| Genetic basis for red coloration in birds RJ Lopes*, JD Johnson*, MB Toomey*, MS Ferreira, PM Araujo, ... Current Biology 26 (11), 1427-1434, 2016 | 248 | 2016 |
| Cyp27c1 red-shifts the spectral sensitivity of photoreceptors by converting vitamin A1 into A2 JM Enright, MB Toomey, S Sato, SE Temple, JR Allen, R Fujiwara, ... Current Biology 25 (23), 3048-3057, 2015 | 170 | 2015 |
| High-density lipoprotein receptor SCARB1 is required for carotenoid coloration in birds MB Toomey, RJ Lopes, PM Araújo, JD Johnson, MA Gazda, S Afonso, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114 (20), 5219-5224, 2017 | 133 | 2017 |
| Thyroid hormone regulates distinct paths to maturation in pigment cell lineages LM Saunders, AK Mishra, AJ Aman, VM Lewis, MB Toomey, JS Packer, ... Elife 8, e45181, 2019 | 120 | 2019 |
| Carotenoid accumulation in the tissues of zebra finches: predictors of integumentary pigmentation and implications for carotenoid allocation strategies KJ McGraw, MB Toomey Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83 (1), 97-109, 2010 | 96 | 2010 |
| Factors affecting the movement of adult zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) MB Toomey, D McCabe, JE Marsden Journal of the North American Benthological Society 21 (3), 468-475, 2002 | 92 | 2002 |
| A genetic mechanism for sexual dichromatism in birds MA Gazda, PM Araújo, RJ Lopes, MB Toomey, P Andrade, S Afonso, ... Science 368 (6496), 1270-1274, 2020 | 84 | 2020 |
| How many color metrics do we need? Evaluating how different color-scoring procedures explain carotenoid pigment content in avian bare-part and plumage ornaments MW Butler, MB Toomey, KJ McGraw Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 65, 401-413, 2011 | 81 | 2011 |
| Iridescence: views from many angles MG Meadows, MW Butler, NI Morehouse, LA Taylor, MB Toomey, ... Journal of The Royal Society Interface 6 (suppl_2), S107-S113, 2009 | 78 | 2009 |
| A description of unique fluorescent yellow pigments in penguin feathers KJ McGraw, MB Toomey, PM Nolan, NI Morehouse, M Massaro, ... Pigment cell research 20 (4), 301-304, 2007 | 72 | 2007 |
| No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird RE Koch, AN Kavazis, D Hasselquist, WR Hood, Y Zhang, MB Toomey, ... Nature communications 9 (1), 491, 2018 | 69 | 2018 |
| Ontogenetic immune challenges shape adult personality in mallard ducks MW Butler, MB Toomey, KJ McGraw, M Rowe Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1727), 326-333, 2012 | 65 | 2012 |
| Complementary shifts in photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential of ultraviolet vision in birds MB Toomey, O Lind, R Frederiksen, RW Curley Jr, KM Riedl, D Wilby, ... Elife 5, e15675, 2016 | 64 | 2016 |
| Evolution, development and function of vertebrate cone oil droplets MB Toomey, JC Corbo Frontiers in Neural Circuits 11, 97, 2017 | 62 | 2017 |
| A complex carotenoid palette tunes avian colour vision MB Toomey, AM Collins, R Frederiksen, MC Cornwall, JA Timlin, ... Journal of the Royal Society Interface 12 (111), 20150563, 2015 | 62 | 2015 |
| Immune-system activation depletes retinal carotenoids in house finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) MB Toomey, MW Butler, KJ McGraw Journal of Experimental Biology 213 (10), 1709-1716, 2010 | 60 | 2010 |
| Modified saponification and HPLC methods for analyzing carotenoids from the retina of quail: implications for its use as a nonprimate model species MB Toomey, KJ McGraw Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 48 (9), 3976-3982, 2007 | 56 | 2007 |
| Effects of carotenoid supplementation and oxidative challenges on physiological parameters and carotenoid-based coloration in an urbanization context M Giraudeau, A Chavez, MB Toomey, KJ McGraw Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69, 957-970, 2015 | 53 | 2015 |
| Specialized photoreceptor composition in the raptor fovea M Mitkus, P Olsson, MB Toomey, JC Corbo, A Kelber Journal of Comparative Neurology 525 (9), 2152-2163, 2017 | 51 | 2017 |
| Mate choice for a male carotenoid-based ornament is linked to female dietary carotenoid intake and accumulation MB Toomey, KJ McGraw BMC Evolutionary Biology 12, 1-13, 2012 | 50 | 2012 |
Kevin McGrawProfessor and Chair, Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State UniversityVerified email at msu.edu
