| Professor of Biology Department of Biology Pacific Union College 1 Angwin Ave. Angwin, CA 94508, USA Tel: 707-965-6401 Fax: 707-965-7577 E-mail: [email protected] |
| LINKS William Hayes, my twin brother [click here] Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, which I edit [click here or here] Southeastern Caribbean Bird Alert, which I initiated and compiled from 1998-2002 [click here] Southeastern Caribbean Birds Photo Gallery, which I initiated and now rarely manage [click here] Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee, which I cofounded and remain a member of [click here] Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, where I currently work [click here] Division of Fish and Wildlife, U. S. Virgin Islands, where I previously worked [click here] Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, where I previously worked [click here] University of the Southern Caribbean (formerly Caribbean Union College), Maracas, Trinidad, where I previously worked [click here] Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda University, CA, USA, where I obtained my Ph.D. [click here] |
| Floyd, Marta and Brett Hayes Washington Pass, WA, 18 June 2004 |
| Created on 4 October 2001; last updated 6 April 2009 |
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| PERSONAL DATA Birth:���������������1962, Takoma Park, MD, USA Citizenship:�������USA Family:�������������Wife: Marta Francisca Hayes, b. 1966; citizen of Paraguay �����������������������Child: Brett Daniel Hayes, b. 1991; citizen of USA Residence:��������2003-present, Angwin, CA, USA; 2002-2003, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA; 1993-2002, Maracas Valley, Trinidad; 1990-1993, Riverside and Loma Linda, CA, USA; 1987-1989, Guarambar� and San Lorenzo, Paraguay; 1986-1987, Beltsville, MD, USA; 1985-1986, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 1984-1985, Riverside, CA, USA; 1984, Gal�pagos Islands, Ecuador; 1983, Walla Walla, WA, USA; 1982-1983, Beltsville, MD, USA; 1981- 1982, Kosrae, Caroline Islands, Micronesia; 1962-1981, College Park, Silver Spring and Beltsville, MD, USA |
| RESEARCH PROJECTS [click here] Geographic variation, hybridization and taxonomy of selected Neotropical birds Sabre rattling at the lek: status, ecology and behavior of the endangered White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis) in Tobago Tropical versus temperate life history traits: breeding biology and mating systems of the Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) in Trinidad Status, ecology and behavior of the endangered Trinidad Piping-Guan (Pipile pipile) Status, distribution and biogeography of birds in Trinidad and Tobago Symbiotic relationships among decapod crabs, sea urchins and sea anemones Population ecology of birds in agroforestry plantations and agricultural areas of Trinidad Plus many more! |
| RESEARCH GRANTS [click here] SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS [click here] GENERAL PUBLICATIONS [click here] PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES [click here] TEACHING EXPERIENCE [click here] LANGUAGE SKILLS Spanish: speak, read and write fluently HOBBIES [click here] FAMILY MATTERS [click here] |
| Getting chomped by a Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) at Gilpin Trace, Tobago, 28 June 1999. Photo by Tony Trimm. |
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| Gal�pagos Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus vandenburghi) males in combat. Volc�n Alcedo, Gal�pagos Islands, June 1984. |
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| CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS 2003-present Professor of Biology, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, USA 2002-2003 Wildlife Biologist, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands 1997-2002��������� Lecturer in Zoology, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad 1993-1997������������ Assistant Professor of Biology, Caribbean Union College, Maracas, Trinidad 1991-1993������������ Research Assistant, Fossil ground squirrel systematics, Loma Linda University, CA, USA 1990-1991������������ Research Assistant, Ecology of Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmanii) at the Santa Rosa Plateau Preserve, CA; Loma Linda University, CA, USA 1987-1989������������ United States Peace Corps Vertebrate Biologist, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural del Paraguay, Paraguay 1979-1986������������ other positions [click here] |
| Wrestling with a Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodylus) at Trincity, Trinidad, 4 May 1997. Photo by Tony Trimm. |
| EDUCATION (IN USA) Degrees:�����������1993, Ph.D., Biology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA �����������������������1986, M.S. Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI �����������������������1985, B.S., Biology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA |
| CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS Geographic variation, hybridization and biogeography of Neotropical birds Tropical versus temperate life history traits of birds Breeding systems, especially lek polygyny and cooperative breeding, in birds Status, ecology and behavior of endangered birds of Trinidad and Tobago Symbiotic relationships of coral reef invertebrates |
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| Feeding Sargeant Majors (Abudefduf saxatilis) at Coki Beach, St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, 2 March 2003. Photo by Brett Hayes. |
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| Leading a spectacular 15' ceiling on BISHOP'S BALCONY in Yosemite Valley, California, 22 July 1983. Photo by Allison Blythe. For info on my rock climbs, click here. |
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| My best bird photograph: Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, 6 August 2006. For info on my birding adventures, click here. |