David Toews

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Associate Professor, Biology

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Recent Publications

Erratum: Pigmentation Genes Show Evidence of Repeated Divergence and Multiple Bouts of Introgression in Setophaga Warblers (Current biology : CB (2021) 31 3 PII: S0960-9822(26)00008-4 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.094.)

Baiz, M. D., Wood, A. W., Brelsford, A., Lovette, I. J. & Toews, D. P. L., Feb 2 2026, In: Current biology : CB. 36, 3, p. 833 1 p.

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Signals of corresponding genetic diversity loss in four warbler species exhibiting regional or range-wide declines

Ore, M. J., Butcher, B. G., Akresh, M. E., Kirchman, J. J., Ralston, J., Ruhl, P. J., Toews, D. P. L., Lovette, I. J. & Walsh, J., Dec 2026, In: BMC Biology. 24, 1, 5.

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Genomic divergence, demographic histories, and male territorial response reveal asymmetric reproductive barriers in allopatric eastern versus western Nashville warbler subspecies (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)

Phung, L. N., Baiz, M. D., Wood, A. W., Moore, M. & Toews, D. P. L., Jan 1 2026, In: Evolution. 80, 1, p. 254-268 15 p.

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Unexpected migration patterns in a high-latitude breeding songbird: evidence from multi-sensor geolocators and isotopes

Szarmach, S. J., Beam, J. K., Moore, M., Van Doren, B. M., Brelsford, A. & Toews, D. P. L., Dec 2026, In: Movement Ecology. 14, 1, 4.

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Syntopic diet divergence inferred from metabarcoding in a pair of parulid warblers: Setophaga virens (Black-throated Green Warbler) and Seiurus aurocapilla (Ovenbird)

Toews, D. P. L., Baiz, M. D., Benavides C, A., Deans, A. R., Phung, L. N., Szarmach, S. J. & Wood, A. W., Jan 1 2026, In: Ornithology. 143, 1, p. 1-11 11 p.

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A colorful legacy of hybridization in wood-warblers includes frequent sharing of carotenoid genes among species and genera

Bennett, K. F. P., Wood, A. W., Baiz, M. D., Phung, L. N., Lovette, I. J. & Toews, D. P. L., Dec 1 2025, In: PLoS biology. 23, 12, p. e3003501

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Genetic confirmation of an “uncommon mourningthroat” (Geothlypis philadelphia × G. trichas): A rare but persistent hybrid warbler

Bennett, K. F. P., Gielow, K. H., Conner, A. N. & Toews, D. P. L., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

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Reassessing niche partitioning in MacArthur's warblers: foraging behaviour, morphology and diet differentiation in a phylogenetic context

Miller, E. T., Wood, A. W., Baiz, M., Welch, A. J., Fleischer, R. C., Dale, A. S. & Toews, D. P. L., Apr 16 2025, In: Biology Letters. 21, 4, 20250001.

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Association between the gut microbiome and carotenoid plumage phenotype in an avian hybrid zone

Baiz, M. D., Wood, A. W. & Toews, D. P. L., Apr 17 2024, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 291, 2021, 20240238.

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Recently Delisted Songbird Harbors Extensive Genomic Evidence of Inbreeding, Potentially Complicating Future Recovery

Calderón, A. M., Wood, A. W., Szpiech, Z. A. & Toews, D. P. L., Dec 2024, In: Evolutionary Applications. 17, 12, e70052.

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Ephemeral river islands serve as roosting and foraging habitat for boreal and austral migratory songbirds

Gómez-Bahamón, V., Femayor-Pérez, J. D., Durán, R., Monroy-García, S. J., Gutiérrez, N., Caro-R, D. R., Kardynal, K. J., Toews, D. P. L. & Bayly, N., Nov 2024, In: Ecology. 105, 11, e4432.

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Genomics-informed conservation units reveal spatial variation in climate vulnerability in a migratory bird

Miller, C. V., Bossu, C. M., Sarraco, J. F., Toews, D. P. L., Rushing, C. S., Roberto-Charron, A., Tremblay, J. A., Chandler, R. B., DeSaix, M. G., Fiss, C. J., Larkin, J. L., Haché, S., Nebel, S. & Ruegg, K. C., Jan 2024, In: Molecular ecology. 33, 1, e17199.

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Comparative bioacoustics of multiple eastern versus western songbird pairs in North America reveals a gradient of song divergence

Phung, L. N. & Toews, D. P. L., Dec 2024, In: PloS one. 19, 12, e0312706.

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Gut microbiome composition better reflects host phylogeny than diet diversity in breeding wood-warblers

Baiz, M. D., Benavides C., A., Miller, E. T., Wood, A. W. & Toews, D. P. L., Jan 2023, In: Molecular ecology. 32, 2, p. 518-536 19 p.

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Whole genome assessment of a declining game bird reveals cryptic genetic structure and insights for population management

Luna, L. W., Williams, L. M., Duren, K., Tyl, R., Toews, D. P. L. & Avery, J. D., Oct 2023, In: Molecular ecology. 32, 20, p. 5498-5513 16 p.

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