Robb Brumfield

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Robb Brumfield
Born (1967-09-05) September 5, 1967 (age 58)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Education University of Maryland (PhD)
Illinois State University (MS)
Louisiana State University (BS)
Scientific career
Fields Ornithology, Genetics
Institutions Louisiana State University

Robb Thomas Brumfield (born September 5, 1967) is an American ornithologist, Curator of Genetic Resources at the Museum of Natural Science, and Roy Paul Daniels Professor of ornithology, evolutionary biology, population genomics, and phylogenomics at Louisiana State University [1] . He currently serves as interim dean of the LSU College of Science [2] . He studied at LSU where he received a bachelor of science in Zoology, at Illinois State University for a masters in Biological Science, and at the University of Maryland where he obtained his PhD in Zoology. Among other professional positions he was National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Biological Informatics at the University of Washington [3] and a Program Director for the National Science Foundation. He was named an Elected Fellow of the AAAS in 2019 for "His work and commitment to advancing ornithological research at LSU," and "helping to grow what has become one of the world’s largest university-based tissue collections of birds." [4] In 2025, he received the Elliot Coues Award from the AOS for "outstanding and innovative contributions to ornithological research." [3]

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Research

Brumfield's research is largely centered around understanding the processes underlying the formation and maintenance of species, primarily in the American neotropics. [5] As curator of genetic resources at the LSU MNS, he helped build their frozen tissue collection (the Collection of Genetic Resources) into the largest of its kind in the world. [6]

Taxa described

References

  1. ↑ "Robb T. Brumfield". LSU Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  2. ↑ "LSU College of Science Administration and Staff". LSU College of Science. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "The American Ornithological Society (AOS) announces its 2025 award winners for achievements in ornithological research, service, conservation, and publication". American Ornithological Society. 5 June 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  4. ↑ "LSU Science Professor Among 2019 AAAS Fellows". LSU. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Johnson, Oscar; Ribas, Camila; Naka, Luciano; Aleixo, Alexandre; Harvey, Michael (February 16, 2023). "Amazonian birds in more dynamic habitats have less population genetic structure and higher gene flow" . Molecular Ecology. 32 (9): 2186–2205. Bibcode:2023MolEc..32.2186J. doi:10.1111/mec.16886. PMID   36798996 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Genetic Resources". LSU Museum of Natural Science. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Oren, David; Whitney, Bret (October 1, 2004). "A New Species of Thamnophilus Antshrike (Aves: Thamnophilidae) from the Serra Do Divisor, Acre, Brazil". The Auk. 121 (4): 1031–1039. doi:10.1642/0004-8038(2004)121[1031:ANSOTA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   4090473 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  8. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Rosenberg, Kenneth; Hackett, Shannon; Isler, Phyllis; Lacerda, Daniela; Isler, Morton (December 22, 2006). "Epinecrophylla, a new genus of antwrens (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)" . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 119 (4): 522–527. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2006)119[522:EANGOA]2.0.CO;2 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  9. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Chesser, Terry (October 1, 2007). "Tarphonomus, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae) from South America" . Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 120 (3): 337–339. doi:10.2988/0006-324X(2007)120[337:TANGOO]2.0.CO;2 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  10. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Derryberry, Elizabeth; Claramunt, Santiago; Chesser, Terry (August 28, 2009). "Geocerthia, a new genus of terrestrial ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)". Zootaxa. 2213 (1): 64–68. Bibcode:2009Zoot.2213...64C . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Remsen, Van; Chesser, Terry; Aleixo, Alexandre; O'Quin, Kelly; Claramunt, Santiago; Derryberry, Elizabeth (April 1, 2010). "Pseudasthenes, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)". Zootaxa. 2416 (1): 61–68. Bibcode:2010Zoot.2416...61D . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Moyle, Robert; Claramunt, Santiago; Chesser, Terry; Derryberry, Elizabeth; Cracraft, Joel; Aleixo, Alexandre (April 1, 2010). "Certhiasomus, a new genus of woodcreeper (Aves: Passeriformes: Dendrocolaptidae)". Zootaxa. 2416 (1): 44–50. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Chesser, Terry; Aleixo, Alexandre; Claramunt, Santiago; Derryberry, Elizabeth (April 1, 2010). "Polyphyly of Campylorhamphus, and Description of a New Genus for C. pucherani (Dendrocolaptinae)". The Auk. 127 (2): 430–439. Bibcode:2010Auk...127..430C. doi:10.1525/auk.2009.09022.
  14. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Bravo, Gustavo; Chesser, Terry (February 16, 2012). "Isleria, a new genus of antwren (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae)". Zootaxa. 3195 (1): 61–67. Bibcode:2012Zoot.3195...61B. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3195.1.5 . Retrieved August 12, 2025.
  15. ↑ Brumfield, Robb; Bravo, Gustavo; Isler, Morton (October 1, 2013). "Taxonomic revision of Myrmeciza (Aves: Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) into 12 genera based on phylogenetic, morphological, behavioral, and ecological data". Zootaxa. 3717 (4): 469–497. Retrieved August 12, 2025.
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