Roslyn Dakin

Peak performance is repeatable and captures large individual differences in ruby-throated hummingbirds

This study measures peak load-lifting performance in ruby-throated hummingbirds, finding large individual differences and showing that single-trial protocols best capture repeatability.

A look inside the net: freshwater turtles assort with conspecifics in feeding aggregations

The paper examines social structure in feeding aggregations of three freshwater turtle species using long-term trapping data, finding strong species assortment in two species and no significant intraspecific sex or size-based assortment.

Scaling and foraging behavior drive the evolution of humeral shape in hummingbirds

This study examines humeral shape evolution in hummingbirds, finding that biomechanical scaling and internal integration are primary drivers, with foraging ecology introducing secondary modifications.