National Museum of Natural History

Quantification of absolute IgG concentration in bat sera

Abstract Bats are endowed with a remarkable capacity to withstand important pathogens through evolutionary adaptations in their immune systems. Antibodies are essential component of the adaptive immune response and serve as a crucial biomarker, indicating both present and past pa...

Reticulated adaptive radiation and phylogenomic diversity loss in the Hawaiian honeycreepers

The Hawaiian honeycreepers, one of the world’s most iconic adaptive radiations, are facing a human-mediated extinction crisis. More than 60 Hawaiian honeycreepers (Fringillidae: Carduelinae: Drepanidini) evolved from a single rosefinch-like ancestor that colonized the Hawaiian Is...