Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Population Ecology Laboratory
Led by Madan Oli · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
What we study
The lab studies wildlife populations in human-dominated landscapes using field research, mathematical models, and ecological theory. They work with animals like Florida panthers, black bears, and marmots to understand population dynamics and conservation.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Computational
- Wild animals
- Coding helps
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Conflicts and Collisions With an Endangered Carnivore: Landscape Drivers and Spatial Risk Pattern
2026 · Ecology and Evolution
Analyzes human-panther conflicts and vehicle collisions in Florida to understand risks.
- Migration and migratory connectivity of Greater Spotted Eagles (Clanga clanga) wintering at the head of the Arabian Gulf
2026 · Journal für Ornithologie
Uses satellite tracking to map migration routes of eagles wintering in the Middle East.
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- Extreme drought impacts drove local extinction in a social rodent
2026 · Ecology
Tracks a rodent population over 12 years to see how drought affects survival and growth.
- Reproductive value as a key concept in ecology and evolutionary biology
2026 · Journal of Animal Ecology
Explained how reproductive value helps predict population growth.
- Demographic mechanisms of snowshoe hare population cycles in Yukon, Canada
2025 · Journal of Animal Ecology
Studies snowshoe hare population cycles in Yukon using capture data to track survival.
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