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Wisconsin Wildlife Research Activities

Unit graduate student, Abbey Thompson, prepares infrared digital cameras used to monitor deer behavior and interactions in research studies related to transmission of CWD.

Unit research is done on a wide variety of topics having to do with natural resource issues and conservation at the state, regional, national, or international level. State projects are developed in collaboration with the state Department of Natural Resources. Other projects are developed to meet the needs of federal partners.

Wisconsin Wildlife Active Projects

Wisconsin Wildlife Completed Projects

Wisconsin Wildlife Peer Reviewed Publications

  • Ainley, D.G., C.A. Ribic and E.J. Woehler. 2012. Adding the ocean to the study of seabirds: a brief history of at-sea seabird research. Marine Ecology Progress Series 451: 231-243.
  • LeDee, O.E., W.H. Karasov, K.J. Martin, M.W. Meyer, C.A. Ribic, and T.R. Van Deelen. 2011. Envisioning the future of wildlife in a changing climate: collaborative learning for adaptation planning. Wildlife Bulletin 35: 508-513.
  • Hobbelen, P. H. F., M. D. Samuel, D. Foote, L. Tango, and D. A. LaPointe. 2012. Modeling the impacts of global warming on predation and biotic resistance: mosquitoes, damselflies, and avian malaria in Hawaii. Theoretical Ecology. DOI 10.1007/s12080-011-0154-9.
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Wisconsin Wildlife Technical Publications

  • Johnson, D.H., J.P. Gibbs, M. Herzog, S. Lor, N.D. Niemuth, C.A. Ribic, M. Seamans, T.L. Shaffer, G. Shriver, S. Stehman, and W.L. Thompson. 2008. A sampling design framework for monitoring secretive marshbirds. Final Report, US Geological Survey, Status and Trends of Biological Resources, Reston, VA.
  • Conner, M.M., J. E. Gross, P. C. Cross, M. R. Ebinger, R. R. Gillies, M. D. Samuel, and M. M. Miller. Scale-dependent approaches to modeling spatial epidemiology of chronic wasting disease. Utah Division of Wildlife, United States Geologic Survey, and Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Report, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Available at: or all of the websites/CWD_Spatial_Modeling.pdf.
  • Ribic, C. 2006. Predator Activity and Grassland Bird Nesting Success in an Agricultural Landscape
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Wisconsin Wildlife Theses and Dissertations

  • S J Robinson - Chronic Wasting Disease in Wisconsin White-tailed deer (temp title)
  • Storm, D. J. 2011. Chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer: Evaluation of aerial surveys; age-estimation; and the role of deer density and landscape in disease transmission. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  • Erdmann, E.S. 2009. Using GIS in the analysis of seabird foraging behavior. M.S. thesis, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
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Current Staff

Federal Staff: 2

Masters Students: 0

Phd Students: 1

Post Docs: 3

University Staff: 2

5 Year Summary

Students graduated: 8

Scientific Publications: 54

Presentations: 94

 

Wisconsin Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Cooperators

  1. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  2. U.S. Geological Survey
  3. University of Wisconsin
  4. Wildlife Management Institute
  5. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources