Mackenzie Scurka

Mackenzie Scurka

2023, MSc student, UCLA Travel scholarship

University of California, Los Angeles

I am studying the heritability of “shyness/boldness” in yellow-bellied marmots using the metric Flight Initiation Distance. I am more broadly interested in the environmental and genetic influences that influence animal behavior, and the implications these factors have on conservation.

Interests
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Eco Tech
  • Hiking
  • Vegetarian cooking
  • Crossword puzzles
Education
  • BA in Biology and Environmental Studies, 2019

    Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH