Miyako Warrington, M.S.
Education
Master of Science Degree, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Sciences - University of Hawaii at Hilo, 2008.
Bachelor of Science Degree, Biology (specialization ecology and enviromental sciences) - University of British Columbia, 2003.
Relevant Experience
| June 2008 - July 2008 | University of Hawaii at Hilo - Mautz Lab Manager |
| Gatheredand analysed data on Human C-Reactive Protein, Forest Ecology, Frog Behaviour | |
| Monitored and trained student interns | |
| May 2006 - May 2008 | University of Hawaii at Hilo - EPSCOR graduate scholar |
| Assist in teaching undergraduate laboratories | |
| Assist with gathering and analysing data on Human C-Reactive Protein | |
| Assist with gathering mark-recapture data on frogs, vegetation surveys, forest ecology | |
| December 2004 - July 2009 | Pana`ewa Rainforest Zoo - Volunteer |
| Assist with care of paraplegic lemur, animal enrichment, animal handling, and docent programs | |
| Youth committee chair: design and implement programs, manage volunteer team | |
| June - July, 2004 | Meanook Biological Station - Volunteer Birder |
| Assited with American Redstart monitoring research, monitoring nests, feeding rates, mammals | |
| Assited with banding and mist netting | |
| May - December, 2002 | B.C. Research - Toxicologist |
| Cultured and maintained test organisms, conducted bioassays using test organisms | |
| May - August, 2001 | Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - Biologist |
| Designed and conducted a creel survey, measured and smapled various species of freshwater fishes | |
| Assisted with other wildlife projects: pelican survey, bear baiting, trap netting | |
| January - April, 2001 | University of British Columbia and Geological Survey of Canada - Palaeontology Research Assistant |
| Edited manuscripts, figures, and photographic plates, digitized maps and images | |
| Prepared and plaster casted fossil specimens | |
| May, 1999 - September, 2000 | Richmond Nature Park Society - Naturalist |
| Designed and implemented nature programs for children and general audiences, managed volunteers | |
| Handled and fed reptiles, rodents and insects | |
| 1996 - 1999 | B.C. E-Team - Volunteer Field Worker |
| Assisted with vegetation and wildlife surveys, eco-restoration, and monitoring of estuarine sites | |
| Ran educational programs for the public | |
| 1996 - 1999 | Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Center- Volunteer |
Related Skills
Grants
Hawaii Audubon Society Research Grant (2008)
National Science and Engineering Research Council Student Research Award (2000, 2001)
Selected Publications
Francis L. Benevides Jr., William J. Mautz,, and Miyako Warrington. 2007. Overnight Sound Pressure Levels of the Chorus of the Male Coqui Frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui. Herpetological Review 40 (2): 162-165.
Warrington, Miyako. 2008. Monitoring coqui frog (Eleutherodactylus coqui) populations using sound pressure levels. UMI Publishing. Master's Thesis.
Elliott, Kyle; Hewett, Miyako; Kaiser, Gary; and Blake, Robert W. 2004. Flight energetics of the Marbled Murrelet, Brachyramphus marmoratus. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82: 644-652
Hewett, Miyako and Darryl T. McLeod. 2001. Status of the White Pelican on Rainy Lake, Ontario, 2001. Fort Frances District Report Series No. 50. Entered Sep 04 2001. Ontario, Canada.