Elyce Gosselin

For my PhD project, I am studying the red and hoary bats of the Galapagos. A main goal of this project is to conduct the first genetic analyses for these populations to learn about their taxonomic status and history, levels of gene flow between and within islands, and the relative health of the populations. We are also using telemetry and acoustic monitoring to understand foraging- and roosting-habitat use, fecal DNA analysis to characterize diets, fur samples to study pesticide bioaccumulation.