Simon Charles Griffith

This study shows that song learning in wild zebra finches occurs during a sensitive period that outlasts parent-offspring cohesion, suggesting broader social learning opportunities.

The paper quantifies communication networks in wild zebra finches using song recordings and deep learning, revealing higher activity at social hotspots and dynamic, non-nested networks.

This study examines genetic differentiation and demographic history of the endangered southern black-throated finch using sequencing, finding genetic distinctness between subspecies and microgeographic structure due to habitat modification.

The paper investigates heat calls in zebra finches, showing they are soft, frequency-modulated whistles produced during panting via laminar flow in the larynx.

The paper identifies germline-restricted chromosomes (GRCs) in 6,700 passerine species, showing rapid evolution and functional gene retention despite programmed DNA elimination.

The paper reports an evolutionary shift in sperm morphology in the red-browed finch, similar to bullfinches, and suggests relaxed sexual selection may explain this change.

This study estimates mutation and recombination parameters in zebra finches, finding similarities to mammals despite differences in genome structure and recombination mechanisms.

The paper identifies genetic loci underlying bill color variation in long-tailed finches, showing that yellow alleles arose and introgressed into a red subspecies under natural selection.

The paper tracks wild zebra finch pairs to show they maintain extreme spatial cohesion despite being nonterritorial and having short-range communication.

The paper shows mitonuclear interactions affect aerobic metabolism in bird hybrids and may explain geographic discordance between mitochondrial and nuclear genomes.