histories. I try to understand links between life history traits and mechanisms of disease resistance, in particular the immune system. My model system are birds, a particularly suitable taxon to test hypotheses about host-parasite interactions, life history trade-offs and immunoecology, given the existing knowledge. My current research is focused on comparative studies of immunoecology in tropical and temperate birds, and in understanding the role of migratory birds in the spread of diseases.

|Publications|

Selected publications:

Martin, T.E., Arriero, E. & Majewska, A. A trade-off between embryonic development rate and immune function of avian offspring is revealed by considering embryonic temperature. Biology Letters, en prensa.

Arriero, E. 2009. Rearing environment determines associations between components of immune defense in blue tit nestlings Cyanistes caeruleus. Oecologia 159: 697-704.

Møller, A.P., Arriero, E., Merino, S. & Lobato, E. 2009. A meta-analysis of parasite virulence in nestling birds. Biological Reviews 84: 567-588.

Arriero, E. & Møller, A.P. 2008. Host ecology and life history traits associated with parasite species richness in birds. Journal Evolutionary Biology 21: 1504-1513.

Arriero, E., Moreno, J., Merino, S. & Martinez, J. 2008. Habitat effects on physiological stress response in nestling Blue tits are mediated through parasitism. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81: 195-203.

Arriero, E. & Fargallo, J.A. 2006. Habitat structure is associated with the expression of carotenoid-based signals in nestling blue tits Parus caeruleus. Naturwissenschaften 93, 173-180.

Arriero, E., Sanz, J.J. & Romero-Pujante, M. 2006. Habitat structure in Mediterranean deciduous oak forests in relation to reproductive success in the Blue Tit Parus caeruleus: effects operate during laying and incubation. Bird Study 53: 12-19.

Sanz,J.J., Moreno,J., Arriero, E., & Merino, S. 2002. Reproductive effort and blood parasites of breeding pied flycatchers: the need to control for interannual variation and initial health state. Oikos 96: 299- 306.

Merino, S., Moreno, J., Sanz, J.J. & Arriero, E. 2000. Are avian blood parasites pathogenic in the wild? A medication experiment in blue tits (Parus caeruleus). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 267: 2507-2510.