Reed Bowman

Indirect genetic effects across ontogeny in an avian cooperative breeder

The paper quantifies indirect genetic effects from social partners on juvenile morphometric traits in Florida scrub-jays, finding effects from helpers and fathers but not mothers.

Sustained multigenerational fitness benefits of natural immigration

The study quantifies multigenerational fitness effects of immigrant lineages in Florida scrub-jays, finding additive benefits and heterosis persisting across generations.

Genome-wide associations of fitness components reveal antagonistic pleiotropy and sexual conflict in the Florida Scrub-Jay

The paper identifies genetic trade-offs and antagonistic pleiotropy in Florida Scrub-Jays by analyzing fitness components and their genomic associations.

Context-Dependent Fitness Outcomes of Helping in the Cooperatively-Breeding Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)

The study examines how helper presence affects breeder and offspring survival in Florida scrub-jays, finding context-dependent fitness outcomes unrelated to helper relatedness.

Whole-genome sequencing across space and time reveals impact of population decline and reduced gene flow in Florida Scrub-Jays

This study uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze genetic diversity and inbreeding in Florida Scrub-Jays, showing reduced diversity and increased inbreeding in isolated subpopulations due to habitat fragmentation.

Lifetime fitness benefits of short-distance dispersal are associated with inbreeding tolerance despite multiple inbreeding avoidance mechanisms

The study shows that Florida scrub-jays benefit from limited dispersal despite inbreeding risks, as inbreeding costs are lower than dispersal costs in terms of reproductive success and survival.