Telomere erosion varies with sex and age at immune challenge but not with maternal antibodies in pigeons.

Lardy, S., Gasparini, J., Corbel, H., Frantz, A., Perret, S., Zahn, S., Criscuolo, F., Jacquin, L., (2017). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 327(9), 562-569. Wiley, Hoboken, USA. English language

The effect of food quality during growth on spatial memory consolidation in adult pigeons.

Scriba, M. F., Gasparini, J., Jacquin, L., Mettke-Hofmann, C., Rattenborg, N. C., Roulin, A., (2017). Journal of Experimental Biology 220(4), 573-581. Company of Biologists Ltd, Cambridge, UK. English language

Experimental exposure to trace metals affects plumage bacterial community in the feral pigeon.

Chatelain, M., Frantz, A., Gasparini, J., Leclaire, S., (2016). Journal of Avian Biology 47(4), 521-529. Wiley-Blackwell, Copenhagen, Denmark. English language

Reproduction impairments in metal-polluted environments and parental hormones: no evidence for a causal association in an experimental study in breeding feral pigeons exposed to lead and zinc.

Chatelain, M., Gasparini, J., Frantz, A., Angelier, F., (2018). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 161, 746-754. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands. English language

Sociality enhances birds' capacity to deal with anthropogenic ecosystems.

Skandrani, Z., Bovet, D., Gasparini, J., Baldaccini, N. E., Prévot, A. C., (2017). Urban Ecosystems 20(3), 609-615. Springer, Dordrecht, Netherlands. English language

Do trace metals influence visual signals? Effects of trace metals on iridescent and melanic feather colouration in the feral pigeon.

Chatelain, M., Pessato, A., Frantz, A., Gasparini, J., Leclaire, S., (2017). Oikos 126(11), 1542-1553. Wiley, Copenhagen, Denmark. English language

Feather bacterial load affects plumage condition, iridescent color, and investment in preening in pigeons.

Leclaire, S., Pierret, P., Chatelain, M., Gasparini, J., (2014). Behavioral Ecology 25(5), 1192-1198. Oxford University Press, Cary, USA. English language

The adaptive function of melanin-based plumage coloration to trace metals.

Chatelain, M., Gasparini, J., Jacquin, L., Frantz, A., (2014). Biology Letters 10(3), 20140164. Royal Society, London, UK. English language

Trace metals affect early maternal transfer of immune components in the feral pigeon.

Chatelain, M., Gasparini, J., Haussy, C., Frantz, A., (2016). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 89(3), 206-212. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, USA. English language

Do trace metals select for darker birds in urban areas? An experimental exposure to lead and zinc.

Chatelain, M., Gasparini, J., Frantz, A., (2016). Global Change Biology 22(7), 2380-2391. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. English language