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List of works by Juan Carlos Illera

A multi-gene approach reveals a complex evolutionary history in the Cyanistes species group

scientific article published on August 31, 2011

A revised phylogeny of nuthatches (Aves, Passeriformes, Sitta) reveals insight in intra- and interspecific diversification patterns in the Palearctic

scientific article published in 2020

A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography

scholarly article by Jairo Patiño et al published 20 March 2017 in Journal of Biogeography

A simple dynamic model explains the diversity of island birds worldwide

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

Abiotic, biotic, and evolutionary control of the distribution of C and N isotopes in food webs

scientific article published on 22 December 2014

Acoustic, genetic, and morphological analyses of the Canarian common chaffinch complex Fringilla coelebs ssp. reveals cryptic diversification

Ancient DNA of the extinct lava shearwater (Puffinus olsoni) from the Canary Islands reveals incipient differentiation within the P. puffinus complex

scientific article

Baseline and stress-induced levels of corticosterone in male and female Afrotropical and European temperate stonechats during breeding.

scientific article

Characterization of microsatellite markers for the endangered Daphne rodriguezii (Thymelaeaceae) and related species

scientific article published on 11 July 2019

Colonisation and diversification of the blue tits (Parus caeruleus teneriffae-group) in the Canary Islands.

scientific article

Correlated patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation across an avian family.

scientific article

Disentangling ancient interactions: a new extinct passerine provides insights on character displacement among extinct and extant island finches

scientific article

Divergent patterns of telomere shortening in tropical compared to temperate stonechats

scientific article published on 26 December 2018

Drift, not selection, shapes toll-like receptor variation among oceanic island populations

scientific article published on 28 October 2015

Equilibrium Bird Species Diversity in Atlantic Islands

scientific article

Factors affecting the distribution of haemosporidian parasites within an oceanic island.

scientific article

Factors governing the prevalence and richness of avian haemosporidian communities within and between temperate mountains

scientific article published on 7 September 2017

Fruit abundance and trait matching determine diet type and body condition across frugivorous bird populations

scientific article published in 2021

Gene conversion rapidly generates major histocompatibility complex diversity in recently founded bird populations

scientific article published on 22 November 2011

Genetic and phenotypic divergence in an island bird: isolation by distance, by colonization or by adaptation?

scientific article published on 18 February 2014

Genetic characterization, distribution and prevalence of avian pox and avian malaria in the Berthelot's pipit (Anthus berthelotii) in Macaronesia

scientific article

Genetic, morphological, and acoustic evidence reveals lack of diversification in the colonization process in an island bird

scientific article

Genomic associations with poxvirus across divergent island populations in Berthelot's pipit

scientific article published on 08 April 2022

Genomic variation, population history and within-archipelago adaptation between island bird populations

scientific article published on 03 February 2021

Gradual Distance Dispersal Shapes the Genetic Structure in an Alpine Grasshopper

scientific article published on 05 August 2019

Local climate determines intra- and interspecific variation in sexual size dimorphism in mountain grasshopper communities.

scientific article

Pleistocene extinctions as drivers of biogeographical patterns on the easternmost Canary Islands

scientific article published in 2019

Population connectivity buffers genetic diversity loss in a seabird

scientific article

Population history, gene flow, and bottlenecks in island populations of a secondary seed disperser, the southern grey shrike (Lanius meridionalis koenigi)

scientific article

Pronounced fixation, strong population differentiation and complex population history in the Canary Islands blue tit subspecies complex

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Return flight to the Canary Islands – The key role of peripheral populations of Afrocanarian blue tits (Aves: Cyanistes teneriffae) in multi-gene reconstructions of colonization pathways

scientific article published on February 20, 2013

Runs of homozygosity reveal past bottlenecks and contemporary inbreeding across diverging populations of an island‐colonizing bird

scientific article published in 2023

Selection for functional performance in the evolution of cuticle hardening mechanisms in insects

scientific article published on 26 February 2021

Strategic environmental assessment of plans and programs: a methodology for estimating effects on biodiversity.

scientific article

Testosterone, territorial response, and song in seasonally breeding tropical and temperate stonechats.

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The evolutionary convergence of avian lifestyles and their constrained coevolution with species' ecological niche

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The evolutionary history and genomics of European blackcap migration

scientific article published on 21 April 2020