BRS Ellen Aikens "The ecology and conservation of animal movement"

April 2, 1-2pm 

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Title talk: The Ecology and Conservation of Animal Movement  

Abstract: Spatial and temporal variability in resources is ubiquitous in ecological systems. For many animals, movement is often the adaptation to this resource variability. Moving to seek out key resources that change across space and time is a behavior known as resource tracking. In this talk, I will discuss examples of resource tracking, including mule deer that carefully choreograph their migrations with the flush of nutritious spring green up that progresses along elevational gradients and pronghorn that shift space-use patterns to avoid deep snow. I will also discuss threats to resource tracking and how disrupted resource tracking can scale up to effect survival and reproduction.

Short biography: Dr. Ellen Aikens is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming, with a joint appointment in the School of Computing and Haub School of Environment and Natural resources. Her research program merges animal tracking technologies, remote sensing, and field research to gain insights into the resource and habitat requirements of wildlife.