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Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Position
  • Master's Student, Advised by Robert Klaver & Cassandra Nunez
Conservation of endangered and threatened species is what motivates the work I do. Behavioral data plays a crucial part in modern conservation, and I am always interested in learning more about the interplays between behavioral ecology studies and conservation/management plans. I am primarily interested in how wildlife populations (and individual animals) respond to human presence and other kinds of anthropogenic disturbances.

Contact Info

Science
2237 Osborn Dr
Ames
,
IA
50011-1027

Education

  • B.S., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Rice University, 2018

More Information

As an undergraduate, I studied the behavior of fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) and learned that no animal is too small to have dynamic and fascinating behavior. Here at Iowa State, I have broadened my horizons and am studying wild ungulates in the field. The project I am currently working on concerns behavioral and physiological responses of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) to human presence in protected areas.

Area of Expertise: Behavioral Ecology