Scott Taylor
Assistant Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Scott.A.Taylor@Colorado.EDU
303-492-4860

Hybridization, speciation, evolutionary ecology, and population genomics (primarily of birds). My research applies genomics and field experiments to natural hybrid zones and closely related taxa in order听to听investigate the architecture of reproductive isolation鈥攖he听hallmark of speciation鈥攁nd the genetic bases of traits relevant to speciation.听This research also provides insight into the impacts of anthropogenic change, including climate change, on species distributions, interactions, and evolution.

+Toews DPL,听+Taylor SA, Vallender R, Brelsford A, Butcher BG, Messer PW, Lovette IJ.听2016. Plumage genes and little else distinguish the genomes of hybridizing warblers.听Current Biology.听鈥婭n Press.听+Authors contributed equally

Taylor SA, Campagna L.听2016.听Perspectives: Avian supergenes.听Science听351: 446-447.

Taylor SA, Larson EL, Harrison RG.听2015.听Hybrid Zones: Windows on Climate Change.听Trends in Ecology and Evolution听30: 398-406.

Mason NA,听Taylor SA.听2015. Differentially expressed genes match morphology and plumage despite largely homogeneous genomes in a Holarctic songbird.听Molecular Ecology听24:听3009 - 3025

Taylor SA, Curry RL, White TA, Ferretti V, Lovette IJ.听2014. Spatiotemporally consistent genomic signatures of reproductive isolation in a moving hybrid zone.听Evolution听68:听3066-3081.

Taylor SA, White TA, Hochachka WM, Ferretti V, Curry RL, Lovette IJ.听2014. Climate Mediated Movement of an Avian Hybrid Zone.听Current Biology听24: 671-676.听

Scott Taylor's Past Students

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