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Experimental demonstration of the fitness consequences of an introduced parasite of Darwin's finches. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Introduced parasites are a particular threat to small populations of hosts living on islands because extinction can occur before hosts have a chance to evolve effective defenses.
Jennifer A H Koop +3 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 One of the most concerning threats to Galápagos bird populations, including some critically endangered species, is the invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi.
Irene Bueno +6 more
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, 2013 Philornis fasciventris (Wulp, 1896) Distribution. Mexico. MEXICO, Baja California, Veracruz, 32.4200, -115.0800 (DZUP); Tabasco, Teapa, 17.5800, -92.9300 (Wulp 1896c).
LÖWENBERG-NETO, PETER +1 more
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\u3cem\u3ePhilornis fasciventris\u3c/em\u3e (Wulp) (Diptera: Muscidae): Description of the Male, Larva and Puparium, with Notes on Biology and Host Association [PDF]
, 2007 The male, larva and puparium of Philornis fasciventris (Wulp) are described for the first time, as well as the larval habit and host association.
Couri, Marcia S +2 more
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People and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 12, Page 3182-3206, December 2025.Abstract Agricultural landscapes hold great potential for biodiversity conservation; however, this will require finding solutions that work for both people and nature. Increasingly, the conservation community is calling for more cross‐disciplinary research integrating ecological questions with social and behavioural sciences for a more complete and ...
Ilke Geladi +4 more
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Parasitoidism of Chalcidid wasps (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae) on Philornis sp. (Diptera, Muscidae)
Brazilian Journal of BiologyPhilornis Meinert larvae are known as parasites of birds, with coprophagous, semi-hematophagous or hematophagous habits. Biological data of the larvae of the fifty described species are still scarcely known.
M. S. Couri +2 more
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Unnatural selection in Galapagos : the role of disease in Darwin’s Finches (Geospizinae) [PDF]
, 2010 Micro-evolutionary studies, such as those of Darwin’s finches (Geospizinae), have been used as indicators of rates of evolution under natural selection. Today however, such studies may be compromised by unnatural selection. Recently introduced infectious
Blake, Stephen +3 more
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Birds, 2021 When different introduced species across trophic levels (parasite, predator) invade island systems, they may pose significant threats to nesting birds.
Sonia Kleindorfer +2 more
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Nidificación del Chinchero Escamado (Lepidocolaptes falcinellus) [PDF]
, 2011 We provide the first description of the nest of the Scalloped Woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes falcinellus), its clutch size, nestlings, and nesting behavior from prospecting to fledging, based on 102 h of observation at a nest in the subtropical Atlantic ...
Bodrati, Alejandro +1 more
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Taxonomic Shifts in Philornis Larval Behaviour and Rapid Changes in Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae): An Invasive Avian Parasite on the Galápagos Islands [PDF]
, 2019 The parasitic larvae of Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae) were first discovered in Darwin’s finch nests on the Galápagos Islands in 1997. Larvae of P.
Colombelli-Négrel, Diane +3 more
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