I am a PhD student in the Evolab focusing on ecology of invasive parasitoid wasps on the Hawaiian islands. On island systems like Hawai’i, invasive parasitoid wasps can be especially damaging to endemic arthropods. I have become increasingly interested in Campopleginae wasps, their hosts, and their symbionts.
Admittance Semester/Year and Program
Fall 2024, PhD in Organismal Biology
Education
BS, Biology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2023
Research Lab
Evolab, George K Roderick
Selected Publications
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Waller, M.M., Amedee, N.A., Warr, H.M., Bush, S.E., Clayton D.H. (in press: manuscript available upon request), Prevalence and intensity of parasitic insects on Puerto Rican birds. Journal of Wildlife Diseases
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Guzman, P.E., Amedee, N.A., Warr, H.M., Linnell, R.J., Waller, M.M., Clayton, D.H. and Bush, S.E. (2025), Grooming time parallels molt intensity in wild-caught feral rock pigeons. J Avian Biol, 2025: e03489. https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03489
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Waller M.M., Warr H.M., Goodman G.B., Bush S.E., Clayton D.H. (2024), Influence Of Grooming On Permanent Arthropod Associates Of Birds: Cattle Egrets, Lice, And Mites. The Journal of Parasitology. 2024;110(2):143–149. https://doi.org/10.1645/23-85
Selected Presentations
“Influence of Grooming on Permanent Arthropod Associates of Birds”
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American Ornithological Society (London, CA) Invited, July 2023
- 7th International Conference on Phthiraptera (virtual), Aug 2023
Ecology, Parasitoid Wasps, Symbiosis, Community Ecology