Publications of Birgit Fessl

Dvorak, M.; Fessl, B.; Nemeth, E.; Kleindorfer, S.; Tebbich, S.: Distribution and abundance of Darwin's finches and other land birds on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos: Evidence for declining populations. Oryx 46 (1), pp. 78 - 86 (2012)

Brumm, H.; Farrington, H.; Petren, K.; Fessl, B.: Evolutionary dead end in the Galapagos: Divergence of sexual signals in the rarest of Darwin's finches. PLoS One 5 (6), e11191 (2010)

Tebbich, S.; Fessl, B.; Blomqvist, D.: Exploration and ecology in Darwin's finches. Evolutionary Ecology 23 (4), pp. 591 - 605 (2009)

Dudaniec, R. Y.; Fessl, B.; Kleindorfer, S.: Interannual and interspecific variation in intensity of the parasitic fly, Philornis downsi, in Darwin’s finches. Biological Conservation 139 (3-4), pp. 325 - 332 (2007)

Dudaniec, R. Y.; Kleindorfer, S.; Fessl, B.: Effects of the introduced ectoparasite Philornis downsi on haemoglobin level and nestling survival in Darwin's Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa). Austral Ecology 31 (1), pp. 88 - 94 (2006)

Fessl, B.; Kleindorfer, S.; Tebbich, S.: An experimental study on the effects of an introduced parasite in Darwin’s finches. Biological Conservation 127 (1), pp. 55 - 61 (2006)

Fessl, B.; Sinclair, B. J.; Kleindorfer, S.: The life-cycle of Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae) parasitizing Darwin's finches and its impacts on nestling survival. Parasitology 133 (6), pp. 739 - 747 (2006)

Tebbich, S.; Taborsky, M.; Fessl, B.; Dvorak, M.; Winkler, H.: Feeding behavior of four arboreal darwin's finches: Adaptations to spatial and seasonal variability. The Condor 106 (1), pp. 95 - 105 (2004)

Dvorak, M.; Vargas, H.; Fessl, B.; Tebbich, S.: On the verge of extinction: A survey of the mangrove finch Cactospiza heliobates and its habitat on the Galapagos Islands. Oryx 38 (2), pp. 171 - 179 (2004)

Fessl, B.; Tebbich, S.: Philornis downsi - a recently discovered parasite on the Galapagos archipelago - a threat for Darwin's finches? Ibis 144 (3), pp. 445 - 451 (2002)