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
awards and honors
- Bird Strike Committee USA Award , conferred by Bird Strike Committee USA , 2019
- FAA Airport Certification Program Medal Of Excellence , conferred by Federal Aviation Administration Airport Certification Program, 2013
- Secretary's Research Prize, 2010
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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article
- Elevation and body size drive convergent variation in thermo-insulative feather structure of Himalayan birds 2021
- Avian surveys near Camp Lemonnier and Day Forest, Djibouti, Africa 2020
- ND2 as an Additional Genetic Marker to Improve Identification of Diving Ducks Involved in Bird Strikes 2020
- The identification and use of fur and feathers excavated from the late iron age and early medieval (12th-13th) centuries) Ravattula Ristimaki Cemetery in Kaarina, Southwest Finland 2020
- First record of River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis and additional records for Plain Nightjar Caprimulgus inornatus and Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius in Djibouti 2017
- Two Harpy Eagles Harpia harpyja at high elevation in Peru 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 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 2016
- Forensic Techniques Identify the First Record of Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) Feeding on a Razorbill (Alca torda) 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 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 2013
- Comment on "A Diverse Assemblage of Late Cretaceous Dinosaur and Bird Feathers from Canadian Amber" 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 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 2010
- A decade of U.S. Air Force bat strikes 2009
- Birdstrikes: a reply to Swift et al. 2009
- Migratory Canada geese cause crash of US Airways Flight 1549 2009
- Towards a comprehensive model of feather regeneration. Journal of Morphology. 270:1166-1208. 2009
- First Specimen record of Great White Heron In Virginia 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 2008
- Comprehensive DNA barcode coverage of North American birds 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 2007
- The developmental significance of a neglected feather component. Journal of Morphology. 268:1101-1101. 2007
Affiliation
Other
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
