Contact
Florida Museum of Natural History
Dickinson Hall
1659 Museum Road
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7800
352-273-1965
srobinson@flmnh.ufl.edu
Program
Ordway Lab of Ecosystem Conservation
Other Affiliations
UF School of Resources and the Natural Environment
Education
Ph.D., Princeton
Research Interests
I study the ecology, behavior, and conservation of birds. My laboratory uses the approaches and theoretical insights of basic ecology and behavior to study questions of conservation significance in various ecosystems in North America and in the tropics. Current research projects include effects of forest and grassland conservation on birds in the American Midwest, effects of urbanization on birds communities, avian brood parasitism, and tropical forest bird community organization and conservation. I am especially interested in determining the decision rules used by birds in selecting breeding sites and then determining if these rules are adaptive in human-modified habitats.
Publications
Research News
Hundreds of Andean bird species at risk due to deforestation: New research shows how to protect them
Birds native to the tropical Andes, many of which cannot be found anywhere else, are threatened by increasing agricultural development…
For birds, blending in may result in more diversity
The saying “Birds of a feather flock together” is being given new meaning by a study published in the Philosophical…
Tropical insects are extremely sensitive to changing climates
Insects that are adapted to perennially wet environments, like tropical rainforests, don’t tend to do well when their surroundings dry…
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