Scoresby S, Ramos S, Walker FM.  2024. Understanding the Full-Taxa Diet of Sierra Nevada Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes necator) through Fecal DNA Metabarcoding.  Poster for NAU Research Skills, FOR 599. April 25, 2024, Flagstaff, AZ

A million thanks to my collaborators at Cascadia Wild, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Deschutes National Forest, Rogue Detection Dogs, Marwa Mahmoud and Dr. Daniel Thornton of Washington State University’s Mammal Spatial Ecology Lab, and Dr. Katie Moriarty of the National Council on Air and Stream Improvement. Thanks also to my funders at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and National Needs Foundation.

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