Donato Ballasina

Phylogenetic Relationships among the Species of the Genus Testudo (Testudines: Testudinidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Gene Sequences

Antoinette C. van der Kuyl, Donato Ballasina, John T. Dekker et al. · Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution · 2002 · 87 citations

Biology, Phylogenetics, Molecular Ecology +11

Vocalizations and courtship intensity correlate with mounting success in marginated tortoises Testudo marginata

Roberto Sacchi, Paolo Galeotti, Mauro Fasola et al. · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 2003 · 53 citations

Biology, Breeding Behavior, Animal Behaviour +9

Courtship displays and mounting calls are honest, condition-dependent signals that influence mounting success in Hermann's tortoises

Paolo Galeotti, Roberto Sacchi, Mauro Fasola et al. · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 2005 · 41 citations

Breeding Behavior, Multiple Signalling System, Fitness +19

Mitochondrial haplotype diversity in the tortoise species Testudo graeca from North Africa and the Middle East

Antoinette C. van der Kuyl, Donato Ballasina, Fokla Zorgdrager · BMC Evolutionary Biology · 2005 · 31 citations · Full text

Do mounting vocalisations in tortoises have a communication function? A comparative analysis

Paolo Galeotti, Roberto Sacchi, Mauro Fasola et al. · Herpetological Journal · 2005 · 29 citations

Breeding Behavior, Communication, Mount Vocalisations +21