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Daniel Blumstein is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests broadly encompass evolution, social behavior, and conservation biology. For the past decade, he has focused on studying the evolution of complex communication and sociality in marmots, using them as a model system. His work primarily targets the yellow-bellied marmot at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, which has been a continuous study site since 1962. Blumstein's research aims to integrate knowledge from animal behavior into conservation biology, with an objective to illustrate how behavior can impact policy. He has also engaged in theoretical research that informs applied work, especially in ecotourism and its effects on wildlife. He emphasizes the importance of understanding wildlife perception of human impacts as crucial for effective conservation.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.