MSU Ecology Seminar Series
Spring Semester 2025
Thursdays at 3:30-5:00 pm in 346 Leon Johnson Hall.
Presentations will not be offered virtually this year.
The basis of the Spring Ecology Seminar Series is for Ecology graduate students to gain experience presenting scientific information using a variety of communication methods. Graduate students prepare several presentations and topics presented in a variety of formats. The first session consists of presentations focused on the foundation for their research and the next session is focused on their methods and results (if they have any to share). The second session is whiteboard only (i.e., no slides).
Attendance from campus and extended communities is encouraged and requested.
All who attend will be invited to evaluate each presentation.
Advance notice is requested so that accommodations can be made for special needs. Contact [email protected] or (406) 994-4548.
Podcasts
In addition to presentations, students are interviewed about their research and what
inspired them to get into a career in conservation for the podcast “Today’s Voices
of Conservation Science.” You can listen to the podcast on Buzzsprout or on iTunes or Stitcher.
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Date
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Seminar Presentations
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March 6 |
15-minute scientific presentation with slides Kelson Hickman:Beyond the hook: examining snag and release effects on paddlefish survival and reproduction Benjamin Weber: Evaluating the success of translocation of bull trout in Glacier National Park Michael Lant:Understanding recreational use from an ecological context |
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March 13 |
15-minute scientific presentation with slides Allison Sutcliffe: Evaluating the effects of warming on the resistance and resilience of stream communities to drought Oscar Dalling:New approaches to estimating abundance of grizzly bears Benny Bevil: Gross primary production and cutthroat trout in the changing climate |
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March 20 |
SPRING BREAK |
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March 27 |
15-minute scientific presentation with slides Max Rubino:Adult mortality as a mechanism for trout population declines in southwest Montana Jason Gregg: It's not too late for conservation genetics to save birds in the Pacific Gabriella Eaton: Eviction notice: exploring artificial roosts for bats in northern latitudes |
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April 3 |
15-minute scientific presentation with slides Jayden Skelly:Winter wandering: a pronghorn strategy for surviving severe winters? Noah Starling:When worlds collide: navigating human-wildlife conflict in a rapidly growing system Samuel Larkin:Bioenergetic plasticity in response to warming: implications for trophic transfers of energy in aquatic systems |
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April 10 |
15-minute scientific whiteboard presentations Max Rubino: Fishing, drought, and disease: relative contributions to trout mortality Allison Sutcliffe:A mesocosm approach: evaluating the effects of warming and drought on stream community dynamics Michael Lant: Quantifying recreational use in lotic systems |
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April 17 |
15-minute scientific whiteboard presentations Kelson Hickman:Hooked on sustainability: methods for studying effects of snag and release angling on paddlefish Oscar Dalling:Unmarked but not unseen: estimating grizzly bear density in Yellowstone National Park using camera traps Noah Starling:Where wildlife meets development: unraveling the drivers of human-wildlife conflict in Montana |
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April 24 |
15-minute scientific whiteboard presentations Benjamin Weber: Translocations: a possible new conservation tool to preserve bull trout populations Samuel Larkin:Bioenergetic plasticity in a geothermally-warmed stream system Gabriella Eaton:Bats, boxes, and buildings: comparing temperatures in innovative bat box designs |
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May 1 |
15-minute scientific whiteboard presentations Benny Bevil:Gross primary production and cutthroat trout in the changing climate Jason Gregg:Såli survivors: using genomics to understand an endangered Pacific bird species Jayden Skelly: Sagebrush and simulations, methods to unravel pronghorn movement |