Amanda Hale 
Department of Biology 
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL  33124
305-284-6566
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Education

 Ph.D.   University of Miami,  2004
 M.S.   Purdue University,  1998
 B.S. and B.A.   Purdue University,  1995
Research Interests

 My research interests span  the areas of ecology, evolution, genetics, and conservation biology.  I am particualy interested in questions related to dispersal, the evolution of mating systems, animal communication, territorial behavior, and the influence of behavior on the likelihood of population persistence in fragmented landscapes.  The majority of my research experience has involved the application of molecular markers (e.g. microsatellite DNA markers) to address questions in these areas.  

Behavioral ecology and conservation of New World quail
Social and population biology of brown jays
Population structure of cloud forest trees


Teaching

Fall 2005 - BIL 151 General Biology HHMI Research Laboratory

Spring 2005 -  BIL 160 Biodiversity and Evolution  and  BIL 252 Honors Genetic Laboratory
      

Publications

Williams, D.A. & A.M. Hale. In press. Female-biased helping in a cooperatively breeding bird: female benefits or male costs? Ethology.

Hale, A.M. 2006. The structure, context, and functions of group singing in black-breasted wood-quail (Odontophorus leucolaemus). Behaviour 143:511-533. Download PDF

Hale, A.M. 2006. Group living in the Black-breasted Wood-Quail and the use of playbacks as a survey technique. The Condor 108:107-119. Download PDF

Williams, D.A. & A.M. Hale. 2006. Helper effects on offspring production in cooperatively breeding Brown Jays. The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology 123:847-857. Download PDF

Hale, A.M. 2004. Predation risk associated with group singing in a Neotropical wood-quail. The Wilson Bulletin 116:167-171. Download PDF

Williams, D.A., E. Berg, A.M. Hale & C.R. Hughes. 2004. Characterization of microsatellites for parentage studies of white-throated magpie-jays (Calocitta formosa) and brown jays (Cyanocorax morio). Molecular Ecology Notes 4:509-511. Download PDF

Hale, A.M., D.A. Williams & K.N. Rabenold. 2003. Territoriality and neighbor assessment in Brown Jays (Cyanocorax morio) in Costa Rica. The Auk: A Quarterly Journal of Ornithology 120:446-456. Download PDF

Hale, A.M. & C.R. Hughes. 2003. Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in a Neotropical wood-quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus. Molecular Ecology Notes 3:508-510. Download PDF
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