Movement Ecology

Movement Ecology IconMovement ecology is the study of how organisms – either animals, plants or microorganisms – move within their environments or ecosystems, such as during daily activities like foraging, or when dispersing across the landscape, or during annual migrations.

Associated Faculty

Sonia Altizer
Sonia Altizer

Department Head / Professor
Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

136 Cedar St., Bldg. C, Room 412
Office: (706) 542-2816

Andy Davis
Andy Davis

Assistant Research Scientist
Graduate Program Faculty

Biological Sciences Bldg., Room 714
Office: (706) 542-8112
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Richard Hall
Richard Hall

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine

Ecology building, Rm. 137

Ricardo Holdo
Ricardo Holdo

Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 188-B
Office: (706) 542-0075
Fax: (706) 542-3344

Saran Traoré
Saran Traoré

Visiting Professor
Fulbright Scholar

Upcoming Events

Odum School of Ecology Mixer at ESA 2025

6:00 pm

Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor President Room

River Basin Center Informational Session

12:00 pm

Ecology Building Turtle Pond

Latest News

New study shows alligators aren’t all that’s lurking in Georgia’s swamps

New research from Jeb Byers, Ben Parrott and Kristen Zemaitis (MS ’23) uncovers increased levels of mercury in the state’s swamps.

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Grad student conducts research to understand—and protect—the Tapir Valley tree frog

Valeria Aspinall saw the first female Tapir Valley tree frog in 2020. The tiny, critically endangered frog exists only in a 20-acre wetland in Costa Rica.

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Ecology celebrates a record 65 graduates at spring convocation

Convocation speaker Ethell Vereen (PhD ’10) urged Ecology’s spring 2025 graduates to acknowledge the influences that helped make them.

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