Jordan Karubian

Professor - Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

School of Science & Engineering
Stone Center Departments
The Stone Center
People Classification
Faculty
Tulane Affiliation
Core Faculty
Region
  • South America
Jordan Karubian

Courses

Tropical Field Biology; Tropical Field Research

Additional Info

Number of Dissertations or Theses Supervised in the Past 5 Years: 35

Research

Tropical Research, Animal Behavior, Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Ornithology, Ecuador

Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of Chicago, Ecology and Evolution, 2001
  • M.S., University of Chicago, Ecology and Evolution, 1997
  • B.S., University of California, San Diego, Ecology, 1993

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Professor, Tulane University, 2021-
  • Associate Professor, Tulane University, 2016-2021
  • Assistant Professor, Tulane University, 2010-2015
  • Instructor, University of California, Los Angeles, 2007-2009
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago, 1996-2001
  • Teaching Assistant, The University of California, San Diego, 1993

Distinctions

  • Distinguished Research Professor Award, School of Science & Engineering, Tulane University, 2024
  • Diversity & Outreach Faculty Award, School of Science & Engineering, Tulane University, 2022
  • Fulbright Fellow, Fulbright US Scholars Program (Ecuador), 2022-23
  • Duren Professor, Newcomb-Tulane College, Tulane University, 2021-22
  • Inaugural Scholar-In-Residence, Center for Public Service. Tulane University, 2020-21
  • Fellow, American Ornithological Society, 2019
  • Fellow, Mellon Graduate Program in Community-Engaged Scholarship. Tulane University, 2018-20
  • Board Member, Jocotoco Foundation (Ecuador), 2016-22

Languages

  • Spanish
  • Portuguese

Overseas Experience

  • Ecuador
  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
  • Mexico

Related Experience

  • Director of Graduate Studies, EE Biology, 2015
  • Associate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, Institute for the Environment, 2007-
  • Latin America Director, University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Tropical Research at the Institute of the Environment, 2002-
  • Assistant Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004-2007
  • Reviewer, Auk, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Condor, Cotinga, Emu, Evolution, Journal of Avian Biology, Journal of Field Ornithology, Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Selected Publications

  • 2023. “Limited seed dispersal shapes fine-scale spatial genetic structure in a Neotropical dioecious large-seeded palm,” with S. Escobar. Biotropica, 55(1), 160–172.
  • 2023. “Impacts of Flowering Density on Pollen Dispersal and Gametic Diversity Are Scale Dependent,” with Z. Diaz-Martin. The American Naturalist, 201(1), 52–64.
  • 2023. “Does capacity to produce androgens underlie variation in female ornamentation and territoriality in White-shouldered Fairywren (Malurus alboscapulatus)?,” with J. Boersma. Hormones and Behavior, 154, 105393.
  • 2023. “The adaptive significance of off-lek sociality in birds: A synthetic review, with evidence for the reproductive benefits hypothesis in Long-wattled Umbrellabirds,” with H.L. Anderson. Ornithology. 140(3), ukad021.
  • 2018. “Rare genotype advantage promotes survival and genetic diversity of a tropical palm,” with Browne, L. New Phytologist. 218(4): 1658-1667.
  • 2018. “Habitat loss and fragmentation reduce effective gene flow by disrupting seed dispersal in a neotropical palm,” Browne, L. Molecular Ecology. 27: 3055-3069.
  • 2018. “Impacts of nectar robbing on the foraging ecology of a territorial hummingbird,” with Hazlehurst, J. Behavioural Processes. 149:27-34.
  • 2017. “Environmental disturbance increases social connectivity in a tropical passerine bird,” with Lantz, S.M. PLoS One 12(8): 0183144.