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Welcome
Welcome to the updated Research Unit website. Feel free to look around the site and see all the new additions it has to offer.
News
In August 2016, Dan Sullins, Samantha Robinson and Beth Ross attended the North American Ornithological Conference in Washington, DC. Three presentations were made. Beth Ross was symposium organizer and co-moderator of a focus session.
In August 2016, Martha Mather, Robert Mapes, Sean Hitchman and Ryland Taylor attended the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Mather and Sean Hitchman were co-organizers of a symposium, Dr. Mather, Sean Hitchman and Ryland Taylor were co-moderators of two symposia.
In July 2016, Daniel Sullins and Reid Plumb attended the North American Congress for Conservation Biology in Madison, WI. Two presentations were made.
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| Right: Black-tailed prairie dog with a radio collar at Fort Larned National Historic Site. |
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Featured Research Project
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Left: Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). |
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Use, Survival, and Recruitment in Kansas
Investigators: Joseph Lautenbach, Reid Plumb, John Kraft, Dan Sullins, Samantha Robinson, Beth Ross, David Spencer and David Haukos
Progress and Results: Lesser prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus; hereafter LPC) currently exist in scattered populations in Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico. Each population is associated with unique habitat types and patch sizes; experiencing different population trajectories from severe decline to relatively stable or, rarely, increasing. For more information about this project, click here.
Article on Lesser Prairie Chickens in Science magazine, June 18, 2015.
Site last updated on September 2, 2016.
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