Appointments 2022-Present, Postdoctoral Researcher & DNA Lab Manager: LSU Museum of Natural Science.
Education 2016-2021, Ph.D. (Biology), Department of Biology, University of Miami. 2014-2017, M.Sc. with honors (Biology), Universidad de Costa Rica. 2008-2013 B.Sc. (Biology), Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica. Recent Publications Ocampo, D., L. Sandoval, & J.A.C. Uy. 2024. Weak premating reproductive isolation despite divergence in secondary sexual traits in the Variable Seedeater. (in review). Animal Behavior. Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval, & J.A.C. Uy. 2023. Replicate contact zones suggest a limited role of plumage in reproductive isolation among subspecies of the Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina). Molecular Ecology 32: 3586-3604. Ocampo, D., G. Barrantes, & J.A.C. Uy. 2023. Female and male plumage brightness is positively correlated among populations of the dichromatic Variable Seedeater. Ornithology 140: 1–13. Editor’s choice and featured on the journal’s cover. Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval, & J.A.C. Uy. 2022. Rapid diversification of the Variable Seedeater superspecies complex despite widespread gene flow. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 173: 107510. Recent Presentations Ocampo, D. July 2024. Setilleros: Un sistema nuevo para el estudio de la evolución de las aves. VII Congreso Costarricense de Ornitología (Plenary talk). Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval & J.A.C. Uy. November 2021. Patrones de hibridación en tres zonas de contacto entre subespecies del Semillero Variable. I Congreso Latinoamericano de Evolución (Poster). Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval & J.A.C. Uy. August 2021. Evolutionary history of the Variable Seedeater (Sporophila corvina). AOS & SCO-SOC (Talk). Ocampo, D., K. Winker, M.J. Miller, L. Sandoval & J.A.C. Uy. July 2021. Differential patterns of hybridization between avian color morphs at three contact zones. Evolution (Talk). Ocampo, D. July 2019. Evolution and divergence of female plumage color and pattern in Sporophila corvina. XI Neotropical Ornithological Conference (Talk). Ocampo, D., G. Barrantes & J. A. C. Uy. August 2018. Adaptations for relative larger brains in hummingbird skull. Evolution (Poster).
