Forecast predicts dismal future for American alligator
Jun 2020
A study by UGA researchers indicates that warming temperatures could impact the future of the American alligator and potentially result in its demise.
Butterflies raised in captivity fare worse than wild counterparts
Apr 2020
UGA ecologist Andy Davis compared the strength, color, and wing shape of monarch butterflies reared in the lab with their wild counterparts.
Molly Fisher’s research featured in Discover Magazine
May 2019
The January/February 2019 issue of Discover Magazine featured research by Odum School doctoral candidate Molly Fisher.
Ginseng in decline in the eastern United States
Mar 2019
American ginseng is in decline thanks chiefly to range-wide overharvesting, but that trend could potentially be reversed by promoting and supporting ginseng cultivation.
UGA Ecology alumna Beth Shapiro will deliver 2019 Boyd Lecture
Mar 2019
UGA Ecology alumna Beth Shapiro, BS/MS ’99, will deliver the 2019 Boyd Lecture at 1 PM on April 4.
Davis discusses monarch butterflies on Living Lab Radio
Jan 2019
Andy K. Davis, assistant research scientist in the Odum School, was featured on the podcast Living Lab Radio from NPR station WCAI on Jan. 14. Davis discussed recent research about
Social animals have more parasite infections but lower infection-related costs
Dec 2018
Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do.
Odum Research featured in Sierra Club Magazine online
Jul 2018
Research by Odum School doctoral candidate Molly Fisher was covered in Sierra Club magazine in an article published online on July 16, 2018. The story reports on Fisher’s recent paper in Ecology and Evolution about the number of mammal species remaining to be discovered worldwide.
Scientists predict number of undiscovered mammal species
May 2018
There are probably 303 species of mammals left to be discovered by science, most of which are likely to live in tropical regions, according to a predictive model developed by a team of University of Georgia ecologists. Their research, recently published in Ecology and Evolution, could guide efforts to find and conserve these as-yet unknown species.
Childhood sweethearts: Most whooping cranes pair up long before breeding age
Jan 2018
Like many bird species, whooping cranes tend to mate for life. A new study led by researchers from the University of Georgia and of the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre has found that whooping cranes can form these lifelong attachments well before they are ready to start breeding.