MEGAN FITZPATRICK

I am broadly interested in the interplay between animal physiology, ecology, and behavior in the context of survival and reproductive success. I am especially interested in questions that inform conservation and management work. My Ph.D. research focused on the energetics of endangered Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) during the breeding season, with the goal of providing information useful to adaptive management of a reintroduced population in Wisconsin. I look forward to beginning research in the Pauli lab, which will focus on the impacts of changing subnivium microclimates on Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) energy requirements.

email: mjfitzpatric@wisc.edu