Dr. Jeremy J. Kirchman
Curator of Birds and Mammals
518-474-1441
B.A., Biology, 1994, Illinois Wesleyan University
M.S., Zoology, 1997, Louisiana State University
Ph.D., Zoology, 2006, University of Florida
I study the evolution and biogeography of birds. My current research focus is the population genetics of bird species that breed in isolated “islands” of evergreen forest in New York’s Adirondack and Catskills Mountains. I analyze DNA sequence data to measure the extent to which these disjunct populations are genetically distinct and evolving independently. New York’s populations of Bicknell’s Thrush, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, American Three-toed Woodpecker, and other boreal forest specialists may be imperiled as Earth’s climate continues to warm.
Publications
2023
Specimen collection is essential for modern science. PLOS Biology 21, e3002318. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.300231810.1371/journal.pbio.3002318.s001
, 2023. Genetic evidence for widespread population size expansion in North American boreal birds prior to the Last Glacial Maximum. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290, 20221334. doi:10.1098/rspb.2022.1334
, 2023. 2022
Comparative Population Genomics of Cryptic Speciation and Adaptive Divergence in Bicknell’s and Gray-Cheeked Thrushes (Aves:Catharus bicknelli and Catharus minimus). Genome Biology and Evolution 14. doi:10.1093/gbe/evab255
, 2022. 2021
Comparative phylogeographic analysis suggests a shared history among eastern North American boreal forest birds. Ornithology. doi:10.1093/ornithology/ukab018
, 2021. Phylogeny based on ultra-conserved elements clarifies the evolution of rails and allies (Ralloidea) and is the basis for a revised classification. Ornithology 138, 1-21. doi:10.1093/ornithology/ukab042
, 2021. Disentangling the effects of host relatedness and elevation on haemosporidian parasite turnover in a clade of songbirds. Ecosphere 12, e03497. doi:10.1002/ecs2.3497
, 2021. 2020
2020 Brina C. Kessel Award to Corey Tarwater, Ryan Germain, and Peter Arcese. The Auk. doi:10.1093/auk/ukaa043
, 2020. Drivers of community turnover differ between avian hemoparasite genera along a North American latitudinal gradient. Ecology and Evolution. doi:10.1002/ece3.6283
, 2020. Historical decline of genetic diversity in a range-periphery population of Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) inhabiting the Adirondack Mountains. Conservation Genetics 21, 373–380. doi:10.1007/s10592-019-01246-5
, 2020. Bicknell's Thrush Discovered in the Catskills. Catskill Tri-County Historical Views 3, 6-14.
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