Award-winning novelist celebrates late partner’s love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biology

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Polymath ecologist whose research and textbooks integrating ecology and evolution have inspired generations of students.

Some female animals living in groups raise offspring that are not their own, sometimes without reproducing themselves. While the behavior of cooperatively breeding species is well documented, some asp...

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This course provides a practical introduction to modern methods of evidence synthesis, with a focus on systematic review and meta-analysis in ecology and evolution.

Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d

A team of scientists uploaded videos of the squirrel-like rodents in the wild on the adult-content site OnlyFans to raise money amid government budget cuts.

Many of the functional traits that mediate extinction risk across the range of biodiversity relate indirectly to a species’ ability to persist in a changing world, yet certain traits such as colorati...

Abstract. There is a growing interest in the genomic and developmental basis of discrete or multimodal phenotypes governed by genetic polymorphisms. Recent

At the AOS 2024 annual meeting, fellow ornithologists and I were invited to present academic talks during a female bird symposium organized by Joanna Wu aimed at highlighting recent research on female...

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Millions of years ago, rare hybridization events ignited the genetic sparks that contributed to the bright yellow colors of some birds in the modern wood-warbler family.

Abstract. Islands serve as natural laboratories for exploring evolutionary processes, often fostering unique species through isolation and distinct ecologi

Abstract. Islands serve as natural laboratories for exploring evolutionary processes, often fostering unique species through isolation and distinct ecologi

Host-parasite arms races facilitate rapid evolution and can fuel speciation. Cuculus cuckoos are deceptive egg mimics that exhibit a broad diversity of counterfeit egg phenotypes, representing host-ad...

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