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Dr. Eric Hellgren	Director and Professor
	Eastern red cedar encroachment in southern Great Plains grasslands: wildlife consequences and management implications Patch-level habitat modeling in an urban landscape for a species of concern as a tool for relocation efforts Current and Projected Nest Site Availability for Cavity-Nesting Waterfowl in the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Spring habitat settlement by Dickcissels and correlates with nest success, fledging success, and site fidelity at an openland site within the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Evaluation of peregrine falcon reintroduction to Southern Illinois using a landscape-linked population viability analysis Woodchuck Flight Initiation Distance along an Urbanization Gradient Status and Distribution of the State-threatened marsh rice rat in Illinois Geographic variation in body-size of Gophersnakes

Dr. Michael Eichholz	Assistant Professor
	Influence of predators on duck productivity Food selection by ducks migrating in spring Aquatic macroinvertebrate abundance during spring Comparing cost efficiency of wetland management activities Food availability for wintering black ducks on Long Island Food availability for wintering black ducks in Virginia Wetland restoration and bank stabilization using rip rap breakwaters Aquatic macroinvertebrate response to habitat variation Spring food selection of mallards and lesser scaup Survival of IP trumpeter swans

Dr. Richard S. Halbrook	Associate Professor
	Toxic effects of dietary methyl mercury on immune system structure, function, and development in the American kestrel Mercury concentrations in wetlands associated with coal-fired power plants in Illinois Mink habitat use along the Hudson River, New York

Mr. Jack R. Nawrot	Senior Scientist
	Land Reclamations

Dr. Clayton K. Nielsen	Assistant Scientist
	Deer Habitat Selection and Demographics Bobcat Movements Landscape Genetics of Swamp Rabbits and Bobwhite Quail Impacts of Outfitters on Deer and Turkey Conservation Genetics of Bobcats Deer Herbivory - Michigan Furbearer Survey Methods Demographics of Northern Deer Deer Herbivory – suburban Chicago Habitat Occupancy of Sympatric Carnivores in Southern Illinois Sonoran Jaguar/Puma and Prey

Dr. Charlotte Roy Nielsen	Adjunct Assistant Scientist
	Current and Projected Nest Site Availability for Cavity-Nesting Waterfowl in the Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes Region Spring habitat settlement by Dickcissels and correlates with nest success, fledging success, and site fidelity at an openland site within the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois Evaluation of peregrine falcon reintroduction to Southern Illinois using a landscape-linked population viability analysis

Mr. John L. Roseberry	Senior Scientist Emeritus


Dr. Eric Schauber	Assistant Professor
	Space use of the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) in relation to changes in prey availability Individual-based modeling of white-tailed deer movements and epizootiology GIS Lab Doves Habitat Occupancy of Sympatric Carnivores in Southern Illinois Effect of concentrated food on contact rates and space use of white-tailed deer

Dr. Donald W. Sparling	Associate Director and Associate Professor
	Toxicity of Sediments Containing Coal-tar Pavement Sealants to Eurycea nana and Notophthalmus viridescens, surrogate Species for Eurycea sosorum Identifying Habitat Management Techniques at Landscape Scales to Increase Bobwhite Quail Abundance in Illinois Mink habitat use along the Hudson River, New York Effects of Low Level Toxicants on Native Californian Amphibians Influence of Fire in Grassland Areas on the Herpetofaunal Communities of Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge Biotic and Abiotic Influences on Aggressive Interactions within Larval Ambystoma Assemblages Response of Northern Bobwhite, Vegetation, and Arthropod Communities to Conservation Reserve Program Management in Monocultural Grasslands of Southcentral Illinois Turtles Interspecific Interactions Between Mourning Doves (Zenaida marcroura) and Eurasian Collared-doves (Streptopelia decaocto) in Semi-urban and Urban Environments in Southern Illinois Mercury concentrations in wetlands associated with coal-fired power plants in Illinois

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