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C. R. Cooney

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 4 Organism:multiple species· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2

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Historical contingency influences the diversity of feather nanostructures in cuckoos

K. K. Norden, C. R. Cooney, F. Babarovic, M. C. Stoddard

The paper investigates how historical contingency affects feather nanostructure diversity in cuckoos, finding that specialized melanosomes are present in both metallic and drab plumage, suggesting retained traits can facilitate future evolution of metallic luster.

bioRxiv · Dec 5, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The mechanistic basis of evolutionary transitions between grey, slate, and blue colour in Tanagers (Thraupidae)

F. Babarovic, C. R. Cooney, T. Zinn, S. M. Drobniak, K. Janas, J. D. Kennedy, N. J. Nadeau, A. J. Parnell, G. H. Thomas, S. Burg

The paper investigates the mechanistic basis of evolutionary transitions between grey, slate, and blue colours in Tanagers by analyzing spongy layer nanostructure parameters.

bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Evolutionary dynamics of pigmentary grey and non- iridescent structural blue colouration in Tanagers (family: Thraupidae)

F. Babarovic, C. R. Cooney, T. Guillerme, N. J. Nadeau, G. H. Thomas

The paper investigates evolutionary transitions between pigmentary grey and non-iridescent structural blue in tanagers, identifying a new pathway through a transitional 'slate' color.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Phylonumtomics uncovers diverse evolutionary trajectories of mitogenomic fossils buried in mammalian and avian genomes

Y.-C. Chen, D. L. Vendrami, M. L. Huber, L. E. Handel, C. R. Cooney, J. Hoffman, T. Gossmann

The paper identifies NUMTs with intact mitochondrial reading frames in mammalian and avian genomes, showing evidence of introgression in birds and selection in both groups, with some NUMTs showing signs of adaptive evolution.

bioRxiv · Aug 7, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Segmenting biological specimens from photos to understand the evolution of UV plumage in passerine birds

Y. He, C. R. Cooney, Z. K. Varley, L. O. Nouri, C. J. A. Moody, M. D. Jardine, S. Maddock, G. H. Thomas

The paper develops a deep learning segmentation pipeline to analyze UV plumage in passerine birds, finding widespread UV reflectance and its association with light environment and visual system sensitivity.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Noncoding regions underpin avian bill shape diversification at macroevolutionary scales

L. Yusuf, M. C. Heatley, J. P. Palmer, H. J. Barton, C. R. Cooney, T. I. Gossmann

The paper identifies noncoding genomic regions associated with avian bill shape evolution across macroevolutionary scales and shows regulatory changes drive morphological diversification.

bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Ecology, phylogeny, and the evolution of developmental duration in birds

C. R. Cooney, C. Sheard, A. D. Clark, S. D. Healy, A. Liker, S. E. Street, C. A. Troisi, G. H. Thomas, T. Szekely, N. Hemmings, A. E. Wright

This study investigates the factors influencing developmental duration in birds using phylogenetic and ecological data, finding that body size, ecology, and evolutionary history explain most of the variation.

bioRxiv · Oct 8, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Sex-biased gene expression resolves sexual conflict through the evolution of sex-specific genetic architecture

A. E. Wright, M. Fumagalli, C. R. Cooney, N. I. Bloch, F. G. Vieira, S. D. Buechel, N. Kolm, J. E. Mank

The paper uses transcriptome data from guppies to show that sexual conflict is resolved through male-biased gene expression and sex-specific genetic architecture.

bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2017Evolutionary Biology