Maria Teresa Spena

University of Catania — Italy

Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physical Sciences

8h-index167citations29works2.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy(9), Marine Biology and Ecology Research(7), Rabies epidemiology and control(5), Parasite Biology and Host Interactions(4), Bat Biology and Ecology Studies(3)

Publications29 total

Exploring Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria from Fecal Samples of Insectivorous Bats: A Preliminary Study
Veterinary Sciences·2025Open Access
Molecular Surveillance for Potential Zoonotic Pathogens in Troglophilus Bats: Detection and Molecular Characterization of Bat Coronaviruses in Southern Italy
Pathogens·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Zoonotic Bacteria and Vector-Borne Protozoa in Troglophilus Bat Colonies in Sicily (Southern Italy): A Biomolecular Survey
Animals·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
First observation of pseudo-egg stones incubated by a pair of Eurasian Stone-curlew
Wader Study·2023
Disentangling cryptic species in Parastenocarididae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) with an integrative approach: the case of Stammericaris similior sp. nov. and Stammericaris destillans Bruno & Cottarelli 2017
Zootaxa·2023· 2 cited
Antimicrobial Resistance in Physiological and Potentially Pathogenic Bacteria Isolated in Southern Italian Bats
Animals·2023· 9 citedOpen Access
Cultivable Bacteria Associated with the Microbiota of Troglophile Bats
Animals·2022· 5 citedOpen Access
Notes on the Sicilian cave-dwelling species of Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta Rhynchota)
BIODIVERSITY JOURNAL·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
LA CICOGNA BIANCA CICONIA CICONIA (Aves Ciconiidae) IN SICILIA: AGGIORNAMENTO A TRENT'ANNI DALLA COLONIZZAZIONE
Nova Science Publishers (Nova Science Publishers, Inc.)·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Analysis of Eurasian Stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) microbial flora reveals the presence of multi-drug resistant pathogens in agro-pastoral areas of Sicily (Italy)
Heliyon·2020· 11 citedOpen Access
Morphological and molecular characterization of three new Parastenocarididae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from caves in Southern Italy
European Journal of Taxonomy·2020· 5 citedOpen Access
Physiological and potentially pathogenic microbial flora in stone curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus), southeastern Sicily
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología·2020· 3 citedOpen Access
Trace Element Bioaccumulation in Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus, Linnaeus, 1758): A Case Study from Sicily (Italy)
International Journal of Molecular Sciences·2020· 6 citedOpen Access
An experimental analysis of egg-retrieval response of the Eurasian Stone curlew (<i>Burhinus oedicnemus</i>)
Ethology Ecology & Evolution·2019· 7 cited
The fossil bat assemblages from the Grotta dei Pipistrelli in Pantalica (southeastern Sicily, Italy): Chronological and palaeoecological implications
Comptes Rendus Palevol·2019· 13 cited
THE VIRTUAL BATCAVE: A PROJECT FOR THE SAFEGUARD OF A UNESCO WHL FRAGILE ECOSYSTEM
˜The œinternational archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences/International archives of the photogrammetry, remote sensing and spatial information sciences·2019· 28 citedOpen Access
Trace elements bioaccumulation in liver and fur of Myotis myotis from two caves of the eastern side of Sicily (Italy): A comparison between a control and a polluted area
Environmental Pollution·2018· 31 cited
Epikarstic crustaceans from some Italian caves: endemisms and spatial scales.
Biogeographia – The Journal of Integrative Biogeography·2018· 8 citedOpen Access
The environmental impact of power lines on birds in Sicily
2018Open Access
Morphological and molecular analyses of epikarstic Parastenocarididae (Copepoda: Harpacticoida) from two Sicilian caves, with description of a new Stammericaris
Zootaxa·2017· 8 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Rosario Grasso(24), Vezio Cottarelli(9), Maria Cristina Bruno(9), Maria Foti(5), Vittorio Fisichella(5), Antonietta Mascetti(4), Marco Colnaghi(4), Maria Grazia Grasso(4), Natale Emilio Baldaccini(4), Manuel Andrea Zafarana(3), Santina Di Bella(3), Francesca Gucciardi(3), Giuseppa Purpari(3), Annalisa Guercio(3), Margherita Ferrante(2), Béatrice V. Hernout(2), Alfina Grasso(2), Andrea Messina(2), Paolo Agnelli(2), Chiara Copat(2)