
Jacques Wildlife Ecology Lab







James Zweep
Thesis: Evaluating nest-site selection of southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in west-central Illinois.
Emma Trone
Thesis: Differential gene expression in chronic-wasting disease infected white-tailed deer
Sarah McClain
Thesis: True metabolizable energy of submersed aquatic vegetation and implications for wetland conservation planning
Eric Smith
Thesis: Evaluating a plasma-lipid metabolite index and intrinsic sources of variation using short-term captive lesser scaup (Aythya affinis)
Andrew Bouton
Thesis: Using a plasma lipid metabolite index to evaluate spring migration stopover habitat for wild canvasbacks (Aythya vallisineria) in Illinois
Andrew Gilbert
Thesis: Visibility bias and disturbance of waterbirds during aerial surveys in the nonbreeding season
Margaret Gross
Thesis: True metabolizable energy and energetic carrying capacity of submersed aquatic vegetation in semi-permanent marshes of the Upper Midwest
Therin Bradshaw
Thesis: Marsh bird use of wetlands managed for waterfowl in Illinois
Tim Swearingen
Thesis: Bobcat camera trapping in agriculturally-dominated landscapes of west-central Illinois
Sam Klimas
Thesis: Foraging ecology of ducks and shorebirds in the Midwest





