Braunkopfammer (Emberiza bruniceps)

Dr. Niloofar Alaei Kakhki

Former Humboldt postdoctoral fellow in the Population Ecology Group with a focus on hybridization and parallel trait evolution in wheatears.
Braunkopfammer (Emberiza bruniceps)
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Publications from Jena (2019-2022)

Lutgen, D., Peona, V., Chase, M.A., Alaei Kakhki, N., Lammers, F., de Souza, S.G., Ducrest, A.-L., Burri, M., Andriopoulos, P., Lukhele, S.M., Moysi, M., Yohannes, E., Abbasov, A., Albayrak, T., Aliabadian, M., Auchli, N., Bontzorlos, V., Christoforou, I., Copete, J.L., Fulco, E., Garcia, J.T., Javakhishvili, Z., Kazazou, A., Lei, F., Liu, Y., Paposhvili, N., Patchett, R., Péter, Á., Ritter, R., Sándor, A.D., Schneider, F., Shurulinkov, P., Sklyarenko, S., Stumberger, B., Tagiyev, A., Uboldi, A., Vogiatzis, N., Taborsak-Lines, F., Gruselius, J., Yao, L., Peichel, C.L., Suh, A., Gagnaire, P.-A., Kirschel, A.N.G., Schweizer, M., Schielzeth, H. & Burri, R. (2025). A mosaic of modular variation at a single gene underpins convergent plumage coloration. Science 390: eado8005. doi: 10.1126/science.ado8005External link

Peona, V., Palacios-Gimenez, O.M., Lutgen, D., Olsen, R.A., Alaei Kakhki, N., Andriopoulos, P., Bontzorlos, V., Schweizer, M., Suh, A. & Burri, R. (2023). An annotated chromosome-scale reference genome for Eastern black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca). G3 - Genes Genomes Genetics doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkad088External link 

Alaei Kakhki, N., Schweizer, M., Lutgen, D., Bowie, R.C.K., Shirihai, H., Suh, A., Schielzeth, H. & Burri, R. (2022). A phylogenomic assessment of processes underpinning convergent evolution in open-habitat chats. Molecular Biology and Evolution 40: msac278. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msac278External link 

Schweizer, M., Warmuth, V., Alaei Kakhki, N., Aliabadian, M., Förschler, M., Shirihai, H., Suh, A. & Burri, R. (2019). Parallel plumage colour evolution and introgressive hybridization in wheatears. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 31: 100-110. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13401External link

Schweizer, M., Warmuth, V.M., Alaei Kakhki, N., Aliabadian, M., Förschler, M., Shirihai, H., Ewels, P., Gruselius, J., Olsen, R.A., Schielzeth, H., Suh, A. & Burri, R. (2019). Genome-wide evidence supports mitochondrial relationships and pervasive parallel phenotypic evolution in open-habitat chats. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 139: 106568. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106568External link