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Nov 21 min read

New paper on the molecular mechanism for bright color variation in parrots is out in Science!

Very excited to share a study on the molecular mechanism for the vivid parrot plumage color! We have discovered that a single enzyme is...

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Oct 241 min read

New paper on the population genomics of the American goldfinch is out!

Link Abstract Studies of widely distributed species can inform our understanding of how past demographic events tied to historic...

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Mar 251 min read

New paper on convergent evolution of parrot plumage coloration is out!

Link Abstract Parrots have remarkable plumage coloration that result in part from a unique ability to produce pigments called...

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Mar 251 min read

New paper on the genetic basis and evolution of avian structural color is out!

Link Abstract Island organisms often evolve phenotypes divergent from their mainland counterparts, providing a useful system for studying...

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Nov 27, 20231 min read

New paper on genetic convergence of echolocation-related genes in birds and mammals is out!

Link Abstract Echolocation, the detection of objects by means of sound waves, has evolved independently in diverse animals. Echolocators...

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Oct 11, 20232 min read

New paper on Hong Kong newt is out!

We discovered low prevalences of chytrid fungi Bsal and Bd infection on Hong Kong newts and sympatric amphibian species in Hong Kong....

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Jul 14, 20231 min read

New paper on albatross genomics is out!

Using whole-genome analyses, we reported that the past population fluctuations of the North Pacific Albatrosses was potentially linked to...

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Jun 11, 20231 min read

New paper on lovebird phylogenomics is out!

By applying low-coverage whole genome sequencing to historical specimens of ~100-year-old, we resolved the phylogeny of lovebirds...

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Apr 24, 20232 min read

New paper on how red plumage production is regulated is out!

Red ornamentation is an important sexual signal in male red-backed fairywrens. Elevated testosterone in their bodies upregulates...

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Feb 12, 20232 min read

New paper on bat fly-host bat association is out!

Excited to share our study on the association between bat flies and their host bats. Bat flies are obligate parasites specialized to...

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Jan 13, 20231 min read

New paper on how selection and drift drive adaptive genetic variation is out!

The evolution of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes in a mammal is driven by both balancing selection and genetic drift. Link...

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Aug 20, 20222 min read

New paper on Asian shorebird diet is out!

Dietary diversity of multiple shorebird species in an Asian subtropical wetland unveiled by DNA metabarcoding Link Abstract Global...

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Jul 24, 20222 min read

New paper on Blue-faced Honeyeater phylogeography and neo-sex chromosome is out!

Using long-read sequencing, we discovered a fusion between chromosome 5 and the Z chromosome to form a neo-Z chromosome in the Blue-faced...

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Jul 8, 20222 min read

New paper on female ornamentation evolution in the White-shouldered fairywren is out!

Females of the White-shouldered fairywren are ornamented in some populations. This is an amazing system to understand the evolution of...

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May 26, 20221 min read

New paper on storm petrel MHC and feather odor is out!

In a highly scented seabird, volatile chemicals from bird feathers encode information about the MHC genes. It suggests a role for body...

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Mar 1, 20222 min read

New paper on copy number variation of MHC genes in the Siamese fighting fish is out!

We discovered copy number variation (CNV) of MHC genes in this paper. qPCR and depth-of-coverage analysis reveal intra-specific CNV. WGS...

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Jan 1, 20222 min read

New paper on storm petrel olfactory receptor genes is out!

This is the first study of transcriptomes of avian olfactory epithelium. We identified OR genes that were differentially expressed...

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Oct 14, 20212 min read

Congrats Boyee on the horseshoe crab paper!

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.752806/full Title DNA Metabarcoding Revealed Interspecific Dietary Difference and...

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Sep 22, 20211 min read

New paper on the black‐faced spoonbill is out!

We studied their faecal DNA using DNA metabarcoding, and revealed a broad dietary spectrum. The large intraspecific variations between...

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Sep 16, 20212 min read

New paper on global parrot trade is out!

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01784 Title Global trade in parrots – Influential factors of trade and implications for...

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Jul 9, 20211 min read

Songbirds like it sweet! New paper out in Science!

Great to see this interesting paper led by Maude Baldwin and Yasuka Toda is out! It shows an early origin of sweet perception in...

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Jul 9, 20211 min read

Congrats to Devin for winning the Summer Research Fellowship!

Devin has won the Summer Research Fellowship 2021 and is studying the microbiome of amphibians.

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Apr 25, 20211 min read

New paper on the Leach's storm petrel is out!

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/714079 Title Demographic History, Not Mating System, Explains Signatures of Inbreeding and...

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Oct 18, 20201 min read

New paper on the Northern Cardinal genome!

https://www.g3journal.org/content/10/10/3541 Title De Novo Assembly of the Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) Genome Reveals...

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Sep 11, 20200 min read

Welcome new RPg Alex!

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Jul 11, 20200 min read

Congratulations to Lucy & Megan for winning the Undergraduate Research Fellowship!

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Jul 9, 20202 min read

Our lovebird paper is out in Molecular Biology Reports!

So glad to see the first paper from my student is out! It’s the first solely from our lab. Well done Derek! https://link.springer.com/art...

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May 15, 20201 min read

New Preprint on BioRxiv!

Happy to share our preprint on the Northern Cardinal genome and the study of its CYP2J19 genomic region. There seems to be a strong...

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Mar 4, 20201 min read

Our Raso lark paper is out in ProcB!

Our Raso lark paper is out. It’s great to work with Elisa Dierickx et al. on this interesting project! https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019....

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Aug 12, 20191 min read

New Preprint on BioRxiv!

Happy to share our work on olfactory receptor subgenome and expression in a highly olfactory procellariiform seabird...

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Apr 25, 20191 min read

New Preprint on BioRxiv!

Happy to share this work with Elisa Dierickx et al. on how neo-sex chromosomes and demography have shaped genetic diversity in a...

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Apr 6, 20190 min read

Congrats to Alex & Andy for winning the Undergraduate Research Fellowship!

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