Previous news from the Fieberg lab

Mark Ditmer's research into the effects of drones on bear physiology was recently reported on by Discover Magazine. Although Mark's heart originally raced with each new interview, he admits that over time he has been habituated to all the news coverage. Read the full story here.

Hans Martin recently won Best Student Presentation at the Minnesota Chapter of The Widllife Society meeting, and Mark Ditmer's poster (presented by Spencer Rettler) won Best Student Poster! 

• Martin, H. ... Fieberg, J. ... Factors affecting elk (Cervus elaphus) encounter rates by gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Yellowstone National Park. Oral presentation.
• Ditmer, M. ... Fieberg, J. ... Cardiac response of American black bears to roadways. Poster presentation (presented by S. Rettler).

Four papers have been recently published by Fieberg lab members:

• Street, G., J. Fieberg, .... In press. Habitat functional response mitigates reduced foraging opportunity: implications for animal fitness and space use. Landscape Ecology.
• Vitense, K. et al. (2016) Theoretical impacts of habitat loss and generalist predation on predatory-prey cycles. Ecological Modelling 327:85-94.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2016.02.002
• ArchMiller, A.A., et al. (2016) Spatial variability of soil respiration in a 64-year-old longleaf pine forest. Plant and Soil. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11104-016-2817-1
• ArchMiller, A.A. and Samuelson, L.J. (2016) Partitioning longleaf pine soil respiration into its heterotrophic and autotrophic components through root exclusion. Forests 7(2):39. Open Access. (Graphical Abstract Below) http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f7020039

Today the lab hit the lanes for the 1st Fieberg Lab Bowling Extravaganza!  

Records for the fastest and slowest speeds:

Hans threw an amazing 17.42 mph ball--we're pretty sure it broke the sound barrier! Then late in the 2nd game, David just surpassed John's record for the slowest throw at 4.51 mph. It didn't hit any pins, which was an "added challenge" reports David. 

Happy Halloween!  John won the department's 2015 pumpkin carving contest. His detailed diorama of a moose beat out many other great pumpkins!

Here is John's pumpkin, plus the runner up pumpkins by N. Hill & J. Bohnen.

New web page up and running!