Yellow-breasted Chat
We are currently working in collaboration with PhD Candidate Johanna Beam in the Toews Lab at Penn State University to construct a genoscape for the Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens). We will use this genoscape to test for population structure differences between the subspecies of Yellow-breasted chat, which each have different range sizes and connectivity, as well as look more closely at the contact zone between subspecies groups.
If you are interested in collecting or donating Yellow-breasted chat samples from any location across its range, particularly during the breeding and wintering seasons, please contact Amanda Carpenter to learn more!