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Recipients of 2002 AOU Research Awards
Sarah Al-Tamimi, Ph.D. candidate, University of Utah - Does feather melanization defend birds against ectoparasites? Alice Boyle, Ph.D. candidate, University of Arizona - Short distance migration in tropical fruit-eating birds Chris Butler, Ph.D. candidate, University of Oxford - Population biology of the introduced Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) in the United Kingdom Karen Cavey, Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois - Paternity and male parental investment in multiple broods of American Robins Zac A. Cheviron, M.S. candidate, Illinois State University - Genetic population structure of the Blue-crowned Manakin (Pipra coronata) across a proposed suture zone in east-central Peru Amy C. Dolan, M.S. candidate, Portland State University - Avian affairs: a study of Eastern Kingbird hidden breeding patterns Peter Dombrowski, M.S. candidate, University of Vermont - Effect of supplemental calcium on an arboreally foraging insectivore in a calcium depleted environment Patrick J. Doran, Ph.D. candidate, Dartmouth College - Causes and consequences of spatial variation in bird abundance and reproduction Jeffrey T. Foster, Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois - Breeding and foraging ecology of five exotic birds in Hawaii Amanda M. Hale, Ph.D. candidate, University of Miami - Genetic analysis of the social structure and mating system of a Neotropical wood-quail Sarah Huber, Ph.D. candidate, University of Massachusetts - The origin and maintenance of song variation in Galapogos finches Meredith Hunter, M.S. candidate, University of Mississippi - The role of androgens in the onset of pre-nuptial molt of the American Goldfinch Maureen Leonard, Ph.D. candidate, University of New Mexico - The effects of eavesdropping on signal design in two species of birds Scott F. Lovell, M.S. candidate, University of Calgary - Neighbor-stranger discrimination and individual recognition by song in Alder Flycatchers (Empidonax alnorum) Daniel F. Mazerolle, Ph.D. candidate, University of Saskatchewan - Migratory patterns in White-throated Sparrows: tracing origins and destinations of migrating birds using stable isotopes Hope R. McGaha, Ph.D. candidate, University of Manitoba - Nestling competition of sympatric North American cowbirds: the role of flange and palate coloration William B. Monahan, Ph.D. candidate, University of California at Berkeley - Utilizing an historically documented founder population of the House Sparrow to predict and test microsatellite mutation rates Noah Owen-Ashley, Ph.D. candidate, University of Washington - Environmental regulation of immune defense in the White-crowned Sparrow along a latitudinal gradient Dustin R. Rubenstein, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University - Evolutionary and physiological mechanisms of cooperative breeding in African Starlings Wendy M. Schelsky, Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois - The influence of ecology and physiology on the mating system of Bartlett’s Tinamou (Crypturellus bartletti) Matthew S. Schrader, Ph.D. candidate, Florida State University - Are parasite-mediated life history trade-offs important in the Red-bellied Woodpecker? Lynn Siefferman, Ph.D. candidate, Auburn University - Structural coloration in Eastern Bluebirds: an honest signal of male condition? Monica Carneiro da Silva, Ph.D. candidate, University of Washington - Is there MHC-disassortative mating in the Thin-billed Prion (Procellariiformes)? Thomas Small, Ph.D. candidate, Arizona State University - Environmental control of reproduction in the Rufous-winged Sparrow, Aimophila carpalis Mary Stapleton, Ph.D. candidate, Queen’s University - Why do female Tree Swallows mate multiply? Testing the genetic compatibility hypothesis Christy Strand, Ph.D. candidate, Arizona State University - Effects of testosterone and photoperiod on vocal control regions and singing behavior of male House Finches Jose G. Tello, Ph.D. candidate, University of Illinois at Chicago - Understanding the evolution of Neotropical diversity: implications from phylogenetic patterns in two co-distributed avian genera Francois Vezina, Ph.D. candidate, Simon Fraser University - Energy management strategies and egg production costs in birds Brian G. Walker, Ph.D. candidate, University of Washington - Differential development of the adrenocortical stress-response in sibling Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) chicks Hira Alison Walker, Ph.D. candidate, University of New Mexico - Use of exotic and native vegetation by en route insectivorous Neotropical migrant landbirds Christopher C. Witt, Ph.D. candidate, Louisiana State University - Exploring the role of Central America to South America dispersal in the diversification of Neotropical birds: a case study using the motmots
Members of the 2002 AOU Research Awards Committee Gary Ritchison, Chair
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