Woodrats and Truffles in the Sierra Nevada Foothills

Name: Woodrats and Truffles in the Sierra Nevada Foothills
Start: 2025-09-15T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-15T14:00:00-04:00

A fascinating (and surprisingly funny) look into the dining habits of woodrats in the Sierra Nevada Foothills with Christopher Bivins, UC Merced.

September 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

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Webinar Overview:

Have you ever wondered what kinds of fungi (including truffles) woodrats prefer? If so, don’t miss the September 15th webinar where speaker Christopher Bivins will give participants a comprehensive picture of the kinds of fungi these rodents consume.

Christopher has sequenced fungal DNA from over 400 individual woodrat fecal pellets from various sites in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Additionally, he’s compiled a review of various truffle taxa collected from the same regions as the fecal pellets. Come find out what he plans to do with this pile of data!

Speaker

Christopher Bivins

PhD Student

Ph.D. student at UC Merced where he works on a number of fungal ecology projects in the Sierra Nevada Foothills.

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