I am a behavioral ecologist, and I studied parental care and tadpole schooling in the Neotropical frog, Leptodactylus insularum for my PhD at the University of Connecticut.

I am interested in all types of animal behavior, currently parental care in anurans and hummingbird-plant interactions.

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Andean Cock-of-the-rock - Photo (c) Nathan Rupert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Andean Cock-of-the-rock Info
The Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) is a medium-sized passerine bird of the Cotinga family native to Andean cloud forests in South America. The plural is Andean Cocks-of-the-rock. It is widely regarded as the national bird of Peru. (From Wikipedia)
Boulenger's Treefrog - Photo (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Boulenger's Treefrog Info
Scinax boulengeri is a species of frog in the Hylidae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and possibly Honduras. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent freshwater marshes, pastureland, plantations , rural gardens, and urban areas. (From Wikipedia)
Blue-crowned Motmot - Photo (c) Luciano Giussani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Blue-crowned Motmot Info
The Blue-crowned Motmot, Momotus momota, is a colourful near-passerine bird found in forests and woodlands of eastern Mexico, Central America, northern and central South America, and Trinidad and Tobago. As presently defined, it includes several taxa that possibly should be recognized as valid species, including the Highland Motmot, Momotus aequatorialis. (From Wikipedia)
King Vulture - Photo (c) Brian Gratwicke, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
King Vulture Info
The King Vulture, Sarcoramphus papa, is a large bird found in Central and South America. It is a member of the New World vulture family Cathartidae. This vulture lives predominantly in tropical lowland forests stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, though some believe that William Bartram's Painted Vulture of Florida may be of this species. It is the only surviving member of the genus Sarcoramphus, though fossil members are known. (From Wikipedia)
Nautiluses - Photo (c) Klaus Stiefel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Nautiluses Info
The Nautilida constitute a large and diverse order of generally coiled nautiloid cephalopods that began in the mid Paleozoic and continues to the present with a single family, the Nautilidae which includes two genera, Nautilus and Allonautilus, with six species. All told between 22 and 34 families and 165 to 184 genera have been recognised, making this the largest order of the subclass Nautiloidea. (From Wikipedia)
Frogs and Toads - Photo (c) Tony Alter, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Frogs and Toads Info
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura (meaning "tail-less", from Greek an-, without + oura, tail), formerly referred to as Salientia (Latin saltare, to jump). Most frogs are characterized by long hind legs, a short body, webbed digits (fingers or toes), protruding eyes and the absence of a tail. Frogs are widely known as exceptional jumpers, and many of the anatomical characteristics of frogs, particularly their long, powerful legs, are adaptations to improve jumping performance. Due... (From Wikipedia)
Marmosets and Tamarins - Photo (c) grendelkhan, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Marmosets and Tamarins Info
The Callitrichidae (synonym Hapalidae) is one of five families of New World monkeys. The family includes several genera, including the marmosets, tamarins, and lion tamarins. For a few years, this group of animals was regarded as a subfamily, called the Callitrichinae, of the Family Cebidae. (From Wikipedia)
Rhinoceros - Photo (c) Art G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Rhinoceros Info
The members of the genus Rhinoceros are the one-horned rhinoceroses. The word "rhinoceros" is of Greek origin; "rhino" meaning "nose", and "ceros" meaning "horn". The genus contains two species, the Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) and the Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus). Although both members are endangered, the Javan Rhinoceros is one of the most endangered large mammals in the world with only 60 individuals surviving, in only two known locations: Java (Indonesia) and Vietnam.