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Published
11. Cooney CR, MacGregor HEA, Seddon N and Tobias JA (2018) Multimodal signal evolution in birds: re-examining a standard proxy for sexual selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285:20181557 Link
— Media coverage: New Scientist, IFL Science, Daily Mail
— F1000Prime recommended
10. Chira AM, Cooney CR, Bright JA, Capp EJR, Hughes EC, Moody CJA, Nouri LO, Varley ZK and Thomas GH (2018) Correlates of rate heterogeneity in avian ecomorphological traits. Ecology Letters 21:1505-1515 Link
9. Afanasyeva A, Bockwoldt M, Cooney CR, Heiland I and Gossmann TI (2018) Human long intrinsically disordered protein regions are frequent targets of positive selection. Genome Research 28:975-982 Link
8. Wright AE, Fumagalli M, Cooney CR, Bloch NI, Vieira FG, Buechel SD, Kolm N and Mank JE (2018) Male-biased gene expression resolves sexual conflict through the evolution of sex-specific genetic architecture. Evolution letters 2:52-61 Link
— Evolution Letters Editors' pick
7. Thomas GH, Cooney CR and Bright JA (2017) Crowd-sourcing bird evolution. Cell Systems 4:252 Link
6. Cooney CR, Tobias JA, Weir JT, Botero CA and Seddon N (2017) Sexual selection, speciation, and constraints on geographical range overlap in birds. Ecology Letters 20:863-871 Link
5. Cooney CR*, Bright JA*, Capp EJR, Chira AM, Hughes EC, Moody CJA, Nouri LO, Varley ZK and Thomas GH (2017) Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds. Nature 542: 344-347 (*Joint first authors) Link
— News coverage: BBC, New York Times, Audubon, NHM
— Radio: BBC World Service, BBC Inside Science
4. Cooney CR, Seddon N and Tobias JA (2016) Widespread correlations between climatic niche evolution and species diversification in birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 85:869-878 Link
3. Brulez K, Mikšík I, Cooney CR, Hauber ME, Lovell PG, Maurer G, Portugal SJ, Russell D, Reynolds SJ and Cassey P (2016) Eggshell pigment composition covaries with phylogeny but not with life history or with nesting ecology traits of British passerines. Ecology and Evolution 6:1637-1645 Link
2. Horváthová T*, Cooney CR*, Fitze PS, Oksanen TA, Jelić D, Ghira I, Uller T and Jandzik D (2013) Length of activity season drives geographic variation in body size of a widely distributed lizard. Ecology and Evolution 3:2424-2442 (*Joint first authors) Link
1. Salisbury CL, Seddon N, Cooney CR and Tobias JA (2012) The latitudinal gradient in dispersal constraints: ecological specialisation drives diversification in tropical birds. Ecology Letters 15:847-855 Link
Google Scholar ResearchGate
Published
11. Cooney CR, MacGregor HEA, Seddon N and Tobias JA (2018) Multimodal signal evolution in birds: re-examining a standard proxy for sexual selection. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285:20181557 Link
— Media coverage: New Scientist, IFL Science, Daily Mail
— F1000Prime recommended
10. Chira AM, Cooney CR, Bright JA, Capp EJR, Hughes EC, Moody CJA, Nouri LO, Varley ZK and Thomas GH (2018) Correlates of rate heterogeneity in avian ecomorphological traits. Ecology Letters 21:1505-1515 Link
9. Afanasyeva A, Bockwoldt M, Cooney CR, Heiland I and Gossmann TI (2018) Human long intrinsically disordered protein regions are frequent targets of positive selection. Genome Research 28:975-982 Link
8. Wright AE, Fumagalli M, Cooney CR, Bloch NI, Vieira FG, Buechel SD, Kolm N and Mank JE (2018) Male-biased gene expression resolves sexual conflict through the evolution of sex-specific genetic architecture. Evolution letters 2:52-61 Link
— Evolution Letters Editors' pick
7. Thomas GH, Cooney CR and Bright JA (2017) Crowd-sourcing bird evolution. Cell Systems 4:252 Link
6. Cooney CR, Tobias JA, Weir JT, Botero CA and Seddon N (2017) Sexual selection, speciation, and constraints on geographical range overlap in birds. Ecology Letters 20:863-871 Link
5. Cooney CR*, Bright JA*, Capp EJR, Chira AM, Hughes EC, Moody CJA, Nouri LO, Varley ZK and Thomas GH (2017) Mega-evolutionary dynamics of the adaptive radiation of birds. Nature 542: 344-347 (*Joint first authors) Link
— News coverage: BBC, New York Times, Audubon, NHM
— Radio: BBC World Service, BBC Inside Science
4. Cooney CR, Seddon N and Tobias JA (2016) Widespread correlations between climatic niche evolution and species diversification in birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 85:869-878 Link
3. Brulez K, Mikšík I, Cooney CR, Hauber ME, Lovell PG, Maurer G, Portugal SJ, Russell D, Reynolds SJ and Cassey P (2016) Eggshell pigment composition covaries with phylogeny but not with life history or with nesting ecology traits of British passerines. Ecology and Evolution 6:1637-1645 Link
2. Horváthová T*, Cooney CR*, Fitze PS, Oksanen TA, Jelić D, Ghira I, Uller T and Jandzik D (2013) Length of activity season drives geographic variation in body size of a widely distributed lizard. Ecology and Evolution 3:2424-2442 (*Joint first authors) Link
1. Salisbury CL, Seddon N, Cooney CR and Tobias JA (2012) The latitudinal gradient in dispersal constraints: ecological specialisation drives diversification in tropical birds. Ecology Letters 15:847-855 Link