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2024
Taylor O, Grabenstein KC, Theodosopoulos AN, Leeson H, Taylor SA, Branch CL. Accepted. Chickadees sing different songs in sympatry versus allopatry. Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
Semenov G, Sonnenberg BR, Branch CL, Heinen VK, Welklin JF, Padula SR, Patel AM, Bridge ES, Pravosudov VV, Taylor SA. Accepted. Genes and gene networks underlying spatial cognition in food-caching chickadees. Current Biology.
2023
Schweizer RM, Romero A, Tobalske BW,听Semenov G, Carling MD, Rice AM, Taylor SA,听Cheviron ZA. Accepted. Thermal acclimation in a non-migratory songbird occurs via changes to thermogenic capacity, but not conductance. Journal of Experimental Biology.
脜lund M听,听Cenzer M, Bierne N, Boughman JW, Cerca J, Comerford MS, Culicchi A, Langerhans B,听McFarlane ES,听 M枚st MH, North H,听Qvarnstr枚m A, Ravinet M, Svanb盲ck R,听Taylor SA. Accepted.听Anthropogenic Change and the Process of Speciation.听Cold Springs Harbor volume on Speciation.
听Firneno TJ, Semenov G, Dopman EB, Taylor SA, Larson EL, Gompert Z. Accepted. Quantitative analyses of coupling in hybrid zones. Cold Springs Harbor volume on Speciation.
Theodosopoulos AN,听Grabenstein KC, Larrieu M, Arnold V, Taylor SA.听Accepted. Similar parasite communities but dissimilar infection patterns in two closely related chickadee species.听Ornithology.
Semenov GA, Curry CM, Patten MA, Weir JT, Taylor SA. Accepted. Geographically consistent hybridization dynamics between the Black-crested and Tufted Titmouse with evidence of hybrid zone expansion. Ornithology.
Turbek SP, Taylor SA. Hybridization provides climate resilience. Nature Climate Change.
Theodosopoulos AN, Spellman GM, Taylor SA. Accepted. Survey of haemosporidian parasite infections in an endangered high alpine bird. Parasites and Vectors.
2022
Funk ER, Spellman GM, Winker K, Withrow JJ, Ruegg K, Taylor SA. Accepted.听The genetic basis of plumage coloration and elevation adaptation in a clade of recently diverged alpine and arctic songbirds. Evolution.
Grabenstein KC, Burg T, Otter K, Taylor SA.听Hybridization between closely related songbirds is related to human habitat disturbance. Global Change Biology. 29:955-968.听
Larson EL,Taylor SA. Geography of Speciation.听Oxford Bibliographies in Evolutionary Biology. Ed. Douglas Futuyma. New York: Oxford University Press.听DOI: 10.1093/OBO/9780199941728-0142
Grabenstein KC, Burg T, Otter K, Taylor SA. Sympatry leads to reduced body condition in chickadees that occasionally hybridize. Ecology and Evolution. doi:听
2021
Funk ER, Mason NA,听P谩lsson S,听Albrecht T,听Johnson J, Taylor SA. A supergene underlies linked variation in color and morphology in a Holarctic songbird. Nature Communications.听12, Article听number:听6833. **Top 25 most read papers in Nature Communications in 2021 in life and biological sciences**
Branch CL, Semenov GA, Wagner DN, Sonnenberg BR, Pitera AM, Bridge ES, Taylor SA, Pravosudov VV. The genetic basis of spatial cognitive variation in a food-caching bird. Current Biology.听
Turbek SP, Semenov GA, Enbody ED, Campagna L, Taylor SA.听Variable signatures of selection despite conserved recombination landscapes early in speciation. Journal of Heredity.听esab054,听
Minor NR, Dougherty PJ, Taylor SA, Carling M. Estimating hybridization in the wild using citizen science data: a path forward. Evolution.听
Theodosopoulos AN, Grabenstein KC, Bensch S, Taylor SA. A highly invasive malaria parasite has expanded its range to non-migratory birds in North America. Biology Letters.听17: 20210271.
Beam JK, Funk ER, Taylor SA. Genomic and acoustic differences separate Lilian鈥檚 Meadowlark (Sturnella magna lilianae) from Eastern (S. magna) and Western (S. neglecta) Meadowlarks.听Ornithology.听138: 1鈥�13 DOI: 10.1093/ornithology/ukab004
Feldmann KB, Grabenstein KC, Taylor SA.听Achromatic plumage variation between and within hybridizing black-capped and mountain chickadees. Journal of Field Ornithology.听听92:184鈥�202.听DOI: 10.1111/jofo.12368
Turbek SP, Brown M, Di Giacomo AS, Kopuchian C, Hochachka WM, Estalles C, Lijtmaer DA, Tubaro PL, Silveira LF, Lovette IJ, Safran RJ, Taylor SA, Campagna L. Rapid speciation via the evolution of pre-mating isolation in the Iber谩 Seedeater. Science.听371, Issue 6536, eabc0256.听DOI: 10.1126/science.abc0256
Semenov GA, Linck E, Enbody ED, Harris R, Khaydarov D, Alstr枚m P, Andersson L, Taylor SA. Asymmetric introgression reveals the genetic architecture of a plumage trait. Nature Communications听12, Article听number:听1019.听
Toews DPL, Bai MD, Kramer GR, Lovette IJ, Streby H, Taylor SA.听Extensive historical and contemporary hybridization suggests pre-mating isolation in Vermivora warblers is not strong: a reply to Confer et al. Ecology and Evolution.听11: 10720鈥�10723.听DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7327
2020
Funk ER, Spellman GM, Winker K, Withrow JJ, Ruegg KC, Zavaleta E, Taylor SA. 2020.听Phylogenomic Data Reveal Widespread Introgression Across the Range of an Alpine and Arctic Specialist. Systematic Biology.听
Feng S, Stiller J, Deng Y...Taylor SA...Jarvis ED, Paten B, Zhang G. (141 authors total). 2020. Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics. Nature. 587:听252鈥�257.听
Stewart KA, Taylor SA. 2020. Leveraging eDNA to expand the study of hybrid zones. Molecular Ecology.听00:听1鈥撎�9.听
Wagner DN, Curry RL, Chen N, Lovette IJ, Taylor SA. 2020. Genomic regions underlying metabolic and neuronal signaling pathways are temporally consistent outliers in a moving avian hybrid zone. Evolution.听74:听1498-1513.
Baiz MD, Kramer GR, Streby HM, Taylor SA, Lovette IJ, Toews DPL. 2020. Genomic and plumage variation in Vermivora hybrids. The Auk: Ornithological Advances. 137:
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Nelson SL, Taylor SA, Reuter JD.听An isolated white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population on St. John, US Virgin Islands shows low inbreeding and comparable heterozygosity to other larger populations. Accepted. Ecology and Evolution.
2019
Larson EL, Tinghitella RM, Taylor SA. 2019. Insect hybridization and climate change. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7:348.
Turbek SP, Semenov GA, Taylor SA. 2019. Book Review: Evolutionary Genetics: Concepts, Analysis, and Practice. Molecular Ecology. 28:听4533-4534
Toews DPL, Taylor SA, Streby H, Kramer G, Lovette IJ. 2019.听Selection on VPS13A linked to migration听in a songbird. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116:听18272-18274
Funk ER, Taylor SA. High-throughput sequencing is revealing genetic associations with avian plumage color.听The Auk: Ornithological Advances.听
Kim K-W, Jackson BC, Zhang H, Toews DPL, Taylor SA, Greig EI, Lovette IJ, Liu MM, Davison A, Griffith SC, Zeng K, Burke T. 2019.听Genetics and evidence for balancing selection of a sex-linked colour polymorphism in a songbird. Nature Communications 10, 1825.听
Taylor SA, Larson EL. 2019. Insights from genomes into the evolutionary importance and prevalence of hybridization in nature.听Nature Ecology and Evolution 3, 170-177.
2018
Hagerty S, Barger N, Taylor SA, Carter J, Gurber J. 2018. Written lab agreements improve mentoring. Nature听563, 325.听doi: 10.1038/d41586-018-07383-0
Smith CCS, Scordato ESC, Taylor SA, Tittes S, Vergara D. 2018.听Book Review: Molecular Population Genetics. Matthew Hahn. Molecular Ecology.
Toews DPL, Streby H, Burket L, Taylor SA. 2018. A wood-warbler produced through both interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Biology Letters听14:听20180557.听
Theodosopoulos AN, Hund AK, Taylor SA. 2018. Parasites and host species barriers in animal hybrid zones. Trends in Ecology and Evolution听34: 19-30.
Grabenstein KC, Taylor SA. 2018. Breaking Barriers: Causes, Consequences, and Experimental Utility of Human-Mediated Hybridization. Trends in Ecology and Evolution,听33(3), 198鈥�212. doi.org/10.1016/J.TREE.2017.12.008听
Taylor SA, Jenkins M, Manghani M, Birt T, Anderson DJ, Jim茅nez-Uzc谩tegui G, Friesen V. 2018. Genetic distinctiveness of brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) from the Gal谩pagos Islands compared to continental North America. Conservation Genetics, 19(3), 629鈥�636. doi.org/10.1007/s10592-017-1041-8.
2017
+Toews DPL, +Hofmeister NR, Taylor SA. 2017. The evolution and genetics of carotenoid processing in animals. Trends in Genetics听33: 171-182.
McQuillan MA, Huynh AV,听Taylor SA, Rice听AM.听2017. Development of 10 novel SNP-RFLP markers for quick genotyping within the black-capped (Poecile atricapillus) and Carolina (P. carolinensis) chickadee hybrid zone.听Conservation Genetic Resources听9: 261-264.听DOI 10.1007/s12686-016-0667-z
2016
+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 26: 2313-2318鈥�.听+Authors contributed equally. Recommended by PDF
Kaiser SA,听Taylor SA, Chen N, Sillett TS, Bondra ER, Webster MS.听2016.听A comparative assessment of SNP and microsatellite markers for assigning parentage in a socially monogamous bird.听Molecular Ecology Resources. DOI:听10.1111/1755-0998.12589.听 PDF
Weber MG, Porturas LD,听Taylor SA.听2016.听Foliar nectar enhances plant-mite mutualisms: The effect of leaf sugar on the control of powdery mildew by domatia-inhabiting mites.听Annals of Botany听118: 459-466.听 PDF
Taylor SA, Campagna L.听2016.听Perspectives: Avian supergenes.听Science听351: 446-447. PDF=
2015
+Toews DPL,听+Campagna L,听+Taylor SA, Balakrishnan CN, Baldassarre DT, Deane-Coe PE, Harvey MG, Hooper DM, Irwin DE, Judy CD, Mason NA, McCormack JE, McCracken KG, Oliveros CH, Safran RJ, Scordato E, Stryjewski KF, Tigano A, Uy AJ, Winger, B.听2015.听Genomic approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds.听The Auk: Ornithological Advances听133: 13-30.听听听+Authors contributed equally.听 PDF
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.
DOI:听听 PDF
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听 PDF
Associated Articles: Lifjeld JT.听2015. When taxonomy meets genomics: lessons from a common songbird.听Molecular Ecology听24:听2901-2903.听 PDF
鈥�2014
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.听 PDF
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 PDF
Associated Articles:听Harr B, Price T.听2014. Climate Change: A Hybrid Zone Moves North.听Current Biology听24: 230-232.听 PDF
Burg T,听Taylor SA, *Lemmen K, Gaston AJ, Friesen VL.听2014. Postglacial population differentiation potentially facilitated by a flexible migratory strategy in golden-crowned kinglets (Regulus satrapa).听Canadian Journal of Zoology听92: 163-172.听*Undergraduate honors student听 PDF
*Boutilier S,听Taylor SA,听Morris-Pocock JA, Lavoie R, Friesen VL.听2014. Evidence for genetic differentiation among Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) populations in North America.听Conservation Genetics听15: 275-281.听*Undergraduate honors student听 PDF
2013
Taylor SA,听Morris-Pocock JA, Tershy BR, Castillo-Guerrero JA, Friesen, VL.听2013. Genetic evidence for hybridization between brown (Sula leucogaster) and blue-footed (S. nebouxii) boobies in the Gulf of Mexico.听Marine Ornithology听41: 113 - 119.听 PDF
Taylor SA,听Anderson DJ, Friesen VL.听2013. Evidence for asymmetrical gene flow of nuclear loci, but not mitochondrial loci, between a seabird species pair.听PLoS听ONE. 8(4): e62256.听 PDF
*Jeyasingham W,听Taylor SA, Zavalaga CB, Simeone A, Friesen VL.听2013.听Specialization to cold water upwellings facilitates gene flow in seabirds: additional evidence from the Peruvian pelican,听Pelecanus thagus听(Aves: Pelecanidae).听Journal of Avian Biology听44: 297-304.听*Undergraduate honors student听 PDF
2012
Kennedy M,听Taylor SA, Nadvornik P, Spencer HG.听2012. The phylogenetic relationships of the extant pelicans inferred from DNA sequence data.听Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution听66: 215-222.听 PDF
Taylor SA,听Friesen VL.听2012.听Evidence for strong assortative mating, limited gene flow, and strong differentiation across the blue-footed / Peruvian booby hybrid zone in northern Peru.听Journal of Avian Biology听43: 311-324.听 PDF
Taylor SA, Friesen V L.听2012. Potential uses of molecular genetics for understanding seabird evolution, ecology and conservation.听Marine Ecology Progress Series. 451: 285-304.听 PDF
Taylor SA, Patirana A, Birt T, Piatt J, Friesen VL.听2012.听Cryptic introgression between murre sister species (Uria spp.) in the Pacific low Arctic: frequency, cause, and implications.听Polar Biology. 35: 931-940.听 PDF
2011
Taylor SA, Zavalaga CB, Luna 鈥揓orquera G, Simeone A, Anderson DJ, Friesen VL.听2011.听Panmixia and high genetic diversity in a Humboldt Current endemic, the Peruvian Booby (Sula variegata).听Journal of Ornithology. 152: 623-630.听 PDF
Taylor SA,听*Maclagan L, Anderson DJ, Friesen VL.听2011.听Could specialization to cold water upwelling systems influence genetic diversity and gene flow in marine organisms? A case study using the blue-footed booby,听Sula nebouxii.听Journal of Biogeography. 38: 883-893.听*Undergraduate honors student听 PDF
2010
Taylor SA, Zavalaga CB, Friesen VL.听2010.听Hybridization between blue-footed (Sula nebouxii) and Peruvian (S. variegata) boobies in northern Peru.听Waterbirds听33: 251-257.听 PDF
Zavalaga CB, Halls JN, Mori GP,听Taylor SA,听Dell鈥橭mo G.听2010.听At-sea movement patterns and diving behavior of Peruvian boobies听Sula variegata听: sexual segregation by foraging habitat in a rich marine environment?听Marine Ornithological Progress Series听404: 259-274.听 PDF
Morris-Pocock JA,听Taylor SA,听Birt T, Friesen VL.听2010.听Concerted evolution of duplicated mitochondrial control regions in three related seabird species.听BMC Evolutionary Biology听10: 14.听 PDF
Morris-Pocock J A,听Taylor SA, Sun Z, Friesen VL.听2010.听Isolation and characterization of 15 microsatellite loci for red-footed (Sula sula), blue-footed (S. nebouxii) and Peruvian (S. variegata) boobies.听Molecular Ecology Resources听10: 404-408.听
Taylor SA,听Morris-Pocock JA, Sun Z, Friesen VL.听2010.听Isolation and characterization of 10 microsatellite loci in blue-footed (Sula nebouxii) and Peruvian boobies (Sula variegata).听Journal of Ornithology听151: 525-528.听 PDF
2009
Zavalaga CB,听Taylor SA, Dell鈥橭mo G, Anderson DJ, Friesen VL.听2009.听Male/female classification of the Peruvian booby.听Wilson Journal of Ornithology听121: 739-744.听 PDF
2008
+Morris-Pocock JA,听+Taylor SA, Birt TP, Damus M, Piatt JF, Warheit KI, Friesen VL.听2008.听Population genetic structure in Atlantic and Pacific Ocean common murre (Uria aalge) populations: natural replicate tests of post-Pleistocene evolution.听Molecular Ecology听17:听4859-4873.听 PDF
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