| A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography J Patiño, RJ Whittaker, PAV Borges, JM Fernández‐Palacios, C Ah‐Peng, ... Journal of Biogeography 44 (5), 963-983, 2017 | 192 | 2017 |
| Genetic and phenotypic divergence in an island bird: isolation by distance, by colonization or by adaptation? LG Spurgin, JC Illera, TH Jorgensen, DA Dawson, DS Richardson Molecular Ecology 23 (5), 1028-1039, 2014 | 121 | 2014 |
| Gene conversion rapidly generates major histocompatibility complex diversity in recently founded bird populations LG Spurgin, C Van Oosterhout, JC Illera, S Bridgett, K Gharbi, ... Molecular ecology 20 (24), 5213-5225, 2011 | 111 | 2011 |
| Reproduction in an endemic bird of a semiarid island: a food‐mediated process JC Illera, M Díaz Journal of avian biology 37 (5), 447-456, 2006 | 95 | 2006 |
| Colonisation and diversification of the blue tits (Parus caeruleus teneriffae-group) in the Canary Islands L Kvist, J Broggi, JC Illera, K Koivula Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 34 (3), 501-511, 2005 | 91 | 2005 |
| A simple dynamic model explains the diversity of island birds worldwide L Valente, AB Phillimore, M Melo, BH Warren, SM Clegg, K Havenstein, ... Nature 579 (7797), 92-96, 2020 | 87 | 2020 |
| Effect of native and alien vertebrate frugivores on seed viability and germination patterns of Rubia fruticosa (Rubiaceae) in the eastern Canary Islands M Nogales, C Nieves, JC Illera, DP Padilla, A Traveset Functional Ecology, 429-436, 2005 | 84 | 2005 |
| Phylogenetic relationships, biogeography and speciation in the avian genus Saxicola JC Illera, DS Richardson, B Helm, JC Atienza, BC Emerson Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48 (3), 1145-1154, 2008 | 82 | 2008 |
| Correlated patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation across an avian family BM Van Doren, L Campagna, B Helm, JC Illera, IJ Lovette, M Liedvogel Molecular Ecology 26 (15), 3982-3997, 2017 | 81 | 2017 |
| Goats, birds, and emergent diseases: apparent and hidden effects of exotic species in an island environment M Carrete, D Serrano, JC Illera, G López, M Vögeli, A Delgado, JL Tella Ecological Applications 19 (4), 840-853, 2009 | 80 | 2009 |
| Age, origins and extinctions of the avifauna of Macaronesia: a synthesis of phylogenetic and fossil information JC Illera, JC Rando, DS Richardson, BC Emerson Quaternary Science Reviews 50, 14-22, 2012 | 75 | 2012 |
| Population history of Berthelot's pipit: colonization, gene flow and morphological divergence in Macaronesia JC Illera, BC Emerson, DS Richardson Molecular Ecology 16 (21), 4599-4612, 2007 | 74 | 2007 |
| Biogeographical patterns and co-occurrence of pathogenic infection across island populations of Berthelot’s pipit (Anthus berthelotii) LG Spurgin, JC Illera, DP Padilla, DS Richardson Oecologia 168, 691-701, 2012 | 65 | 2012 |
| Local climate determines intra‐and interspecific variation in sexual size dimorphism in mountain grasshopper communities P Laiolo, JC Illera, JR Obeso Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26 (10), 2171-2183, 2013 | 61 | 2013 |
| Genetic characterization, distribution and prevalence of avian pox and avian malaria in the Berthelot’s pipit (Anthus berthelotii) in Macaronesia JC Illera, BC Emerson, DS Richardson Parasitology Research 103, 1435-1443, 2008 | 61 | 2008 |
| What are we learning about speciation and extinction from the Canary Islands? JC Illera, LG Spurgin, E Rodriguez-Exposito, M Nogales, JC Rando Ardeola 63 (1), 15-33, 2016 | 57 | 2016 |
| Secondary seed dispersal systems, frugivorous lizards and predatory birds in insular volcanic badlands M Nogales, DP Padilla, C Nieves, JC Illera, A Traveset Journal of Ecology 95 (6), 1394-1403, 2007 | 56 | 2007 |
| Drift, not selection, shapes toll‐like receptor variation among oceanic island populations C Gonzalez‐Quevedo, LG Spurgin, JC Illera, DS Richardson Molecular Ecology 24 (23), 5852-5863, 2015 | 55 | 2015 |
| A multi‐gene approach reveals a complex evolutionary history in the Cyanistes species group JC Illera, K Koivula, J Broggi, M Paeckert, J Martens, L Kvist Molecular Ecology 20 (19), 4123-4139, 2011 | 54 | 2011 |
| Equilibrium bird species diversity in Atlantic islands L Valente, JC Illera, K Havenstein, T Pallien, RS Etienne, R Tiedemann Current Biology 27 (11), 1660-1666. e5, 2017 | 49 | 2017 |
