Sharon Coe
Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (in progress)M.Sc., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UC Riverside
B.A. Biology, Environmental Studies (double major), UC Santa Cruz
My primary research interests are in avian ecology, with emphasis on the factors that influence passerine reproductive ecology. My current work involves examining the influence of temperature on reproductive behavior and reproductive success. I am evaluating this using a population of Mountain Chickadees in the western Sierra Nevada Mountains (Sierra National Forest). Research for my Master's degree examined the influence of water availability on reproduction in birds. Working at a UC Natural Reserve in the East Mojave Desert (Granite Mountains Desert Research Center), I conducted a field experiment that involved water supplementation of territories of the Black- throated Sparrow. I was interested in how water availability influenced various reproductive parameters, and found that pairs supplemented with water laid significantly larger clutches than did control pairs.
PUBLICATIONS:
Coe, S.J. and J.T. Rotenberry. 2003. Water availability affects clutch size in a desert sparrow. Ecology 84:3240- 3249.
Boarman, W.I. and S.J. Coe. 2002. An evaluation of the distribution and abundance of Common Ravens at Joshua Tree National Park. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 101:86-102
Boarman, W.I. and S.J. Coe. 2000. Finding value in pre- existing data sets. Conservation Biology in Practice 1(1):32- 34.