Research - Wildlife Science
Increase and disseminate knowledge about wildlife species, populations, and communities and how they relate to ecosystem structure and functioning and respond to environmental changes.
Faculty:
Dr. Andrew DeWoody
Population genetics, molecular ecology and evolution
Dr. John Dunning
Response of wildlife populations to large-scale change, conservation biology, restoration ecology, conservation biology
Dr. Jason Hoverman
Herpetology, disease ecology, effect of multiple stressors on community dynamics
Dr. Liz Flaherty
Mammalian responses to habitat fragmentation, forest ecology, locomotion costs for arboreal and semi-arboreal mammals, stable isotope ecology, ecophysiology
Dr. Bryan Pijanowski
Land-use modeling & spatial ecology, ecological assessment, natural resource economic impact analysis
Dr. Maria Sepulveda
Ecotoxicology, development and application of molecular biomarkers of exposure and effects to environmental contaminants in vertebrate and invertebrate animal models
Dr. Rob Swihart
Disturbance ecology, effects of habitat fragmentation, spatial modeling of populations & communities
Dr. Rod Williams
Ecology and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, education and outreach, genetics
Dr. Patrick Zollner
Behavioral ecology of ecological landscapes, forest management in changing landscapes, animal movements
Areas of Specialization:
- Quantitative Ecology
- Wildlife Management
- Restoration Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Spatial Ecology
- Fragmentation Ecology
- Ecotoxicology
- Wildlife Nutrition
- Wildlife Physiology
- Human Wildlife Interactions
- Population Ecology
- Community Ecology
Learn More About Our Research
View our nine research areas along with our world-class faculty.
Purdue centers seek to support and enhance the research and partnership enterprise at Purdue University. The centers are valued and encouraged at Purdue as they create a venue for faculty to come together to pursue common goals. Forestry and Natural Resources have faculty and staff involved in six centers here at the University.
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources maintains an impressive collection of state-of-the-art research and education facilities. These labs, green houses, and educational facilities are a fundamental component that enables our faculty and students to learn, make new discoveries, and engage our clients in using these discoveries to sustain our nation’s ecosystems and natural resources.
The mission of the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources is to develop and disseminate knowledge in the natural resource sciences associated with the protection, management, and sustainable use of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. One way the department accomplishes our mission is by owning and managing 24 properties located throughout the state to provide opportunities for research, extension, and education that achieves sustainable use of our natural resources.
See Our Wildlife Science Research Stories
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Biologists with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Purdue University recently...
Dr. Andrew DeWoody and his team will look to determine age of wildlife through DNA degradation...
Dr. Rod Williams and the Help the Hellbender research team have earned three honors in 2023 for...