Matt Reudink

Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Reudink, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Corrigendum to 'Feather carotenoids of the American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) across age and sex classes and the reliability of standard color metrics to capture pigment variation' Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 275 (2025) 1-14/111027." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]