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Overview

Daniel Hegglin is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. The main subfields of their work include Ecology, Genetics, Small Animals, Ecological Modeling, and Global and Planetary Change.

Their research focuses on several main topics:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Mollusks and Parasites Studies
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
  • Helminth infection and control

Frequent publication venues for Daniel Hegglin include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Animals
  • Parasitology
  • Royal Society Open Science
  • Global Ecology and Conservation

Recent papers reflecting their research interests are:

  • "Decline in Distribution and Abundance: Urban Hedgehogs under Pressure," 2020, Animals
  • "Conquering Switzerland: the emergence of Angiostrongylus vasorum in foxes over three decades and its rapid regional increase in prevalence contrast with the stable occurrence of lungworms," 2020, Parasitology
  • "Modelling the habitat selection of the bearded vulture to predict areas of potential conflict with wind energy development in the Swiss Alps," 2020, Global Ecology and Conservation
  • "A predictive flight-altitude model for avoiding future conflicts between an emblematic raptor and wind energy development in the Swiss Alps," 2022, Royal Society Open Science
  • "High prevalence rates of Toxoplasma gondii in cat-hunted small mammals - Evidence for parasite induced behavioural manipulation in the natural environment?," 2023, International Journal for Parasitology Parasites and Wildlife

Daniel Hegglin has worked with several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Madeleine Geiger
  • Fabio Bontadina
  • Raphaël Arlettaz
  • Anouk Lisa Taucher
  • Sandra Gloor

Best Publications

  • Wilderness in the city: the urbanization of Echinococcus multilocularis

    Peter Deplazes;Daniel Hegglin;Sandra Gloor;Thomas Romig

  • High prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and voles (Arvicola terrestris) in the city of Zürich, Switzerland.

    S. Hofer;S. Gloor;U. Müller;A. Mathis

  • The diet of urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and the availability of anthropogenic food in the city of Zurich, Switzerland

    Pascale Contesse;D. Hegglin;Sandra Gloor;F. Bontadina

  • Echinococcosis: Control and Prevention.

    P S Craig;Daniel Hegglin;M W Lightowlers;Paul R Torgerson

  • The rise of urban fox populations in Switzerland

    Sandra Gloor;F. Bontadina;D. Hegglin;P. Deplazes

  • The invasive mosquito Aedes japonicus in Central Europe

    F. Schaffner;C. Kaufmann;D. Hegglin;A. Mathis

  • Spatial and temporal aspects of urban transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis.

    C. Stieger;D. Hegglin;G. Schwarzenbach;A. Mathis

  • Individual differences in the behaviour of sows at the nest-site and the crushing of piglets

    Beat Wechsler;Daniel Hegglin

  • Control of Echinococcus multilocularis: Strategies, feasibility and cost–benefit analyses

    Daniel Hegglin;Peter Deplazes

  • Anthelmintic baiting of foxes against urban contamination with Echinococcus multilocularis.

    Daniel Hegglin;Paul I. Ward;Peter Deplazes

  • Real-Time PCR Investigation of Potential Vectors, Reservoirs, and Shedding Patterns of Feline Hemotropic Mycoplasmas

    Barbara Willi;Felicitas S. Boretti;Marina L. Meli;Marco V. Bernasconi

  • Influence of urbanization on the epidemiology of intestinal helminths of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Geneva, Switzerland

    Leslie A. Reperant;Leslie A. Reperant;Daniel Hegglin;Claude Fischer;Lucia Kohler

  • Rodents as shared indicators for zoonotic parasites of carnivores in urban environments

    L. A. Reperant;D. Hegglin;I. Tanner;C. Fischer

  • Molecular Investigations of Rickettsia helvetica Infection in Dogs, Foxes, Humans, and Ixodes Ticks

    Felicitas S. Boretti;Andrea Perreten;Marina L. Meli;Valentino Cattori

  • Age, season and spatio-temporal factors affecting the prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis and Taenia taeniaeformis in Arvicola terrestris

    Pierre Burlet;Peter Deplazes;Daniel Hegglin

  • Plasticity of predation behaviour as a putative driving force for parasite life-cycle dynamics: the case of urban foxes and Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworm

    Daniel Hegglin;Fabio Bontadina;Pascale Contesse;Sandra Gloor

  • Preference for structured environment in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and checker barbs (Puntius oligolepis)

    Claudia Kistler;Daniel Hegglin;Hanno Würbel;Barbara König

  • Emergence of canine ocular Thelaziosis caused by Thelazia callipaeda in southern Switzerland.

    F. Malacrida;D. Hegglin;L. Bacciarini;D. Otranto

  • BAITING RED FOXES IN AN URBAN AREA: A CAMERA TRAP STUDY

    Daniel Hegglin;Fabio Bontadina;Sandra Gloor;Jann Romer

  • Hunters and non-hunters: skewed predation rate by domestic cats in a rural village

    Britta Tschanz;Daniel Hegglin;Sandra Gloor;Fabio Bontadina

  • Comparison of heavy metal concentrations in tissues of red foxes from adjacent urban, suburban, and rural areas.

    R. Dip;C. Stieger;P. Deplazes;D. Hegglin

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Deplazes
Peter Deplazes University of Zurich
Patrick Giraudoux
Patrick Giraudoux University of Franche-Comté
Manuela Schnyder
Manuela Schnyder University of Zurich
Alexander Mathis
Alexander Mathis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Paul R. Torgerson
Paul R. Torgerson University of Zurich
Hanno Würbel
Hanno Würbel University of Bern
Francis Raoul
Francis Raoul University of Franche-Comté
Hans Lutz
Hans Lutz University of Zurich
Philip S. Craig
Philip S. Craig University of Salford
Gérald Umhang
Gérald Umhang French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety

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