Clay Corbin

Teaching

• Ornithology
• Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
• Field Zoology
• Vertebrate Zoology
• Vertebrate Histology
• Anatomy and Physiology laboratory

Research Interests

• Evolutionary Ecology
• Foraging Ecology
• Ecological Morphology

In 2019, Dr. Corbin continued his student-based research program by mentoring Masters and undergraduate students in projects including museum collections, ecological morphology, foraging ecology, and birds and West Nile virus.

Publications / Presentations

• Corbin CE, Roper VG. Linking effects of acid mine drainage to ecology and morphology of riparian birds. 2020 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference.
• Anderson HB, Hutchinson M, Corbin CE, Hranitz JM. Avian host diversity detected in blood meal analysis of two species of Culex mosquitoes collected from urban habitats in PA. 2020 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference.
• Corbin CE, Engelbrecht D. 2019. Big bite birds: bite force and head morphology in birds. The Lark 26:41-48.
• Rico-Guevara A, Sustaita D, Gussekloo S, Olsen A, Bright J, Corbin C, Dudley R.  2019. Feeding in Birds: Thriving in Terrestrial, Aquatic, and Aerial Niches. In Bels, V. et al (eds) Feeding in Vertebrates. Springer Verlag.
• Maywald S, Corbin C, Williams L. 2019. Potential environmental predictors of an important West Nile virus vector (Culex restuans) in Ruffed Grouse habitat. 2019 PA Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Conference.
• Maywald S, Corbin C, 2019. First-year results of a mosquito surveillance program in Ruffed Grouse habitats. 2019 PA Wildlife Society