Shayne Halter

Photo: Shayne Halter

-PhD student-

he/him
Email: 
shalter@unm.edu
Faculty Advisor: 
Blair Wolf

Education:
University of New Mexico, MS in Biology, 2021-2024, MS/PhD advisor: Dr. Blair Wolf
University of New Mexico, BS in Anthropology, Honor’s Thesis advisor: Dr. Sherry Nelson, 2015-1019
Metropolitan State College of Denver, BS in Aerospace Science 1988-1991

 
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Research Area(s)

Animal Ecology,  Comparative Biology,  Global Change Biology,  Physiological Ecology,  Vertebrate Biology

Research Interests:

Avian physiology, avian energy management, tracking bird migrations with stable isotopes

Selected Publications:

Daily Torpor in Birds and Mammals: Past, Present, and Future of the Field (Shankar et al 2023)

The Hummingbird’s Adipostat: Can a Simple Rule Explain Torpor Frequency and Duration in Hummingbirds? (Halter et al 2025)