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Assistant Professor
Department of Biology, University of Vermont.
Research Associate, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, SI.
Chair of the Committee of Scientific Advisors, The Society of Marine Mammalogy.
Member of the UVM SACNAS Chapter
Phone: (802) 656-4138
Office: 215 MLS; Lab 224
Department of Biology, UVM
Email: [email protected]
Department of Biology, University of Vermont.
Research Associate, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, SI.
Chair of the Committee of Scientific Advisors, The Society of Marine Mammalogy.
Member of the UVM SACNAS Chapter
Phone: (802) 656-4138
Office: 215 MLS; Lab 224
Department of Biology, UVM
Email: [email protected]
instagram: @maycolladolab
Bluesky: @ondaslab
Bluesky: @ondaslab
Interests: Evolution, Behavior, Conservation
I am a marine mammal evolutionary biologist researching the phylogenetic and ecological factors shaping the
acoustic repertoire of aquatic mammals. My research implements phylogenomics, field observations, autonomous underwater recording systems, unmanned aerial vehicles to study, and machine learning tools to study the diversity of communicative signals produced by aquatic mammals in their natural environment. Our research is done in collaboration with local scientists and students in Central America in an effort to ensure we contribute to the formation of the next generation of Hispanic marine mammal scientists in the region.
acoustic repertoire of aquatic mammals. My research implements phylogenomics, field observations, autonomous underwater recording systems, unmanned aerial vehicles to study, and machine learning tools to study the diversity of communicative signals produced by aquatic mammals in their natural environment. Our research is done in collaboration with local scientists and students in Central America in an effort to ensure we contribute to the formation of the next generation of Hispanic marine mammal scientists in the region.
NSF-IRES Summer 2025 reception of applications is open
Publication Alert!
Antichi, S., Rege-Colt, M., Austin, M., May-Collado, L.J., Carlon-Beltran, O., Urban, J., Martinez-Aguilar, S., and L. Viloria-Gomora. 2024. Whistles contour variation between two sympatric dolphin species in the Gulf of California. Hydrobiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-024-05675-3
Contributions to Inclusion in Science and Public Engagement
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Sonidos de Osa is a collaboration between our lab and musicians from Costa Rica, a tribute to the whales and nature of Osa. |
International Collaborations
LECAN is directed by Dr. Juan Jose Alvarado at UCR/CIMAR with whom we will be staring the IRES-NSF funded marine biology training program.
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Our current fieldwork involves the continuation of the ONDAS Initiative by deploying more soundtraps and hydromoths in the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Central America. The ONDAs project involves a series of studies on the communication and behavioral ecology of humpback whales (northern and southern populations) and toothed whales in the region, and the study of the soundscape of various marine communities. To follow our work in Instagram @maycolladolab and bluesky @ondaslab
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Online Teaching Resources
Outreach through Social Media
Great conversation with my dear friend Monika Naranjo Gonzalez in her Antarctica Podcast.
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Video source by Paulo Castro. https://peerj.com/articles/6670/
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