Alumni
Elisa Henderson
Elisa Henderson
Ph.D. student 2017-2022.Studies hybridization in hummingbirds (Anna's x Costa's, Black-chinned x Ruby-throated, and Rufous x Allen's). Officially Elisa was Alan Brelsford's student, but she studied hummingbirds, meaning she's one of us.
Brian Myers
Brian Myers
Ph.D. student 20xx-20xx. Using a hummingbird hybrid zone between Allen’s (Selasphorus sasin) and Rufous (Selasphorus rufus) Hummingbird, he studied sexual display behavior of each species across the area of contact and throughout their ranges. His research aimed to study how genetics, morphology, and behavior vary across a hybrid zone and to potentially discover the genomic regions associated with a novel, unlearned behavior in Allen’s Hummingbird. To achieve these goals, he conducted field work to record displays, capture the individual performing the observed displays, and perform genetic and morphological analyses to look for correlations between genes in each individual and their phenotype (behavior and morphology).
Emily Mistick
Emily Mistick
Lab tech, 2015-2017. Most recently: Master's student at UBC (graduated summer 2019). Currently working for StormSensor
Krista LePiane
Krista LePiane
Ph.D. student 2015-2020. Dissertation "The evolution and function of quiet flight in owls (Strigiformes) and Lesser Nighthawks (Chordeiles acutipennis)."
Katie Johnson
Katie Johnson
Ph.D. student 2014-2019. Dissertation "Sharing a song: Vocal Learning in Costa's Hummingbird". Currently an assistant professor at Riverside Community College
Sean Wilcox
Sean Wilcox
Ph.D. student 2013-2020. Dissertation "Sexual selection, flight performance, and signaling in Black-chinned Hummingbirds (Archilochus alexandri)". Currently an assistant professor at Moorpark College.