My research primarily involves the analysis of how human activities and development affect wildlife populations. In addition, I have studied the social structure and breeding systems of several bird and mammal species. Some specific projects include investigation on the effects of habitat fragmentation on migratory bird populations, the impacts of a nuclear waste disposal plant on wildlife populations, the effects of military training activities on raptors, the evolution of cooperative hunting and the breeding system of the Harris' Hawk, the wintering biology of Red-tailed Hawks, the migratory strategies of birds, and the interactions of fungi and woodpeckers.

Graduate students are working with me on a variety of research projects. Recent thesis topics include: 1) the winter population ecology and dynamics of Red-tailed Hawks, 2) the effects of forest fragmentation on the survivorship of nesting neotropical migratory birds, 3) the impacts of forest modification on the Formosan Crested Goshawk, 4) dispersal and mortality patterns of Eastern Wild Turkeys, and 5) the habitat affinities of neotropical migratory birds during migration periods.

In the future, graduate student projects involving raptors, neotropical migratory songbirds, and wild turkeys should be continued. In addition, I am seeking funds to support students addressing applied and basic research questions related to the wintering ecology of waterfowl.

This page was updated October 26, 2005