FLOYD E. HAYES
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Professor of Biology
Department of Biology
Pacific Union College
1 Angwin Ave.
Angwin, CA 94508, USA
Tel: 707-965-6401
Fax: 707-965-7577
E-mail: floyd_hayes@yahoo.com
Floyd, Marta and Brett Hayes
Washington Pass, WA, 18 June 2004
  

PERSONAL DATA
Birth:               1962, Takoma Park, MD, USA
Citizenship:       USA
Family:             Wife: Marta Francisca Hayes, b. 1966; citizen of Paraguay
                       Child: Brett Daniel Hayes, b. 1991; citizen of USA
Residence:        2003-present, Angwin, CA, USA; 2002-2003, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA;                        1993-2002, Maracas Valley, Trinidad; 1990-1993, Riverside and Loma Linda,                        CA, USA; 1987-1989, Guarambaré and San Lorenzo, Paraguay; 1986-1987,                        Beltsville, MD, USA; 1985-1986, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 1984-1985, Riverside,                        CA, USA; 1984, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador; 1983, Walla Walla, WA, USA;                        1982-1983, Beltsville, MD, USA; 1981-1982, Kosrae, Caroline Islands,                        Micronesia; 1962-1981, College Park, Silver Spring and Beltsville, MD, USA

EDUCATION (IN USA)
Degrees:           1993, Ph.D., Biology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 
                       1986, M.S. Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
                       1985, B.S., Biology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Getting chomped by a Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) at Gilpin Trace, Tobago, 28 June 1999. Photo by Tony Trimm.

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2003-present          Professor of Biology, Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, USA
2002-2003             Wildlife Biologist, Division of Fish and Wildlife, St. Thomas, US Virgin                             Islands
1997-2002             Lecturer in Zoology, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad
1993-1997             Assistant Professor of Biology, Caribbean Union College, Maracas, Trinidad
1991-1993             Research Assistant, Fossil ground squirrel systematics, Loma Linda                                          University, CA, USA
1990-1991             Research Assistant, Ecology of Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmanii) at the                             Santa Rosa Plateau Preserve, CA; Loma Linda University, CA, USA
1987-1989             United States Peace Corps Vertebrate Biologist, MuseoNacional de Historia                             Natural del Paraguay, Paraguay
1979-1986             other positions [click here]

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Geographic variation, hybridization and biogeography of Neotropical birds
Tropical versus temperate life history traits of birds
Breeding systems, especially lek polygyny and cooperative breeding, in birds
Status, ecology and behavior of endangered birds of Trinidad and Tobago
Symbiotic relationships of coral reef invertebrates

RESEARCH PROJECTS [click here]
Geographic variation, hybridization and taxonomy of selected Neotropical birds
Sabre rattling at the lek: status, ecology and behavior of the endangered White-tailed Sabrewing (Campylopterus ensipennis) in Tobago
Tropical versus temperate life history traits: breeding biology and mating systems of the Tropical Mockingbird (Mimus gilvus) in Trinidad
Status, ecology and behavior of the endangered Trinidad Piping-Guan (Pipile pipile)
Status, distribution and biogeography of birds in Trinidad and Tobago
Symbiotic relationships among decapod crabs, sea urchins and sea anemones
Population ecology of birds in agroforestry plantations and agricultural areas of Trinidad
Plus many more!
Wrestling with a Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodylus) at Trincity, Trinidad, 4 May 1997. Photo by Tony Trimm.
 
RESEARCH GRANTS [click here]

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS [click here]

GENERAL  PUBLICATIONS [click here]

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES [click here]

TEACHING EXPERIENCE [click here]

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Spanish: speak, read and write fluently

HOBBIES [click here]

FAMILY MATTERS [click here]
Galápagos Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus vandenburghi) males in combat. Volcán Alcedo, Galápagos Islands, June 1984.

LINKS
William Hayes, my twin brother [click here]
Journal of Caribbean Ornithology, which I edit [click here or here]
Southeastern Caribbean Bird Alert, which I initiated and compiled from 1998-2002 [click here]
Southeastern Caribbean Birds Photo Gallery, which I initiated and now rarely manage [click here]
Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee, which I cofounded and remain a member of [click here]
Pacific Union College, Angwin, CA, where I currently work [click here]
Division of Fish and Wildlife, U. S. Virgin Islands, where I previously worked [click here]
Department of Life Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, where I previously worked
     [click here]
University of the Southern Caribbean (formerly Caribbean Union College), Maracas, Trinidad, where I previously
     worked [click here]
Department of Natural Sciences, Loma Linda University, CA, USA, where I obtained my Ph.D. [click here]
My best bird photograph: Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) at Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, 6 August 2006. For info on my birding adventures, click here.

Leading a spectacular 15' ceiling on BISHOP'S BALCONY in Yosemite Valley, California, 22 July 1983. Photo by Allison Blythe. For info on my rock climbs, click here.

 Feeding Sargeant Majors (Abudefduf saxatilis) at Coki Beach, St. Thomas, U. S. Virgin Islands, 2 March 2003. Photo by Brett Hayes.

 

Created on 4 October 2001; last updated 6 April 2009