The question of how species evolve to occupy diverse niches on the earth has greatly intrigued me.  To address this question, we study phylogeography, adaptive evolution, genomics, and behavioral ecology of birds (and some other animals).  Why birds?  Because they have evolved a magnificent array of morphological and behavioral traits, and it is hard to overlook these feathered creatures that fly outside my window day by day while I am working.

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1. Chen, C. Y., Kuo, H. C., Fang, Y. T., Lu, C. W., Chen, S. K., & Hung, C. M.*, 2025, “Microbiota-gut-brain axis in avian parenting: gut microbiome associates with nest-construction behavior and neural gene expression in a songbird”, Animal Microbiome, 7, 120. (SCIE) (IF: 　; 　)
2. Yang, Y.-W., Hsu, B.-Y., Guo, J.-C., Hung, C.-M.*, 2025, “Relative brain size explains migratory/resident tendency in birds: partial altitudinal migration in Asian house martins”, JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 94, 2338-2349. (SCIE) (IF: 3.5; SCI ranking: 26.3%,4.5%)
3. Chou, C.-C., Tuanmu, M.-N.*, Hung, C.-M.*, 2025, “Egg mass drives the evolution of bird nest architecture”, Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 292, 20251445. (SCIE, SSCI) (IF: 3.8; SCI ranking: 20%,22.8%,21.2%)
4. Wang, Z., Cui, N., Hung, C.-M., Li, S.-H. and Dong, F.*, 2025, “A 150‐Year avian extinction debt forewarns a global species crisis and highlights conservation opportunities”, CONSERVATION LETTERS, 18(1), e13078. (SCIE) (IF: 7.7; SCI ranking: 3.1%)
5. Guo, J.-C., Shaner, P.-J.L.*, Hung, C.-M.*, 2024, “A 3D modelling approach to measuring structural characteristics of bird nest interiors”, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15, 2226-2233. (SCIE) (IF: 6.3; SCI ranking: 7%)
6. Fang, Y.-T., Kuo, H.-C., Chen, C.-Y., Chou, S.-J., Lu, C.-W. and Hung, C.-M.*, 2024, “Brain gene regulatory networks coordinate nest construction in birds”, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 41(7), msae125. (SCIE) (IF: 11; SCI ranking: 5.6%,7.7%,4.1%)
7. Kamali, K., Nazarizadeh, M., Fatemizadeh, F., Salmabadi, S., Hung, C.-M.* and Kaboli, M.*, 2024, “Integrating phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and morphometric analyses to reveal cryptic lineages within the genus Asaccus (Reptilia: Squamata: Phyllodactylidae) in Iran”, BMC ZOOLOGY, 9, 12. (SCIE) (IF: 1.4; SCI ranking: 36.4%)
8. Chan, Y.-F., Lu, C.-W., Kuo, H.-C.*, Hung, C.-M.*, 2024, “A chromosome-level genome assembly of the Asian house martin implies potential genes associated with the feathered-foot trait”, G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, kae077, kae077. (SCIE) (IF: 2.1; SCI ranking: 62.1%)
9. Chia, S.-Y., Fang, Y.-T., Su, Y.-T., Tsai, P.-Y., Hsieh C., Tsao, S.-H., Juang, J.-Y., Hung, C.-M.*, Tuanmu, M.-N.*, 2023, “A global database of bird nest traits”, SCIENTIFIC DATA, 10, 923. (SCIE) (IF: 5.8; SCI ranking: 18.1%)
10. Lu, C.-W., Huang, S.-T., Cheng, S.-J., Lin, C.-T., Hsu, Y.-C., Yao, C.-T., Dong, F, Hung, C.-M.*, Kuo, H.-C.*, 2023, “Genomic architecture underlying morphological and physiological adaptation to high elevation in a songbird.”, MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 32, 2234-2251. (SCIE) (IF: 4.5; SCI ranking: 25.6%,16.4%,15.4%)
11. Kuo H.-C., Yao C.-T., Liao B.-Y., Weng M.-P., Dong F., Hsu Y.-C., Hung C.-M.*, 2023, “Weak gene-gene interaction facilitates the evolution of gene expression plasticity.”, BMC BIOLOGY, 21, 57. (SCIE) (IF: 4.4; SCI ranking: 16.7%)
12. Ku, Y.-C., Chen, Y.-C., Hung, C.-M., & Ng, C.- S.*, 2023, “The genetic variation of a mitochondrial and two behaviour‐related genes in invasive African Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus) populations in Taiwan.”, IBIS, 165, 647-662. (SCIE) (IF: 1.8; SCI ranking: 11.1%)
13. Guo, J.-C., Tsai, J.-S., Wang, J.-S., Lin, Y.-W., Shaner, P.-J.* & Hung, C.-M.*, 2022, “The role of a synanthropic bird in the nest niche expansion of a secondary cavity nester to man-made structures.”, Ecology & Evolution, 12, e9188. (SCIE) (IF: 2.3; SCI ranking: 48.5%,51.9%)
14. Hung, C.-M. †, Tsao, S.-H. †, Chiang, P.-L., Wu, S.-P., Tuanmu M.-N.* & Juang, J.-Y.*, 2022, “Functional connections between bird eggshell stiffness and nest characteristics through risk of egg collision in nests.”, ECOLOGY LETTERS, 25, 1421-1431, († equal contributor. (SCIE) (IF: 7.6; SCI ranking: 4.7%)
15. Lu, C.-W., Yao, C.-T., & Hung, C.-M.*, 2022, “Domestication obscures genomic estimates of population history”, MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 31, 752-766. (SCIE) (IF: 4.5; SCI ranking: 25.6%,16.4%,15.4%)
16. Fang, Y.-T., Yao, C.-T., Hsu, Y.-C. & Hung, C.-M.*, 2022, “Elevational plumage divergence in the Rufous-capped Babbler on a mountainous island”, IBIS, 164, 151-167. (SCIE) (IF: 1.8; SCI ranking: 11.1%)
17. Wang, J.-S., Tuanmu, M.-N., Hung, C.-M.*, 2021, “Effects of artificial light at night on the nest-site selection, reproductive success and behavior of a synanthropic bird”, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, 288, 117805. (SCIE) (IF: 7.6; SCI ranking: 12%)
18. Dong, F., Kuo, H.-C., Chen, G.-L., Wu, F., Shan, P.-F., Wang, J., Chen, D., Lei, F.-M., Hung, C.-M.*, Liu, Y.*, Yang, X.-J.*, 2021, “Population genomic, climatic and anthropogenic evidence suggest the role of human forces in endangerment of green peafowl (Pavo muticus)”, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 288, 20210073. (SCIE) (IF: 3.8; SCI ranking: 20%,22.8%,21.2%)
19. Dong, F., Hung, C.-M., Li, S.H., Yang X.-J., 2021, “Potential Himalayan community turnover through the Late Pleistocene”, CLIMATIC CHANGE, 164(1-2), 6. (SCIE) (IF: 4.8; SCI ranking: 25.8%,18.1%)