Kevin L. Monteith
Zoology & Physiology & Haub School of ENR
Professor / Wyo Excellence Chair
Education:
PhD, 2011, Biological Sciences, Idaho State University
MSc, 2006, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University
BSc, 2003, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University
Research:
My research focuses on integrating nutrition, population, and quantitative ecology
to understand behavior, resource allocation, and life history in an effort to reveal
the mechanisms underpinning fitness and population dynamics of large mammals. I strive
to keep my research program grounded within a strong conceptual framework that builds
on ecological theory, and importantly, informs on-the-ground management efforts. Although
my approach to research varies according to study needs, I often employ fairly intensive
field studies with longitudinal monitoring of life history and nutritional status
of individual animals. Much of my current work is centered on establishing a protocol
for habitat-based, sustainable management of ungulate populations, while investigating
the effects of predation, climate change, and novel disturbance through the lens of
nutrition.
