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The Cornell Lab of Ornithology proudly announces that Dr. Ian Owens will be its next executive director. Owens, a distinguished evolutionary biologist and museum director, will take the helm of the 106-year-old institution in July 2021.
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I am an ornithologist interested in the ecology, evolution and conservation of birds, and using the power of birds to engage the public with big questions in science and global sustainability. Since 2021 I have been Director of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, a pioneering scientific institute that brings together major programs in technology...
The central question of our research is, what are the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that drive biological diversification? We tackle this question at both macro- and microevolutionary scales using a combination of field experiments, genetic analyses and phylogenetic and spatial analyses. Almost all of my work is based on birds because of t...
Bennett, PM & Owens, IPF (2002) Evolutionary Ecology of Birds: Life Histories, Mating Systems and Extinction. Oxford University Press, Oxford.Peck H, Pringle H, Marshall H, Owens IPF & Lord A (2014) Experimental evidence of impacts of an invasive parakeet on foraging behaviour of native birds. Behavioral Ecology 25, 582-590.Bell S, Owens IPF & Lord A (2014) Quality of breeding territory mediates the relationship between paternal quality and sex ratio bias in a free-living bird population. Behavioral Ecology 25, 352-358.Jenkins T, Thomas GH, Hellgren O & Owens IPF. (2012) Migratory behavior of birds affects their coevolutionary relationship with blood parasites. Evolution 66, 740-751.Jan 26, 2021 · Owens will take the helm of the 106-year-old institution on July 1. He will also hold an appointment as professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS). Ian Owens. Owens will succeed John Fitzpatrick, who has led the Cornell Lab since 1995.
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Jul 7, 2021 · Ian Owens is taking the helm of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at a critical moment. Scientists at the Cornell Lab and elsewhere are sounding the warning bell that America’s birds are in crisis. In 2019 they published findings in the journal Science showing North America has lost more than 3 billion birds since 1970.
Jan 26, 2021 · Ian Owens, a distinguished evolutionary biologist and currently the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s deputy director, has been named the next executive director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.Owens will take the helm of the 106-year-old institution on July 1. He will also hold an appointment as professor in the Department of...
Ian Owens sang bass for the Cumberland Quartet in the early 2000s. He than sang for the Imperials from 2003-2010 until the group disbanded. In early 2011, he joined Ernie Haase And Signature Sound as bass singer. Owens left Ernie Haase And Signature Sound in October, 2012 and joined Soul'd Out Quartet as their bass singer in November 2012.
Dr. Ian Owens is the Cornell Lab's executive director. Photo courtesy Ian Owens. A Welcome fromExecutive Director Ian Owens How did birds first enter your life? When I was just 15 years old, I experienced an electrifying moment with a Eurasian Marsh Harrier. Ever since, I’ve never stoppe
