Michael J. Braun

The paper assesses the Z:A ratio as a genomic indicator of sexual selection in lekking birds, finding it influenced by demographic history and hybridization rather than solely sexual selection.

This study reconstructs the geomorphic history of the Bocas del Toro Archipelago to understand how dynamic connectivity and isolation shaped island biodiversity over time.

The paper identifies a female-specific GHR gene copy on the W chromosome that correlates with reverse sexual size dimorphism in certain bird lineages.

This study evaluates methods for inferring large-scale avian phylogenies, finding that fast tree search approaches balance computational efficiency and accuracy.

The paper examines a hybrid zone between two manakin species, finding reduced offspring viability in hybrids, which may explain the zone's long-term stability.

The paper compares phylogenomic methods using a well-resolved bird species tree, finding that ML concatenation performs best, while METAL shows promise with large datasets.

The paper investigates the molecular evolution of duplicated growth hormone genes in passerine birds, finding evidence of positive selection and functional divergence.