Cayley Faurot-Daniels
Degree Held:
B.S., Biology, California Polytechnic State University, 2012
Degree Sought:
M.S., Biological Sciences, Montana State University
Advisors:
Diane Debinski, PhD (Ecology)
Michelle Flenniken, PhD (Plant Sciences & Plant Pathology)
Current Research:
My research will assess temporal changes of alpine pollinator communities in Glacier National Park by resurveying butterfly biodiversity in monitoring plots established by Diane Debinski in 1987-1989. I will also compare traditional surveys to novel molecular techniques by using wildflowers as a source of environmental DNA for DNA metabarcoding of pollinators.