Mads Moore

Colorful connections: pigment-based plumage and breeding condition are associated with gut microbiome variation in the Common Yellowthroat

The paper examines the association between gut microbiome diversity and plumage coloration traits in male Common Yellowthroats, finding higher microbiome diversity in brighter, more orange-tinted individuals.

Migration strategies of a high-latitude breeding songbird (Setophaga coronata coronata) revealed using multi-sensor geolocators and stable isotopes

The paper tracks myrtle warbler migration using geolocators and isotopes, finding most birds migrate to the southeastern U.S., not the Pacific Coast as previously hypothesized.