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Aaron stands in a brushy green field holding a spotting scope and binoculars

Aaron Yappert

Position
  • Graduate Research Assistant
  • Dr. Anna Tucker
  • Dr. Steven Dinsmore

Contact Info

Science II 2310 Pammel Dr
Ames
,
IA
50011-1031

Education

  • B.A., Environmental Studies and Conservation Biology, Middlebury College, 2016

More Information

My work focuses on understanding how Dunlin move in relation to environmental factors while on their breeding grounds near Utqiagvik, AK using high-frequency GPS data. I am also interested in understanding how human researchers influence their study species or environments. Specifically, I applied GPS collars to Arctic Fox, the main predator of shorebird nests, in an effort to better understand how our long-term shorebird nest monitoring methods influence predator movements during the breeding season.