2020

Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Scali S.,  Coladonato A., Pitoni S., Falaschi M., Zuffi M.A.L. 2020. Statistical methodology for the evaluation of leukocyte data in wild reptile populations: A case study with the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis). PLoS ONE 15(8):e0237992

Sacchi R., Cancian S., Ghia D., Fea G., Coladonato A., 2020. Colour variation in signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus. Current Zoology in press

Volpe M.G., Ghia D., Safari O., Paolucci M. 2020. Fast non-destructive assessment of heavy metal presence by ATR–FTIR analysis of crayfish exoskeleton Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27:21021–21031.

Mangiacotti M., Martin J., Lopez P., Reyes-Olivares C., Rodriguez-Ruiz G., Coladonato A.J., Scali S., Zuffi M.A.L., Sacchi R., 2020. Proteins from femoral gland secretions of male rock lizards Iberolacerta cyreni allow self—but not individual—recognition of unfamiliar males. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology in press

Zuffi M.A.L., Spinelli A., Ikovic V., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Scali S. 2020. Population size and density in two European pond turtle populations of central Italy. Amphibia-Reptilia in press

Yang W., Feirner N., Laakkonen H., Sacchi R., Zuffi M.A.L., Scali S., Uller T. 2020. Spatial variation in gene flow across a hybrid zone reveals causes of reproductive isolation and asymmetric introgression in wall lizards. Evolution in press

Pizzagalli C., Banfi F., Ficetola G.F., Falaschi M., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Zuffi M.A.L., Scali S. 2020. Eco-geographical determinants of the evolution of ornamentation in vipers. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 130:345–358.

2019

Mangiacotti M., Pezzi S., Fumagalli M., coladonato A.J., D’Ettorre P., Leroy C., Bonnet X., Zuffi M.A.L., Sacchi R., 2019. Seasonal variations in femoral gland secretions reveals some unexpected correlations between protein and lipid components in a lacertid lizard. Journal of Chemical Ecology 45:673-683.

Delaugerre M.J., Sacchi R., Biaggini M., Lo Cascio P., Ouni R., Corti C., 2019. Coping with aliens: how a native gecko manages to persist on Mediterranean islands despite the Black rat?. Acta Herpetologica 14: 89-100.

Mangiacotti M., Fumagalli M., Cagnone M., Viglio S., Bardoni A.M., Scali S., Sacchi R., 2019. Morph-specifc protein patterns in the femoral gland secretions of a colour polymorphic lizard. Scientific Reports 9: 8412.

Lupi C., Bordiga M., Sacchi R., Ferretti P., Cobianchi M. 2019. Calcareous Nannofossil Response to Climate Variability During the Middle Pleistocene Transition in the Northwest Pacific Ocean (Ocean Drilling Program Leg 198 Site 1209). Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology 34: 600-615.

Bütikofer L., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Ji W. 2019. Climate migrants’ survival threatened by “C” shaped anthropic barriers. Integrative Zoology 15: 32-39.

Scali S., Sacchi R., Falaschi M., Coladonato A.J., Pozzi S., Zuffi M.A.L., Mangiacotti M. 2019. Mirrored images but not silicone models trigger aggressive responses in male Common wall lizards. Acta Herpetologica 14: 35-41.

Summers P.E., Vingiani A., Di Pietro S., Martellosio A., Espin-Lopez P.F., Di Meo S., Pasian M., Ghitti M., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Veronesi P., Bozzi M., Mazzanti A., Perregrini L., Svelto F., Preda L., Bellomi M., Renne G., 2019.Towards mm-wave spectroscopy for dielectric characterization of breast surgical margins. The Breast 45: 64-69.

Abeli T., Ghitti M., Sacchi R., 2019. Does ecological marginality reflect physiological marginality in plants?. Plant Biosystems 154:149-157.

Gallesi M.M., Sacchi R., 2019. Voltinism and larval population structure of Calopteryx splendens (Odonata: Calopterygidae) in the Po Valley. International Journal of Odonatology 22: 21-30.

Mangiacotti M., Gaggiani S., Coladonato A.J., Scali S., Zuffi M.A.L., Sacchi R., 2019. First experimental evidence that proteins from femoral glands convey identity related information in a lizard. Acta Ethologica 22: 57-65.

2018

Marchetti L., Voigt S., Lucas S.G., Francischini H., Dentzien-Dias P., Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Gazzola A., Ronchi A., Millhouse A. 2018. Tetrapod ichnotaxonomy in eolian paleoenvironments (Coconino and De Chelly formations, Arizona) and late Cisuralian (Permian) sauropsid radiation. Earth-Science Reviews 190:148-170.

Butikofer L., Jones B., Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Ji W. 2018. A new method for modelling biological invasions from early spread data accounting for anthropic dispersal. PLOS ONE 13(11):e0205591.

Manenti R., Ghia, D., Fea, G., Ficetola, F.G., Padoa‐Schioppa E., Canedoli C. 2018. A new method for modelling biological invasions from early spread data accounting for anthropic dispersal. Freshwater Biology 64:284-293.

Yang, While G.M., Laakkonen H., Sacchi R., Zuffi M.A.L., Scali S., Salvi D., Uller T. 2018. Genomic evidence for asymmetric introgression by sexual selection in the common wall lizard. Molecular  Ecology 27: 4213-4224.

Sindaco R., Simo-Riudalbas M., Sacchi R., Carranza S. 2018. Systematics of the Mesalina guttulata species complex (Squamata: Lacertidae) from Arabia with the description of two new species. Zootaxa 4429: 513-547.

Sacchi R., Polo M., Coladonato A.J., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Zuffi M.A.L. 2018. The exposition to urban habitat is not enough to cause developmental instability in the common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). Ecological Indicators 93: 856-863.

Falasco E., Bo T., Ghia D., Grappuso L., Bona F., Fenoglio S. 2018. Diatoms prefer strangers: non-indigenous crayfish host completely different epizoic algal diatom communities from sympatric native species. Biological Invasions 20:2767–2776.

Falaschi M., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Scali S., Razzetti E. 2018. Electric circuit theory applied to alien invasions: a connectivity model predicting the Balkan frog expansion in Northern Italy. Acta Herpetologica 13: 33-42.

Gazzola A., Sacchi R., Ghitti M., Balestrieri A. 2018. The effect of thinning and cue:density ratio on risk perception by Rana dalmatina tadpoles. Hydrobiologia. 813: 75-83.

Sacchi R., Cladonato A.J., Ghitti M, Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Bovo M., Zuffi M.A.L. 2018. Morph specific assortative mating in common wall lizard females. Current Zoology 64: 449-453.

Preda L., Stoppa D., Fiore M.R., Fontana G., Camisa S., Sacchi R., Ghitti M., Viselner G., Fossati P., Valvo F., Vitolo V., Bonora M., Iannalfi A., Vischioni B., Vai A., Mastella E., Baroni G., Orecchia R. 2018. MRI evaluation of sacral chordoma treated with carbon ion radiotherapy alone. Radiotherapy and Oncology 128: 203-208

2017

Zuffi M.A.L., Mangiacotti M., Masucci G.D., Sacchi R., Scali S., Sannolo M. 2017. Stable or plastic body shape? Emys orbicularis hatchlings-juveniles growth patterns under different ecological conditions. North Western Journal of Zoology, in press.

Titone V., Marsiglia F., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Scali S., Zuffi M.A.L. 2017. Better to be resident, larger or coloured? Experimental analysis on intraspecific aggression in the ruin lizard. Journal of Zoology, 304: 260-267.

Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Ghitti M., Zuffi M.A.L. 2017. Effects of colour morph and temperature on immunity in males and females of the common wall lizard. Evolutionay Biology, 44: 496–504.

Sacchi R., Coladonato A.J., Ghitti M, Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Bovo M., Zuffi M.A.L. 2017. Morph specific assortative mating in common wall lizard females. Current Zoology, 64: 449–453.

Lambiase S., Murgia G., Sacchi R., Ghitti M., Di Lucia V. 2017. Effects of different temperatures on the development of Dermestes frishii and Dermestes undulatus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae): comparison between species. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 63:469-473.

Mangiacotti M., Fumagalli M.,Scali S., Zuffi M.A.L., Cagnone M., Salvini R., Sacchi R. 2017. Inter- and intra-population variability of the protein content of femoral gland secretions from a lacertid lizard. Current Zoology 63: 657-665.

Sacchi R., Scali S., Mangiacotti M., Sannolo M., Zuffi M.A.L., Pupin F., Gentilli A., Bonnet X. 2017. Genetic and phenotypic component in head shape of common wall lizard Podarcis muralis. General Comparative Endocrinology 240: 114-120.

2016

Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Ghitti M., Bindolini B., Zuffi M.A.L. 2016. Genetic and phenotypic component in head shape of common wall lizard Podarcis muralis. Amphibia-Reptilia 37: 301-310.

Michaelides S.N., While G.M., Zajac N., Aubret F., Calsbeek B., Sacchi R., Zuffi M.A., Uller T. 2016. Loss of genetic diversity and increased embryonic mortality in non-native lizard populations. Molecular Ecology 25: 4113-4125.

Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Sannolo M., Zuffi M.A.L. 2016. Digital identification and Analysis. In: Reptile Ecology and Conservation. A Handbook of Techniques, Chapter: 5, (Ed) Kenneth Dodd, Oxford University Press, pp.59-72

Lupi C., Bordiga M., Sacchi R., Galinetto P., Beaufort L., Cobianchi M., 2016. Do sample preparation techniques affect the relative abundance of Florisphaera profunda? Marine Micropaleontology 127:42-49.

Sannolo M., Gatti F., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Sacchi R. 2016. Photo-identification in amphibian studies: a test of I3S Pattern. Acta Herpetologica 11: 63-68.

Gallesi M., Mobili S., Cigognini R., Hardersen S., Sacchi R. 2016. Season matters: differential variation of wing shape between sexes of Calopteryx splendens (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Zoomorphology 135:313-322.

Scali S., Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Pupin F., Gentilli A., Zucchi C., Sannolo M., Pavesi M., Zuffi M.A.L. 2016. Does a polymorphic species have a ‘polymorphic’ diet? A case study from a lacertid lizard. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 117: 492-502.

Gallesi M.M., Sacchi R., Hardrsen S. 2016. Does wing shape of andromorph females of Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1780) resemble that of males? International Journal of Odonatology 18: 305-315.

Ibanez A., Pellitteri-Rosa D., Sacchi R., Lopez P., Martin J. 2016. Melanin-based coloration covaries with hiding and exploratory behavior in male Spanish terrapins Ethology 122: 30-36.

Bernini G., Bellati A., Pellegrino I., Negri A., Ghia D., Fea G., Sacchi R., Nardi P.A., Fasola M., Galeotti, P. 2016. Complexity of biogeographic pattern in the endangered crayfish Austropotamobius italicus in northern Italy: molecular insights of conservation concern. Conservation Genetics 17: 141-154.

2015

Sacchi R., Ghitti M., Scali S., Mangiacotti  M., Zuffi M.A.L., Sannolo M., Coladonato A.J., Pasquesi G., Bovo M., Pellitteri-Rosa D. 2016. Common wall lizard females (Podarcis muralis) do not actively choose males based on their colour morph. Ethology 121: 1145-1153.

Sacchi R., Mangiacotti M., Scali S., Sannolo M., Zuffi M.A.L., Pellitteri-Rosa D., Bellati A., Galeotti P., Fasola M. 2015. Context-dependent expression of sexual dimorphism in common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). A test with island populations. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114: 552-565.

Sacchi R., Cignognini R., Gazzola A., Bernini F., Razzetti E. 2015. Male calling activity in syntopic populations of Rana latastei and Rana dalmatina. Italian Journal of Zoology 82: 124-132.

Ghia D., Fea G., Conti A., Sacchi R., Nardi P.A. 2015. Estimating age composition in Alpine native populations of Austropotamobius pallipes complex. Journal of Limnology 74: 501-511.

While G.M., Michaelides S., Heathcote R.J.P., Macgregor H.E.A.; Zajac N., Beninde J., Carazo P., Pérez I de Lanuza G., Sacchi R., Zuffi M.A.L., Horváthová T., Fresnillo B., Schulte U., Veith M., Hochkirch A., Uller T. 2015. Sexual selection drives asymmetric introgression in wall lizards. Ecology Letters 18: 1366–1375.

Gallesi M.M., Mobili M., Cigognini R., Hardersen S., Sacchi R. 2015. Sexual dimorphism in wings and wing bands of Sympetrum pedemontanum (Müller in Allioni 1776). Zoomorphology 134: 531-540.

2014

Sacchi R., Capelli E., Scali S., Pellitteri-Rosa D., Ghitti M., Acerbi E., Pingitore E. 2014. In vitro temperature dependent activation of T-lymphocytes in Common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis) in response to PHA stimulation. Acta Herpetologica 9: 131-138.

Cigognini R., Gallesi M.M., Mobili M., Hardersen S., Sacchi R. 2014. Does character displacement demonstrate density- dependent expression in females? A test on the wing shape of two species of European damselflies. Evolutionary Ecology 28: 941-956.

Carisio L., Sacchi R., Seglie D., Sindaco R. 2014. Habitat selection in a fossorial toad Pelobates fuscus insubricus (Amphibia: Pelobatidae): does the soil affect species occurrence? Acta Herpetologica 9: 51-59.

Sannolo M., Mangiacotti M., Sacchi R., Scali R. 2014. Keeping a cool mind: head–body temperature differences in the common wall lizard. Journal of Zoology  293: 71-79.

Feligini M., Brambati E., Panelli S., Ghitti M., Sacchi R., Capelli E., Bonacina C. 2014. One-year investigation of Clostridium spp. occurrence in raw milk and curd of Grana Padano cheese by the automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis. Food Control 42: 71-77.

Sindaco R., Kornilios P., Sacchi R., Lymberakis P. 2014. Taxonomic reassessment of Blanus strauchi (Bedriaga, 1884) (Squamata: Amphisbaenia: Blanidae), with the description of a new species from south-east Anatolia (Turkey). Zootaxa 3795: 311-326.

Pellitteri-Rosa D., Martin J., López P., Bellati A., Sacchi R., Fasola M., Galeotti P. 2014. Chemical polymorphism in male femoral gland secretions matches polymorphic coloration in common wall lizards (Podarcis muralis). Chemoecology  24: 67-78.

2013

Ghia D., Fea G., Sacchi R., Di Renzo G., Garozzo P., Marrone M., Piccoli F., Porfirio S., Santillo D., Salvatore B., Scoccia M., Di Francesco M., Fracassi G., Comini C., Pagliani T., Nardi P.A. 2013.  Modelling Environmental Niche for the Endangered Crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes Complex in Northern and Central Italy. Freshwater Crayfish 19:189-195.

Scali, S., Sacchi, R., Azzusi, M., Daverio, S., Oppedisano, T. & Mangiacotti, M. 2013. Homeward bound: factors affecting homing ability in a polymorphic lizard. Journal of Zoology, 289, 196-203.

Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Marchesi, M., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2013. A Comparison among Sexual Signals in Courtship of European Tortoises. Journal of Herpetology, 47, 215-221.

Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Bellati, A., Di Paoli, A., Ghitti, M., Scali, S., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2013. Colour variation in the polymorphic common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis): An analysis using the RGB colour system. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 252, 431-439.

Sacchi, R. & Hardersen, S. 2013. Wing length allometry in Odonata: differences between families in relation to migratory behaviour. Zoomorphology, 132, 23-32.

Mangiacotti, M., Scali, S., Sacchi, R., Bassu, L., Nulchis, V. & Corti, C. 2013. Assessing the Spatial Scale Effect of Anthropogenic Factors on Species Distribution. Plos One, 8:e67573.

Gvozdik, V., Benkovsky, N., Crottini, A., Bellati, A., Moravec, J., Romano, A., Sacchi, R. & Jandzik, D. 2013. An ancient lineage of slow worms, genus Anguis (Squamata: Anguidae), survived in the Italian Peninsula. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 69, 1077-1092.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Bellati, A., Cocca, W., Gentilli, A., Scali, S. & Fasola, M. 2013. Colour Polymorphism and Alternative Breeding Strategies: Effects of Parent’s Colour Morph on Fitness Traits in the Common Wall Lizard. Evolutionary Biology, 40, 385-394.

Galeotti, P., Bernini, G., Locatello, L., Sacchi, R., Fasola, M. & Rubolini, D. 2013. Sperm Traits Negatively Covary with Size and Asymmetry of a Secondary Sexual Trait in a Freshwater Crayfish. Plos One, 7.

Butikofer, L., Sacchi, R., Pupin, F., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Razzetti, E., Pella, F. & Fasola, M. 2013. Sexual dimorphism and allometry of the lacertid Mesalina balfouri (BLANFORD, 1881), endemic to the Archipelago of Socotra (Yemen) (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa, 25, 101-108.

2012

Stefani, F., Gentilli, A., Sacchi, R., Razzetti, E., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Pupin, F. & Galli, P. 2012. Refugia within refugia as a key to disentangle the genetic pattern of a highly variable species: The case of Rana temporaria Linnaeus, 1758 (Anura, Ranidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 65, 718-726.

Serra, L., Pirrello, S., Caprioli, M., Griggio, M., Andreotti, A., Romano, A., Pilastro, A., Saino, N., Sacchi, R., Galeotti, P., Fasola, M., Spina, F. & Rubolini, D. 2012. Seasonal decline of offspring quality in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: an immune challenge experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66, 697-709.

Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Capelli, A., Ghitti, M., Di Paoli, A., Bellati, A., Scali, S., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2012. Studying the reproductive biology of the common wall lizard using ultrasonography. Journal of Zoology, 287, 301-310.

Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Bellati, A., Scali, S., Tronconi, D., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2012. Biological correlates of two dorsal color pattern types in the Common Wall Lizard, Podarcis muralis (LAURENTI, 1768) (Squamata: Sauria: Lacertidae). Herpetozoa, 25, 3-11.

Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Sacchi, R., Pupin, F., Bellati, A., Cocca, W., Gentilli, A., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2012. Testing the ability to store sperm: an experimental manipulation of mating opportunities in the common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis. Acta Herpetologica, 7, 111-118

2011

Zuffi, M. A. L., Sacchi, R., Pupin, F. & Cencetti, T. 2011. Sexual size and shape dimorphism in the Moorish gecko (Tarentola mauritanica, Gekkota, Phyllodactylidae). North-Western Journal of Zoology, 7, 189-197.

Scali, S., Mangiacotti, M., Sacchi, R. & Gentilli, A. 2011. A tribute to Hubert Saint Girons: niche separation between Vipera aspis and V. berus on the basis of distribution models. Amphibia-Reptilia, 32, 223-233.

Sacchi, R., Scali, S., Cavirani, V., Pupin, F., Pellitteri-Rosa, D. & Zuffi, M. A. L. 2011. Leukocyte differential counts and morphology from twelve European lizards. Italian Journal of Zoology, 78, 418-426.

Sacchi, R., Marchesi, M., Gentilli, A., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Scali, S. & Borelli, A. 2011. Western green lizards (Lacerta bilineata) do not select the composition or structure of the ecotones in Northern Italy. North-Western Journal of Zoology, 7, 213-221.

Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Sacchi, R., Galeotti, P., Marchesi, M. & Fasola, M. 2011. Courtship Displays Are Condition-Dependent Signals That Reliably Reflect Male Quality in Greek Tortoises, Testudo graeca. Chelonian Conservation and Biology, 10, 10-17.

Hardersen, S., Macagno, A. L. M., Sacchi, R. & Toni, I. 2011. Seasonal constraints on the mandible allometry of Lucanus cervus (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). European Journal of Entomology, 108, 461-468.

Ghia, D., Fea, G., Bernini, F. & Nardi, P. A. 2011. Reproduction experiment on Austropotamobius pallipes complex under controlled conditions: Can hybrids be hatched? Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D. & Fasola, M. 2011. The yellow cheek-patches of the Hermann’s tortoise (Reptilia, Chelonia): Sexual dimorphism and relationship with body condition. Italian Journal of Zoology, 78, 464-470.

Bellati, A., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Sacchi, R., Nistri, A., Galimberti, A., Casiraghi, M., Fasola, M. & Galeotti, P. 2011. Molecular survey of morphological subspecies reveals new mitochondrial lineages in Podarcis muralis (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the Tuscan Archipelago (Italy). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 49, 240-250.

2010

Sacchi, R., Scali, S., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Pupin, F., Gentilli, A., Tettamanti, S., Cavigioli, L., Racina, L., Maiocchi, V., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2010. Photographic identification in reptiles: a matter of scales. Amphibia-Reptilia, 31, 489-502.

Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Sacchi, R., Galeotti, P., Marchesi, M. & Fasola, M. 2010. Do Hermann’s tortoises (Testudo hermanni) discriminate colours? An experiment with natural and artificial stimuli. Italian Journal of Zoology, 77, 481-491.

Galeotti, P., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Sacchi, R., Gentilli, A., Pupin, F., Rubolini, D. & Fasola, M. 2010. Sex-, morph- and size-specific susceptibility to stress measured by haematological variables in captive common wall lizard Podarcis muralis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology a-Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 157, 354-363.

2005-2009

Sacchi, R., Pupin, F., Gentilli, A., Rubolini, D., Scali, S., Fasola, M. & Galeotti, P. 2009. Male-Male Combats in a Polymorphic Lizard: Residency and Size, but not Color, Affect Fighting Rules and Contest Outcome. Aggressive Behavior, 35, 274-283.

Lonati, D., Rossetto, O., Cintra-Francischinelli, M., Locatelli, C., Giampreti, A., Vecchio, S., Bigi, S., Petrolini, V., Sacchi, R., Bernini, F., Gentilli, A., Manzo, L. & Montecucco, C. 2009. Clinical and Experimental Evidence of Italian Viper Venom Neurotoxicity. Clinical Toxicology, 47, 485-486.

Ghia, D., Fea, G., Spairani, M., Bernini, F. & Nardi, P. A. 2009. Movement behaviour and shelter choice of the native crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes complex: survey on a population in a semi-natural pond in Northern Italy. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology, 42, 167-185.

Galeotti, P., Rubolini, D., Sacchi, R. & Fasola, M. 2009. Global changes and animal phenotypic responses: melanin-based plumage redness of scops owls increased with temperature and rainfall during the last century. Biology Letters, 5, 532-534.

Galeotti, P., Rubolini, D., Pupin, F., Sacchi, R., Altobelli, E., Nardi, P. A. & Fasola, M. 2009. Presence of rivals reduces mating probability but does not affect ejaculate size in the freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius italicus. Behaviour, 146, 45-68.

Sacchi, R., Gentilli, A., Pilon, N. & Bernini, F. 2008. GIS-modelling the distribution of Rattus norvegicus in urban areas using non toxic attractive baits. Hystrix-Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 19, 13-22.

Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Gentilli, A., Sacchi, R., Scali, S., Pupin, F., Razzetti, E., Bernini, F. & Fasola, M. 2008. Factors affecting repatriation success of the endangered Italian agile frog (Rana latastei). Amphibia-Reptilia, 29, 235-244.

Galeotti, P., Rubolini, D., Pupin, F., Sacchi, R. & Fasola, M. 2008. Sperm removal and ejaculate size correlate with chelae asymmetry in a freshwater crayfish species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62,1739-1745.

Sacchi, R., Scali, S., Pupin, F., Gentilli, A., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2007. Microgeographic variation of colour morph frequency and biometry of common wall lizards. Journal of Zoology, 273, 389-396.

Sacchi, R., Rubolini, D., Gentilli, A., Pupin, F., Razzetti, E., Scali, S., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2007. Morph-specific immunity in male Podarcis muralis. Amphibia-Reptilia, 28, 408-412.

Sacchi, R., Pupin, F., Zuffi, M. A. L., Scali, S., Boncompagni, E., Binda, A., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2007. Blood cell morphology of the Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica. Amphibia-Reptilia, 28, 503-508.

Sacchi, R., Pupin, F., Pellitteri-Rosa, D. & Fasola, M. 2007. Bergmann’s rule and the Italian Hermann’s tortoises (Testudo hermanni): latitudinal variations of size and shape. Amphibia-Reptilia, 28, 43-50.

Rubolini, D., Galeotti, P., Pupin, F., Sacchi, R., Nardi, P. A. & Fasola, M. 2007. Repeated matings and sperm depletion in the freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius italicus. Freshwater Biology, 52, 1898-1906.

Pupin, F., Sacchi, R., Gentilli, A., Galeotti, P. & Fasola, M. 2007. Discrimination of toad calls by smooth newts: support for the heterospecific attraction hypothesis. Animal Behaviour, 74, 1683-1690.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D. & Fasola, M. 2007. Olfactory discrimination of species, sex, and sexual maturity by the Hermann’s Tortoise Testudo hermanni. Copeia, 980-985.

Galeotti, P., Pupin, F., Rubolini, D., Sacchi, R., Nardi, P. A. & Fasola, M. 2007. Effects of female mating status on copulation behaviour and sperm expenditure in the freshwater crayfish Austropotamobius italicus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 61, 711-718.

Rubolini, D., Pupin, F., Sacchi, R., Gentilli, A., Zuffi, M. A. L., Galeotti, P. & Saino, N. 2006. Sexual dimorphism in digit length ratios in two lizard species. Anatomical Record Part a-Discoveries in Molecular Cellular and Evolutionary Biology, 288A, 491-497.

Razzetti, E., Sacchi, R. & Platz, J. E. 2006. First description of the acoustic repertoire, of Rana italica (Anura, Ranidae). Herpetological Journal, 16, 229-231.

Ghia, D., Nardi, P. A., Negri, A., Bernini, F., Bonardi, A., Fea, G. & Spairani, M. 2006. Syntopy of A-pallipes and A-italicus: Genetic and morphometrical investigations. Bulletin Francais De La Peche Et De La Pisciculture, 1001-1018.

Galeotti, P., Rubolini, D., Fea, G., Ghia, D., Nardi, P. A., Gherardi, F. & Fasola, M. 2006. Female freshwater crayfish adjust egg and clutch size in relation to multiple male traits. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 273, 1105-1110.

Nardi, P. A., Bernini, F., Bo, T., Bonardi, A., Fea, G., Ghia, D., Negri, A., Razzetti, E., Rossi, S. & Spairani, M. 2005. Status of Austropotamobius pallipes complex in the watercourses of the Alessandria province (N-W Italy). Bulletin Francais De La Peche Et De La Pisciculture, 585-598.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R. & Vicario, V. 2005. Fluctuating asymmetry in body traits increases predation risks: Tawny owl selection against asymmetric woodmice. Evolutionary Ecology, 19, 405-418.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Pellitteri-Rosa, D. & Fasola, M. 2005. Female preference for fast-rate, high-pitched calls in Hermann’s tortoises Testudo hermanni. Behavioral Ecology, 16, 301-308.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Fasola, M., Pellitteri-Rosa, D., Marchesi, M. & Ballasina, D. 2005. Courtship displays and mounting calls are honest, condition-dependent signals that influence mounting success in Hermann’s tortoises. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie, 83, 1306-1313.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Fasola, M. & Ballasina, D. 2005. Do mounting vocalisations in tortoises have a communication function? A comparative analysis. Herpetological Journal, 15, 61-71

2000-2004

Zaccara, S., Stefani, F., Galli, P., Nardi, P. A. & Crosa, G. 2004. Taxonomic implications in conservation management of white-clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) (Decapoda, Astacidae) in Northern Italy. Biological Conservation, 120, 1-10.

Sacchi, R., Galeotti, P., Fasola, M. & Gerzeli, G. 2004. Larynx morphology and sound production in three species of Testudinidae. Journal of Morphology, 261, 175-183.

Saino, N., Romano, M., Sacchi, R., Ninni, P., Galeotti, P. & Moller, A. P. 2003. Do male barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) experience a trade-off between the expression of multiple sexual signals? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 54, 465-471.

Saino, N., Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R., Boncoraglio, G., Martinelli, R. & Moller, A. P. 2003. Sex differences in begging vocalizations of nestling barn swallows, Hirundo rustica. Animal Behaviour, 66, 1003-1010.

Sacchi, R., Galeotti, P., Fasola, M. & Ballasina, D. 2003. Vocalizations and courtship intensity correlate with mounting success in marginated tortoises Testudo marginata. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55, 95-102.

Galeotti, P. & Sacchi, R. 2003. Differential parasitaemia in the tawny owl (Strix aluco): effects of colour morph and habitat. Journal of Zoology, 261, 91-99.

Sacchi, R., Saino, N. & Galeotti, P. 2002. Features of begging calls reveal general condition and need of food of barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) nestlings. Behavioral Ecology, 13, 268-273.

Sacchi, R., Gentilli, A., Razzetti, E. & Barbieri, F. 2002. Effects of building features on density and flock distribution of feral pigeons Columba livia var. domestica in an urban environment. Canadian Journal of Zoology-Revue Canadienne De Zoologie, 80, 48-54.

Galeotti, P., Saino, N., Perani, E., Sacchi, R. & Moller, A. P. 2001. Age-related song variation in male barn swallows. Italian Journal of Zoology, 68, 305-310.

Galeotti, P. & Sacchi, R. 2001. Turnover of territorial Scops Owls Otus scops as estimated by spectrographic analyses of male hoots. Journal of Avian Biology, 32, 256-262.

Saino, N., Ninni, P., Incagli, M., Calza, S., Sacchi, R. & Moller, A. P. 2000. Begging and parental care in relation to offspring need and condition in the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica). American Naturalist, 156, 637-649.

1995-1999

Galeotti, P., Saino, N., Sacchi, R. & Moller, A. P. 1997. Song correlates with social context, testosterone and body condition in male barn swallows. Animal Behaviour, 53, 687-700.

Galeotti, P., Sacchi, R. & Perani, E. 1997. Cooperative defense and intrasexual aggression in Scops Owls (Otus scops): Responses to playback of male and female calls. Journal of Raptor Research, 31, 353-357.