Diego Sustaita

About Diego:

I am fundamentally interested in “ecomorphology”, the study of an organism’s form and function in the context of its natural environment. My academic trajectory started with a childhood fascination for birds of prey, and a dream of someday becoming a “wildlife biologist”. I was lucky enough to achieve this goal, and as I learned more about biology I became deeply intrigued by the concept of “form means function”. I took particular interest in the influence of foraging ecology on the anatomy of organisms. I have since blended my childhood fascinations and dreams together, as I continue to work with predatory birds, as well as with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife. My research program endeavors to understand form-function relationships in the context of feeing and locomotion in birds and small mammals. Please see the "Research" tab for project overviews.

Contact: dsustaita@csusm.edu