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Population Ecology of Forest Birds in Madagascar

Onja Razafindratsima - Professor, Integrative Biology

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs     Location: On Campus

Our research group is interested in addressing various questions related to the elevational patterns of birds in Madagascar. Over the past two years, we have collected field data on species distributions, community assemblages, and population densities along an elevational gradient in northeastern Madagascar. The student will have the opportunity to...

 Biological & Health Sciences

Diversity of birds and mammals in regenerating forests in Madagascar

Onja Razafindratsima - Professor, Integrative Biology

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs     Location: On Campus

Forest regeneration and seed dispersal are essential ecological processes for maintaining biodiversity, ecosystem stability, and carbon sequestration. However, these processes are being threatened by agricultural expansion and defaunation. As a first step toward understanding the importance of animal seed dispersers in forest regeneration, this project aims to assess the diversity...

 Biological & Health Sciences

Movement and foraging ecology of three sympatric lemur species

Onja Razafindratsima - Professor, Integrative Biology

Status: Full- no new appr needed     Weekly Hours: 6-8 hrs     Location: On Campus

Our research group is interested in addressing various questions related to primate ecology. We have gathered data in the field for over two years about different aspects of movement and foraging ecology of three sympatric lemur species in the rainforests of Madagascar. Students will have the opportunity to develop specific...

 Biological & Health Sciences

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