Blanca Jimeno

23- Jimeno, B. & Rubalcaba, JG. Modelling the role of glucocorticoid receptor as mediator of endocrine responses to environmental challenge. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (in press).  Invited contribution.

 

22- Zimmer, C., Jimeno, B. & Martin, LB. HPA flexibility and FKBP5: promising physiological targets for conservation. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (in press). Invited contribution.

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21- Jimeno, B. & Verhulst, S. (2023) Meta-analysis reveals glucocorticoid levels reflect variation in metabolic rate, not ‘stress’. eLife 12, RP88205. Click here to read. 

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20- Jimeno, B., Gerritsma, Y., Mulder, E. & Verhulst, S. (2023) Glucocorticoid receptor expression in blood, but not across brain regions, reveals long-term effects of early life adversity in zebra finches. Physiology and Behavior 271, 114310. Click here to read. 

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19- Rubalcaba, J.G. & Jimeno, B. (2022) Body temperature and activity patterns modulate glucocorticoid levels across lizard species: A macrophysiological approach. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 1100. Click here to read. 

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18- Jimeno, B. & Zimmer, C. (2022). Glucocorticoid receptor expression as an integrative measure to assess glucocorticoid plasticity and efficiency in evolutionary endocrinology. A perspective. Hormones and Behavior 145, 105240I. Click here to read. 

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17- Montoya, B., Briga, M., Jimeno, B. & Verhulst, S. (2022). Glucose tolerance predicts survival in old zebra finches. Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (11)

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16- Rubalcaba, J.G.* & Jimeno, B.* (2022). Biophysical models unravel associations between glucocorticoids and thermoregulatory costs across avian species. Functional Ecology  36 (1), 64-72. Read it here. *Equal contribution

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15- Beyl, H. E., Jimeno, B., Lynn, S. E., & Breuner, C. W. (2021). Assay temperature affects corticosteroid-binding globulin and free corticosterone estimates across species. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 113810. 

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14- Jimeno, B., Prichard, M. R., Landry, D., Wolf, C., Larkin, B., Cheviron, Z., & Breuner, C. (2020). Metabolic rates predict baseline corticosterone and reproductive output in a free-living passerine. Integrative Organismal Biology 2 (1) obaa030. Read it here.

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13- Montoya, B., Briga, M., Jimeno, B. & Verhulst, S. (2020) A Glucose tolerance test shows the ability to restore glucose homeostasis to be a repeatable trait in zebra finches. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 190, 445-464. 

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12- Ibañez-Álamo, JD., Jimeno, B., Gil, D., Thomson, RL., Aguirre, JI., Díez-Fernández, A., Faivre, B., Tieleman, I. & Figuerola, J. (2020) Physiological stress does not increase with urbanization in European blackbirds: evidence from hormonal, immunological and cellular indicators. Science of the total environment 721, 137332. 

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11- Jimeno, B., Hau, M., Gómez-Díaz, E., & Verhulst, S. (2019). Developmental conditions modulate DNA methylation at the glucocorticoid receptor gene with cascading effects on expression and corticosterone levels in zebra finches, Scientific reports 9 (1), 1-11. Read it here.

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10- Briga, M., Jimeno, B. & Verhulst, S. (2019). Coupling lifespan and aging? The age at onset of body mass decline associates positively with sex-specific lifespan but negatively with environment-specific lifespan. Experimental Gerontology 119, 111-119

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9- Jimeno, B., Hau, M. & Verhulst, S. (2018), Glucocorticoid-temperature association is shaped by foraging environment in individual zebra finches. Journal of Experimental Biology, 221 (23). Read it here.

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8- Jimeno, B., Hau, M. & Verhulst, S. (2018). Corticosterone levels reflect variation in metabolic rate, independent of “stress”. Scientific Reports 8 (1), 13020. Read it here.

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7- Montoya, B., Briga, M., Jimeno, B., Moonen, S., & Verhulst, S. (2018). Baseline glucose level is an individual trait that is negatively associated with lifespan and increases due to adverse environmental conditions during development and adulthood. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 188 (3), 517-526.

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6- Jimeno, B., Briga, M., Hau, M., & Verhulst, S. (2018). Male but not female zebra finches with high plasma corticosterone have lower survival. Functional Ecology 32(3), 713-721. Read it here.

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5- Jimeno, B., Hau, M., & Verhulst, S. (2017). Strong association between corticosterone levels and temperature-dependent metabolic rate in individual zebra finches. Journal of Experimental Biology, 220(23), 4426-4431. Read it here.

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4- Jimeno, B., Briga, M., Verhulst, S., & Hau, M. (2017). Effects of developmental conditions on glucocorticoid concentrations in adulthood depend on sex and foraging conditions. Hormones and Behavior, 93, 175-183. Read it here.

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3- Briga, M., Koetsier, E., Boonekamp, J. J., Jimeno, B., & Verhulst, S. (2017). Food availability affects adult survival trajectories depending on early developmental conditions. In Proc. R. Soc. B  284(1846), 20162287

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2- Jimeno, B. & Gil, D. (2015): Parent-absent calls are related to nestling reaction time and parental food allocation in the spotless starling. Behaviour 152 1413–1431. Read it here.

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1- Jimeno, B., Muriel, J., Pérez-Rodríguez, L. & Gil, D. (2014): Sexual differences in parental investment in response to Parent-Absent calls. Ethology 120, 258–265. Read it here.