Cayley Faurot-Daniels

Degree Held:

B.S., Biology, California Polytechnic State University, 2012

Degree Sought:

M.S., Biological Sciences, Montana State University

Advisors:

Diane Debinski, PhD (Ecology)

Michelle Flenniken, PhD (Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology)

Current Research:

My research will assess temporal changes of alpine pollinator communities in Glacier National Park by resurveying butterfly biodiversity in monitoring plots established by Diane Debinski in 1987-1989. I will also compare traditional surveys to novel molecular techniques by using wildflowers as a source of environmental DNA for DNA metabarcoding of pollinators.