| pavo: an R package for the analysis, visualization and organization of spectral data R Maia, CM Eliason, PP Bitton, SM Doucet, MD Shawkey Methods in Ecology and Evolution 4 (10), 906-913, 2013 | 470 | 2013 |
| Plumage color patterns of an extinct dinosaur Q Li, KQ Gao, J Vinther, MD Shawkey, JA Clarke, L D’alba, Q Meng, ... science 327 (5971), 1369-1372, 2010 | 260 | 2010 |
| Chemical warfare? Effects of uropygial oil on feather‐degrading bacteria MD Shawkey, SR Pillai, GE Hill Journal of Avian Biology 34 (4), 345-349, 2003 | 247 | 2003 |
| Carotenoids need structural colours to shine MD Shawkey, GE Hill Biology Letters 1 (2), 121-124, 2005 | 243 | 2005 |
| Nanostructure predicts intraspecific variation in ultraviolet–blue plumage colour MD Shawkey, AM Estes, LM Siefferman, GE Hill Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2003 | 215 | 2003 |
| Fossil evidence for evolution of the shape and color of penguin feathers JA Clarke, DT Ksepka, R Salas-Gismondi, AJ Altamirano, MD Shawkey, ... Science 330 (6006), 954-957, 2010 | 186 | 2010 |
| Reconstruction of Microraptor and the evolution of iridescent plumage Q Li, KQ Gao, Q Meng, JA Clarke, MD Shawkey, L D’Alba, R Pei, ... Science 335 (6073), 1215-1219, 2012 | 185 | 2012 |
| Bio-Inspired Structural Colors Produced via Self-Assembly of Synthetic Melanin Nanoparticles M Xiao, Y Li, MC Allen, DD Deheyn, X Yue, J Zhao, NC Gianneschi, ... ACS nano 9 (5), 5454-5460, 2015 | 181 | 2015 |
| A protean palette: colour materials and mixing in birds and butterflies MD Shawkey, NI Morehouse, P Vukusic Journal of the Royal Society Interface 6 (suppl_2), S221-S231, 2009 | 158 | 2009 |
| Bacteria as an agent for change in structural plumage color: correlational and experimental evidence MD Shawkey, SR Pillai, GE Hill, LM Siefferman, SR Roberts the american naturalist 169 (S1), S112-S121, 2007 | 135 | 2007 |
| Iridescent plumage in satin bowerbirds: structure, mechanisms and nanostructural predictors of individual variation in colour SM Doucet, MD Shawkey, GE Hill, R Montgomerie Journal of Experimental Biology 209 (2), 380-390, 2006 | 130 | 2006 |
| Significance of a basal melanin layer to production of non-iridescent structural plumage color: evidence from an amelanotic Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) MD Shawkey, GE Hill Journal of Experimental Biology 209 (7), 1245-1250, 2006 | 122 | 2006 |
| Skin pigmentation provides evidence of convergent melanism in extinct marine reptiles J Lindgren, P Sjövall, RM Carney, P Uvdal, JA Gren, G Dyke, BP Schultz, ... Nature 506 (7489), 484-488, 2014 | 116 | 2014 |
| Concordant evolution of plumage colour, feather microstructure and a melanocortin receptor gene between mainland and island populations of a fairy–wren SM Doucet, MD Shawkey, MK Rathburn, HL Mays Jr, R Montgomerie Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences …, 2004 | 116 | 2004 |
| Key ornamental innovations facilitate diversification in an avian radiation R Maia, DR Rubenstein, MD Shawkey Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110 (26), 10687-10692, 2013 | 113 | 2013 |
| Avian incubation inhibits growth and diversification of bacterial assemblages on eggs MD Shawkey, MK Firestone, EL Brodie, SR Beissinger PLoS One 4 (2), e4522, 2009 | 105 | 2009 |
| Bioinspired bright noniridescent photonic melanin supraballs M Xiao, Z Hu, Z Wang, Y Li, AD Tormo, N Le Thomas, B Wang, ... Science advances 3 (9), e1701151, 2017 | 101 | 2017 |
| Microbial diversity of wild bird feathers revealed throughculture-based and culture-independent techniques MD Shawkey, KL Mills, C Dale, GE Hill Microbial Ecology 50 (1), 40-47, 2005 | 100 | 2005 |
| New evidence on the colour and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx feather RM Carney, J Vinther, MD Shawkey, L D'alba, J Ackermann Nature Communications 3 (1), 1-6, 2012 | 98 | 2012 |
| Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs Q Li, JA Clarke, KQ Gao, CF Zhou, Q Meng, D Li, L D’Alba, MD Shawkey Nature 507 (7492), 350-353, 2014 | 96 | 2014 |
Liliana D'AlbaPostdoctoral Researcher, University of GhentVerified email at ugent.be
