{"id":5,"date":"2017-09-05T10:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2020-06-26T11:09:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T15:09:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What we do &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research in the lab focuses on adaptation to changing landscapes.\u00a0 We&#8217;re planted firmly at the intersection of evolution, ecology, and conservation biology.\u00a0 Whether concerned with rising sea-levels, landscape development, or changing wind patterns, we study how animal populations (particularly birds) react to our dynamic planet.\u00a0 We measure behavior, morphology, niches, and genes to identify constraints on adaptation and tipping points where populations are no longer resilient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current opportunities in the lab and on projects we&#8217;re involved in &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We are not currently looking for any new Graduate Students or Post-docs for the 2020-2021 academic year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Undergraduate researchers<\/strong><br \/>\nThinking about designing a capstone or honors thesis?\u00a0 Just looking for some field, lab, or research experience for your resume?\u00a0 We have paid and volunteer possibilities starting as soon as Fall 2020.\u00a0 Remote options available.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Studying tidal-marsh birds ~ <em>Email <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/people\/kenzie-roeder\/\">Kenzie Roeder<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/people\/alice-hotopp\/\">Alice Hotopp<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Studying rocky inter-tidal food webs ~ <em>Email <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/people\/hannah-mittelstaedt\/\">Hannah Mittelstaedt<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"81\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-81 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset.jpg\" alt=\"Bri takes great marsh panos\" width=\"1080\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-768x137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-1024x182.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-105x19.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-317x56.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-423x75.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-634x113.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-846x150.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/olsenlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2018\/10\/lu-fall-sunset-951x169.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1080px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"image-attribution\">Bri Benvenuti<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What we do &#8230; 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