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Dr. Karl S. Berg
Associate Professor
Department of Biology and School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences
Office: Life Health Science Building 1.832
Lab LHSB 2.910
Email: karl.berg@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 882-5049

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Staff

Karl S. Berg, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor
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Karl S. Berg, Ph.D.,

Associate Professor
Department of Biology & School of Earth Environmental and Marine Sciences

Soraya Delgado

Research Associate
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Soraya Delgado

Research Associate
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Nurialby Viloria

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Nurialby Viloria

Universidad de Carabobo

Graduate Students

Rory Eggleston

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Rory Eggleston

I study the affects of stress on vocal babbling development, utilizing the Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) as a model species. I am also interested in vocalization development as a whole, and conservation biology.


Jessica Majors

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Jessica Majors

My thesis focuses on the locomotor performance and foraging strategies of two species of wintering shorebirds, specifically sanderlings and a color-banded population of piping plovers, at the Rio Grande delta in South Texas. I utilize high-speed video to capture bird movement while acquiring the location of banded individuals using radio telemetry and transect surveys.


Abigail Pozulp

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Abigail Pozulp

My current thesis project is an investigation of the function of bioacoustic duet displays in the mating system of urban red-crowned amazons, an endangered parrot species. My career interests are in animal cognition and self-perception. As an animal behavior scientist my aim is to facilitate human coexistence with our wild neighbors through open dialogs among scientific experts, community members and policymakers. 


Celia McLean

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Celia McLean

Celia’s interests lie in the early cognitive development of social animals, specifically the stepwise process of imitating motor gestures.


Undergraduate Students

Stephen Kayota

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Stephen Kayota

I am an undergraduate student who assists graduate students in the field performing ATV surveys, radio telemetry, and beach surveys at Boca Chica near the mouth of the Rio Grande. Since 2016 I have dabbled in working with Sharp-tailed Grouse in Montana and North Dakota, shorebirds in South Texas, and Northern Saw-whet Owls in Maryland.


Past Members

Caleb Arellano, M.Sc.

 

Field Assistants in Venezuela

2019

Janel Alas, Masaugaral Biological Station (2019-Present)

2018

Carlos Sanchez, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2018-19)

Genesis Cardoso, Universidad de Carabobo (2018-19)

Wilbur Bernal, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2018-19)

2017

Genesis Yanez, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (2017-19)

Ricardo Mercado, Universidad Nacional Experimental Llanos de Venezuela (2017)

2015

Adriana Rojas, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2015)

Nelson Castro, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2015)

2014

Alejandro Moreno, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2014)

Alexandra Martinez Fuentes, Universidad de Carabobo (2014)

Mariana Ayala, Universidad de Carabobo (2014-2018)

2012

Angela Chuang, Universidad of California, Berkeley (2012)

Elisa Silva, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2012)

Nicholas Sly, Cornell University (2012)

2011

Eliana Blanca, Intituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Cientificas (2011)

Tanya Martinez, University of Florida (2011)

2010

Brad Walker, Cornell Univeristy (2010)

Jay McGowan, Cornell University (2010)

Livia Santana, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2010)

2009

Angela Medina, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2009)

2008

Johana Hernandez, Universidad de Maracaibo (2008)

Matthew Halley, Pennsylvania State University (2008)

2007

Ana Charpentier,  Universidad de Cuenca (2007)

Ray Okawa, Cornell University (2007)

Romina Ordonez, Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar (2007)

2006

Juan Carlos Oteyza, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2005-06)

Sara Campbell, University of Maryland (2005-06)

2004

Larisa Esteves, Universidad Simon Bolivar (2004)

2003

Marilu Gonzalez, Universidad Central de Venezuela (2003-10)

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