Tag Archives: hyenas

BEACON Researchers at Work: Does sociality influence disease resistance?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Katy Califf. I’m generally interested in how genetic diversity and behavior influence each other in wild populations of mammals, particularly in the realm of disease ecology. More … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Studying the evolution of sociality with real and digital hyenas

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU postdoc Aaron Wagner. The evolution of sociality is one of the most fascinating and productive topics in evolutionary biology. Though it is often very useful to look to social … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Hyena Poop Patrol

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Andy Booms. For the past few months I’ve been searching Kenyan protected areas for spotted hyenas and their poop, which I collect. Each time I arrive at a … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Coevolution of hyenas and their beneficial, odor-producing bacteria

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU postdoc Kevin Theis. My research, conducted in collaboration with Michigan State University and BEACON researchers Kay Holekamp, Tom Schmidt and Tracy Teal, lies at the intersection of two broad ideas … Continue reading →

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