Burns lab members past and present will be well represented at this week’s upcoming American Ornithological Society Meeting in East Lansing, Michigan. Here is a list of presentations by both former and current Burns lab members (in bold):

Thursday,  August 3rd; 1:45 pm; Kellogg 106
McCullough J *, Mauck W III, Moyle R, Smith B, Andersen M: SYSTEMATICS AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE PANTROPICAL AVIAN ORDER CORACIIFORMES

Thursday,  August 3rd; 2:00 pm ; Kellogg 105AB
Myers B, Burns K, Clark C: PHENOTYPIC DATA REVEAL AN ALLEN’S (SELASPHORUS SASIN) X RUFOUS (SELASPHORUS RUFUS) HUMMINGBIRD HYBRID ZONE

Friday, August 4th, 11:00 am; Kellogg 106
Funk E *, Burns K: EVOLUTIONARY DISTINCTIVENESS AND CONSERVATION PRIORITIES IN A LARGE RADIATION OF NEW WORLD BIRDS (EMBERIZOIDEA)

Friday, August 4th, 11:00 am; Kellogg 104AB
McCoy D, Shultz A, van der Heide E, Trauger S, Vidoudez C: RED VELVET AND NEON YELLOW: VIVID COLOR FROM PIGMENT AND STRUCTURE IN THE RAMPHOCELUS TANAGERS

Friday, August 4th, 11:15 am; Brody 112
Mason N *, Burns KJ, Tobias JA, Claramunt A, Seddon N, Derryberry E: SONG EVOLUTION, VOCAL LEARNING, AND SPECIATION IN PASSERINE BIRDS

Saturday, August 5th; 11:00 am; Brody 134
Demery A, Burns K, Mason N: CORRELATED TRAIT EVOLUTION AMONG ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC FACTORS IN A CONTINENTAL RADIATION (THRAUPIDAE)