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Research Interests
I work on tracking the long-distance movement of hornbills in Cameroon. These birds are vital to the survival of primary forests, as they are one of the primary seed dispersers in this region. I am also part of a collaborative effort investigating avian influenza spillover in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, and Egypt.
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Education
Master of Science in Ecology and Systematic Biology (February 2009)
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
Cumulative G.P.A: 4.0
Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (March 1997)
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
Cumulative G.P.A: 3.0
Publications
- R. Sehgal, W. Buermann, R. Harrigan, C. Bonneaud, C. Loiseau, A. Chasar, G. Valkiūnas, T Iezhova, I Sepil, S. Saatchi, and T. B. Smith. 2010. Spatially explicit predictions of blood parasites in a widely distributed African rainforest bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B. doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.1720
- C. Loiseau, G. Valkiūnas, A. Chasar, A. Hutchinson, T. Iezhova and R. Sehgal. 2010. Spatial variation of haemosporidian parasite infection in African rainforest bird species. Journal of Parasitology. 96: 21-29.
- A. Chasar, C. Loiseau, G.Valkiūnas, T. Iezhova, T. B. Smith, R. Sehgal. 2009. Prevalence and diversity patterns of African avian blood parasites in degraded habitats. Molecular Ecology. 18: 4121-4133.
- G. Valkiūnas, T. A. Iezhova, C. Loiseau, A. Chasar, T. B. Smith and R. Sehgal. 2008. New species of haemosporidian parasites (Haemosporida) from African rainforest birds, with remarks on their classification. Parasitology Research. 103(5): 1213-28.