Thor Harald Ringsby

This study identifies the genetic architecture of recombination rates in wild house sparrows, showing they are polygenic and differ between sexes with distinct heritability and genetic correlations.

This study uses Bayesian multi-level path analysis to disentangle age-dependent causal pathways affecting multiple paternity in house sparrows, finding age influences differ between males and females.

The paper shows that early-life telomere length varies across bird species and correlates with life-history traits and chromosome length.

The paper finds that inbred house sparrows have shorter telomeres in early life, with some evidence of stronger effects in males.