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Dr. Bollinger

Eric K. Bollinger

Professor

Ph.D., Cornell University, 1988

Life Science Annex 2162

217.581.6653

ekbollinger@eiu.edu

Dr. Bollinger's Website

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Dr. Bollinger's general research interests are in the conservation biology and behavioral ecology of birds and mammals.  Specific research interests include the ecological and evolutionary aspects of cowbird parasitism and the impacts of habitat fragmentation on grassland birds.  Dr. Bollinger teaches Principles of Ecology, Ornithology, and Conservation Biology.

 

Recent Publications

 

Bollinger, E. K. and J. Dylan Maddox. 2000 (appeared in print in winter 2002). A double-brooded Dickcissel. The Prairie Naturalist 32:253-255.

 

Kershner, E. L., E. K. Bollinger, and M. N. Helton. 2001. Nest-site selection and renesting in the Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. American Midland Naturalist 146:404-413.

 

Esely, J. D. and E. K. Bollinger. 2001. Habitat selection and reproductive success of the Loggerhead Shrike: a hierarchical approach. Wilson Bulletin 113:290-296.

 

Woodworth, C. J., E. K. Bollinger, and T. A. Nelson. 2002. Factors influencing nest box use by the southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) in southern Illinois. Ecology and Conservation of Gliding Mammals (in press).

 

Esely, J. D., and E. K. Bollinger. 2002. Patterns of impaling in a migratory population of the Loggerhead Shrike. The Prairie Naturalist 33:(in press).

 

Bollinger, E. K., and P. V. Switzer. 2002. Modeling the impact of edge avoidance on avian nest densities in habitat fragments. Ecological Applications 12:(in press).

 

Scheiman, D. M., E. K. Bollinger, and D. H. Johnson. 2002. Effects of leafy spurge infestation on grassland birds. Journal of Wildlife Management 66: (in press).

 

Papers submitted:

 

Bollinger, E. K., and T. A. Gavin. Responses of Bobolinks to habitat edges. (submitted to The Condor).

 

Enstrom, P. C., and E. K. Bollinger. A study of the Illinois contact zones of Black-capped (Poecile atricapillus) and Carolina (P. carolinensis) chickadees based on singing behaviors. (submitted to The Auk).

 

 

 

 

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