The Abrahms Lab has a new PhD student – Kyra McClelland! Kyra will be researching climate impacts and population-level adaptability on whooping cranes (Grus americana). Here’s a bit more about the Center’s newest member:
Kyra is broadly interested in the intersection of animal behavior, habitat use, movement, and anthropogenic impacts. She is particularly interested in the dynamics between sociality in group living species and decision making in heterogeneous landscapes. She received her BS in Marine Biology from University of California, Santa Cruz in 2016 and her MS in Biology from California State University, Long Beach in 2021 where she studied the impacts of habitat fragmentation on a marsh-dwelling rodent community. Kyra has also spent time monitoring humpback whales off the Washington coast, killer whales in the Salish Sea, and African elephants in Zimbabwe. When able, Kyra enjoys paddleboarding, sewing, snowboarding, and painting in the sun with her two cats, Rubi and Avocado.
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