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Contact Info
Tim Smyser
Purdue University
Dept of Forestry and Nat Res
195 Marstellar Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 494-3578
Email: tjsmyser@purdue.edu
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Education
PhD Student. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue
University.
Dissertation Research: Genetic and Conservation Concerns for Allegheny Woodrats
in Indiana.
Master of Science. Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of
Idaho.
Thesis Research: The Effect of Habitat Variables on Pronghorn Recruitment.
Bachelor of Science with Honors. Wildlife Biology and Management, Summa cum
Laude, Department of Zoology and Physiology. University of Wyoming.
Research
Research objectives are to address conservation and genetic concerns for Allegheny woodrat populations in Indiana. I am seeking to use experimental translocations to further understanding of woodrat population dynamics both locally and range-wide and provide for the long-term conservation of local populations. Responsibilities include overseeing population monitoring of woodrat populations; design and execution of hard mast surveys, raccoon latrine surveys, and anthelmintic bait distribution; and tissue collection, genotyping, and analysis of genetic data from populations within Indiana and throughout the species range.
Publications and Presentations
Smyser, T.J., O.E. Rhodes, Jr. In Preparation. Genetic diversity of woodrats: Implications for conservation. In The Allegheny woodrat: Ecology, conservation and management of a declining species. J.D. Peles and J. Wright eds. Springer, New York, New York.
Smyser, T.J., A.F. Reeve, and E.O. Garton. In Press. Evaluation of pronghorn population productivity relative to broad-scale habitat variables in Wyoming (1978-2003). Pronghorn Workshop Proceedings 22:00-00.
Smyser, T.J., M.A. Hurley, and E.O. Garton. 2006. Population productivity
and pronghorn nutrition during lactation. 22nd Biennial Pronghorn Antelope
Workshop.
Smyser, T.J., R.J. Guenzel, and E.O. Garton. 2006. Two heads are better than
one: A paired observer evaluation of pronghorn line transect surveys. 22nd
Biennial Pronghorn Antelope Workshop.
Smyser, T.J., A.F. Reeve, and E.O. Garton. In Press. Evaluation of pronghorn
population productivity relative to broad-scale habitat variables in Wyoming
(1978-2003). 22nd Biennial Pronghorn Antelope Workshop.
Smyser, T.J., S.A. Johnson, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2006. Population genetics of
the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) in Indiana. Purdue University Forestry
and Natural Resources Symposium. (Poster).
Smyser, T.J., S.A. Johnson, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2006. Population genetics of
the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) in Indiana. Center for the
Environment, Seminar and Graduate Research Showcase. (Poster).