Landscape Ecology of Insects
The Gratton lab is back in the field working on projects already this year! Post-doc Hannah’s project on Apple pollination is underway, and crews have been out at orchards across southern Wisconsin counting flowers, bees, and enjoying the beautiful sites! Check out the photos and videos below! [youtube]https://youtu.be/KK8-YEpkceA[/youtube]
Jeremy Hemberger, Savannah Bartel, and Anna Cates (Jackson lab) presented their research at WI Ecology‘s 19th Annual Spring Symposium. This symposium was organized by the graduate students of WI Ecology and consisted of graduate student speakers and poster presentations. The keynote speaker was Dr. Catherine Graham, Professor of Spatial Ecology and Ornithology Research at Stony …
Amanda joined the Gratton lab (co-advised by Tony Ives) in September and will be working on a project trying to understand what causes the impressive population cycles of midges in Lake Myvatn, Iceland. Here is more about Amanda who recently completed her Masters from Loyola University Chicago. Welcome Amanda! Where are you originally from? Crown Point, IN What …
In January, Amy Wray joined the Gratton lab to work on a multi-disciplinary study examining the agro-ecological consequences of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) on bats in Wisconsin. In partnership with the Peery Lab and the Wisconsin DNR, this project will include acoustic monitoring of bat activity, next-generation sequencing of bat guano collected by citizen scientists, …
A large part of the Gratton Lab recently made a trip across the border to Minneapolis for this year’s annual Entomological Society of America meeting. It was a great time to catch up with old friends, alums and to hear great talks as well. Jeremy Hemberger and Kaitlin Stack-Whitney were in the student competition and got runner’s …