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Pete Hosner
Graduate Student
Ornithology
Biodiversity Institute

Contact Information

Office Phone: 
785.864.3213
Email: 
hosner@ku.edu
Building: 
Dyche Hall

Research Interests: Diversification, biogeography, population history, molecular systematics, conservation, neotropical and SE Asian birds

Research Projects

Active Projects

Philippine flat-headed frog
Philippine Biodiversity
Comprehensive Biotic Survey of Philippine Land Vertebrates and their Parasites
This project represents an integrated team effort to comprehensively survey, review, and summarize the biodiversity of terrestrial vertebrates and parasites from the megadiverse, global conservation hotspot, the Philippines.    ...
Active
General Project, parsel tongue, Slitherin
Web site

2012

Hosner, P, Moyle RG.  2012.  A molecular phylogeny of black-tyrants (Tyrannidae: Knipolegus) reveals strong geographic patterns and homoplasy in plumage and display behavior. The Auk. 129(1):156-167.

2011

Styring, A, Ragai R, Unggang J, Stuebing R, Hosner P, Sheldon FH.  2011.  Bird community assembly in Bornean industrial tree plantations: Effects of forest age and structure. Forest Ecology and Management. 261(3):531-544.

2010

Hosner, P, Sheldon FH, Lim HC, Moyle RG.  2010.  Phylogeny and biogeography of the Asian trogons (Aves: Trogoniformes) inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(3):1219-1225.
Sheldon, FH, Styring A, Hosner P.  2010.  Bird species richness in a Bornean exotic tree plantation: A long-term perspective. Biological Conservation. 143(2):399-407.

2009

Sheldon, FH, Lim HC, Nais J, Lakim M, Tuuga A, Malin P, Majuakim J, Lo A, Schilthuizen M, Hosner P et al..  2009.  Observations on the ecology, distribution, and biogeography of forest birds in Sabah, Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 57(2):577–586.
Hosner, P, Behrens KD, Huanca NE.  2009.  The first records of Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) in Bolivia, and other notes on Bolivian Bird Distribution. Boletin SAO. 19(1&2):27-31.
Huanca, NE, Hosner P, Hennesey AB.  2009.  Nests, vocalizations, and conservation status of endangered Cochabamba Mountain-Finches ( Compsospiza garleppi ). Journal of Field Ornithology. 80(3):215-223.
Hosner, P, Behrens KD, Hennesey AB.  2009.  Birds (Aves) Serrania Sadiri, Paque Nacional Madidi, Depto. La Paz, Bolivia. Checklist. 5:222-237.
Peterson, ATownsend, Andersen MJ, Bodbyl-Roels S, Hosner P, Nyári ÁS, Oliveros CH, Papeş M.  2009.  A prototype forecasting system for bird-borne disease spread in North America based on migratory bird movements. Epidemics. 1(4):240-249.

2008

Hosner, P, Huanca NE.  2008.  Nest, eggs, and parental care of the Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(3):473-477.
Moyle, RG, Hosner P.  2008.  Taxonomic status of the Kinabalu Swiftlet. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club. 198:94-100.
Tobias, JA, Lebbin DJ, Aleixo A, Andersen MJ, Guilherme E, Hosner P, Seddon N.  2008.  Distribution, Behavior, and Conservation Status of the Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(1):38-49.

2007

Hosner, P, Winkler DW.  2007.  Dispersal distances of Tree Swallows estimated from continent-wide and limited-area data. Journal of Field Ornithology. 78(3):290-297.
Andersen, MJ, Lebbin DJ, Hosner P.  2007.  First photographic evidence of Veery (Catharus fuscescens) for Peru. Boletín SAO . 17(1):36–38.
Lebbin, DJ, Hosner P, Andersen MJ, Valdez U, Tori WP.  2007.  First description of the nest and eggs of the White-lined Antbird (Percnostola lophotes) and breeding observations of poorly known birds inhabiting Guadua bamboo in Southeastern Peru. Boletín SAO. 17(2):119–132.

Education

B.S. in natural resources from Cornell University, 2003

 

Awards

  • KU Graduate Student Research Fund/KUBI Panorama Fund: $3000. 2011
  • Michael S. Gaines award for excellence in teaching principals of biology (KU). 2011
  • American Museum of Natural History Chapman Fund: $2000. 2011
  • American Ornithologists’ Union Alexander Wetmore Award. $2500. 2011.
  • NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant. Testing the Pleistocene aggregate island complex (PAIC) model of diversification in co-distributed avian lineages. $14,824. 2011-2013.
  • National Geographic Society Committee for Exploration and Research. An avifaunal inventory of Ayacucho, Peru: speciation across dry valley and an underappreciated center of endemism. $13,533. 2011.
  • American Philosophical Society: Lewis and Clark Fund for Research and Exploration. $3,500. 2010
  • Tinker Foundation Travel grant. $850. 2008.
  • KUNHM Panorama Fund. $700. 2008.

Recent Presentations

  • Hosner, P.A. Testing the Pleistocene aggregate island complex (PAIC) model of diversification in co-distributed avian lineages. AFO/COS/WOS, Kearney, NE March 2011
  • Hosner, P.A. Pleistocene island groups do not sufficiently explain diversification in eight Philippine bird lineages. NHMGSO retreat, Lawrence, KS October 2010.
  • Hosner, P.A. Molecular Phylogeny and biogeography of the Knipolegus Black-tyrants . American Ornithologists’ Union meeting, San Diego, CA, 2010.
  • Hosner, P.A. Biogeography of Asian trogons. NHMGSO retreat, Lawrence, KS October 2009.
  • Hosner, P.A.Natural history and conservation of the endangered Cochabamba Mountain-Finch. NHMGSO retreat, Lawrence, KS, November 2007.

Publications

2012

Hosner, P, Moyle RG.  2012.  A molecular phylogeny of black-tyrants (Tyrannidae: Knipolegus) reveals strong geographic patterns and homoplasy in plumage and display behavior. The Auk. 129(1):156-167.

2011

Styring, A, Ragai R, Unggang J, Stuebing R, Hosner P, Sheldon FH.  2011.  Bird community assembly in Bornean industrial tree plantations: Effects of forest age and structure. Forest Ecology and Management. 261(3):531-544.

2010

Hosner, P, Sheldon FH, Lim HC, Moyle RG.  2010.  Phylogeny and biogeography of the Asian trogons (Aves: Trogoniformes) inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 57(3):1219-1225.
Sheldon, FH, Styring A, Hosner P.  2010.  Bird species richness in a Bornean exotic tree plantation: A long-term perspective. Biological Conservation. 143(2):399-407.

2009

Sheldon, FH, Lim HC, Nais J, Lakim M, Tuuga A, Malin P, Majuakim J, Lo A, Schilthuizen M, Hosner P et al..  2009.  Observations on the ecology, distribution, and biogeography of forest birds in Sabah, Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 57(2):577–586.
Hosner, P, Behrens KD, Huanca NE.  2009.  The first records of Red-fronted Coot (Fulica rufifrons) in Bolivia, and other notes on Bolivian Bird Distribution. Boletin SAO. 19(1&2):27-31.
Huanca, NE, Hosner P, Hennesey AB.  2009.  Nests, vocalizations, and conservation status of endangered Cochabamba Mountain-Finches ( Compsospiza garleppi ). Journal of Field Ornithology. 80(3):215-223.
Hosner, P, Behrens KD, Hennesey AB.  2009.  Birds (Aves) Serrania Sadiri, Paque Nacional Madidi, Depto. La Paz, Bolivia. Checklist. 5:222-237.
Peterson, ATownsend, Andersen MJ, Bodbyl-Roels S, Hosner P, Nyári ÁS, Oliveros CH, Papeş M.  2009.  A prototype forecasting system for bird-borne disease spread in North America based on migratory bird movements. Epidemics. 1(4):240-249.

2008

Hosner, P, Huanca NE.  2008.  Nest, eggs, and parental care of the Puna Tapaculo (Scytalopus simonsi). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(3):473-477.
Moyle, RG, Hosner P.  2008.  Taxonomic status of the Kinabalu Swiftlet. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club. 198:94-100.
Tobias, JA, Lebbin DJ, Aleixo A, Andersen MJ, Guilherme E, Hosner P, Seddon N.  2008.  Distribution, Behavior, and Conservation Status of the Rufous Twistwing (Cnipodectes superrufus). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120(1):38-49.

2007

Hosner, P, Winkler DW.  2007.  Dispersal distances of Tree Swallows estimated from continent-wide and limited-area data. Journal of Field Ornithology. 78(3):290-297.
Andersen, MJ, Lebbin DJ, Hosner P.  2007.  First photographic evidence of Veery (Catharus fuscescens) for Peru. Boletín SAO . 17(1):36–38.
Lebbin, DJ, Hosner P, Andersen MJ, Valdez U, Tori WP.  2007.  First description of the nest and eggs of the White-lined Antbird (Percnostola lophotes) and breeding observations of poorly known birds inhabiting Guadua bamboo in Southeastern Peru. Boletín SAO. 17(2):119–132.