Publications

To see the whole list, please visit my Researchgate and Scholar sites.

Representative publications

Consistent and flexible maternal effects: how the environments of a mother influence the offspring phenotype. Kim & Morales (2025) Biological Reviews link to published version

Forecasting the future? Differential allocation of maternal hormones under different social contexts in the blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus. García-Antón et al. (2025) Royal Society Open Science 12 (4), 250150 link to published version

When parents play favorites: brood demand shapes parental preference for offspring UV color. García-Campa et al. (2023) Behav Ecol 34:700-707 link to published version

Eggshell biliverdin as an antioxidant maternal effect. Morales (2020) BioEssays 42:200010 link to published version (pdf accepted version)

Juvenile plumage whiteness is associated with the evolution of clutch size in passerines. Morales et al. (2019) Behav Ecol 30:1106-12 pdf download

Maternal programming of offspring antipredator behavior in a seabird. Morales et al. (2018) Behav Ecol 29: 479-485 pdf download

Coloration of chicks modulates costly interactions among family members. Morales & Velando (2018) Behav Ecol 29: 894-903 pdf download

Signals in family conflicts: a review. Morales & Velando (2013) Anim Behav 86: 11-16 pdf download 

Safe betting: males help dull females only when they raise high-quality offspring. Morales et al. (2012) Behav Ecol Sociobiol 66: 135-14 pdf download

Families on the spot: sexual signals influence parent-offspring interactions. Morales et al. (2009) Proc R Soc Lond B 276: 2477-2483 pdf download

Fecundity compromises attractiveness when pigments are scarce. Morales et al. (2009) Behav Ecol 20:117-123 pdf download

Egg colour reflects the amount of yolk maternal antibodies and fledging success in a songbird. Morales et al. (2006) Biol Lett 2: 334-336 pdf download