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Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
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2023
Back in black : melanin-rich skin colour associated with increased net diversification rates in birds
Michaël Nicolaï
Raf Vanisterbecq
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY LETTERS
2023
Body size and substrate use affect ventral, but not dorsal, brightness evolution in lizards
Jonathan Goldenberg
Federico Massetti
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
EVOLUTION
2023
How keratin cortex thickness affects iridescent feather colours
Deok-Jin Jeon
Seungmuk Ji
Eunok Lee
Jihun Kang
Jiyeong Kim
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Marie Manceau
Matthew Shawkey
Jong-Souk Yeo
A1
Journal Article
in
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
2023
How woodcocks produce the most brilliant white plumage patches among the birds
Jamie Dunning
Anvay Patil
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Alexander L. Bond
Gerben Debruyn
Ali Dhinojwala
Matthew Shawkey
Lukas Jenni
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2023
Melanosome origins, diversity and functional relevance across animals
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Bookchapter
in
Melanins : functions, biotechnological production, and applications
2023
Rapid and reversible humidity-dependent colour change by water film formation in a scaled springtail
Bram Vanthournout
Frans Janssens
Gerben Debruyn
Johan Mertens
Karen De Clerck
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2023
2022
First observation of a brood patch on a male sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)
Svana Rogalla
Michaël Nicolaï
Viki Vandomme
Robin Teifel
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
2022
How melanism affects the sensitivity of lizards to climate change
Sebastian Mader
Jonathan Goldenberg
Federico Massetti
Karen Bisschop
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Rampal S. Etienne
Susana Clusella‐Trullas
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
2022
How the Eurasian jay expands its color palette by optimizing multiple scattering
Deok‐Jin Jeon
Seungmuk Ji
Eunok Lee
Jihun Kang
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Jong‐Souk Yeo
A1
Journal Article
in
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
2022
Properties, Genetics and Innate Immune Function of the Cuticle in Egg-Laying Species
Garima Kulshreshtha
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Ian C. Dunn
Sophie Rehault-Godbert
Alejandro B. Rodriguez-Navarro
Maxwell T. Hincke
U
Journal Article
in
Frontiers in Immunology
2022
Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathers
Aude Cincotta
Michaël Nicolaï
Hebert Bruno Nascimento Campos
Maria McNamara
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Edio-Ernst Kischlat
Johan Yans
Robert Carleer
Francois Escuillie
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2022
The evolution and function of integumentary melanin
Michaël Nicolaï
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Dissertation
2022
The link between body size, colouration and thermoregulation and their integration into ecogeographical rules: a critical appraisal in light of climate change
Jonathan Goldenberg
Karen Bisschop
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
OIKOS
2022
Thermal effects of plumage coloration
Svana Rogalla
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
IBIS
2022
2021
Enhanced photothermal absorption in iridescent feathers
Svana Rogalla
Anvay Patil
Ali Dhinojwala
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2021
Evolution and thermal properties of color producing mechanisms in squamates : a past, present, and future synopsis
Jonathan Goldenberg
Matthew Shawkey
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Dissertation
2021
Evolution of eggshell structure in relation to nesting ecology in non‐avian reptiles
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Jonathan Goldenberg
Asritha Nallapaneni
Dilworth Y. Parkinson
Chenhui Zhu
Bram Vanthournout
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
2021
Morphogenesis of iridescent feathers in Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Melissa Meadows
Rafael Maia
Jong-Souk Yeo
Marie Manceau
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
2021
Springtail coloration at a finer scale : mechanisms behind vibrant collembolan metallic colours
Bram Vanthournout
Anastasia Rousaki
Thomas Parmentier
Frans Janssens
Johan Mertens
Peter Vandenabeele
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2021
Substrate thermal properties influence ventral brightness evolution in ectotherms
Jonathan Goldenberg
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Karen Bisschop
Bram Vanthournout
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
2021
The evolution of darker wings in seabirds in relation to temperature-dependent flight efficiency
Svana Rogalla
Michaël Nicolaï
Sara Porchetta
Gertjan Glabeke
Claudia Battistella
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Jeroen van Beeck
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2021
Thermophysiology and the thermal effects of feather coloration
Svana Rogalla
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Dissertation
2021
Thermoregulation and heat exchange in ospreys (Pandion haliaetus)
Svana Rogalla
Matthew Shawkey
Bram Vanthournout
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY
2021
Untangling the structural and molecular mechanisms underlying colour and rapid colour change in a lizard, Agama atra
Michaël Nicolaï
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Jonathan Goldenberg
Yannick Gansemans
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Susana Clusella‐Trullas
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
MOLECULAR ECOLOGY
2021
2020
Exposure to UV radiance predicts repeated evolution of concealed black skin in birds
Michaël Nicolaï
Matthew Shawkey
Sara Porchetta
Ruben Claus
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2020
2019
Egg pigmentation probably has an early Archosaurian origin
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2019
Hot wings : thermal impacts of wing coloration on surface temperature during bird flight
Svana Rogalla
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Ann Verdoodt
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2019
Melanosomes : biogenesis, properties, and evolution of an ancient organelle
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
2019
Multiple components of feather microstructure contribute to structural plumage colour diversity in fairy-wrens
Marie Fan
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Anne Peters
Kaspar Delhey
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
2019
The golden age of arthropods : ancient mechanisms of colour production in body scales
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Bo Wang
Bram Vanthournout
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2019
2018
A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution
Dongyu Hu
Julia A Clarke
Chad M Eliason
Rui Qiu
Quanguo Li
Matthew Shawkey
Cuilin Zhao
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Jinkai Jiang
Xing Xu
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2018
Fifty shades of white : how white feather brightness differs among species
Branislav Igic
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF NATURE
2018
Keratin nanofiber distribution and feather microstructure in penguins
Felicia B Kulp
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Julia A Clarke
A1
Journal Article
in
AUK
2018
Pterosaur plumage
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Editorial material
2018
The microstructure of white feathers predicts their visible and near-infrared reflectance properties
Devi Stuart-Fox
Elizabeth Newton
Raoul A. Mulder
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Branislav Igic
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2018
2017
Beyond colour : consistent variation in near infrared and solar reflectivity in sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Matthew Shawkey
Igic Branislav
Svana Rogalla
Jonathan Goldenberg
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF NATURE
2017
Contributions of feather microstructure to eider down insulation properties
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Thomas Holm Carlsen
Árni Ásgeirsson
Matthew Shawkey
Jón Einar Jónsson
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
2017
Interactions between colour-producing mechanisms and their effects on the integumentary colour palette
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2017
Preferential attachment and colonization of the keratinolytic bacterium Bacillus licheniformis on black- and white-striped feathers
Nicholas M Justyn
Jennifer A Peteya
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
AUK
2017
What does the eggshell cuticle do? : a functional comparison of avian eggshell cuticles
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Roxana Torres
Geoffrey IN Waterhouse
Chad Eliason
Mark E Hauber
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY
2017
2016
Manakins can produce iridescent and bright feather colours without melanosomes
Branislav Igic
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2016
The evolution of eggshell cuticle in relation to nesting ecology
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Rafael Maia
Mark E Hauber
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2016
2015
Mechanisms of antimicrobial defense in avian eggs
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew D. Shawkey
U
Journal Article
in
Journal of Ornithology
2015
Ontogeny of an iridescent nanostructure composed of hollow melanosomes
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Ming Xiao
Matthew Schutte
Richard Buchholz
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
2015
The cuticle modulates ultraviolet reflectance of avian eggshells
Daphne C Fecheyr-Lippens
Branislav Igic
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Daniel Hanley
Aida Verdes
Mande Holford
Geoffrey IN Waterhouse
Tomas Grim
Mark E Hauber
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY OPEN
2015
2014
Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Darryl N Jones
Hope T Badawy
Chad M Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2014
Melanin-Based Color of Plumage: Role of Condition and of Feathers' Microstructure
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
C. Van Hemert
K. A. Spencer
B. J. Heidinger
L. Gill
N. P. Evans
P. Monaghan
C. M. Handel
M. D. Shawkey
U
Journal Article
in
Integrative and Comparative Biology
2014
Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs
Quanguo Li
Julia A Clarke
Ke-Qin Gao
Chang-Fu Zhou
Qingjin Meng
Daliang Li
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2014
2013
Melanin concentration gradients in modern and fossil feathers
Daniel J Field
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Jakob Vinther
Samuel M Webb
William Gearty
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2013
2012
Iridescent colour production in hairs of blind golden moles ( <i>Chrysochloridae</i> )
Holly K. Snyder
Rafael Maia
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Allison J. Shultz
Karen M. C. Rowe
Kevin C. Rowe
Matthew D. Shawkey
U
Journal Article
in
Biology Letters
2012
New evidence on the colour and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx feather
Ryan M Carney
Jakob Vinther
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Joerg Ackermann
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2012
Reconstruction of microraptor and the evolution of iridescent plumage
Quanguo Li
Ke-Qin Gao
Qingjin Meng
Julia A Clarke
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Rui Pei
Mick Ellison
Mark A Norell
Jakob Vinther
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE
2012
Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production : a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Leah Kieffer
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2012
Sexual dimorphism in histological characteristics and contractility of the iliofibularis muscle in the lizard <i><scp>S</scp>celoporus torquatus</i>
Erendira Quintana
Javier Manjarrez
Margarita Martínez‐Gómez
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Jorge Rodríguez‐Antolín
Victor Fajardo
U
Journal Article
in
Acta Zoologica
2012
2011
A natural experiment on the condition-dependence of achromatic plumage reflectance in black-capped chickadees
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Caroline Van Hemert
Colleen M Handel
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2011
Colour-producing β-keratin nanofibres in blue penguin (<i>Eudyptula minor</i>) feathers
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Vinodkumar Saranathan
Julia A. Clarke
Jakob A. Vinther
Richard O. Prum
Matthew D. Shawkey
U
Journal Article
in
Biology Letters
2011
For better or worse : reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners
Pat Monaghan
Britt J Heidinger
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Neil P Evans
Karen A Spencer
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2011
Proximate bases of silver color in anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) feathers
Matthew Shawkey
Rafael Maia
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY
2011
State dependent effects of elevated hormone : nest site quality, corticosterone levels and reproductive performance in the common eider
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
KA Spencer
RG Nager
P Monaghan
A1
Journal Article
in
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
2011
Structural color change following hydration and dehydration of iridescent mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) feathers
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Joel Wozny
Chad Eliason
Jennifer AH Koop
Li Jia
A1
Journal Article
in
ZOOLOGY
2011
What makes a feather shine? : a nanostructural basis for glossy black colours in feathers
Rafael Maia
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2011
2010
Differential deposition of antimicrobial proteins in blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) clutches by laying order and male attractiveness
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Peter Korsten
Oscar Vedder
Sjouke A Kingma
Jan Komdeur
Steven R Beissinger
A1
Journal Article
in
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
2010
Experimental evidence that keeping eggs dry is a mechanism for the antimicrobial effects of avian incubation
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Allison Oborn
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
2010
Fossil evidence for evolution of the shape and color of penguin feathers
Julia A Clarke
Daniel T Ksepka
Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi
Ali J Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Jakob Vinther
Thomas J DeVries
Patrice Baby
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE
2010
Hormonal correlates of breeding behavior and pouch color in the magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens
José Luis Osorno
Alejandra Núñez-de la-Mora
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
John C Wingfield
A1
Journal Article
in
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
2010
Plumage color patterns of an extinct dinosaur
Quanguo Li
Ke-Qin Gao
Jakob Vinther
Matthew Shawkey
Julia A Clarke
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Qingjin Meng
Derek EG Briggs
Richard O Prum
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE
2010
Then versus now : effect of developmental and current environmental conditions on incubation effort in birds
Karen A Spencer
Britt J Heidinger
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Neil P Evans
Pat Monaghan
A1
Journal Article
in
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
2010
2009
Advances in laying date and increasing population size suggest positive responses to climate change in Common Eiders <i>Somateria mollissima</i> in Iceland
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
PAT MONAGHAN
RUEDI G. NAGER
U
Journal Article
in
Ibis
2009
Thermal benefits of nest shelter for incubating female eiders
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
P. Monaghan
R.G. Nager
U
Journal Article
in
Journal of Thermal Biology
2009
2008
Intra-specific brood parasitism revealed by DNA micro-satellite analyses in a sub-oscine bird, the vermilion flycatcher
Alejandro A. Rios-Chelen
Jefferson A. Graves
Roxana Torres
Miguel Serrano-Pinto
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Constantino Macias Garcia
U
Journal Article
in
REVISTA CHILENA DE HISTORIA NATURAL
2008
Marine habitat use of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata, and overlap with longline fishery
L Bugoni
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
RW Furness
A1
Journal Article
in
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
2008
2007
Seasonal egg-mass variation and laying sequence in a bird with facultative brood reduction
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Roxana Torres
A1
Journal Article
in
AUK
2007
2005
Intra-specific interactions influence egg composition in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus)
Nanette Verboven
Neil P Evans
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Ruedi G Nager
Jonathan D Blount
Peter F Surai
Pat Monaghan
A1
Journal Article
in
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
2005