Stella Uiterwaal
Postdoctoral Researcher, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Now
Postdoctoral Researcher
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Giraffe Conservation Foundation
At LEC
Postdoctoral Fellow
Years: 2022-2024
Mentor(s): Stephen Blake (Saint Louis University), Sharon Deem (Saint Louis Zoo), Anthony Dell (National Great Rivers Research and Education Center)
Research Focus: Stella worked with the Forest Park Living Lab project to study the movement ecology of wildlife across trophic levels, including owls, turtles, raccoons, and more.
Publications related to postdoctoral work
DeLong, J.P., Coblentz, K.E., La Sorte, F.A., Uiterwaal, S.F., (2024). The global diet diversity spectrum in avian apex predators. Proc. R. Soc. B Biol. Sci. 291, 20242156. doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.2156
Nájera F, Uiterwaal SF, Crespo E, Grande-Gómez R, Sánchez JF, Mata-Huete M, Palmer J, Iturrarte G, Peña J, Munkhtsog B, Munkhtsog B, Poyarkov AD, Hernandez-Blanco JA, Alexandrov DY, Galsandorj N, Deem SL. (2024). Insights into the spatial ecology of severely injured free-living felids: Iberian lynx, bobcat, and snow leopard. Ecology and Evolution 14(2):e11000. doi: 10.1002/ece3.11000
Non-peer Reviewed Publications
Uiterwaal, S. “Forest Park Living Lab – Wildlife Conservation, Research, and Outreach in the Heart of St. Louis”. (2023). World Association of Zoos and Aquarium 2:33-34. https://www.waza.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/WAZA-magazine-2023-web.pdf