Birgit Feßl

Charles Darwin Foundation — EC

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Avian ecology and behavior(31), Bird parasitology and diseases(24), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(15), Plant and animal studies(15), Species Distribution and Climate Change(12)

Publications67 total

Phylogeny, population structure, and conservation genomics of Galapagos vermilion flycatchers (genus Pyrocephalus)
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution·2025Open Access
From dispenser to nest: collection of fumigated material repels parasites across behavioural traits in Darwin’s finches
BMC Zoology·2025Open Access
Innovations in invasive parasite control: enhancing nest treatment techniques to combat the threat of the avian vampire fly Philornis downsi in Galapagos
Frontiers in Conservation Science·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The birds and the trees: Avian ecosystem (dis)service perspectives and farmers' willingness to plant native trees in the agricultural landscape of the Galapagos Islands
People and Nature·2025Open Access
Environment and climate, rather than host diversity, drives disease in Galápagos birds
2025Open Access
Novel microfilariae detected in Galápagos passerines
International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Status, distribution, and population trends of Galápagos Rail <i>Laterallus spilonota</i> and Paint-billed Crake <i>Neocrex erythrops</i> on the Galápagos Islands
Bird Conservation International·2025Open Access
First Record of Philornis Parasitism of the Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)
Journal of Raptor Research·2024· 1 cited
A hidden finch from the Galapagos Islands: a genetically and morphologically distinctive woodpecker finch from San Cristobal Island
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society·2024Open Access
Phylogeny, Population Structure, and Conservation Genomics of Galapagos Vermilion Flycatchers (Genus Pyrocephalus)
SSRN Electronic Journal·2024Open Access
Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher <i>Pyrocephalus nanus</i> on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos
Bird Conservation International·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Nesting of Dark-billed Cuckoo (&lt;i&gt;Coccyzus melacoryphus&lt;/i&gt;) on Isabela Island, Galapagos, Ecuador
El Hornero·2023Open Access
Hospederos y patrones de prevalencia de parásitos aviares <i>Philornis</i> (Diptera: muscidae) en la costa de Ecuador
Neotropical Biodiversity·2023Open Access
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos birds: Inference of risk factors associated with diet
PLoS ONE·2023· 10 citedOpen Access
Philornis downsi and Related Species in Birds
Elsevier eBooks·2023
Transcriptomic responses of Galápagos finches to avian poxvirus infection
Molecular Ecology·2022· 8 cited
What are farmers' perceptions about farmland landbirds? A Galapagos Islands perspective
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems·2022· 8 citedOpen Access
The invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi is threatening Little Vermilion Flycatchers on the Gal&amp;#225;pagos Islands
Avian Conservation and Ecology·2022· 7 citedOpen Access
Behavior of the Avian Parasite Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) in and Near Host Nests in the Galapagos Islands
Journal of Insect Behavior·2021· 11 citedOpen Access
Transcriptomic responses of Galápagos finches to avian pox virus infection
2021· 3 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Sabine Tebbich(19), Sonia Kleindorfer(13), Michael Dvorak(9), Erwin Nemeth(9), David Anchundia(9), Herbert Hoi(8), Michael Taborsky(4), Charlotte E. Causton(4), Denis A. Mosquera(4), Richard P. Young(3), Donald Blomqvist(3), George E. Heimpel(3), Beate Wendelin(3), Christian Sevilla(3), Sabrina M. McNew(3), Friederike C. Bolam(2), Louise Mair(2), Marco Angelico(2), Thomas M. Brooks(2), Mark A. Burgman(2)