Related Links

Education

PhD. Oxford University(2000)
B.A. University of Arkansas(1977)

Research Interests

Causes of ecological collapse following human settlement of islands. Biogeograhic origins and evolutionary history of the Hawaiian avifauna. Evolution of morphological diversity in the perching birds and waterfowl (Passeriformes and Anseriformes). Adaptive radiation in the Hawaiian finches.

Selected Publications

Iwaniuk, A.N., Olson, S.L. and James, H.F. 2009. Extraordinary cranial specialization in a new genus of extinct duck (Aves: Anseriformes) from Kauai, Hawaiian Islands, Zootaxa, 2296:47-67

Reding, D.M., Foster, J.T., James, H.F., Pratt, H.D. and Fleischer, R.C. 2009. Convergent evolution of ‘creepers’ in the Hawaiian honeycreeper radiation, Biology Letters, 5(2):221-224

Harbaugh, D.T., Wagner, W.L., Percy, D.M., James, H.F. and Fleischer, R.C. 2009. Genetic Structure of the Polymorphic Metrosideros (Myrtaceae) Complex in the Hawaiian Islands Using Nuclear Microsatellite Data, PLoS ONE, 4(3):e4698

James, H.F. 2009. Repeated Evolution of Fused Thoracic Vertebrae in Songbirds, Auk, 126(4):862-872

James, H.F. and Price, J.P. 2008. Integration of palaeontological, historical, and geographical data on the extinction of koa-finches, Diversity and Distributions, 14(3):441-451

Fleischer, R.C., James, H.F. and Olson, S.L. 2008. Convergent evolution of Hawaiian and Australo-Pacific honeyeaters from distant songbird ancestors, Current Biology, 18:1927-1931

Percy, D.M., Garver, A.M., Wagner, W.L., James, H.F., Cunningham, C.W., Miller, S.E. and Fleischer, R.C. 2008. Progressive island colonization and ancient origin of Hawaiian Metrosideros (Myrtaceae), Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) B, :1479-1490

James, H.F. and Olson, S.L. 2006. A new species of Hawaiian finch (Drepanidini: Loxioides) from Makawauhi Cave, island of Kaua`i, The Auk, 123(2):335-344, with cover art

Complete List of James' Publications and Downloadable PDFs