Publications
Toomey, M. B.,
Marques, C. A., Araújo, P.M. Huang, D., Zhong, S. Liu, Y. Schreiner,
G.D., Myers, C.A., Pereira, P., Afonso, S., Andrade, P., Gazda, M. A.,
Lopes, R.J., Viegas, I., Koch, R.E., Haynes, M. E., Smith, D. J.,
Ogawa, Y., Murphy, D. Kopec, R. E., Parichy, D. M., Carniero, M., and
Corbo, J. C. (in press). A mechanism for red coloration in
vertebrates. Current Biology
Toomey, M. B., Smith, D. J., Gonzales, D. M. and McGraw, K. J. 2022. Methods for extracting and analyzing carotenoids from bird feathers. Methods in Enzymology. 670, 459-497
Huang, D., Lewis, V. M., Foster, T. N. Toomey, M. B.,
Corbo, J. C. and Parichy, D. M. 2021. Development and genetics of red
coloration in the zebrafish relative Danio albolineatus. Elife 10, e70253
Toomey, M. B. and Ronald, K. L. (2021). Avian color expression and perception: is there a carotenoid link? J. Exp. Biol. 224, jeb.203844
Gazda, M. A., P. M. Araújo, R. J. Lopes, M. B. Toomey,
P. Andrade, S. Afonso, C. Marques, L. Nunes, P. Pereira, S. Trigo, G.
E. Hill, J. C. Corbo, M. Carneiro (2020). A genetic mechanism for
sexual dichromatism in birds. Science 368, 1270–1274.
Perspective: A gene for color differences between sexes
Gazda*, M. A., M. B. Toomey*,
P. M. Araújo, R. J. Lopes, S. Afonso, C. A. Myers, K. Serres, P. D.
Kiser, G. E. Hill, J. C. Corbo, and M. Carneiro (2020). Genetic
Basis of De Novo Appearance of Carotenoid Ornamentation in Bare Parts
of Canaries. Mol. Biol. Evol. 37, 1317–1328. *contributed equally
Saunders, L. M., A. K. Mishra, A. J. Aman, V. M. Lewis, M. B. Toomey,
J. S. Packer, X. Qiu, J. L. McFaline-Figueroa, J. C. Corbo, C.
Trapnell, and D. M. Parichy (2019). Thyroid hormone regulates
distinct paths to maturation in pigment cell lineages. Elife 8, e45181.
Koch, R.E., Staley, M., Kavazis, A.N.,
Hasselquist, D. Toomey, M.B. and Hill, G.E.
2019. Testing the resource trade-off hypothesis for
carotenoid-based signal honesty using genetic variants of the
domestic canary. J Exp Biol 222.
doi:10.1242/jeb.188102.
Toomey, M. B., Marques,
C. I., Andrade, P., Araújo, P. M., Sabatino, S., Gazda, M. A.,
Afonso,
S., Lopes, R. J., Corbo, J. C. and Carneiro, M. 2018.
A non-coding region near Follistatin controls head
colour polymorphism in the Gouldian finch. Proc. R. Soc. B
Biol. Sci. 285, 20181788.
Giraudeau, M., Toomey, M. B., Hutton,
P. and McGraw, K. J. 2018. Expression of and choice for
condition-dependent carotenoid-based color in an urbanizing
context. Behav.
Ecol. 29, 1307–1315.
Koch,
R. E., Kavazis, A., Hasselquist, D.,
Hood, W., Zhang, Y., Toomey,
M.B., Hill, G. E. 2018. No evidence that carotenoid
pigments boost either immune or antioxidant defenses in a
songbird. Nature
Communications.
9: 491
Toomey,
M. B. & Corbo, J. C. 2017 Evolution, Development
and Function of Vertebrate Cone Oil Droplets. Frontiers in Neural Circuits.
11, 97.
Morshedian
A.*,
Toomey, M.B.*,
Pollock, G.E., Frederiksen, R., Enright, J.M., McCormick, S.D.,
Cornwall, M.C., Fain, G.L., Corbo, J.C. 2017 Cambrian origin of
the
CYP27C1-mediated vitamin A1-to-A2 switch, a key mechanism of
vertebrate
sensory plasticity. Royal
Society Open Science. 4: 170362. *contributed
equally
Toomey,
M. B.,
Lopes, R. J., Araújo, P. M., Johnson, J. D., Gazda, M. A., Afonso,
S.,
Mota, P. G., Koch, R. E., Hill, G. E., Corbo, J. C., Carneiro, M.
2017.
High-density lipoprotein receptor SCARB1 is required for
carotenoid
coloration in birds. Proceedings
of
the National Academy of Science of the United States of America.
114, 5219–5224.
Mitkus,
M., Olsson, P., Toomey,
M.B., Corbo, J. C., & Kelber, A. 2017. Specialized
photoreceptor composition in the raptor fovea. Journal
of Comparative Neurology.
525, 2152-2163
Toomey M.B.,
Lind O., Frederiksen R., Curley R.W., Riedle K.M., Wilby D.,
Schwartz
S.J., Witt C.C., Harrison E.H., Roberts N.W., Vorobyev M., McGraw
K.J.,
Cornwall M.C., Kelber A., Corbo J.C. 2016 Complementary shifts in
photoreceptor spectral tuning unlock the full adaptive potential
of
ultraviolet vision in birds. eLife,
5:e15675. In
the news: Audubon
Kramlinger
V.M., Nagy L.D., Fujiwara R, Johnson K.M., Phan T.T.N., Xiao Y.,
Enright J.M., Toomey M.B.,
Corbo J.C., Guengerich F.P. 2016. Human cytochrome P450 27C1
catalyzes
3,4-desaturation of retinoids. FEBS
Letters. 590,1304–1312.
Lopes,
R.J.*, J.D.Johnson*, M.B.Toomey*,
M.Ferreira,
J. Melo-Ferreira, L. Andersson. G.E. Hill, J.C. Corbo, M.
Carneiro. 2016. Genetic Basis for Red Coloration in Birds. Current
Biology. 26,1427–1434. *contributed equally. In
the news: The Atlantic, Forbes,
BBC
news. Smithsonian
Toomey,
M.B.,
K.J. McGraw. 2016. The effects of sun exposure on carotenoid
accumulation and oxidative stress in the retina of the House finch
(Haemorhous mexicanus). Avian
Research 7:5
Toomey,
M.B., A.M.
Collins, R. Frederiksen, M.C. Cornwall, J.A. Timlin, J.C. Corbo.
2015.
A complex carotenoid palette tunes avian color vision. Journal
of the
Royal Society Interface. 12: 20150563
Wilby,
D., M.B. Toomey,
P. Olsson, R. Frederiksen, M.C. Cornwall, R. Oulton, A. Kelber,
J.C.
Corbo, N.W. Roberts. 2015. Optics of cone photoreceptors in the
chicken
(Gallus gallus domesticus). Journal
of
the Royal Society Interface. 12:
20150591
Enright,
J.M., M.B. Toomey,
S. Sato, S.E. Temple, J.R. Allen, R. Fujiwara, V.M. Kramlinger,
L.D.
Nagy, K.M. Johnson, Y. Xiao, M.J. How, S.L. Johnson, N.W. Roberts,
V.J.
Kefalov, F.P. Guengerich, J.C. Corbo. 2015. Cyp27c1 enhances
infrared
vision. Current Biology
25: 3048-3057 In
the news: The Atlantic
Giraudeau,
M., A. Chavez, M.B.
Toomey, and K.J. McGraw. 2015. Effects of carotenoid
supplementation and oxidative challenges on physiological
parameters
and carotenoid-based coloration in an urbanization context. Behavioral
Ecology and Sociobiology. 69: 957-970
.
McGraw,
K.J., Giraudeau, M., Toomey,
M.B., and M. Staley. 2013. Ketocarotenoid circulation,
but
not retinal carotenoid accumulation, is linked to eye disease
status in
a wild songbird. Archives
of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 539:156-162
.
Toomey
M.B., K.J.
McGraw. 2012. Mate choice for a male carotenoid-based ornament is
linked to female dietary carotenoid intake and accumulation. BMC
Evolutionary Biology 12:3.
.
Behbahaninia
H, M.W. Butler, M.B.
Toomey, K.J. McGraw. 2012. Food color preferences against
a dark, textured background vary in relation to sex and age in
house
finches (Carpodacus
mexicanus). Behaviour.
149:51–65.
.
Giraudeau,
M., M.B. Toomey,
and K.J. McGraw. 2012. Can house finches (Carpodacus
mexicanus)
use non-visual cues to discriminate the carotenoid content of
foods?
Journal of Ornithology.
153:1017-1023
Toomey,
M. B. &
K. J. McGraw. 2011.
The effects of dietary carotenoid supplementation and retinal
carotenoid accumulation on vision-mediated foraging in the house
finch.
PLoS One.
6: e21653
.
Butler,
M.W., M.B.
Toomey, K.J. McGraw, , and M.
Rowe. 2011.
Ontogenetic immune challenges shape adult personality in mallard
ducks.
Proceedings of the Royal
Society B. 279:326-333 In
the news:
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Smith, C.L.
, M.B.
Toomey, B.R.
Walker, E.J. Braun, B.O. Wolf, K.J. McGraw, K.L. Sweazea. 2011. Naturally
high plasma glucose levels in mourning doves (Zenaida
macroura)
do not lead to high levels of reactive oxygen species in the
vasculature. Zoology.
114: 171-176
Butler, M.W., M.B.
Toomey, and
K.J. McGraw. 2011.
How many color metrics do we need? Evaluating how different
color-scoring procedures explain carotenoid pigment content in
avian
bare-part and plumage ornaments. Behavioral
Ecology
and Sociobiology. 65:
401-413
Toomey,
M. B. &
K. J. McGraw. 2010. The effects of dietary carotenoid intake on
carotenoid accumulation in the retina of a wild bird, the house
finch (Carpodacus mexicanus).
Archives of Biochemistry
and Biophysics.
504: 161-168
Toomey,
M.B., M.W. Butler, and K.J. McGraw. 2010.
Immune-system
activation depletes retinal carotenoids in house finches.
Journal of Experimental Biology.
213:1709-1716
Toomey,
M.B., M.W. Butler, M.G. Meadows, L.A. Taylor, H.B.
Fokidis, and K.J. McGraw.
2010. A
novel method
for quantifying the glossiness of animals.
Behavioral Ecology and
Sociobiology.
64: 1047-1055.
In the news: BBC
McGraw, K. J.
and M. B. Toomey. 2010.
Carotenoid accumulation in the tissues of
zebra finches: predictors of integumentary pigmentation and
implications for
carotenoid allocation strategies. Physiological
and
Biochemical Zoology. 83:97-109
Bascunan,
A. L., E. A. Tourville, M.
B. Toomey, and K. J. McGraw. 2009. Food
color preferences of molting house finches (Carpodacus
mexicanus)
in relation to sex and plumage coloration. Ethology. 115:
1066-1073
Meadows,
M.G., M. W.
Butler, N. I. Morehouse, L. A. Taylor,
M. B. Toomey, K. J.
McGraw & R. L. Rutowski. 2009. Iridescence: views from many
angles. Journal of the
Royal Society Interface. 6:S107-S113
Toomey,
M. B.
& K. J. McGraw. 2009. Seasonal, sexual, and quality
related
variation in retinal carotenoid accumulation in the house
finch
(Carpodacus mexicanus).
Functional
Ecology. 23:321-329
Toomey, M.B.
& K. J. McGraw. 2007. Modified saponification and HPLC
methods
for
analyzing carotenoids from Japanese quail retina: implications
for use
as a nonprimate model species. Investigative
Ophthalmology
and Visual Science. 48:3976-3982
McGraw,
K.
J., M. B. Toomey, P. M. Nolan, N. I. Morehouse,
M. Massaro,
& P. Jouventin. 2007. A description of unique fluorescent
yellow
pigments in penguin feathers. Pigment
Cell
Research.
20:301-304.
Toomey,
M.B.,
R. Bowman, & G.E. Woolfenden. 2007. The
effects of
social context on food handling behavior of Florida Scrub-Jays.
Ethology. 113:
521-527
Toomey,
M.B., D. McCabe, & J. E. Marsden.
2002. Factors
affecting the movement of adult zebra mussels (Dreissena
polymorpha). Journal
of
the North American
Benthological
Society. 21:468-475.