Colby Neuman (Cornell 2005) is a student in the Cornell Presidential Research Scholars Program who is majoring in Atmospheric Sciences. He is interested in determining whether male tail-streamer length in North American populations of Barn Swallows influences the likelihood that a paired female will engage in extra-pair copulations. Colby is using DNA-based techniques to determine the paternity of Barn Swallow chicks.
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Above: Colby checks the status of a Barn Swallow nest.
Left: An adult Barn Swallow after genetic sampling. The tailspots have been colored to identify this individual because it is difficult to see color bands on swallows. |
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