Population Dynamics & the Conservation of Migratory Aminals: Falling Down, Being Bold& Taking Risks

WildEcol seminar featuring population and conservation ecologist Dr.Tyler Flockhart on Feb.14, 2024.
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Abstract of the talk:
Every second of every day, migratory animals are on the move as they traverse the globe between breeding and nonbreeding areas. These cyclical phenomena result from the behaviour and luck (or misfortune) of billions of individual organisms to maximize their fitness. As individual scientists in a
population of scientists, we traverse the landscape of our careers, and our behaviour and luck (or misfortune) influence our success. In this presentation, I am going to walk through my 15-year journey studying the population dynamics and conservation of monarch butterflies in eastern North America.
Along that journey, I will point out where I was lucky (or misfortunate) enough to fall, be bold, and take risks while traversing a career that has (so far) spanned being a student, a post-doc, a professor, and an independent scientist. Hopefully, some of these experiences will give you the confidence to fall down, be bold, and take risks to thrive during your scientific journey.