Research Interests

Nest site competition among cavity nesting birds
Nest site competition between wasps and cavity nesting birds
Urban heat island effects on eastern bluebirds and tree swallows
Nest site selection and nest site fidelity in eastern bluebirds
Bluebirds as bio-indicators on golf courses
Hatching asynchrony in purple martins
Nest spacing in barn swallows
Mate choice in eastern bluebirds
Breeding synchrony and extrapair paternity in eastern bluebirds
Behavioral endocrinology of cooperative breeding in acorn woodpeckers
Causes and consequences of nestling size variation in acorn woodpeckers
Sperm storage and sperm competition in African hornbills
Hatching asynchrony in African hornbills

Links to Virtual Posters:

2004 Posters
Current vs. future reproduction in a multi-brooded passerine, the Eastern Bluebird
Eastern Bluebird Reproductive Parameters in Golf and Non-Golf Habitats
Nest Predation in Suburbia: Effects of Predator Guards, Effects on Bluebirds

2005 Posters
Clutch Size in Eastern Bluebirds: No Support for Individual Optima
Are Some Golf Courses Better For Bluebirds Than Others?
Hatching Asynchrony in Purple Martins: Testing an Assumption
Nest Temperature, Hatching Success, and Chick Condition in Eastern Bluebirds 

 


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