Research
Elsa Awarded New Grant To Conserve Rare Butterflies
Congratulations to Elsa and her team for being awarded funding to conserve the Crystal skipper butterfly.
High Genetic Diversity of Commercial Honey Bees Is Also Uniformly Distributed
The genetic diversity of hundreds of commercial honey bees is high, but their genetics are largely the same highly diverse set, with no regional subpopulations. This is good news/bad news for managed colonies.
Ants Aren’t Adapting to Warmer Temperatures
Elsa's research on the effects of sub-lethal temperatures on ants is featured in Eos.
They Outlasted the Dinosaurs. Can They Survive Us?
Applied Ecology alum Dewayne Fox and his work on Atlantic sturgeon are featured in this NY Times article.
Synthesizing Seasonal Timing and Climate Change
Becky Irwin and colleagues summarize 10,812 phenological events across 45 years understand how animals, insects, and plants are responding to climate change.
Oh, Deer! Triangle Researchers Looking into Impact of Development on Deer Population
Mikiah Carver and Nathan Hostetter's research on urban white-tailed deer was featured by CBS 17.
Ashton Merck Wins SPS Poster Award
Congratulations to Ashton Merck for receiving a poster award during P-Week!
What NC’s Growing White-Tailed Deer Population Means for Drivers, Hunting and the Species’ Survival
This feature by WUNC details Mikiah and Nathan's research on urban white-tailed deer.
StriperHub to Receive $1.4 Million in Funding to Grow Striped Bass Aquaculture Program
Congratulations to Ben Reading and the whole StriperHub team for their latest award!
How to Manage a Successful Bee Hotel
Elsa Youngsteadt and Meredith Favre have published the ultimate guide on bee hotels.