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The followings  4 contacts offer information and advice on Philornis downsi: 1. Causton, Charlotte ('Adjunct Researcher' with the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands (CDF)) Email: causton@fcdarwin.org.ec Address: Charles Darwin Research Station, A.P. 17-01-3891, Quito, Ecuador Phone: +593 5 2526 146 Fax: +593 5 2526 147 2. Dudaniec, Rachael (Post-doctoral Research Fellow Department of Forest Sciences) Webpage Email: rachael.dudaniec@ubc.ca Address: 3041 - 2424 Main Mall University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4 Phone: 604-818-1742 3. Kleindorfer, Sonia (School of Biological Sciences Flinders University of South Australia) Webpage Email: sonia.kleindorfer@flinders.edu.au Address: GPO Box 2100 Adelaide 5001 Phone: (08) 8201-5232 Fax: (08) 8201-3015 4. O'Connor, Jody (PhD candidate, Biological Sciences, Flinders University) Jody O’Connor is an Australian PhD student working on Philornis downsi parasitism in Darwin’s finches (Galapagos Islands). Her project focuses on the conservation of Darwin’s finches by quantifying finch nesting success, prevalence and impacts of P. downsi parasites, studying the host-parasite interaction (including behavioural and life-history adaptations), conducting avian population surveys, and using video surveillance in parasitised nests. The project is based primarily on Floreana Island, where the only existing population of Darwin’s medium tree finches are severely threatened by P. downsi parasitism, introduced predators, and habitat destruction. Email: jody.oconnor@flinders.edu.au Address: GPO Box 2100 Adelaide SA 5001 Phone: (08) 82012450          Results Page: 1