I expect to have two graduate research opportunities in my lab beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year (or earlier). One project is part of a NSF-NIH grant and will focus the role of birds in the eco-epidemiology of West Nile Virus. Fieldwork for this project will be based on Chicago, Illinois. The other project is on the physiological ecology of tropical birds with emphasis on habitat selection and environmental change. This project will be based on Panama and will be carried out in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology. For more complete descriptions see: http://www.life.uiuc.edu/brawn/letter.html or contact Jeff Brawn at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
