PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Lammert, T.L., Müller, J., Ferreira, S.C., Hoelzl, F., König, D.M., Smith, S., MARASCO, V., Ruf, T., Bieber, C. (2025). Telomere length, hibernation, and cognitive function in young edible dormice (Glis glis). European Journal of Wildlife Research 71 (6), 150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-02027-x
Costantini, D., Messina, S., Sebastiano, M., MARASCO, V. (2025). Life at new extremes: Integrating stress physiology and the bio-exposome in the Anthropocene. Annals of the New Academy of Sciences 1749-6632; DOI: 10.1111/nyas.15355 Featured by Vetmeduni PressRelease
MARASCO, V., Boner, W., Griffths, K., Raveh, S., Monaghan, P. (2025). Hidden Causes of Variation in Offspring Reproductive Value: Negative Effects of Maternal Breeding Age on Offspring Telomere Length Persist Undiminished Across Multiple Generations. Ecology Letters 28: e70043; doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70043 Featured by Vetmeduni PressRelease & the Journal of Experimental Biology
MARASCO, V., Fusani, L., Haubensack, P., Pola, G., Smith, S. (2024). Brain gene expression reveals pathways underlying nocturnal migratory restlessness. Scientific Reports 14 (1), 22420; doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-73033-3 Featured by Vetmeduni PressRelease
Tobolka, M.*, Zielinska, S.*, Fusani, L., Huber, N., Maggini, I., Pola, G., MARASCO, V. (2024). Controlled expression of avian pre-migratory fattening influences indices of innate immunity. Biol Open, 13 (1): bio060018. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/bio.060018 *Shared first authorship. Featured by Vetmeduni PressRelease
MARASCO, V., Kayia, H., Pola, G., Fusani, L. (2023). Ghrelin, not corticosterone, is associated with transitioning of phenotypic states in a migratory Galliform. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13:1058298. Doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1058298 *Featured by Vetmeduni PressRelease
Bialas, J.T., MARASCO, V.*, Fusani, L., Pola, G., Tobolka, M. (2023). Are external head measurements a reliable predictor of brain size in the Common quail? Canadian Journal of Zoology. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 101, 1-6. Doi: 10.1139/cjz-2022-0091 *joint first
Houdelier, C., Charrier, M., Le Bot, O., Aigueperse, N, MARASCO, V., Lumineau, S. (2022). A mother to thwart prenatal stress in a precocial bird. Animal Behaviour, 194, 89-100. Doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.09.015
MARASCO, V., Smith, S., Angelier, F. (2022). How does early-life adversity shape telomere dynamics during adulthood? Problems and paradigms. BioEssays, 44, e2100184. Doi: 10.1002/bies.202100184
Sebastiano, M., Messina, S., MARASCO, V., Costantini, D. (2022). Hormesis in ecotoxicological studies: a critical evolutionary perspective. Current Opinion in Toxicology, 29, 25-30. Doi: 10.1016/j.cotox.2022.01.002
MARASCO, V., Boner, W., Griffiths K., Heidinger B., and Monaghan P. (2021). Repeated exposure to challenging environmental conditions influences telomere dynamics across adult life as predicted by changes in mortality risk. The FASEB Journal, 35:e21743. Doi: 10.1096/fj.202100556R PDF
MARASCO, V., Dupont, S.M., Grace, J.K., Angelier, F. (2021). No trans-generational maternal effects of early-life corticosterone exposure on neophobia and antipredator behaviour in the house sparrow. Journal of Ethology, 39, 429–437. Doi: 10.1007/s10164-021-00712-3
MARASCO, V., Sebastiano, M., Costantini, D., Pola, G., Fusani, L. (2021). Controlled expression of the migratory phenotype affects oxidative status in birds. Journal of Experimental Biology, *Featured by Vetmeduni PressRelease
MARASCO, V., Fusani, L., Pola, G., Smith, S. (2020). Data on the de novo transcriptome assembly for the migratory bird, the Common quail (Coturnix coturnix). Data in Brief, 32: 106041. Doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020. PDF
Messina, S., Edwards, D., MARASCO, V., Canoine, V., Cosset, C., Tomassi, S., Benedick, S., Eens, M., Costantini, D. (2020). Glucocorticoids link forest type to local abundance in tropical birds. Functional Ecology, 00:1-12. Doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.13586
MARASCO, V., Boner, W., Griffiths K., Heidinger B., and Monaghan P. (2019). Intergenerational effects on offspring telomere length; interactions among maternal age, stress exposure and offspring sex. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286:1912. Doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.1845 PDF
Huber, N., MARASCO, V., Painer, J., Vetter, S., Göritz, F., Kaczensky, P., Walzer, C. (2019). Leukocyte Coping Capacity: an integrative parameter for wildlife welfare within conservation interventions. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6:105. Doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00105 PDF
Smith, S., Fusani, L., Boglarka, B., Sanchez-Donoso, I., and MARASCO, V. (2018). Lack of introgression of Japanese quail in a captive population of Common quail. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 64: 51. Doi: 10.1007/s10344-018-1209-7 PDF *Featured in Vetmeduni PressRelease and in Der Standard
MARASCO, V., Boner W., Griffiths K., Heidinger B., and Monaghan P. (2018). Environmental conditions shape the temporal pattern of investment in reproduction and survival. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285 (1870): 20172442. Doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2442 PDF *Featured in Conservation Physiology
MARASCO, V., Stier A., Boner W., Griffiths K., Heidinger B., and Monaghan P. (2017). Environmental conditions can modulate the links among oxidative stress, age, and longevity. Mechanisms of Aging and Development, 164: 100–107. Doi: 10.1016/j.mad.2017.04.012 PDF
Griffith S, …, MARASCO, V., …et al. (2017). Variation in reproductive success across captive populations: methodological differences, potential biases and opportunities. Ethology, 123 (1): 1-29. Doi:
MARASCO, V., Costantini, D. (2016). Signaling in a polluted world: oxidative stress as an overlooked mechanism linking contaminants to animal communication. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 4. Doi: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00095 PDF
MARASCO, V., Robinson, J., Herzyk, P. and Spencer, K.A. (2016). Pre- and post-natal stress programming: developmental exposure to glucocorticoids causes long-term brain-region specific changes to transcriptome in the Japanese quail. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 28. Doi: 10.1111/jne.12387 PDF
MARASCO, V., Boner, W., Heidinger, B., Griffths, K. and Monaghan, P. (2015). Repeated exposure to stressful conditions can have beneficial effects on survival. Experimental Gerontology, 69:170-175. Doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2015.06.011 *Featured in the ATLAS of Science
MARASCO, V. (2014). Pre- and post-natal stress programming: from genes to physiology. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK PDF
MARASCO, V., Spencer, K.A., Robinson, J., Herzyk, P. and Costantini, D. (2013). Developmental post-natal stress can alter the effects of pre-natal stress on the adult redox balance. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 191: 239-246. Doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.07.003
MARASCO, V., Robinson, J., Herzyk, P. and Spencer, K.A. (2012). Pre- and Post-natal stress in context: effects on the stress physiology in a precocial bird. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215: 3955-3964. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.071423
MARASCO, V., Fusani, L., Dessì-Fulgheri, F. and Canoine, V. (2011). Non-migratory stonechats show seasonal changes in the hormonal regulation of non-seasonal territorial aggression. Hormones and Behavior, 60: 414-419. Doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.07.010
Costantini, D. and MARASCO, V. (2011). The unsaturated brain: an evolutionary compromise? Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 112: 2201–2202. Doi: 10.1002/jcb.23152
Costantini, D., MARASCO, V. and Möller, A.P. (2011). A meta-analysis of glucocorticoids as modulators of oxidative stress in vertebrates. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181: 447-456. Doi: 10.1007/s00360-011-0566-2
EDITED BOOK
Development Strategies and Biodiversity. Fascinating Life Sciences (2022). Eds: Costantini, D. and MARASCO, V. Springer, Cham. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-90131-8
BOOK CHAPTERS
MARASCO, V. and Spencer, K.A. (2015). Improvements in our understanding of behaviour during incubation. Book Chapter In “Nest and Eggs”, edited by Deeming, C. and Reynolds, J. Oxford University Press. Doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198718666.003.0012 *Featured in Journal of Field of Ornithology
Huber S., Costantini D., Houdelier C., MARASCO, V. (2022) Early-Life Stress Drives the Molecular Mechanisms Shaping the Adult Phenotype. In: Costantini D., MARASCO, V. (eds) “Development Strategies and Biodiversity. Fascinating Life Sciences”. Springer, Cham. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-90131-8_4
SCIENTIFIC OUTREACH
MARASCO, V. (2022). Hot cold-adapted lizards are born “old”. Journal of Experimental Biology 225 (21), JEB243521. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.243521
MARASCO, V. (2022). Diapausing insects don’t like it hot. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225 (13): JEB243491. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.243491
MARASCO, V. (2022). Birds of a feather cope with challenges together. Journal of Experimental Biology, 225 (1): JEB243390. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.243390
MARASCO, V., (2021). Gut bacteria are an “inside” and an “outside” job. Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (19): JEB237321. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.237321
MARASCO, V. (2021). Stress in the egg makes gull chicks fitter. Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (1). D
MARASCO, V. (2021). Born to be fit? GPS-tracking reveals links between early-life behaviour and survival. Journal of Experimental Biology 224 (7): jeb235283. Doi: 10.1242/jeb.235283
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