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Studying individual animals to understand the processes that shape animal populations

Our research uses biologging technologies and quantitative methods to ask how individual animals interact with their environment, how these interactions affect life history, and how these processes drive population growth dynamics. Learn more about our research here!

As of 2025, the Yanco Lab is part of the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, Migratory Bird Center. You can learn more about joining our group here!
​South Hills and Albion Mountain Range, ID
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Introducing:
The Global Animal Mortality Project

A worldwide database of animal tracking data paired with mortality outcomes to support cutting edge research at the intersection of ecology and biodiversity conservation. Learn more here!
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New Project:
Revealing the drivers of decline in Wood Thrush
Learn more and join the effort here!
Image Credit: ​lwolfartist CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133543388

Check out our new paper in Science!

GPS tracking paired with cell phone data reveal the interacting effects of human presence and landscape modification on wildlife.
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New York Times

"When humans went away, the wildlife strayed"
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NPR: Science Friday

Listen to NPR's coverage of our paper here!
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Smithsonian Magazine

"The Mere Presence of Humans—Not Just Our Changes to the Land—Can Alter Wild Animals’ Behaviors, a New Study Suggests"
Image Credit: Jeremy Cohen
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