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Avian Diversity: Speciation, Macroevolution, and Ecological Function by Tobias, Joseph A, Ottenburghs, Jente, Pigot, Alex L

“…The origin, distribution, and function of biological diversity are fundamental themes of ecology and evolutionary biology. Research on birds has played a major…”
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Species interactions constrain geographic range expansion over evolutionary time by Pigot, Alex L., Tobias, Joseph A.

“…Whether biotic interactions limit geographic ranges has long been controversial, and traditional analyses of static distribution patterns have made little…”
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The evolution of female ornaments and weaponry: social selection, sexual selection and ecological competition by Tobias, Joseph A., Montgomerie, Robert, Lyon, Bruce E.

“…Ornaments, weapons and aggressive behaviours may evolve in female animals by mate choice and intrasexual competition for mating opportunities—the standard…”
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Global patterns and predictors of bird species responses to forest fragmentation: Implications for ecosystem function and conservation by Bregman, Tom P., Sekercioglu, Cagan H., Tobias, Joseph A.

“…•Impacts of forest fragmentation on birds are mediated by latitude and vary across functional groups.•Fragmentation alters the trophic structure of tropical,…”
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Avian egg shape: Form, function, and evolution by Stoddard, Mary Caswell, Yong, Ee Hou, Akkaynak, Derya, Sheard, Catherine, Tobias, Joseph A., Mahadevan, L.

“…Avian egg shape is generally explained as an adaptation to life history, yet we currently lack a global synthesis of how egg-shape differences arise and…”
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Maintaining ecosystem function and services in logged tropical forests by Edwards, David P., Tobias, Joseph A., Sheil, Douglas, Meijaard, Erik, Laurance, William F.

“…•Logged tropical forests retain most biodiversity and ecosystem functions.•Carbon, climatic, and soil-hydrological services are reduced but not dramatically…”
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Reductions in global biodiversity loss predicted from conservation spending by Waldron, Anthony, Miller, Daniel C., Redding, Dave, Mooers, Arne, Kuhn, Tyler S., Nibbelink, Nate, Roberts, J. Timmons, Tobias, Joseph A., Gittleman, John L.

“…Empirical two-part models describe the relationship between conservation spending, human development pressures and biodiversity loss and can inform sustainable…”
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Ecological drivers of global gradients in avian dispersal inferred from wing morphology by Sheard, Catherine, Neate-Clegg, Montague H. C., Alioravainen, Nico, Jones, Samuel E. I., Vincent, Claire, MacGregor, Hannah E. A., Bregman, Tom P., Claramunt, Santiago, Tobias, Joseph A.

“…An organism’s ability to disperse influences many fundamental processes, from speciation and geographical range expansion to community assembly. However, the…”
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Bird and bat species' global vulnerability to collision mortality at wind farms revealed through a trait-based assessment by Thaxter, Chris B., Buchanan, Graeme M., Carr, Jamie, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Newbold, Tim, Green, Rhys E., Tobias, Joseph A., Foden, Wendy B., O'Brien, Sue, Pearce-Higgins, James W.

“…Mitigation of anthropogenic climate change involves deployments of renewable energy worldwide, including wind farms, which can pose a significant collision…”
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Energetic Constraints on Species Coexistence in Birds by Pigot, Alexander L, Tobias, Joseph A, Jetz, Walter

“…The association between species richness and ecosystem energy availability is one of the major geographic trends in biodiversity. It is often explained in…”
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Species coexistence and the dynamics of phenotypic evolution in adaptive radiation by Tobias, Joseph A., Cornwallis, Charlie K., Derryberry, Elizabeth P., Claramunt, Santiago, Brumfield, Robb T., Seddon, Nathalie

“…Increased trait differences among sympatric lineages of ovenbirds are explained by their greater evolutionary age compared with allopatric lineages…”
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Character displacement from the receiver's perspective: species and mate recognition despite convergent signals in suboscine birds by Seddon, Nathalie, Tobias, Joseph A.

“…Many social animals use long-distance signals to attract mates and defend territories. They face the twin challenges of discriminating between species to…”
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Species interactions and the structure of complex communication networks by Tobias, Joseph A., Planqué, Robert, Cram, Dominic L., Seddon, Nathalie

“…A universal challenge faced by animal species is the need to communicate effectively against a backdrop of heterospecific signals. It is often assumed that…”
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Tempo and mode of morphological evolution are decoupled from latitude in birds by Drury, Jonathan P, Clavel, Julien, Tobias, Joseph A, Rolland, Jonathan, Sheard, Catherine, Morlon, Hélène

“…The latitudinal diversity gradient is one of the most striking patterns in nature, yet its implications for morphological evolution are poorly understood. In…”
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Captive rearing experiments confirm song development without learning in a tracheophone suboscine bird by Touchton, Janeene M, Seddon, Nathalie, Tobias, Joseph A

“…The origin of vocal learning in animals has long been the subject of debate, but progress has been limited by uncertainty regarding the distribution of…”
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Sexual selection accelerates signal evolution during speciation in birds by Seddon, Nathalie, Botero, Carlos A., Tobias, Joseph A., Dunn, Peter O., MacGregor, Hannah E. A., Rubenstein, Dustin R., Uy, J. Albert C., Weir, Jason T., Whittingham, Linda A., Safran, Rebecca J.

“…Sexual selection is proposed to be an important driver of diversification in animal systems, yet previous tests of this hypothesis have produced mixed results…”
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The island rule explains consistent patterns of body size evolution in terrestrial vertebrates by Benítez-López, Ana, Santini, Luca, Gallego-Zamorano, Juan, Milá, Borja, Walkden, Patrick, Huijbregts, Mark A. J., Tobias, Joseph A.

“…Island faunas can be characterized by gigantism in small animals and dwarfism in large animals, but the extent to which this so-called ‘island rule’ provides a…”
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Contrasting impacts of competition on ecological and social trait evolution in songbirds by Drury, Jonathan P, Tobias, Joseph A, Burns, Kevin J, Mason, Nicholas A, Shultz, Allison J, Morlon, Hélène

“…Competition between closely related species has long been viewed as a powerful selective force that drives trait diversification, thereby generating phenotypic…”
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Quantitative criteria for species delimitation by TOBIAS, JOSEPH A., SEDDON, NATHALIE, SPOTTISWOODE, CLAIRE N., PILGRIM, JOHN D., FISHPOOL, LINCOLN D. C., COLLAR, NIGEL J.

“…Species are the fundamental units of biology, ecology and conservation, and progress in these fields is therefore hampered by widespread taxonomic bias and…”
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Functional diversity metrics can perform well with highly incomplete data sets by Stewart, Kerry, Carmona, Carlos P., Clements, Chris, Venditti, Chris, Tobias, Joseph A., González‐Suárez, Manuela

“…Abstract Characterising changes in functional diversity at large spatial scales provides insight into the impact of human activity on ecosystem structure and…”
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