Research

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We study wildlife population dynamics, behavior, & predator-prey interactions around the world

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Current Active Research Sites in North America

 

CURRENT RESEARCH:

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Wolf-Coyote Hybridization Dynamics (Ontario, Canada)

With Brent Patterson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry

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​Mountain Lion Ecology & Viability in a Major Metropolitan Area (Los Angeles)

With Seth Riley and Jeff Sikich, National Park Service

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​Wolf-Caribou Predator Prey Dynamics (Michipicoten Island, ON, Canada)

With Brent Patterson & Art Rodgers, Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry

Ecology of Mountain Lions in California (Statewide)

With Kyle Dougherty (PhD student-UNL), Justin Dellinger, Chris Wilmers, Winston Vickers, Bogdan Cristescu, Danny Gammons, David Garcelon, Quinton Martins, Seth Riley, Jeff Sikich, Tom Stephenson, Greta Wengert, and Heiko Wittmer.

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​Mule Deer Population Ecology (Nebraska)

With Will Inselman and others, Nebraska Game & Parks Commission and Hunter Ellsworth (PhD student-UNL)

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​Bighorn Sheep Spatial Ecology (Western Nebraska)

With Todd Nordeen and others, Nebraska Game & Parks Commission

Predator-Prey Interactions, Spatial Ecology, and Energetics of Mountain Lions

(San Francisco’s North Bay, California)

With Quinton Martins, True Wild and Jake Harvey (MS student-UNL)

Photo Credit: Justin Haag, Copyright NEBRASKAland Magazine, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.

Spatial Ecology and Population Dynamics of Elk (across Nebraska)

With Todd Nordeen, Luke Meduna, and Melissa Panella, Nebraska Game & Parks and Tabitha Hughes (PhD student-UNL)

Photo credits: Kyle Dougherty

Wildlife Community Dynamics along an Urban-Rural Gradient (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Current Focus: Intraguild interactions between red foxes & coyotes relative to humans

With Jasmine Grewal (MS student-UNL) & Kyle Dougherty (PhD student-UNL)