Chris Balakrishnan

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Striking correlation between inbreeding coefficient and lifespan in white-winged wood ducks.
Population sizes of white-winged wood ducks at Sylvan Heights bird park. Populations grew to peak of over 100 individuals, but then crashed dues to pathogen-induced mortality.
Image of three white-winged ducks Asarcornis scutulata. Photo by Katie Lubbock, Sylvan Heights Bird Park
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Photo of three white-winged wood ducks at Sylvan Heights Bird Park, photo by Katie Lubbock
clipped portion of a figure showing selection testing in brood parasitic birds.
differential expression in manakin muscles involved in display
differences in testosterone and social network structure in territorial versus floated male Pipra filicauda. Also overall gene expression differences across brain regions.
phylogeny of Manacus manakins highlighting plumage color variation in the group
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Figure 1 from the paper showing behavioral and hormonal differences between territorial and floater male manakins, sampled tissues and PCA of gene expression
The extent to which different tissues show similar gene expression responses to cooperative behavior.
Coordinated display of wire-tailed manakins
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