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Ongoing studies:
Population estimates of Roosevelt elk in various management units across western Oregon
(Jennifer Nelson, M.Sc. student)
California bighorn sheep spatial ecology, demography, and immunology in southeastern Oregon and northern Nevada
(Robert Spaan, Ph.D. student)
Examining the impacts of pneumonia on bighorn sheep survival across multiple populations in the Mojave Desert, California following a recent outbreak associated with Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae.
(Daniella Dekelaita, Ph.D. student)
Connectivity and demography of a desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) metapopulation in Mojave National Preserve, California.
Fecal based mark-recapture population estimates of Columbian blacktailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) in various management units across western Oregon
(Paige Larson, Rachel Crowhurst, Clint Epps)
Landscape genetics of the camas pocket gopher (Thomomys bulbivorus) in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
(Luke Painter, Clint Epps, Matt Weldy, Leslie Carraway, Rachel Crowhurst)
Evaluation of mark-recapture trapping methodology: bias versus precision
(Matt Weldy)
Population genetics and genomics of the reintroduced moose herd in Copper River Delta, Alaska
(Clint Epps, Rachel Crowhurst)
Phylogeography and population genetics of the aardvark, Orycteropus afer
(Clint Epps, Rachel Crowhurst, Robert Spaan)
Completed studies:
Landscape genetics of American beaver (Castor canadensis) along the Oregon coast
(Clint Epps, Tyler Creech, Rachel Crowhurst)
Landscape genetics and climate change vulnerability of the American pika (Ochotona princeps)
(Jessica Castillo, Doni Schwalm, Clint Epps, Anne Davis)
