Southwestern Research Station (Our Study Site)
Our proposed project will be done at the Southwestern Research Station (SWRS) located in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. SWRS is a research facility owned and operated by the American Museum of Natural History in New York, NY. Not only is SWRS a beautiful place, it is an ideal location to do physiological studies of hummingbirds! There are large, well-equipped laboratories that are perfect for conducting controlled experiments. In addition, there are vast spaces for outdoor field studies. Finally, most importantly, an abundance of hummingbirds that exhibit different foraging strategies.
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Former undergraduate research students Sara Nutter and Mimi Camacho preparing for all-night measurements of torpor metabolism at SWRS.
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Former undergraduate research students Nathan Weston and Elizah Stephens gathering data on the link between poorly maintained feeders and microbial infections in hummingbirds.
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Sara Nutter collecting a blue-throated hummingbird she just trapped at SWRS!
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A magnificent hummingbird about to be released after generously giving us some data!
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