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A global analysis of selection at the avian MHC by Minias, Piotr, Pikus, Ewa, Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

“…Recent advancements in sequencing technology have resulted in rapid progress in the study of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in non-model avian…”
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Evolution of Copy Number at the MHC Varies across the Avian Tree of Life by Minias, Piotr, Pikus, Ewa, Whittingham, Linda A, Dunn, Peter O

“…Abstract The evolution of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is shaped by frequent gene duplications and deletions, which generate extensive variation…”
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Coloniality and migration are related to selection on MHC genes in birds by Minias, Piotr, Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

“…The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) plays a key role in pathogen recognition as a part of the vertebrate adaptive immune system. The great diversity 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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Experimental evidence that brighter males sire more extra-pair young in tree swallows by Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

“…Across taxa, extra‐pair mating is widespread among socially monogamous species, but few studies have identified male ornamental traits associated with…”
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Specific alleles at immune genes, rather than genome-wide heterozygosity, are related to immunity and survival in the critically endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken by Bateson, Zachary W., Hammerly, Susan C., Johnson, Jeff A., Morrow, Michael E., Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

“…The negative effects of inbreeding on fitness are serious concerns for populations of endangered species. Reduced fitness has been associated with lower…”
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Millicent Sigler Ficken, 1933–2020 by Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

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A test of the mismatch hypothesis: How is timing of reproduction related to food abundance in an aerial insectivore? by Dunn, Peter O, Winkler, David W, Whittingham, Linda A, Hannon, Susan J, Robertson, Raleigh J

“…In seasonal environments, vertebrates are generally thought to time their reproduction so offspring are raised during the peak of food abundance. The mismatch…”
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2021 AOS William Brewster Memorial Award to Marty L. Leonard and Kathy Martin by Haig, Susan M, Roby, Daniel D, Bowman, Reed, Whittingham, Linda A

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2021 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to Francesca J. Cuthbert and the Bird Ecology Group, Faculty of Biology, University of Havana, Cuba by Haig, Susan M, Roby, Daniel D, Bowman, Reed, Whittingham, Linda A

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Molecular parallelism in signaling function across different sexually selected ornaments in a warbler by Sly, Nicholas D, Freeman-Gallant, Corey R, Henschen, Amberleigh E, Minias, Piotr, Whittingham, Linda A, Dunn, Peter O

“…Extravagant ornaments are thought to signal male quality to females choosing mates, but the evidence linking ornament size to male quality is controversial,…”
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Sexually selected differences in warbler plumage are related to a putative inversion on the Z chromosome by Dunn, Peter O., Sly, Nicholas D., Freeman‐Gallant, Corey R., Henschen, Amberleigh E., Bossu, Christen M., Ruegg, Kristen C., Minias, Piotr, Whittingham, Linda A.

“…Large structural variants in the genome, such as inversions, may play an important role in producing population structure and local adaptation to the…”
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Sexual selection explains Rensch's rule of allometry for sexual size dimorphism by Dale, James, Dunn, Peter O, Figuerola, Jordi, Lislevand, Terje, Székely, Tamás, Whittingham, Linda A

“…In 1950, Rensch first described that in groups of related species, sexual size dimorphism is more pronounced in larger species. This widespread and fundamental…”
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Male stress response is related to ornamentation but not resistance to oxidative stress in a warbler by Henschen, Amberleigh E., Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

“…Ornaments are thought to honestly signal individual quality to potential mates. Individual quality may include the ability to cope with stress through the…”
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A range-wide domino effect and resetting of the annual cycle in a migratory songbird by Gow, Elizabeth A, Burke, Lauren, Winkler, David W, Knight, Samantha M, Bradley, David W, Clark, Robert G, Bélisle, Marc, Berzins, Lisha L, Blake, Tricia, Bridge, Eli S, Dawson, Russell D, Dunn, Peter O, Garant, Dany, Holroyd, Geoff, Horn, Andrew G, Hussell, David J T, Lansdorp, Olga, Laughlin, Andrew J, Leonard, Marty L, Pelletier, Fanie, Shutler, Dave, Siefferman, Lynn, Taylor, Caz M, Trefry, Helen, Vleck, Carol M, Vleck, David, Whittingham, Linda A, Norris, D Ryan

“…Latitudinal differences in timing of breeding are well documented but how such differences carry over to influence timing of events in the annual cycle of…”
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Natural and sexual selection act on different axes of variation in avian plumage color by Dunn, Peter O, Armenta, Jessica K, Whittingham, Linda A

“…The bright colors of birds are often attributed to sexual selection on males, but in many species both sexes are colorful and it has been long debated whether…”
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Oxidative stress is related to both melanin-and carotenoid-based ornaments in the common yellowthroat by Henschen, Amberleigh E., Whittingham, Linda A., Dunn, Peter O.

“…Summary Male ornaments are hypothesized to signal the ability of males to produce an effective immune response without extensive oxidative stress and damage to…”
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Constructing and evaluating a continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle by Knight, Samantha M., Bradley, David W., Clark, Robert G., Gow, Elizabeth A., Bélisle, Marc, Berzins, Lisha L., Blake, Tricia, Bridge, Eli S., Burke, Lauren, Dawson, Russell D., Dunn, Peter O., Garant, Dany, Holroyd, Geoffrey L., Hussell, David J. T., Lansdorp, Olga, Laughlin, Andrew J., Leonard, Marty L., Pelletier, Fanie, Shutler, Dave, Siefferman, Lynn, Taylor, Caz M., Trefry, Helen E., Vleck, Carol M., Vleck, David, Winkler, David W., Whittingham, Linda A., Norris, D. Ryan

“…Determining how migratory animals are spatially connected between breeding and non-breeding periods is essential for predicting the effects of environmental…”
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MHC VARIATION IS RELATED TO A SEXUALLY SELECTED ORNAMENT, SURVIVAL, AND PARASITE RESISTANCE IN COMMON YELLOWTHROATS by Dunn, Peter O., Bollmer, Jennifer L., Freeman-Gallant, Corey R., Whittingham, Linda A.

“…Hamilton and Zuk proposed that females choose mates based on ornaments whose expression is dependent on their genetically based resistance to parasites. The…”
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Evaluation of a Chicken 600K SNP genotyping array in non-model species of grouse by Minias, Piotr, Dunn, Peter O., Whittingham, Linda A., Johnson, Jeff A., Oyler-McCance, Sara J.

“…The use of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays to generate large SNP datasets for comparison purposes have recently become an attractive alternative to…”
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