David Wolfson

David Wolfson

PhD candidate

University of Minnesota

About Me

I’m a wildlife ecologist currently in a PhD program at the University of Minnesota. My research interests include investigating the drivers of animal movement and applying the knowledge of dynamic animal space use to inform wildlife management and conservation. My grad research looks at multiple aspects of trumpeter swan movement ecology, genetics, and ecotoxicology. For more information on the project go to: https://trumpeterswan.netlify.app/.

Interests

  • Movement Ecology
  • Migration
  • Resource Selection
  • Population Genomics

Education

  • PhD Wildlife Ecology, 2019 - present

    University of Minnesota

  • MS Wildlife Ecology, 2017

    University of Minnesota

  • BA Biology, 2005

    Earlham College

CV

Recent Publications

Improving the accessibility and transferability of machine learning algorithms for identification of animals in camera trap images: MLWIC2

Motion-activated wildlife cameras (or “camera traps”) are frequently used to remotely and noninvasively observe animals. The vast …
Improving the accessibility and transferability of machine learning algorithms for identification of animals in camera trap images: MLWIC2

Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: Applications in ecology

Motion-activated cameras (“camera traps”) are increasingly used in ecological and management studies for remotely observing wildlife …
Machine learning to classify animal species in camera trap images: Applications in ecology