Background

Since coming to the University of Georgia, I have directed students on projects on a wide range of topics. Many of these have been undertaken in collaboration with Bill Palmer at Tall Timbers Research Station. This collaboration is continuing with projects on quail ecology in South Florida and on various aspects of bobwhite genetics. In addition, projects have come along as a result of my work with the WPA/BirdLife/IUCN Partridge, Quail, and Francolin Specialist Group which has now merged into the Galliformes Specialist Group.

Research Projects--mainly with my graduate student team

Some of the current and recently completed projects follow:

• Horan, Robert, Current, UGA, Telemetry study on an arboreal frog species, Agalychnis spurrelli, on Barro Colorado Island, Panama.
• Xu Yu*, Current, Joint Ph.D University of Sichuan and UGA, Conservation of endangered Chinese Galliformes
• Conway, April*, Current, UGA, Conservation of the pygmy hippopotamus in Sierra Leone
• Zakharenka, Andrew*, Current, UGA, Evaluation of wildlife management sustainability under common property regime
• Hickey, Jenna*, Current, UGA, Population modeling and abundance estimation of bonobos (Pan paniscus) in relation to timber harvest, slash-and-burn agriculture, and bushmeat hunting: Harmonizing bonobo conservation with sustainable development
• Lee, Myung-Bok, Current, UGA, New student
• Ellis, Susan*, Current, UGA, Experimental analysis of predation ecology of the northern bobwhite in the Southeast.
• Martin, James, Current, UGA, Bobwhite quail management relative to range management in Florida.
• Cass, Randy, 2008, UGA, Effects of rearing on northern bobwhite chick behavior.
• Hadiprakarsa, Yoki*, 2008, UGA, Landscape ecology, fragmentation, and population viability of hornbills in Sumatra.
• Burnham, Joe, 2008, UGA, Bobwhite hen behavior relative to nest predation.
• Belt, Erin, 2008, UGA, Non-thesis
• Gates, Brian*, 2008, UGA, Effects of longleaf pine restoration on early successional songbirds.
• Cass, Randy, 2008, UGA, Effects of rearing on northern bobwhite chick behavior--presently working as a land management consultant.
• Terhune, Theron, 2008, UGA, Demographic and genetic effects of wild transplanted quail on an isolated population--presently a post-doc at Tall Timbers Research Station.
• Faircloth, Brant, 2008, UGA, Parental investment and relatedness in bobwhite quail--presently a post-doc at UCLA.
• Eo, Soo Hyung, 2008, UGA, Integrating phylogenetic relationships and population structure for conservation planning in Galliformes--presently post-doc at Purdue University.
• Thompson, Jeff, 2007, UGA, Agriculture and Gamebirds: A Global Synthesis with an Emphasis on the Tinamiformes in Argentina--presently a research scientist for the Argentina government in Buenos Aires.
• Hadiprakarsa, Yoki*, 2008, UGA, Landscape ecology, fragmentation, and population viability of hornbills in Sumatra--Presently employed by BirdLife International in Indonesia.
• Burnham, Joe, 2008, UGA, Bobwhite hen behavior relative to nest predation--presently a biologist for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
• Gates, Brian*, 2008, UGA, Effects of longleaf pine restoration on early successional songbirds--presently employed by the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.
• Butler, Adam, 2007, UGA, Effects of range management on songbird communities in southern Florida--presently employed by state of Mississippi.
• Sash, Kim, 2007, UGA, Trophic ecology of a snake community in managed pine landscapes--presently working for state of Florida.
• Shamblin, Brian*, 2007, UGA, Population genetics of loggerhead sea turtles--presently working on Ph.D. at UGA.
• Valentine, Teresa, 2007, UGA, Regional gene flow in fragmented bobwhite quail populations.
• Juhan, Mike. 2006. Influence of forest cover type and structure on seasonal and daily habitat of wild turkeys in southern Georgia--presently employed as a biologist by DOD Fort Gordon in Georgia.
• Rodriguez, Jessica, 2006, UGA, Parasites of the northern bobwhite relative to management in Georgia--presently doing cheetah research in South Africa.
• Hannon, Tina. 2006. Hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidis) ecology in northern Florida--presently biologist for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
• Doxon, Elizabeth. 2005. Brood ecology of bobwhite quail and ring-necked pheasant relative to CRP management in Kansas—presently completing Ph.D. at Oklahoma
• Stapleton, Seth. 2005. Snake community ecology relative to bobwhite quail management—presently research biologist in Antigua
• Cook, Patrick. 2004. Effects of field margin management of bobwhite quail demographics—presently an extension biologist in Alabama.
• Sitompul, Arnold. 2004. Human-elephant interactions on Sumatra—Ph.D. Student at Univ. of Mass.
• Burkhart, Jason. 2004. Impacts of Bermuda grass invasion on crop field margin management—presently animal control specialist for private company
• Bliss, Thomas. 2004. Spatial effects of set aside management on ring-necked pheasant broods in Austria--presently a public service professional in marine sciences at UGA.
• Thornton, Ryan. 2003. Demographic effects of mammalian predator removal on bobwhite quail—presently fisheries observer for National Marine Fisheries in Alaska
• Anderson, Brandon. 2003. Survival of hen pheasants on managed farmland in Lower Austria—presently private lands biologist for Georgia DNR
• Winarmi, Nurul. 2002. Ecology and population of the great argus pheasant in Sumatra—presently a Ph.D. student at Manchester Metropolitan in the UK.
• Cederbaum, Sandra. 2002. Effects of alternative cotton cropping systems on songbirds—presently a research coordinator at UGA
• Hamrick, Richard. 2002. Response of bobwhite quail to a landscape level habitat management program—presently a research biologist for Mississippi State Univ.
• Maidens, Denise. 2001. Value of food plots for bobwhite quail brood habitat—presently an area biologist for Florida Wildlife Commission
• Staller, Eric. 2001. Nest predation of bobwhite quail using continuous video monitoring—presently land manager for Tall Timbers Research Station, Florida