| Plumage color patterns of an extinct dinosaur Q Li, KQ Gao, J Vinther, MD Shawkey, JA Clarke, L D’Alba, Q Meng, ... science 327 (5971), 1369-1372, 2010 | 322 | 2010 |
| Reconstruction of Microraptor and the Evolution of Iridescent Plumage Q Li, KQ Gao, Q Meng, JA Clarke, MD Shawkey, L D’Alba, R Pei, ... Science 335 (6073), 1215-1219, 2012 | 242 | 2012 |
| Melanosomes: biogenesis, properties, and evolution of an ancient organelle L D’Alba, MD Shawkey Physiological reviews 99 (1), 1-19, 2019 | 227 | 2019 |
| Fossil evidence for evolution of the shape and color of penguin feathers JA Clarke, DT Ksepka, R Salas-Gismondi, AJ Altamirano, MD Shawkey, ... Science 330 (6006), 954-957, 2010 | 213 | 2010 |
| Interactions between colour-producing mechanisms and their effects on the integumentary colour palette MD Shawkey, L D'Alba Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 372 …, 2017 | 157 | 2017 |
| Melanosome evolution indicates a key physiological shift within feathered dinosaurs Q Li, JA Clarke, KQ Gao, CF Zhou, Q Meng, D Li, L D’Alba, MD Shawkey Nature 507 (7492), 350-353, 2014 | 133 | 2014 |
| New evidence on the colour and nature of the isolated Archaeopteryx feather RM Carney, J Vinther, MD Shawkey, L d'Alba, J Ackermann Nature Communications 3 (1), 637, 2012 | 115 | 2012 |
| For better or worse: reduced adult lifespan following early-life stress is transmitted to breeding partners P Monaghan, BJ Heidinger, L D'Alba, NP Evans, KA Spencer Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1729), 709-714, 2012 | 103 | 2012 |
| A bony-crested Jurassic dinosaur with evidence of iridescent plumage highlights complexity in early paravian evolution D Hu, JA Clarke, CM Eliason, R Qiu, Q Li, MD Shawkey, C Zhao, L D’Alba, ... Nature Communications 9 (1), 217, 2018 | 97 | 2018 |
| Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: a case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers L D’Alba, L Kieffer, MD Shawkey Journal of Experimental Biology 215 (8), 1272-1277, 2012 | 92 | 2012 |
| Antimicrobial properties of a nanostructured eggshell from a compost-nesting bird L D'Alba, DN Jones, HT Badawy, CM Eliason, MD Shawkey Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (7), 1116-1121, 2014 | 83 | 2014 |
| Intra-specific interactions influence egg composition in the lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) N Verboven, NP Evans, L D’Alba, RG Nager, JD Blount, PF Surai, ... Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 57, 357-365, 2005 | 82 | 2005 |
| Egg discrimination along a gradient of natural variation in eggshell coloration D Hanley, T Grim, B Igic, P Samaš, AV López, MD Shawkey, ME Hauber Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284 (1848), 20162592, 2017 | 80 | 2017 |
| The anatomical basis of sexual dichromatism in non-iridescent ultraviolet-blue structural coloration of feathers MD Shawkey, AM Estes, L Siefferman, GE Hill Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84 (2), 259-271, 2005 | 75 | 2005 |
| The impact of fossil data on annelid phylogeny inferred from discrete morphological characters LA Parry, GD Edgecombe, D Eibye-Jacobsen, J Vinther Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1837), 20161378, 2016 | 73 | 2016 |
| Pigmented anatomy in Carboniferous cyclostomes and the evolution of the vertebrate eye SE Gabbott, PCJ Donoghue, RS Sansom, J Vinther, A Dolocan, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1836), 20161151, 2016 | 73 | 2016 |
| Do feather-degrading bacteria affect sexually selected plumage color? MD Shawkey, SR Pillai, GE Hill Naturwissenschaften 96, 123-128, 2009 | 73 | 2009 |
| Archaeoraptor's better half Z Zhou, JA Clarke, F Zhang Nature 420 (6913), 285-285, 2002 | 73 | 2002 |
| Feather development genes and associated regulatory innovation predate the origin of Dinosauria CB Lowe, JA Clarke, AJ Baker, D Haussler, SV Edwards Molecular biology and evolution 32 (1), 23-28, 2015 | 70 | 2015 |
| What makes a feather shine? A nanostructural basis for glossy black colours in feathers R Maia, L D'Alba, MD Shawkey Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 278 (1714), 1973-1980, 2011 | 69 | 2011 |
