wpiper@chapman.eduDr. Walter PiperDr. Walter PiperKeck Center for Science and Engineering 259Digital Commons

Education

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ph.D. in Biology
  • Harvard University, B.A. in Biology

Research Interests

  • Impact of site-familiarity on use of space
  • Territory defense and acquisition
  • Impact of old age on behavior
  • Natal habitat imprinting
  • Longitudinal study of the common loon

Funding

  • National Science Foundation
  • National Geographic Society
  • Disney Conservation Fund

Featured Publications

Piper, W. H., M. Glines, and K. C. Rose. 2024. Climate change-associated declines in water clarity impair feeding by common loons. Ecology 105: e4291. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.4291
 
 
Piper, W. H. 2024 Climate-Related Loss of Water Clarity Threatens a Northern Icon. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 105: e02146. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bes2.2146?af=R
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