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Melissah Rowe

Netherlands Institute of EcologyORCID 0000-0001-9747-041XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Andrew H. MoelleriD· 1 shared Antje Hofgaard· 1 shared Brian K. TrevellineiD· 1 shared Callum S. McDiarmidiD· 1 shared Catherine R. AndreadisiD· 1 shared Daniel M. HooperiD· 1 shared Ioanna Pataraia· 1 shared Jan Terje LifjeldiD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintJul 9, 2026

Gut microbiota promote early-life digestive function in songbirds

Brian K. Trevelline, Jennifer L. Houtz, Catherine R. Andreadis…·Andrew H. Moeller

This study shows that gut microbiota colonization is essential for digestive development in House sparrows, increasing intestinal structure and function.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.09.736762

non-human primateexperimental assay

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Evolutionary BiologyJournal of Evolutionary BiologyPeer-reviewedJul 4, 2025

Independent evolution of atypical sperm morphology in a passerine bird, the red-browed finch (Neochmia temporalis temporalis)

Melissah Rowe, Daniel M. Hooper, Antje Hofgaard…·Simon Charles Griffith

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.

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