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Merav Ben-David
Tel: (307) 766-5307 |
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Merav Ben-David
Tel: (307) 766-5307 |
Research interests
My main interest revolves around the
interaction between animal behavioral ecology, population dynamics, and
ecosystem function. I mainly study carnivores and use the transport of nutrient
from sea to land as a model system. To study those interactions, I use isotopic
and genetic tracers. For example, I investigate the effects of trade-off between
nutritional requirements and risk of infanticide on consumption of salmon by
female brown bears, and how female decisions made based on this trade-off
influence the transfer of salmon-derived nutrients to terrestrial vegetation.
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