Current Projects |
Post-doctoral Research Associate
1. Assessment of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation marsh bird monitoring program (Sean Peterson – SUNY ESF) Doctorate 1. Ecological, social, and economic implications of changing migratory patterns of waterfowl in North America (Benjamin West – SUNY ESF) Master of Science 5.Eastern mallard population dynamics (Samual Kucia – SUNY ESF) 4.Evaluating response of entomophilous plants and bees to management techniques in restored wetlands in agricultural landscapes (Molly Jacobson – SUNY ESF) 3.Origins and genomics of pre-season banded mallards in the Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways (Kayla Harvey – SUNY ESF) 2. Origins of lesser and greater scaup in the Atlantic flyway using stable isotopes (Brittnie Fleming- SUNY-ESF) 1. Comparisons of morphology and feeding efficiency between wild and game-farm mallards (Susannah Halligan - SUNY ESF) Master of Professional Studies 1.Assessment of chelation techniques in Bald Eagles with lead poisoning (Alexa Blunck– SUNY ESF) Undergraduate 1.Comparison of bird communities between Norway spruce and native conifers at Heiberg Memorial Forest (Paul Raucci – SUNY ESF) |
Completed Projects |
Doctorate
1. Habitat selection and survival of Mallards in the lower Great Lakes Region during autumn-winter (Matthew Palumbo - Western University) Master of Science 13. Ecological separation of breeding black ducks and mallards in the Adirondack Mountains (Gary Macy – SUNY ESF) 12. Influence of agricultural grains on diets, body condition, and seasonal stress of mallards and black ducks on Long Island (Aidan Flores- SUNY-ESF) 11. Ecological assessment of wetlands management techniques on restored wetlands in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex (Edward Farley - SUNY ESF) 10. Wintering ecology of Mallards and Black Ducks in the Finger Lakes Region of New York (Adam Bleau - SUNY ESF) 9. Spring migration ecology of Mallards and Black Ducks that winter in the Finger Lakes Region of New York (Justin Droke - SUNY ESF) 8. Influence of weather and photoperiod on autumn-winter migration of dabbling ducks in the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyways of North America (Lena Van Den Elsen – Western University) 7. Seasonal and long-term (1976 – 2009) changes in the distribution and abundance of submerged aquatic vegetation and Dreissenid mussels in Inner Long Point Bay, Lake Erie (Robin Churchill – Western University) 6. Habitat selection and survival of Wood Duck hens and broods in southern Ontario (Matthew Dyson - Western University) 5. Factors influencing migration chronology and habitat use by Lesser Scaup during spring (Taylor Finger - Western University) 4. Evaluation of habitat associations of Eastern Population tundra swans during the non-breeding season (Katelyn Weaver - Western University) 3. Relative abundance and habitat associations of Least Bitterns at Long Point, Lake Erie Ontario (Nick Bartok - Western University) 2.Effect of weekly hunting frequency on duck abundance, harvest, and hunt quality in Mississippi (Elizabeth St. James - MSU) 1. Long-term trend analysis of climatic factors influencing autumn-winter migration of Mallards in the Mississippi Flyway (Christina Zimmerman MSU) Master of Professional Studies 3.Winter scaup population estimates Great South Bay, Long Island using mark-recapture analysis (Jake Chronister – SUNY ESF) 2.Wetland protection planning assessment and strategy development for the Montezuma Wetland Complex (Matthew Wagner – SUNY ESF) 1.Migration patterns of snow geese through New York (Stephen Sliwinski – SUNY ESF) Honors Theses 9.Evaluating response of milkweed, nectar plants and monarch butterflies to management techniques in restored wetlands of central New York (Scott Kostka – SUNY ESF) 8.Waterbird survey of the Darkhad Depression, Hovsgol, Monglia (Mikayla Call - SUNY ESF) 7.Does the seasonal concentration of secondary metabolites in staghorn sumac influence timing of foraging on its fruit by birds and mammals? (Zack Bennett – SUNY Oswego, in collaboration with the Chemistry Department) 6.Influence of achievement-oriented factors on quality of waterfowl hunts at Mississippi WMAs (Allison Smith – SUNY ESF) 5.Influence of traffic noise on predator avoidance by frogs (Brian Springall – SUNY Oswego) 4.Age, sex and seasonal comparisons of molt intensity in Long-tailed Ducks during Autumn and Winter (Andrea Payne- Western University) 3.Effects of environmental contaminants on energy reserves and molt in Autumn migrant Red-necked grebes at Georgian Bay (Katie Holman – Western University) 2.Evaluation or range expansion of Trumpeter Swans re-introduced in southwestern Ontario (Sara Handrigan – Western University) 1. Sweep net sampling acorns in forested wetlands (Mitch Weegman - MSU) Undergraduate Independent Research 11.Responses of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities to wetland management techniques and vegetative cover in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex, New York (Tyler Hodges – SUNY ESF) 10.Wetland cover types of the Atlantic Flyway Breeding Population Survey and USGS Breeding Bird Survey (Michael Rickershauser – SUNY ESF) 9.Influence of spring phenology on unpaired male mallard abundance in the Atlantic Flyway (Laura Wallace – SUNY ESF) 8.Using Go-Pro cameras to assess aggressive behaviors in Mallards and Black Ducks during winter in central New York (Allison Anthony – SUNY Oswego) 7.Detectability and habitat use by Cerulean Warblers at Howland’s Island in the Montezuma Wetlands Complex (Isadora Bevan - SUNY Oswego) 6.Evaluation of iButton and HOBO temperature sensors to determine internal temperatures of artificial nest boxes and nests of Wood Ducks (Robert Katz – SUNY Oswego) 5.Nesting and brood rearing ecology of Canada Geese at SUNY Oswego Rice Creek Field Station (Edward Hogan – SUNY Oswego) 4.Estimating influences of climate change on seasonal and daily movements of Atlantic population Canada Geese during the non-breeding season (Jeffrey Benjamin and Tyler Pelle - SUNY Oswego) 3.Influences of summer and fall vegetative communities and hydrological management on autumn seed and tuber densities in restored wetlands at Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area (Jeffrey Benjamin - SUNY Oswego) 2. Effects of avian scavenging on the decomposition of domestic pigs (Brianna Robinson - Independent study) 1. A new hypothesis for explaining differences in winter distributions of male and female ducks in North America (Elyse Iemola – SUNY ESF) |