Student Research

Apply for Summer '06 Research in Field Biology!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FACULTY AND STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS (student is underlined)

Participation in research is the best way for students to learn what biology really is. It is the best way for students to prepare for graduate studies or careers in biology. Based on work with me within the last ten years I have had 17 student co-authorships on publications with a student as first author on three of these.  Twelve students have gave oral presentations at local, regional or national professional meetings with a student giving the presentation on five occasions. Of the students who have worked with me on research in the last five years are now working for their mastsers doctoratal degree in ornithology and avian conservation.   Several others are working in environmental studies in avian and aquatic systems. I hope that all students who work with me on research obtain a satisfying experience, and take a particular satisfaction in the professional head start these students receive.

Here are some examples of projects that have been conducted by students in my lab:

• Jeff Larkin: The initiation and size of Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) clutches in relationship to temperature.
• Paul Scanlon: Behavioral interactions between Golden-winged and Blue-winged Warblers.
• Michelle Bajor: Do Downy Woodpeckers locate winter roost holes near permanent food sources?
• Amy Gordon: Are "permanent territories" of Downy Woodpeckers really permanent in winter?
• Tobi Krizek: The effect of bird feeders on bird abundance and distribution.

Student research in my lab.