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> Department of Ecology
Jay Rotella
Professor of Ecology
Current Students
Justin Cooper, M.S. candidate - Factors influencing prey dynamics of Mexican spotted owls (co-advisor - David Willey).
Kyle Cutting, M.S. candidate - Breeding ecology of lesser scaup.
Sean Fields, M.S. candidate - Factors influencing density and distribution of breeding ducks in Montana.
Chris Forristal, M.S. candidate - Influence of post-wildfire timber harvest on black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) nest survival and nest site selection (co-advisor Victoria Saab, USDA Rocky Mountain Research Station).
Kevin Podruzny, Ph.D. candidate - Long-term effects of climate on
prairie duck populations (co-advisor: Thomas Nudds, University of
Guelph).
Kyle Thompson, M.S. candidate - Nesting ecology of cavity-nesting birds. (co-advisor: Victoria Saab, USDA-Forest Service).
Johann Walker, Ph.D. candidate - Ecology of breeding waterfowl in Prairie Pothole Region. (co-advisor: Mark Lindberg).
Recently Completed Dissertations & Theses:
Hadley, G.L. 2006. Recruitment probabilities and reproductive
costs for Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Ph.D.
dissertation. 128 pp.
Carle, R.J. 2006. Factors affecting nest survival of three
species of migrant songbirds in the Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem. M.S. thesis. 89 pp.
Sika, J. 2006.
Breeding ecology, survival rates, and causes of mortality of hunted and
nonhunted greater sage-grouse in central Montana. M.S. thesis.
118 pp.
Wisinski, C. 2006.
Survival and summer habitat selection of male greater sage-grouse
(Centocercus urophasianus) in Southwestern Montana. M.S. thesis.
76 pp.
Newlon, K. 2005.
Demography of Lewis’s woodpecker, breeding bird densities, and
riparian aspen integrity in a grazed landscape. M.S. thesis. 101
pp. (co-advised by Vicki Saab)
Warren, J.M. 2004. Effects of cattle grazing on upland nesting duck production in the Aspen Parkland. M.S. thesis. 74 pp.
Stephens, S. S. 2003.
The Influence of Landscape Characteristics on Duck Nesting Success in
the Missouri Coteau Region of North Dakota. Ph.D.
dissertation. 169 pp.
Howerter, D. W. 2003. Factors
affecting duck nesting in the aspen parklands: a spatial
analysis. Ph.D. dissertation. 135 pp.
Koons, D.K. 2001. Lesser scaup breeding ecology in the Canadian Parklands. M.S. thesis. 49 pp.
Oechsli, L.M. 2000. Ex-urban development in the Rocky
Mountain West: consequences for native vegetation, wildlife diversity,
and land-use planning in Big Sky, Montana. M.S. thesis. 108
pp.
Johnson, D.E. 1999. Ruffed grouse productivity and habitat
selection at the base of the Beartooth Plateau in southcentral
Montana. M.S. thesis. 86 pp.
Hoffman, N.J. 1997. Distribution of Picoides woodpeckers in relation to
habitat disturbance within the Yellowstone area. M.S. thesis. 74 pp.
Thorpe, P.P. 1997. Temporal and spatial variation in habitat selection
and movements of female mallards in the Parklands of Canada. M.S.
thesis. 52 pp.
Bacon, L.M. 1996. Nesting ecology of the interior least tern on the Yellowstone River, Montana. M.S. thesis. 69 pp.
Bosquet, K. 1996. Breeding ecology of sharp-tailed grouse on the
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, Montana. M.S. thesis. 56
pp.
Butler, M.A. 1996. The validity of using artificial nests to assess
nest-predation rates in prairie-nesting ducks. M.S. thesis. 82 pp.
Clawson, M.R. 1996. An investigation of factors that may affect nest
success in CRP lands and other grassland habitats in an agricultural
landscape in southwestern Montana. M.S. thesis. 45 pp.
Podruzny, K.M. 1996. Radiotelemetry error: factors affecting bearing
error and the ultimate effects of triangulation error on determining
habitat use. M.S. thesis. 104 pp.
Zelenak, J.R. 1996. Breeding ecology of ferruginous hawks at the Kevin Rim in northern Montana. M.S. thesis. 74 pp.
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