About Our Unit
The national Cooperative Research Units Program is a unique collaborative relationship between the Federal government, universities, states, and a non-profit organization.
The mission of the Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Program is to
- Train graduate students for professional careers in natural resource research and management
- Conduct research that will create new information useful for management of natural resources; and,
- Provide technical assistance to cooperators.
Featured Student
Our students are involved in a wide variety of research, including diversity in ecological functions, invasive species, and habitats of various animals.
Featured Research Project
Integrating Genetic Tools Into Conservation Efforts
Project objectives are to 1) determine which biological characteristics facilitate fish invasions within this region, 2) determine if hybridization occurs within other populations of bighead and silver carp or if it’s driven by novel environments, and 3) establish a mitochondrial genomic repository for this region.
