(MBRG) W elcome to our home page. It is our hope that access to our home page will promote the exchange of ideas and information in the area of animal migration. W e are part of the Department of Biological Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Whereas our interests are varied, we generally focus our attention on the ecophysiology, behavior, and ecology of migratory birds during passage. Currently, eight graduate students and several undergraduate students pursue research as part of the Migratory Bird Research Group. You may contact Frank Moore Robb Diehl or any of the graduate students at Department of Biological Sciences
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive # 5018
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
Voice: (601)266-4394 Fax:(610)266-5797 M igration is a fundamental characteristic of the life history of many organisms from monarch butterflies to marine mammals and is surely one of the most fascinating of all behaviors. More than two-thirds of all the birds that breed in the United States and Canada (i.e., temperate North America) migrate to tropical wintering areas in Mexico, Central and South America, and the islands of the Caribbean. | |
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