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The Population and Community Ecology (PACE) Lab is overseen by Dr. Michael J. Dreslik. The four programs of the lab are the Urban Biotic Assessment Program (UBAP), which provides environmental expertise to the Illinois Tollway, the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) program, the Freshwater Mollusk Ecology and Conservation (FMEC) program, and the Environmental Education Program (EEP).

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A few pictures from lab members doing fieldwork this week… ... See MoreSee Less

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A nice article about some of the research on rattlesnakes by doctoral candidate Andrew Jesper. Great work Andrew! ... See MoreSee Less
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UBAP lead and ornithologist Anastasia Rahlin has had an exciting morning conducting bird surveys in northern Illinois. Enjoy these shots of nesting Osprey and Bald Eagles!#Eagles #ospreys #birds #birdsofprey #research #fieldwork ... See MoreSee Less

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UBAP leader A Rahlin presents Chicagoland ornithological research

UBAP leader Anastasia Rahlin presented two talks recently. In January Rahlin presented “Oak Masting in the Chicagoland Region” at the Cook County Forest Preserve District – Resource Management talk as part of CCFPD’s Environmental Education program. Rahlin and collaborators have been collecting oak masting data in the Chicagoland region over a seven-year period from 2017-2023. …

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Three new species of Mantellid frog from Madagascar

Three new species of frogs from Madagascar were described in a paper co-authored by PACE Lab PhD candidate Devin Edmonds, led by researchers at Zoological Institute at Technische Universitat Braunschweig. The group of frogs, Genus Guibemantis, subgenus Pandanusicola, spend their lives in the Pandanus (screw-pine) trees, which are common in the Andasibe area of Madagascar. …

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