Mi sono laureato in Scienze Naturali nel 1999 presso l'Università degli Studi di Torino con una tesi sul comportamento spaziale dello stambecco alpino. Nel 2006 ho conseguito il Dottorato di ricerca in Biologia Ambientale presso l'Università degli Studi di Sassari occupandomi di ecologia comportamentale degli ungulati.
Nel 2011 sono diventata Ricercatore presso l'Università di Ferrara. Ho esperienza didattica nell'ambito della Zoologia, Etologia, Conservazione della fauna, Biodiversità animale.
Mi occupo di ecologia comportamentale e di dinamica di popolazione dei grandi erbivori. Negli ultimi anni mi sono interessato in particolare alle problematiche relative ai ritmi di attività degli ungulati selvatici.
1. Merli E*., Grignolio S.*, Marcon A., Apollonio M. Wild boar under fire: the effect of spatial behaviour, habitat use and social class on hunting mortality. Journal of Zoology, DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12471 (* Merli E. and Grignolio S. have contributed equally to this work).
2. Mason T.H.E., Brivio F., Stephens P., Apollonio M., Grignolio S. 2017. The behavioral trade-off between thermoregulation and foraging in a heat-sensitive species. Behavioral Ecology, 28(3) 908-918.
3. Brivio F., Grignolio S., Brogi R., Benazzi M., Bertolucci C., Apollonio M. 2017. An analysis of intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting the activity of a nocturnal species: The wild boar. Mammalian Biology, 84: 73-81.
4. Brivio F., Bertolucci C., Tettamanti F., Filli F., Apollonio M., Grignolio S. 2016. The weather dictates the rhythms: Alpine chamois activity is well adapted to ecological conditions. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70 (8): 1291-1304.
5. Brivio F., Grignolio S., Cerise S., Bassano B., 2015. Assessing the impact of capture on wild animals: the case study of chemical immobilisation on Alpine ibex. PlosOne. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130957.
6. Tettamanti F., Grignolio S., Filli F., Apollonio M., Bize P., 2015. Senescence in breeding success of female Alpine chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra): the role of female quality and age. Oecologia, 178: 187-195.
7. Biosa D., Grignolio S., Sica N., Pagon N., Scandura M., Apollonio M., 2015. Do relatives like to stay closer? Spatial organisation and genetic relatedness in a mountain roe deer population. Journal of Zoology, 296: 30-37.
8. Brivio F., Grignolio S., Apollonio M., 2014. Intra-sexual variability in feeding behaviour of a mountain ungulate: size matters. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology, 68: 1649-1660.
9. Grignolio S., Heurich M., Sprem N., Apollonio M., 2014. The management of ungulates in the European protected areas. Behaviour and Management in European Ungulates, editing by R. Putman, M. Apollonio, 178-191.
10. Pagon N., Grignolio S., Pipia A., Bongi P., Bertolucci C., Apollonio M., 2013. Seasonal variation of activity patterns in roe deer in a temperate forested area. Chronobiology International, 30(6): 772–785.
11. Apollonio M., Brivio F., Rossi I., Bassano B., Grignolio S., 2013. Consequences of snowy winters on male mating strategies and reproduction in a mountain ungulate. Behavioural Processes, 98: 44-50.
12. Chirichella R.*, Ciuti S.*, Grignolio S.*, Rocca M., Apollonio M., 2013. The role of geological substrate for horn growth in ungulates: a case study on Alpine chamois. Evolutionary Ecology, 27: 145-163. (* R. Chirichella, S. Ciuti, and S. Grignolio have contributed equally to this work)
13. Grignolio S., Merli E., Bongi P., Ciuti S., Apollonio M., 2011. Effects of hunting with hounds on a non-target species living on the edge of a protected area. Biological Conservation, 144: 641-649.
14. Cutini A., Bongi P., Chianucci F., Pagon N., Grignolio S., Morini E., Apollonio M., 2011. Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) browsing effects and use of chestnut and turkey oak coppiced areas. Annals of Forest Science, 68: 667-674.
15. Apollonio M., Putman R., Grignolio S., Bartoš L., 2011. Hunting seasons in relation to biological breeding seasons and the implications for the control or regulation of ungulate populations. Ungulate management in Europe: problems and practices, editing by R. Putman, M. Apollonio, R. Andersen, Cambridge University Press: 80-105.
16. Bergeron P., Grignolio S., Apollonio M., Shipley B., Festa-Bianchet M., 2010. Secondary sexual characters signal fighting ability and determine social rank in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64: 1299-1307.
17. Brivio F., Grignolio S., Apollonio M., 2010. To feed or not to feed? Testing different hypotheses on rut-induced hypophagia in a mountain ungulate. Ethology, 116: 406-415.
18. Ciuti S., Pipia A., Grignolio S., Ghiandai F., Apollonio M., 2009. Space use, habitat selection and activity patterns of female Sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) during the lambing season. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 55: 589-595.
19. Pipia A., Ciuti S., Grignolio S., Luchetti S., Madau R., Apollonio M., 2009. Effect of predation risk on grouping pattern and whistling behaviour in a wild mouflon Ovis aries population. Acta teriologica, 54(1): 77-86.
20. Pipia A., Ciuti S., Grignolio S., Luchetti S., Madau R., Apollonio M., 2008. Influence of sex, season, temperature and reproductive status on daily activity patterns in Sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon). Behaviour, 145: 1723-1745.
21. Bongi P., Ciuti S., Grignolio S., Del Frate M., Simi S., Gandelli D., Apollonio M., 2008. Anti-predator behaviour, space use and habitat selection in female roe deer during the fawning season in a wolf area. Journal of Zoology, 276: 242-251.
22. Ciuti S., Pipia A., Ghiandai F., Grignolio S., Apollonio M., 2008. The key role of lamb presence in affecting flight response in Sardinian mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon), Behavioural Processes, 77: 408-412.
23. Grignolio S., Rossi I., Bassano B., Apollonio M., 2007. Predation risk as a factor affecting sexual segregation in Alpine ibex, Journal of Mammalogy, 88 (6): 1488-1497.
24. Grignolio S., Rossi I., Bertolotto E., Bassano B., Apollonio M., 2007. Influence of the kid on space use and habitat selection of female Alpine ibex, Journal of Wildlife Management, 71 (3):713-719.
25. Grignolio S., Rossi I., Bassano B., Parrini F., Apollonio M. 2004. Seasonal variations of spatial behaviour in female Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in relation to climatic conditions and age. Ethology, Ecology and Evolution, 16 (3): 255-264.
26. Grignolio S., Parrini F., Bassano B., Luccarini S., Apollonio M., 2003. Habitat selection in adult males of Alpine ibex, Capra ibex ibex. Folia Zoologica, 52 (2): 113-120.
27. Parrini F., Grignolio S., Luccarini S., Bassano B., Apollonio M. 2003. Spatial behaviour of adult male alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in the Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, Acta Theriologica, 48 (3): 411-423.
