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Research
Interests
I
am studying native Hawaiian forest birds at Hakalau Forest National
Wildlife Refuge, on the Big Island. Although the area around Hakalau,
an old name meaning "many perches," is one of the last
great remaining strongholds of native forest birds, it is also being
invaded by avian malaria, avian pox, and mosquitoes that carry these
diseases. Research is focusing on the relationship between mobility
of birds and their likelihood of contracting disease. I am also
interested in science education, and have an ongoing GK-12 project
called Kolea Watch where students around the state enter observations
on the migration of the Pacific Golden Plover onto a web database.
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