Masters Research

Masters in Conservation Biology -  San Francisco State University

My thesis focused on the blood parasites in owls of North America specifically the parasites found in the California Spotted Owl.  I also worked on blood parasites in migratory hawks of California.  My research was performed under Dr. Ravinder Sehgal’s supervision and carried out in the Conservation Genetic Laboratory.

Publication:

Ishak, HD,  Dumbacher, JP, Anderson, NL, Keane, JJ, Valkiūnas, G, Haig, SM, Tell, LA, and RNM Sehgal. 2008. Blood parasites in owls with conservation implications for the Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis). PLoS One. 3(5): e2304.

Ishak, HD, Loiseau, C, Hull, AC, and RNM Sehgal.  2010. Prevalence of blood parasites in migrating and wintering California hawks. Journal of Raptor Research 44: 215-223.

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