Margaret (Maisie) Merz Lecturer of Wildlife Ecology5755 Nutting Hall, Room 240AUniversity of MaineOrono, ME 04469margaret.merz@maine.edu, 207.581.2867 I recently completed my Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Maine, where I studied the ecosystem-level consequences of small mammal personality in forest ecosystems. My research interests have broadly focused on animal behavior and its