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1050
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Jon Fjeldså is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, where their research focuses primarily on environmental science with significant contributions to ecology, genetics, and conservation biology. Their work spans a range of subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, genetic studies, and ecological modeling.

The scientist has a substantial publication record centered on avian research and biodiversity. Key research topics covered in their work include genetic diversity and population structure, avian ecology and behavior, studies of ecology and vegetation dynamics, species distribution in response to climate change, plant and animal studies, wildlife conservation and criminology analyses, as well as evolutionary and paleontological investigations.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jon Fjeldså illustrate the scope of their research interests and the extent of their involvement in avian evolutionary and genetic studies:

  • Complexity of avian evolution revealed by family-level genomes (2024, Nature)
  • Specimen collection is essential for modern science (2023, PLoS Biology)
  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics (2020, Nature)
  • Systematics, biogeography, and diversification of Scytalopus tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae), an enigmatic radiation of Neotropical montane birds (2020, The Auk)
  • The role of evolutionary time, diversification rates and dispersal in determining the global diversity of a large radiation of passerine birds (2020, Journal of Biogeography)

The scientist has contributed extensively to publications in several key venues, indicating a consistent presence in both specialized and broader biological research outlets. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Birds of the World
  • Nature
  • The Auk
  • Ibis
  • Journal of Biogeography

In addition to journal articles, Jon Fjeldså has authored books, including a volume published by Frontiers Media titled Biodiversity across Afromontane Environments (2023).

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, Chris Sharpe, Eduardo de Juana, and Peter A. Hosner, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach and broad academic connections within ornithology and biodiversity research.

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds

    Erich D. Jarvis;Siavash Mirarab;Andre J. Aberer;Bo Li;Bo Li;Bo Li

  • An Update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World

    Ben G. Holt;Jean-Philippe Lessard;Michael K. Borregaard;Susanne A. Fritz

  • AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds.

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  • Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

    Guojie Zhang;Guojie Zhang;Cai Li;Qiye Li;Bo Li

  • Humboldt’s enigma: What causes global patterns of mountain biodiversity?

    Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Michael K. Borregaard;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Bo Dalsgaard

  • The biological importance of the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Kenya

    N.D. Burgess;T.M. Butynski;N.J. Cordeiro;N.J. Cordeiro;N.H. Doggart

  • Building mountain biodiversity: Geological and evolutionary processes

    Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Carsten Rahbek;Michael K. Borregaard;Alexandre Antonelli;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell;Robert K. Colwell

  • Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity

    A. Antonelli;W.D. Kissling;S.G.A. Flantua;S.G.A. Flantua;Bermúdez

  • Local Participation in Natural Resource Monitoring: a Characterization of Approaches

    Finn Danielsen;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Andrew Balmford;Paul F. Donald

  • The Role of Mountain Ranges in the Diversification of Birds

    Jon Fjeldsa;Rauri C. K. Bowie;Carsten Rahbek

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • The partitioning of Africa: Statistically defined biogeographical regions in sub-Saharan Africa

    H. Peter Linder;Helen M. de Klerk;Julia Born;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess

  • Geographical patterns for relict and young species of birds in Africa and South America and implications for conservation priorities

    Jon Fjeldså

  • Specimen collection: An essential tool

    L. A. Rocha;A. Aleixo;G. Allen;F. Almeda

  • Connections between the Atlantic and the Amazonian forest avifaunas represent distinct historical events

    Henrique Batalha-Filho;Jon Fjeldså;Pierre-Henri Fabre;Cristina Yumi Miyaki

  • Correlation between endemism and local ecoclimatic stability documented by comparing Andean bird distributions and remotely sensed land surface data

    Jon Fjeldså;Eric Lambin;Benoit Mertens

  • Toward a Blueprint for Conservation in Africa

    Thomas M Brooks;Andrew Balmford;Neil Burgess;Jon Fjeldsa

  • Major global radiation of corvoid birds originated in the proto-Papuan archipelago

    Knud A. Jønsson;Pierre-Henri Fabre;Robert E. Ricklefs;Jon Fjeldså

  • Birds of the High Andes: A Manual to the Birds of the Temperate Zone of the Andes and Patagonia, South America

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  • Ecological and evolutionary determinants for the adaptive radiation of the Madagascan vangas.

    Knud A. Jonsson;Pierre-Henri Fabre;Susanne A. Fritz;Rampal S. Etienne

  • A phylogenetic supertree of oscine passerine birds (Aves: Passeri)

    Knud A. Jønsson;Jon Fjeldså

  • An unexpectedly long history of sexual selection in birds-of-paradise

    Martin Irestedt;Knud A Jønsson;Jon Fjeldså;Les Christidis;Les Christidis

Frequent Co-Authors

Carsten Rahbek
Carsten Rahbek University of Copenhagen
Knud A. Jønsson
Knud A. Jønsson Swedish Museum of Natural History
Martin Irestedt
Martin Irestedt Swedish Museum of Natural History
Rauri C. K. Bowie
Rauri C. K. Bowie University of California, Berkeley
Per G. P. Ericson
Per G. P. Ericson Swedish Museum of Natural History
Per Alström
Per Alström Uppsala University
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Fumin Lei
Fumin Lei Chinese Academy of Sciences
Michael K. Borregaard
Michael K. Borregaard University of Copenhagen
Bo Dalsgaard
Bo Dalsgaard University of Copenhagen

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