Oluwadunsin Emmanuel Adekola

MSc Conservation Biology, APLORI, Uni Jos

Oluwadunsin’s interest in Conservation especially in the area of Ornithology was birthed during his Undergraduate days. Oluwadunsin completed his undergraduate degree in Ecotourism and Wildlife Management at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria (2013). After his Masters Degree in Wildlife Ecology and Management, he pursued another MSc in Conservation Biology at A.P Leventis Ornithological Research Institute, University of Jos, Nigeria which he completed in 2017. His project assessed feather growth bars of some passerines in North-Central, Nigeria using ptilochronology as a technique.

For his PhD, Oluwadunsin is exploring patterns of moulting and intensity of ornamentation signals in the Cape Gannet. He is supported by NRF-TWAS African Renaissance Doctoral Scholarship.

Thesis

Patterns of moulting and intensity of ornamentation signals in relation to mate choice and breeding performance in the Cape Gannet. Supervisor: Peter Ryan

Peer-reviewed Publications

Adekola, O.E., Allan, D.G., Bernitz, Z., Dlungwana, W. and Ryan, P.G. 2021. Extent and symmetry of tail moult in Amur Falcons. Journal of Ornithology 162: 655–667. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-021-01874-0 

Adekola, O.E., Odewumi, O.S. and Agbelusi, E.A. 2019. Avian pests of cereal crops in rainforest and savanna agro-ecological zones, Ondo State, Nigeria. Journal of Research in Forestry, Wildlife and Environment 11(1): 11-23.

Owolabi, B.A., Adekola, O.E., Eveso, J.O. and Akande, H.A. 2018. Diurnal patterns of daily activities frequencies of White-Faced Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna  Viduata) in an open dam in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria. J Biodivers Endanger Species 6: 217. doi: 10.4172/2332-2543.1000217