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Shelley Bayard de Volo
Wildlife Biologist
Phone: 970.295.5953
e-mail:sbayard@fs.fed.us
Address
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Natural Resources Research Center
2150 Centre Ave., Bldg. A, Ste. 350
Fort Collins, CO 80526
CSU Homepage http://lamar.colostate.edu/~sbdv/
Abbreviated Vitae
CAREER GOALS
- Complete dissertation research in Ecology from Colorado State University.
- Work as a Research Scientist in the fields of Conservation Genetics and Population Ecology.
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
- Assess population genetic structure for Arizona northern goshawk populations.
- Investigate range-wide patterns of genetic variation for goshawk populations in North America, and address questions concerning phylogeographic history and putative sub-species designations.
- Develop a genotyping method specific for northern goshawks using microsatellites as genetic markers and assess the power of those markers for correctly assigning identity.
- Assess the utility of non-invasive sampling for genetic material in capture-recapture and phylogeography studies.
- Use non-invasive sampling and genotyping methods to estimate apparent survival for goshawks on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona.
REALIZED MAJOR RESEARCH OUTPUTS
- Bayard de Volo, S., R. Reynolds, and M. Antolin. 2006. A first look at the phylogeography of a widespread North American avian predator, the northern goshawk. Oral presentation. SS03, special symposium in Systematics, Genetic Diversity, and Conservation of Raptors. Fourth North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico.
- Bayard de Volo, S., R. Reynolds, J. Topinka, B. May, and M. Antolin. 2005. Population genetics and genotyping for mark-recapture studies of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) on the Kaibab Plateau, Arizona. Journal of Raptor Research 39:275-284.PDF
- Bayard de Volo, S., R. Reynolds, and M. Antolin. 2005. Genetic studies of Arizona northern goshawks: evaluating molted feathers as a source of DNA and assessing population genetic structure. Oral presentation, Cooper Ornithological Society, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
- Bayard de Volo, S., M. Antolin, R. Reynolds, R. Topinka, and B. May. 2003. Can molted feathers serve as a source of DNA for genotyping in mark-recapture and population genetic studies: results from a pilot study. Paper presentation, International Northern Goshawk Symposium and Annual Meeting of the Raptor Research Foundation, Inc., Anchorage, AK.
ANTICIPATED OUTCOME OF CURRENT EFFORTS
- Provide recommendations concerning the use of non-invasive sampling for genetic material in capture-recapture and phylogeography studies in raptors.
- Gain a better understanding of the population ecology and history of a predator of conservation concern.
- Give oral presentations at national scientific meetings, to interested publics, and to regional and district level USDA Forest Service and National Park Service personnel.
- Complete a Ph.D. dissertation, from which several peer-reviewed publications will result.
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