Dr Pablo Salmon
- Affiliate Researcher (School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine)
Research interests
My research to date is at the crossroads between physiology and evolutionary ecology, with particular emphasis on the physiological mechanisms underlying life-history trade-offs, hormones, oxidative stress, telomere dynamics and mitochondrial functioning. From this perspective, I consider that understanding the physiological mechanisms shaping organisms’ phenotype, from conception to death, can shed light on the current and future performance of individuals under environmental change scenarios, e.g. anthropogenically-driven perturbations.
Publications
2023
Gould, E. et al. (2023) Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. EcoEvoRxiv, (doi: 10.32942/X2GG62)
Salmon, P. , López-Idiáquez, D., Capilla-Lasheras, P. , Pérez-Tris, J., Isaksson, C. and Watson, H. (2023) Urbanisation impacts plumage colouration in a songbird across Europe: evidence from a correlational, experimental, and meta-analytical approach. Journal of Animal Ecology, 92(10), pp. 1924-1936. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13982) (PMID:37574652)
Salmon, P. , Dawson, N. J. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2023) Mitochondrial function declines with age within individuals but is not linked to the pattern of growth or mortality risk in zebra finch. Aging Cell, 22(6), e13822. (doi: 10.1111/acel.13822) (PMID:36938671) (PMCID:PMC10265141)
Jensen, J. K., Ekroos, J., Watson, H., Salmon, P. , Olsson, P. and Isaksson, C. (2023) Urban tree composition is associated with breeding success of a passerine bird, but effects vary within and between years. Oecologia, 201(3), pp. 585-597. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-023-05319-8) (PMID:36681784) (PMCID:PMC10038977)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. , Monaghan, P. and Dawson, N. J. (2023) Tissue-specific reductions in mitochondrial efficiency and increased ROS release rates during ageing in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. GeroScience, 45(1), pp. 256-276. (doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00624-1) (PMID:35986126) (PMCID:PMC9886749)
2022
Salmón, P. and Burraco, P. (2022) Telomeres and anthropogenic disturbances in wildlife: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6018-6039. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16370) (PMID:35080073)
Burraco, P., Lucas, P. M. and Salmón, P. (2022) Telomeres in a spatial context: a tool for understanding ageing pattern variation in wild populations. Ecography, 2022(6), e05565. (doi: 10.1111/ecog.05565)
2021
Huber, N., Mahr, K., Tóth, Z., Szarka, E. Z., Çınar, Y. U., Salmón, P. and Lendvai, Á. Z. (2021) The stressed bird in the hand: influence of sampling design on the physiological stress response in a free-living songbird. Physiology and Behavior, 238, 113488. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113488) (PMID:34097972)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2021) Growth acceleration results in faster telomere shortening later in life. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 288(1956), 20211118. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1118) (PMID:34375555)
Salmón, P. et al. (2021) Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe. Nature Communications, 12, 2983. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23027-w) (PMID:34016968) (PMCID:PMC8137928)
Watson, H., Powell, D., Salmón, P. , Jacobs, A. and Isaksson, C. (2021) Urbanization is associated with modifications in DNA methylation in a small passerine bird. Evolutionary Applications, 14(1), pp. 85-98. (doi: 10.1111/eva.13160) (PMID:33519958) (PMCID:PMC7819559)
2020
Dawson, N.J. and Salmón, P. (2020) Age-related increase in mitochondrial quantity may mitigate a decline in mitochondrial quality in red blood cells from zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Experimental Gerontology, 133, 110883. (doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.110883) (PMID:32084534)
2019
Navedo, J. G., Gutiérrez, J. S., Salmón, P. , Arranz, D., Novo, M., Díaz-Cosín, D. J., Herrera, A. G. and Masero, J. A. (2019) Food supply, prey selection and estimated consumption of wintering Eurasian Curlews feeding on earthworms at coastal pastures. Ardea, 107(3), pp. 263-274. (doi: 10.5253/arde.v107i3.a10)
Watson, H., Salmón, P. and Isaksson, C. (2019) Dynamic changes in DNA methylation during embryonic and postnatal development of an altricial wild bird. Ecology and Evolution, 9(17), pp. 9580-9585. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.5480) (PMID:31534676) (PMCID:PMC6745840)
2018
Salmón, P. , Watson, H., Nord, A. and Isaksson, C. (2018) Effects of the urban environment on oxidative stress in early life: insights from a cross-fostering experiment. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58(5), pp. 986-994. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icy099) (PMID:30052952) (PMCID:PMC6204991)
Watson, H., Salmón, P. and Isaksson, C. (2018) Maternally derived yolk antioxidants buffer the developing avian embryo against oxidative stress induced by hyperoxia. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(13), jeb179465. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.179465) (PMID:29748217)
Salmón, P. , Stroh, E., Herrera-Dueñas, A., von Post, M. and Isaksson, C. (2018) Oxidative stress in birds along a NOx and urbanisation gradient: an interspecific approach. Science of the Total Environment, 622-23, pp. 635-643. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.354) (PMID:29223087)
2017
Senar, J. C. et al. (2017) Urban great tits (Parus major) show higher distress calling and pecking rates than rural birds across Europe. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 5, 163. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00163)
Salmón, P. , Nilsson, J. F., Watson, H., Bensch, S. and Isaksson, C. (2017) Selective disappearance of great tits with short telomeres in urban areas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 284(1862), 20171349. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1349) (PMID:28878065) (PMCID:PMC5597837)
2016
Toledo, A., Andersson, M. N., Wang, H.-L., Salmón, P. , Watson, H., Burdge, G. C. and Isaksson, C. (2016) Fatty acid profiles of great tit (Parus major) eggs differ between urban and rural habitats, but not between coniferous and deciduous forests. Naturwissenschaften, 103(7-8), 55. (doi: 10.1007/s00114-016-1381-0) (PMID:27300022) (PMCID:PMC4908168)
Salmón, P. , Nilsson, J.F., Nord, A., Bensch, S. and Isaksson, C. (2016) Urban environment shortens telomere length in nestling great tits, Parus major. Biology Letters, 12(6), 20160155. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0155) (PMID:27303051) (PMCID:PMC4938044)
2015
Andersson, M. N., Wang, H.-L., Nord, A., Salmón, P. and Isaksson, C. (2015) Composition of physiologically important fatty acids in great tits differs between urban and rural populations on a seasonal basis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 3, 93. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00093)
Muriel, J., Salmón, P. , Nunez-Buiza, A., de Salas, F., Pérez‐Rodríguez, L., Puerta, M. and Gil, D. (2015) Context-dependent effects of yolk androgens on nestling growth and immune function in a multibrooded passerine. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28(8), pp. 1476-1488. (doi: 10.1111/jeb.12668) (PMID:26079258)
2014
de la Hera, I., Gómez, J., Andrés, T., González-Ocio, P., Salmón, P. , Salvador, M., Unanue, A., Zufiaur, F. and Onrubia, A. (2014) Inferring the migratory status of woodland birds using ringing data: the case of a constant-effort site located in the Iberian Highlands. Ardeola, 61(1), pp. 77-95. (doi: 10.13157/arla.61.1.2014.77)
2013
Navedo, J. G., Arranz, D., Herrera, A. G., Salmón, P. , Juanes, J. A. and Masero, J. A. (2013) Agroecosystems and conservation of migratory waterbirds: importance of coastal pastures and factors influencing their use by wintering shorebirds. Biodiversity and Conservation, 22(9), pp. 1895-1907. (doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0516-2)
Articles
Gould, E. et al. (2023) Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology. EcoEvoRxiv, (doi: 10.32942/X2GG62)
Salmon, P. , López-Idiáquez, D., Capilla-Lasheras, P. , Pérez-Tris, J., Isaksson, C. and Watson, H. (2023) Urbanisation impacts plumage colouration in a songbird across Europe: evidence from a correlational, experimental, and meta-analytical approach. Journal of Animal Ecology, 92(10), pp. 1924-1936. (doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13982) (PMID:37574652)
Salmon, P. , Dawson, N. J. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2023) Mitochondrial function declines with age within individuals but is not linked to the pattern of growth or mortality risk in zebra finch. Aging Cell, 22(6), e13822. (doi: 10.1111/acel.13822) (PMID:36938671) (PMCID:PMC10265141)
Jensen, J. K., Ekroos, J., Watson, H., Salmon, P. , Olsson, P. and Isaksson, C. (2023) Urban tree composition is associated with breeding success of a passerine bird, but effects vary within and between years. Oecologia, 201(3), pp. 585-597. (doi: 10.1007/s00442-023-05319-8) (PMID:36681784) (PMCID:PMC10038977)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. , Monaghan, P. and Dawson, N. J. (2023) Tissue-specific reductions in mitochondrial efficiency and increased ROS release rates during ageing in zebra finches, Taeniopygia guttata. GeroScience, 45(1), pp. 256-276. (doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00624-1) (PMID:35986126) (PMCID:PMC9886749)
Salmón, P. and Burraco, P. (2022) Telomeres and anthropogenic disturbances in wildlife: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Molecular Ecology, 31(23), pp. 6018-6039. (doi: 10.1111/mec.16370) (PMID:35080073)
Burraco, P., Lucas, P. M. and Salmón, P. (2022) Telomeres in a spatial context: a tool for understanding ageing pattern variation in wild populations. Ecography, 2022(6), e05565. (doi: 10.1111/ecog.05565)
Huber, N., Mahr, K., Tóth, Z., Szarka, E. Z., Çınar, Y. U., Salmón, P. and Lendvai, Á. Z. (2021) The stressed bird in the hand: influence of sampling design on the physiological stress response in a free-living songbird. Physiology and Behavior, 238, 113488. (doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113488) (PMID:34097972)
Salmón, P. , Millet, C., Selman, C. and Monaghan, P. (2021) Growth acceleration results in faster telomere shortening later in life. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 288(1956), 20211118. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1118) (PMID:34375555)
Salmón, P. et al. (2021) Continent-wide genomic signatures of adaptation to urbanisation in a songbird across Europe. Nature Communications, 12, 2983. (doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23027-w) (PMID:34016968) (PMCID:PMC8137928)
Watson, H., Powell, D., Salmón, P. , Jacobs, A. and Isaksson, C. (2021) Urbanization is associated with modifications in DNA methylation in a small passerine bird. Evolutionary Applications, 14(1), pp. 85-98. (doi: 10.1111/eva.13160) (PMID:33519958) (PMCID:PMC7819559)
Dawson, N.J. and Salmón, P. (2020) Age-related increase in mitochondrial quantity may mitigate a decline in mitochondrial quality in red blood cells from zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata). Experimental Gerontology, 133, 110883. (doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2020.110883) (PMID:32084534)
Navedo, J. G., Gutiérrez, J. S., Salmón, P. , Arranz, D., Novo, M., Díaz-Cosín, D. J., Herrera, A. G. and Masero, J. A. (2019) Food supply, prey selection and estimated consumption of wintering Eurasian Curlews feeding on earthworms at coastal pastures. Ardea, 107(3), pp. 263-274. (doi: 10.5253/arde.v107i3.a10)
Watson, H., Salmón, P. and Isaksson, C. (2019) Dynamic changes in DNA methylation during embryonic and postnatal development of an altricial wild bird. Ecology and Evolution, 9(17), pp. 9580-9585. (doi: 10.1002/ece3.5480) (PMID:31534676) (PMCID:PMC6745840)
Salmón, P. , Watson, H., Nord, A. and Isaksson, C. (2018) Effects of the urban environment on oxidative stress in early life: insights from a cross-fostering experiment. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 58(5), pp. 986-994. (doi: 10.1093/icb/icy099) (PMID:30052952) (PMCID:PMC6204991)
Watson, H., Salmón, P. and Isaksson, C. (2018) Maternally derived yolk antioxidants buffer the developing avian embryo against oxidative stress induced by hyperoxia. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(13), jeb179465. (doi: 10.1242/jeb.179465) (PMID:29748217)
Salmón, P. , Stroh, E., Herrera-Dueñas, A., von Post, M. and Isaksson, C. (2018) Oxidative stress in birds along a NOx and urbanisation gradient: an interspecific approach. Science of the Total Environment, 622-23, pp. 635-643. (doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.354) (PMID:29223087)
Senar, J. C. et al. (2017) Urban great tits (Parus major) show higher distress calling and pecking rates than rural birds across Europe. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 5, 163. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00163)
Salmón, P. , Nilsson, J. F., Watson, H., Bensch, S. and Isaksson, C. (2017) Selective disappearance of great tits with short telomeres in urban areas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B: Biological Sciences, 284(1862), 20171349. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1349) (PMID:28878065) (PMCID:PMC5597837)
Toledo, A., Andersson, M. N., Wang, H.-L., Salmón, P. , Watson, H., Burdge, G. C. and Isaksson, C. (2016) Fatty acid profiles of great tit (Parus major) eggs differ between urban and rural habitats, but not between coniferous and deciduous forests. Naturwissenschaften, 103(7-8), 55. (doi: 10.1007/s00114-016-1381-0) (PMID:27300022) (PMCID:PMC4908168)
Salmón, P. , Nilsson, J.F., Nord, A., Bensch, S. and Isaksson, C. (2016) Urban environment shortens telomere length in nestling great tits, Parus major. Biology Letters, 12(6), 20160155. (doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0155) (PMID:27303051) (PMCID:PMC4938044)
Andersson, M. N., Wang, H.-L., Nord, A., Salmón, P. and Isaksson, C. (2015) Composition of physiologically important fatty acids in great tits differs between urban and rural populations on a seasonal basis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 3, 93. (doi: 10.3389/fevo.2015.00093)
Muriel, J., Salmón, P. , Nunez-Buiza, A., de Salas, F., Pérez‐Rodríguez, L., Puerta, M. and Gil, D. (2015) Context-dependent effects of yolk androgens on nestling growth and immune function in a multibrooded passerine. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28(8), pp. 1476-1488. (doi: 10.1111/jeb.12668) (PMID:26079258)
de la Hera, I., Gómez, J., Andrés, T., González-Ocio, P., Salmón, P. , Salvador, M., Unanue, A., Zufiaur, F. and Onrubia, A. (2014) Inferring the migratory status of woodland birds using ringing data: the case of a constant-effort site located in the Iberian Highlands. Ardeola, 61(1), pp. 77-95. (doi: 10.13157/arla.61.1.2014.77)
Navedo, J. G., Arranz, D., Herrera, A. G., Salmón, P. , Juanes, J. A. and Masero, J. A. (2013) Agroecosystems and conservation of migratory waterbirds: importance of coastal pastures and factors influencing their use by wintering shorebirds. Biodiversity and Conservation, 22(9), pp. 1895-1907. (doi: 10.1007/s10531-013-0516-2)