 I graduated from Oxford University in Biological Sciences in 2005, and after a year undertaking a variety of lab and field based work completed an MSc in Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology at the University of Exeter. My MSc dissertation explored the role of prior experience in alternative mating strategies in burying beetles. My DPhil investigates the processes responsible for generating and maintaining high avian diversity in Amazonia. Focusing on three species of antbird, and working at Los Amigos, I will test existing speciation hypotheses, with particular emphasis on speciation in the face of gene flow. I am also working in collaboration with BirdLife International to apply my findings to future conservation policy decisions.
 I have a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the National University of San Agustin of Arequipa, and my main interest is avian ecology. I have participated in a diverse range of research projects in the forests of Peru, from the magnificent cloud forests of Cuzco and Amazonas to the rainforest of Manu. After working alongside Claire at the Los Amigos research station I am taking part in a collaborative project with ACCA to assess the potential for a biological corridor to be developed between the Los Amigos conservation concession and the Tambopata conservation reserve. In the future I hope to apply for further study in the field of evolutionary ecology, in order to learn something more about the tropical forests of Peru.
 I am from Puerto Maldonado, and I am currently studying Tourism and Hotel Management at the University there. I am specialising in conservation and very much hope that in the future I will be able to focus also on birds. I have much experience as a guide at lodges in the Madre de Dios region, especially along the Tambopata, and have also previously worked on a macaw telemetry project. This year I worked as an assistant for Claire on the radio telemetry experiment carried out on two species of antbird at Los Amigos.
 I worked alongside Randi as a tracker on the radio telemetry experiment, and later as field assistant to Claire. I am originally from Cuzco, but I hold a great love for the Los Amigos research station, having spent many years of my life visiting my father who also works there. I am very interested in plants and animals, and hope to study biology at university. This first field season has given me an introduction to working with birds and carrying out scientific research, and I am looking forward to similar opportunities in the future to learn more about the world of biology.
 I studied biology at the National University of Piura in NW Peru, graduating in 2006. As a field researcher for Nature and Culture International (NCI), I then surveyed birds of the Tumbesian Endemic Bird Area, one of the world's most threatened regions. After this, I worked for the Peruvian Marine Research Institute collecting data on the diet of Guanay cormorants and Peruvian boobies to assess the distribution and abundance of Peruvian anchovy stocks. From 2007-2009, I worked with Nat, Joe and Claire, collecting behavioural and ecological data on a colour-ringed population of warbling antbirds at Los Amigos.
 I graduated from St John's College, Oxford in 2008 with a MEng in Engineering Science. For my masters project I worked in the Animal Behavior Group (Department of Zoology, Oxford) studying the effects of varying environmental conditions on the mechanical properties of silkworm silks. I applied my technical background to the life sciences in my work as a research assistant for Nat and Joe focusing on how to quantify the acoustic structure of the main vocalizations of the ovenbirds in order to generate a dataset with which to test some key hypotheses concerning signal evolution and speciation.
 I have an MSc in Ecology and Biodiversity from Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), New Zealand (2005). My MSc research involved documenting the vocal ethology of the kaka (an NZ parrot); in particular the effects of habitat on the function and transmission of vocalisations. Following my studies I worked as a researcher for VUW investigating food hoarding behaviour in regards to spatial memory and cognition in the NZ robin. I also have extensive experience as an Ornithological Consultant, and as an Ecological Advisor for numerous NZ governmental departments. I'm enthusiastic about the wonders of natural history, behavioural ecology and biodiversity conservation. I joined the antbird project for three months in late 2008
 I graduated from Bucknell University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's of Science in Environmental Studies. As an undergraduate, I pursued my interests in natural history and ornithology through field research in Australia and Pennsylvania, building trails and educating youth for non-profits in Washington and New York, and through keeping my class-time from surpassing valuable time in the field. My research interests lie mainly in examining how birds cope with competitive and predatory pressures, e.g. foraging specialization, interspecific flocking, and intra- and interspecific communication. I worked with Claire and Diego at Los Amigos from June-Sep 2008.
 Graduating in 2006 with a degree in biology from the National University of Piura, I have always been interested in ecology and natural sciences and have been involved in a variety of different field projects. Despite my main focus being tropical plants, I have worked in different projects relating to birds, such the assessment of the population of the endangered Peruvian Plant-cutter (Phytotoma raimondi). Now I am writing my undergraduate thesis on Pteridophites of the Piura department, funded by Nature and Culture International (NCI). From May-August 2008, I worked in the Warbling Antbird Project and soon start a Masters in ecology and conservation.
 I graduated in biology from the National University of Arequipa, Peru, in 2006. As part of my degree, I carried out research on the biology and conservation status of three species of flamingo in the high Andes. I went on to work as an assistant for the Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica (ACCA), before assisting in a doctoral study of forest falcons (Micrastur spp.). I joined the warbling antbird project at Los Amigos in March 2007, where I worked as field project manager until October 2007. Since then I have been carrying out biodiversity surveys in Camisea and conducting surveys of migratory birds. I plan to carry out a Masters degree before starting a PhD in behavioural ecology.
Job Aben (Masters student, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Jorjany Botero (field assistant, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia)
Dominic Cram (field assistant, University of Oxford)
Julissa Cabrera (field assistant, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Lima, Peru)
Paulo C. Pulgarín-R (field assistant and project manager, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia)
Richard Merrill (Masters student, University of Oxford)
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