education and training
- B.S., University of Montana
- M.S., George Mason University
- Ph.D., George Mason University
Dove, Carla Program Director
Forensic ornithology; researches microscopic variation in downy feather structures and identifies unknown feather samples retrieved from aircraft engines, wildlife cases, prey remains, and anthropological artifacts.
Background And Education
Research And Grants
investigator on
- FAA Support for Feather ID Laboratory awarded by Federal Aviation Administration 2019 -
- Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Program - Navy awarded by U.S Department of Defense/ U.S Department of the Navy 2018 -
- BASH Program awarded by Air National Guard
- Bash Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Program awarded by U.S. Department of the Air Force
- Bash Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) Program Initial Funding awarded by U.S. Department of the Air Force
- FAA - BASH Program awarded by Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA- BASH Program 10/2008 - 3/2014 awarded by U.S. Department of Transportation
- Identification of prey remains from pythons awarded by U.S. Geological Survey
- NAVY- Bird Strike Identification Project (#0799956) awarded by U.S. Department of the Navy
- NAVY-Bird Strike Identification Project awarded by U.S. Department of the Navy
- Natural History Collecting Surveys at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti awarded by U.S. Department of the Navy
Publications
selected publications
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- Avian surveys near Camp Lemonnier and Day Forest, Djibouti, Africa. Check List. 16:1067-1084. 2020
- First record of River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis and additional records for Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus and Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius in Djibouti. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 137:67-70. 2017
- Two Harpy Eagles Harpia harpyja at high elevation in Peru. Cotinga. 40:98-100. 2017
- How seabirds plunge-dive without injuries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113:12006-12011. 2016
- Identification of Bird Species Used to Make a Viking Age Feather Pillow. Arctic. 69:29-36. 2016
- Implications of the 2013 Python Challenge® for Ecology and Management of Python molorus bivittatus (Burmese Python) in Florida. Southeastern Naturalist. 63-74. 2016
- Overcoming challenges to morphological and molecular identification of Empidonax flycatchers: a case study with a Dusky Flycatcher. Journal of Field Ornithology. 87:96-103. 2016
- Recurrent hybridization and recent origin obscure phylogenetic relationships within the ‘white-headed’ gull (Larus sp.) complex. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 103:41-54. 2016
- Supersize me: remains of three white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in an invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) in Florida. BioInvasions Records. 5:197-203. 2016
- Forensic Techniques Identify the First Record of Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Feeding on a Razorbill (Alca torda). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 127:503-506. 2015
- A proposed emendation of the Gray Flycatcher's type locality and formal designation of its lectotype. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Southwestern Biology. 11:1-7. 2014
- Extensive mitochondrial introgression in North American Great Black-backed Gulls (Larus marinus) from the American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus) with little nuclear DNA impact. Heredity. 112:226-239. 2014
- Seeking carotenoid pigments in amber-preserved fossil feathers. Scientific Reports. 4. 2014
- Birdstrike in Georgia documents mixed-species flock of nocturnal migrating vertebrates. The Oriole. 78:1-5. 2013
- Delimiting shades of gray: phylogeography of the Northern Fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis. Ecology and Evolution. 3:1915-1930. 2013
- MtDNA ND2 sequence identifies Streaked Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris strigata) from birdstrike to US Air Force F-15 at Portland International Airport, Oregon. Conservation Genetics Resources. 5. 2013
- Comment on "A Diverse Assemblage of Late Cretaceous Dinosaur and Bird Feathers from Canadian Amber". Science. 335:796. 2012
- Hybridization among Arctic white-headed gulls (Larus spp.) obscures the genetic legacy of the Pleistocene. Ecology and Evolution. 2:1278-1295. 2012
- Birds consumed by the invasive Burmese Python Python molurus bivittatus in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 123:126-131. 2011
- Fossil Feathers from the Hawaiian Flightless Ibis (Apteribis sp.): Plumage Coloration and Systematics of a Prehistorically Extinct Bird. Journal of Paleontology. 85:892-897. 2011
- Black Vulture Nest in Pendleton County, West Virginia. The Redstart. 77:136-139. 2010
- Microscopy of Feathers: A Practical Guide for Forensic Feather Identification. Journal of the American Society of Trace Evidence Examiners. 1:15-17. 2010
- Using Whatman FTA cards to collect DNA for bird-strike identifications. Human-Wildlife Interactions. 5:218-223. 2010
- Birdstrikes: a reply to Swift et al.. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 7:407-408. 2009
- Migratory Canada geese cause crash of US Airways Flight 1549. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 7:297-301. 2009
- Towards a comprehensive model of feather regeneration. Journal of Morphology. 270:1166-1208. 2009
- First Specimen record of Great White Heron In Virginia. Banisteria. 30:35-36. 2008
- Marbled Godwit collides with aircraft at 3,700 m. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120:914-915. 2008
- Using DNA Barcodes to Identify Birds Involved in Birdstrikes. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:1231-1236. 2008
- Comprehensive DNA barcode coverage of North American birds. Molecular Ecology Notes. 7:535-543. 2007
- Differences in plumulaceous feather characters of dabbling and diving ducks. Condor. 109:192-199. 2007
- Prevalence and diversity of avian haematozoan parasites in Asia: A regional survey. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 43:382-398. 2007
- The developmental significance of a neglected feather component. Journal of Morphology. 268:1101-1101. 2007
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