Clay E. Corbin, Ph.D.
Department of Biological and Allied Health Sciences
E-mail: ccorbin@bloomu.edu
Phone: (570) 389-3134
1997-2002 PhD,
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology –
1999 Participant,
Organization for Tropical Studies – Tropical
1992-1995 MS, Biology –
1987-1992 BA,
Zoology –
Degree Research Projects
PhD Morphological and ecological
evolution in Old and
MS The
morphological structure of deciduous forest bird communities in southeast
BA Anatomy and function of the
buccal cavity in Rana catesbiana.
Current Research Projects
Foraging behavior in three African sit-and-wait passerines: evidence for niche complementarity.
The
role of competition in
Feeding function in lizards: morphological and performance consequences of foraging mode - w/ L. McBrayer.
Ecology of bark
foraging birds in fire and fire surrogate treated landscapes – w/ D. Miles.
Professional Positions and Appointments
2003- Current Assistant Professor of Biology,
2001-
2003 Instructor of Biology,
2001, 2002 Research Biologist, USDA – FFS Ohio Hills
study sites.
1997-
2001 Teaching and Research Assistant,
1996 Adjunct Faculty,
1996 Wildlife Research Biologist,
1995 Teaching Assistant,
1994
1993 Wildlife Research Biologist
1992 Assistant Resource Forester, Missouri Department of
Conservation.
Teaching
Experience
Introductory: General Biology, Zoology, and Biology for Living.
Taxonomic: Invertebrate
Zoology, Ornithology.
Ecology: Evolutionary Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, Animal Ecology,
Field Ecology, Community Ecology, Population Ecology
Conservation: Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, Animal
Conservation Biology.
Anatomy: Anatomy and Physiology, Vertebrate Histology,
Vertebrate Embryology, Comparative
Vertebrate Anatomy.
University: University Seminar for Freshman Majors in Biology.
1999-2002 Research
Scholarship, Biological Sciences,
1999 John Cady Fellow, Department of
Research and Graduate Studies,
1999 OTS
– TBA exchange Scholarship, Tropical Biology Association.
1998 Teaching
Scholarship, Center for Innovation in Technology for Learning,
Publications
Miles, D. B.,
Corbin, C. E. and D. L. Pearson. In Press. Between
two worlds: the correlation between morphology and foraging ecology of
migratory passerines in temperate and tropical environments. Proceedings of the Smithsonian
Birds of Two Worlds Symposium.
Corbin, C. E.
and J. M. Kirika. 2002. Foraging behavior of
Brown-hooded Kingfishers (Halcyon albiventris) in the East Usambaras Mountains, Tanzania. African Zoology 37:47-54.
Kirika, J. M. and Corbin, C. E. 1999. Foraging strategies and success rates in a sit-and-wait foraging kingfisher (Halcyon albiventris) in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. Project Report of the Tropical Biological Association 1999/2.
Corbin, C. E. 1999. Review of, “A field guide to the birds of the
Corbin, C. E.
1995. Occurrence of Coluber constrictor in
Corbin, C. E. In Review. A test of correlated
evolution in the life history traits of tyrant flycatchers using
phylogenetically independent contrasts.
Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science.
Corbin, C. E.
and D. B. Miles. In Review. Morphological diversification of two
Corbin, C. E. MS. Evidence for
a common habitat axis of diversification in Old and New World Flycatchers.
Corbin, C. E.
MS. Ecomorphological concordance in North American and southern
African flycatcher communities.
Corbin, C. E. In prep. Community-wide character
displacement in
McBrayer, L. M. and Corbin, C. E. In prep. Feeding function in lizards: Morphological and performance consequences of foraging mode.
Abstracts:
Miles, D. B.,
Corbin, C. E., and D. L. Pearson. 1998. The ecomorphology and foraging regime of
three lowland tropical forest passerine communities. Ostrich 69:298-299.
Corbin, C. E. and D. B.
Miles 2001. Comparative morphological
disparity in tyrant flycatcher lineages.
Journal of Morphology. 248 (3): 219.
Research Presentations:
Corbin, C. E. 2004 (Forthcoming). Foraging niche complementarity in three African passerines. 2004 Meetings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Sciences.
Corbin, C. E. 2004. Ecomorphological concordance in North American and southern
African flycatcher communities. 2004 Meetings of the Society for Comparative and
Integrative Biology.
Miles, D. B., Corbin, C. E. and D. L. Pearson. 2002 Between two worlds: the correlation between morphology and foraging
ecology of migratory passerines in temperate and tropical environments. Invited
presentation, Smithsonian Institution -
Birds of Two Worlds Symposium.
Corbin, C. E. and J. M. Kirika, 1999. Opportunistic foraging in Brown-hooded kingfishers in the
Corbin, C. E., and S. M. Reilly. 1998.
Kinematics, speed, and ecological implications of running locomotion in quail (Coturnix japonica). NA Ornithological Congress.
Miles, D. B., Corbin, C. E., and D. L.,
Pearson. 1997. An ecomorphological analysis of three old
world tropical passerine communities. American
Ornithologist's
Corbin, C. E.
1995. The morphological structure of
deciduous forest bird communities in southeast
Professional
Development / Service
Extracurricular Service
2004 Forthcoming: Chairman, Population and Community Ecology contributed papers session at annual meetings for
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), 2004 Annual meetings
Faculty committees
2003 Graduate faculty
Faculty Evaluation
Planning
New Faculty Search and Screen
ad hoc - Building Renovation
Mentoring / Community Service
2002-2003 Judge and Super Judge,
2002 Team leader, USDA – Fire, Fire Surrogate Study, Hocking Hills regional sites.
1999 Reviewer: Journal of
Herpetology.
1998-2000 Supervised field teams during thesis and dissertation
research.
1994-1995 Biology tutor,
Information resources:
1999 Teaching
Fellowship, Center for Innovation in Technology for
Learning Research Fellowship. Developed a web-based learning medium for Ornithology students.
1994 Resource Librarian for
1994 Assistant
museum curator for
1992 Assistant resource forester,
Missouri Conservation Department. Public education / information
specialist associated with Forests for the Future exhibit in
Field / museum
biology:
2002 Field Technician, collecting
expedition for Xiphophorous
fishes,
2002 Participant,
Audubon Important Bird Area workshop,
2001-2002 Wildlife Biologist
USDA/FFS study. Effects of forest thinning
and burning on small mammal populations, bird nesting and emergent properties
of bird communities in Hocking Hills region of
1998-2001 Dissertation research on the habitat preferences and foraging behavior of Old and
1994-1995 Field technician,
faunal inventory of Southeastern deciduous forests. Inventories of birds, herps and small mammals.
1994-1995 Thesis research on species richness and
diversity of forest interior birds.
1993 Field
technician, Missouri Department of Conservation /
1993 Field
technician. Missouri Department of
Conservation /
1992 Assistant
resource forester, Missouri Department of Conservation. Various forest management
projects.
Ecological Society of
American Ornithologists’
Association
Field Ornithologists
Audubon
Society
Society
for the Study of Evolution
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Zoological
Society of
References
Richard Essner, Post-doctoral faculty
Ecology and Evolution
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Email: essner@mail.med.upenn.edu
Lance McBrayer,
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Email: lmcbrayer@sfasu.edu
Phone: 936-468.2168
Donald B. Miles,
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Email: milesd@ohio.edu
Phone: 740-593-2317
Molly R. Morris,
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Email: morrism@ohio.edu
Phone: 740-593-0337
Stephen Reilly,
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Email: reilly@ohio.edu
Phone: 740-593-2360
Willem M. Roosenburg, Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Email: roosenbu@ohio.edu
Phone: 740-593-9669
John S. Scheibe, Professor
Biological
Sciences
Email:
jscheibe@biology.semo.edu
Phone:
573-651-2170