Matthew Jenkins

Education:

• PhD- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona (2022-present)
• MS- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, North Carolina State University (2019-2022)
• BS- Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, North Carolina State University (2014-2018)

Research Interests: 

I am broadly interested in the ecological and evolutionary processes that shape adaptive behaviors. Specifically, I look at how the maternal developmental environment links both the elaboration of bird plumage and an individual’s competitive ability.

Publications:

• Jenkins, M.R. (2024). Bird of the Month: Azure Bluebird (Sialia sialis fulva). Audubon Southwest Newsletter. https://southwest.audubon.org/news/azure-bluebird 
• Jenkins, M. R., Cummings, J. M., Cabe, A. R., Hulthén, K., Peterson, M. N., & Langerhans, R. B. (2021). Natural and anthropogenic sources of habitat variation influence exploration behaviour, stress response, and brain morphology in a coastal fish. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(10), 2446-2461. 90:2446-2461
• Hulthén, K., Hill, J. S., Jenkins, M. R., & Langerhans, R. B. (2021). Predation and resource availability interact to drive life-history evolution in an adaptive radiation of livebearing fish. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 619277. 9:619277