Mark
Cook (Ph.D. University of Glasgow, Scotland), 2000-2003.
Currently working on postdoctoral project on egg viability and the onset
of incubation using a
climatic gradient in Puerto Rico with Pearly-eyed Thrashers.
J.
Cully Nordby (Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle), 2001-2003.
Currently working on postdoctoral project on the impacts of introduced
cordgrass on the competitive interactions of Song Sparrows and Marsh Wrens in
San Francisco Bay. Cully is the recipient of the Smith Postdoctoral
Fellowship in Conservation from the Nature Conservancy.
Amber
Budden (Ph.D. University of North Wales, Bangor), 2002-2004.
Currently working on postdoctoral project on the breeding biology of Green-rumped
Parrotlets.
Jill
Letitia Grenier is a Ph.D. student studying the causes and
consequences of high density in a subspecies of Song Sparrows that inhabit
wetlands in San Francisco Bay. Her work incorporates behavioral studies of
the use of space, stable isotope analyses of diet, sampling resource
availability, and genetic analyses of mating systems. Letitia was the
recipeint of an NSF Pre-doctoral Fellowship.
Zach
Peery is a doctoral student using telemetry and Mark-recapture techniques
to study the demography and movements of Marbled Murrelets in Central
California. The work involves capture, banding, and radio-tagging birds in
order to determine their survival, reproduction, and daily movements, as well as
genetic studies. Zach is the recipient of an EPA Star Fellowship.
Eric
Punkay is a doctoral student studying infanticide and adoption in Green-rumped
Parrotlets in the llanos of Venezuela. Additionally, Eric will be
investigating mate choice in the parrotlet, specifically looking at plumage
characteristics as honest indicators of mate quality. Eric is a recipient
of an NSF Pre-doctoral Fellowship.
Jennifer Wang is a new doctoral student in Fall 2002 who
is interested in studying infanticide in gulls on the Farrallon Islands.
Jen's
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