1. Biology Club Dr. Clay E. Corbin

2. Brief History Grew up in central Missouri Grew up in central Missouri Undergrad in Montana Undergrad in Montana Master’s in Southeast Missouri Master’s in Southeast Missouri PhD at Ohio PhD at Ohio

3. Research Interests Ecomorphology Ecomorphology C.V.A. X Ecology C.V.A. X Ecology Field Ecology Field Ecology Community Ecology Community Ecology Conservation Biology Conservation Biology Birds

4. Ecomorphology Based upon the apparent relationship between form and function Based upon the apparent relationship between form and function

5. MorphologyEcology Seed Crushers Insectivores Insects Seeds Bill Shape Feeding PowerPrecision

6. Recent research Does these patterns hold up in other birds? Does these patterns hold up in other birds? Testing for relationship between Ecology and Morphology in flycatchers. Testing for relationship between Ecology and Morphology in flycatchers. Collect foraging data and morphological data on flycatchers in Africa and the Americas. Collect foraging data and morphological data on flycatchers in Africa and the Americas. Searching behavior Searching behavior Attacking behavior (pounce, flycatch, hover) Attacking behavior (pounce, flycatch, hover) Basic foraging behavior on African birds. Basic foraging behavior on African birds.

7. Order Passeriformes Family Tyrannidae Subfamily: Tyranninae: Tyrant Flycatchers Family Corvidae Subfamily: Dicrurinae Subfamily: Dicrurinae Tribe Rhipidurini:Fantails Dicrurini: Drongos Monarchini: Monarchs Family Bombycillidae Tribe Ptilogonatini: Silky flycatchers Family Muscicapidae Subfamily: Muscicapinae Subfamily: Muscicapinae Tribe Muscicapini: Old World Flycatchers The World’s Flycatchers

8. Ohio

9. Arizona

10. Southern Africa

11. Foraging and Morphology in Old and New World Flycatchers Pounce Sally HG R 2 = 0.8* R 2 Cont = 0.9* Longer TarsusWider bill SA (“o”) and NA (“n”) Flycatchers Foraging Mode and Morphology Foraging Mode and Morphology

12. Foraging Behavior in Brown-Hooded Kingfishers (Halcyon albiventris)

13. East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

14. Amani, Tanzania

15. Foraging Behavior in Brown-Hooded Kingfishers (Halcyon albiventris)

16. Future Work… Forest management techniques and animal communities Forest management techniques and animal communities Effect of thinning and burning on foraging behavior Effect of thinning and burning on foraging behavior Form and Function (Tissue Level) Form and Function (Tissue Level) Tissue morphology predict foraging behavior? Tissue morphology predict foraging behavior? Keratinization in digestive tubes of birds that eat rough substances. Keratinization in digestive tubes of birds that eat rough substances.