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Billie Kerans has been with Montana State
University since 1996. Her teaching focus has been in basic
biology,
stream invertebrate ecology and community ecology. Her research
here
has focused mainly on the ecology of invasive species in the form of
whirling
disease from the invertebrate perspective, and the effects of the New
Zealand
Mud snail on the invertebrate community.
Montana
State University ~ Bozeman is located within the Greater
Yellowstone
Ecosystem. The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem represents a
diverse,
complex and interesting array of landscapes and organisms while
supporting
a western way of life. Consequently, this area provides a wealth of
research
opportunities. The ecology of the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis
and New Zealand Mud snails are topics of concern for Dr. Kerans and her
fellow collaborators within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Dr. Kerans has been involved with a wide variety of
research
projects ranging from taxonomic detail in caddisflies, interactions
between stonesflies and mayflies, the development of bioassessment
protocol
in stream sampling, parasite ecology of M. cerebralis and
invasive
species ecology of New Zealand mud snails. |
