Maniraptor News

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2023

9/30

• Phorusrhacid tracks from the Río Negro Formation

9/29

• Genomic basis of geospizin evolution
• Convergent evolution of dim light vision in strigiforms and deep-diving cetaceans
  

9/28

• New avialan Schiffornis cracrafti
  
• Taxonomy of Corypha

9/27

• Consistent changes in muscle metabolism underlie dive performance in diving anatids
• Beak morphometry and morphogenesis across oscine radiations
• Dopaminergic error signals retune to social feedback during courtship in Taeniopygia guttata
• Landfast sea ice shapes Aptenodytes forsteri habitat around Antarctica
• Cues to individuality in Anser anser faces
  

9/26

• Uncoordinated sleep replay across hemispheres in Taeniopygia guttata
• Phylogeography of Ara militaris
  

9/25

• Changes in diversity and distribution of Amazona leucocephala and Amazona ventralis after human arrival to the Caribbean

9/23

• Functional trade-offs in foot morphology of Australian avians

9/22

• New avialan Charadriisimilis essexensis

9/21

• Preservation of corneous β-proteins in fossil feathers
• Host learning selects for coevolution of greater egg mimicry and narrower antiparasitic egg-rejection thresholds
  

9/20

• Role of behavior changes in geographic range expansion of Quiscalus mexicanus
  
• Social calls of Alle alle reflect body size but not sex

9/19

• Avian clades with less complex appendicular skeletons tend to have higher species richness

9/18

• Large dromaeosaurids from the Quantou Formation

9/16

• Review of the island syndrome in avians

9/14

• Oscines that display more complex vocal learning are better problem solvers
• Genomic basis of leg length divergence among parids
  
• Phylogenomics of Tympanuchus cupido cupido
• Habitat geometry rather than visual acuity limits clutch visibility to terrestrial predators in Vanellus vanellus

9/13

• Individual preferences for sound tool design in Probosciger aterrimus
• Phylogenetic comparative analysis of avian alula morphology
  
• Metabolic rate does not explain performance on a short-term memory task or personality traits in juvenile Gallus gallus domesticus
• Social pairing decisions and spatial cognitive ability in Poecile gambeli
• Review of a reproductive sharing continuum in cooperatively breeding avians (and mammals)
• Comment and response on patterns of egg laying in Cuculus canorus

9/12

• Latitudinal and elevational variation in reproductive biology of Troglodytes aedon
• Food supply and parental provisioning behavior of Upupa epops
• Higher plasma oxidative damage during resting compared to active state in female Parus major
  

9/11

• Coloeus monedula can selectively adjust social associations while preserving long-term relationships
• Caenagnathids from the Scollard Formation
  

9/9

• Genetic structure of Bonasa umbellus

9/8

• Solar heating may explain extreme diel flight altitude changes in migrating avians
  
• Egg polymorphism in Cinnyris erythrocercus
  
• Review of the avian taste system

9/7

• Population genetics of Lanius bucephalus in Japan
  
• Provenance of the only known egg of Gallinula nesiotis
• Physical basis of carotenoid redshift in Ramphocelus
  
• Taxonomy of the Anthus rubescens species complex
  
• Taxonomic status of Turdus plumbeus eremita
• Taxonomic status of Psalidoprocne nitens centralis
• Taxonomic status of Erythrogenys erythrogenys imberbis
• Nomenclature of the Philemon buceroides species complex

9/6

• New avialan Fujianvenator prodigiosus
• Handedness during plunge diving in Morus bassanus
• Binocular vision and foraging in anatids
  

9/5

• Sex-specific foraging behavior in Sterna hirundo

9/2

• Estimating avian total wing area

8/31

• Effect of environmental variables on vocal activity of Spheniscus demersus

8/30

• Co-migration fidelity at a stopover site increases over time in African–European migratory avians
• Territorial behavior of Luscinia luscina outside the breeding season
• Energetic consequences of prey type in Eudyptula minor
• Review of avian neck evolution, function, and development

8/28

• New avialan Clymenoptilon novaezealandicum
  
• Species-wide genomics of Strigops habroptilus
• Plumage-assisted divergence in the Dicrurus paradiseus species complex
  

8/27

• Reevaluation of Corvus "fangshannus"
  
• Song structure of male Troglodytes aedon

8/26

• Hybrid content of Cyanistes cyanus

8/25

• Exceptionalism of passeriform adaptive radiations

8/24

• Ecological correlates of the occurrence of Dendrocopos major and Picus canus in South Korea

8/23

• Gradual migratory divide in Anser anser
  
• Correlates of migration behavior in Phoenicopterus roseus
  
• Loss of ciliary genes WDR93 and CFAP46 in avians
• Predictors of avian eye size variation
  

8/22

• Diversification of the Eurystomus orientalis–Eurystomus azureus species complex
• Geographic drivers of genetic and plumage color diversity in Lepidothrix coronata
• Reasons for divorce in Uria lomvia
  

8/19

• Scavenging accipitrimorphs as models for testing molecular adaptations of avian dietary specialization

8/17

• New avialan Thegornis sosae

8/16

• Costs and benefits of voluntary attention in Corvus corone
• Co-existence of ecologically similar bird species in east-central Africa
• Drivers of shape variation in the diomedeid compound bill
• Immune challenge reduces daily activity period in Turdus merula for weeks
• Phylogeography of Onychorhynchus
  
• Predation by Strix aluco on Nyctalus lasiopterus

8/15

• Diversification of Cyanolyca
• Evolution of avian hindlimb use

8/14

• New genus Pinarostola for "Pycnopygius" cinereus and "Pycnopygius" ixoides
• Evolutionary predictors of avian coloration
• Melanism in Pygoscelis papua
  

8/11

• Feasibility of contact incubation in oviraptorids

8/10

• Review of calyptorhynchine taxonomy
  
• Rapid sperm length divergence in Prunella collaris

8/9

• Competition and generalization impede cultural formation in Coloeus monedula
• Phylogeny of Bubo virginianus
  

8/7

• Cause of genetic diversity declines in Numenius
  
• Bone histology of Liaoningvenator curriei

8/4

• Morphometrics of the appendicular skeleton of Struthio camelus

8/3

• Phylogenetic position of Oceanites oceanicus
  
• Transcriptome profiling of the Gallus gallus domesticus uterus during laying periods

8/2

• Pedionomus torquatus from the Pleistocene of Australia

7/31

• Phoenicopterid egg from the Pleistocene of Mexico
• Loss of flockmates weakens winter site fidelity in Zonotrichia atricapilla
• Evolutionary divergence of Melospiza melodia subspecies
  

7/29

• Natal down of Struthio camelus
• Locomotor performance of developing avians
  
• Mitonuclear discordance as a result of incomplete lineage sorting in Todiramphus
• Rapid gene content turnover on the germline-restricted chromosome in oscines
  

7/28

• Evidence for folivory in Jeholornis prima
  
• Early exposure to songs of another subspecies enhances song discrimination in Melospiza georgiana nestlings

7/26

• Ecological predictors of avian bill and leg length variation
• Egg signatures in Dicrurus adsimilis are an effective defense against mimicry by Cuculus gularis
  
• Consequences of delayed migration timing for Ciconia ciconia
• Seasonal changes in hematological parameters of Passer domesticus

7/25

• Differential growth of the adductor muscles, eyeball, and brain in Gallus gallus domesticus

7/24

• Review of cellular defenses of the avian respiratory system

7/21

• Phylogeny of Erythrura
• Mitogenome of Pterorhinus chinensis
  

7/20

• Influence of behavioral and morphological group composition on flocking dynamics of Columba livia
• Variation in genetic diversity of Falco peregrinus
  

7/19

• Limited repeatability and no heritability of cognitive flexibility in Parus major
  
• Food availability shapes dynamic aggressive behavior among juvenile Milvus milvus

7/18

• Genome of Otis tarda
  
• Bone histology of Pygoscelis adeliae
  
• Personality-dependent nest site selection and nest success in Turdus rubrocanus

7/17

• New avialans Pulchrapollia eximia and Pulchrapollia tenuipes
• Jaw anatomy of Vegavis iaai
• Osteology of recently extinct Nyctanassa and Nycticorax
  
• Running speed of Opisthodactylus kirchneri
• Phylogeography of Asian Ploceus
  
• Geographic variation in Monarcha frater
  
• Tyto alba from the Holocene of Socotra Island
  

7/15

• Complementarity in Allen's and Bergmann's rules among avians

7/14

• Luscinia megarhynchos flexibly match whistle pitch in real time
• The sight of Cuculus canorus does not increase egg rejection rate in Acrocephalus arundinaceus
  
• Quantifying inter-annual variability on the space-use of Morus bassanus in pursuit of different prey types
  

7/13

• Bone microstructure of pelagornithids from the Buchak Formation

7/12

• Interspecific cooperative breeding in Phoenicurus ochruros and Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Poecile gambeli can learn abstract rules to solve a complex spatial-temporal pattern
  
• Surface texture heterogeneity in maculated avian eggshells
• Poecile gambeli do not use scrounging as a stable strategy when learning a spatial task

7/11

• Casque ontogeny in avians
• Review of factors driving dual foraging in marine avians
  

7/10

• Avian beak shape correlates with nest material use
  
• Evolution of nest architecture in tyrannidans
• Variation in avian nest-building behavior
• Spring migration patterns of Calidris canutus rufa in the Southeast United States
• Breeding propensity and success of Stercorarius longicaudus
  
• Variation in aquatic diet of Protonotaria citrea
  
• Review of the evolution of contact incubation in maniraptors
  
• Review of the evolution of nesting behavior in avians (and other dinosaurs)
  

7/9

• Hybridization of Ichthyeatus melanocephalus in Poland

7/8

• Downy feather fossils from the Zhonggou Formation

7/7

• New avialan Catharus arcanus
  
• New genus Nubotis for "Neotis" nuba
• Rhamphotheca anatomy of pelagornithids from the Eocene of Antarctica
• Obstacle avoidance by Parabuteo unicinctus during aerial pursuit
  

7/6

• Population structure and genetic diversity of Ammospiza caudacuta
• Record numbers of Columba palumbus casiotis in western Nepal
  

7/5

• Correlates of avian divorce rate
• Increased initial task difficulty drives development of sub-optimal conformity in Passer domesticus
• Life history variation in avians (and mammals)
  

7/4

• Fast cultural evolution of calls in Loxia
• Cuculus canorus do not mimic size and shape of host eggs
  

7/3

• Rarity of molt evidence in Mesozoic pennaraptorans
• Molecular and cellular characterization of avian reticulate scales
  
• Upper bound for broadband radiofrequency field disruption of magnetic compass orientation in Sylvia atricapilla
  

6/30

• Evolutionary maintenance of sex chromosomes in Struthio camelus
  
• Admixture and introgression in the Curruca curruca species complex

6/29

• Assessment of evidence for mutualism between Indicator indicator and Mellivora capensis

6/28

• Eudyptula minor subcolony differences in foraging and reproductive success

6/27

• New genus Afrocarbo for "Microcarbo" africanus and "Microcarbo" coronatus
  
• Ontogeny of alvarezsaurids

6/26

• Atlas of Nothoprocta pentlandii pectoral anatomy
• Comparative morphology of the avian bony columella
• Corvus corone flexibly apply statistical inferences based on previous experience
  

6/24

• Haematopus palliatus respond to prey and habitat availability through trophic plasticity

6/23

• Evolution of extra-pair paternity and paternal care in avians
• Responses of Emberiza citrinella, Emberiza leucocephalos, and their hybrids to con- and heterospecific vocalizations
  
• Review of the avian visual system
  

6/22

• Lower survival of hybrid Pheucticus but not Pipilo
• Avian tracks from the Malhão Formation
  

6/21

• New avialan Eudyptula wilsonae
  
• New specimen of Shri devi
  
• Spring arrival of Cuculus canorus at breeding grounds strongly determined by environmental conditions in tropical Africa
• Complex relationships between climate and reproduction in Poecile gambeli
• Additive genetic and environmental variation shape dynamics of seasonal migration in Gulosus aristotelis
  
• Low heritability of social phenotypes in Sterna hirundo
  
• Dispersal patterns of Syrmaticus reevesii
  
• Genetic diversity in Acrocephalus paludicola
• Only females show repeatable responses to partner removal in Ficedula hypoleuca
• Effect of nest aggregation on survival rates in Calidris pusilla
  
• Ingestion of ethanol by Calypte anna
  
• Predicting avian richness and functional diversity within forest ecosystems

6/20

• Hydrodynamic performance of spheniscid wings
  
• Digital reconstruction of cranial suture ontogeny in Struthio camelus and Pica pica

6/19

• Multi-scale habitat overlap in Harpia harpyja and Morphnus guianensis

6/18

• Carotenoid-dependent plumage coloration associated with reduced male care in passeriforms

6/16

• Genomes of Vermivora bachmanii
• Sexual selection for both diversity and repetition in song of Cyanistes caeruleus
• Genetic differentiation of Fratercula cirrhata in North America
  

6/15

• Adoption of juvenile Turdus pilaris by Turdus merula

6/14

• Maintenance of key components of vocal learning in ageing Melopsittacus undulatus
• Ecological factors drive divergence of phenotypic traits in Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
• Visual versus visual-inertial guidance in Parabuteo unicinctus pursuing terrestrial targets
• Bullying as an advertisement of social dominance in Estrilda astrild

6/13

• New avialan Falco powelli
  
• Plumage coloration of Wulong bohaiensis
• Dispersal of plants by Anser brachyrhynchus
  

6/12

• Coprophagy rapidly matures juvenile gut microbiota in Struthio camelus

6/9

• New avialan Praecarbo strigoniensis
  
• Defenses of Acrocephalus arundinaceus and Acrocephalus orientalis against brood parasitism by Cuculus canorus
  
• Implicit learning of the one-back reinforcement matching-mismatching task by Columba livia
  
• Age effects on foraging performance of Sula granti largely constant across variation in marine environment

6/8

• Entorhinal-like brain region in parids
  
• Troodontid from the Early Cretaceous of China

6/7

• Upper beak depression dominates cranial kinesis in picids
• Differentiation in Diglossa cyanea
• Ancestry of the domestic form of Streptopelia risoria
  
• Prevalence of avian hybridization
  
• Genotypes selected for early and late lay date in Parus major differ in phenotype but not fitness
  
• Taxonomic status of Parabuteo unicinctus unicinctus and Parabuteo unicinctus harrisi
• New subspecies of Rubigula dispar
  

6/5

• New maniraptor Migmanychion laiyang
• Morphological disparity and evolutionary rates in the limbs of maniraptors (and other theropods)
• Widespread brain activation and reduced cerebral spinal fluid flow during REM sleep in Columba livia
  

6/3

• Longitudinal covariation of testosterone and sperm quality across reproductive stages in Taeniopygia castanotis

6/2

• Genetic basis of feathered feet in Gallus gallus domesticus
  
• Heterothermic migration strategies in avians (and bats)
• Social situations differ in contribution to population-level social structure in Gyps fulvus
  
• Mechanistic hypotheses for proprioceptive sensing within the avian lumbosacral spinal cord
  
• Avialan from the La Colonia Formation

5/31

• Absence of allopreening in paleognaths
• Beak papillae and nerves of Psittacus erithacus
  

5/30

• Intraspecific variation in migration routines arise after fledging in Limosa limosa limosa
• Comparative genomics of Empidonax difficilis and Empidonax occidentalis
  
• Effect of flapping on early paravian locomotion based on robotic modeling

5/29

• Leptin resistance does not facilitate migratory fattening in Archilochus colubris
• Passive and active parental food allocation in Ficedula hypoleuca
  

5/27

• Female Agelaius phoeniceus do not alter nest site selection, maternal programming, or hormone-mediated maternal effects in response to perceived nest predation or brood parasitism risk

5/25

• Effect of data type on paleognath phylogenetics
• Foraging behavior of Cepphus grylle during the breeding season
  

5/24

• Imprinting in Molothrus bonariensis
  
• Larus argentatus mimic human food choice during foraging
• Eggshell composition and surface properties of avian brood parasites
• Poecile palustris use temporal avoidance as a means of reducing competition with other parids
  
• Effect of climate and individual heterogeneity on reproductive strategies in Lagopus lagopus lagopus
• Gallus gallus domesticus exhibit long-term consistent individual differences and behavioral syndromes in spatial traits

5/23

• Repeatable migratory route choice in males and repeatable timing in females of Falco eleonorae

5/22

• Evolutionary history of Coturnix coturnix conturbans

5/21

• Phylogeny of Agapornis

5/19

• Convergent genomic signatures of local adaptation in Dryobates pubescens and Dryobates villosus
• Evolution of gaze following in avians (and other archosaurs)
• Origin of Colinus virginianus on Cuba
  

5/18

• Ontogeny of the feeding apparatus of Rhea americana
  
• Evolution of avian eye size
• Brood demand shapes parental preference for offspring UV color in Cyanistes caeruleus
  

5/17

• Developmental pathway underlying transition of skin appendage fate in the Gallus gallus embryo
  
• Dental microstructure of paravians
• Adaptive significance of off-lek sociality in Cephalopterus penduliger
  
• Foraging habitat preferences of Oenanthe oenanthe
  
• Variation in the diet of Coccothraustes coccothraustes
  

5/16

• Validity of Amaurornis phoenicurus leucocephalus

5/15

• Update of the Cenozoic avian fossil record of Argentina
  
• Effects of speed on foot kinematics of Anas platyrhynchos
• Oxytocin receptor antagonism during early vocal learning reduces song preference and imitation in Taeniopygia guttata
  

5/14

• Phylogenetic position of Eurocephalus
• Character displacement of egg colors during tinamid speciation

5/13

• Trochilid blood traits track oxygen availability across space and time

5/12

• New genus Hesperoburhinus for "Burhinus" bistriatus and "Burhinus" superciliaris

5/11

• Enantiornithean from the La Huérguina Formation
• Nest predation on Phoenicurus auroreus by Copsychus saularis and Passer montanus
  
• Review of elongated tail feather function in avians
  

5/10

• Tail feather strength in tail-assisted climbing avians achieved through geometric change
• Fast visual adaptation to dim light in Melopsittacus undulatus
• Gradual changes in model shape affect egg-directed behaviors by Molothrus bonariensis
• Dietary selection in Coccothraustes coccothraustes within mixed woodland habitats
• No evidence of inbreeding depression in Pterodroma cahow
  
• Foraging preferences of Calypte anna during extreme heat events
• Morphological characteristics influence spatial mixing patterns of charadriiforms
  
• Nestling physical condition predicts first-year survival in Neophema chrysogaster
  
• Review of bone histology in dromaeosaurids and troodontids
  

5/9

• New avialan Pelecanus paranensis

5/8

• Experimental preservation of melanin in feathers
• Review of avian heterothermy
  

5/5

• New avialan Eotrogon stenorhynchus
• Molting in juvenile enantiornitheans based on feathers preserved in amber
  

5/4

• Phylogeny of Neotropical ramphastideans
• Distinct patterning responses of wing and leg neuromuscular systems to different preaxial polydactylies in Gallus gallus domesticus
  

5/3

• Long-term record of diet and nest usage in Vultur gryphus
• Role of culture in dietary specialization of Gyps fulvus
• Role of egg darkness and nest similarity in crypsis of avian brood parasite eggs
  

5/2

• Ecology of Emberiza elegans
  
• Femoral blood flow rates in avialans

5/1

• Nonpathological inflammation drives avian pygostyle development
  
• Lifetime inclusive fitness effects of cooperative polygamy in Melanerpes formicivorus
  
• Referential signaling in Crotophaga major
• Statistical classification of estrildid song link vocal features with phylogeny

4/30

• Fossil record of Tetrastes bonasia in Bulgaria

4/27

• Ecological and life-history drivers of avian skull evolution
  
• Sphenisciform skull from the Bahía Inglesa Formation
• Covariation in sternum and pelvis shape in aquatic avians
  

4/26

• Evolution of the galloanseran quadrate

4/25

• Determinants of avian mitochondrial genetic diversity

4/24

• New genus Karoocichla for "Cercotrichas" coryphaeus
• Group augmentation underlies the evolution of complex sociality in Lamprotornis superbus
  
• Breeding biology of Periparus ater cypriotes
  

4/22

• Ecomorphological variation of the sphenisciform wing
  
• Lineage diversity in the Troglodytes aedon species complex

4/21

• Color diversification of alcedinids
  
• Recently extinct subspecies of Papasula abbotti from the Mascarenes

4/19

• Morphology and niche evolution influence trochilid speciation rates
  
• Pleistocene decline of Spheniscus demersus
• Causes and consequences of nest site fidelity in Chiroxiphia lanceolata
  
• Migration strategy in Larus fuscus has no effect on survival or reproduction
  
• Early-life sibling conflict in Perisoreus canadensis has lifetime fitness consequences
• Role of experimental perches on hover and perch hunting preferences of Ceryle rudis
  
• Neuronal activation in the geomagnetic responsive region Cluster N covaries with nocturnal migratory restlessness in Zonotrichia albicollis
  

4/17

• Protein catabolism during flight in migratory parulids
• Acoustic similarity of flight calls in parulids corresponds with the composition and structure of mixed-species flocks
• Adaptive regulation of stopover refueling during migration in Sylvia borin
  
• Network structure of avian mixed-species flocks across the Andes
  
• Review of evolutionary divergence as a result of convergence in mixed-species avian flocks
• Review of mixed-species avian flock classification
  

4/15

• Hindlimb musculature of Falcarius utahensis
• Phylogenetic discordance in Coeligena bonapartei and Coeligena helianthea
  

4/14

• Nestling mouth colors in Passer domesticus mediate parental favoritism but not detectability

4/13

• Ecological niche partitioning between Cerorhinca monocerata and Fratercula cirrhata
  
• Maniraptoran teeth from the Middle Jurassic of the United Kingdom

4/12

• Structure of the water-holding feathers of Pterocles namaqua
  
• Evolution of the avian-like cephalic thermoregulation system
• Systematics of the Charadrius alexandrinus species complex
• Patterns and predictors of avian population density
  

4/11

• Signaling function of plumage coloration in Turdus rubrocanus
  
• Variation in DNA methylation in Parus major nestlings largely determined by genetic effects

4/10

• Pupil dynamics in avians (and mammals)
  
• Effects of brood and group size on nestling provisioning and resource allocation in Crotophaga major
• Factors affecting egg size in Synthliboramphus scrippsi
  
• Review of the European-Asian population of Pelecanus onocrotalus
  

4/7

• Phylogeny of laterallins and pardirallins

4/5

• Decline in foraging performance in Pygoscelis adeliae with old age
  
• Time constraints may pace ontogeny of movement behavior in Neophron percnopterus
• Domestication affects sex-biased gene expression evolution in Anas platyrhynchos

4/3

• Eggshell mineralization and body temperatures in troodontids
• Phylogeography of passeriforms from Amazonian white-sand ecosystems
• Effect of wildfire on Oreortyx pictus occupancy
  

4/1

• Asymmetry of feather ornaments in Aethia pygmaea
  
• Rallids from the Quaternary of the United States
  
• Extent of feral introgression in British and Irish Columba livia populations

3/31

• Mitogenomes of prunellids
• Courtship flight trajectory of Gallinago hardwickii
  

3/30

• New avialan Castignovolucris sebei

3/29

• Biomechanical trade-offs in bill shape of ramphastideans
• Reversed sex roles in Centropus associated with testosterone in females but not males
• Avian island diversity–area relationships
  
• Pumice ingestion in procellariids
  
• Importance of social history in rank dynamics of Myiopsitta monachus
  
• Subspecies limits of Quiscalus quiscula
• Structure and composition of Struthio camelus eggshell
  

3/28

• Putative avialan teeth from the Late Cretaceous of Canada more likely belong to crocodylians
• Decline in dietary breadth of Strigops habroptilus
• Prospecting movements link phenotypic traits to female annual potential fitness in Tyto alba
  
• Avian retroelement evolution in relation to adaptation for arid environments
• Cytotaxonomy of Mycteria americana
  

3/27

• Diet of longipterygids

3/26

• Demographic history of polymorphism in the Ceyx erithaca species complex
• Geographic variation in the altitudinal migration patterns of Zonotrichia capensis
  
• Annual molt of Apus affinis
• Nest predation by Garrulus glandarius on Parus minor
  

3/23

• Fall migration tracks of Helopsaltes from Northeast Asia

3/22

• Evolution of body shape and mass distribution in pennaraptors (and other dinosaurs)
• Strength of the island rule in avians associated with absence of predators
• Morphological covariance in skull and hindlimb dimensions of ardeids
  
• Visual fields of Harpia harpyja
• Thalamus drives vocal onsets in courtship song of Taeniopygia guttata
  

3/21

• New genus Plocealauda for "Mirafra" assamica and closely related species
  
• Absence of song suggests heterogeneity of vocal learning in trochilids
  

3/20

• New avialan Murgonornis archeri
  
• Neural hub for holistic courtship displays in Taeniopygia guttata
  
• Importance of cooperation in Acrocephalus orientalis for preventing brood parasitism by Cuculus canorus

3/17

• Reconstruction of non-contractile soft tissues in the hindlimb of Nothronychus graffami
  
• Concentration of tropical forest nutrient hotspots generated by Harpia harpyja

3/16

• Cranial adaptations of Pezoporus occidentalis
• Evolution of coloration in coraciiforms
  
• Non-stationarity in long-term population dynamics of over-wintering avians in North America
• Genomic divergence in Parus monticolus
  
• Nest site selection by Picus vaillantii
  

3/15

• New avialan Dynatoaetus gaffae
  
• New avialan Sericuloides marynguyenae
  
• Ecological drivers and consequences of torpor in Andean trochilids
• Drivers of sociality in Malurus assimilis and Malurus cyaneus
• Quantification of avian humeral pneumaticity
• Review of avian post-migratory nonbreeding movements
  
• Predation by Aquila chrysaetos on Vulpes lagopus
  
• Temporal stability of the hybrid zone between Calocitta
• Vital rates of Picoides arcticus in unburned forests
  

3/13

• Island volcanism predicts pheomelanin-based plumage coloration in the Tyto alba species complex
  
• Testosterone coordinates gene expression to produce carotenoid-based ornamentation in Malurus melanocephalus

3/11

• Biogeographic history of columbids
• Prenatal sound experience affects song preferences in male Taeniopygia castanotis
  
• Adjustment of foraging trips and flight behavior in Pterodroma externa
• Shifting drivers of decline of Strigops habroptila
  

3/9

• Multilevel social structure predicts individual helping responses in Malurus cyaneus

3/8

• Locomotor ecology of Ichthyornis dispar
• New specimens of Kansaignathus sogdianus
• Opposite-sex associations are linked with annual fitness in Passer domesticus
• Bryophyte use in nest building by parids
  

3/7

• New avialan Sororavis solitarius
• Hindlimb muscle architecture of Tyto furcata
• Sex-specific effect of ectoparasite removal on telomere length in juvenile Tachycineta bicolor
  

3/6

• New avialan Yarquen dolgopolae
• New genus Dicranurania for "Eupherusa" ridgwayi
• Collection history of Rhizothera dulitensis
  
• Status of Glaucidium castaneum and Glaucidium albertinum
• Oscines singing at the same pitch avoid singing at the same time
• Review of Beringia as an engine of avian speciation
• Review of avian migration genetics
  

3/3

• Limited song-mixing without genomic gene flow between Phylloscopus forresti and Phylloscopus kansuensis

3/2

• Genetic homogeneity in Bubo scandiacus

3/1

• Scolopax rusticola produce the most brilliant white plumage patches among avians
  
• Rapid formation of new migration route and breeding area by Anser brachyrhynchus
  
• Hybridization explains rapid gorget color divergence in Heliodoxa
  
• Effect of sociality on avian competitive interactions
• Individual personality predicts social network assemblages in Phoenicopterus ruber
  

2/28

• New avialans Avolatavis europaeus, Tynskya brevitarsus, and Tynskya crassitarsus
  
• Diversity of aepyornithiforms based on ancient DNA

2/27

• New avialans Papulavis annae and Tegulavis corbalani
• Advancing morning emergence time does not increase extra-pair siring success in male Cyanistes caeruleus
  

2/26

• Singing behavior of Cisticola chubbi

2/24

• Changes in avian body size in the Yucatán Peninsula since the Late Pleistocene
• Breeding phase and outcome determine space use in Coracias garrulus prior to migration
  

2/23

• Evolution of the propatagium in pennaraptors
• Marine avian morphology determines operational wind speeds
  

2/22

• Decoupled spatiotemporal patterns of avian taxonomic and functional diversity
  
• Self control in Cyanistes caeruleus
  
• Experimental evidence that Cuculus canorus choose host nests following an egg matching strategy
• Naive Sylvia atricapilla show seasonally appropriate spring orientation
• Aerial insect biomass is associated with chick survival in Hirundo rustica
  
• Population trajectory of Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
• Geochemistry of sphenisciform fossils from the Paleogene of Antarctica
  

2/21

• Species coexistence by wide constant size spacing in Ducula and Ptilinopus
  
• Genetic structure of Larvivora akahige
  
• Factors influencing timing of reproduction in Elaenia chilensis
  
• Mate preference in Poephila acuticauda
  
• Phylogeography of Australasian anatids
• Genetic differentiation in Emberiza schoeniclus
  

2/20

• Low connectivity among Sterna dougallii in the Atlantic Basin

2/17

• New specimen of Parabohaiornis martini
• Singing on the nest is widespread in Mimus polyglottos
  

2/16

• Evolution of claw function in alvarezsaurs and therizinosaurs
• Intraspecific fledgling adoption in Malurus cyaneus
  
• Resource partitioning in mixed-species colony of Aerodramus
  
• Population genomics of the Anas crecca species complex
• Spontaneous coordination of vocalizations to water noise in Corvus frugilegus
  
• Effect of insect food availability on passeriform reproductive success
  

2/15

• Combined measures of mimetic fidelity explain imperfect mimicry in the eggs of Anomalospiza imberbis
• Diet of pengornithids
  
• Characterization of Geronticus eremita flight formations
• Recovery of constitutive immune function after endurance flight in migratory avians

2/14

• Evolution of ground nesting in passeriforms
  
• Avian preferences for fruit size vary with fruit traits along a tropical elevational gradient
  
• Avalanches create avian habitat in the Alps
• Metabolic scaling of avians (and mammals)
  
• Avian tracks from the Miocene of Spain
  

2/13

• Genomic basis for batrachotoxin resistance in toxic corvideans
  
• Complete genome of Gallus gallus domesticus
• Struthioniform femur cast from the Pleistocene of China rediscovered
• Patterns of microsatellite distribution across avians
  

2/11

• Factors predicting the distribution of Harpia harpyja

2/10

• Flexible tool set transport in Cacatua goffiniana
• Reproductive success of Acanthisitta chloris and Petroica macrocephala along an elevational gradient

2/9

• Agelaius phoeniceus nesting nearer to Setophaga petechia and conspecific nests experience less brood parasitism

2/8

• New avialans Kumimanu fordycei and Petradyptes stonehousei
• Departure, routing, and landing decisions of oscines in relation to weather
• Parus major differentially prioritize visual and olfactory foraging cues depending on habitat of origin and sex
  
• Newborn Gallus gallus domesticus prefer stimuli that move against gravity
• Large-scale movement patterns in Gyps fulvus are influenced by seasonality, sex, and breeding region
• Determinants of natal dispersal distances in North American avians
  
• Photoperiod-driven changes in hypothalamic and brainstem transcription of sleep and immune genes in Emberiza bruniceps

2/7

• New avialans Anachronornis anhimops and Danielsavis nazensis
• Complex genomic architecture underlies reproductive isolation in a Icterus bullockii x Icterus galbula hybrid zone
• Radial porosity profiles as a tool for tracing locomotor maturation in avian limb bones
  
• Resolving the associative learning paradox by category learning in Columba livia
  

2/6

• Changes in avian functional diversity
• Non-breeding behavior in Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
  

2/3

• Elements in procellariiform feathers differ among oceanic basins in the Southern Hemisphere

2/2

• Contrasting patterns of population structure of Bulweria bulwerii between oceans

2/1

• Phylogeography of Climacteris melanurus and Climacteris picumnus
• Winter connectivity and leapfrog migration in Passerina ciris
  
• Local-scale impacts of extreme events drive demographic asynchrony in Thalassarche melanophris populations
• Multi-level combinatoriality in non-song vocalizations of Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis
  

1/31

• Evolution of paleognath eggshell structure
• Offspring plumage coloration as a condition-dependent signal in Cyanistes caeruleus
  
• Mobbing behavior of oscines in response to calls of Glaucidium gnoma

1/30

• New avialan Macronectes tinae
• Reproductive skew in Polytelis swainsonii favors breeders that monopolize nest cavities

1/27

• Demographic history of Anthus berthelotii

1/25

• Genetic evidence for population size expansion in North American boreal avians prior to the Last Glacial Maximum
  
• Behavioral and musculoskeletal changes as a result of wing disuse in Gallus gallus domesticus
• Acoustic model of the upper vocal tract in Passer domesticus
  

1/24

• Evolution of female song and duetting in Fringilla
• Spatial coding in the hippocampus and hyperpallium of flying Tyto alba

1/23

• Genomes of Cygnus atratus and Cygnus olor
  
• Spatial memory predicts home range size and predation risk in Phasianus colchicus
  
• Functional traits and environment determine spatial scaling of avian population stability in North America
• Historical increases in intraspecific body size variation in avians (and mammals)
  

1/22

• Phylogeny of ardeids

1/21

• New avialan Rhynchaeites litoralis

1/19

• Phylogeny of the Anser fabalis species complex
• Loss of wild Gallus gallus genotype through introgression
• Plasticity in migratory phenology of parulids
• Dispersal of Plegadis falcinellus in the West Mediterranean basin
  
• Dromaeosaurid from the Villalba de la Sierra Formation
  

1/18

• Phylogeography of Pipra fasciicauda

1/17

• Feather taphonomy of Sapeornis chaoyangensis
• Population genetics and phylogeography of Falco columbarius in North America
  
• Reproductive consequences of mate retention and pair bond duration in Aphrastura spinicauda
• Correlates of passeriform diversity in the East Yunnan-Kweichow Plateau
  

1/16

• Breeding origins of Dolichonyx oryzivorus in the Galápagos Islands
  
• Genetic and ecological drivers of molt in Passerina ciris
• Plastic plumage coloration in response to experimental humidity in Passer domesticus
• Fall fueling behavior in passeriforms in relation to migratory distance and daylength
• Divergences in the Paradoxornis webbianus species complex
• Determinants of departure to natal dispersal across an elevational gradient in Milvus milvus
  

1/13

• Nest site selection of Montifringilla nivalis

1/12

• Loss of a gluconeogenic muscle enzyme contributed to adaptive metabolic traits in trochilids
  
• Song preferences predict quality of vocal learning in Taeniopygia guttata
• Review of avian hatching failure
  

1/11

• Phylogeny of Amaurospiza
  
• Ecomorphology of strigiform feet
  
• Migration direction in Phylloscopus trochilus explained by two loci
  
• How keratin cortex thickness affects iridescent feather colors in Phasianus colchicus
• Reconstruction of an Ardea purpurea glacier mummy
  

1/9

• Fall stopover hotspots and habitat associations of migratory avians in the eastern United States
• Geomagnetic disturbance associated with increased vagrancy in migratory avians
  
• Morus from the Miocene of Portugal

1/7

• Play in juvenile Rhea americana

1/6

• Allometry of avian pectoral flight muscles
• Parental provisioning drives avian brain size
• Putative Numida meleagris x Penelope superciliaris hybrid refuted
  

1/5

• Claw function in Cariama cristata

1/4

• Dicrurus adsimilis are undeterred by the Accipiter mimicry of Cuculus gularis

1/3

• Coprolites of Gypaetus barbatus from the Pleistocene of Portugal
• Breeding biology of Eugymnomyza aubryana
  

1/2

• New avialan Cratonavis zhui