Carlos Esteban Lara
Email: celarav(-at-)gmail(-dot-)com
I am a PhD student at the University of Otago in New Zealand. I am currently in my third year in Shinichi's Lab. I have a broad interest in behavioural ecology, particularly focused on birds. Since 2013 I am participating in a long-term project on dunnocks in Dunedin, New Zealand. |
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Current Research Project
I aim to understand how several mating strategies are maintained in one species. To achieve this aim, I focus on different aspects of the dunnocks' breeding biology, including breeding density, maternal effects and offspring quality. In general, I am using a wide range of research approaches, including oxidative stress markers, sperm sampling, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) genes amplification, and egg colour measurements, all of those associated with natural history and fitness observations on a population of dunnocks.
Past Education / Work
I am originally from Colombia, and moved to New Zealand in 2012. I hold a degree in Ecology (2002-2007) and a M.Sc. in Conservation Biology (2009-2011), both from the National University of Colombia. I worked as a lecturer form 2009 to 2012 at the National University of Colombia, where I taught a course in Ornithology. At the same time, I participated in several research projects on birds, working on aspects of natural history, boreal migration, predation, and forest fragmentation. I contributed to the description of a new bird species (Thryophilus sernai). This research comprised of an integrative analysis of morphological, vocal and genetic variations. Unfortunately, the newly discovered species is seriously threatened.
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I aim to understand how several mating strategies are maintained in one species. To achieve this aim, I focus on different aspects of the dunnocks' breeding biology, including breeding density, maternal effects and offspring quality. In general, I am using a wide range of research approaches, including oxidative stress markers, sperm sampling, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) genes amplification, and egg colour measurements, all of those associated with natural history and fitness observations on a population of dunnocks.
Past Education / Work
I am originally from Colombia, and moved to New Zealand in 2012. I hold a degree in Ecology (2002-2007) and a M.Sc. in Conservation Biology (2009-2011), both from the National University of Colombia. I worked as a lecturer form 2009 to 2012 at the National University of Colombia, where I taught a course in Ornithology. At the same time, I participated in several research projects on birds, working on aspects of natural history, boreal migration, predation, and forest fragmentation. I contributed to the description of a new bird species (Thryophilus sernai). This research comprised of an integrative analysis of morphological, vocal and genetic variations. Unfortunately, the newly discovered species is seriously threatened.
Google Scholar profile