Johnson Ornithology Lab
Florida Gulf Coast University
Department of Biological Sciences
10501 FGCU Blvd. S.
Fort Myers, FL 33965
Welcome to the website of the Ornithology Lab at Florida Gulf Coast University, in the Department of Biological Sciences.
The FGCU Ornithology Research Lab studies the evolutionary history and diversity of birds through research in speciation, systematics, phylogenetics, and biogeography. Based at Florida Gulf Coast University, the lab combines genomic data, museum collections, fieldwork, and computational approaches to investigate avian speciation. Current projects focus on questions related to species limits, evolutionary relationships, and patterns of biodiversity, with most studies centered on Neotropical and South Florida birds.
news
| May 05, 2026 | Five students graduate, eight present at the EagleX conference! |
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| Apr 23, 2026 | Dr. Johnson wins the FGCU Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award! |
| Mar 21, 2026 | Congratulations to undergraduate student Anthony Dues, Jr. on successfully defending his honors thesis titled Impacts of light pollution on nocturnal migrating birds at a Southwest Florida university! |
| Mar 08, 2026 | Mercedes presents her research at the FOS spring meeting in Tampa |
| Mar 08, 2026 | Annika and Ani attend the 2026 Florida Undergraduate Research Conference |
