Anson Call

Summary

• Advisor: Elizabeth Pringle
• Research areas: mutualisms, plant-herbivore interactions, alfalfa

Education

• 2018-Present Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology (in progress), University of Nevada, Reno
• 2016-2017 M.Sc. Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation, Brigham Young University
• 2009-2016 B.Sc. Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation, Brigham Young University

Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

• Maxwell JD, Call AC, St. Clair SB. 2019. Wildfire and topography impacts on snow accumulation and retention in montane forests. Forest Ecology and Management 432:256-263.
• Call AC, St Clair SB. 2018. Timing and mode of simulated ungulate herbivory alter aspen defense strategies. Tree Physiology 38(10):1476-1485.
• Call AC, St. Clair SB. 2017. Outbreak of Drepanopeziza fungus in aspen forests and variation in stand susceptibility: leaf functional traits, compensatory growth and phenology. Tree Physiology 37(9):1198-1207. 

Additional publications

• O'Conner R, Call AC, Gill R (2014) Pictures are worth more than a thousand grams. Conference: 20th Annual Fellowship Symposium Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium, At Hill Aerospace Museum. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.2841.0967

Awards

• 2019 Hitchcock Graduate Student Fellow, Summer-Fall 2019
• 2nd Prize, BYU PWS Department Annual Graduate Conclave PowerPoint competition ($700 prize)

Research grants

• Nevada INBRE Scientific Core Service Award $2,000
• Summer Award for BYU Upper Division and Graduate Students, Charles Redd Center $2,500
• BYU ORCA Undergraduate Student Research Grant $1,500

Conference presentations

• Call AC, St. Clair SB. Populus Tremuloides and Drepanopeziza: Patterns, phytochemistry, and phenology. 14th Biennial Conference of Science and Management, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2017.
• Call AC, St. Clair SB. Aspen and Drepanopeziza: Patterns, phytochemistry, and phenology. ESA Annual Meeting, August 2017. Contributed Oral Session 144: “Species Interactions III.” Abstract #66296

Research experience

• 2018-Current PhD Student, Elizabeth Pringle Lab, University of Nevada, Reno
• 2017-2018 Geospatial Analyst, NASA DEVELOP National Program, Fort Collins
• 2009-2017 Research Assistant, St. Clair Lab, Brigham Young University