Our research uses movement ecology as a framework to understand how individuals and populations respond to changes in their environment in order to project how future change may alter a population’s dynamics and evolutionary trajectory.
Our Philosophy
The natural world knows no political boundaries. That means that we are all stakeholders in the conservation of our biodiversity and our lab welcomes the involvement of anyone and everyone, no matter where they come from or how they identify themselves. We are also working to overcome our own biases, as well as those that have long prevailed in the scientific and conservation communities, by learning from and engaging with the communities whose lives intersect with the species we study.
The natural world knows no political boundaries. That means that we are all stakeholders in the conservation of our biodiversity and our lab welcomes the involvement of anyone and everyone, no matter where they come from or how they identify themselves. We are also working to overcome our own biases, as well as those that have long prevailed in the scientific and conservation communities, by learning from and engaging with the communities whose lives intersect with the species we study.
Breaking News
- Welcome to new lab member, Dr. Kayla Davis! Kayla is joining our team a postdoctoral researcher to work on a population viability analysis for Roseate Terns, with a particular focus on the potential effects of offshore wind energy development on tern movements. This a new research area for the lab, so we're keen to learn from Kayla's long history of working with the species!
- Thrilled to announce that Senner Lab PhD student, Maina Handmaker, was just awarded the first ever UMass Groundbreaking Graduate Student Award in recognition of her scientific and conservation achievements!!! We're incredibly proud of Maina's accomplishments and are looking forward to her dissertation defense on March 27. Stay tuned for more information if you are interested in attending remotely or in person.
- Hudsonian Godwits and the Senner Lab were featured on the latest episode of the podcast, Okay, but...birds. Tune in for Nate's hot take on why Hudsonian Godwits are superior as migratory birds to Arctic Terns!
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Mass Audubon Bertrand Chair for Ornithology
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Holdsworth Hall 219
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Mass Audubon Bertrand Chair for Ornithology
Department of Environmental Conservation
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Holdsworth Hall 219
Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A.