
Ben Dantzer, Ph.D.
@ben_dantzer
Assoc Prof @UMich, studying animal behavior, evolution x ecology, x physiology, prefers wild animals in wild places. Also @KluaneSquirrels. He/Him. Views mine.
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https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/dantzerlab/ 27-08-2013 08:08:52
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The gut-brain axis: not just for lab rodents! My first postdoc paper is now out in Scientific Reports. We find evidence of a robust gut-brain axis in wild North American red squirrels👇 rdcu.be/cG7L7 w/ Ben Dantzer, Ph.D., Andrew McAdam, Kluane Red Squirrel Project, + twitterless others

We are still looking for undergraduates for this Summer 2022 REU position to work with us on Kluane Red Squirrel Project in Yukon. Applications due March 15. Please RT

A new game (for me) pickleball & our mainstay source of warmth in the Yukon Kluane Red Squirrel Project , David, with plenty of fuel to get it started.


A hardworking crew this year with Kluane Red Squirrel Project - another exciting but BUSY mast year. The crew here is doing a great job keeping up with SO many squirrel pups as well as females who are pregnant AND lactating at the same time!


In a changing world, are animals picky about what ecological shifts they hormonally respond to? We (David Delaney Ben Dantzer, Ph.D. Andrew McAdam & more) address this question in our new paper out today in Hormones and Behavior Journal featuring Kluane Red Squirrel Project 👇 authors.elsevier.com/a/1fr58,QxXgi6W

Native red #squirrels exhibit physiological habituation to grey invaders: a reason for hope ow.ly/kn3g50KZqQc #ProcB Francesca Santicchia Ben Dantzer, Ph.D.


We are looking for a Research Coordinator for Kluane Red Squirrel Project based in Boulder, Colorado. You can DM questions to me. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…

It’s #SquirrelAwarenessMonth — are you aware of Kluane Red Squirrel Project’ ongoing work researching squirrels in Yukon over decades? #Squirrellology redsquirrel.biology.ualberta.ca



Animals sometimes make mistakes (mistiming breeding, misjudging resources, etc). Are these mistakes ever beneficial? We (Ben Dantzer, Ph.D. Andrew McAdam Stan Boutin Jeff Lane) address this & other ?s in new paper in Science Magazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… #ScienceResearch (1/n)


Hi #SICB2024, I'm looking to hire a post-doc to work on physiology, behavior, & life histories of NA red squirrels in the Yukon,. This position would be working within Kluane Red Squirrel Project, but based University of Michigan. Please contact me through email if interested Photo by RW Taylor
