by Rebecca Garlinger (@RD_Garlinger) and Holly Garrod (@hmg_ornithology) After finishing up our Masters coursework in spring 2018 and our respective field seasons in summer 2018, we had an amazing opportunity… Read more »
by Taylor Heuermann (CLAS ’19, MS ’20, Biology) Thanks to travel funding I received from Villanova’s Center for Undergraduate Research, I was able to attend the Society for Integrative &… Read more »
The undergraduate research folks at Villanova’s Center for Research and Fellowships (CRF) recently selected my lab as one of those offering a university-supported position for a first-year student interested in getting… Read more »
by Katherine Monroe (CLAS ’18, Biology), May 2017 A fascinating aspect of climate change that has received relatively little attention is the impact of changing environments on species interaction. Climate… Read more »
by Alyssa Kist (CLAS ’18, Biology), May 2017 Because we study hybridization in chickadees, the Curry Lab is always searching for current research that relates to our own program. In… Read more »
Our most advanced pair (both Carolina Chickadees) laid their first egg on 15 April … one day earlier than last year, in the same artificial nest snag. Many other pairs getting… Read more »
Plans are shaping up for the next offering of Bio 4451/2 and Bio 8940/1 … including a 2-week field trip in January 2018 to Costa Rica. The course will introduce students… Read more »
Holly Garrod has received a grant from BirdCaribbean in support of her project on todies in the Dominican Republic! Read more about this element of her work here.
by Matt Dula (CLAS ’18 Biology), Dec. 2016 One major question in the field of behavioral ecology that really interests me is the potential link between dominance and personality. Although several… Read more »
Author: Taylor Heuermann (undergraduate member of the lab), Dec. 2016 Something within the study of animal behavior that I find fascinating is the interplay between genetics and environment to create… Read more »