David Toews

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Assistant Professor, Biology

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Recent Publications

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.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

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.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Dispersal-Limited Symbionts Exhibit Unexpectedly Wide Variation in Host Specificity

Matthews, A. E., Wijeratne, A. J., Sweet, A. D., Hernandes, F. A., Toews, D. P. L. & Boves, T. J., Jul 2023, In: Systematic Biology. 72, 4, p. 802-819 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

A complex genomic architecture underlies reproductive isolation in a North American oriole hybrid zone

Walsh, J., Billerman, S. M., Butcher, B. G., Rohwer, V. G., Toews, D. P. L., Vila-Coury, V. & Lovette, I. J., Dec 2023, In: Communications Biology. 6, 1, 154.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Genomes of the extinct Bachman's warbler show high divergence and no evidence of admixture with other extant Vermivora warblers

Wood, A. W., Szpiech, Z. A., Lovette, I. J., Smith, B. T. & Toews, D., Jul 10 2023, In: Current Biology. 33, 13, p. 2823-2829.e4

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

The genomics of adaptation in birds

Campagna, L. & Toews, D. P. L., Oct 24 2022, In: Current Biology. 32, 20, p. R1173-R1186

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Genomic variation in the Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) suggests divergence in a disjunct Atlantic Coastal Plain population (S. v. waynei)

Carpenter, J. P., Worm, A. J., Boves, T. J., Wood, A. W., Poston, J. P. & Toews, D. P. L., Oct 6 2022, In: Ornithology. 139, 4, ukac033.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Current methods and future directions in avian diet analysis

Hoenig, B. D., Snider, A. M., Forsman, A. M., Hobson, K. A., Latta, S. C., Miller, E. T., Polito, M. J., Powell, L. L., Rogers, S. L., Sherry, T. W., Toews, D. P. L., Welch, A. J., Taylor, S. S. & Porter, B. A., Jan 11 2022, In: Ornithology. 139, 1

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Molecular assays of pollen use consistently reflect pollinator visitation patterns in a system of flowering plants

James, A. R. M., Geber, M. A. & Toews, D. P. L., Jan 2022, In: Molecular Ecology Resources. 22, 1, p. 361-374 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Genetic confirmation of a hybrid between two highly divergent cardinalid species: A rose-breasted grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) and a scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea)

Toews, D. P. L., Rhinehart, T. A., Mulvihill, R., Galen, S., Gosser, S. M., Johnson, T., Williamson, J. L., Wood, A. W. & Latta, S. C., Aug 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 8, e9152.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Pigmentation Genes Show Evidence of Repeated Divergence and Multiple Bouts of Introgression in Setophaga Warblers

Baiz, M. D., Wood, A. W., Brelsford, A., Lovette, I. J. & Toews, D. P. L., Feb 8 2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 3, p. 643-649.e3

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Rare hybrid solves “genetic problem” of linked plumage traits

Baiz, M. D., Wood, A. W. & Toews, D. P. L., Oct 2021, In: Ecology. 102, 10, e03424.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Comparing divergence landscapes from reduced-representation and whole genome resequencing in the yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata) species complex

Szarmach, S. J., Brelsford, A., Witt, C. C. & Toews, D. P. L., Dec 2021, In: Molecular ecology. 30, 23, p. 5994-6005 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Extensive historical and contemporary hybridization suggests premating isolation in Vermivora warblers is not strong: A reply to Confer et al.

Toews, D. P. L., Baiz, M. D., Kramer, G. R., Lovette, I. J., Streby, H. M. & Taylor, S. A., Aug 2021, In: Ecology and Evolution. 11, 15, p. 10720-10723 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalLetterpeer-review