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J. Melgar

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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A. Engelbrecht· 2 shared C. K. Cornwallis· 2 shared M. F. Schou· 2 shared Z. Brand· 2 shared C. C. Schalk· 1 shared E. I. Svensson· 1 shared J. T. Waller· 1 shared M. Bonato· 1 shared

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2022-2022 · peak 2/yr

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Heritable variation in thermoregulation is associated with reproductive success in the world's largest bird

E. I. Svensson, M. F. Schou, J. Melgar, J. T. Waller, A. Engelbrecht, Z. Brand, C. C. Schalk, C. K. Cornwallis

This study shows that heritable thermoregulatory capacity in ostriches is linked to reproductive success under hot conditions and is shaped by local climate adaptation.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Experimental evidence that animal societies vary in size due to sex differences in cooperation

J. Melgar, M. F. Schou, M. Bonato, Z. Brand, A. Engelbrecht, S. W. Cloete, C. K. Cornwallis

The paper experiments with ostrich groups to show sex differences in cooperation explain variation in group size.

bioRxiv · Mar 1, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology