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Frane Babarovic

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Frane Babarović1 paper · Department of Biology, Ghent University, Ghent, Flanders, Belgium;

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1

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Evolutionary BiologyJournal of The Royal Society InterfacePeer-reviewedMay 20, 2026

Historical contingency influences the diversity of feather nanostructures in cuckoos

Klara Katarina Nordén, Christopher R. Cooney, Frane Babarović, Mary Caswell Stoddard

The paper investigates how historical contingency affects feather nanostructure diversity in cuckoos, finding that specialized melanosomes are present in both metallic and drab plumage, suggesting retained traits can facilitate future evolution of metallic luster.

DOI 10.1098/rsif.2025.1024

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 7, 2023

Evolutionary dynamics of pigmentary grey and non- iridescent structural blue colouration in Tanagers (family: Thraupidae)

Frane Babarovic, Christopher R Cooney, Thomas Guillerme…·Gavin Huw Thomas

The paper investigates evolutionary transitions between pigmentary grey and non-iridescent structural blue in tanagers, identifying a new pathway through a transitional 'slate' color.

DOI 10.1101/2023.09.07.556662

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