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Structural absorption by barbule microstructures of super black bird of paradise feathers by McCoy, Dakota E., Feo, Teresa, Harvey, Todd Alan, Prum, Richard O.

“…Many studies have shown how pigments and internal nanostructures generate color in nature. External surface structures can also influence appearance, such as…”
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Microstructures amplify carotenoid plumage signals in tanagers by McCoy, Dakota E., Shultz, Allison J., Vidoudez, Charles, van der Heide, Emma, Dall, Jacqueline E., Trauger, Sunia A., Haig, David

“…Brilliantly-colored birds are a model system for research into evolution and sexual selection. Red, orange, and yellow carotenoid-colored plumages have been…”
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Species clustering, climate effects, and introduced species in 5 million city trees across 63 US cities by McCoy, Dakota E, Goulet-Scott, Benjamin, Meng, Weilin, Atahan, Bulent Furkan, Kiros, Hana, Nishino, Misako, Kartesz, John

“…Sustainable cities depend on urban forests. City trees-pillars of urban forests-improve our health, clean the air, store CO , and cool local temperatures…”
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Delayed gratification in New Caledonian crows and young children: influence of reward type and visibility by Miller, Rachael, Frohnwieser, Anna, Schiestl, Martina, McCoy, Dakota E., Gray, Russell D., Taylor, Alex H., Clayton, Nicola S.

“…Self-control underlies cognitive abilities such as decision making and future planning. Delay of gratification is a measure of self-control and involves…”
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The carotenoid redshift: Physical basis and implications for visual signaling by McCoy, Dakota E., Shultz, Allison J., Dall, Jacqueline E., Dionne, Jennifer A., Johnsen, Sönke

“…Carotenoid pigments are the basis for much red, orange, and yellow coloration in nature and central to visual signaling. However, as pigment concentration…”
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Embryo Selection and Mate Choice: Can ‘Honest Signals’ Be Trusted? by McCoy, Dakota E., Haig, David

“…When a measure becomes a target, it often ceases to be a good measure – an effect familiar from the declining usefulness of standardized testing in schools…”
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Egg donation and gestational surrogacy: Pregnancy is riskier with an unrelated embryo by McCoy, Dakota E., Haig, David, Kotler, Jennifer

“…Modern medicine has revolutionized family planning. Remarkably, women11Authors' note: Many people who make use of ART belong to the LGBTQ+ community. The…”
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After short interbirth intervals, captive callitrichine monkeys have higher infant mortality by Frye, Brett M., McCoy, Dakota E., Kotler, Jennifer, Embury, Amanda, Burkart, Judith M., Burns, Monika, Eyre, Simon, Galbusera, Peter, Hooper, Jacqui, Idoe, Arun, Goya, Agustín López, Mickelberg, Jennifer, Quesada, Marcos Peromingo, Stevenson, Miranda, Sullivan, Sara, Warneke, Mark, Wojciechowski, Sheila, Wormell, Dominic, Haig, David, Tardif, Suzette D.

“…Life history theory predicts a trade-off between the quantity and quality of offspring. Short interbirth intervals—the time between successive births—may…”
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Dead rats, dopamine, performance metrics, and peacock tails: Proxy failure is an inherent risk in goal-oriented systems by John, Yohan J, Caldwell, Leigh, McCoy, Dakota E, Braganza, Oliver

“…When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure. For example, when standardized test scores in education become targets, teachers may start…”
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Convergent evolution of super black plumage near bright color in 15 bird families by McCoy, Dakota E, Prum, Richard O

“…We examined extremely low-reflectance, velvety black plumage patches in 32 bird species from 15 families and five orders and compared them with 22 closely…”
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Finite-difference Time-domain (FDTD) Optical Simulations: A Primer for the Life Sciences and Bio-Inspired Engineering by McCoy, Dakota E., Shneidman, Anna V., Davis, Alexander L., Aizenberg, Joanna

“…•Living creatures use micro- and nano-scale structures to manipulate light (e.g., for antireflection, maximal reflection, iridescent coloration, and efficient…”
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Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses by McCoy, Dakota E., Burns, Dale H., Klopfer, Elissa, Herndon, Liam K., Ogunlade, Babatunde, Dionne, Jennifer A., Johnsen, Sönke

“…Many animals convergently evolved photosynthetic symbioses. In bivalves, giant clams (Cardiidae: Tridacninae) gape open to irradiate their symbionts, but heart…”
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Development of boldness and docility in yellow-bellied marmots by Petelle, Matthew B., McCoy, Dakota E., Alejandro, Vanessa, Martin, Julien G.A., Blumstein, Daniel T.

“…Personality traits are important because they can affect individual survival as well as how a population may respond to environmental change. How these traits…”
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Structurally assisted super black in colourful peacock spiders by McCoy, Dakota E, McCoy, Victoria E, Mandsberg, Nikolaj K, Shneidman, Anna V, Aizenberg, Joanna, Prum, Richard O, Haig, David

“…Male peacock spiders ( Maratus, Salticidae) compete to attract female mates using elaborate, sexually selected displays. They evolved both brilliant colour and…”
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New Caledonian Crows Behave Optimistically after Using Tools by McCoy, Dakota E., Schiestl, Martina, Neilands, Patrick, Hassall, Rebecca, Gray, Russell D., Taylor, Alex H.

“…Are complex, species-specific behaviors in animals reinforced by material reward alone or do they also induce positive emotions? Many adaptive human behaviors…”
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Meiosis solved the problem of gerrymandering by ÅGREN, J. ARVID, HAIG, DAVID, McCOY, DAKOTA E.

“…Gerrymandering, the structuring of voting districts to favour certain politicians and political groups, undermines fair elections and presents a serious…”
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A comparative study of litter size and sex composition in a large dataset of callitrichine monkeys by McCoy, Dakota E., Frye, Brett M., Kotler, Jennifer, Burkart, Judith M., Burns, Monika, Embury, Amanda, Eyre, Simon, Galbusera, Peter, Hooper, Jacqui, Idoe, Arun, Goya, Agustín López, Mickelberg, Jennifer, Quesada, Marcos Peromingo, Stevenson, Miranda, Sullivan, Sara, Warneke, Mark, Wojciechowski, Sheila, Wormell, Dominic, Haig, David, Tardif, Suzette D.

“…In many birds and mammals, the size and sex composition of litters can have important downstream effects for individual offspring. Primates are model organisms…”
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Speak out against tuition waiver taxes by Hollingsworth, Louis Robert, Veeraraghavan, Priya, Wu, Katherine J., McCoy, Dakota E., Van Dervort, Alana, Gunther, Kristen E.

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Connecticut Birds and Climate Change: Bergmann's Rule in the Fourth Dimension by McCoy, Dakota E

“…Bergmann's Rule notes a correlation between animal size reduction and geographical temperature increase in three dimensions. This study examines bird size…”
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Structurally assisted super black in colourful peacock spiders by McCoy, Dakota E., McCoy, Victoria E., Mandsberg, Nikolaj K., Shneidman, Anna V., Aizenberg, Joanna, Prum, Richard O., Haig, David

“…Male peacock spiders (Maratus, Salticidae) compete to attract female mates using elaborate, sexually selected displays. They evolved both brilliant colour and…”
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