Thesis Title: Oh neighbour, where art thou: How do black-tailed prairie dogs gauge attendance?
Biological Sciences (Master’s)
Advisor: Dr. James Hare
A true animal lover, Couillard volunteered with veterinarians in rural Central America and worked at an animal hospital during her undergrad. After graduation she interned at the Indianapolis Zoo, assisted with tracking rehabilitated red-tailed hawks and spent a summer in Panama working with howler monkey rehabilitation and tropical ecology conservation.
Slide image sources: © Elise Couillard, 2016; Photo credit: Jim Hare; Photo credit: Sandy Nervig
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland. 3MT® challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience.
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