Moore Lab staff and students have expertise in bird biodiversity, genomics, geographic information systems, and the analysis of big biodiversity data.
Our team includes professors, staff, undergraduate students, and volunteers all advancing our mission of understanding biodiversity and its conservation. The Director/Curator holds a joint appointment in the Biology Department and several of our staff teach Biology courses.
Dr. McCormack uses museum specimens and genomes to study the evolutionary history of birds, focusing especially on how both ancient landscape changes and more recent human-caused environmental changes affect birds’ distributions, appearance, and DNA.
Dr. Maley is an expert in ornithology and museum collections. His research on secretive wetland birds called rails helped us understand how species sometimes hybridize and led to the recognition that California’s local rail was even more distinctive than previously thought.
Phenotypic differentiation in Yellow-winged Caciques
Phenotypic Variation in Steller's Jays in Mexico
Phenotypic Variation in Green Jays
Habitat Modeling of California Quail in Los Angeles
Divergence in Orange-fronted Parakeets
Phenotypic differentiation in Yellow Grosbeaks
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