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maggiemcko.bsky.social @maggiemcko.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Super excited to share our new paper in Current Biology — on one of the most flamboyant bird groups on Earth: manakins 🐦 Males are famous for dazzling courtship dances: high-speed backflips, wings snapping like firecrackers. How did this evolve? 🧵 📹 watch (w/ audio!): s.gwdg.de/t5Lhmd — 1
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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In a new study published in @currentbiology.bsky.social, researchers uncover how a dietary shift may have set the stage for one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena: the elaborate courtship displays of manakins. 🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-06...
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Michael Hiller @hillermich.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Fantastic collaboration with great colleagues at Senckenberg @sgn.one @mpiforbi.bsky.social @harvard.edu @bihatcharite.bsky.social and other institutes
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MPI for Biological Intelligence @mpiforbi.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
How do birds thrive on diets so rich in sugar that they would cause metabolic chaos in humans? A new study reveals that evolution found both shared and unique genetic solutions. 🔗 Press release: www.bi.mpg.de/news/2026-02... 📸 Picture of a rainbow lorikeet by Gerald Allen @science.org @maxplanck.de
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maggiemcko.bsky.social @maggiemcko.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
We made it to the front page of @science.org today!! 🎉 Some birds process sugar loads that would be devastating to human metabolism. Many bird groups independently evolved this ability — did they all get there the same way? /1
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maggiemcko.bsky.social @maggiemcko.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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maggiemcko.bsky.social @maggiemcko.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
1/ 🎉 Excited to share our latest paper in Journal of Neuroendocrinology: "From Silence to Song: Testosterone Triggers Extensive Transcriptional Changes in the Female Canary HVC" Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/jne....
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Seasonal song production in canaries is influenced by gonadal hormones, but the molecular mechanisms underlying testosterone-induced song development in adult female canaries, which rarely sing natur...
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maggiemcko.bsky.social @maggiemcko.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
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The Remarkable Diversity of Vertebrate Bitter Taste Receptors: Recent Advances in Genomic and Functional Studies
Bitter taste perception is crucial for animal survival. By detecting potentially harmful substances, such as plant secondary metabolites, as bitter, animals can avoid ingesting toxic compounds. In ver...
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