Dawson Building, Room 211
120 Ridge View Drive
Dunmore, PA 18512
Biography
Research Interests
RESEARCH DESCRIPTION
Variation is the foundation of natural selection. I study individual variation and life-history trade-offs in songbirds.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Ornithology
- Migratory Ecology
- Eco immunology of migratory songbirds
- Life Histories
- Parental Care
RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Individual variation in immune function
- Comparisons between species in immune function
- Migratory trade-offs
Publications
Smith, R. J., & Hatch, M. I. (2020). Stopover ecology of fall migrating landbirds at an inland stopover site in northeastern Pennsylvania dominated by nonnative vegetation. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 132 (2), 398-409.
Smith, R. J., Hatch, M. I., & Carey, M. (2020). Arrival timing and the influence of weather experienced during the nonbreeding and breeding periods on correlates of reproductive success in female Field Sparrows (Spizella pusilla) breeding in northeastern Pennsylvania, US. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64(8), 1285-1293.
Smith, R. J., & Hatch, M. I. (2017). Loss of viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) is associated with changes in species composition and mass gain by spring migrants using early successional habitat. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 129(2), 247-258.