Journal
Cole, TL., Ksepka, DT., Mitchell, KJ., Tennyson, AJD., Thomas, DB., Pan, H., . . . Waters, JM. (2019). Mitogenomes uncover extinct penguin taxa and reveal island formation as a key driver of speciation.
Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36(4), 784-797
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Thomas, DB., & McGraw, KJ. (2018). Hidden carotenoids in the powder down of herons.
Journal of Ornithology. 159(3), 785-792
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Barnsley, JE., Tay, EJ., Gordon, KC., & Thomas, DB. (2018). Frequency dispersion reveals chromophore diversity and colour-tuning mechanism in parrot feathers.
Royal Society Open Science. 5(7)
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Thomas, DB., & Ksepka, DT. (2016). The Glen Murray fossil penguin from the North Island of New Zealand extends the geographic range of Kairuku.
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 46(3-4), 200-213
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Webb, WH., Brunton, DH., Aguirre, JD., Thomas, DB., Valcu, M., & Dale, J. (2016). Female song occurs in songbirds with more elaborate female coloration and reduced sexual dichromatism.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 4(MAR)
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Thomas, DB., Hiscox, JD., Dixon, BJ., & Potgieter, J. (2016). 3D scanning and printing skeletal tissues for anatomy education.
Journal of Anatomy. 229(3), 473-481
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Thomas, DB., Hauber, ME., Hanley, D., Waterhouse, GIN., Fraser, S., & Gordon, KC. (2015). Analysing avian eggshell pigments with Raman spectroscopy.
Journal of Experimental Biology. 218(17), 2670-2674
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Thomas, DB. (2014). Ancient origins and multiple appearances of carotenoid-pigmented feathers in birds.
Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society. 281(1788), 20140806
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Thomas, DB., Nascimbene, PC., Dove, CJ., Grimaldi, DA., & James, HF. (2014). Seeking carotenoid pigments in amber-preserved fossil feathers.
Scientific Reports. 4
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Canoville, A., Thomas, DB., & Chinsamy, A. (2014). Insights into the habitat of Middle Permian pareiasaurs (Parareptilia) from preliminary isotopic analyses.
Lethaia. 47(2), 266-274
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France, CAM., Thomas, DB., Doney, CR., & Madden, O. (2014). FT-Raman spectroscopy as a method for screening collagen diagenesis in bone.
Journal of Archaeological Science. 42(1), 346-355
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Thomas, DB., McGraw, KJ., James, HF., & Madden, O. (2014). Non-destructive descriptions of carotenoids in feathers using Raman spectroscopy.
Analytical Methods. 6(5), 1301-1308
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Thomas, DB., & Ksepka, DT. (2013). A history of shifting fortunes for African penguins.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 168(1), 207-219
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Thomas, DB., McGoverin, CM., McGraw, KJ., James, HF., & Madden, O. (2013). Vibrational spectroscopic analyses of unique yellow feather pigments (spheniscins) in penguins.
Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 10(83)
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Thomas, DB., Fordyce, RE., & Gordon, KC. (2013). Evidence for a krill-rich diet from non-destructive analyses of penguin bone.
Journal of Avian Biology. 44(2), 203-207
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Ksepka, DT., & Thomas, DB. (2012). Multiple cenozoic invasions of Africa by penguins (Aves, Sphenisciformes).
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279(1730), 1027-1032
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Chinsamy, A., Tunogllf, C., & Thomas, DB. (2012). Dental microstructure and geochemistry of Mosasaurus hoffmanni (Squamata: Mosasauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Turkey.
Bulletin de la Societe Geologique de France. 183(2), 85-92
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Thomas, DB., Chinsamy, A., Conard, NJ., & Kandel, AW. (2012). Chemical investigation of mineralisation categories used to assess taphonomy.
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 361-362, 104-110
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Chinsamy, A., Thomas, DB., Tumarkin-Deratzian, AR., & Fiorillo, AR. (2012). Hadrosaurs Were Perennial Polar Residents.
Anatomical Record. 295(4), 610-614
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Thomas, DB., & Fordyce, RE. (2012). Biological Plasticity in Penguin Heat-Retention Structures.
Anatomical Record. 295(2), 249-256
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Fukuda, K., Thomas, DB., Frew, RD., & Fordyce, RE. (2012). Antarctic glaciation recorded in Early Miocene New Zealand foraminifera.
Marine Micropaleontology. 92-93, 52-60
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Thomas, DB., McGoverin, CM., Chinsamy, A., & Manley, M. (2011). Near infrared analysis of fossil bone from the Western Cape of South Africa.
Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy. 19(3), 151-159
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Thomas, DB., & Chinsamy, A. (2011). Chemometric analysis of EDXRF measurements from fossil bone.
X-Ray Spectrometry. 40(6), 441-445
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Thomas, DB., Ksepka, DT., & Fordyce, RE. (2011). Penguin heat-retention structures evolved in a greenhouse Earth.
Biology Letters. 7(3), 461-464
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Thomas, DB., McGoverin, CM., Fordyce, RE., Frew, RD., & Gordon, KC. (2011). Raman spectroscopy of fossil bioapatite - A proxy for diagenetic alteration of the oxygen isotope composition.
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 310(1-2), 62-70
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Fordyce, RE., & Thomas, DB. (2011). Kaiika maxwelli, a new early eocene archaic penguin (Sphenisciformes, Aves) from Waihao Valley, South Canterbury, New Zealand.
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics. 54(1), 43-51
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Thomas, DB., & Schallenberg, M. (2008). Benthic shear stress gradient defines three mutually exclusive modes of non-biological internal nutrient loading in shallow lakes.
Hydrobiologia. 610(1), 1-11
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Thomas, DB., & Fordyce, RE. (2007). The heterothermic loophole exploited by penguins.
Australian Journal of Zoology. 55(5), 317-321
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Thomas, DB., Fordyce, RE., Frew, RD., & Gordon, KC. (2007). A rapid, non-destructive method of detecting diagenetic alteration in fossil bone using Raman spectroscopy.
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 38(12), 1533-1537
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Conference
Harmer, AMT., & Thomas, DB.pathtrackr: An r package for video tracking and analysing animal movement.
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Chandler, L., Qian, J., Wu, O., & Thomas, DB. (2014). Novel 1064 dispersive confocal Raman microscope for pigment identification at sub-micron spatial scales. , SCIX Conference 2014
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Thomas, D.
Thomas, DB., & Ksepka, DT. (2014). The Glen Murray penguin, an Oligocene giant from the North Island. , Geosciences 2014 Conference
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Thomas, D.
Thomas, DB., James, HF., & McGraw, KJ. (2013). Non-destructive, in situ analysis of avian plumage pigments using Raman spectroscopy.. , Joint meeting of American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society
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Thomas, DB., McGraw, KJ., McGoverin, CM., & James, HF. (2013). Vibrational spectroscopic analyses of unique yellow feather pigments (spheniscins) in penguins.. , Joint meeting of American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society.
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Thomas, D.
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Chandler, L., Qian, J., Wu, O., & Thomas, DB. (2013). Novel 1064 nm dispersive Raman spectrometer and Raman microscope for non-invasive pigment analysis.. , 7th International Conference on the application of Raman spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology Ljubljana, Slovenia: Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia
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Thomas, DB., James, HF., Carrano, MT., & Madden, O. (2012). SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE OF FOSSIL FEATHER COLOR WITH SPECTROSCOPY. In
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Vol. 32 (pp. 183 - 184). , 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Vertebrate-Paleontology: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
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Thomas, DB., McGoverin, CM., & Chinsamy, A. (2011). Near Infrared Spectroscopy of fossil antelope bone from South Africa. , 15th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy
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Ksepka, D., & Thomas, D. (2011). EVIDENCE FOR MULTIPLE CENOZOIC INVASIONS OF AFRICA BY PENGUINS (AVES, SPHENISCIFORMES). In
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Vol. 31 (pp. 139 - 139). : SOC VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
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Thomas, D., Brink, J., & Chinsamy-Turan, A. (2011). CHEMICAL EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES A THERMAL SPRING DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FLORISBAD HOMININE SKULL. In
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Vol. 31 (pp. 204 - 204). : SOC VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
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Thomas, DB. (2010). Evolution of heat retention in penguins. , 70th Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting: Pittsburgh PA, USA
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Fox-Dobbs, K., Thomas, DB., & Koch, P. (2010). Paleoenvironmental and paleoecological interpretations of isotopic records derived from Eastern Beringian caribou antlers. , 70th Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting
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Chinsamy, A., Tumarkin-Deratzian, A., Thomas, DB., & Fiorillo, A. (2010). The bone microstructure of the polar hadrosaurs from the North Slope of Alaska. Oral presentation.. , 70th Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Annual Meeting
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Thomas, DB., Chinsamy, A., McGoverin, CM., & Manley, M. (2010). Fossil preservation at Swartklip 1 and Elandsfontein Main. , Langebaanweg 2010, changing landscapes and biotas of the Cape West Coast.
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Thomas, DB., McGoverin, CM., Fordyce, RE., Frew, RD., & Gordon, KC. (2009). Analytical quality of fossil bone established using Raman spectroscopy. , Climatic and Biotic Events of the Paleogene Conference
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Thomas, D., Gordon, K., Fordyce, RE., & Frew, R. (2008). RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF FOSSIL AND SYNTHETIC APATITES TRACKS DIAGENETIC ALTERATION IN FOSSIL BONE USED FOR ISOTOPE STUDIES. In
JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Vol. 28 (pp. 151A - 152A). , 68th Annual Meeting of the Society-of-Vertebrate-Paleontology: SOC VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY
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Thomas, DB., Fordyce, RE., & Frew, RD. (2007). Oxygen isotopic evidence for the evolution of the humeral plexus. , Sixth International Penguin Conference
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Thomas, DB., Fordyce, RE., & Frew, RD. (2007). Preliminary findings from an investigation into the origin of penguin wing regional heterothermy. , Fifth Conference on the Secondary Adaptations of Tetrapods to Life in Water,
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