Department of Zoology and Physiology
1000 E. University Ave
Aven Nelson, room 114
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-4207
Fax: 307-766-5625
Email: zprequest@uwyo.edu
Landscape and taxonomic drivers of multi-pathogen infections across a wild avian community.
Advisor: Matt Carling
eatkins1@uwyo.edu
Disentangling the role of spring-fed streams to trout production in the upper Snake
River watershed
Advisor: Annika Walters
jbaldock@uwyo.edu
Mesocarnivores in the spotlight: deciphering India's small carnivore guild
Advisor: John Koprowski
kbandyop@uwyo.edu
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
Spatial ecology of mountain lions and coyotes with respect to their ungulate prey
Advisor: Joe Holbrook & Kevin Monteith
mbrunet@uwyo.edu
Dietary and Spatial Interactions between Recreationists and Montane Red Fox in Grand
Teton National Park
Advisor: Joe Holbrook
eburkhol@uwyo.edu
Seed dispersal by introduced birds in Hawaiian forests
Advisor: Corey Tarwater
scase9@uwyo.edu
Habitat Selection of a Relictual Amphibian Population
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
kwoods3@uwyo.edu
Large Carnivore Behavior in a Landscape of Fear: How do Individuals of Different Ages
and Sexes Exploit Resources while Navigating Risk Mortality?
Advisor: Joe Holbrook
eholst1@uwyo.edu
Molt, migration, and monsoons: revisiting the avian hybrid zones of the Great Plains
Advisor: Matt Carling
pdoughe1@uwyo.edu
How Site Fidelity and Habitat Variability Influence Consistent Population Distribution
Advisor: Jerod Merkle
egelzer@uwyo.edu
Community changes of ant-follower birds across a fragmentation and rainfall gradient
in Panama.
Advisor: Corey Tarwater
lgomezmu@uwyo.edu
Variation in habitat selection, movements, and demographics of an irruptive, facultative
species
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
kgura@uwyo.edu
Role of dietary specialization and dispersal in mantaining species abundance and occupancy
in a small mammal community
Advisor: Jacob Goheen
lkhasoha@uwyo.edu
Full annual cycle ecology: evaluating the seasonal movements of migratory mule deer,
elk and moose living in a common environment
Advisor: Matthew Kauffman
ckyle@uwyo.edu
Making a living in a harsh world: how does life-history, nutrition, and environment
influence the behavior and survival of a long-lived, iteroparous mammal?
Advisor: Kevin Monteith
tlasharr@uwyo.edu
Evaluating moose demography and habitat use in the Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming
Advisor: Matthew Kauffman
Drivers of ecosystem stability in Great Lakes fish communities
Advisor: William Fetzer, Lauren Shoemaker
kmcknig2@uwyo.edu
Sampling Across Space and Time: An Investigation of Demographic History in Lazuli
Bunting (Passerina amoena) Populations
Advisor: Matt Carling
nminor1@uwyo.edu
Behaviorally-mediated trophic cascades: Experimental tests of puma-guanaco interactions
in Patagonia
Advisor: Jacob Goheen
fmolina@uwyo.edu
Linkages between mutualism breakdown, landscape change, and predator-prey dynamics
in a human-occupied savanna
Advisor: Jacob Goheen
Sediment and Fisheries: An Assessment to Inform Sediment Management Practices at Wyoming
Dams
Advisor: Annika Walters, Frank Rahel
apilkert@uwyo.edu
The effects of knowledge transfer among individuals on population dynamics of a small
abundant mammal
Advisor: Merav Ben-David
equallen@uwyo.edu
Advisor: William (Trey) Todd
Evaluating critical food web linkages and ecology of Lake Trout within Flaming Gorge
Reservoir
Advisor: William Fetzer, Sarah Collins
trober35@uwyo.edu
Ecological factors influencing Kokanee Salmon populations in New Fork Lakes, WY
Advisor: William Fetzer
crosins1@uwyo.edu
Investigating sources of microbial pollution in Wyoming streams for informed management
of waterborne pathogens
Advisor: Sarah Collins
kruehlin@uwyo.edu
Full life-cycle effects of energy development on sagebrush-obligate songbirds
Advisor: Anna Chalfoun
eshertze@uwyo.edu
Harmful cyanobacteria bloom (HCB) dynamics in Wyoming reservoirs
Advisor: Sarah Collins
ssillen@uwyo.edu
Evaluating the effects of urban and rural environements on raccoon (Procyon lotor)
cognition and skull morphology
Advisor: Merav Ben-David & Sarah Benson-Amram
csluka@uwyo.edu
Interactions of nutrition, immune function, and disease response in bighorn sheep
Advisor: Kevin Monteith
rsmiley@uwyo.edu
Longitudinal study of TDP-43 depletion in mice model of dementia
Advisor: Yun Li
rthapa4@uwyo.edu
Evaluating Movement Patterns of Roundtail Chub and Flannelmouth Sucker in the Blacks
Fork Subbasin
Advisor: Annika Walters
atiemann@uwyo.edu
Investigating Spatiotemporal Responses of Elk to Human Recreation: An Assessment within
Critical Time Stages
Advisor: Joe Holbrook
evannatt@uwyo.edu
Effects of memory and learning on space use of a reintroduced large mammal
Advisor: Jerod Merkle
tverzuh@uwyo.edu
Using aeDNA in sediment cores to assess the effect of fish introduction on aquatic
communities and biodiversity in alpine lakes
Advisor: Bryan Shuman (Geol) Amy Krist
jvonegge@uwyo.edu
Examining ecological factors limiting the upstream distribution of fishes in the central
Rocky Mountain region
Advisor: Frank Rahel
cwebb8@uwyo.edu
Assessing phenotypic plasticity in the New Zealand mud snail
Advisor: Amy Krist
awimmer@uwyo.edu
Department of Zoology and Physiology
1000 E. University Ave
Aven Nelson, room 114
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: 307-766-4207
Fax: 307-766-5625
Email: zprequest@uwyo.edu
