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Coextinction dilemma in the Galápagos Islands: Can Darwin's finches and their native ectoparasites survive the control of the introduced fly Philornis downsi ?

Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2017
Mariana Bulgarella, Ricardo L Palma
exaly   +2 more sources

Identification and Optimization of Microbial Attractants for Philornis downsi, an Invasive Fly Parasitic on Galapagos Birds

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2016
Dong H Cha, Charlotte E Causton, Sabine Tebbich   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Life Cycle and Host Specificity of the Parasitoid Conura annulifera (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae), a Potential Biological Control Agent of Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) in the Galápagos Islands

Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 2017
The neotropical parasitoid Conura annulifera (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) is known to parasitize bird-parasitic flies in the genus Philornis (Diptera: Muscidae) including P.
Mariana Bulgarella, Martin A Quiroga, Rebecca A Boulton   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Invasion of an Avian Nest Parasite, Philornis downsi, to the Galapagos Islands: Colonization History, Adaptations to Novel Ecosystems, and Conservation Challenges

Social and Ecological Interactions in the Galapagos Islands, 2018
Birgit Fesl, George E Heimpel, Charlotte E Causton   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

MÉTODO DE AUTOFUMIGACIÓN COMO TÉCNICA DE CONTROL DE LA MOSCA VAMPIRO AVIAR (Philornis downsi) EN FLOREANA, GALÁPAGOS

Revista Ecuatoriana de Ornitología
La avifauna de Floreana, una de las cuatro islas habitadas de Galápagos, está afectada por diversas especies invasoras. Con la erradicación de mamíferos en 2023 se ha eliminado la depredación de huevos por ratas, principal causa del fracaso de nidos de ...
Domenique Espinoza Quirola, Lauren Common, Sonia Kleindorfer, Denis Mosquera, Birgit Fessl   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of the introduced ectoparasite Philornis downsi on haemoglobin level and nestling survival in Darwin's Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa)

Austral Ecology, 2006
Rachael Y Dudaniec, Sonia Kleindorfer, Birgit Fesl   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Unraveling the mating secrets of the invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi

Behaviour
Understanding the reproductive behaviour of invasive species is crucial for developing control techniques. This study investigated the mating behaviour and reproduction of Philornis downsi , an invasive parasitic fly that is threatening the ...
P. Lahuatte, C. Causton, Gabriela Jaya, A. Castro-Luna, D. Segura, F. Díaz‐Fleischer, D. Pérez‐Staples   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Philornis downsi- a recently discovered parasite on the Galápagos archipelago - a threat for Darwin's finches?

Ibis, 2002
Birgit Fesl, Sabine Tebbich
exaly   +2 more sources

Environmentally cued hatching in the bird‐parasitic nest fly Philornis downsi

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2018
Under the hypothesis of environmentally cued hatching (ECH), eggs are stimulated to hatch by cues favouring larval survival. Here we investigated whether the bird‐parasitic nest fly Philornis downsi Dodge & Aitken (Diptera: Muscidae) exhibits ECH in ...
Roxanne Sage, R. Boulton, P. Lahuatte, C. Causton, R. Cloutier, G. Heimpel   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Parental food provisioning and nestling growth under Philornis downsi parasitism in the Galapagos Green Warbler-Finch, classified as ‘vulnerable’ by the IUCN

Journal of Ornithology, 2023
Courtney L Pike, Barbara Kofler, Heinz Richner   +2 more
exaly