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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Undergraduate Research Experience Autumn 2022<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b>Behavioral Ecology and Biologging Ethics of Hummingbirds<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am Alyssa Sargent, a PhD student in the Biology Department in the Behavioral Ecophysics Lab (where I work with Dr. Alejandro Rico-Guevara). I study the behavioral and movement ecology of hummingbirds, and by extension have begun focusing
on the ethics of biologging. <b>I am seeking undergraduate students to help with a project studying the behavior of tagged hummingbirds.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Behavioral Monitoring of Hummingbirds Wearing a Custom Radio-Transmitter Backpack: A Case Study for Field-Accessible Biologging Ethics<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As advanced wildlife tracking tools become ever smaller and increasingly prevalent, the number of studies on the movement ecology of various animals have risen exponentially. The study of biologging ethics—the ethics of deploying auxiliary
markers on animals—has not, however, kept the same pace. There is still a pressing need for species-specific experimental designs, suitable and accessible for remote field settings, that explore the effect of external tags. Hummingbirds are notoriously tiny
and energy-constrained birds, complicating tagging efforts and making effective time budgeting of critical importance. In my work in Colombia and Ecuador, we are comparing behavior of hummingbirds with and without a custom, previously untested radio-transmitter
harness. This project is a great opportunity to join cutting-edge research on how some of the world’s smallest radio-transmitters affect the world’s smallest birds.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What you can get out of this work:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A foundational understanding of hummingbird behavior, the application and design of cutting-edge technology/tools, and the ethics of deploying radio-telemeters to study animal movement<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">An introduction to logistics in remote, international fieldwork<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Work is easily done remotely with your own computer (but the lab has some computing resources if needed!)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Regular meetings to discuss modern and classical work that has been done in the field<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Join the dynamic and exciting Behavioral Ecophysics Lab; we conduct work in nearly every continent of the world comparing the amazingly diverse groups of nectar-feeding birds<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Research credits starting in Winter quarter<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Potential coauthorship on a peer-reviewed academic publication (this will be extremely helpful if you’re considering going to grad school!)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What I am looking for from you:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">At least 4 hours a week of work<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">An interest in the work (no need to be declared in any particular major)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Consistency in your work and careful attention to detail<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Starting work the week of Nov 7<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You will be given training and mentorship for the above-mentioned project, an opportunity to develop your own academic ideas to apply to unique research projects, and the opportunity to be a part of the academic publication process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you are interested:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email me at <a href="mailto:sargena@uw.edu">sargena@uw.edu</a> with your CV or resume (no need to include GPA unless you want to) and a short message about why you are interested in this project. Don’t worry about committing straight away—you
can ask questions and we will figure out if this is the right research fit for you!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Jason Patterson, M Ed. (He/Him)</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Academic Counselor Senior, Department of Biology
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:patterj@u.washington.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">patterj@u.washington.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">318 HCK, University of Washington,
<b>BOX</b> 355320 Phone: 206-543-7767</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"><a href="http://www.biology.washington.edu/programs/undergraduate">http://www.biology.washington.edu/programs/undergraduate</a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Biology Zoom drop-in advising hours (10-15 min meetings):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">My Regular Drop in Zoom days:
<b>Tues, Thurs 1-4 pm, and Mon, Tues, Weds, Thursday 9-12pm. </b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">Zoom link for those hours:
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#232333;background:white"><a href="https://washington.zoom.us/j/97207369544">https://washington.zoom.us/j/97207369544</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#763E9B;background:white">Advising Sessions Via EMAIL, PHONE, and ZOOM. In person individual advising available by appointment only.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#0C882A">Appointments by request. Please include your name and student number in your emails.</span></u></b><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:green">
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