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Research activities of Biology Department graduate students reflect the range of research interest and activities of Department faculty. Below are brief descriptions and links to sites with more detailed information about particular graduate student research.
Chris Gienger
* ecology and natural history of amphibians and reptiles
* evolutionary and ecological physiology
* modeling habitat suitability and species distributionsMy research involves the evolution of behavior in semi-aquatic spiders, particularly those of the genus Dolomedes (fishing spiders).
My research is at the interface of molecular biology and behavioral ecology. I am using individual black bear (Ursus americanus) microsatellite signatures to study the spatial segregation in black bear populations.
I am interested in using molecular genetic techniques to answer questions relevant to the ecology and conservation of species. My Ph.D. dissertation research focuses on how army cutworm moth (Euxoa auxiliaris) (ACM) migration and population genetics may influence grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE).