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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: lmaycoll@uvm.edu instagram: @maycolladolab
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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.
2023 Peer Review Publications
- May-Collado, L. J., Bottoms, S., Durant, G., Palacios-Alfaro, J.D., and J. J. Alvarado. In press. Singing activity of the Breeding Stock G humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) (Artiodactyla: Balaenopteridae) at Caño Island Biological Reserve, Costa Rica before, during, and after COVID-19 lockdowns. Revista Biologia Tropical, Special Volume on the Aquatic Mammals of Central America.
- Manali Rege-Colt, Julie N. Oswald, Joelle De Weerdt, Jose David Palacios-Alfaro, Maia Austin, Emma Gagne, Jacqueline Maythé Morán Villatoro, Catherine Teresa Sahley, Gilma Alvarado-Guerra, and Laura J. May-Collado*.2023. Whistle repertoire and structure reflect ecotype distinction of pantropical spotted dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Scientific Reports.13:13449
- Antichi, S., Austin, M., May-Collado, L.J., Urban, J. R., Martinez-Aguilar, S., and L. Viloria-Gomora. 2023. Differences in the whistles of two ecotypes of bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of California. Submitted to Journal of the Acoustical Society of America- Express Letters. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0019502
- Agnarsson, I., Coddington, J. A., Caicedo-Quiroga, L., May-Collado, L. J., and S. Palsson. 2023. Deep mtDNA sequence divergences and possible species radiation of whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypigi, Phrynidae, Phrynus/Paraphrynus) among Caribbean Oceanic and Cave Islands. Taxonomy 3: 133-147. https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy3010011
- Ramirez, J. D., Sanchez, R., May-Collado, L. J., Gonzalez Maya, J.F., and B. Rodriguez Herrera. 2023. Lista actualizada, estado de conservación, y endemismo de los mamíferos de Costa Rica. Therya Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología. DOI: 10.12933/therya-23-2142
2023 Contributions to Public Engagement
2023 Lab Highlights!
2023 fieldwork involved the continuation of the ONDAS Initiative by deploying more soundtraps and hydromoths in the Pacific and Caribbean coasts of Costa Rica and Panama. The ONDAs project involves a series of studies on the communication and behavioral ecology of humpback whales (northern and southern populations) and various toothed whale species, and the study of the soundscape of various marine communities. To follow our fieldwork follow our Instagram account @maycolladolab.
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Tedx and Social Media
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Video source by Paulo Castro. https://peerj.com/articles/6670/
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Great conversation with my dear friend Monika Naranjo Gonzalez in her Antarctica Podcast.
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