Matthew D. Shawkey

Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Animal Behavior and Reproduction(82), melanin and skin pigmentation(54), Plant and animal studies(46), Avian ecology and behavior(44), Amphibian and Reptile Biology(31)

Publications249 total

Supplementary figures and methods from A unique hollow melanosome morphology in the hairs of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Figshare·2026Open Access
Manuscript with highlighted revision changes from A unique hollow melanosome morphology in the hairs of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Figshare·2026Open Access
Supplementary figures and methods from A unique hollow melanosome morphology in the hairs of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Figshare·2026Open Access
Manuscript with highlighted revision changes from A unique hollow melanosome morphology in the hairs of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Figshare·2026Open Access
The evolution of brilliant iridescence in birds
2025Open Access
From melanogenesis to melanin technologies
Communications Chemistry·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Multilayer thin-film produces recurrent evolution of iridescence in mammals
Journal of The Royal Society Interface·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Modular design of biomimetic electrospun keratin composites for tunable gaseous sorption inspired by reptile eggshells
Materials Today Bio·2025Open Access
Now you see me, now you don’t
Science·2025
Habitat openness and squamate color evolution over deep time
Nature Communications·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Mesozoic mammaliaforms illuminate the origins of pelage coloration
Science·2025· 7 cited
Colorful photothermal photonic crystal cotton fabric based on melanin-like polycaffeic acid nanoparticles
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules·2025· 1 cited
Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells
Faraday Discussions·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Facile fabrication of stable core/shell photonic microspheres with temperature and NIR responsiveness via vortex mixing
Colloids and Surfaces A Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects·2024· 1 cited
Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect ( <i>Myronides glaucus</i> )
Physiological Entomology·2024· 4 cited
Ecological, genetic and geographical divergence explain differences in colouration among sunbird species (Nectariniidae)
Ecology and Evolution·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Transitions between colour mechanisms affect speciation dynamics and range distributions of birds
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2024· 5 cited
The function and consequences of fluorescence in tetrapods
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 7 citedOpen Access
Interactions of Melanin with Electromagnetic Radiation: From Fundamentals to Applications
Chemical Reviews·2024· 40 cited
Preparation of robust structural color film on cotton fabrics by caffeic acid
Surfaces and Interfaces·2024· 2 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Liliana D’Alba(14), Geoffrey E. Hill(11), Ali Dhinojwala(7), Chad M. Eliason(6), Ming Xiao(6), Nathan C. Gianneschi(5), Julia A. Clarke(5), Rafael Maia(4), Quanguo Li(4), Jakob Vinther(4), Márk E. Hauber(4), Dimitri D. Deheyn(3), Yiwen Li(3), Jiuzhou Zhao(3), Qingjin Meng(3), Shreekumar Pillai(3), Lynn Siefferman(3), Branislav Igic(3), Pierre‐Paul Bitton(2), Stéphanie M. Doucet(2)