The Streby Lab
Actionable Science for Evolutionarily Rational Conservation and Management


Silas Fischer's study species at Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico








May 2026 - Our paper presenting a survey of student values regarding the University of Toledo's Stranahan Arboretum is accepted for publication in Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education. (H. Streby, lead author).
April 2026 - Silas E. Fischer successfully defends their very impressive dissertation to become Dr. Fischer! ...and then immediately started postdoc fieldwork.
March 2026 - Our collaborative paper on avian malaria parasitism rates in western Vireos is accepted to be published in Oecologia (Dani Wiley, lead author)
March 2026 - Our paper on stable isotopes and migratory bird fat is accepted to be published in the Journal of Field Ornithology (Annie Lindsay, lead author).
March 2026 - We're excited to welcome Kern Freesland to the lab to start his PhD journey in Summer 2026!
December 2025 - Our paper on inbreeding depression in two turtle species is published in Ecology and Evolution (P. Madden, lead author).
December 2025 - Our paper on migratory birds carrying diatoms is published in Ecology and Evolution (S.E. Fischer, lead author).

