Stephen Vander Wall

Stephen Vander Wall is Professor of Biology at the University of Nevada, Reno, specializing in plant-animal interactions and seed dispersal ecology. His research examines mutualistic relationships between rodents and plants in western ecosystems.

Research focuses:

• Rodent-mediated seed dispersal mechanisms
• Cache pilfering dynamics and community ecology
• Pine and juniper regeneration ecology

Recent work investigates:

• Geographic patterns of seed dispersal mutualisms
• Functional roles of mammals in ecosystems
• Effects of seed value on caching behavior