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Contact: Dean Chris Comer
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Predators & Plants

Studies reveal how meat eaters impact vegetation

A coyote pounces gracefully and gulps down a montane vole.

A red-tailed hawk swoops, snatching its next meal — a ground squirrel — in its talons.

A stealthy weasel summarily dispatches and devours a Columbian ground squirrel.

Each of these carnivorous acts represents a relatively new way in which scientists are looking at the ecology of plants.

And these examples of predator-prey relationships also are elements of a groundbreaking study directed by UM plant ecologist John Maron in collaboration with research ecologist Dean Pearson of the U.S. Forest Service’s Rocky Read More...

Student and Faculty Research

A priority within the College of Arts and Sciences is student and faculty research. The University provides students with the opportunity to research with professors or embark on their own research projects.

Student Research Projects

Jennifer Woolf holding a woodpeckerResearcher: Jennifer Woolf

Project:Connectivity and Conservation of the Black-backed Woodpecker

UM alumni, Jennifer Woolf, recieved a grant in order to study Black-backed Woodpeckers, while pursuing a Ph.D. at The University of Montana. Utilizing the resources and research community at The U of M, Jennifer Woolf created a website documenting her findings.

Faculty Research Projects

Nudibranch from Little Rock ArkansasResearcher: Art Woods

In collaboration with:Dr. Amy L. Moran, Clemson University & Dr. Robert D. Podolsky, College of Charleston

Project:Functional and evolutionary physiology of gastropod egg masses

Art Woods studies aquatic egg masses gaining a better understanding of evolution and organismal design.