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Dr Mark E Hauber
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Executive Director at CUNY ASRC, comparative psychology professor at GC CUNY with an eye on brood parasites; Nat Geo Explorer, married 🏳️‍🌈; I post my own mind. www.cowbirdlab.org

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Mark Erno Hauber is an American ornithologist and Endowed Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research considers the development of avian recognition systems. .. more

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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 8h
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Pangenomes: new tools for ecological and evolutionary genomics
Genomic structural variation is an important component of genetic variation in natural populations. By assembling and analyzing multiple high-quality genomes within a species or clade, pangenomes capt...
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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 8h
#GCTopStories25: Love and scholarship go hand in hand: GC couples shared their grad-school romance stories for Valentine’s Day, proving that love really can sweeten the path to a degree
From AI To Hip-Hop, These Stories Captivated Readers
See which Graduate Center stories drew the most attention in 2025.
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 23h
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca is concordant with fossils and morphology
Extreme morphological disparity within Mollusca has long confounded efforts to reconstruct a stable backbone phylogeny for the phylum. Familiar molluscan groups—gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods—e...
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 2d
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Prevalence and implications of sex reversal in free-living birds
Abstract. The ability to unequivocally identify the sex and reproductive status of individuals is crucial across many fields of study. Recent evidence indi
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 2d
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @asrc-gc.bsky.social
These 99 'lab hacks' will make your scientific work easier
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 2d
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High spatial pair cohesion during and after breeding in a socially monogamous territorial passerine
Many birds form lasting partnerships, suggesting that spending time with one's partner is very beneficial. Still, we know surprisingly little about their c
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 3d
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Parasitic plants show striking convergence in host preference across angiosperm lineages
AbstractBackground and Aims. The host specificity of a parasite underpins its ecology, distribution, invasive potential and adaptability, yet for most para
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 3d
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
The prenatal foundations of kin recognition
Kin recognition, the ability to identify genetic relatives, relies on familiarisation for the creation of recognition templates. During development, parent and embryo(s) are exposed to chemical, audit...
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 5d
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
Deciphering causes and behaviors: A recurrent pattern of tail injuries in hadrosaurid dinosaurs
Biological sciences; Evolutionary biology; Paleobiology
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EOU Fledglings @eoufledglings.bsky.social · 7d
✈️ Great news! Travel grants for the 5th EOU Fledglings Meeting are available thanks to the German Ornithologists’ Society (DO-G, @dornitholges.bsky.social), supporting early-career researchers attending #EOU26 in Gdańsk.

ℹ️ Details & eligibility: eou-fledglings.github.io/2026/travel/

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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 7d
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Infrared radiation is an ancient pollination signal
Color and scent are well-known pollinator cues. Some plants also produce heat, but its role remains unclear. Here, we report that plant-generated thermal infrared radiation serves as a pollination sig...
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 7d
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The Chemistry of Sexual Deception in an Orchid-Wasp Pollination System
The “sexually deceptive” orchid Chiloglottis trapeziformis attracts males of its pollinator species, the thynnine wasp Neozeleboria cryptoides, by emitting a unique volatile compound, 2-ethyl-5-propyl...
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 8d
Happening now, @asrc-gc.bsky.social holiday networking!

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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 8d
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Socially parasitic ant queens chemically induce queen-matricide in host workers
Taku Shimada and colleagues show that socially parasitic queens of two ant species spray their respective host queens with chemical signals that trigger host workers to kill the resident queen.
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Ben Vernasco @verntasco.bsky.social · 8d
Do you trap songbirds at a bird feeder, with a focus on particular species or individuals? Consider trying out our new design which uses a key FOB to remotely close the trap!

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Journal of Field Ornithology: Bye-bye bycatch: a remotely closing trap for targeted songbird capture
Capturing and marking animals is often an essential component of studying wild populations, but the process of capturing and marking can have detrimental effects on captured birds. For instance, resea...
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Liisa Hämäläinen @lhamalainen.bsky.social · 8d
New paper out today in @ecol-evol.bsky.social led by Hansani Daluwatta Galappaththige, with @mherberstein.bsky.social. We quantified wing attack marks in Australian butterflies and found lower attack rates in temperate biomes and in males compared to females: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Predictors of Wing Attacks by Birds Across Australian Butterflies
Predation pressure can vary latitudinally and across different prey communities as well as between males and females of the same prey species. Here, the variation in predation pressure on Australian ...
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Jure Majnik @juremaj.bsky.social · 8d
My first paper just got published last week!
*Longitudinal tracking of neuronal activity from the same cells in the developing brain using Track2p*
elifesciences.org/articles/107...

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 9d
How did I miss xenoparity in ants earlier this year? www.nature.com/articles/s41...
One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature
In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 10d
@asrc-gc.bsky.social represents at Harlem Innovation Triangle

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Ade Martin @ademartindc.bsky.social · 10d
Hello everyone. Today in "one day, one paper", gestational growth in wild meerkats is driven mainly by maternal nutrition and environmental productivity, shaping offspring birth weight and survival without telomere costs, revealing limited prenatal plasticity but strong postnatal adaptive 🌎
The ecology of gestational growth in a wild cooperative mammal
Using data from hundreds of wild pregnant meerkats, Thorley et al show that gestational growth varies widely, is shaped by nutrition but not social conditions, and improves pup survival without short...
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ASAB Spring 2026 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 10d
Congratulations to Hanna Kokko for receiving this year’s ASAB medal! Hanna has done extraordinary work and we are so pleased to honour her at #ASABWinter2025
Hanna posing with tthe medal with ASAB president Melissa

thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 11d
www.hfsp.org/funding/hfsp... for @asrc-gc.bsky.social researchers
Research Grants | Human Frontier Science Program
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 11d
Timing is everything in cowbird parasitism: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Timing is everything: accurate parasitism timing is critical to cowbird nestling success
Obligate brood parasitism is a reproductive strategy whereby the parasitic parent leaves its offspring to be raised by a host of a different species. …
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 14d
www.nature.com/articles/s41... #NSFfunded @asrc-gc.bsky.social
Comparative population genomics reveals convergent adaptation across independent origins of avian obligate brood parasitism - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Population genetics analysis in a phylogenetic framework shows convergent evolution in the genomes of five brood-parasitic species, including selection on genes involved in spermatogenesis, sperm func...
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 14d
New paper on brood parasite genomics! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Comparative population genomics reveals convergent adaptation across independent origins of avian obligate brood parasitism - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Population genetics analysis in a phylogenetic framework shows convergent evolution in the genomes of five brood-parasitic species, including selection on genes involved in spermatogenesis, sperm func...
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 15d
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Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 15d
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Anthropogenic change and the loss of behavioural diversity
Abstract. Behavioural diversity is an important but understudied facet of biodiversity that enables wildlife populations to cope with rapidly changing envi
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 15d
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A global screen for magnetically induced neuronal activity in the pigeon brain
How animals detect the Earth’s magnetic field remains a mystery in sensory biology. Despite extensive behavioral evidence, the neural circuitry and molecular mechanisms responsible for magnetic sensin...
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thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Dr Mark E Hauber @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social · 17d
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A mallard mystery: Unraveling the genetic basis of green egg color
A series of experiments narrows the mystery down to one candidate gene.
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Wilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 18d
From the current WJO issue: An obituary for WOS Life Member Charles Van Riper III, 1943–2025. "He was a teacher, a student, and a mentor to the very end, and those that knew him feel grateful and blessed." doi.org/10.1080/1559...