Ornithology

Dr. Paul Banko (Associate Faculty) - terrestrial ecology on islands with emphasis on avian foraging ecology and population restoration; restoration of endangered Hawaiian lowland bird populations.

Dr. Sheila Conant - life history, ecology and conservation of Hawaiian birds, primarily geographic variation in morphology, genetics, and behavior of endangered passerines in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; seabird behavior and conservation; impacts of alien species on native Hawaiian biota.

Dr. Leonard Freed - evolutionary and behavioral ecology; life history theory, mating system theory, and optimal foraging theory; adaptation, particularly with bird species that display geographical variation in the characteristics of interest.