Scientific Publications

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Philosophical Transactions

ISHIGOHOKA, J., LUGO RAMOS, J.S., DURIEUX, G., REINSCH, S., DELMORE, K., JUSTEN, H.C., ILLERA, J.C., PÉREZ-TRIS, J. & LIEDVOGEL, M. 2026

Differential epigenetic regulation underlies evolutionary transition of seasonal migration

Philosophical Transactions 381: 20250022

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GigaScience

BILYELI ØKSNEBJERG, D., DREYER NIELSEN, S., CHEN. G., ANDERSEN, M.J., et al., ILLERA, J.C., et al. FENG, S. & HOSNER, P.A. 2026

A comprehensive reference genome assembly dataset of birds inhabiting Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands

GigaScience giag078: https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giag078

Ardeola

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

Bird biodiversity and pest control in agroecosystems: a multi-trophic approach

Ardeola 73: 139-165 (https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.73.2.2026.rp1)

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Naturalia Cantabricae

FUERTES MARCO, B., DE GABRIEL HERNANDO, M., QUEVEDO DE ANTA, M., ILLERA COBO, J.C., BAÑUELOS MARTÍNEZ, M.J. & SUÁREZ-SEOANE, S. 2026

Plan de seguimiento de fauna del proyecto de renaturalización urbana "Gijón Eco-Resiliente": selección de indicadores, métodos de medición y valores de referencia

Naturalia Cantabricae 14(2): 23-54

GigaScience

CHEN G., WANG, S., BILYELI ØKSNEBJERG, D., DREYER NIELSEN, S., DAI, W., et al., ILLERA, J.C., et al. & GILBERT, P. & ZHANG, G. 2026

Draft assemblies for 177 bird species enhance genus-level coverage

GigaScience 15: giag045 (https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giag045)

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Journal for Nature Conservation

MÉNDEZ, D., ILLERA, J.C. & HUGE, J. 2026

Stakeholder Perspectives on Anthropogenic Pressures and Environmental Conservation on an Oceanic Island: the Case of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands

Journal for Nature Conservation 92: 127307 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2026.127307)

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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