Sara Smith, Mount Royal University

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Genomic resources for comparative analyses of avian obligate brood parasitism.
The Journal of heredity · 2026
Genomic resources for comparative analyses of obligate avian brood parasitism.
bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025

2 publications.

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Genomic resources for comparative analyses of avian obligate brood parasitism.

Carroll RA, Ricemeyer ES, Hillier LW, DaCosta JM, Osipova E, Smith S, Jamie GA, Martinez JG, Molina-Morales M, Marques-Bonet T, Manthey JD, Haddad D, Fuxjager MJ, Lynch KS, Wood JMD, Jarvis E, Masterson P, Thibaud-Nissen F, Hauber ME, Spottiswoode CN, Sackton TB, Balakrishnan CN, Sorenson MD, Warren WC

The Journal of heredity2026

DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esaf087 PMID: 41175080

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Genomic resources for comparative analyses of obligate avian brood parasitism.

Carroll RA, Ricemeyer ES, Hillier LW, DaCosta JM, Osipova E, Smith S, Jamie GA, Martinez JG, Molina-Morales M, Marques-Bonet T, Manthey JD, Haddad D, Fuxjager MJ, Lynch KS, Wood JMD, Jarvis E, Masterson P, Thibaud-Nissen F, Hauber M, Spottiswoode CN, Sackton TB, Balakrishnan CN, Sorenson MD, Warren WC

bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2025

DOI: 10.1101/2025.08.12.669747 PMID: 41030989

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