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Jay Rotella
Department of Ecology
308 Lewis Hall
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3460

Tel: (406) 994-5676
Fax: (406) 994-3190
Location: 308 Lewis

> Department of Ecology
Jay Rotella
Professor of Ecology

Graduate Students

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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