News
October 16, 2024
New research appearing in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B reveals that half of the mammal species in tropical forests adjust their behaviors in response to the moon's phases and corresponding variations in light. Michigan State University ecologist Lydia Beaudrot, who studies tropical ecology and conservation, was among the international cohort of researchers who contributed to the study.
October 8, 2024
In a new paper appearing in the journal Ecology, Michigan State University ecologists explore the impacts of warming temperatures and insect herbivory on plants’ biological cycles.
September 9, 2024
A team of Michigan State University researchers found that lakes in communities of color were three times less likely to be sampled at least once than lakes in white communities. The disparity was even larger when taking into account lakes that have been monitored for 15 years or more
August 28, 2024
Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities and biomass, or their total quantity across the region, were much higher than expected.
July 8, 2024
Soranno, an ecologist, will lead a chapter for this first-ever report to examine impacts of lost land, waters and wildlife.
June 24, 2024
A team led by MSU researchers has revealed the leading cause of butterfly loss in the Midwest
May 14, 2024
Researchers from the Zipkin lab look back at a century of change in statistical ecology.
April 23, 2024
The College of Natural Science’s annual event honored its outstanding alumni, faculty and students.
April 18, 2024
Elise Zipkin, director of the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, or EEB, program and an associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, was bestowed the title Red Cedar Distinguished Professor in February. Zipkin joins the second cohort of appointees following the award’s creation in 2022.
March 28, 2024
McGraw is the new chair of the Department of Integrative Biology, bringing “new dimensions of scholarship and leadership” to the university.
