Dr. Allison Cornell
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Profile
The Cornell Lab investigates how environmental context shapes individual variation in physiology, behavior, and ultimately fitness. By integrating field-based ecology, experimental manipulations, and physiological assays, the lab explores how organisms respond to environmental challenges. Current research focuses on the nutritional ecology of wild songbirds, with an emphasis on how climate-driven shifts in arthropod macronutrient composition may impact the breeding success of Eastern Bluebirds. This work spans scales from biochemical analyses of prey to behavioral outcomes in free-living animals. Broadly, the lab is interested in the intersection of ecological variability, physiological plasticity, and evolutionary processes. More information can be found on the lab website.
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Selected Publications
Journal Articles
*denotes undergraduate coauthor
Houtz JL, Melo M,* Therrien JF, Cornell A. 2023. Disentangling relationships between physiology, morphology, diet, and gut microbial diversity in American Kestrel nestlings. Journal of Avian Biology, e03019.
Cornell A, Melo M,* Zimmerman C,* Therrien JF. 2021. Nestling physiology is independent of somatic development in a common raptor, the American kestrel (Falco sparverius). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 94(2), 99-109.
Cornell A, Hou JJ,* Williams TD. 2017. Experimentally-increased male social behaviour has no effect on female breeding phenology and performance. Animal Behaviour 126, 243-251.
Cornell A, Gibson KF,* Williams TD. 2017. Physiological maturity at a critical life-history transition and post-fledging flight ability. Functional Ecology 31(3), 662-670.
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