Maniraptor News

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2024
12/18

• Sex predicts response to novelty and problem-solving in Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
• Benefits of mate familiarity realized through sex-specific specialization of parental roles in Ptychoramphus aleuticus

12/16

• Phylogeny of Camarhynchus pallidus
  
• Nocturnal camouflage through background matching against moonlight in Tyto alba

12/13

• Sexual selection promotes reproductive isolation in Hirundo rustica

12/12

• New avialan Ypresicolius sandcoleiformis

12/11

• Body size and evolutionary rates of alvarezsaurs
  
• Global diet diversity spectrum in avian apex predators
• Mitochondrial remodeling supports migration in Zonotrichia leucophrys
• Stimulus-dependent emergence of understanding the 'same–different' concept in Melopsittacus undulatus
• Helpers at the nest mitigate costs of Molothrus bonariensis brood parasitism in Pseudoleistes virescens
  
• Genetic basis of avian body size evolution
• Effects of immune status on stopover departure decisions are subordinate to those of condition, cloud cover and tailwind in Turdus merula
  
• Foraging strategies of juvenile Larus fuscus at their first migratory stopover
• Social interactions do not affect mycoplasma infection in Gyps fulvus
  

12/9

• Phylogeography of Ceratopipra rubrocapilla and Pseudopipra pipra
  
• Review of avian seed dispersal out of forests since the Pleistocene

12/6

• Dietary divergence among sympatric tyrannids and hirundinids
• Natal and breeding dispersal patterns of Motacilla flava in Russia
  

12/4

• Behavior and survival of Molothrus bonariensis fledglings
• Migration of Chlidonias niger and Sterna hirundo breeding in Sweden
• Species limits of North American avians
  
• Taxonomic status of Streptopelia decaocto xanthocycla
• Taxonomic status of Micrastur guerilla jugularis
  

12/3

• Neuroanatomy of Argentavis magnificens

12/2

• Avian dispersal ability shapes species–area relationships on islands
• Identification and quantification of carotenoids in supra-orbital combs of male Lyrurus tetrix
  

12/1

• Automatic imitation of intransitive actions in Ara glaucogularis

11/29

• Ecological drivers of coloniality in Oreotrochilus chimborazo chimborazo

11/28

• Mitogenomic diversity of Himantopus novaezelandiae

11/27

• Upper bill bending as an adaptation for nectar feeding in trochilids
• Environmental drivers of female reproductive investment in egg quantity and quality in Ammodramus savannarum
  

11/25

• Evolutionary drivers of flash plumage signals in North American passeriforms
  
• Competition and facilitation influence central place foraging ecology in Morus bassanus

11/24

• Effects of spatiotemporal variation in marine resources on occupancy dynamics of Haliaeetus leucocephalus

11/22

• Vocal divergence in Camptostoma

11/20

• Avian fibular reduction and evolution of theropod locomotion
• Sequential introgression of a carotenoid processing gene underlies sexual ornament diversity in Manacus
  
• Selasphorus calliope rapidly respond to loss of visible light during escape manuevers
• Psittaciforms live in smaller groups on islands
• Uropygial secretion changes mouth coloration in juvenile Sturnus unicolor
• Coloration of the uropygial secretion in juvenile Sturnus unicolor

11/19

• Parus major memory of prey warning signals

11/18

• Ecology and life history predict avian nest success in tropics

11/17

• Extinction of Numenius tenuirostris

11/15

• Acrocephalus schoenobaenus rid themselves of haemoparasite infections when breeding in the temperate zone
• Aggregative responses of marine avians to annual inshore pulse of Mallotus villosus
  
• Morphological characterization of scaly avian skin

11/14

• Immigrant Parus major learn from socially observed differences in payoffs when their environment changes
• Evolution of avian foot morphology through anatomical network analysis
  
• Theoretical basis for range expansion in Stelgidopteryx serripennis
  

11/13

• New avialan Navaornis hestiae
• Phylogeny of parulids
  
• Acrocephalus scirpaceus can extract positional information from magnetic inclination and magnetic declination alone
• Wing metrics linked to avian dispersal ability predict species occurrence on remote islands
• Host nest defense does not act as selective agent against plumage polymorphism in Cuculus canorus
• Extreme spatial cohesion in Taeniopygia castanotis pairs
• Behavioral and social consequences of stress transmission in Taeniopygia castanotis flocks
• Temporal shifts in habitat use in nonbreeding Limosa limosa limosa

11/11

• Rainfall is associated with divorce in Acrocephalus sechellensis
• Troglodytes musculus predation on Tropidurus hispidus

11/9

• Wood hardness drives nest site selection in picids of the Chaco

11/8

• Species-specific evolutionary processes among passeriforms on oceanic islands
  
• Migration of Buteo lagopus

11/7

• Correlates of avian extinction timing in historical times
• Effect of malaria infection on predation risk in migratory passeriforms
  

11/6

• Global analysis of avian acoustic frequency characteristics
• Aerodynamic efficiency explains avian flapping strategies
• Nestor notabilis do not appear to infer weight from movement of objects in a breeze
• Open-ended vocal learning in Calypte costae
• Review of the diet of Attila rufus
  

11/5

• Habitat use by Platalea regia and Threskiornis spinicollis post-dispersal from breeding sites

11/4

• Climate and ecology predict latitudinal trends in avian sexual selection
  
• Spread of yellow-bill-color alleles favored by selection in the Poephila acuticauda hybrid system
• Imprinted habitat selection varies across dispersal phases in Milvus milvus
  

11/3

• Giant phorusrhacid from the La Victoria Formation

11/2

• Prey selection by Chordeiles minor

11/1

• Molecular mechanism for bright color variation in psittaciforms
• Strong winds reduce foraging success in diomedeids
• Sperm as a speciation phenotype in promiscuous oscines
• Effect of haemosporidian infection on hirundinids
  

10/31

• Review of avian molecular cytogenetics

10/30

• Inertial coupling of the trochilid body in the flight mechanics of an escape maneuver
• Population trends are more strongly linked to environmental change and species traits in avians than mammals

10/29

• New avialan Prophaethon waltonensis
• New avialans Ukugyps orcesi and Buteo chimborazoensis
  

10/28

• Age-dependent shaping of social environment in Sterna hirundo
• Demography as driver of decreasing sociality in Passer domesticus
• Use of vocalizations by nesting Limosa limosa limosa
  

10/26

• Demographic history of Caprimulgus europaeus

10/25

• New avialan Pterodroma zinorum

10/24

• New oviraptorosaur Yuanyanglong bainian
• Species limits in Cacatua galerita
  
• Evolution of sex differences in cooperation can be explained by trade-offs with dispersal in Plocepasser mahali
• Age difference may drive brood reduction in Ara macao
  

10/23

• Receiver response to high-intensity courtship differs with courter status in Ptilonorhynchus maculatus
• Use and definitions of terms describing avian courtship sites

10/22

• Distinctive and highly variable avian migration system in Eastern Australia
• Evolution of aggression in Pezophaps solitaria
  
• Genome of Ciconia boyciana
  

10/21

• Evidence of aerial behavior in microraptorians based on trackways
• Duets convey information about pair and individual identities in Furnarius rufus
• Review of fossil avialans from Brazil

10/18

• Tibiotarsus of Macranhinga ranzii

10/17

• Decline and extinction of Sitta insularis
• Genetic basis of adaptation to Antarctic environment in Aptenodytes forsteri
• Role of androgen receptor signaling in sexual development of Gallus gallus domesticus
  

10/16

• Female calls promote song learning in male juvenile Taeniopygia guttata
  
• Season-specific genetic variation underlies early-life migration in Gulosus aristotelis
• Seeds of language-like generativity in call combinations of Turdoides bicolor
• Alvarezsaur femur from the Plottier Formation
  

10/15

• Passeriforms from the Bannockburn Formation

10/14

• Phylogeny of Milvus migrans
• Genomic diversity of Falco deiroleucus and Falco rufigularis
  

10/13

• Niche filling predicts evolutionary trajectories in insular avian communities

10/11

• Perihatch surge of thyroid hormone drives cognitive flexibility in newborn Gallus gallus domesticus

10/10

• Feasibility of ecological speciation in Geospiza fortis

10/9

• New avialans Avisaurus darwini and Magnusavis ekalakaensis
  
• Poecile gambeli sing different songs in sympatry versus allopatry with Poecile atricapillus
  
• Variation in thermal plasticity of Passer domesticus embryos produced by developmental environment
• Brood parasitism of Hirundo rustica by Cuculus canorus recorded in the 3rd Century
  

10/8

• Review of the avian hippocampus

10/7

• Variation in air sac morphology and postcranial skeletal pneumatization patterns in Psittacus erithacus
• Avian phylogenetic diversity increases with temperature worldwide
• Migrating Pluvialis squatarola killed by Falco peregrinus
  

10/5

• Phylogeography of Ceratopipra rubrocapilla

10/4

• Non-breeding conditions induce carry-over effects on survival of Setophaga caerulescens and Setophaga kirtlandii

10/3

• Global loss of avian functional and phylogenetic diversity from anthropogenic extinctions
• MHC-II genes of paleognaths
  

10/1

• Fecundity costs of building domed nests in oscines
  
• Phylogeography of Phylloscopus poliocephalus

9/30

• Fregatid-like tarsometatarsus from the London Clay Formation

9/26

• New avialans Sulcitarsus aenigmatus, Xenavicula pamelae, and Masillatrogon incertus
• Mitogenomics of muscicapoids
  

9/25

• Gait simulations of Dromaius novaehollandiae reveal optimality of grounded running
  
• Species morphology better predicts plant–trochilid interactions across elevations than nectar traits
• Highly virulent avian brood parasites show elevated embryonic metabolic rates at specific incubation stages
• Fruit resources shape sexual selection processes in Manacus manacus
  
• Juvenile Gallus gallus domesticus produce consonant, sometimes jazzy, sounds

9/24

• New avialan Shuilingornis angelai
• Bite forces of psittaciforms
  

9/23

• Migratory gruids modulate niche tradeoffs in rhythm with seasons and life history
• Visual fields of larids
  

9/19

• Immobilization during embryonic development contributes to wing reduction in Dromaius novaehollandiae
• Diverse assemblage of migrantory avians supported by grasslands in the Northern Prairie region

9/18

• Tactile bill-tip organs in procellariimorphs
• Migratory lifestyle carries no added overall energy cost in Turdus merula
  

9/17

• Colonization history of the Acrocephalus luscinius species complex
• Neighbors affect vocal behavior of Thryophilus rufalbus
  

9/16

• Functional evolution of facial bristles in passeriforms
  
• Mechanics of male courtship display behavior in Ptiloris
  
• Comment and response on avian divergence times
  

9/13

• Predation on juvenile Panthera leo by Polemaetus bellicosus
  
• Review of over-water offspring ferrying behavior in aquatic avians

9/11

• New avialan Lumbrerornis rougieri
  
• Brain shapes of flightless paleognaths emerge through distinct developmental allometries
• Evolution of coloration in nectariniids
• Herbivorous anatids track multiple resource waves during spring migration
  
• Energy benefits of in-wake flying for Geronticus eremita
• Individual quality and environmental factors interact to shape reproduction and survival in Tyto alba
• Developmental stage shapes the realized energy landscape of Aquila chrysaetos
• Migration of Scolopax rusticola at the turn of the 19–20th Centuries
  

9/10

• Gut contents of Longipteryx indicate frugivory
  
• Genetic basis of feather color variation in Strigops habroptila suggests selection by an extinct predator
• Demographic history of Clangula hyemalis and Melanitta fusca
  

9/8

• Divergent neural nodes are species- and hormone-dependent in the brood parasitic brain of Molothrus ater

9/7

• Acoustic effects complement visual displays of bowers in Chlamydera nuchalis

9/6

• Resource-defense polygamy as a macroevolutionarily unstable trait in avians

9/5

• Spatial cognitive ability is associated with longevity in Poecile gambeli

9/4

• Amazonian rivers as leaky barriers to gene flow in forest understory suboscines
• Foraging trip length of Morus bassanus increases with colony size and decreases with latitude

9/3

• Genetic divergence in Zosterops lateralis
  
• Homonymy of Pampa Walker 1854 and Pampa Reichenbach, 1854

9/2

• Diet of Falco eleonorae during passeriform fall migration
• Taxonomic status of Coua cristata maxima
• Taxonomy of Campocolinus and Pternistis
• Validity of Patagona chaski
  

9/1

• Inferred mutualism between Corvus enca and Rhinoceros sondaicus

8/30

• Lasting benefits of embryonic eavesdropping on parent-parent communication in Larus michahellis

8/29

• Architectural traditions in the structures built by Plocepasser mahali
• Genetic and phenotypic differentiation in Thamnophilus ruficapillus
• Effects of assortative mating for personality on reproductive success in Anser anser

8/28

• Evolution of nest characteristics in troglodytids
• Size differences among fringillids may explain correlated evolution of song and color
  
• Genomic convergence between avians and chiropterans
  
• Hearing capabilities of Eudyptula minor
• Maternal stress effects across generations in Coturnix japonica
  

8/27

• Horse-hair fungus used in nests of Tolmomyias sulphurescens and Icterus pustulatus alters behavior of Pseudomyrmex
  
• Genetic and telomeric variability in Manacus candei × Manacus vitellinus hybrid zone

8/26

• Genetic differentiation in Larus hyperboreus

8/24

• Genomic diversity of Luscinia svecica svecica in the Krkonoše Mountains

8/23

• Evaluation of the usefulness of morphological characters in avian phylogenetics
• Ecological correlates of phenology in Alle alle
  
• Ecosystem engineers show variable impacts on habitat availability for cavity-nesting avians in Chile
  

8/22

• Effects of forest structure on breeding success in tetraonins
• Interplay of avian T cell receptor-V gene copy numbers and MHC selection pressure
• Hormonal control of plumage sexual dimorphism in Gallus gallus domesticus
  
• Genomics of Alectoris rufa
• Review of trait variation and spatiotemporal dynamics across avian secondary contact zones
  

8/21

• Taphonomy of feather biomolecules
• Impact of Oecophylla on avian elevational diversity patterns
  
• Dialect shifts in Amazona auropalliata
• Changes of epidermal proteins immunolocalization during avian beak development
  

8/20

• Behavioral plasticity shapes population aging patterns in Gyps fulvus
• Home ranges, habitat selection, and energy expenditure of Strix varia

8/19

• Song determined by phylogeny and body mass in piprids and cardinalids
• Seasonal resource tracking and use of sea-ice foraging habitats by procellariiforms
• Prehistorical and historical occurrence of Platalea leucorodia and Ciconia ciconia in Europe
• Rediscovery of Pulsatrix perspicillata pulsatrix

8/18

• Review of avian female song function

8/17

• Anatomy of the avian stomach
• Development of the vomeronasal organ in Phoebastria immutabilis
  

8/16

• Systematics and nomenclature of Raphus cucullatus and Pezophaps solitaria
• Effect of nest design in Phoenicurus phoenicurus on parasitism rates by Cuculus canorus
  
• Genomic basis of diversification in Spheniscus
  
• Drivers of scavenging and social interaction in Aquila audax

8/15

• Atolls are globally important sites for tropical marine avians

8/14

• Exposure to calls before hatching affects post-hatching behavior of Gallus gallus domesticus
• Taphonomic signatures of early scavenging by Coragyps atratus and Cathartes aura
• Evidence of adaptation of truffle-like fungi for avians in New Zealand

8/13

• Juvenile specimen of Microraptor
• Persistent species relationships in migratory avian communities across stopover sites and seasons
  

8/9

• New avialan Agapornis longipes
  
• Reevaluation of a phoenicopterid from the Pie de Vaca Formation
• The Amazon Basin supports Nearctic-breeding charadriiforms during southward migration
  

8/8

• Diversification of Anas in the Southern Hemisphere
• Feeding-tree selection by Calyptorhynchus lathami
  

8/7

• Strength of flight feathers in psittaciforms is a function of position on the wing
  
• Negative impacts of Coryphaena hippurus on Calonectris leucomelas foraging behavior
  
• Human–food association increases novelty exploration in Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi
  
• Social programming of development and stress physiology in Aptenodytes patagonicus
• Short-term dietary changes are reflected in cerebral content of Larus delawarensis
• Diet of Circus aeruginosus during breeding season
• Avian trophic guilds differ in blood glucose concentrations
• Evolutionary drivers of avian sex-specific parasite prevalence
• Local resource availability drives habitat use by Poephila cincta cincta
  
• Avian orientation in radiofrequency fields in the absence of the Earth's magnetic field

8/6

• Reinterpretation of mandibular anatomy of Asteriornis maastrichtensis
• Bone histology of juvenile enantiornitheans
  

8/5

• Intraspecific variation in group structure arises from directional dispersal in Lamprotornis superbus
• Phylogenomics of the Campylopterus largipennis species complex
  

8/2

• Phoenicopterus chilensis as ecosystem engineers

8/1

• New avialans Paraortygoides argillae and Waltonortyx bumbanipodiides

7/31

• New avialan Pakudyptes hakataramea
• Avian genome and life history evolution linked to the K–Pg extinction
• Vultur gryphus as a top scavenger
• Geographical and ecological allopatry effects on niche change in Basilinna and Calypte
• Mitochondrial genome of Streptopelia decaocto
  

7/30

• New avialan Paakniwatavis grandei

7/29

• New avialan Oceanites barrosi
• Evolution of the jaw apparatus in picines
  
• Functional role of metabolic suppression in avian thermoregulation in the heat
• Phylogeography of Oenanthe familiaris
  
• Influences on feather care and unipedal resting in phoenicopteriforms
  

7/27

• Migratory patterns of Central Mediterranean Coracias garrulus

7/26

• Transitions between color mechanisms affect avian speciation dynamics and range distributions
• Genomic patterns in Ceyx
• Avian fossils from the Quaternary of Brazil
  

7/25

• New troodontid Hypnovenator matsubaraetoheorum
• New avialans Mionetta turgaiensis and Uyrekura chalkarica, and new genus Kustokazanser for "Cygnavus" formosus
• Genomic diversity of Tympanuchus pallidicinctus
• Taxonomic revision of Myrmecocichla arnotti
  

7/24

• Genomic analysis of Vermivora bachmanii
  
• Ecological dynamics of dinornithiform extinctions
• The Great Rift Valley as a biogeographic barrier for Ethiopian Highland passeriforms
• Lifespans of Neotropical forest avians
  
• Modulation of landing force as motion-induced sound camouflage in Tyto alba
  
• Body shape correlates with kinematics but not energetics in selectively-bred Anas platyrhynchos
  
• Facial blushing and feather fluffing as indicators of emotions in Gallus gallus domesticus
• Personality and foraging success in Calidris canutus
• Review of plumage polymorphism in raptorial avians
  

7/23

• Genetic diversity of Amazona finschi

7/20

• Osteological variation of anatids
• Host–parasite contact and sensitivity to parasitism predict clutch abandonment in Molothrus hosts
• Nest cave of Gymnogyps californianus from the Pleistocene of Texas
• Emotional arousal linked to changes in vocalizations of juvenile Gallus gallus domesticus
  

7/17

• New troodontid Urbacodon norelli
• Comparative osteology of the skull in Molothrus
• Rate of W chromosome degeneration in sylviidans
  

7/15

• New avialans Nasiornis messelornithoides, Parvirallus incertus, and Walbeckornis waltonensis
  
• New troodontid Harenadraco prima
• Eye morphology correlates with ecology in aquatic avians
• Testing hypotheses for male aggregations in Corapipo gutturalis
  

7/11

• Population structure of Campylorhynchus fasciatus and Campylorhynchus zonatus
  
• Early-life diet does not affect preference for fish in Larus argentatus
• Hurricane-induced pollinator shifts in Heliconia–Eulampis jugularis mutualism
  

7/10

• Wrist osteology of Heyuannia huangi
• Evolution of avian parental care
  
• Onychoprion benefit from foraging opportunities created by Istiophorus platypterus
  

7/9

• Wing spur of Vanellus madagascariensis
  
• Pterodroma deserta chase tropical cyclones

7/8

• Comment and response on a new avian phylogeny

7/7

• Niche differentiation of Parus minor and Ficedula zanthopygia
  
• Population structure of Sialia currucoides

7/6

• Population structure of Limosa lapponica
  
• Population dynamics of Pygoscelis adeliae on Ross Island

7/5

• Factors influencing natal dispersal in Gyps fulvus

7/4

• Maintained visual performance in Taeniopygia guttata under high altitude hypoxia

7/3

• Evidence of primary feather molt in confuciusornithiforms
  
• Episodic-like memory in Cyanistes caeruleus and Parus major
  
• Navigation by juvenile Sturnus vulgaris during migration
• Predictors of avian propensity to join mixed-species flocks
• Feeding ecology of Columba palumbus

7/2

• Drivers of evolutionary variation in gene conversion at the avian MHC

7/1

• Movement of juvenile Limosa limosa islandica from settlement to adulthood across their non-breeding range
  
• Avian fossils from the Quaternary of Spain
• Avians from the early Holocene of Anatolia
• Review of feather water repellency
  

6/28

• Taxonomy of psittaciforms
• Severe genetic erosion in Copsychus sechellarum
• Genetic and epigenetic differentiation in response to genomic selection for lay date in Parus major
  

6/27

• Avian life history traits and cancer prevalence

6/25

• Evolution of species recognition in Cyanoderma
• Seed dispersal by Passer domesticus
  

6/24

• New avialan Caprimulgus ritae
• Phylogeny of Montifringilla, Pyrgilauda, and Onychostruthus
  

6/23

• Development of the avian furcula

6/21

• New avialan Chloephaga dabbenei

6/19

• Phylogenetic affinities of fossil passeriforms
  
• Expansion of learning capacity elicited by hybridization between Aidemosyne modesta and Taeniopygia guttata
  
• Passeriform predation on dipteran larvae may be governed by infection risk associated with carnivoran carcasses
• Mitogenome structure of scolopacids
  
• Prediction of individual differences in structural plumage color of Cyanistes caeruleus
• Correlated evolution of avian oxidative physiology and MHC-based immunosurveillance
• Identifying prey capture events of Pygoscelis antarctica
• Effects of weather on group foraging in Estrilda astrild
  

6/17

• New avialan Sakesphoroides niedeguidonae
• Diving adaptations in Fulica
  
• Metabolic cost of flight is lower for trailing individuals in small groups of Sturnus vulgaris

6/14

• New dromaeosaurid Diuqin lechiguanae

6/13

• New avialan Trichothraupis griseonota

6/12

• New avialan Phalacrocorax bakonyiensis
  
• The respiratory system influences flight mechanics in soaring avians
  
• Role-reversed polyandry is associated with faster Z chromosome evolution in charadriiforms
• Effects of body mass and phylogeny on masses of avian jaw muscle groups
  
• Genetic structure of Cyanistes caeruleus
• Comment and response on preservation of protein structure in feathers
  

6/11

• Genetic diversity of oscines in Anatolia

6/10

• Comparative anatomy of sphenisciform tarsometatarsi
• Trophic strategy of Pernis apivorus during breeding
  

6/8

• Contemporary intergeneric hybridization and backcrossing among paradisaeids

6/7

• New avialans Fluvioviridavis michaeldanielsi and Fluvioviridavis nazensis
• Diversification of Chordeiles pusillus
  

6/6

• Taxonomy of the Horornis canturians–Horornis diphone species complex
  
• Spontaneous biases enhance generalization in the neonate brain of Gallus gallus domesticus
  
• Simulation of spontaneous cumulative route improvements in Columba livia

6/5

• Aggressive interactions influence cognitive performance in Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis
• Social experiences shape song preference learning in Taeniopygia guttata independently of developmental exposure to song
• Brightness cues affect gap negotiation behaviours in Taeniopygia guttata flying between perches
• Evolution of Coturnix based on mitogenomic analysis
  
• Seasonal patterns and processes of migration in Charadrius dubius
• Changes in adult sex ratio of anatids breeding in Czechia
  

6/4

• Eye appearance in psittaciforms may co-vary with latitude and altitude
• Influence of avian wing morphology on intraspecific divergence
  
• Clutch size but not egg volume increases with rainfall in Pomatostomus ruficeps

6/3

• Skull morphology of Genyornis newtoni
  
• Adaptive radiation of geospizins
  
• Mate aggression in male Arundinicola leucocephala triggered by potential invaders
• Reevaluation of Dicranurania
• Nomenclature of Streptopelia

6/2

• Latitudinal specificity of plant–avian frugivore interactions

6/1

• Habitat preferences of Phoebetria

5/30

• Coevolution with hosts underpins speciation in Chrysococcyx

5/29

• Variations in touch representation in the forebrain of Calypte anna and Taeniopygia guttata
  
• Risk-sensitive response of Milvus migrans to crosswind during migration
• Phylogeography of Histrionicus histrionicus
  
• Regulatory and evolutionary impact of DNA methylation in Ficedula albicollis, Ficedula hypoleuca, and their hybrids
  
• Spatial roost networks and resource selection of female Meleagris gallopavo silvestris

5/28

• How the shape of wing and hindlimb bones in aquatic avians relate to locomotor abilities
• Small body size is associated with increased evolutionary lability of avian wing skeleton proportions
• Extrapair paternity alongside social reproduction increases male lifetime fitness in Passer domesticus
  
• Year-round residency of Sula sula in the Chagos Archipelago
  

5/26

• Taxonomy of Malurus splendens

5/25

• Phylogeny of hirundinids

5/23

• Corvus corone "count" self-generated vocalizations
  
• Genome of Anomalopteryx didiformis
• Population genetics of melampittids
  
• Scope and adaptive value of modulating aggression over breeding stages in Tachycineta bicolor
• Sex-specific effects of dietary restriction on physiological variables in Coturnix japonica
• Survival, nest site affiliation and post-fledging movements of Haliaeetus albicilla
  

5/22

• Strix aluco from southern Europe differ in size and degree of reverse sexual dimorphism from northern counterparts

5/21

• Evolution of sex roles in charadriiforms
• Orientation and routing strategies of Diomedea exulans

5/20

• Translocated Ficedula hypoleuca are predisposed to learn songs of their ancestral population
• Promiscuous mating system in Chalcites minutillus
  

5/17

• Neuroanatomy of Lithornis vulturinus
  
• Sex allocation is color morph-specific and associated with fledging condition in Strix aluco
• Validity of Miotadorna catrionae

5/16

• Conserved regulatory switches for the transition from natal down to juvenile feathers
  
• Ongoing introgression of a secondary sexual plumage trait in a Manacus candei × Manacus vitellinus hybrid zone
  
• Avian host nestlings eavesdrop on distress calls of Cuculus canorus nestlings
• Redistribution of oscines within a migratory stopover site as a response to sylviid song playback

5/15

• Garrulus glandarius exhibit episodic-like memory
• Vocal convergence and social proximity shape the calls of Acanthisitta chloris
  
• Thermoregulation of understory furnariidans in lowland Amazonia
• Apparent anti-parasite behavior in Cyanoramphus cookii
  

5/14

• Colonization of the Mediterranean Basin by Aquila fasciata
  
• Population structure of Mixornis
  
• Evolution of chromosomal inversions in Lonchura
  
• Microchromosomal organization of picids

5/13

• New avialan Patagona chaski
  
• Review of avialans from the Maastricht Formation

5/11

• Genetic divergence in Anthus berthelotii

5/10

• Mitonuclear interactions impact aerobic metabolism in Poephila acuticauda hybrids

5/9

• New specimen of Palaeeudyptes

5/8

• Correlated evolution of beak and braincase morphology present only in select charadriiform clades
  
• Unexpected acorn caching sites by Garrulus glandarius
  
• Preen oil chemical composition during incubation in Anarhynchus alexandrinus

5/7

• Mitogenomes of Mergus australis and Mergus octosetaceus
• Adaptive strategies of Anas platyrhynchos feet in response to changes in wetness and compactness of sand terrain
  

5/6

• Adoption and infanticide in Forpus passerinus
• Taxonomic revision of Schoeniophylax phryganophilus
  

5/5

• Macroevolution of the plant–trochilid pollination system

5/3

• Seasonal modulation of pectoralis muscle fiber type composition in migratory oscines

5/2

• Seasonal migration directs gene flow in Calothorax lucifer and Selasphorus platycercus
  
• Habitat selection in foraging Sula sula rubripes
  
• Sex differences in play ontogeny of Gallus gallus domesticus
• Temporal pattern in foraging behavior of Vanellus malabaricus

5/1

• Effects of breeding density on juvenile Larus fuscus

4/30

• Taxonomy of Selenidera gouldii
• Dietary diversity of bohaiornithids
  

4/28

• Phylogeny of Anas from Oceania, greater Indonesia, and the Philippines

4/27

• Passerculus sandwichensis respond more strongly to locally common versus locally rare songs

4/24

• Body size shapes song in meliphagids
• Evolution and genetic architecture of sex-limited polymorphism in Cuculus
• Possible giant troodontid tracks from the Shaxian Formation
  
• Evolution of gigantism in phorusrhacids
• Flexibility underlies differences in mitochondrial respiratory performance between migratory and non-migratory Zonotrichia leucophrys
  
• Wing morphing dynamics of Larus glaucescens × Larus occidentalis
• Prolactin associated with proximity to incubating partner rather than parental care in Chroicocephalus ridibundus
  
• Flow interactions lead to self-organized flight formations in avian flocks
  

4/23

• Avian family-living and cooperative breeding associated with number of avian predators 
• Genomic basis of vocal rhythm in Pogoniulus
  
• Historical demography of Willisornis
  
• Evolution of sex chromosomes in paleognaths
• Population structure of Bucorvus leadbeateri
  
• Review of how structural variants shape avian phenotypes

4/22

• Seasonal migration in a Catharus ustulatus hybrid zone
  
• Possible dromaeosaurid eggs from the Lianhe Formation

4/20

• Taphonomy of paravians from the Jiufotang Formation

4/19

• Attempted consumption of Amphisbaena alba by Crax fasciolata

4/18

• Genomic diversity of Arborophila rufipectus

4/17

• Importance of migratory drop-off for avian island colonization
• Itinerant breeding in Scolopax minor
• Social restructuring during harsh environmental conditions promotes cooperative behaviour in Malurus cyaneus
• Brain surface morphology of tyrannideans
  
• Experience reduces route selection for conspecifics by Ciconia ciconia
  
• Association between the gut microbiome and carotenoid plumage phenotype in Vermivora chrysoptera × Vermivora cyanoptera hybrid zones
• Genetic basis of spatial cognition in Poecile gambeli
  

4/16

• Morphological disparity and structural performance of dromaeosaurid skulls
• Parallel executive pallio-motor loops in the brain of Columba livia
  
• Removal of older males increases extra-pair siring success of yearling males in Cyanistes caeruleus
• Growth factors during post-hatching growth of the spleen in Coturnix japonica

4/15

• Babbling opens the sensory phase for imitative vocal learning in Taeniopygia guttata
  
• Avian responses to unfamiliar alarm calls
• Remote-tactile foraging success of Bostrychia hagedash is positively affected by the water content of foraging substrates
• Review of avian island radiations
  

4/11

• Evolution of solitary long terminal repeats in avians

4/10

• New avialans Waltonirrisor tendringensis, Septencoracias simillimus, Pristineanis minor, and Pristineanis major
  
• Evolution of cranial biomechanics in oviraptorosaurs
  
• Evidence for and drivers of plumage mimicry in Garrulax monileger and Pterorhinus pectoralis
  
• Comparative reproductive ecology of trogonids
• Cervical anatomy of aquatic neoavians
• Phylogeography of Branta bernicla in North America
  
• Dryocopus martius use stepping stones between woodland units
• Sexual differences in bite force not related to testosterone level in Gallus gallus jabouillei
  

4/8

• Role of the cerebellum in learned vocal communication in adult Taeniopygia guttata

4/6

• New avialan Ardenna buchananbrowni

4/5

• Reduced hybrid survival in Catharus ustulatus

4/3

• First-sight recognition of touched objects in juvenile Gallus gallus domesticus
• Beak iridescence in Spermophaga
  
• Language-like efficiency and structure in song of Haemorhous mexicanus
• Haemoparasite infection intensity but not telomere length is associated with plumage morph in Astur melanoleucus
• Aggressiveness predicts dominance rank in Anser anser
• Heterogenous resources associated with components of offspring fitness in Centrocercus urophasianus
  

4/2

• Risk-sensitive learning in Quiscalus mexicanus

4/1

• Phylogeny of neornitheans
• A region of suppressed recombination misleads neoavian phylogenomics
• Light conditions and the evolution of the avian visual system
  
• Role of climatic variables on nest evolution in thraupids
  

3/31

• Melanism in Alca torda

3/30

• Foraging behavior of ardeids in Oman
• Long-term trends in the abundance and breeding performance in Pygoscelis adeliae
  
• Review of avialans from the Cretaceous of Antarctica
  

3/29

• Barcoding of episodic memories in the hippocampus of Poecile atricapillus
• Lack of genetic structure in Anous stolidus
  

3/28

• Osteology of Nothronychus
  
• Alternative explanations for call sequence in Parus minor
• Preening correlates with lower feather bacteria abundance but not feather coloration in Pavo cristatus
• Drivers of flight altitude during nocturnal avian migration over the North Sea

3/27

• Flying fast improves aerodynamic economy with mass increase in Columba livia
  
• Grasping-related musculature of accipitrids
  
• Sex-linked supergene with large effects on sperm traits has little impact on reproductive traits in female Taeniopygia guttata
• Drivers of forced extra-pair copulations in Coloeus monedula
• Patterns of integrated growth in Corvus frugilegus
  
• Immune gene expression and epigenetic potential affect consumption of risky food by female Passer domesticus
  
• Taxonomic status of Phylloscopus collybita tristis
  

3/26

• Genetic basis for color differences between Sporophila beltoni and Sporophila plumbea
• Social network centrality predicts dietary decisions in Parus major

3/25

• Gestural communication in Parus minor
• Foraging efficiency of Prunella collaris and Prunella rubida
• Juvenile diet in Sternula albifrons

3/23

• Consistent individual differences give rise to caching syndromes in Petroica longipes

3/22

• New avialans Eocypselus geminus, Eocypselus grandissimus, and Eocypselus paulomajor
• Phylogeny of accipitrids
• Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in Stercorarius parasiticus
  

3/21

• Consistency of spottiness and colouration across avian eggshells
  
• Avian foraging traces from the Tanjung Formation

3/20

• Hidden fitness of the male Taeniopygia guttata courtship song
  
• Turbulence causes kinematic and behavioural adjustments in Columba livia
• Ontogeny of limb bone microstructure in Aptenodytes patagonicus
  

3/19

• Evolution of avian sexual size dimorphism
• Evolution of avian thermal tolerance
  
• Reproductive tract anatomy of Chlamydotis undulata
• Sex-specific nest attendance rhythm and foraging habitat use in Platalea leucorodia

3/18

• Diversification of Laterallus spilonota

3/16

• Genetic basis for reduction of the third digit during forelimb development in Gallus gallus domesticus

3/15

• Diel activity of a Alle alle colony

3/14

• Nuclear parcellation and numbers of orexinergic neurons in larger-brained avians
  
• Rainforest avians avoid biotic signal masking only in cases of high acoustic saturation

3/13

• Use of social information in Gyps flight decisions
• Heritability of cognitive performance in Gymnorhina tibicen dorsalis
• Convergent evolution of plumage coloration in Agapornis
  
• Population trends in Aptenodytes forsteri
• Early developmental carry-over effects on exploratory behaviour and DNA methylation in Parus major
  

3/11

• Taxonomy of Cercomacroides serva

3/10

• Genetic variation of Aquila chrysaetos in Eurasia

3/8

• Vertebral formula variations in sphenisciforms

3/7

• Migration of Stercorarius parasiticus
• Apparent range expansion or recolonization of Antrostomus noctitherus on the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge
  

3/6

• Effect of biogeographical barriers on historical dynamics of thamnophilids
  
• Male Sturnus unicolor floaters preferentially visit nests of males with reduced resource holding potential

3/5

• Male song structure predicts offspring recruitment to breeding population in Troglodytes aedon

3/4

• Taxonomic and conservation status of Ceyx sangirensis
  
• Learning shapes development of migratory behavior in Ciconia ciconia
• Decoupling of avian migration from the changing phenology of spring green-up
• Potential role of brain parasites in misorientation of migratory avians
  
• Inventory of Urile perspicillatus specimens
  

3/2

• Colonial breeding impacts potentially fitness-relevant cognitive processes in Hirundo rustica

3/1

• Evolution of Pseudocolopteryx
  
• Compensation for chromatic changes in nest illumination during egg rejection by Phoenicurus phoenicurus
  
• Hissing as part of threat display in Aegotheles cristatus

2/29

• Evolution of the pectoral girdle in pennaraptorans
• Ontogeny of social networks in Parus major
  

2/28

• Genetic basis and evolution of structural color polymorphism in Malurus leucopterus
  
• Migration of Pluvialis squatarola
  
• Interplay of cooperative breeding and predation risk on egg allocation and reproductive output in Philetairus socius
  
• Seasonal and annual variation in the diet of Lagopus lagopus lagopus

2/27

• New avialan Imparavis attenboroughi
• Correlates of wing- and tail-feather molt sequence in passeriforms
  
• Phylogenomic conflict in Prunella
• Evolutionary dynamics of microsatellites in Pygoscelis adeliae
• H3 histone acetylation in Passer domesticus
  

2/26

• Hybridization constrains the evolution of mimicry complexes in picids

2/23

• Species limits in Puffinus
  
• Social associations are predicted by nest proximity but not kinship in Myiopsitta monachus

2/22

• Problem-solving skills are predicted by technical innovations and brain size in passeriforms

2/21

• Macroevolutionary drivers of morphological disparity in the avian quadrate
• Energetic trade-offs in migration decision-making and reproductive effort in Anser albifrons flavirostris
• Extended incubation recesses in Calidris alba impacted by temperature and body condition
• Only rare classical MHC-I alleles are highly expressed in Passer domesticus
• Diet of Gulosus aristotelis during non-breeding season
  

2/19

• Mountings by female-plumaged paradisaeids

2/17

• Seasonal migration and the evolution of an inverse latitudinal diversity gradient in charadriiforms
• Syrinx morphology of apodids
  

2/16

• Osteology of Oksoko avarsan
• Reconstructing locomotor joint poses in paravians 
• Detecting cultural evolution in Spizella passerina
  

2/15

• New subspecies of Drymophila squamata
• Overwinter status of Catharus bicknelli in eastern Cuba

2/14

• Divergence times of neornitheans

2/12

• Functional constraints on flight feather number and shape in pennaraptorans
  
• Diversification of neornitheans
• Effect of avian guano on intertidal food webs in the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago

2/11

• Characterization of recent avian extinctions in Australia
• Climatic niche evolution of Falco
  

2/10

• Endocranial morphology of Sinovenator changii
• Divergence of Leptotila verreauxi

2/9

• Possible neornithean from the Lance Formation
• Axial anatomy of Struthio camelus
  
• Cathartes aura from the Pleistocene of Brazil

2/8

• Mitochondrial DNA structuring of Pachyptila desolata
  
• Caenagnathid from the Kirtland Formation

2/7

• Evolution of avian cryptochromes
• Male Taeniopygia guttata with high levels of oxidative damage form weak pair bonds
• New genus Driophlox for "Habia" gutturalis and closely related species
• Review of avian chromosomic evolution
  

2/6

• Diversification of certhioids
  
• Relationship between avian flock size and flight initiation distance
• Genetic differentiation of Leiothrix lutea
  

2/5

• Association with of Loxia curvirostra call types with key conifers

2/3

• Effect of building ability and object availability on bower construction in Ptilonorhynchus nuchalis
• Honest signalling of age in Gavia immer

2/2

• Spring diet of Cygnus
  
• Review of avian migration clocks

2/1

• Personality-related differences in timing of migration in Calidris canutus
  
• Population genomics of Pygoscelis papua
  
• Song differences in Spizella breweri subspecies
  
• Review of niche segregation across sympatric breeding marine avian assemblages

1/31

• Functional imaging of the Columba livia brain
• Object permanence in Anthracoceros albirostris
  
• Beakiation as a novel arboreal gait in Agapornis roseicollis
• Variation in avian abundance in North America

1/30

• Evolution of multiple color mechanisms correlated with diversification in nectariniids
• Diversification of alaudids
  
• Phorusrhacid from the Sarmiento Formation

1/29

• Phylogenetic position of Ptilinopus arcanus
• Phylogenetic position of "Amazilia" boucardi
  
• Population dynamic life history models of avians (and mammals)
  

1/27

• Introgression in Poecile

1/26

• Migration patterns of Circus cyaneus breeding in Spain
• Characterization of diagentiforms in a dinornithid proteome
  

1/25

• Prey flushing as a potential adaptive advantage of proto-wings in pennaraptorans
• Avians that breed exclusively on islands have smaller clutches
  
• Ciconia ciconia nests as an attractant to avians and chiropterans
  
• Functional neurogenomic responses to acoustic threats in the auditory forebrain of Agelaius phoeniceus

1/24

• New oviraptorosaur Eoneophron infernalis
  
• Spatial variation in meliphagidean bill size is associated with temperature extremes
• Bone microstructure of Musivavis amabilis
  

1/22

• Population links between Cyanistes caeruleus and lepidopterans
• Structure and composition of avifauna in two forest areas in Brazil

1/20

• Experimental manipulation of population density in Parus major alters social structure but not patch discovery rate
  
• Diet composition explains interannual fluctuations in reproductive performance in Aquila chrysaetos

1/19

• Kleptoparasitism of Falco naumanni by Falco vespertinus

1/18

• Year-round movements of Pterodroma longirostris
  
• Michener's Paradox in cooperatively breeding avians
• An evolutionary approach to molt terminology
  
• Review of avialans from the Cretaceous of China

1/17

• Thermal tolerance of Alle alle
• Grus grus soar on thermal updrafts behind cold fronts as they migrate across the sea
  
• Role of recombination dynamics in shaping signatures of selection across the Ficedula genome
• Timing of fall migration in Antrostomus vociferus
  
• Noise constrains heterospecific eavesdropping more than conspecific reception of alarm calls in Malurus cyaneus and Sericornis frontalis
  

1/16

• Divergent selection shapes genomic islands in Charadrius alexandrinus and Charadrius dealbatus

1/14

• Pelvic and hindlimb musculature of Buitreraptor gonzalezorum

1/13

• Shared movement decisions in Acryllium vulturinum

1/12

• Limited ecological opportunity influences the tempo of avian morphological evolution
• Evolution of bill morphology in thraupids
• Historical biogeography of Francolinus francolinus
  
• Xiphorhynchus fuscus excavate nest cavities in trees
  
• New genus Wunketru for "Telmabates" howardae

1/11

• Mitochondrial genome of Tarsiger indicus

1/10

• Nest architecture influences host use by avian brood parasites
• Evolution of bare parts in galliforms
• Calypte anna use distinct control strategies for forward and hovering flight
• Genomic architecture of continuous plumage color variation in Tyto alba
• Buzzes as signals of aggressive intent in Camarhynchus
  
• Vocal complexity in male Corvus frugilegus
• Early corticosterone increases vocal complexity in Forpus passerinus

1/8

• Sexual dimorphism of Confuciusornis sanctus
• Patterns of avian species richness and turnover in mountains
  
• New genus Rufiphonia for "Euphonia" rufiventris and closely related species

1/6

• Unfamiliarity generates costly aggression in interspecific avian dominance hierarchies
• Review of avian integumentary development
  

1/5

• Development of vocal folds in the avian syrinx
• Climatic variation influences annual survival of Charadrius alexandrinus on Maio
  

1/4

• Signaling dynamics underlying development of digit segmentation in avians (and mammals)

1/3

• Evolution of excavator nesting behavior in arines
  
• Evolutionary and demographic histories of Fregilupus varius
  
• Genomic basis of melanin-associated phenotypes in Strix aluco
  
• Review of evolutionary ecology of avian–formicid interactions