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The Evolution of Energetic Scaling across the Vertebrate Tree of Life by Uyeda, Josef C., Pennell, Matthew W., Miller, Eliot T., Maia, Rafael, McClain, Craig R.

“…Metabolism is the link between ecology and physiology—it dictates the flow of energy through individuals and across trophic levels. Much of the predictive…”
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Evolution of a multifunctional trait: shared effects of foraging ecology and thermoregulation on beak morphology, with consequences for song evolution by Friedman, Nicholas R, Miller, Eliot T, Ball, Jason R, Kasuga, Haruka, Remeš, Vladimír, Economo, Evan P

“…While morphological traits are often associated with multiple functions, it remains unclear how evolution balances the selective effects of different…”
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Ecological and geographical overlap drive plumage evolution and mimicry in woodpeckers by Miller, Eliot T., Leighton, Gavin M., Freeman, Benjamin G., Lees, Alexander C., Ligon, Russell A.

“…Organismal appearances are shaped by selection from both biotic and abiotic drivers. For example, Gloger’s rule describes the pervasive pattern that more…”
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Unfamiliarity generates costly aggression in interspecific avian dominance hierarchies by Leighton, Gavin M., Drury, Jonathan P., Small, Jay, Miller, Eliot T.

“…Dominance hierarchies often form between species, especially at common feeding locations. Yet, relative to work focused on the factors that maintain stable…”
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Macroevolutionary Patterning in Glucocorticoids Suggests Different Selective Pressures Shape Baseline and Stress-Induced Levels by Vitousek, Maren N, Johnson, Michele A, Downs, Cynthia J, Miller, Eliot T, Martin, Lynn B, Francis, Clinton D, Donald, Jeremy W, Fuxjager, Matthew J, Goymann, Wolfgang, Hau, Michaela, Husak, Jerry F, Kircher, Bonnie K, Knapp, Rosemary, Schoenle, Laura A, Williams, Tony D

“…Glucocorticoid (GC) hormones are important phenotypic mediators across vertebrates, but their circulating concentrations can vary markedly. Here we investigate…”
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Gut microbiome composition better reflects host phylogeny than diet diversity in breeding wood‐warblers by Baiz, Marcella D., Benavides C., Andrea, Miller, Eliot T., Wood, Andrew W., Toews, David P. L.

“…Understanding the factors that shape microbiomes can provide insight into the importance of host–symbiont interactions and on co‐evolutionary dynamics. Unlike…”
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Early origin of sweet perception in the songbird radiation by Toda, Yasuka, Ko, Meng-Ching, Liang, Qiaoyi, Miller, Eliot T., Rico-Guevara, Alejandro, Nakagita, Tomoya, Sakakibara, Ayano, Uemura, Kana, Sackton, Timothy, Hayakawa, Takashi, Sin, Simon Yung Wa, Ishimaru, Yoshiro, Misaka, Takumi, Oteiza, Pablo, Crall, James, Edwards, Scott V., Buttemer, William, Matsumura, Shuichi, Baldwin, Maude W.

“…From savory to sweet Seeing a bird eat nectar from a flower is a common sight in our world. The ability to detect sugars, however, is not ancestral in the bird…”
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Synergism, Bifunctionality, and the Evolution of a Gradual Sensory Trade-off in Hummingbird Taste Receptors by Cockburn, Glenn, Ko, Meng-Ching, Sadanandan, Keren R, Miller, Eliot T, Nakagita, Tomoya, Monte, Amanda, Cho, Sungbo, Roura, Eugeni, Toda, Yasuka, Baldwin, Maude W

“…Abstract Sensory receptor evolution can imply trade-offs between ligands, but the extent to which such trade-offs occur and the underlying processes shaping…”
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Radiating despite a Lack of Character: Ecological Divergence among Closely Related, Morphologically Similar Honeyeaters (Aves: Meliphagidae) Co-occurring in Arid Australian Environments by Miller, Eliot T., Wagner, Sarah K., Harmon, Luke J., Ricklefs, Robert E.

“…Quantifying the relationship between form and function can inform use of morphology as a surrogate for ecology. How the strength of this relationship varies…”
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Mixed species flock, nest height, and elevation partially explain avian haemoparasite prevalence in Colombia by González, Angie D, Matta, Nubia E, Ellis, Vincenzo A, Miller, Eliot T, Ricklefs, Robert E, Gutiérrez, H Rafael

“…The high avian biodiversity present in the Neotropical region offers a great opportunity to explore the ecology of host-parasite relationships. We present a…”
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Congeneric predators fill discrete niches created by the relative abundances of their prey species by Miller, Eliot T., Mac Aodha, Oisin, Greig, Emma I., Bonter, David N., Hochachka, Wesley M.

“…To what degree is niche partitioning driven by underlying patterns in resources such as food, rather than by competition itself? Do discrete niches exist? We…”
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Paraphyly changes understanding of timing and tempo of diversification in subtribe Hakeinae (Proteaceae), a giant Australian plant radiation by Mast, Austin R., Olde, Peter M., Makinson, Robert O., Jones, Eric, Kubes, Amanda, Miller, Eliot T., Weston, Peter H.

“…PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Subtribe Hakeinae (526 spp.) represents a large Australian plant radiation central to our understanding ofthat flora's evolution and…”
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Reply to “Convergent and divergent selection in sympatry drive plumage evolution in woodpeckers” by Miller, Eliot T., Leighton, Gavin M., Freeman, Benjamin G., Lees, Alexander C., Ligon, Russell A.

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Interspecific competition limits bird species' ranges in tropical mountains by Freeman, Benjamin G, Strimas-Mackey, Matthew, Miller, Eliot T

“…Species' geographic ranges are limited by climate and species interactions. Climate is the prevailing explanation for why species live only within narrow…”
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The effect of sociality on competitive interactions among birds by Berberi, Ilias, Miller, Eliot T, Dakin, Roslyn

“…Sociality can provide many benefits, including increased foraging success, reproductive opportunities and defence against predation. How does sociality…”
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A single residue confers selective loss of sugar sensing in wrynecks by Cramer, Julia F., Miller, Eliot T., Ko, Meng-Ching, Liang, Qiaoyi, Cockburn, Glenn, Nakagita, Tomoya, Cardinale, Massimiliano, Fusani, Leonida, Toda, Yasuka, Baldwin, Maude W.

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Does variation in glucocorticoid concentrations predict fitness? A phylogenetic meta-analysis by Schoenle, Laura A., Zimmer, Cedric, Miller, Eliot T., Vitousek, Maren N.

“…•Neither baseline nor stress-induced GCs were associated with survival.•Plasma GC relationships were strongly dependent on species’ pace-of-life.•Baseline and…”
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Analytical guidelines to increase the value of community science data: An example using eBird data to estimate species distributions by Johnston, Alison, Hochachka, Wesley M., Strimas-Mackey, Matthew E., Gutierrez, Viviana Ruiz, Robinson, Orin J., Miller, Eliot T., Auer, Tom, Kelling, Steve T., Fink, Daniel

“…Aim Ecological data collected by the general public are valuable for addressing a wide range of ecological research and conservation planning, and there has…”
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Avian diversity and function across the world's most populous cities by Richardson, James, Lees, Alexander C., Miller, Eliot T., Marsden, Stuart J.

“…Understanding the composition of urban wildlife communities is crucial to promote biodiversity, ecosystem function and links between nature and people. Using…”
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Response to comment on "Interspecific competition limits bird species' ranges on tropical mountains" by Freeman, Benjamin G, Strimas-Mackey, Matthew, Miller, Eliot T

“…Xing ( ) create new variables and fit models to argue against the hypothesis that interspecific competition shapes species' elevational ranges. However, their…”
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