Jeffrey A.
Stratford, Ph.D. (Spring
Schedule)
376
Stark Learning Center
Wilkes
University, PA 18766 USA
Jeffrey
dot Stratford at wilkes dot edu
570-332-2942
My
blog: Concrete Ornithology
Assistant Professor of Biology, Wilkes University
Liaison between Wilkes University and Wallop's Island Marine Science Consortium
Associated with The Institute for Energy and
Environmental Research and
Wilkes
Institute for Environmental Science and Sustainability
Education
B.S. (Biology), 1987-1991, Rutgers University
M.S. (Biology), 1993-1997, Southeastern Louisiana University and Biological
Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
Advisor: Phil Stouffer
Thesis: Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Neotropical
Terrestrial Insectivores
Ph.D. (Biology), 1999-2005, Auburn University, Biology and Center for Forest Sustainability
Advisor: W. Douglas Robinson (currently at Oregon State University)
Dissertation Title: Effects of Land Use Change on Avian
Communities
Research
My research examines the effects of land use
on various ecological phenomena including rainforest fragmentation, ecosystem
services, pollution and disease ecology. My research
relies very heavily on undergraduate involvement and I welcome summer research
students, volunteers, and independent research students. The two primary
objectives of research is training
students and to gather high quality data that can be published.
Teaching
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Fall Courses |
Spring Courses |
Summer Courses |
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Conservation Biology |
Field Zoology |
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Archosaurs: Birds, Crocodiles and Dinosaurs |
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Biostatistics and Experimental Design (BIO347) |
Ecosystem Services
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Curtis, R. A.W. Bartlow,
S. Agosta, J. Clemmons, J. Stratford. Clay caterpillar whodunit: a customizable
method for studying predator-prey interactions in the field. American Biology
Teacher. In press.
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Bartlow, A.W., M. Kachmar, N. Lichti, R.K. Swihart, J.A. Stratford, M.A. Steele. 2011. Does multiple seed loading in Blue
Jays result in selective dispersal of smaller acorns? Integrative Zoology
6:235-243.
Contaminants
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Stratford, J.A.
2010. The
effect of environmental contaminants on avian populations. In, S.K. Majumdar,
T.L. Masters, M.Brittingham, R.M. Ross, R. Mulvihill,
and J. Huffman (eds.) Avian
Ecology and Conservation: A Pennsylvania Focus with National Implications. Pennsylvania Academy
of Sciences.
Conservation
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Stratford, J.A. and M. Steele. 2011. Conservation
Biology: An Overview In. Terrestrial Vertebrates of Pennsylvania: A Case Study in
Conservation. Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Paul, E., J. Alexander, S. Finnegan,
A.L. Bond. J.A. Stratford, S. Weidensaul. Call for Retraction, Bird Banding
Opinion Piece Raises Objections [Commentary]. Wildlife Professional Spring
2012:68-69.
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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.
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Stratford, J.A. and P.C. Stouffer.
2013. Microhabitat associations of terrestrial insectivorous birds in Amazonian
rainforest and second-growth forests. Journal of Field Ornithology 84:1-12.
· 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.
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Stratford, J.A. 2004. Notes on nests
of Ruddy Quail-doves (Geotrygon montana),
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swifts (Panyptila cayennensis), mouse-colored antshrikes
(Thamnophilus murinus), and
Scale-backed Antbirds (Hylogphylax poecilinotus) from Central Amazonas,
Brazil. Ornithologia Neotropical
15:265-267.
· 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. A Ferruginous-backed Nest, Myrmeciza ferruginea, nest from Central Amazonas, Brazil. Ararajuba 8:43-44. (PDF)
· 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.
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