Matthew B. Toomey

No evidence that carotenoid pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a songbird

Rebecca E. Koch, Andreas N. Kavazis, Dennis Hasselquist et al. · Nature Communications · 2018 · 1.9K citations · Full text

Genetic Basis for Red Coloration in Birds

Ricardo J. Lopes, James D. Johnson, Matthew B. Toomey et al. · Current Biology · 2016 · 246 citations · Full text

Red Coloration, Molecular Ecology, Medicine +8

Cyp27c1 Red-Shifts the Spectral Sensitivity of Photoreceptors by Converting Vitamin A1 into A2

Jennifer M. Enright, Matthew B. Toomey, Shinya Sato et al. · Current Biology · 2015 · 184 citations · Full text

Photoreceptor Cell, Biochemistry, Photochemistry +13

Thyroid hormone regulates distinct paths to maturation in pigment cell lineages

Lauren M. Saunders, Abhishek Kumar Mishra, Andrew J. Aman et al. · eLife · 2019 · 172 citations · Full text

Genetics, Pigment Cell Lineages, Cell Specialization +20

High-density lipoprotein receptor SCARB1 is required for carotenoid coloration in birds

Matthew B. Toomey, Ricardo J. Lopes, Pedro M. Araújo et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2017 · 154 citations · Full text

Breeding Behavior, Carotenoid Coloration, Genetics +17