Avian Biology – WFU Biology

Former Wake Forest Biology Ph.D. Reviews Challenges Posed by “Forever Compounds” in Science

February 6, 2022

Awkerman on Challenges Posed by “Forever Compounds” Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in manufactured products as diverse as fast-food containers and fire-suppressant foam have been called “forever chemicals” because of their extreme persistence. What happens when the environment is contaminated by chemicals that resist degradation? What are the impacts on human and ecosystem health?…

BIO 255 with Dr. Dave Anderson

March 24, 2020

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| Avian Biology, David Anderson, research, STEM, Teaching, undergraduate

Birds 101: Wake Forest students head to Florida to find birds follows the story of Dr. David J. Anderson and Riley Herriman (’22), Wake Forest’s Communications & External Relations’ student photographer, over the Spring Break 2020 course BIO 255, Bird Taxonomy, trip to Florida. Dr. Anderson has been teaching this course since 1996. Our department…

Anderson featured by New York Times

December 19, 2018

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| Avian Biology, Biodiversity, David Anderson, ecology

Dr. David Anderson WFU Biology professor was quoted in a New York Times feature article on Climate Change and its effect on wildlife. “As Seas Warm, Galapagos Islands Face a Giant Evolutionary Test.” by Nicholas Casey and Josh Haner. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/12/18/climate/galapagos-islands-ocean-warming.html

Woodpecker Drumming Signals: Wimp or Warrior

March 8, 2016

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| Avian Biology, Behavior, Matt Fuxjager, research, undergraduate

The Wake Forest University News Service recently published this news story written by Bonnie Davis on the research work of Dr. Matt Fuxjager. “Partners will actually coordinate or cooperate with how they fight depending on who they are fighting. They size up their opponent and decide whether they need to work together,” Fuxjager said. “In…

David J. Anderson featured on BBC

March 4, 2015

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| Avian Biology, Behavior, David Anderson, ecology, research

Professor of Biology David J. Anderson’s research into very unique questions about behavior and ecology have often been the focus of national media attention. Recently, Dr. Anderson was featured by the BBC in the series “The Natural World”. Dr. Anderson is featured in the episode entitled Galapagos: Islands of Change [web link]. Dr. Anderson’s work is highlighted here: Web Exclusive:…

NY Times: Galapagos Treasure under Threat

April 28, 2014

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| Avian Biology, Behavior, Climate, David Anderson, ecology

The New York Times recently featured Dr. David Anderson’s work in the Galapagos on the Blue-footed boobies. The number of boobies, known for their brightly colored feet and signature mating dance, has dropped by 50 percent in the last 20 years, according to a paper published in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology. Researchers estimate…

David Anderson Receives Funding from the National Science Foundation for Studies of Seabird Life Histories

March 6, 2012

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| Avian Biology, Behavior, David Anderson, Funding, research

Congratulations to Dave Anderson, professor of biology, whose proposal entitled “LTREB: Evolutionary Ecology of Seabird Reproductive Life Histories (DEB 0842199)” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Child Abuse in Birds?

September 29, 2011

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| Avian Biology, Behavior, David Anderson, ecology

WFU News Service, August 2011 For one species of seabird in the Galápagos, the child abuse “cycle of violence” found in humans plays out in the wild. The new study of Nazca boobies by Wake Forest University researchers provides the first evidence from the animal world showing those who are abused when they are young…