Scientific Publications

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Journal of Pest Science

MIÑARRO, M., GARCÍA, D., JIMÉNEZ-ALBARRAL, J.J. & ILLERA, J.C. 2026

Interspecific and seasonal variations in crop pest consumption by bats in a bocage landscape

Journal of Pest Science 99: 65 (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-026-02036-y)

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European Journal of Wildlife Research

RUSS, H., SCHUMM, Y.R., GERZ, U., METZGER, B.J., ROCHA, G., MADER, V., SULTANOV, E., MIRZAGA, I.M., HERING, J., FÜNFSTÜCK, H-J., ILLERA, J.C., MASELLO, J.F. & QUILLFELDT, P. 2026

Towards more comprehensive population genetics of European Turtle Doves: microsatellite markers and cytochrome b from across the distribution range

European Journal of Wildlife Research 72: 47

Conservation Science and Practice

CARRASCAL, L.M., MORENO, A.C. & ILLERA, J.C. 2026

Effectiveness of territorial protection figures in conserving an endemic island bird during population fluctuation

Conservation Science and Practice 8: e70237 (https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.70237)

bioRxiv

MONTERO, K., GILLINHAM, M., RAVINET, M. & ILLERA, J.C. 2025

Host filtering and biogeography structure island bird gut microbiomes

bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.08.20.671302

Biological Conservation

GÓMEZ-CATASÚS, J., BENÍTEZ-LÓPEZ, A., DÍAZ, M., GONZÁLEZ DEL PORTILLO, D., et al. ILLERA, J.C., et al. & CAROLINA BRAVO 2025

Alarming conservation status of Western European steppe birds and their habitats: An expert-based review of current threats, traits and knowledge gaps

Biological Conservation 311: 111414

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PNAS Nexus

FERNÁNDEZ-PALACIOS, J.M., FRUCTUOSO, M., ILLERA, J.C., RANDO, J.C., DE NASCIMENTO, L., FERNÁNDEZ-PALACIOS, E., PATIÑO, J., OTTO, R., CASTILLA-BELTRÁN, A., MARTÍN GONZÁLEZ, E., ORIHUELA-RIVERO, R., ALCOVER, J.A. & WHITTAKER, R.J. 2025

A synthesis of terrestrial species extinctions in the Macaronesian Islands and their correspondence with human occupancy

PNAS Nexus 4: pgaf215

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Global Ecology and Conservation

RUMEU, B., ILLERA, J.C., NOGALES, M., BRACHO-ESTÉVANEZ, C.A., ACEVEDO-LIMÓN, L., TARIFA, R. & GONZÁLEZ-VARO, J.P. 2025

Movements and habitat use by ring ouzels in El Teide National Park: Conservation implications for a relict plant-frugivore system

Global Ecology and Conservation 62: e03704

Ecology and Evolution

CONDORI, B., RECUERDA, M., ILLERA, J.C. & MILÁ, B. 2025

The Relative Roles of Selection and Drift in the Chaffinch Radiation (Aves: Fringilla) Across the Atlantic Archipelagos of Macaronesia

Ecology and Evolution 15: e71307. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71307

Ornithological Applications

JIMÉNEZ-ALBARRAL, J.J., MORÁN-LÓPEZ, T., ILLERA, J.C., MIÑARRO, M. & GARCÍA, D. 2025

Insectivore diet and abundance determine the contribution of bird species to services and disservices in an agricultural ecosystem

Ornithological Applications 127: 1-12

Science of The Total Environment

ILLERA, J.C., PADILLA, D.P., MORENO, A.C., CABRERA, M., TEJERA, G., SEOANE, J. & CARRASCAL, L.M. 2024

Collapse of an insular bird species driven by a decrease in rainfall

Science of The Total Environment 957: 177888 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177888

Global Ecology and Biogeography

SAYOL, F., WAYMAN, J.P., DUFOUR, P., MARTIN, T.E., HUME, J.P., JØRGENSEN, M.W., MARTÍNEZ-RUBIO, N., SANGLAS, A., SOARES, F.C., COOKE, R., MENDENHALL, C.D., MARGOLIS, J.R., ILLERA, J.C., LEMINE, R., BENAVIDES, E., LAPIEDRA, O., TRIANTIS, K.A., PIGOT, A.L., TOBIAS, J.A., FAURBY, S. & MATTHEWS, T.J. 2024

Avotrex: A global dataset of extinct birds and their traits

Global Ecology and Biogeography 33: e13927

Evolution

ISHIGOHOKA, J., BASCÓN-CARDOZO, K., BOURS, A., FUB, J., RHIE, A., MOUNTCASTLE, J., HAASE, B., CHOW, W., COLLINS, J., HOWE, K., ULIANO-SILVA, M., FEDRIGO, O., JARVIS, E.D., PÉREZ-TRIS, J., ILLERA, J.C. & LIEDVOGEL, M. 2024

Distinct patterns of genetic variation at low-recombining genomic regions represent haplotype structure

Evolution 78: 1916–1935

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

ISLAM, S., PEART, C., KEHLMAIER, SUN, Y-H., LEI, F., DAHL, A., KLEMROTH, S., ALEXOPOULOU, D., DELGADO, M.M., LAIOLO, P., ILLERA, J.C., DIRREN, S., HILLE, S., LKHAGVASUREN, D., TÖPFER, T., KAISER, M., GEBAUER, A., MARTENS, J., PAETZOLD, C. & PÄCKERT, M. 2024

Museomics help resolving the phylogeny of snofinches (Aves, Passeridae, Montifringilla and allies)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 198: 108135

Functional Ecology

BURGOS, T., ESCRIBANO-ÁVILA, G., FEDRIANI, J.M., GONZÁLEZ-VARO, J.P., ILLERA, J.C., CANCIO, I., HERNÁNDEZ-HERNÁNDEZ, J. & VIRGÓS, E. 2024

Apex predators can structure ecosystems through trophic cascades: linking the frugivorous behaviour and seed-dispersal patterns of mesocarnivores

Functional Ecology 38: 1407–1419

Molecular Ecology

MARTIN, C. A., SHEPPARD, E. C., ALI, H. A. A., ILLERA, J.C., SUH, A., SPURGIN, L. G., & RICHARDSON, D. S. 2024

Genomic landscapes of divergence among island bird populations: Evidence of parallel adaptation but at different loci?

Molecular Ecology 33, e17365

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

ILLERA, J.C., RANDO, J.C., MELO, M., VALENTE, L. & STERVANDER, M. 2024

Avian island radiations shed light on the dynamics of adaptive and non-adaptive radiation

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology 16: a041451 https://doi.org/10.1101/cshperspect.a041451

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Molecular Ecology

SHEPPARD, E., MARTIN, C., ARMSTRONG, C., GONZÁLEZ-QUEVEDO, C., ILLERA, J.C., SUH, A., SPURGIN, L. & RICHARDSON, D. 2024

Genotype-environment associations reveal genes potentially linked to avian malaria infection in populations of an endemic island bird

Molecular Ecology 33, e17329. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17329

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

GARCÍA, D., RUMEU, B., ILLERA, J.C., MIÑARRO, M., PALOMAR, G., GONZÁLEZ-VARO, J.P. 2024

Common birds combine pest control and seed dispersal in apple orchards though a hybrid interaction network

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 365: 108927

Animal Conservation

ILLERA, J.C., DELGADO, A., TRUJILLO, D. & CARRASCAL, L.M. 2024

A multiple trait assessment provides insights into the short-time viability of a newly founded population in an endangered island passerine

Animal Conservation 27: 507-521

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

GONZÁLEZ-VARO, J.P., ALBRECHT, J., ARROYO, J.M., BUENO, R.S., BURGOS, T., ESCRIBANO-ÁVILA, G., FARWIG, N., GARCÍA, D., ILLERA, J.C., JORDANO, P., KUREK, P., RÖSNER, S., VIRGÓS, E. & SUTHERLAND, W.J. 2023

Frugivore-mediated seed dispersal in fragmented landscapes: compositional and functional turnover from forest to matrix

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120: e2302440120

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