Florida Museum of Natural History
Robinson Lab
Led by Scott Robinson · Florida Museum of Natural History
What we study
The Robinson Lab studies bird ecology and evolution. A recent student project measured museum specimens of Chlorophonia and Euphonia to compare mainland and island body traits; papers cover tropical bird reproduction and mockingbird mimicry.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Wild animals
- Coding helps
- Project
- 1
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Morphological Trait Variation of Chlorophonia and Euphonia Across the Caribbean
The lab measured bird body traits from museum specimens to compare mainland and island species of Chlorophonia and Euphonia, finding broader variation on the mainland and clustering on islands, and noted that 5–10 specimens per island are needed for stronger conclusions.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 318
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Recent papers, explained
- Changing Rainfall Drives Locally Asynchronous Reproduction of Tropical Birds via Modular Trophic Pathways
2026 · Global Change Biology
Shows how tropical birds' breeding times change with rainfall, with some species timing it to dry season flowering or wet season fruiting.
- Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird) vocal mimicry reflects variation in species richness and composition along an urbanization gradient
2026 · Ornithological Applications
Checks if urbanization changes how mockingbirds copy other birds' songs.
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- Bird window collisions link a local urban landscape to continent-wide migratory origins
2026 · Ornithological Applications
Tracks where birds killed by windows came from using water isotopes.
- Phenological Flexibility in Nesting Grassland Birds Over a Half Century Informs Timing of Management
2026 · Global Change Biology
- Monitoring population extinction risk with community science data
2025 · Journal of Applied Ecology
Tests whether community science data can help estimate extinction risk by analyzing volunteer observations.
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How to reach out
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