CONTACT INFO 305-284-3973 department phone 305-284-3039 department fax sarah@bio.miami.edu Mailing address Dept. of Biology P.O. Box 249118 Coral Gables, FL 33124 Delivery address Dept. of Biology 1301 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146

RESEARCH INTERESTS
I am interested in the social behavior and behavioral ecology of animals, particularly birds.  My favorite topics include mating systems, sexual selection, reproductive strategies, and parental care.  Currently I am studying the mating system of wild Muscovy ducks in the Pantanal of Brazil and sperm competition in captive wild-type Muscovy ducks at the Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center in Front Royal, Virginia (see below).

BACKGROUND
I have an undergraduate degree in biology and spent 3 years working and traveling before starting graduate school. Click below for information on my background, plus photos!
College
Field Work & Museums
Travel
Graduate School

DISSERTATION TOPIC
The title of my dissertation is "Promiscuity and sperm competition in Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata)."  The project has two components - one in the field in Brazil and one in captivity in Virginia.  Both components involve follow-up in the lab at the University of Miami.
Field Work: Mating System
Captive Work: Sperm Competition
Lab Work: DNA microsatellites

    ***check out my awesome field assistants!!
 
 

PERSONAL
Marilyn & Joe
Jonah