Andre E. Moncrieff, PhD
Assistant Professor and Assistant Curator of Birds, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
My lab seeks to understand evolutionary patterns and processes in birds, with a focus on population genomics and biogeography.
Our current research explores the genomic mechanisms—including recombination, selection, and structural variants—that drive early population divergence. We also investigate how geography influences gene flow and differentiation, using birds from isolated Andean ridges and around dynamic Amazonian rivers as model systems.
Fieldwork is central to our approach. We conduct in-depth surveys of avian diversity, often in remote tropical regions, and prioritize firsthand knowledge of our study systems. This work includes the collection of research specimens to support genomic and morphological analyses.
Moncrieff, A. E., B. C. Faircloth, R. C. Remsen, A. E. Hiller, C. Felix, A. P. Capparella, A. Aleixo, T. Valqui, and R. T. Brumfield. 2024. Implications of headwater contact zones for the riverine barrier hypothesis: a case study of the Blue-capped Manakin (Lepidothrix coronata). Evolution 78(1):53–68. https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpad187
Moncrieff, A. E., B. C. Faircloth, and R. T. Brumfield. 2022. Systematics of Lepidothrix manakins (Aves: Passeriformes: Pipridae) using RADcap markers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 173:107525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107525
Moncrieff, A. E., O. Johnson, C. Felix, A. E. Hiller, E. C. Corbett, M. L. Brady, G. F. Seeholzer, E. Bautista, D. F. Lane, and M. G. Harvey. 2020. Avifaunal surveys in the central Peruvian Amazon clarify range limits and highlight links between avian and habitat diversity. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132(4):934–951. https://doi.org/10.1676/20-00082
Moncrieff, A. E., O. Johnson, D. F. Lane, J. A. Alonso, K. Balta, K. Eckhardt, J. Armenta, T. Valqui, F. Hernández, M. Soto-Huaira, C. Mur, M. G. Harvey, K. Verde-Guerra, and S. Figueroa-Ramírez. 2019. Avifaunal surveys along the lower Huallaga River, Region of Loreto, Peru: new distributional records, collection of topotypes, and taxonomic implications. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 131(3):486–501. https://doi.org/10.1676/18-108
Moncrieff, A. E., O. Johnson, D. F. Lane, J. Beck, F. Angulo, and J. Fagan. 2018. A new species of antbird (Passeriformes: Thamnophilidae) from the Cordillera Azul, San Martín, Peru. Auk 135(1):114–126. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-17-97.1
