Michael D. Sorenson

Tuberculosis susceptibility and inbreeding depression hinder ex-situ conservation in a critically endangered rainforest bird

This study examines TB susceptibility and inbreeding depression in captive white-winged wood ducks, linking genetic diversity loss to increased disease vulnerability.

Dietary specialization drives adaptation, convergence, and integration across the cranial and appendicular skeleton in Waterfowl (Anseriformes).

The paper shows dietary ecology drives morphological convergence and integration across multiple skeletal structures in waterfowl.

Comparative population genomics reveals convergent adaptation across independent origins of avian obligate brood parasitism

The paper identifies convergent genomic adaptations in brood parasitic birds, including genes related to spermatogenesis and nervous system development, across independent origins of parasitism.

Genomic resources for comparative analyses of obligate avian brood parasitism

The paper generates genome assemblies for ten brood parasitic bird species and their outgroups, enabling comparative genomic analyses of obligate brood parasitism evolution.