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Researcher
Matthew Shawkey
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Results
2025
Biomimicry of the modular gaseous sorption properties of reptile eggshells via electrospun keratin membranes
Yana Maudens
Gerben Debruyn
Eva Loccufier
Lode Daelemans
Erica Savino
Cinzia Tonetti
Claudia Vineis
Alessio Varesano
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
et al.
C3
Conference
2025
Colorful photothermal photonic crystal cotton fabric based on melanin-like polycaffeic acid nanoparticles
Yurong Sun
Haitao Jiang
Xiaowei Zhu
Yongxuan Xiang
Shuaijie Hou
Yichen Li
Matthew Shawkey
Guoqiang Chen
Tieling Xing
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
2025
Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells
Gerben Debruyn
Seung Choi
Jessica Leigh Dobson
Yana Maudens
Karen De Clerck
Matthew Shawkey
Shukang Zhang
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
FARADAY DISCUSSIONS
2025
Facile fabrication of stable core/shell photonic microspheres with temperature and NIR responsiveness via vortex mixing
Xiaowei Zhu
Wanjie Xie
Yichen Li
Tieling Xing
Matthew Shawkey
Guoqiang Chen
A1
Journal Article
in
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
2025
Habitat openness and squamate color evolution over deep time
Jonathan Goldenberg
Karen Bisschop
Joshua W. Lambert
Michaël Nicolaï
Rampal S. Etienne
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2025
Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration
Ruoshuang Li
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Gerben Debruyn
Jessica Leigh Dobson
Chang-Fu Zhou
Julia A. Clarke
Jakob Vinther
Quanguo Li
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE
2025
2024
Biomimicry of reptile eggshells based on electrospun keratin membranes
Yana Maudens
Gerben Debruyn
Eva Loccufier
Cinzia Tonetti
Claudia Vineis
Alessio Varesano
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Lode Daelemans
Karen De Clerck
C3
Conference
2024
Ecological, genetic and geographical divergence explain differences in colouration among sunbird species (Nectariniidae)
Michaël Nicolaï
Svana Rogalla
M. Yousefi
R. C. K. Bowie
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2024
Hydric environment and chemical composition shape non-avian reptile eggshell absorption
Gerben Debruyn
Jozefien Geltmeyer
Ella Schoolaert
Michaël Nicolaï
Wanjie Xie
Maarten Wynant
Matthew Shawkey
Karen De Clerck
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
2024
Interactions of melanin with electromagnetic radiation : from fundamentals to applications
Wanjie Xie
Ali Dhinojwala
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMICAL REVIEWS
2024
Nanoscale millefeuilles produce iridescent bill ornaments in birds
Michaël Nicolaï
Gerben Debruyn
Mieke Soenens
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A2
Journal Article
in
PNAS NEXUS
2024
Preparation of robust structural color film on cotton fabrics by caffeic acid
Desheng Sha
Xiaowei Zhu
Yurong Sun
Tong Lu
Gang Yang
Matthew Shawkey
Guoqiang Chen
Xiangrong Wang
Yichen Li
Tieling Xing
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
2024
The evolution of multiple color mechanisms is correlated with diversification in sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Michaël Nicolaï
Bert Van Hecke
Svana Rogalla
Gerben Debruyn
Rauri C K Bowie
Nicholas J Matzke
Shannon J Hackett
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
2024
The function and consequences of fluorescence in tetrapods
Michaël Nicolaï
Michael J. Bok
Javier Abalos
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
Jonathan Goldenberg
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2024
Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect (Myronides glaucus)
Gerben Debruyn
Thies H. Büscher
Michaël Nicolaï
Jessica Leigh Dobson
Wanjie Xie
Karen De Clerck
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
2024
Transitions between colour mechanisms affect speciation dynamics and range distributions of birds
Chad M. Eliason
Michaël Nicolaï
Cynthia Bom
Eline Blom
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
2024
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
Biomimetic pheomelanin to unravel the electronic, molecular and supramolecular structure of the natural product
Wei Cao
Haochuan Mao
Naneki C. McCallum
Xuhao Zhou
Hao Sun
Christopher Sharpe
Joanna Korpanty
Ziying Hu
Qing Zhe Ni
Michael D. Burkart
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMICAL SCIENCE
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
Influence of core type and shell thickness on avian-inspired structural colors produced from melanin nanoparticle assemblies
Saranshu Singla
Zepeng Yang
Anvay Patil
Hao Guo
Bram Vanthournout
K. Zin Htut
Matthew Shawkey
Mesfin Tsige
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2023
Mechanism of structural colors in binary mixtures of nanoparticle-based supraballs
Christian M. Heil
Anvay Patil
Bram Vanthournout
Saranshu Singla
Markus Bleuel
Jing-Jin Song
Ziying Hu
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
Sunil K. Sinha
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE ADVANCES
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
A combination of red structural and pigmentary coloration in the eyespot of a copepod
Nicholas M. Justyn
Kyle B. Heine
Wendy R. Hood
Jennifer A. Peteya
Bram Vanthournout
Gerben Debruyn
Matthew Shawkey
Ryan J. Weaver
Geoffrey E. Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2022
A synergistic combination of structural and pigmentary colour produces non-spectral colour in the purple-breasted cotinga, Cotinga cotinga (Passeriformes : Cotingidae)
Nicholas M Justyn
Asritha Nallapaneni
Andrew J Parnell
Alamgir Karim
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
2022
Bioinspired fabrication of noniridescent structurally colored cotton fabric based on polystyrene@polycaffeic acid particles
Xiaowei Zhu
Tianchen Wei
Matthew Shawkey
Tieling Xing
Guoqiang Chen
A1
Journal Article
in
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
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
Hydrophobic melanin via post-synthetic modification for controlled self-assembly
Xuhao Zhou
Shengyi Su
Bram Vanthournout
Ziying Hu
Florencia A. Son
Kexin Zhang
Zofia E. Siwicka
Xinyi Gong
Navjit Paul
Karthikeyan Gnanasekaran
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS NANO
2022
Modeling structural colors from disordered one-component colloidal nanoparticle-based supraballs using combined experimental and simulation techniques
Anvay Patil
Christian M. Heil
Bram Vanthournout
Saranshu Singla
Ziying Hu
Jan Ilavsky
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
Sunil K. Sinha
Arthi Jayaraman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS MATERIALS LETTERS
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
Structural color production in melanin‐based disordered colloidal nanoparticle assemblies in spherical confinement
Anvay Patil
Christian M. Heil
Bram Vanthournout
Markus Bleuel
Saranshu Singla
Ziying Hu
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
Sunil K. Sinha
Arthi Jayaraman
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
2022
TA–Fe(iii) complex coated PS nanospheres for non-iridescent structural coloration of cotton fabric
Xiaowei Zhu
Yijiang Li
Tianchen Wei
Yichen Li
Tieling Xing
Matthew Shawkey
Guoqiang Chen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
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
Feather gene expression elucidates the developmental basis of plumage iridescence in African starlings
Dustin R Rubenstein
André Corvelo
Matthew D. MacManes
Rafael Maia
Giuseppe Narzisi
Anastasia Rousaki
Peter Vandenabeele
Matthew Shawkey
Joseph Solomon
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HEREDITY
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
Non-iridescent structural color control via inkjet printing of self-assembled synthetic melanin nanoparticles
Ziying Hu
Nathan P. Bradshaw
Bram Vanthournout
Chris Forman
Karthikeyan Gnanasekaran
Matthew P. Thompson
Paul Smeets
Ali Dhinojwala
Matthew Shawkey
Mark C. Hersam
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
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
Structurally colored inks from synthetic melanin-based crosslinked supraparticles
Ziying Hu
Hao Sun
Matthew P. Thompson
Ming Xiao
Michael C. Allen
Xuhao Zhou
Qing Zhe Ni
Zhao Wang
Weiyao Li
Michael D. Burkart
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS MATERIALS LETTERS
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
Unraveling the structure and function of melanin through synthesis
Wei Cao
Xuhao Zhou
Naneki C. McCallum
Ziying Hu
Qing Zhe Ni
Utkarsh Kapoor
Christian M. Heil
Kristine S. Cay
Tara Zand
Alex J. Mantanona
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
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
Bioinspired chemoenzymatic route to artificial melanin for hair pigmentation
Claudia Battistella
Naneki C. McCallum
Bram Vanthournout
Christopher J. Forman
Qing Zhe Ni
James J. La Clair
Michael D. Burkart
Matthew Shawkey
Nathan C. Gianneschi
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
2020
Bioinspired melanin‐based optically active materials
Ming Xiao
Matthew Shawkey
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
2020
Characterization of broadband complex refractive index of synthetic melanin coatings and their changes after ultraviolet irradiation
Weiyao Li
Anvay Patil
Xuhao Zhou
Zhao Wang
Ming Xiao
Matthew Shawkey
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
2020
Differential effects of early growth conditions on colour-producing nanostructures revealed through small angle X-ray scattering and electron microscopy
Katarzyna Janas
Anna Łatkiewicz
Andrew Parnell
Dorota Lutyk
Julia Barczyk
Matthew Shawkey
Lars Gustafsson
Mariusz Cichoń
Szymon M. Drobniak
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2020
Evidence corroborates identity of isolated fossil feather as a wing covert of Archaeopteryx
Ryan M. Carney
Helmut Tischlinger
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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
Printing a wide gamut of saturated structural colors using binary mixtures, with applications in anticounterfeiting
Mario Echeverri
Anvay Patil
Ziying Hu
Matthew Shawkey
Nathan C. Gianneschi
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2020
Selenomelanin : an abiotic selenium analogue of pheomelanin
Wei Cao
Naneki C. McCallum
Qing Zhe Ni
Weiyao Li
Hannah Boyce
Haochuan Mao
Xuhao Zhou
Hao Sun
Matthew P. Thompson
Claudia Battistella
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
2020
Signal evolution and morphological complexity in hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae)
Chad M. Eliason
Rafael Maia
Juan L. Parra
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
EVOLUTION
2020
2019
Color production mechanisms in spiders
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Matthew Shawkey
Todd A. Blackledge
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ARACHNOLOGY
2019
Developing noniridescent structural color on flexible substrates with high bending resistance
Mario Echeverri
Anvay Patil
Ming Xiao
Weiyao Li
Matthew Shawkey
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
2019
Egg pigmentation probably has an early Archosaurian origin
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2019
Experimental and theoretical evidence for molecular forces driving surface segregation in photonic colloidal assemblies
Ming Xiao
Ziying Hu
Thomas E, III Gartner
Xiaozhou Yang
Weiyao Li
Arthi Jayaraman
Nathan C Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE ADVANCES
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
Mechanism of UVA degradation of synthetic eumelanin
Weiyao Li
Zhao Wang
Ming Xiao
Toshikazu Miyoshi
Xiaozhou Yang
Ziying Hu
Cheng Liu
Steven S. C. Chuang
Matthew Shawkey
Nathan C. Gianneschi
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOMACROMOLECULES
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
Elaborate plumage patterning in a Cretaceous bird
Quanguo Li
Julia A Clarke
Ke-Qin Gao
Jennifer A Peteya
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PEERJ
2018
Elucidation of the hierarchical structure of natural eumelanins
Ming Xiao
Wei Chen
Weiyao Li
Jiuzhou Zhao
You-lee Hong
Yusuke Nishiyama
Toshikazu Miyoshi
Matthew Shawkey
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
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
Hybrid speciation leads to novel male secondary sexual ornamentation of an Amazonian bird
Alfredo O Barrera-Guzmán
Alexandre Aleixo
Matthew Shawkey
Jason T Weir
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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
Reply to Rosenthal et al. : Both premating and postmating isolation likely contributed to manakin hybrid speciation
Alfredo O Barrera-Guzmán
Alexandre Aleixo
Matthew Shawkey
Jason T Weir
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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
Which egg features predict egg rejection responses in American robins? : replicating Rothstein's (1982) study
Alec B Luro
Branislav Igic
Rebecca Croston
Analia V Lopez
Matthew Shawkey
Mark E Hauber
A1
Journal Article
in
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2018
2017
Beyond colour : consistent variation in near infrared and solar reflectivity in sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
Matthew Shawkey
Branislav Igic
Svana Rogalla
Jonathan Goldenberg
Susana Clusella-Trullas
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF NATURE
2017
Bioinspired bright noniridescent photonic melanin supraballs
Ming Xiao
Ziying Hu
Zhao Wang
Yiwen Li
Alejandro Diaz Tormo
Nicolas Le Thomas
Boxiang Wang
Nathan C Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE ADVANCES
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
Egg discrimination along a gradient of natural variation in eggshell coloration
Daniel Hanley
Tomáš Grim
Branislav Igic
Peter Samaš
Analía V López
Matthew Shawkey
Mark E Hauber
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2017
Exploring the use of unprocessed waste chicken eggshells for UV-protective applications
Daphne Fecheyr-Lippens
Asritha Nallapaneni
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
SUSTAINABILITY
2017
Film confinement induced 'jump-percolation' wetting transition in amphiphilic block copolymer films
Namrata Salunke
Asritha Nallapaneni
Guangcui Yuan
Christopher M Stafford
Hui Niu
Matthew Shawkey
RA Weiss
Alamgir Karim
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
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
Rainbow peacock spiders inspire miniature super-iridescent optics
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Radwanul Hasan Siddique
Doekele G Stavenga
Jurgen C Otto
Michael C Allen
Ying Liu
Yong-Feng Lu
Dimitri D Deheyn
Matthew Shawkey
Todd A Blackledge
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
2017
Specular and diffuse reflectance of phase-separated polymer blend films
Asritha Nallapaneni
Matthew Shawkey
Alamgir Karim
A1
Journal Article
in
MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS
2017
Spiders have rich pigmentary and structural colour palettes
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Nicholas M Justyn
Todd A Blackledge
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2017
Testing a key assumption in animal communication : between-individual variation in female visual systems alters perception of male signals
Kelly L Ronald
Amanda L Ensminger
Matthew Shawkey
Jeffrey R Lucas
Esteban Fernandez-Juricic
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY OPEN
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
Brood parasite and host eggshells undergo similar levels of decalcification during embryonic development
B Igic
ME Hauber
C Moskát
T Grim
Matthew Shawkey
P Procházka
M Honza
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
2016
Does the house sparrow Passer domesticus represent a global model species for egg rejection behavior?
Thomas Manna
Caren Cooper
Shane Baylis
Matthew Shawkey
Geoffrey IN Waterhouse
Tomas Grim
Mark E Hauber
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
2016
Evolutionary shifts in the melanin-based color system of birds
Chad M. Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
Julia A Clarke
A1
Journal Article
in
EVOLUTION
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
Morphological basis of glossy red plumage colours
Jean-Pierre Iskandar
Chad M Eliason
Tim Astrop
Branislav Igic
Rafael Maia
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
2016
Selection, constraint, and the evolution of coloration in African starlings
Rafael Maia
Dustin R Rubenstein
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
EVOLUTION
2016
Stimuli-responsive structurally colored films from bioinspired synthetic melanin nanoparticles
Ming Xiao
Yiwen Li
Jiuzhou Zhao
Zhao Wang
Min Gao
Nathan C Gianneschi
Ali Dhinojwala
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
2016
Tarantula-inspired noniridescent photonics with long-range order
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Radwanul Hasan Siddique
Lijia Jiang
Ying Liu
Yongfeng Lu
Matthew Shawkey
Todd A Blackledge
A1
Journal Article
in
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS
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
The plumage and colouration of an enantiornithine bird from the early cretaceous of China
Jennifer A Peteya
Julia A Clarke
Quanguo Li
Ke-Qin Gao
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PALAEONTOLOGY
2016
2015
A comparison of egg yolk lipid constituents between parasitic Common Cuckoos and their hosts
Branislav Igic
Erica Zarate
Mary A Sewell
Csaba Moskat
Phillip Cassey
Jarkko Rutila
Tomas Grim
Matthew Shawkey
Mark E Hauber
A1
Journal Article
in
AUK
2015
A nanostructural basis for gloss of avian eggshells
Branislav Igic
Daphne Fecheyr-Lippens
Ming Xiao
Andrew Chan
Daniel Hanley
Patricia RL Brennan
Tomas Grim
Geoffrey IN Waterhouse
Mark E Hauber
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2015
Bio-Inspired structural colors produced via self-assembly of synthetic melanin nanoparticles
Ming Xiao
Yiwen Li
Michael C Allen
Dimitri D Deheyn
Xiujun Yue
Jiuzhou Zhao
Nathan C Gianneschi
Matthew Shawkey
Ali Dhinojwala
A1
Journal Article
in
ACS NANO
2015
Blue reflectance in tarantulas is evolutionarily conserved despite nanostructural diversity
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Dimitri D Deheyn
Matthew Shawkey
Todd A Blackledge
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE ADVANCES
2015
Mechanisms of antimicrobial defense in avian eggs
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
2015
Modular color evolution facilitated by a complex nanostructure in birds
Chad M Eliason
Rafael Maia
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
EVOLUTION
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
Spiders do have melanin after all
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Todd A Blackledge
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
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
The value of artificial stimuli in behavioral research : making the case for egg rejection studies in avian brood parasitism
Mark E Hauber
Lainga Tong
Miklos Ban
Rebecca Croston
Tomas Grim
Geoffrey IN Waterhouse
Matthew Shawkey
Andrew B Barron
Csaba Moskat
A1
Journal Article
in
ETHOLOGY
2015
Using 3D printed eggs to examine the egg-rejection behaviour of wild birds
Branislav Igic
Valerie Nunez
Henning U Voss
Rebecca Croston
Zachary Aidala
Analia V Lopez
Aimee Van Tatenhove
Mande E Holford
Matthew Shawkey
Mark E Hauber
A1
Journal Article
in
PEERJ
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
Antireflection-enhanced color by a natural graded refractive index (GRIN) structure
Chad M Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
OPTICS EXPRESS
2014
Elucidation of the chemical composition of avian melanin
Suet Yi Liu
Matthew Shawkey
Dilworth Parkinson
Tyler P Troy
Musahid Ahmed
A1
Journal Article
in
RSC ADVANCES
2014
Melanin-based color of plumage : role of condition and of feathers' microstructure
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Caroline Van Hemert
Karen A Spencer
Britt J Heidinger
Lisa Gill
Neil P Evans
Pa Monaghan
Colleen M Handel
Matthew Shawkey
A1
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
Skin pigmentation provides evidence of convergent melanism in extinct marine reptiles
Johan Lindgren
Peter Sjövall
Ryan M Carney
Per Uvdal
Johan A Gren
Gareth Dyke
Bo Pagh Schultz
Matthew Shawkey
Kenneth R Barnes
Michael J Polcyn
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURE
2014
Structural color and its interaction with other color-producing elements : perspectives from spiders
Bor-Kai Hsiung
Todd A Blackledge
Matthew Shawkey
P1
Conference
2014
The mechanisms of condition-dependent variation in melanin-based plumage color
L D'Alba
KA Spencer
C Van Hemert
BJ Heidinger
L Gill
NP Evans
P Monaghan
CM Handel
Matthew Shawkey
C3
Conference
2014
The ontogeny of an iridescent nanostructure composed of hollow melanosomes
Matthew Shawkey
L D'Alba
M Xiao
R Buchholz
C3
Conference
2014
2013
Coffee-ring formation by melanosomes with high aspect ratios
A Srinivasan
R Gatto
Matthew Shawkey
C3
Conference
2013
How hollow melanosomes affect iridescent colour production in birds
Chad M Eliason
Pierre-Paul Bitton
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2013
Key ornamental innovations facilitate diversification in an avian radiation
Rafael Maia
Dustin R Rubenstein
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2013
Mechanisms of egg defense in Megapodes : avoiding infection in a compost heap
L D'Alba
D Jones
H Badawy
Matthew Shawkey
C3
Conference
2013
Melanin chemistry and color in feathers
Matthew Shawkey
L D'Alba
J Vinther
M Ahmed
S Liu
C3
Conference
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
Optics and evolution of iridescence in the wings of ducks
CM Eliason
R Maia
Matthew Shawkey
C3
Conference
2013
pavo : an R package for the analysis, visualization and organization of spectral data
Rafael Maia
Chad M Eliason
Pierre-Paul Bitton
Stephanie M Doucet
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
2013
2012
A photonic heterostructure produces diverse iridescent colours in duck wing patches
Chad M Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2012
Back in black : new evidence on the color, ultrastructure, and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx fossil feather
Ryan M Carney
Jakob Vinther
Matthew Shawkey
Liliana D'alba
Joerg Ackermann
C3
Conference
2012
Iridescent colour production in hairs of blind golden moles (Chrysochloridae)
Holly K Snyder
Rafael Maia
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Allison J Shultz
Karen MC Rowe
Kevin C Rowe
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY LETTERS
2012
Nanostructural self-assembly of iridescent feather barbules through depletion attraction of melanosomes during keratinization
Rafael Maia
Regina HF Macedo
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
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
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 beta-keratin nanofibres in blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) feathers
Liliana D'Alba Altamirano
Vinodkumar Saranathan
Julia A Clarke
Jakob A Vinther
Richard O Prum
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY LETTERS
2011
Decreased hydrophobicity of iridescent feathers : a potential cost of shiny plumage
Chad M Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
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
Rapid, reversible response of iridescent feather color to ambient humidity
CM Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
C3
Conference
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 colors in feathers
R. Maia
L. A. D'Alba
Matthew Shawkey
C3
Conference
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
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
Rapid, reversible response of iridescent feather color to ambient humidity
Chad M Eliason
Matthew Shawkey
A1
Journal Article
in
OPTICS EXPRESS
2010
2009
A protean palette : colour materials and mixing in birds and butterflies
Matthew Shawkey
Nathan I Morehouse
Peter Vukusic
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2009
Avian incubation inhibits growth and diversification of bacterial assemblages on eggs
Matthew Shawkey
Mary K Firestone
Eoin L Brodie
Steven R Beissinger
A1
Journal Article
in
PLOS ONE
2009
Do feather-degrading bacteria affect sexually selected plumage color?
Matthew Shawkey
Shreekumar R Pillai
Geoffrey E Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN
2009
Electron tomography, three-dimensional Fourier analysis and colour prediction of a three-dimensional amorphous biophotonic nanostructure
Matthew Shawkey
Vinodkumar Saranathan
Hildur Palsdottir
John Crum
Mark H Ellisman
Manfred Auer
Richard O Prum
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2009
2008
Do birds differentially distribute antimicrobial proteins within clutches of eggs?
Matthew Shawkey
Karl L Kosciuch
Mark Liu
Frank C Rohwer
Elizabeth R Loos
Jennifer M Wang
Steven R Beissinger
A1
Journal Article
in
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
2008
Juvenile coloration of Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) is sexually dichromatic and correlated with condition
Lynn Siefferman
Matthew Shawkey
Reed Bowman
Glen E Woolfenden
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
2008
2007
Bacteria as an agent for change in structural plumage color : correlational and experimental evidence
Matthew Shawkey
Shreekumar R Pillai
Geoffrey E Hill
Lynn M Siefferman
Sharon R Roberts
A1
Journal Article
in
AMERICAN NATURALIST
2007
2006
An experimental test of the contributions and condition dependence of microstructure and carotenoids in yellow plumage coloration
Matthew Shawkey
Geoffrey E Hill
Kevin J McGraw
Wendy R Hood
Kristal Huggins
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2006
Carotenoid-based breast plumage colour, body condition and clutch size in red fodies (Foudia madagascariensis)
Laura K Estep
Matthew Shawkey
Geoffrey E Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
OSTRICH
2006
Evolutionary transitions and mechanisms of matte and iridescent plumage coloration in grackles and allies (Icteridae)
Matthew Shawkey
Mark E Hauber
Laura K Estep
Geoffrey E Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2006
Iridescent plumage in satin bowerbirds : structure, mechanisms and nanostructural predictors of individual variation in colour
SM Doucet
Matthew Shawkey
GE Hill
R Montgomerie
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2006
Mechanisms of evolutionary change in structural plumage coloration among bluebirds (Sialia spp.)
Matthew Shawkey
Susan L Balenger
Geoffrey E Hill
L Scott Johnson
Amber J Keyser
Lynn Siefferman
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
2006
Significance of a basal melanin layer to production of non-iridescent structural plumage color : evidence from an amelanotic Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
Matthew Shawkey
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
2006
Use of culture-independent methods to compare bacterial assemblages on feathers of crested and least Auklets (Aethia cristatella and Aethia pusilla) with those of passerines
Matthew Shawkey
M Jawaad Hussain
Aaron L Strong
Julie C Hagelin
Amy C Vollmer
Geoffrey E Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
WATERBIRDS
2006
2005
Carotenoids need structural colours to shine
Matthew Shawkey
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGY LETTERS
2005
Microbial diversity of wild bird feathers revealed through culture-based and culture-independent techniques
Matthew Shawkey
KL Mills
C Dale
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
MICROBIAL ECOLOGY
2005
The anatomical basis of sexual dichromatism in non-iridescent ultraviolet-blue structural coloration of feathers
Matthew Shawkey
AM Estes
L Siefferman
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
2005
2004
Concordant evolution of plumage colour, feather microstructure and a melanocortin receptor gene between mainland and island populations of a fairy-wren
SM Doucet
Matthew Shawkey
MK Rathburn
HL Mays
R Montgomerie
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2004
Feathers at a fine scale
Matthew Shawkey
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
AUK
2004
Why is brood reduction in Florida scrub-jays higher in suburban than in wildland habitats?
Matthew Shawkey
R Bowman
GE Woolfenden
A1
Journal Article
in
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE
2004
2003
Chemical warfare? : effects of uropygial oil on feather-degrading bacteria
Matthew Shawkey
SR Pillai
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
2003
Nanostructure predicts intraspecific variation in ultraviolet-blue plumage colours
Matthew Shawkey
AM Estes
LM Siefferman
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2003
Use of a gel documentation system to measure feather growth bars
Matthew Shawkey
ML Beck
GE Hill
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY
2003