Our research group based at Clemson University is broadly interested in conducting investigations into wildlife ecology and their responses to global change.  Our research, both in the US and abroad, has centered on conducting projects that not only advance ecological theory, but address current problems facing the conservation and restoration of terrestrial wildlife - particularly mammals.  To achieve this, we conduct field research that involves close collaboration with agencies and organizations tasked with the management of wildlife. Please click on the links at the top of the page for more information about us, where we work, and projects we have undertaken.

News

Where are our weasels?  A new paper led by our lab group found an alarming trend

​New special issue on eastern spotted skunks just released, featuring multiple papers from our lab group

Sze Wing Yu and Anna Siegfried graduated from our lab this past spring/summer, and have jobs!  Congratulations Sze Wing and Anna!

​Our lab paper on barriers to students from diverse backgrounds gaining critical field experiences in ​Natural Resource fields is out and having an impact

News article by The Wildlife Society on our work on the effects of fire on carnivore and herbivore community dynamics in Africa.

We are excited about our new collaboration with the Tribes of Ft. Belknap, World Wildlife Fund, Smithsonian Institution and others to restore swift fox to central Montana

Laura Gigliotti, Blaise Newman and Kyle Shute all graduated from our lab in spring 2020.  Blaise accepted a PhD position at University of Georgia, Kyle is working for the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, and Laura is now a post-doc in Arthur Middelton's lab at UC Berkeley

Recent Publications

​​​​​​​Jachowski, D.S., R. Kays, A. Butler, A.M. Hoylman, and M.E. Gompper.  2021.  Tracking the decline of weasels in North America.  PLoS ONE 16:e0254387.

​Jensen, A.J., S.P. Bombaci, L.C. Gigliotti, S.N. Harris, C. Marneweck, M.S. Muthersbaugh, B.A. Newman, S.L. Rodriguez, E.A. Saldo, K.E. Shute, K.L. Titus, A.L. Williams, S.W. Yu, and D.S. Jachowski.  2021.  Attracting diverse students to field experiences requires adequate pay, flexibility, and inclusion.  BioScience 7:757-770.

Gigliotti, L., R. Slotow, C. Sholto-Douglas, C. de Vos and D.S. Jachowski.  2021.  Short-term predation risk and habitat complexity influence cheetah anti-predator behaviors.  Animal Behaviour 178:175-184.

Marneweck, C., T. Katzner, and D.S. Jachowski.  2021.  Predicted climate-induced reductions in scavenging in eastern North America.  Global Change Biology 27:3383-3394. 

Marneweck, C., A.R. Butler, L. Gigliotti, S. Harris, A. Jensen, M. Muthersbaugh, B. Newman, E. Saldo, K. Titus, S.W. Yu, and D.S. Jachowski.  2021.  Shining the spotlight on small mammalian carnivores: global status and threats.  Biological Conservation 255:109005.
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