"Wild turkey survival and abundance in west-central Wisconsin"
| Upland gamebird ecology and management.--Professor Lutz
and his students have worked to understand the relationships between population
ecology and habitat use in several species of galliformes. Their
work with bobwhite and scaled quail focused on the influence of water,
energy, and protein stress on reproductive performance of these species.
He and his students also explored the impact of an exotic insect, the red
imported fire ant, on populations of bobwhite. In this work, they
combined laboratory experiments with large-scale field experiments.
Professor Lutz and his students have worked with wild turkeys in Texas
and Kansas to better understand habitat use, hen survival, and population
genetics.
Ecotoxicology.--Professor Lutz and his students are investigating the relationships between dieldrin residue levels and the ecology of black-billed magpies and great-horned owls. They are evaluating the use of these species as biomonitors of environmental contamination. Population ecology.--Professor Lutz and several students have worked with a small population of burrowing owls in Colorado. They intensively trapped and color-banded birds to explore habitat use, foraging ecology, and the relationships between site fidelity and reproductive parameters. |
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Matt Lechmaier M.S. (Scott Lutz) "Wild turkey survival and abundance in west-central Wisconsin" |