Research Research Sections: Ecology and Conservation

 ผศ. ดร. วังวร สังฆเมธาวี

Asst. Prof. Wangworn Sankamethawee

Degree: Ph.D. (Conservation Ecology)

Email: wangsa@kku.ac.th

Scopus Profile:  https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=24588105200

Webpage:  https://home.kku.ac.th/scenv/teacher_wangworn_eng.html

She is a field ecologist and loves working with both plants and animals. Her background is in avian ecology and botany. She works across various areas of field ecology, including forest ecology, plant-animal interactions, particularly seed dispersal by birds and pollination. She is working on nesting ecology of tropical forest birds in collaboration with Conservation Ecology Group, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi. The research on forest birds has focused on monitoring nest predation and nest success since 2013-present. Her current research in Khon Kaen is investigating population and wintering habitat of a Critically-Endangered species, Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola). She is also interested in monitoring invasive plants. She is an enthusiast of bird watching as well as butterflies, and wildflowers.

ผลงานตีพิมพ์ (Selected publications)

1. Phringphroh,M., Khamcha,D., Sankamethawee,W., Powell,L.A., Angkaew, R., Pierce,A.J. and Gale, G.A. 2024. Nest site vegetation structure influences nest predators and nesting success of understory birds in a dry evergreen forest in northeastern Thailand, Ornithology, 2024;, ukae031, https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukae031.

2. Wongwila, K. and Sankamethawee,W. (2023). Floral visitations to an invasive plant Peaxelis clematidea (Hieron. Ex Kunze) R.M. King & H. Rob. (ASTERACEAE) in Northeastern Thailand. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society . 65(1): 17-30.

3. Tantrawatpan., C., Vaisusuk, K., Thanchomnang, T., Pilap, W., Sankamethawee,W., Suksavate, W., Chatan, W., Bunchom, N., Kaewkla, O., Stensvold, C.R, Saijuntha, W. (2023). Distribution of Blastocystis subtypes isolated from various animal hosts in Thailand. Research in Veterinary Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2023.06.017.

4. Round, P.D., Promnun, P., Pierce, A.J., Sankamethawee,W., Allen, D.N., Fuchs, J., Lwin, N., Safoowong, M. (2023). Non-breeding season records of warblers in the Phylloscopus reguloides lineage from Thailand and Myanmar. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club, 143(2):265-272.

5. Somsiri, K. Gale, G.A., Pierce, A.J., Khamcha, D., and Sankamethawee,W. (2020). Habitat structure affects nest predation of the Scaly-crowned Babbler (Malacopteron cinereum) by macaques and snakes in a Thai-seasonal evergreen forest. Journal of Ornithology 161: 389-398. DOI 10.1007/s10336-019-01724-0.

6. Pierce, A.J., Sankamethawee,W., Powell, L.A., Gale, G.A. 2020. Patterns of nesting and nest success in an evergreen forest in Southeast Asia. Emu-Austral Ornithology 120: 46-55. doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2019.1686645.

7. Angkaew, R., Sankamethawee,W., Pierce, A. J., Savini, T., & Gale, G. A. 2019. Nesting near road edges improves nest success and post-fledging survival of White-rumped Shamas (Copsychus malabaricus) in northeastern Thailand. Condor: Ornithological Applications, 121(1): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1093/condor/duy013.

8. Sankamethawee,W. & Pierce, A.J. 2019. A Ground nesting attempt by Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 62(2) 1-4.

9. Chotprasertkoon, T., Pierce, J.A., Savini, T., Round D. P., Sankamethawee,W., and Gale A. G. 2017. Influence of Vegetation Cover on Nest Cavity Selection and Nesting Success of White-Rumped Shamas (Copsychus malabaricus): An Experimental Test. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129(4): 727-741.

10. Round P. D., A.J. Pierce, C. Nualsri, and W. Sankamethawee. 2015. A record of Japanese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus xanthodryas in Thailand. BirdingASIA 23: 133-134.

11. Robert B. Page, W. Sankamethawee., A.J. Pierce, K. A. Sterling, D. H. Reed, B. P. Noonan , T. Savini, G.A. Gale. 2014. High throughput sequencing enables discovery of microsatellites from the puff-throated bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus) and assessment of genetic diversity in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 55: 176-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2014.03.032

12. Round P. D., A.J. Pierce, W. Sankamethawee. and G. A. Gale. 2011. The avifauna of the Mo Singto forest dynamics plot, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Natural History Bulletin of the Siam Society 57: 57-80.

13. Sankamethawee,W., A.J. Pierce, G.A. Gale, and B.D. Hardesty. 2011. Plant-frugivore interactions in an intact tropical forest in northeast Thailand. Integrative Zoology 6: 195-211. DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2011.00244.x

14. Sankamethawee,W., A. J. Pierce, B. D. Hardesty, and G. A. Gale. 2011. Seasonal variability in survivorship of a cooperatively-breeding tropical passerine. Ecological Research 26(2): 429-436.DOI : 10.1007/s11284-011-0802-y

15. Sankamethawee,W., B. D. Hardesty, and G.A. Gale. 2010. Sex-bias and timing of natal dispersal in cooperatively breeding Puff-throatedBulbuls. Journal of Ornithology 151: 779-789.DOI 10.1007/s10336-010-0511-2

16. Sankamethawee,W., G.A. Gale, and B. D. Hardesty. 2009. Post-fledgling survival of the cooperatively breeding Puff-throated Bulbul (Alophoixus pallidus). Condor 111(4): 675-683. DOI: 10.1525/cond.2009.090006

17. Sankamethawee,W., S. Nimnuan, S. Sripanomyom, K. Pobprasert, A. J. Pierce, P.D. Round, and G. A. Gale. 2008. Diet and Breeding Biology of Asian Golden Weaver (Ploceus hypoxanthus). Bird Conservation International18:267-274. DOI:10.1017/S0959270908000269

18. Pierce, A. J., K. Tokue, K. Pobprasert, and W. Sankamethawee. 2007. Cooperative breeding in the Puff-throated Bulbul Alophoixus pallidus in Thailand. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55: 161-163.

งานวิจัยที่สนใจ (Research interest)

1. Avian Ecology (Breeding Ecology, Bird Migration, Behavioral Ecology)
2. Plant-animal interactions
3. Ecology of Invasive plants