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Back Dr. JAMES BEDNARZ
Professor of Wildlife Ecology
  BS - 1976 - Wildlife and Fishery Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
MS - 1979 - Animal Ecology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
PhD - 1986 - Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Office: LSE 313                 
Phone: (870) 972-3082
Email: jbednarz@astate.edu  
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  Wildlife Ecology

Jim's research primarily involves the analysis of:

  • How human activities and development affect wildlife populations
  • Social structure and breeding systems of several bird and mammal species
  • 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 Dr. Bednarz 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, Dr. Bednarz is seeking funds to support students addressing applied and basic research questions related to the wintering ecology of waterfowl.

  Courses Taught
  • Wildlife management with Lab
  • Scientific Methods & Research Design
  • Wildlife Program Internship
  • Ornithology with Lab
 

Students

Graduate: Jane Anfinson, Nick Anich, Troy Bader, Dick Baxter, Jeremy Brown, Carolina Roa

PhD: Thomas Benson, Ken Levenstein, Erin Macchia, Brandon Noel, Sabine Schaefer

 

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