Miguel Delibes-Mateos
Institute for Advanced Social Studies (IESA_CSIC)
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2026 and in press
113. Manfredo, M.J., Teel, T.L., Ghasemi, B., Tran, T., Arbieu, U., Berl, R.E.W., Biggs, D., Boitani, L., Ciucci, L., Delibes-Mateos, M., Di Minin, E., Dressel, S., Gamborg, C., Glikman, J.A., Hill, C., Jacobs, M., Jensen, F.S., Kavcic, I., Keller, R., Marchini, S., Nanni, S., Olszanska, A., Salerno, J., Sandström, C., Shockley, K., Smith, S. & von Rucschkowski, E. (2026) Enduring cultural legalcies affect Euro-American wildlife values. Nature Sustainability fourth revision.
112. Cassinello, J., Caro, J. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2026) Distinctive antler morphology in European roe deer: implications for evolution, conservation and game managemen. European Journal of Wildlife Research in press.
111. Alba-Patiño, A., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Vaquerizas, P.H., Morales-Reyes, Z., Glikman, J.A., Villafuerte, R., Garrido, F.E., Castro, A.J., Requena-Mullor, J.M. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2026) Leverage ranger's knowledge to assess wild boar contributions to people in Spain. Ecosystems and People in press.
110. Lauret, V., Descalzo, E., Glikman, J.A., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Soliño, M., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Ferreras, P. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2026) Assessing familiarity and potential conflict between hunters and non-hunters regarding mesocarnivore expansion. Biological Conservation 313: 111611.
109. Alba-Patiño, D., Delibes-Mateos, M., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Villafuerte-Jordán, R., Arroyo, B., Glikman, J.A. & Soliño, M. (2026) Preferences of experts and the general public about wildlife management in Spain. Ambio in press.
108. Aguayo-Adán, J.A., Santoro, S., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F., Almeida, T., Abrantes, J. & Rouco, C. (2026) Seroprevalence responses to RHDV variants in wild European rabbits: evidence of resilience in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammalian Biology 106: 1-8.
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2025
107. Alba-Patiño, D., Martín-López, B., Delibes-Mateos, M., Requena-Mullor, J.M. & Castro, A.J. (2025) Environmental justice gaps in human-wildlife conflict research from a socio-ecological systems perspective. Biological Conservation 312: 111515.
106. Lauret, V., Soliño, M., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Descalzo, E., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Ferreras, P. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2025) Hunter’s preferences for wildlife conflict management: The Egyptian mongoose expansion in Spain. Journal of Wildlife Management 2025: e70104.
105. Vaquerizas, P.H., Fa, J.E., Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F. & Villafuerte, R. (2025) Navigating challenges in subspecies management: A tale of two rabbits in Iberia. European Journal of Wildlife Research 71: 125.
104. Villafuerte-Jordán, R., Bóveda, P., García del Barrio, J.M., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Martínez-Jauregui, M. (2025) The spatial dynamics of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in fenced Mediterranean landscapes during periods of limited resources. European Journal of Wildlife Research 71: 61.
103. Marin-Sáez, C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Cooke, B., Santoro, S., Castro, F. & Villafuerte, R. (2025) Negative trends in rabbit populations in "pest" and "non-pest" areas of central Spain after the outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2. European Journal of Wildlife Research 71: 8.
102. Descalzo, E., Jiménez, E., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., Díaz-Ruiz, F. & Ferreras, P. (2025) Quantifying the predation impact of an expanding mesocarnivore on declining small-game species. Journal of Zoology 325: 80-91.
101. Alba-Patiño, D., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Castro, A.J. (2025) Global mapping of social-ecological systems science in conservation conflict research. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 23: e2806.
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2024
100. Moreno-Zarate, L., Morales-Reyes, Z., Arroyo, B. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2024) Unravelling discourses about the management of a migratory declining game species: The case of European Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia turtur). Ecosystems and People 20: 2391461.
99. Díaz-Ruiz, F., Descalzo, E., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Soliño, M., Márquez, A.L., Farfán, M.A., Real, R., Ferreras, P. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2024) Combining ranger records and biogeographical models to identify the current and potential distribution of an expanding mesocarnivore in southern Europe. Science of the Total Environment 946: 174216.
98. Estrada, A., Moreno-Zarate, L., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Arroyo, B. (2024) Relationships between land-use changes and population declines of the European Turtle-dove in Spain and France. Ardeola 71: 337-357
97. Tobajas, J., Ferreira, C.C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Villafuerte, R. & Rouco, C. (2024) Adaptative anti-predatory responses of European rabbits exposed to different predation pressure. Mammalian Biology 104: 185-192.
96. Alba-Patiño, D., Soliño, M., Arroyo, B., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Glikman, J.A., Castro, A.J. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2024) Hunting regulations as a conservation tool: Hunters' views on the European turtle-dove moratorium. Biological Conservation 294:110654.
95. Valente, A., Figueiredo, A.M., Acevedo, P., Martins, R., Fonseca, C., Torres, R.T. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2024) Is Pumba still beloved? People's perception on wild boar in Portugal. European Journal of Wildlife Research 70: 17.
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2023
94. Delibes-Mateos, M., Glikman, J.A., Arroyo, B., Soliño, M. &. Martínez-Jauregui, M. (2023) Low level of concern among European society about zoonotic diseases. EcoHealth 20: 138-143.
93. Cano-Barbacil, C., Carrete, M., Castro-Díez, P., Delibes-Mateos, M., Jaques, J.A., López-Darias, M., Nogales, M., Pino, J., Ros, M., Traveset, A., Turon, X., Vilà, M., Altamirano, M., Álvarez, I., Arias, A., Boix, D., Cabido, C., Cacabelos, E., Cobo, F., Cruz, J., Cuesta, J.A., Dáder, B., del Estal, P., Gallardo, B., Gómez Laporta, M., González-Moreno, P., Hernández, J.C., Jiménez-Alfaro, B., Lázaro Lobo, A., Leza, M., Montserrat, M., Oliva-Paterna, F.J., Piñeiro, L., Ponce, C., Pons, P., Rotchés-Ribalta, R., Roura-Pascual, N., Sánchez, M., Trillo, A., Viñuela, E. & García-Berthou, E. (2023) Identification of potential invasive alien species in Spain through horizon scanning. Journal of Environmental Management 345: 118696.
92. Descalzo, E., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Delibes-Mateos, M., Jiménez, J. & Ferreras, P. (2023) Seasonal and spatial variations in the diet of the Egyptian mongoose in its north-eastern Iberian range edge. Mammalian Biology 103: 467-477.
91. Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F., Arias de Reyna, L., Camacho, A., Cooke, B. & Villafuerte, R. (2023) Cooke's method: A simple, cost-effective method for multiple practitioners to estimate European rabbit abundance. Ecological Indicators 150: 110255.
90. Descalzo, E., Ferreras, P., Martínez-Jauregui, M., Soliño, M., Glikman, J.A., Díaz-Ruiz, F. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2023) Assessing the distribution of elusive non-game carnivores: are hunters valuable informants? Journal of Wildlife Management 87: e22377.
89. Martínez-Jauregui, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Arroyo, B., Glikman, J.A. & Soliño, M. (2023) Beyond rural vs urban differences: A close match in european preferences in some basic wildlife management and conservation principles. Journal of Environmental Management 331: 117236.
88. Díaz-Ruiz, F., Vaquerizas, P.H., Márquez, A.L., Delibes-Mateos, M., Piorno, V., Castro, F., Ramírez, E., Farfán, MA., Olivero, J., Real, R. & Villafuerte, R. (2023) Unravelling the historical biogeography of the European rabbit subspecies in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammal Review 53: 1-14.
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2022
87. Delibes-Mateos, M., Glikman, J.A., Lafuente, R., Villafuerte, R. & Garrido, F.E. (2022) Support to Iberian lynx reintroduction and perceived impacts: Assessments before and after reintroduction. Conservation Science and Practice 4: e605.
86. Aguayo-Adan, J.A., Rouco, C., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Santoro, S. (2022) Lack of evidence for differences in the spread of classic (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.1) and novel (Lagovirus europaeus/GI.2) rabbit haemorrhagic disease viruses in Europe and North Africa. Veterinary Record 190: e1067.
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2021
85. Muñoz-Mas, R., Carrete, M., Castro-Díez, P., Delibes-Mateos, M., Jaques, J.A., López-Darias, M., Nogales, M., Pino, J., Traveset, A., Turon, X., Vilá, M. & García-Berthou, E. (2021) Management of invasive alien species in Spain: a bibliometric review. Neobiota 70: 123-150.
84. Oficialdegui, F.J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Franch, N., Altamirano, M. & Clavero, M. (2021) To ban or not to ban, is it the only option to regulate biological invasions? (in Spanish; summary in English) Ecosistemas 30: 2272.
83. Descalzo, E., Jiménez, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Díaz.-Ruiz, F. & Ferreras, P. (2021) Assessment of methods for detecting an opportunistic and expanding mesocarnivore in Southwestern Europe. Journal of Zoology 315: 138-148.
82. Delibes-Mateos, M., Moreno-Zarate, L., Peach, W. & Arroyo, B. (2021) Estate-level decision-making and socioeconomics determine annual harvest in the European Turtle-dove in central Spain. Science of the Total Environment 791: 148168.
81. Vaquerizas, P.H., Santoro, S., Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F. & Villafuerte, R. (2021) Keeping an eye on the use of eye-lens weight as a universal indicator of age for European wild rabbits. Scientific Reports 11: 8711.
80. Funosas, G., Triadó-Margarit, X., Castro, F., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C. & Casamayor, E.O (2021) Individual fate and gut microbiome composition in the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Scientific Reports 11: 766.
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2020
79. Delibes-Mateos, M., Arroyo, B., Ruiz, J., Garrido, F.E., Redpath, S. & Villafuerte, R. (2020) Conflict and cooperation in the management of European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) damage to agriculture in Spain. People and Nature 2: 1223-1236.
78. Valente, A., Acevedo. P., Figueiredo, A.M., Martins, R., Fonseca, C., Torres, R.T. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2020) Dear deer? Maybe for now. People's perception on red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations in Portugal. Science of the Total Environment 748: 141400.
77. Rouco, C., Abrantes, J. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2020) Spillover and recombination: lessons from viruses that affect lagomorphs. Science 369: 386.
76. Linares, O., Carranza, J., Soliño, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreras, P., Descalzo, E. & Martínez-Jauregui, M. (2020) Citizen science to monitor the distribution of the Egyptian mongoose in southern Spain: who provide the most reliable information? European Journal of Wildlife Research 66: 65.
75. Hidalgo, P.H., Delibes-Mateos, M., Piorno, V., Arroyo, B., Castro, F. & Villafuerte, R. (2020) The paradox of endangered European rabbits regarded as pests in the Iberian Peninsula: subspecies differences in trends matter. Endangered Species Research 43: 99-102.
74. Piorno, V., Arroyo, B., Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F. & Villafuerte, R. (2020) European rabbit hunting: management changes and inertia in the governance system in a period of population fluctuations. Journal for Nature Conservation 56: 125832.
73. Delibes-Mateos, M. (2020) Wolf media coverage in the region of Castilla y León (Spain): variations over time and in two contrasting socio-ecological settings. Animals 10: 736.
72. Segura, A., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Acevedo, P. (2020) Implications for conservation of collection of Mediterranean spur-thighed tortoise as pets in Morocco: residents' perceptions, habits and knowledge. Animals 10: 265 .
71. Oficialdegui, F., Delibes-Mateos, M., Green, A.J., Sánchez, M.I., Boyero, L. & Clavero, M. (2020) Rigid laws can set back invasive species management. Conservation Biology 34: 1047-1050.
70. Lauret, V., Delibes-Mateos, M., Mougeot, F. & Arroyo, B. (2020) Understanding conservation conflicts associated with rodent outbreaks in farmland areas. Ambio 49: 1122-1133.
69. Martínez-Jauregui, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Arroyo, B. & Soliño, M. (2020) Adressing social attitudes toward lethal control of wildlife in national parks. Conservation Biology 34: 868-878.
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2019
68. Rouco, C., Farfán, M.A., Olivero, J., Arias de Reyna, L., Villafuerte, R. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2019) Favourability for the presence of wild rabbit warrens in motorway verges: implications for the spread of a native agricultural pest species. Ecological Indicators 104: 398-404.
67. Rouco, C., Aguayo, J.A., Santoro, S., Abrantes, J. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2019) Worldwide rapid spread of the novel rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (GI.2/RHDV2/b). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases 66: 1762-1764.
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2018
66. Delibes-Mateos M., Castro, F., Piorno, V., Ramírez, E., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Aparicio, F., Mínguez, L.E., Ferrerira, C.C., Rouco, C., Ríos-Saldaña, C.A., Recuerda, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2018) First assessment of the potential introduction by hunters of Eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) in Spain. Wildlife Research 45: 571-577.
65. Ríos-Saldaña, C.A., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Ferreira, C. (2018) Are fieldwork studies being relegated to second place in conservation literature? Global Ecology and Conservation 14: e00389.
64. Delibes-Mateos, M., Farfán, M.A., Rouco, C., Olivero, J., Marquez, A.L., Fa, J., Vargas, J.M. & Villafuerte, R. (2018) A large-scale assessment of European rabbit damage to agriculture in Spain. Pest Management Science 74: 111-118.
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2017
63. Caro, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Vázquez-Guadarrama, C., Rodríguez-Camacho, J. & Arroyo, B. (2017) Exploring the views of hunting of Spanish hunters: effect of age and public vs. anonymous opinions. European Journal of Wildlife Research 63(6): 88.
62. Lependue, J., Abrantes, J., Bertagnoli, S., Guitton, J.S., Le Gall-Reculé, G., Lopes, A.M., Marchandeau, S., Alda, F., Almeida, T., Alves, P.C., Barcena, J., Burmakina, G., Blanco, E., Calvete, C., Cavadini, P., Cooke, B., Dalton, K., Delibes-Mateos, M., Deptula, W., Eden, J.S., Wang, F., Ferreira, C., Ferreira, P., Foronda, P., Gonçalves, D., Gavier-Widén, D., Hall, R., Hukowska-Szematowicz, B., Kerr, P., Kovaliski, J., Lavazza, A., Mahar, J., Malogolovkin, A., Marques, R.M., Marques, S., Martin-Alonso, A., Monterroso, P., Moreno, S., Mutze, G., Neimanis, A., Niedzwiedzka-Rystwej, P., Peacock, D., Parra, F., Rocchi, M., Rouco, C., Ruvoën-Clouet, N., Silva, E., Silvério, D., Strive, T., Thompson, G., Tokarz-Deptula, B. & Esteves, P. (2017) Proposal for a unified classification system and nomenclature of lagoviruses. Journal of General Virology 98: 1658-1666.
61. Villafuerte, R., Castro, F., Ramirez, E., Cotilla, I., Parra, F., Delibes-Mateos, M., Recuerda, P. & Rouco, C. (2017) Large-scale assessment of myxomatosis prevalence in European wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) 60 years after first outbreak in Spain. Research in Veterinary Science 114: 281-286.
60. Arroyo, B., Caro, J., Muñoz-Adalia, E.J., Díaz-Fernández, S., Delibes-Mateos, M., Díaz-Fernández, S. & Viñuela, J. (2017) Reconciling economic and ecological sustainability: Can non-intensive hunting of red-legged partridges be economically profitable? European Journal of Wildlife Research 63(1): 14 DOI: 10.1007/s10344-016-10
59. Carpio, A.J., Guerrero-Casado, J., Barasona, J.A., Tortosa, F.S., Vicente, J., Hillström, L. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2017) Hunting as a source of alien species - a European review. Biological Invasions 19: 1997-1211.
58. Delibes-Mateos, M. (2017) Rumours about wildlife pest introductions: European rabbits in Spain. Ambio 46: 237-249.
57. Delibes-Mateos, M. (2017) Risks associated with failed interdisciplinary approaches in conservation research. Biodiversity and Conservation 26: 247-250.
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2016
56. Monterroso, P., Garrote, G., Serronha, A., Santos, E., Delibes-Mateos, M., Abrantes, J., Pérez de Ayala, R., Silvestre, F., Carvalho, J., Vasco, I., Lopes, A., Maio, E., Magalhaes, M., Mills, L.S., Esteves, P., Simon, M.A., & Alves, P.C. (2016) Disease-mediated bottom-up regulation: An emergent virus affects a keystone prey, and alters the dynamics of trophic webs. Scientific Reports 6: 36072.
55. Ferreira, C., Rios-Saldaña, C.A. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2016) Hail local fieldwork, not just global models. Nature 534: 326.
54. Díaz-Ruiz, F., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Ferreras, P. (2016) Can cage-traps performance in capturing red foxes be improved by using different baits and scent attractants? Annales Zoologici Fennici 53: 91-102.
53. Rouco, C., Santoro, S., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Villafuerte, R. (2016) Optimization and accuracy of faecal pellet count estimates of population size: the case of European rabbits in extensive breeding nuclei. Ecological Indicators 64: 212-216.
52. Blázquez, M.C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Vargas, J.M., Granados, A., Delgado, A. & Delibes, M. (2016) Stable isotope evidence for Turkey vulture dependence on food subsides from the sea. Ecological Indicators 63: 332-336.
51. Díaz-Ruiz, F., Caro, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Arroyo, B. & Ferreras, P. (2016) Drivers of red fox (Vulpes vulpes) daily activity: prey availability, human disturbance or habitat structure? Journal of Zoology 298: 128-138.
2015
50. Estrada, A., Delibes-Mateos, M., Fernández-Díaz, S., Viñuela, J., Casas, F., Caro, J. & Arroyo, B. (2015) Does small-game management benefit steppe-birds of conservation concern? A field study in central Spain. Animal Conservation 18: 567-575.
49. Díaz-Ruiz, F., Zarca, J.C., Delibes-Mateos, M. & Ferreras, P. (2015) Feeding habits of black-billed magpie during the breeding season in Mediterranean Iberia: the role of birds and eggs. Bird Study 62: 516-522.
48. Fernández de Simón, J., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Rodríguez de la Cruz, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Villafuerte, R. & Ferreras, P. (2015) Can widespread generalist predators affect keystone prey? A case study with foxes and rabbits in their native range. Population Ecology 57: 591-599.
47. Delibes-Mateos, M., Mougeot, F., Arroyo, B. & Lambin, X. (2015) Hunted predators: Charisma confounds. Science 349: 1294.
46. Ferreira, C., Castro, F., Piorno, V., Barrio, I., Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C., Mínguez, L., Aparicio, F., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A., Ramírez, E., Iriarte, C., Ríos-Saldaña, C.A., Cañadilla, J., Arias de Reina, L., Ferreras, P., Alves, P.C. & Villafuerte, R. (2015) Biometrics reveal major differences between the two European rabbit subspecies. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 116: 106-116.
45. Delibes, R. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2015) Linking historical ecology and invasion biology: some lessons from European rabbit introductions into the new world before the 19th century. Biological Invasions 17: 2505-2515.
44. Caro, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Viñuela, J., López-Lucero, J.F. & Arroyo, B. (2015) Improving decision-making for sustainable hunting: regulatory mechanisms of hunting pressure in red-legged partridge. Sustainability Sciences 10: 479-489.
43. Caro, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Estrada, A., Borralho, R., Gordinho, L., Reino, L., Beja, P. & Arroyo, B. (2015) Effects of hunting management on Mediterranean farmland birds. Bird Conservation International 25: 166-181.
42. Delibes-Mateos, M., Viñuela, J. & Arroyo, B. (2015) Game managers' views on the release of farm-reared red-legged partridges in hunting estates within central Spain. Journal for Nature Conservation 26: 1-8.
2014
41. Caro, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Vicente, J. & Arroyo, B. (2014) A quantitative assessment of the release of farm-reared red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) for hunting in central Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research 60: 919-926.
40. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreira, C., Carro, F., Escudero, M. & Gortázar, C. (2014) Ecosystem effects of variant rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus emergence, Iberian Peninsula. Emerging Infectious Diseases 20: 2166-2168.
39. Delibes-Mateos, M., Giergiczny, M., Caro, J., Viñuela, J., Riera, P. & Arroyo, B. (2014) Does hunters' willingness to pay match the best hunting options for biodiversity conservation? A choice experiment application for small-game hunting in Spain. Biological Conservation 177: 36-42.
38. Delibes-Mateos, M., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Caro, J. & Ferreras, P. (2014) Activity patterns of the vulnerable guiña (Leopardus guigna) and its main prey in the Valdivian rainforest of southern Chile. Mammalian Biology 79: 393-397.
37. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreira, C., Rouco, C., Villafuerte, R. & Barrio, I.C. (2014) Conservationists, hunters and farmers: the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus management conflict in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammal Review 40: 190-203.
36. Delibes-Mateos, M. (2014) Negative attitudes towards predators do not necessarily result in their killing. ORYX 48: 16
35. Ferreira, C., Touza, J., Rouco, C., Díaz-Ruíz, F., Fernández de Simón, J., Ríos-Saldaña, C.A., Ferreras, P., Villafuerte, R. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2014) Habitat management as a generalized tool to boost European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations in the Iberian Peninsula: A cost-effectiveness analysis. Mammal Review 44: 30-43.
2013
34. Delibes-Mateos, M. & Delibes, A. (2013) Pets becoming established in the wildlife: free-living Vietnamese potbellied pigs in Spain. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 36: 209-215.
33. Ríos-Saldaña, C.A., Delibes-Mateos, M., Castro, F., Martínez, E., Vargas, J.M., Cooke, B.D. & Villafuerte, R. (2013) Control of European rabbit in central Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research 59: 573-580.
32. Delibes-Mateos, M., Díaz-Fernández, S., Ferreras, P., Viñuela, J. & Arroyo, B. (2013) The role of economic and social factors driving predator control in small game estates in central Spain. Ecology and Society 38:18
31. Fischer, A., Kerezi, V., Arroyo, B., Delibes-Mateos, M., Tadie, D., Lowassa, A., Krange, O. & Skogen, K. (2013) (De)legitimising hunting - Discurses over the morality of hunting in Europe and Eastern Africa. Land Use Policy 32: 261-270.
30. Fischer, A., Sandstrom, C., Delibes-Mateos, M., Arroyo, B., Tadie, D., Randall, D., Hailu, F., Lowassa, A., Msuha, M., Kerezi, V., Linnell, J. & Majic, A. (2013) On the multifunctionality of hunting: An institutional analysis of eight cases from Europe and Africa. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 56: 531-552.
29. Díaz-Ruiz, F., Delibes-Mateos, M., García-Moreno, J.L., López-Martín, J.M., Ferreira, C. & Ferreras, P. (2013) Biogeographical patterns in the diet of an opportunistic predator: the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammal Review 43: 59-70.
2012
28. Delibes-Mateos, M., Farfán, M.A., Olivero, J. & Vargas, J.M. (2012) Impact of land-use changes on Red-legged Partridge conservation in the Iberian Peninsula. Environmental Conservation 39: 337-346.
27. Arroyo, B., Delibes-Mateos, M., Díaz-Fernández, S. & Viñuela, J. (2012) Hunting management in relation to profitability aims: red-legged partridge hunting in central Spain. European Journal of Wildlife Research 58: 847-855.
26. Blanco-Aguiar, J..A., Delibes-Mateos, M., Arroyo, B., Ferreras, P., Casas, F., Real, R. Vargas, J.M., Villafuerte, R. & Viñuela (2012) Is the interaction between rabbit haemorrhagic disease and hyperpredation by raptors a major cause of the red-legged partridge decline in Spain? European Journal of Wildlife Research 58: 433-439.
25. Ferreira, C. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2012) Conflictive management of small mammals considered as pests: a long way to evidence-based policy making. Current Zoology 58: 353-357.
24. Rouco, C., Starkloff, A., Delibes-Mateos, M., Schubert, M. & Rodel, H.G. (2012) Differentiation of animals from different age classes by means of pellet size: assessment of a field method in European rabbits. Mammalian Biology 77: 451-454
23. Delibes, M., Blázquez, M.C. & Delibes-Mateos, M. (2012) Historical books in ethology: sexual purpose used to explain two ancient documentations of infanticide by males. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution 24: 294-300
22. Millán, J., Casáis, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., Calvete, C., Rouco, C., Castro, F., Colomar, V., Casas-Díaz, E., Ramírez, E., Moreno, S., Prieto, J.M. & Villafuerte, R. (2012) Widespread exposure to Sarcoptes scabiei in wild European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Spain. Veterinary Parasitology 183: 323-329.
2011
21. Fernández de Simón, J., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., & Ferreras, P. (2011) Assessing predictors of pellet persistence in rabbits: towards reliable population estimates from pellet counts. Wildlife Biology 17: 317-325.
20. Fernández de Simón, J., Díaz-Ruiz, F., Cirilli, F., Tortosa, F.S., Villafuerte, R., Delibes-Mateos, M., & Ferreras, P. (2011) Towards a standardized index of European rabbit abundance in Iberian Mediterranean habitats. European Journal of Wildlife Research 57:1091–1100
19. Delibes-Mateos, M., Smith, A.T., Slobodchikoff, C. & Swenson, J. (2011) The paradox of keystone species persecuted as pests: a call for the conservation of abundant small mammals in their native range. Biological Conservation 144: 1335-1346
18. Acevedo, P., Farfán, M.A., Márquez, A.L., Delibes-Mateos, M., Real, R. & Vargas, J.M. (2011) Past, present and future of wild ungulates in relation to changes in land use. Landscape Ecology 26: 19-31
2010
17. Milner-Gulland, E.J., Arroyo, B., Bellard, C., Blanchard, J., Bunnefeld, N., Delibes-Mateos, M., Edwards, C., Nuno, A., Palazy, L., Reljic, S., Riera, P. & Skrbinsek, T. (2010) New directions in management strategy evaluation through cross-fertilisation between fisheries science and terrestrial conservation. Biology Letters 6: 719-722
16. Delibes-Mateos, M., Farfán, M.A., Olivero, J. & Vargas, J.M. (2010) Land-use changes as a critical factor for long-term wild rabbit conservation in the Iberian Peninsula. Environmental Conservation 37:169-176.
15. Cotilla, I., Delibes-Mateos, M., Ramírez, E., Castro, F., Cooke, B.D. & Villafuerte, R. (2010) Establishing a serological surveillance protocol for rabbit hemorrhagic disease by combining mathematical models and field data: implication for rabbit conservation. European Journal of Wildlife Research 56: 725-733
14. Calzada, J., Delibes-Mateos, M., Clavero, M. & Delibes, M. (2010) If drink coffee at the coffee-shop is the answer, what is the question? Some comments on the use of the sprainting index to monitor otters. Ecological Indicators 10:560-561
2009
13. Rouco, C., Delibes-Mateos, M., & Moreno, S. (2009) Evidence against the use of fecal pellet size for age determination in European wild rabbits. Acta Oecologica 35: 668-670
12. Delibes-Mateos, M., Farfán, M.A., Olivero, J., Márquez, A.L & Vargas, J.M. (2009) Long-term changes in game species over a long period of transformation in the Iberian Mediterranean landscape. Environmental Management 43:1256-1268
11. Delibes-Mateos, M., Rouco, C. & Villafuerte, R. (2009) Can adult and juvenile European rabbits be differentiated by their pellet sizes? Acta Oecologica 35:250-252
10. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2009) European rabbit population trends and associated factors: a review of the situation in the Iberian Peninsula. Mammal Review 39:124-140.
9. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2009) Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) abundance and protected areas in central-southern Spain: why don’t they match? European Journal of Wildlife Research 55:65-69.
2008
8. Delibes-Mateos, M., Delibes, M., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2008) Key role of European rabbits in the conservation of the Western Mediterranean Basin Hotspot. Conservation Biology 22:1106-1117.
7. Geraldes, A., Carneiro, M., Delibes-Mateos, M., Villafuerte, R., Nachman, M.V. & Ferrand, N. (2008) Reduced introgression of the Y chromosome between subspecies of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in the Iberian Peninsula. Molecular Ecology 17:4489-4499.
6. Delibes-Mateos, M., Fernández de Simón, J., Villafuerte, R. & Ferreras, P. (2008) Feeding responses of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) to different wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) densities: a regional approach. European Journal of Wildlife Research 54:71-78.
5. Buenestado, F.J., Ferreras, P., Delibes-Mateos, M., Tortosa, F.S., Blanco-Aguiar, J.A. & Villafuerte, R. (2008) Habitat selection and home range size of red-legged partridges in Spain. Agriculture, ecosystems and environment 126:158-162.
4. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2008) Rabbit populations and game management: the situation after 15 years of rabbit haemorrhagic disease in central-southern Spain. Biodiversity and Conservation 17:559-574.
3. Delibes-Mateos, M., Ramírez, E., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2008) Translocations as a risk for the conservation of European wild rabbit lineages. ORYX 42:259-264.
2007
2. Delibes-Mateos, M., Redpath, S.E., Angulo, E., Ferreras, P. & Villafuerte, R. (2007) Rabbits as a keystone species in southern Europe. Biological Conservation 137: 149-156.
2005
1. Acevedo, P., Delibes-Mateos, M., Escudero, M.A., Vicente, J. Marco, J. & Gortazar, C. (2005) Environmental constraints in the roe deer (Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758) colonization sequence across the Iberian Mountains (Spain). Journal of Biogeography 32:1671-1680.
