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 2025 Ocampo, D., L. Sandoval & J.A.C. Uy. Weak premating reproductive isolation despite divergence in secondary sexual traits in the Variable Seedeater. Animal Behaviour, In Press.  
 
 2024 Shogren, E.H., J.M. Sardell, C.A. Muirhead, E. Marti, R.G. Moyle, D.C. Presgraves & J.A.C. Uy. Recent secondary contact, genome-wide admixture, and asymmetric introgression of neo-sex chromosomes between two Pacific island bird species. PLoS Genetics, 20 (8), e1011360. Link
 
 2023 Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval & J.A.C. Uy. Replicate contact zones suggest a limited role of plumage in reproductive isolation among subspecies of the variable seedeater (Sporophila corvina). Molecular Ecology, 32, 3586– 3604. Link
 
  Ocampo, D., G. Barrants &  J.A.C. Uy, Female and male plumage brightness is positively correlated among populations of the dichromatic Variable Seedeater. Ornithology 140(2), ukad002 Link
     
  Powell, E. & J.A.C. Uy. Male color polymorphism in populations of reef geckos (Sphaerodactylus notatus) reduces the utility of visual signals in sex recognition. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 77: 1-13 Link 
     
  Klicka, L.B., L.C. Campillo, J.D. Manthey, M.J. Andersen, J.P. Dumbacher, C.E.Filardi, L. Joseph, J.A.C. Uy , D.E. Weidemann, and R.G. Moyle. Genomic and geographic diversification of a “great-speciator” (Rhipidura rufifrons). Ornithology. 140: ukac049 Link
 
2022 Campagna, L., Z. Mo, A. Siepel & J.A.C. Uy. Selective sweeps on different pigmentation genes mediate convergent evolution of island melanism in two incipient bird species. PLoS Genetics. 18(11): e1010474. Link 
   
  Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval & J.A.C. Uy. Rapid diversification of the Variable Seedeater superspecies complex despite widespread gene flow. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 173: 107510. Link
   
  Cowles, S.A., C.C. Witt, E. Bonaccorso, F. Grewe & J.A.C. Uy. Early stages of speciation with gene flow in the Amazilia Hummingbird (Amazilis amazilia) subspecies complex of Western South America. Ecology & Evolution 12: e8895.   PDF
   
  Ocampo, D., A. Quesada, C. Oconitrillo, R. Lobo & J.A.C. Uy. Independent observations of phaeomelanic males of the Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina) with comments about its potential for evolutionary divergence. Ornitología Neotropical  33: 39-83. PDF.  
   
2021

Cowles, S.A., B.C. Weeks, L. Perrin, N. Chen   & J.A.C. Uy.  Comparison of adult census size and effective population size support the need for continued protection of two Solomon Island endemics. Emu 121: 45-54 [special issue on Conservation Genetics]. Link.

 
2019

Cowles, S.A. & J.A.C. Uy. Rapid, complete reproductive isolation in two closely-related Zosterops White-eye bird species despite broadly overlapping ranges. Evolution 73: 1647-1662.Link.

   
  Uy, J.A.C., E.A. Cooper & J.A Chaves. Convergent melanism in populations of a Solomon Island flycatcher is mediated by unique genetic mechanisms. Emu 119: 242-250. Link.
   
2018 Uy, J.A.C., D.E. Irwin & M. Webster. Behavioral isolation and incipient speciation in birds. Annual Reviews in Ecology, Evolution & Systematics. Vol 49: 1-24. PDF
   
  Ocampo, D., G. Barrantes & J.A.C. Uy. Morphological adaptations for relatively larger brains in hummingbird skulls. Ecology & Evolution 8: 10482-10488. PDF.
   
  Michel, A.J., L.M. Ward, S.K. Goffredi, K.S. Dawson, D.T. Baldassarre†, A. Brenner, K. M. Gotanda, J.E. McCormack, S.W. Mullin, A. O’Neill, G.S. Tender, J.A.C. Uy, K. Yu, V.J. Orphan, and J.A. Chaves. 2018. The gut of the finch: uniqueness of the gut microbiome of the Galápagos vampire finch. Microbiome 6:167. PDF
   
  Mittermeier, J.C., G. Dutson, R.E. James, T.E. Davies, R. Tako & J.A.C. Uy. The avifauna of Makira (San Cristobal), Solomon Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130: 235-255. PDF
   
2017 Uy, F.M.K., S. Ravichandran, K.S. Patel, J. Aresty, P.P. Aresty, R. Audett, K. Chen, L. Epple, S.F. Jeffries, G. Serein, P. Tullis-Joyce & J.A.C. Uy. Active background choice facilitates crypsis in a tropical crab. Biotropica 49:365-371. PDF
   
  Cooper, E.A. & J.A.C. Uy. Genomic evidence for convergent evolution of a key trait underlying divergence in island birds. Molecular Ecology. 26: 3760-3774 PDF
   
 
   
2016 Chaves, J.A., E. A. Cooper, A.P. Hendry, J. Podos, L.F. De León , J.A.M. Raeymaekers, O.W. McMillan & J.A.C. Uy. Genomic variation at the tips of the adaptive radiation of Darwin’s finches. Molecular Ecology. 25: 5282-5295. A "From the Cover" article. PDF
 

Accompanied by a "News & Views Perspective": Population genomics fits the bill: Genetics of adaptive beak variation in Darwin's finches by N.I. Mundy PDF

   
  Uy, J.A.C., E.A. Cooper, S. Cutie, M.R. Concannon, J. Poelstra, R.G. Moyle & C.E. Filardi.. Mutations in different genes mediate convergent melanism between isolated populations of an island flycatcher. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Ser. B. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.0731. PDF
   
  Sardell, J.M. & Uy, J.A.C. Hybridization following recent secondary contact results in asymmetric genotypic and phenotypic introgression between island species of Myzomela honeyeaters. Evolution 70: 257-269. PDF
   
  Toews, D.P. L., L. Campagna, S.A. Taylor, C.N. Balakrishnan, D.T. Baldassarre, P.E. Deane-Coe, M.G. Harvey, D.M. Hooper, D.E. Irwin, C.D. Judy, N.A. Mason, J.E. McCormack, K.G. McCracken, C.H. Oliveros, R.J. Safran, E.S.C. Scordato, K.F. Stryjewski, A. Tigano, J.A.C. Uy, and B.M. Winger. Genomic approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds. Auk 133:13-30. PDF
   
2015 Uy, J.A.C.. & L.E. Vargas-Castro. Island size predicts the frequency of melanic birds in the color-polymorphic flycatcher Monarcha castaneiventris of the Solomon Islands. Auk 132: 787-794. PDF.
   
2014 Hurtado-Gonzales, J.L., E. Loew & J.A.C. Uy. Variation in the visual habitat may mediate the maintenance of color polymorphism in a poeciliid fish. PLoS One 9 (7): e101497. PDF.
   
  Reynolds, S., J.A.C. Uy, G.L.Patricelli, S. Coleman, M. Braun & G. Borgia. Tests of the kin selection model of mate choice and inbreeding avoidance in satin bowerbirds. Behavioral Ecology. 25: 1005-1014. PDF
   
2013 Uy, J.A.C. & R.J. Safran. Variation in the temporal and spatial use of signals and its implications for multimodal communication. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology. 67: 1499-1511. PDF
   
  Seddon, N., C.A. Botero, J.A. Tobias, P.O. Dunn, H.E.A. MacGregor, D.R. Rubinstein, J.A.C. Uy, J.T. Weir, L.A. Whittingham & R.J. Safran. 2013. Sexual selection accelerates signal evolution during speciation in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Ser B. 280: 20131065. PDF
   
  Parchman, T.L., Z. Gompert, M.J. Braun, R.T. Brumfeild, D.B. McDonald, J.A.C. Uy, G. Zhang, E.D. Jarvis, B.A. Schlinger & C.A. Buerkle. 2013. The genomic consequences of adaptive divergence and reproductive isolation between species of manakins. Molecular Ecology, 22: 3304-3317. PDF
   
2012 Concannon, M.R., A.C. Stein & J.A.C. Uy. . Kin selection may contribute to lek evolution and trait introgression across an avian hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, 21: 1477-1486. PDF
   
  Safran, R. et al. . A robust new metric of phenotypic distance to estimate and
compare multiple trait differences among populations. Current Zoology, 58: 426-439. PDF
   
2011 Uy, J.A.C.. Book review: Do we need a textbook in tropical ecology? Ecology. PDF
   
  Hurtado-Gonzales & J.A.C. Uy. Intrasexual competition facilitates the evolution of alternative mating strategies in a colour polymorphic fish. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10:391. PDF
   
  Hurtado-Gonzales, J.L., D.T. Baldassarre & J.A.C. Uy. Interaction between female mating preferences and predation may explain the maintenance of rare males in the pentamorphic fish Poecilia parae. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 23: 1293-1301. PDF
   
  Hubbard, J.K., J.A.C. Uy, M.E. Hauber, H.E. Hoekstra & R.J. Safran. Vertebrate pigmentation: from underlying genes to adaptive function. Trends in Genetics. 26: 231-240. PDF
   
2009 Uy, J.A.C., R.G. Moyle, C.E. Filardi & Z.A. Cheviron. Difference in plumage color used in species recognition between incipient species is linked to a single amino acid substitution in the melanocortin-1 receptor. American Naturalist. 174: 244-254. PDF.
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  Pitnick, S., K.R.H. Henn, S.D. Maheux, D.M. Higginson, J.L. Hurtado-Gonzales, M.K. Manier, K.S. Berben, C. Guptill & J.A.C. Uy. Size-dependent alternative mating tactics in the yellow dung fly. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B. doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.0632. PDF.
   
  Hurtado-Gonzales, J.L. & J.A.C. Uy. Alternative mating strategies may favor the persistence of a genetically based colour polymorphism in a pentamorphic fish. Animal Behaviour. 77: 1187-1194. PDF
   
  Uy, J.A.C., R. Moyle & C.E. Filardi. Plumage color & song differences mediate species recognition between incipient flycatcher species of the Solomon Islands, Evolution 63: 153-164. PDF
   
  Reynolds, S., M.C. Christman, J.A.C. Uy, G.L. Patricelli, M.J. Braun & G. Borgia. Lekking satin bowerbird males aggregate with relatives to mitigate aggression. Behavioral Ecology 20: 410-415. PDF
   
2008 Tori, W.P., R. Duraes, T.B. Ryder, M. Anciaes, J. Karubian, R. Macedo, J.A.C. Uy, P. Parker, T.B. Smith, A.C. Stein, M. Webster, J.G. Blake & B.A. Loiselle. Advances in sexual selection theory: Insights from tropical avifauna. Ornitologia Neotropical 19: S151-S163 (synthesis from symposium at the Neotropical Ornithological Congress). PDF
   
2007 Uy, J. A. C. & A.C. Stein. Variable visual habitats may influence the spread of colourful plumage across an avian hybrid zone. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 1847-1858. PDF
   
  Reynolds, S.M., K. Dryer, J. Bollback, J.A.C. Uy, G.L. Patricelli, T. Robson, G. Borgia & M.J. Braun. Behavioral paternity predicts genetic paternity in satin bowerbirds, a species with a non-resource-based mating system. The Auk 124: 857-867. PDF
 
2006 Stein, A.C. & J. A. C. Uy. Plumage brightness predicts male mating success in the lekking golden-collared manakin. Behavioral Ecology. 17: 41-47. PDF
   
  Stein, A.C. & J. A. C. Uy. Unidirectional introgression of a secondary sexual character: A role for female choice? Evolution. 60: 1476-1485. PDF
   
2004 Uy, J. A. C. & J.A. Endler. Modification of the visual background increases the conspicuousness of golden-collared manakin displays. Behavioral Ecology. 15: 1103-1015. PDF
   
  Patricelli, G. L., J. A. C. Uy & G. Borgia. Female signals enhance the efficiency of mate assessment in satin bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus). Behavioral Ecology. 15: 297-304. PDF
   
2003 Patricelli, G. L., J. A. C. Uy & G. Borgia. Multiple male traits interact: attractive bower decorations facilitate attractive behavioural displays in satin bowerbirds. Proc. Roy. Soc. B. 270: 2389-2395. PDF
   
  Borgia, G., M. Egeth, J. A. C. Uy & G.L. Patricelli. Juvenile infection and male display: Testing the bright male hypothesis across individual life histories. Behavioral Ecology. 15: 722-728. PDF
   
2002 G. L. Patricelli, J. A. C. Uy & G. Borgia. Male displays adjusted to female’s response. Nature, 415: 279-280. PDF
   
2001 Uy, J. A. C., G. L. Patricelli & G. Borgia. Complex mate searching in the satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceusAm. Naturalist, 158: 530-542. PDF
   
  Uy, J. A. C., G. L. Patricelli & G. Borgia. Loss of attractive mates forces female satin bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus to increase mate searching. Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 268: 633-638. PDF
   
2000 Uy, J. A. C. & G. Borgia. Sexual selection drives rapid divergence in bowerbird display traits.  Evolution, 54: 273-278. PDF
   
  Uy, J. A. C., G. L. Patricelli & G. Borgia. Dynamic mate-searching tactic allows female satin bowerbirds Ptilonorhynchus violaceus to reduce searching.  Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 267: 251-256. PDF
   
1997 Kusmierski, R., G. Borgia, J. A. C. Uy & R. Crozier. Labile evolution of display traits in bowerbirds indicates reduced effects of phylogenetic constraints.Proc. Roy. Soc. B., 264: 307-313. PDF
   
   
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2002 Uy, J. A. C. Say it with bowers. Natural History, vol. 111, Issue 2, pp. 76-83. PDF