I am interested in non-invasive monitoring techniques for endangered species, population genetics, big cat conservation, marine biology, trophic ecology, invasive species biology, parrot conservation, genomics, ancient DNA, paleogenomics, landscape genomics and bioinformatics.
I’m currently working on an international collaboration to improve conservation planning and outcomes for the Mexican Military Macaw, analyzing genomic data from North American jaguars, and mapping biodiversity of bony fish, sharks, and marine mammals across the Gulf of California.
Past projects include: An analysis of Tamaulipas jackrabbit mitochondrial DNA for clues into their taxonomy and the migration and speciation of jackrabbits and their distribution during the last ice age, and working on Dr. Anthony Giordano’s PhD project in the field and lab, monitoring distribution, sex-ratios, and microsatellite identification of individual jaguars in the Paraguayan Chaco region.
My current Ph.D. research is: Marine Biodiversity Monitoring using eDNA in the Gulf of California (in analysis and publication preparation stages).
Culver Lab 