| 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 | 262 | 2010 |
| 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 | 189 | 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 | 186 | 2012 |
| 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 | 97 | 2014 |
| For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners P Monaghan, BJ Heidinger, L D'Alba, NP Evans, KA Spencer Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1729), 709-714, 2012 | 79 | 2012 |
| Intra-specific interactions influence egg composition in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) N Verboven, NP Evans, L D’Alba, RG Nager, JD Blount, PF Surai, ... Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57 (4), 357-365, 2005 | 77 | 2005 |
| Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers L D’Alba, L Kieffer, MD Shawkey Journal of Experimental Biology 215 (8), 1272-1277, 2012 | 65 | 2012 |
| Melanosomes: biogenesis, properties, and evolution of an ancient organelle L D’Alba, MD Shawkey Physiological reviews 99 (1), 1-19, 2019 | 56 | 2019 |
| Thermal benefits of nest shelter for incubating female eiders L D’alba, P Monaghan, RG Nager Journal of Thermal Biology 34 (2), 93-99, 2009 | 55 | 2009 |
| Interactions between colour-producing mechanisms and their effects on the integumentary colour palette MD Shawkey, L D'Alba Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 372 …, 2017 | 54 | 2017 |
| Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird L D'Alba, DN Jones, HT Badawy, CM Eliason, MD Shawkey Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (7), 1116-1121, 2014 | 54 | 2014 |
| A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution D Hu, JA Clarke, CM Eliason, R Qiu, Q Li, MD Shawkey, C Zhao, L D’Alba, ... Nature Communications 9 (1), 1-12, 2018 | 52 | 2018 |
| What makes a feather shine? A nanostructural basis for glossy black colours in feathers R Maia, L D'Alba, MD Shawkey Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1714), 1973-1980, 2011 | 52 | 2011 |
| Colour-producing β-keratin nanofibres in blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) feathers L D'Alba, V Saranathan, JA Clarke, JA Vinther, RO Prum, MD Shawkey Biology letters 7 (4), 543-546, 2011 | 51 | 2011 |
| Experimental evidence that keeping eggs dry is a mechanism for the antimicrobial effects of avian incubation L D’Alba, A Oborn, MD Shawkey Naturwissenschaften 97 (12), 1089-1095, 2010 | 49 | 2010 |
| Advances in laying date and increasing population size suggest positive responses to climate change in Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in Iceland L D’ALBA, P Monaghan, RG Nager Ibis 152 (1), 19-28, 2010 | 49 | 2010 |
| Differential deposition of antimicrobial proteins in blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) clutches by laying order and male attractiveness L D’Alba, MD Shawkey, P Korsten, O Vedder, SA Kingma, J Komdeur, ... Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 64 (6), 1037-1045, 2010 | 48 | 2010 |
| Marine habitat use of wintering spectacled petrels Procellaria conspicillata, and overlap with longline fishery L Bugoni, L D’Alba, RW Furness Marine Ecology Progress Series 374, 273-285, 2009 | 45 | 2009 |
| Ontogeny of an iridescent nanostructure composed of hollow melanosomes MD Shawkey, L D'Alba, M Xiao, M Schutte, R Buchholz Journal of morphology 276 (4), 378-384, 2015 | 37 | 2015 |
Matthew D ShawkeyAssociate Professor of Biology, University of GentVerified email at ugent.be
