Helen James

Portrait of Helen James

Helen James

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Curator in Charge of Vertebrate Zoology

Research Interests

Systematics, evolutionary morphology, and fossil record of birds

Latest Papers

Morphological variability as a buffer against extinction: insights from Hawaiian honeycreepers

| Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
UMD Author(s): Helen James


Comparative anatomy supports the evolution of nocturnality in the extinct Hawaiian ibis Apteribis

| Integrative and Comparative Biology
UMD Author(s): Helen James


Quantitative analysis of stem-palaeognath flight capabilities sheds light on ratite dispersal and flight loss

| Biology Letters
Author(s): Klara Widrig, Fabio Alfieri, Pei-Chen Kuo, et. al
UMD Author(s): Helen James


2024 AOS Elliott Coues Award to Rebecca T. Kimball

| Ornithology
UMD Author(s): Helen James


2023 AOS Loye and Alden Miller Research Award to Vicki Friesen

| Ornithological Applications
UMD Author(s): Helen James


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