My dissertation research focuses on investigating:
Part of my research requires genetically determining sex in Swainson's Thrushes and Northern Waterthrushes. I base my protocol off some previous papers and use a Qiagen DNA extraction kit. Details of my protocol may be found in this Genetic Sexing Protocol. September 2015: First publication from this project is out! If you're interested in the "Patterns of testosterone in three Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbirds during spring passage" then go here. | September 2017: Our second publication from this project was published in the Journal of Ornithology! We used stable hydrogen isotopes as a proxy for breeding destination in Black-and-white Warblers. We looked for relationships between testosterone levels and Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis activity and breeding proximity. Check it out! |
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