NOTE: Kevin Omland’s book “Understanding the Tree of Life” is accepted and in press. It will be published by Cambridge University Press, fall 2025.
The Omland Lab studies a range of topics in avian evolution, ecology, behavior and conservation. Much of our research for the last 25 years has focused on New World orioles (Icterus), including studies of their phylogeny, speciation, hybridization and coloration. Recent research has emphasized elaborate female coloration and female song.
From 2015-2020 we studied the endangered Bahama Oriole in close collaboration with the Bahamas National Trust. We received NSF funding from the Office of International Science and Engineering OISE-1827110. This grant helped fund both undergraduate and PhD research. Since 2022 we have been studying the Puerto Rican Oriole, another species of conservation concern.
Prospective students please email me about our work in Puerto Rico or about other projects that fit well with our recent or ongoing projects. omland@umbc.edu
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