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Kevin McCracken

Assoc Professor

University of Miami

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology

Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Marine Biology & Ecology

The Graduate School

Kevin Mccracken is currently serving as a Biology Assoc Professor at University of Miami.

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University of Miami

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avian biology evolutionary biology ornithology genetics ecology biology population genetics zoology evolutionary ecology molecular ecology avian evolution phylogenetics wildlife entomology animal ecology evolutionary genetics mammalian biology speciation climate change biogeography mammalogy animal physiology wildlife biology wildlife ecology fish biology animal science botany genomics genetic diversity adaptation comparative physiology avian locomotion systematics avian medicine animal genetics livestock science breeding behavior zoogeography rodent ecology experimental biology gene flow biological evolution animal taxonomy genetic admixture genome biology population genomics movement ecology veterinary physiology respiration (physiology) cinnamon teal mammalian physiology wildlife management molecular evolutionary ecology molecular adaptation hypoxia (medicine) andean waterfowl population structure common eiders crested ducks high-altitude waterfowl respiratory mechanics body size gene evolution animal reproduction osmoregulation ventilation north america high-altitude ducks high-altitude adaptation andean goose animal breeding plant genetics convergent evolution yellow-billed pintails anas zonorhyncha cardiovascular responses

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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Gas Exchange, Oxygen Transport and Metabolism in High-Altitude Waterfowl. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2025)

respiration (physiology)gas exchange processextreme environmentsavian locomotiongas exchangefish biologyecology

Population Structure of Three New Zealand Crested Penguins Identifies Current Conservation Challenges for the Fiordland Penguin/Tawaki, Erect-Crested Penguin, and Eastern Rockhopper Penguin. PLoS ONE (2025)

new zealandpopulation ecologywildlifeeastern rockhopper penguinbiodiversityornithologyavian evolutionpopulation structureconservation scienceanimal ecologypopulation biologyanimal conservationconservation biologyecologyevolutionary biology

Comparability of Hemoglobin Concentration Measurements From the Hemocue Hb201+ and Hb801 in Birds and a Mammal With and Without Nucleated Red-Blood Cells. Journal of Field Ornithology (2024)

Kevin McCrackenHaley JohnstonKatherine McCrackenRiley OlsonJose Antonio Otero SoberonRenzo Hernan Turpo AroquipaLuis Alza

hemoglobin concentration measurementsornithologynucleated red-blood cellsavian biology

Comparative Mechanisms for O2 Storage and Metabolism in Two Florida Diving Birds: The Anhinga (Anhinga Anhinga) and the Double-Crested Cormorant (Nannopterum Auritum). Journal of Comparative Physiology B (2024)

Jeff WhiteElizabeth R. SchellNeal J. DawsonKevin G. McCracken

physiologycomparative physiologynannopterum auritumanhinga anhingaavian biologyanimal physiologycomparative mechanismsbiologycomparative analysiscomparative endocrinologymetabolismecologydouble-crested cormorantornithology

Consistent Changes in Muscle Phenotype and Mitochondrial Abundance Underlie Dive Performance Across Multiple Lineages of Diving Ducks. Journal of Experimental Biology (2024)

Elizabeth R. SchellGraham R. ScottNeal J. DawsonKevin WinkerKevin G. McCracken

zoologymarine biologyanimal performancefish biologywildlife ecologyconsistent changesmuscle phenotypewildlife biologymembrane biologyexperimental biologyavian biologyanimal physiologyaquatic ecosystemsconservation biologymovement ecologyornithologyevolutionary biologyphysiologymultiple lineagesmolecular biologyclimate change

Diving at High Altitude: O2 Transport and Utilization in the Ruddy Duck and Torrent Duck in the Andes. Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural Science (2024)

Kevin G. McCrackenGraham ScottLuis AlzaAndrea AstieCiska BakkerenEmil BautistaMariana BulgarellaRebecca Cheek CheekBeverly ChuaNeal DawsonAlexis DiazCatherine IvyPeter FrappellCecilia KopuchianSabine Lagu�John MainaVioleta Mu�oz-FuentesElizabeth SchellMatthew SmithRyan SprengerPablo TubaroElizabeth SchellMatthew SmithRyan SprengerPablo TubaroThomas ValquiRoy WeberDaniela WilnerRobert WilsonJulia YorkWilliam Milsom

water qualityunderwater systemsavian biologyfluid dynamicszoologyfish biologybiologyenvironmental scienceclimate changehigh altitudemarine biologyentomologyrodent ecologymuseologymovement ecologyecologyornithology

Geographic Variation in Body Size and Hematology of the Slate-Colored Coot (Fulica Ardesiaca) Along the Andes of Peru. Waterbirds (2024)

Alexis DíazEmil BautistaKevin G. McCracken

hematologybotanyavian biologyornithologymammalogyaquatic ecosystemsgeographyfish biologymarine ornithologymarine biologywater ecologiesfulica ardesiacageographic variationslate-colored cootecologyevolutionary biologygeology

High-Altitude Adaptation is Accompanied by Strong Signatures of Purifying Selection in the Mitochondrial Genomes of Three Andean Waterfowl. PLoS ONE (2024)

Allie M. GrahamPhilip LavretskyRobert E. WilsonKevin G. McCracken

avian evolutionhigh-altitude adaptationecologyphylogeneticsgenome biologyfish biologyentomologybiological evolutionavian biologymitochondrial genomesevolutionary geneticsanimal scienceornithologyevolutionary biologygenomicsmarine genomicsandean waterfowlgeneticsevolutionary ecologypopulation genomicspopulation genetics

Author Response for"Blood‐ and Muscle‐O Sub 2 /Sub Storage Capacity in North American Diving Ducks". (2023)

None Elizabeth R. SchellNone Jeff WhiteNone Kevin G. McCracken

physiologyauthor responsebiophysicsosmoregulationavian biologyanimal physiologywildlife ecologyhuman-wildlife relationshipsaquatic ecosystemsanimal ecologymarine biologyanimal scienceanimal performanceveterinary physiologyecologymembrane biologyornithology

Blood‐ and Muscle‐O 2 Storage Capacity in North American Diving Ducks. Journal of Avian Biology (2023)

Elizabeth R. SchellJeff WhiteKevin G. McCracken

physiologyosmoregulationavian biologymammalian physiologyanimal physiologywildlife ecologyavian medicinebiologyanimal ecologyanatomymarine biologymembrane biologywildlife biologyveterinary physiologyclimate changeneuroscienceornithology

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Kevin McCracken

Assoc Professor

University of Miami

Affiliations

College of Arts and Sciences

Biology

Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

Marine Biology & Ecology

The Graduate School

Kevin Mccracken is currently serving as a Biology Assoc Professor at University of Miami.

Honors

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University of Miami

Assoc Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Gas Exchange, Oxygen Transport and Metabolism in High-Altitude Waterfowl. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (2025)

respiration (physiology)gas exchange processextreme environmentsavian locomotiongas exchangefish biologyecology

Comparability of Hemoglobin Concentration Measurements From the Hemocue Hb201+ and Hb801 in Birds and a Mammal With and Without Nucleated Red-Blood Cells. Journal of Field Ornithology (2024)

Kevin McCrackenHaley JohnstonKatherine McCrackenRiley OlsonJose Antonio Otero SoberonRenzo Hernan Turpo AroquipaLuis Alza

hemoglobin concentration measurementsornithologynucleated red-blood cellsavian biology

Jeff WhiteElizabeth R. SchellNeal J. DawsonKevin G. McCracken

Consistent Changes in Muscle Phenotype and Mitochondrial Abundance Underlie Dive Performance Across Multiple Lineages of Diving Ducks. Journal of Experimental Biology (2024)

Elizabeth R. SchellGraham R. ScottNeal J. DawsonKevin WinkerKevin G. McCracken

Diving at High Altitude: O2 Transport and Utilization in the Ruddy Duck and Torrent Duck in the Andes. Occasional papers of the Museum of Natural Science (2024)

Geographic Variation in Body Size and Hematology of the Slate-Colored Coot (Fulica Ardesiaca) Along the Andes of Peru. Waterbirds (2024)

Alexis DíazEmil BautistaKevin G. McCracken

High-Altitude Adaptation is Accompanied by Strong Signatures of Purifying Selection in the Mitochondrial Genomes of Three Andean Waterfowl. PLoS ONE (2024)

Allie M. GrahamPhilip LavretskyRobert E. WilsonKevin G. McCracken

Author Response for"Blood‐ and Muscle‐O Sub 2 /Sub Storage Capacity in North American Diving Ducks". (2023)

None Elizabeth R. SchellNone Jeff WhiteNone Kevin G. McCracken

Blood‐ and Muscle‐O 2 Storage Capacity in North American Diving Ducks. Journal of Avian Biology (2023)

Elizabeth R. SchellJeff WhiteKevin G. McCracken

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