Hybridization, speciation, evolutionary ecology, and population genomics (primarily of birds). My research applies genomics and field experiments to natural hybrid zones and closely related taxa in order听to听investigate the architecture of reproductive isolation鈥攖he听hallmark of speciation鈥攁nd the genetic bases of traits relevant to speciation.听This research also provides insight into the impacts of anthropogenic change, including climate change, on species distributions, interactions, and evolution.
Selected Publications
Semenov G, Linck E, Enbody E, Harris R, Khaydarov D, Alstr枚m P, Andersson L, Taylor SA. Asymmetric introgression reveals the genetic architecture of a plumage trait.听Nature Communications听12, Article听number:听1019.听
Funk ER, Spellman GM, Winker K, Withrow JJ, Ruegg KC, Zavaleta E, Taylor SA.听Accepted. Phylogenomic Data Reveal Widespread Introgression Across the Range of an Alpine and Arctic Specialist.听Systematic Biology.听
Wagner DN, Curry RL, Chen N, Lovette IJ, Taylor SA. 2020. Genomic regions underlying metabolic and neuronal signaling pathways are temporally consistent outliers in a moving avian hybrid zone.听Evolution.听74:听1498-1513.
Taylor SA, Larson EL. 2019. Insights from genomes into the evolutionary importance and prevalence of hybridization in nature.听Nature Ecology and Evolution听3, 170-177.听
Theodosopoulos AN, Hund AK, Taylor SA. 2018. Parasites and host species barriers in animal hybrid zones.听Trends in Ecology and Evolution听34: 19-30.
Grabenstein KC, Taylor SA. 2018. Breaking Barriers: Causes, Consequences, and Experimental Utility of Human-Mediated Hybridization.听Trends in Ecology and Evolution,听33(3), 198鈥�212. doi.org/10.1016/J.TREE.2017.12.008听
+Toews DPL,听+Taylor SA, Vallender R, Brelsford A, Butcher BG, Messer PW, Lovette IJ.听2016. Plumage genes and little else distinguish the genomes of hybridizing warblers.听Current Biology听26: 2313-2318鈥�.
Taylor SA, Larson EL, Harrison RG.听2015.听Hybrid Zones: Windows on Climate Change.听Trends in Ecology and Evolution听30: 398-406.
Mason NA,听Taylor SA.听2015. Differentially expressed genes match morphology and plumage despite largely homogeneous genomes in a Holarctic songbird.听Molecular Ecology听24:听3009 - 3025
Taylor SA, Curry RL, White TA, Ferretti V, Lovette IJ.听2014. Spatiotemporally consistent genomic signatures of reproductive isolation in a moving hybrid zone.听Evolution听68:听3066-3081.
Taylor SA, White TA, Hochachka WM, Ferretti V, Curry RL, Lovette IJ.听2014. Climate Mediated Movement of an Avian Hybrid Zone.听Current Biology听24: 671-676.听