Joshua K. R. Tabh

Allometric correlates of heat tolerance in birds: A test using quail breeds with extreme size variation

This study tests the hypothesis that heat tolerance in birds is linked to body size through allometric relationships using Japanese quail breeds with extreme size variation, finding weak correlations and suggesting thermoregulatory benefits are not the primary driver of size changes.

Environmental effects overtake selection to shape avian body size

The paper shows that environmental effects, not selection or genetic drift, are driving declines in avian body size, with distributions narrowing and losing their upper tails.

No evidence that shrinking and shapeshifting meaningfully affect how birds respond to warming and cooling

The paper shows that shrinking and shape-shifting in birds do not provide thermoregulatory benefits in a warming world, using experimental data on Japanese quail.