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Shauna A. Rasband

Smithsonian InstitutionORCID 0000-0003-2905-7724Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Zoology· 1

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Organism:multiple species· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Michael J. BrauniD· 2 shared Philip L. F. JohnsoniD· 2 shared Allison J. ShultziD· 1 shared Betsy Zalinski· 1 shared Brooke D. GoodmaniD· 1 shared Dakota E. McCoyiD· 1 shared Daniel T. BaldassarreiD· 1 shared Eric R. Gulson‐CastilloiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintApr 11, 2026

Retention of a female-specific growth hormone receptor gene correlates with reverse sexual size dimorphism in birds

Shauna A. Rasband, Michael J. Braun, Philip L. F. Johnson

The paper identifies a female-specific GHR gene copy on the W chromosome that correlates with reverse sexual size dimorphism in certain bird lineages.

DOI 10.64898/2026.04.10.717760

multiple speciesbulk RNA-seq

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ZoologyPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedJun 11, 2025

AvianLexiconAtlas: A database of descriptive categories of English-language bird names around the world

Erin S. Morrison, Guinevere P. Pandolfi, Stepfanie M. Aguillon…·Allison J. Shultz

The paper creates AvianLexiconAtlas, a database categorizing English bird common names into biological or cultural descriptors, finding 89% of names relate to biology/ecology.

2 citations

experimental assaydatabase / resource

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Molecular BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedFeb 27, 2023

Evolution of the Growth Hormone Gene Duplication in Passerine Birds

Shauna A. Rasband, Peri E. Bolton, Qi Fang…·Michael J. Braun

The paper investigates the molecular evolution of duplicated growth hormone genes in passerine birds, finding evidence of positive selection and functional divergence.

7 citations

multiple speciesDNA methylation

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