Curriculum Vitae

Christopher L. Merkord

105 Tucker Hall, Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 882-4854 chris AT merkord DOT com

 

Education

B.S. Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Vertebrate Zoology Option. 2002. Texas A&M University
Ph.D. Biological Sciences. 2003-present. University of Missouri

Publications in Literature

Faaborg, J, R. T. Holmes, A. Anders, K. Bildstein, K. Dugger, S. A. Gauthreaux, P. Heglund, K. A. Hobson, A. E. Jahn, D. H. Johnson, S. C. Latta, D. Levey, P. Marra, C. L. Merkord, E. Nol, S. I. Rothstein, T. W. Sherry, T. S. Sillett, F. R. Thompson III, and N. Warnock. 2009. Recent advances in understanding migration systems of New World landbirds. Ecological Monographs. In press.
Faaborg, J, R. T. Holmes, A. Anders, K. Bildstein, K. Dugger, S. A. Gauthreaux, P. Heglund, K. A. Hobson, A. E. Jahn, D. H. Johnson, S. C. Latta, D. Levey, P. Marra, C. L. Merkord, E. Nol, S. I. Rothstein, T. W. Sherry, T. S. Sillett, F. R. Thompson III, and N. Warnock. 2009. Managing migratory landbirds in the New World: do we know enough? Ecological Applications. In press.
Merkord, C. L., T. Mark, D. Susanibar, A. Johnson, and C. C. Witt. 2009. Avifaunal survey of the Río Chipaota Valley in the Cordillera Azul region, San Martín, Peru. Ornitologia Neotropical 20:535-552.
Merkord, C. L., R. Rodriquez, and J. Faaborg. 2006. Second and third records of Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) for the Western Hemisphere in Puerto Rico. Journal of Caribbean Ornithology 19:42-44.

Publications in Review

Jankowski, J. L., C. L. Merkord, W. Farfan Rios, K. Garcia Cabrera, N. Salinas Revilla, and M. R. Silman. Links between Andean bird and tree communities: Using current associations to anticipate effects of climate change. Global Change Biology. In Review.

Non-refereed Publications

Tobias, J. A., P. Koch, and C. Merkord. 2008. Hummingbirds of the Madre de Dios watershed, Perú. Rapid Color Guide #230. The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Professional Organizations

American Ornithologists' Union
Association of Field Ornithologists
Cooper Ornithological Society
Neotropical Ornithological Society
Texas Ornithological Society
Western Field Ornithologists
Wilson Ornithological Society
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