BLAIR WOLF  Associate Professor
 

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Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Animal Physiological Ecology; Ecological Energetics, Thermoregulation and Water Economy of Desert Animals; Trophic Interactions and Food Webs; Isotopic Ecology; Avian Reproductive Biology and Habitat Selection.

Educational History

    1996    Ph.D. Biology, May 1996, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ,
                 Biology, Life in the heat: physiological responses and behavioral
                 adjustments of a small desert bird, (Glenn E. Walsberg, advisor).

    1991    M.A. Biology, December, 1991, California State University, San
                 Jose, CA, Zoology, The reproductive biology and natural history of
                 the Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) in central California,
                 (L. Richard Mewaldt, advisor, deceased).

    1987    B.S. Biology, May 1987, California State University, San Jose, CA.

Employment History

2006-              Associate professor, Department of Biology,
                        The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

2000-06         Assistant professor, Department of Biology,
                        The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

1997-00         Research Associate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
                        Biology, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

1996-98         National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research
                        Fellowship in the Biosciences related to the Environment,
                        Department of Physiology, The University of Arizona
                        Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ.

1990-96         Graduate Research Associate, Department of Zoology,
                        Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

1987-90         Wildlife/Bird Banding Biologist, Coyote Creek Riparian Station,
                        Alviso, CA.

1987-90         Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Biological
                        Sciences, California State University, San Jose, CA.

1975-81         Nuclear Propulsion Plant Operator, Electrician’s mate
                        1st Class, Scuba Diver, United States Navy.

Professional Recognition, Honors, etc.

    1996    Nominated by Arizona State University Biology Department for the
                 1997 Council of Graduate Schools/University Microfilms
                 International Distinguished Dissertation Award
                 in the Biological and Life Sciences.

    1995    Best Student Paper Award, Division of Comparative Physiology and
                 Biochemistry, Annual meeting of the American Society of
                 Zoologists, St. Louis, MO, 4-8 January, 1995

Publications

Submitted Manuscripts

   35.   Gilman, C. A. and B. O. Wolf. (in review) Using portable
            ultrasonography as a non-destructive method for estimating
            reproductive effort in lizards. The Journal of Experimental Biology.

   34.   Gilman, C. A., E. C. Toolson and B. O. Wolf. (in review) effects of
            temperature on the behavior of Trimerotropis pallidipennis (Orthoptera,
            Arcrididae). Southwestern Naturalist.

   33.   Martínez del Río, C. , B. O. Wolf, S. Carleton and A. E. McKechnie. (in
            review) The meaning and significance of isotopic incorporation curves
            in animal studies. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies.

Peer-reviewed Publications

   32.   Lease, H. M., B. O. Wolf and J. F. Harrison (2006) Intraspecific
            variationin tracheal volume in the American locust (Schistocerca
            americana) measured by a new inert gas method.
            Journal of Experimental Biology 209:3476-3481.

   31.   Meehan, T., H. lease, and B. O. Wolf. (2005) Negative indirect effects of
            an avian insectivore on the fruit set of an insect-pollinated herb.
            Okios 109:297-304. 

   30.   Martínez del Río, C. and B. O. Wolf.  (2005) Mass-balance models for
            animal isotopic ecology. M. Stark (ed.) InPhysiological
            and Ecological Adaptations to Feeding in Vertebrates
.
            Science Publishers, INC. Enfield, NH, USA. pp 141-174.

   29.   Carlton , S. A., B. O. Wolf and C. Martínez del Río. (2004) Keeling plots
            for hummingbirds: a field method to estimate carbon stable isotope
            ratios of respired CO2 in small vertebrates. Oecologia 141:1-6.

   28.   Mckechnie, A. E., B. O. Wolf and C. Martínez del Río. (2004) Deuterium
            stable isotope ratios as tracers of water resource use: an experimental
            test with rock doves. Oecologia 140:191-200.

   27.   Mckechnie, A. E. and B. O. Wolf.  (2004a) Partitioning of evaporative
            water loss in White-winged Doves: plasticity in response to short-term
            thermal acclimation. Journal of Experimental Biology 207:203-210.

   26.   Mckechnie, A. E. and B. O. Wolf. (2004b) Solar radiation and the
            energetic cost of rewarming from torpor. In Barnes, B. M. and Carey,
            H. V. (eds.) Life in the cold: Evolution, Mechanisms,
            and Application.
12th International Hibernation Symposium.
            Biological papers of the University of Alaska, No. 27. pp 63-70.

   25.   Mckechnie, A. E. and B. O. Wolf. (2004c) The energetics of the
            rewarming phase of avian torpor. In Barnes, B. M. and Carey, H.V.
            (eds.) Life in the cold: Evolution Mechanisms, and Application.
            12th International Hibernation Symposium. Biological papers of the
            University of Alaska, No. 27. pp 265-273.

   24.   Mckechnie, A. E. and B. O. Wolf. (2004d) The allometry of avian basal
            metabolic rate: good predictions need good data.
            Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77:502-521.

   23.   Smith, R. B., E. C. Greiner, and B. O. Wolf. (2004) Migratory
            movements of Sharp-shinned Hawks in relation to prevalence,
            intensity and biogeography of avian hematozoan parasites.
            The Auk 121:837-846.

   22.   Smith, R. B., T. Meehan, and B. O. Wolf.  (2003) Assessing migration
            patterns of sharp-shinned hawks (Accipter striatus) using stable-
            isotope and band encounter analysis.
            The Journal of Avian Biology 34:387-392
   21.   Cryan, P. and B. O. Wolf.  (2003) Metabolism and evaporative water
            loss in hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus): affects of temperature and sex.
            Journal of Experimental Biology 206:3381-3390.

   20.   Wolf, B. O. and C. Martínez del Río. (2003) How important are
            columnar cacti as sources of water and nutrients for desert consumers?
            A review. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies 39:53-67.

   19.   Wolf, B. O., C. Martínez del Río and J. Babson.  (2002)  Stable isotopes
            reveal that saguaro fruit provides different resources to two desert
            dove species. Ecology 83: 1286-1293.

   18.   Wolf, B. O. and G. E. Walsberg.  (2000)  The role of the plumage in heat
            transfer processes in birds.  American Zoologist 40: 575-584.

   17.   Wolf, B. O. and C. Martínez del Río.  (2000)  Use of saguaro fruit
            by White-winged Doves: isotopic evidence of a tight ecological
            association.  Oecologia 124: 536-543.

   16.   Wolf, B. O.  (2000)  Global warming and avian occupancy of hot
            deserts; a physiological and behavioral perspective.
            Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 73: 395-400.

   15.   Wolf, B. O., K. M. Wooden and G. E. Walsberg. (2000)  Effects of
            complex radiative and convective environments on the thermal biology
            of the White-crowned Sparrow (Zonatrichia leucophyrs gambelii).
            The Journal of Experimental Biology 203: 803-811.

   14.   Wolf, B. O. and S. L. Jones.  (2000)  Vermilion Flycatcher
            (Pyrocephalus rubinus).  In  The Birds of North America. No. 484 (A.
            Pool and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia:  The Academy of Natural
            Sciences; Washington, D. C., The American Ornithologists' Union.

   13.   Shukman, J. and B. O. Wolf.  (1998)  Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya).  In
            The Birds of North America. No. 374 (A. Pool and F. Gill, Eds.).
            Philadelphia:  The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D. C.,
            The American Ornithologists' Union.

   12.   Wolf, B. O., G. E. Walsberg and M. Stanisick.  (1997)  Quantifying the
            behavior of free-living animals:  integration of binoculars and palmtop
            computer.  The Journal of Field Ornithology 68: 173-177.

   11.   Walsberg G. E., T. Weaver and B. O. Wolf.  (1997)  Seasonal
            adjustment of solar heat gain independent of coat coloration in a desert
            mammal.  Physiological Zoology 70: 150-157.

   10.   Wolf, B. O.  (1997)  Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans).  In
            The Birds of North America.  No. 268 (A. Pool and F. Gill, Eds.).
            Philadelphia,  The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D. C.,
            The American Ornithologists' Union.

     9.   Wolf, B. O. and G. E. Walsberg.  (1996a)  Thermal effects of radiation
            and wind on a small bird and implications for microsite selection.
            Ecology 77: 2228-2236.

     8.   Wolf, B. O. and G. E. Walsberg.  (1996b)  Respiratory and cutaneous
            evaporative water loss at high environmental temperatures in a small
            bird.  The Journal of Experimental Biology 199: 451-457.

     7.   Wolf, B. O., K. M. Wooden, and G. E. Walsberg.  (1996)  The use of
            thermal refugia by two small desert birds.  The Condor 98: 424-428.

     6.   Walsberg G. E. and B. O. Wolf.  (1996c)  An appraisal of operative
            temperature mounts as tools for studies of ecological energetics.
            Physiological Zoology 69: 658-681.

     5.   Walsberg G. E. and B. O. Wolf.  (1996d)  A test of the accuracy of
            operative temperature thermometers for studies of small ectotherms.
            The Journal of Thermal Biology 21: 275-281.

     4.   Walsberg G. E. and B. O. Wolf.  (1995a)  Variation in the respiratory
            quotient of birds and implications for indirect calorimetry using
            measurements of carbon dioxide production.
            The Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 213-219.

     3.   Walsberg G. E. and B. O. Wolf.  (1995b)  Solar heat gain in a desert
            rodent:  unexpected increases with wind speed and implications for
            estimating the heat balance of free-living animals.
            Journal of Comparative Physiology B 165: 306-314.

     2.   Walsberg G. E. and B. O. Wolf.  (1995c)  Effects of solar radiation
            and wind speed on metabolic power consumption by two mammals
            with contrasting coat colors.
            The Journal of Experimental Biology 198: 1499-1507.

     1.   Wolf, B. O. and S. L. Jones.  (1989)  Great Blue Heron deaths caused
            by predation on pacific lamprey.  The Condor 91: 482-484.

Other writings

Martínez del Río, C., B. O. Wolf and R. Haughey. (2004) Saguaros and White-
            winged Doves: the natural history of an uneasy partnership. Chapter 7.
            G. Nabhan (ed.) In Conserving migratory pollinators and nectar
            corridors in Western North America
. Arizona-Sonora Desert
            Museum Studies in Natural History. The University of Arizona Press.
            Tucson. Pp 122-143.

Wolf, B. O. and C. Martinez del Rio. (2002)  Saguaro feeding by desert birds:
            an ABA-supported project. Birding Magazine, August, p. 324-325.

Rigney, M., L. R. Mewaldt, B.O. Wolf. and R. Duke.  (1989)  Wildlife
            monitoring of a riparian mitigation site.  Proceeding of the California
            Riparian Systems Conference, 22-24 September 1989, Davis CA,
            USDA forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-110, p. 319-324.

Invited oral presentations at
other institutions

2006

Are saguaros a “keystone” resource for consumers? an isotopic view of a plant- animal interaction, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada. Department of Biology.

Are saguaros a “keystone” resource for consumers? an isotopic view of a plant- animal interaction, Arizona State University, Tempe AZ. School of Life Sciences.

Avian community ecology in a hot desert; abiotic drivers and biotic interactions, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Fairbanks AK, Department of Biology and Wildlife.

2005

Avian community ecology in a hot desert; abiotic drivers and biotic interactions, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Department of Biology.

Avian community ecology in a hot desert; abiotic drivers and biotic interactions, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Biology.

2004

Columnar cacti: a keystone resource for avian consumers?, University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science.

Nutrient dynamics in a desert bird community; the functional importance of columnar cacti, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, Instutio de Biología.

Columnar cacti: a keystone resource for avian consumers?, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, Department of Biology.

2003

Columnar cacti: a keystone resource for avian consumers?, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology.

2000

From heat transfer to nutrient fluxes: the physiological ecology of desert birds, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, Department of Biology.

From heat transfer to nutrient fluxes: the physiological ecology of desert birds, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Department of Biology.

From heat transfer to nutrient fluxes: the physiological ecology of desert birds, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, Department of Biology.

1999

From heat transfer to nutrient fluxes: the physiological ecology of desert birds, The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Contributed oral and poster presentations at professional meetings

(*denotes presenter)

2006

The importance of columnar cacti to avian consumers in the Sonoran Desert.*B. O. Wolf, A. E. Mckechnie, R. Warne and C. C. Mathiasen. The 4th North American Ornithological Congress. 3-8 October, Veracruz, Mexico.

Quantifying the resource dynamics of a Sevilleta LTER lizard community: Coupling abiotic drivers and ecosystem productivity.*R. Warne, A. Pershall and B. O. Wolf. LTER All Scientist Meeting, September 20-24, Estes, CO.

Lizards, eggs, and ultrasound: testing the efficacy of quantifying reproductive effort in squamate reptiles using portable ultrasonography.*Gilman, C. and B. O. Wolf. Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, LA July 12-17.

The importance of cacti to consumers in a desert food web.*B. O. Wolf, A. E. Mckechnie, R. Warne and C. C. Mathiasen. The 5th international conference on the application of stable isotope techniques to ecological studies, 13-18 August, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Lizard life history strategies and population dynamics under a regime of pulsed resources.*Warne, R., D. Lightfoot and B. O. Wolf. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, Orlando, FL.

Lizards, eggs, and ultrasound: testing the efficacy of quantifying reproductive effort in squamate reptiles using portable ultrasonography.*Gilman, C. and B. O. Wolf. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, Orlando, FL.

Portable ultrasonography– developing a non-invasive technique to quantify reproductive effort in small mammals.*Mathiasen, C. C., C. A. Gilman and B. O. Wolf. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, Orlando, FL.

2005

Portable ultrasonography– developing a non-invasive technique to quantify reproductive effort in small mammals.*Mathiasen, C. C., C. A. Gilman and B. O. Wolf. 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, 15-19 June, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO.

Ontogeny of tracheal volume in Schistocerca Americana.*Lease, H. M., B. O. Wolf and J. F. Harrison. 22nd Annual Physiological Ecology Meeting, 3-5 June, Bishop, CA.

The functional importance of columnar cacti as resources for a desert bird community; an assessment using stable isotopes.*B. O. Wolf, R. Warne and C. C. Mathiasen. 22nd Annual Physiological Ecology Meeting, 3-5 June, Bishop, CA.

Ontogeny of tracheal volume in Schistocerca Americana.*Lease, H. M., B. O. Wolf and J. F. Harrison. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, San Diego, CA.

The functional importance of columnar cacti as resources for a desert bird community; an assessment using stable isotopes.*B. O. Wolf, R. Warne and C. C. Mathiasen. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, San Diego, CA.

Ontogeny of tracheal volume in Schistocerca Americana.*Lease, H. M., B. O. Wolf and J. F. Harrison. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, San Diego, CA.

2004

Water and energy balance of a desert bird community: the importance of columnar cacti. 2004 meeting Southwest Association of Biologists, 1-2 October, Southwest research station of the American Museum of Natural History, Portal, AZ.

Water and energy balance of a desert bird community: the importance of columnar cacti. 74th Annual Meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, 5-9 May, La Crosse, WI.

Nutrient dynamics in a desert bird community; the functional importance of columnar cacti. *B. O. Wolf and A. E. Mckechnie, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 5-9 January, New Orleans, LA.

Meehan, T.,*H. Lease, and B. O. Wolf. Indirect effects of an avian insectivore on the fruit set of an insect-pollinated herb. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 5-9 January, New Orleans, LA

2003

Stable isotopes as tools for examining the role of “keystone” resources in animal communities. VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress, 5-11 October, Termas de Puyehue, Chile.

Experimental approaches to modeling deuterium fractionation in birds: affects of heat stress and water flux. *A. E. McKechnie, B. O.  Wolf and C. Martínez del Río. VII Neotropical Ornithological Congress, 5-11 October, Termas de Puyehue, Chile.

The use of stable isotopes to identify “keystone” resources for wildlife. Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, 6-10 September, Burlington, VT.

Experimental approaches to modeling deuterium fractionation in birds: affects of heat stress and water flux. *A. E. McKechnie, B. O. Wolf and C. Martínez del Río. Physiological Ecology Meeting, 31 May-1 June, Bishop, CA.

Experimental approaches to modeling deuterium fractionation in birds: affects of heat stress and water flux. *A. E. McKechnie, B. O. Wolf and C. Martínez del Río. Seventy-third stated meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society, 29 April-3 May, Flagstaff, AZ.

2002

Importance of columnar cacti as nutrient and water resources for desert birds.*B. O. Wolf and C. Martínez del Río, 3rd North American Ornithological Congress, 24-28 September, New Orleans, LA.

Sharp-shinned Hawks use leap frog migration; complementary evidence from banding returns and stable hydrogen isotope analysis of feathers*R. B. Smith and B. O. Wolf, 3rd North American Ornithological Congress, 24-28 September, New Orleans, LA.

Columnar cacti: water and nutrient resources for desert animals, B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio, 3rd International Conference on the Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies, 29 April- 1 May, 2002, Flagstaff, AZ.

2001

Saguaro cacti and the species diversity of a desert bird community: an assessment of water and nutrient resource use with stable isotopes,*B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio, International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry “How animals Work”, 18-24 august, 2001, Kasane, Botswana.

Using stable isotope approaches to explore animal physiological ecology, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 3-7 January, 2001, Chicago, Il.

2000

Use of saguaro fruit by White-winged Doves:  isotopic evidence of a tight ecological association,*B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. 4-8 January, 2000, Atlanta, GA.

1999

Behavioral and physiological responses of birds to hot desert environments, Invited symposia speaker in The physiology of birds in extreme environments. VIth Neotropical Ornithological Congress.  Monterrey Y Saltillo, Mexico, 4-10 October, 1999.

Isotopic ecology of a plant resource -consumer system: the saguaro and White-winged Dove,*B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio, Annual Ecophysiology Meeting, 4-7 June, 1999, Bishop, CA.

Importance of columnar cacti as water and nutrient resources for desert birds,*J. Babson (undergraduate presenter), B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio, 117th meeting of the American Ornithologists Union, 10-14 August, 1999, Ithaca, NY.

Isotopic ecology of a plant resource -consumer system: the saguaro and White-winged Dove,*B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 6-10 January, 1999.

The role of the plumage in heat transfer processes in birds, Invited symposia speaker in The evolutionary origin of feathers,*B. O. Wolf and G. E. Walsberg, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. Denver, CO, 6-10 January, 1999, American Zoologist 38: 75A. .

1996

The water economy and behavior of the Verdin during the summer in the Sonoran Desert, Cooper Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. 27-31 March, 1996.

The influence of solar radiation and wind on thermoregulatory costs in a small bird. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, 26-30 December, 1996.

1995

Partitioning respiratory and cutaneous water loss at high temperatures in a small bird,*B. O. Wolf and G. E. Walsberg, 1st Joint Meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society and CIPAMEX, Univeridad Autonoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, BCS, 4-9 April 1995.

Partitioning respiratory and cutaneous evaporative water loss at high environmental temperatures in the Verdin (Auriparus flaviceps), B.O. Wolf and G. E. Walsberg, Annual meeting of the American Society of Zoologists, St. Louis, MO, 4-8 January, 1995.

1994

The effects of solar radiation and wind speed on the thermal biology of a small bird,*B. O. Wolf and G. E. Walsberg, American Physiological Society Intersociety Meeting, San Diego, CA, 29 October– 2 November, 1994.

The effects of solar radiation and wind speed on metabolic rates in the Verdin, a Sonoran Desert bird, *B. O. Wolf and G. E. Walsberg, 1st Joint Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, the Cooper Ornithological Society and the Wilson Ornithological Society, 21-26 June, 1994, Missoula, MT.

Presentations to other audiences

2006

New Mexico Audubon. Are saguaros a “keystone” resource for consumers? an isotopic view of a plant- animal interaction.  Albuquerque, NM.

Western Bird Banding Association annual meeting, Keynote address. Are saguaros a “keystone” resource for consumers? an isotopic view of a plant- animal interaction. Albuquerque, NM.

Eisenhower middle school 7th and 8th grade classes. (6 sections) Giant cacti, birds and isotopes; you are what you eat. Albuquerque, NM.

New Mexico Ornithological Society. Are saguaros a “keystone” resource for consumers? an isotopic view of a plant- animal interaction. Albuquerque, NM.

RESEARCH FUNDING

2002-06         Columnar cacti; a critical resource for avian consumers?
                        Quantifying avian community responses and nutrient fluxes in
                        natural and experimental settings, B. O. Wolf PI, National
                        Science Foundation, Ecology Panel, DEB-0213659, 9/01/2002-
                        8/31/2006, $300,000. With REU supplements in 2003, 2004,
                        2005, 2006, $30,000.

2004-06         Using portable ultrasonography to quantify life history traits and
                        energetic status of small animals in the field.  B. O. Wolf PI,
                        National Science Foundation, (SGER) Small grant for
                        exploratory research, Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology
                        Panel, 6/01/04-11/30/06, IBN-0426764, $50,492. With REU
                        supplements in 2005, $6,000.

2002-06         Sevilleta LTER VI, S. L. Collins, PI, C. Dahm, R. R. Parmenter,
                        W. T. Pockman, B. O. Wolf, and T. L. Yates CO-PIs, National
                        Science Foundation, 10/15/2002- 10/14/2006,  $2,600,000.

2002-03         Research Starter Grant, B. O. Wolf PI, National Science
                        Foundation, Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology Panel.
                        6/01/2002- 5/31/2003, IBN-0217670, $35,000.

2001               Role of the saguaro cactus to the nutrition and water economy of
                        a Sonoran Desert bird community, B. O. Wolf PI, Research
                        allocation award, The University of New Mexico, 3/10/2001-
                        9/30/2001, $7500.

1999-00         Avian dependence on saguaro: why saguaro conservation is a
                        priority for bird conservation, B. O. Wolf and C. Martinez del Rio
                        CO-PIs, American Birding Association Conservation Grant,
                        4/15/1999- 12/15/2000, $15,000.

1999-02         Conserving migratory pollinators and their nectar corridors,
                        Turner Foundation Conservation Grant, Arizona–Sonora Desert
                        Museum, C. Martinez del Rio and B. O. Wolf CO-PIs, $45,000.

1998               Saguaros as resources: stable isotopes as ecological tracers,
                        C. Martinez del Rio and B. O. Wolf CO-PIs, University of Arizona
                        small grants program, $5000.

1998               Isotopic ecology of a desert resource/consumer system: the
                        saguaro and White-winged Dove, B. O. Wolf PI, Forest Shreve
                        Desert Research Award, The Ecological Society of America,
                        $1000.

1996-98         The control and regulation of cloacal and colonic motility in
                        birds, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Biosciences
                        related to the Environment, National Science Foundation, B. O.
                        Wolf PI, 7/01/1996- 6/30/1998, BIR 9627541, $80,000.

1993-96         The water economy of desert birds, Doctoral Dissertation
                        Improvement Grant, National Science Foundation, Ecological
                        and Evolutionary Physiology Panel, G. E. Walsberg and B. O.
                        Wolf CO-PIs, 3/01/1993- 8/31/1996, IBN-9224130, $14,657.

1993               Water economy of desert birds, B. O. Wolf PI,
                        Chapman Memorial Fund Grant, The American Museum of
                        Natural History, $400.

SERVICE

Reviewer       Ardea, Australian Journal of Zoology, The Auk, Biological
                        Reviews, Bioscience, The Condor, Comparative Biochemistry
                        and Physiology, Ecology, , Functional Ecology, Ibis, Journal of
                        Animal Ecology, Journal of Arid Environments, Journal of Avian
                        Biology, Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal of Field
                        Ornithology, Journal of Zoology, Oecologia, Physiological and
                        Biochemical Zoology, Western Birds, Wilson Bulletin.

Reviewer       Israel- US Bi-National Science Foundation, National Science
                        Foundation, National Institutes of Water Resources, Murdoch
                        Foundation.

2006               NSF population biology panelist (EPE) fall panel.

2005-              Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

2005               Outside examiner for Ph.D. defense of Daniel Mazerolle,
                        Dissertation title: Migratory patterns and physiology of White-
                        crowned Sparrows: inferences from stable hydrogen isotope
                        analyses. University of Saskatchewan, Department of Biology,
                        Saskatoon, Canada.

2005-08         Editorial board member for Oecologia (USA). Handling Editor
                        for Animal isotopic and physiological ecology.

2003               Symposia co-organizer with A.E. Mckechnie, Stable isotope
                        approaches in ornithology: new directions and challenges, VII
                        Neotropical Ornithological Congress, 5-11 October, Termas de
                        Puyehue, Chile.

2000               SORA (Searchable Ornithological Research Archive)
                        Coordinator. elibrary.unm.edu/SORA.

2002-05         Elected member, Board of directors, The Cooper Ornithological
                        Society.

1999               Chair, Publications committee, The Cooper Ornithological
                        Society.

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