Wilkes University

Ecology and Conservation Biology

Education

· Rutgers University, 1987-1992, B.S. (Biology)

· Southeastern Louisiana University, 1993-1997, M.S. (Biology)

· Auburn University , 1999-2005,  Ph.D. (Biology)

Dr. Jeffrey A. Stratford

Assistant Professor of Biology

376 Stark Learning Center

Wilkes University, PA 18766

 

Office: 376 Stark Learning Center

Office Phone: 570-408-4761

Cell Phone: 570-332-2942

Email: Jeffrey.stratford@wilkes.edu

 

 

Most of my research is in urban ecology, spatial ecology, statistical techniques, how birds affect the landscape (e.g., dispersal and predation) and how the landscape affects birds (habitat selection) and the statistics associated with explaining these phenomena.

Courses

· Biostatistics: Fall

· Conservation Biology: Spring

· Ornithology: Fall

Publications

· Stratford, J.A. and W.D. Robinson. 2005. Distribution of Neotropical migratory bird species across an urbanizing landscape. Urban Ecosystems, 8: 59-77.

· Stratford, J. A. and W. D. Robinson. 2005 Gulliver travels to the fragmented tropics: Geographic variation in mechanisms of avian extinction.  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3: 91-98.

· Stratford, J.A. 2005. Notes on nests of Ruddy Quail-Doves (Geotrygon montana), Lesser Swallow-tailed Swifts (Panyptila cayennensis), Mouse-colored Antshrikes (Thamnophilus murinus), and Scale-backed Antbirds (Hylophylax poecilonotus) from central Amazonas, Brazil.  Ornithologia Neotropical 15:265-267.

· Stratford, J. A. 2004. Rise of Islamic creationism [book review]. Cladistics 20: 215-217.

· Stratford, J. A. 2004.  Nest descriptions of several enigmatic Neotropical birds from Manaus, Brazil. Ornithologia Neotropical 15:265-267.

· Stratford, J. A. and J. W. Tucker. 2002. Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) nest in the east Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama. Alabama Birdlife 48:10-12.

· Stratford, J. A. and P. C. Stouffer. 2001. Reduced feather growth rates of two common birds in a fragmented landscape near Manaus, Brazil. Conservation Biology 15: 721-728.

· Stratford, J. A. 2000. First report of a Myrmeciza ferruginea nest from Brazil. Ararajuba 8:43-44.

· Stratford, J. A. and P. C. Stouffer. 1999. Local extinctions of terrestrial insectivorous birds in a fragmented landscape near Manaus, Brazil. Conservation Biology 13: 1316-1326.