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 2008University 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 2008University 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 2009Pana`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, 2002B.C. Research - Toxicologist
Cultured and maintained test organisms, conducted bioassays using test organisms
May - August, 2001Ontario 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, 2001University 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, 2000Richmond Nature Park Society - Naturalist
Designed and implemented nature programs for children and general audiences, managed volunteers
Handled and fed reptiles, rodents and insects
1996 - 1999B.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 - 1999Vancouver 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.