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Dr. Jim 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: LSW 313
Phone: (870) 972-3082
Email: jbednarz@astate.edu

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.