HEATHER SKEEN, PH.D.
  • Home
  • Research
  • Publications
  • Education and Mentorship
  • Contact | CV
Picture
Picture
Picture
2025
Adams, A., T. Dias, H.R. Skeen, T. Pegan, D.E. Willard, B. Winger, K. Ruegg, B.C. Weeks, and R. Bay. Genetic and morphological shifts associated with climate change in a migratory bird. BMC Biology. pdf

Weeks, B.C., Z. Zhou, C. Probst, J. Berv, B. O’Brien, B. Benz, H.R. Skeen, M. Ziebell, L. Bodt, and D. F. Fouhey.  Skeletal trait measurements for thousands of bird species. (accepted, Scientific Data)

Morrison, E.S., G.P. Pandolfi, S.M. Aguillon, J.R. Ali, O. Archard, D.T. Baldassarre, I. Baquero, K.F.P. Bennett, K.M. Bonney, R. Bryant, R.M. Catanach, T.A. Catanach, I. Chavoshan, S.N. Davis, B.D. Goodman, E.R. Gulson-Castillo, M. Hack, Y. He, J. Hudon, G.M. Leighton, K.M. Long, Z. Ma, D.E. McCoy, J.F. McLaughlin, G.R. Moreno, T.M. Mota, L. Noguchi, U. Nwigwe, T. Pegan, K.L. Provost, S.A. Rasband, J.F. Salter, L.C. Silvernail, J.A. Simard, H.R. Skeen, J. Soto-Patiño, Y.H. Suh, Q. Wang, M.E. Warshauer, S. Yan, B. Zalinski, Z. Zhao & A.J. Shultz. AvianLexiconAtlas: A database of descriptive categories of English-language bird names around the world. (accepted, PLOS ONE)

2024
Gil, J.C., 
H.R. Skeen, C. Cuellar, and S.M. Hird. Canada goose fecal microbiota correlate with geography more than host-associated co-factors. Journal of Avian Biology. pdf

Wells, K., J.A. Bell, A. Fecchio, S. Bensch, S. Drovetski, V. Ellis, S. Galen, H.L. Lutz, H.R. Skeen, G. Voelker, W. Wamiti, J. weckstein, and N.J. Clark. Parasite abundance occupancy relationships across biogeographic regions: joint effects of niche breadth, host availability and climate. Journal of Biogeography. ​pdf

2023
Skeen, H.R., D.E. Willard, A.W. Jones, B.M. Winger, E.F. Gyllenhaal, B.R. Tsuru, S.J. Hackett, and J. Novembre.  Intestinal microbiota of Nearctic Neotropical migratory birds vary more over seasons and years than between host species. Molecular Ecology.  pdf 
 
Herder, E.A., H.R. Skeen, H.L. Lutz and S.M. Hird. 2023. Body size poorly predicts host associated microbial diversity in wild birds. Microbiology Spectrum. pdf

2021
Skeen, H.R., N.W. Cooper, S.J. Hackett, J.M. Bates, and P.P. Marra. Repeated sampling of individuals reveals impact of tropical and temperate habitats on microbiota of a migratory bird. Molecular Ecology. pdf
 
Fecchio, A., N.J. Clark, J.A. Bell, H.R. Skeen, H.L. Lutz, J.A. Vaughan, V.V. Tkach, F. Schunck, F. C. Ferreira, É. M. Braga, C. Lugarini, W. Wamiti, J. H. Dispoto, S. C. Galen, K. Kirchgatter, G. M. De La Torre, M. C. Sagario, V. R. Cueto, D. González-Acuña, G. Voelker, M. D. Collins, O. Hellgren, V. A. Ellis, S. Bensch, R. E. Ricklefs, J. D. Weckstein, K. Wells. Global drivers of avian haemosporidian infections vary across zoogeographical regions. Global Ecology and Biogeography. pdf
 
McNew, S.M., L.N. Barrow, J.L. Williamson, S.C. Galen, H.R. Skeen, S.G. DuBay, A. M. Gaffney, A.B. Johnson, E. Bautista, P. Ordoñez, C. J. Schmitt, A. Smiley, T. Valqui, J.M. Bates, S.J. Hackett, and C.C. Witt. Contrasting drivers of diversity in hosts and parasites across the tropical Andes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. pdf
 
2020
​Song, S.J, J. Sanders, F. Delsuc, J. Metcalf, K. Amato, M. Taylor, F. Mazel, H.L. Lutz, K. Winker, G. Graves, G. Humphrey, J. Gilbert, S.J. Hackett, K.P. White, H.R. Skeen, S.M. Kurtis, J. Withrow, T. Braile, M. Miller, K. McCracken, J. Maley, V. Ezenwa, A. Williams, J. Blanton, V. McKenzie, and R. Knight. Comparative analyses of vertebrate gut microbiomes reveal convergence between birds and bats. mBio. pdf

2019
Barrow, L.N., S. McNew, N. Mitchell, S.C. Galen, H.L. Lutz, H.R. Skeen, T. Valqui, J.D. Weckstein, and C.C. Witt. Deeply conserved susceptibility in a multi-host, multi parasite system. Ecology Letters. pdf

2018
Pulgarin, P.C., C. Gomez, N.J. Bayly, S. Bensch, A. FitzGerald, N. Starkloff, J. Kirchman, A.M. Gonzalez, K.Hobson, J. Ungvari-Martin, H.R. Skeen, M.I. Castano, and C.D. Cadena. Migratory birds as vehicles for long distance parasite dispersal? Infection by avian haemosporidians over the year and throughout the range of a long- distance migrant. Journal of Biogeography. pdf

Sweet, A.D., S.E. Bush, D.R. Gustafsson, J.M. Allen, E. DiBlasi, H.R. Skeen, J.D. Weckstein, and K.P. Johnson. Host and parasite morphology influence congruence between host and parasite phylogenies. International Journal for Parasitology. pdf

2016
Bush, S.E., J.D. Weckstein, D.R. Gustafsson, J.M. Allen, E. DiBlasi, S.M. Shreve, R. Boldt, H.R. Skeen, and K.P. Johnson. Unlocking the black box of feather louse diversity: A molecular phylogeny of the hyper diverse genus Brueelia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. pdf

2015
Bush, S.E., J.D. Weckstein, D.R. Gustafsson, J.M. Allen, E. DiBlasi, S.M. Shreve, R. Boldt, H.R. Skeen, and K.P. Johnson. Data supporting a molecular phylogeny of the hyper-diverse genus Brueelia. Data in Brief. pdf

​
Forthcoming 
Skeen, H.R., D.E. Willard, S.J. Hackett, J.M Bates, E.F. Gyllenhaal, J. Novembre, and G. Dwyer. Periodicity of blood-borne pathogen prevalence in migratory birds provides evidence of cyclic population dynamics. (under review)

Kohl, K.D., R. Anderson, C. Andreadis, M.D. Baiz, K.H. Bodawatta, F. Campos-Cerda, J.A. Chaves, A.B. Clark, M.S. Costantini, G.L. Davidson, C.S. Davies, M.W. Dietz, M. Florkowski, S.M. Hird, J.J. Houtz, W.H. Karasov, K.C. Klasing, S.A. Knutie, H.C. Lim, N.A. Mason, M. Rowe, E.N. Rudzki, P.A. San Juan, H.R. Skeen, M.C. Slevin, S. Somers, A.G. West, S. Worsley, E. Videvall, B.K. Trevelline. Methodological challenges faced by the avian microbiome field. (in prep)


  • Home
  • Research
  • Publications
  • Education and Mentorship
  • Contact | CV