Publications
Refereed journals
1. Melis C., Olsen C.B., Hyllvang M., Gobbi M., Stokke B.G. & Røskaft E. In press. The effect of traffic intensity on ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in central Sweden. Journal of Insect Conservation.
2. Melis C., Jedrzejewska B., Apollonio M., Barton K.A., Jedrzejewski W., Linnell J.D.C., Kojola I., Kusak J., Adamic M., Ciuti S., Delehan I., Dykyy I., Krapinec K., Mattioli L., Sagaydak A., Samchuk N., Schmidt K., Shkvyrya M., Sidorovich V. E., Zawadzka B., Zhyla S. 2009. Predation has a greater impact in less productive environments: variation in roe deer Capreolus capreolus population density across Europe. Global Ecology and Biogeography 18, 724-734.
3. Melis C., Herfindal I., Kauhala K., Andersen R. & Høgda K-A. 2009. Predicting animal performance through climatic and plant phenology variables: the case of a carnivore hibernating species in Finland. Mammalian Biology doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2008.12.001
4. Melis C., Selva N., Teurlings I., Skarpe C., Linnell J.D.C. & Andersen R. 2007. Soil and vegetation nutrient response to bison carcasses in Bialowieza Primeval Forest, Poland. Ecological Research 22, 807-813. (link)
5. Melis C., Sundby M., Andersen R., Moksnes A., Pedersen B. & Røskaft E. 2007. Moose Alces alces L. as ecosystem engineer in boreal forest - the effect on ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) abundance and diversity. Biodiversity and Conservation 16, 1321-1335. (link)
6. Hoem A.S., Melis C., Linnell J. & Andersen R. 2006. Fighting behavior in the European roe deer Capreolus capreolus. European Journal of Wildlife Research 53, 1-8. (link)
7. Melis C., Szafranska P.A., Jedrzejewska B., & Barton K. 2006. Biogeographic variation in wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) density in western Eurasia. Journal of Biogeography 33, 803-811. (link)
8. Melis C., Hoem A.S., Linnell J. & Andersen, R. 2005. Age specific reproductive behaviour in male roe deer Capreolus capreolus R. Acta Theriologica 50, 445-452. (link)
9. Melis C., Cagnacci F. & Lovari S. 2005. Do male roe deer clump together during the rut? Acta Theriologica 50, 253-262. (link)
10. Melis C., Buset A., Aarrestad P.A., Hanssen O., Meisingset E. L., Andersen R., Moksnes A. & Røskaft E. 2005. Impact of red deer Cervus elaphus grazing on bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and composition of ground beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) assemblage. Biodiversity and Conservation 15, 2049-2059. (link)
11. Melis C., Teurlings I., Linnell J.D.C., Andersen R. & Bordoni A. 2004. Influence of a deer carcass on Coleopteran diversity in a Scandinavian boreal forest: a preliminary study. European Journal of Wildlife Research 50, 146-149. (link)
12. Melis C., Cagnacci F. & Lovari S. 2004. Site fidelity of male roe deer in a Mediterranean fragmented area. Hystrix - Italian Journal of Mammalogy 15, 63-68. (pdf)
13. Melis C., Cagnacci F. & Bargagli L. 2002. Food habits of the Eurasian badger in a rural Mediterranean area. Z.Jagdwiss. 48 Supplement, 236-246.
14. Ugolini A., Melis C. & Innocenti R. 1999a. Moon orientation in adult and young sandhoppers. J. Comp. Physiol. A 184, 9-12. (link)
15. Ugolini A., Melis C., Innocenti R., Tiribilli B. & Castellini C. 1999b. Moon and sun compasses in sandhoppers rely on two separate chronometric mechanisms. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 266, 749-752. (link)
Book chapters and reports
16. Andersen, R., Thingstad, P.G. & Melis, C. 2008. Forslag til kortsiktige og langsiktige forvaltningsstrategier for mårhund i Norge. Resultater fra et arbeidsmøte på Teveltunet, Meråker, 20.-21. februar 2008. Zoologisk Notat, Vitenskapsmuseet, NTNU.
17. Melis C., Nordgård H., Herfindal I., Kauhala K., Åhlen P-A., Strann K.B. & Andersen R. 2007. Raccoon dogs in Norway - potential expansion rate, distribution area and management implications. Rapport zoologisk serie 2007-3, Vitenskapsmuseet, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet.
18. Ugolini A., Melis C., Tiribilli B. & Castellini C. 2002. The sun, the moon, and the sandhopper. In: Wiese K (ed) Crustacean Experimental Systems in Neurobiology (K. Wiese Ed.) Springer, Berlin, pp 247-260. (link)
Popular articles
Melis C. 2005. Così ho imparato a ululare. Ti presento il Cane (Dossier) 6, 13-14.
Melis C. 2002. La donnola (The wheasel). Habitat 127.
Melis C., Cagnacci F. & Bargagli L. 2002. Il tasso (The badger). Habitat 122, 44-52.
Conferences
Easter Mammal Society Conference, Cirencester, UK, 13-15.04.2007 - poster (Melis C., Linnell J.D.C., Odden, J. & Andersen R. Survival rates and causes of mortality of roe deer Capreolus capreolus in a multipredator system)
Workshop 'Large carnivore impact on ungulates along a productivity gradient in European ecosystems', MRI PAS Bialowieza, Pl, 2-5.12.2004 - invited lecture. (Melis C., Jedrzejewski., W. & Jedrzejewska B. Patterns and gradients of ungulates densities throughout Europe - some preliminary results)
VI European roe deer meeting, Caldas de Geres, Portugal. 23-26.4.2003 - oral presentation. (Melis C., Hoem A.S., Linnell J.D.C. & Andersen R. Time budgeting in male European roe deer Capreolus capreolus)
III Italian Congress of Mammalogy, Sanremo, I. 21-23.9.2001 - oral presentation. (Melis C., Cagnacci F., Burgio C. & Lovari S. Ranging behaviour of male roe deer in a rural area during the reproductive season)
XXV Congress of International Union of Game Biologists, Lemesos, CY. 2-7.9.2001- oral presentation. (Melis C., Cagnacci F., Bargagli L. & Lovari S. Food habits and trophic niche of the Eurasian badger in a rural Mediterranean area)
V European roe deer meeting, Tredozio, I. 24-27.4.2001 - poster. (Melis C., Cagnacci F. & Burgio C. Ranging behaviour of roe deer: methodological comparison between two different patterns of data collection)