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Dr.
Nelson's research interests include wildlife-habitat relationships and mammalian
ecology.
Current studies include:
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The dynamics of beaver populations.
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The ecology and genetics of red squirrels in Illinois.
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Habitat ecology of raccoons and other mesopredators.
His research has been funded by
the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the National Forest Service, the National Park
Service and the Department of the Army.
Dr. Nelson serves as coordinator of the Environmental Biology Program at EIU.
Poster
Presentations:
Molecular
Markers for Mating and Kinship Studies in the Beaver (Castor canadensis).
2007
Den
site selection by raccoons in an agricultural landscape. 2006
Seasonal home ranges, habitat use and fractal dimensions of raccoon
movement pathways. 2005.
Characteristics of Dispersal by Sub-adult Beavers in an Illinois Watershed.
2004.
Movements/Habitat Selection by Raccoons in a Fragmented Illinois Agricultural
Landscape 2003.
Activity patterns
and habitat use by feral and free-ranging cats in rural Illinois. 2003
Investigating the
Foraging Niches of Three Species of Illinois Bats.. 2003
Can Habitat
Measurements Predict the Abundance of Beavers in Illinois Rivers? 2003
Effects of shrub
cover on the abundance and distribution of small mammals. 2003
Prevalence of
Giardia lamblia in Illinois Beavers. 2001
Composition and
Demographics of Beaver Colonies in Illinois. 2001
Managing Wetland
Vegetation for Marsh Birds and Waterfowl.2001
Use of Forest Fragments by Southern Flying Squirrels.
2000
Demographics and
Movements of Chipmunks in a Fragmented Landscape. 2000
Recent
Grants
2003
EIU CFR
Award, "Movements and Habitat Use by Raccoons in a Prairie-Wetland Ecosystem."
2003 EIU Summer Research/Creative Activity Award.
2002
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources. " Survival and dispersal patterns
of beavers in Illinois."
$167,780.
2002
Eastern Illinois University (Undergraduate Research Grant; with Kyle
Dunn): Niche
partitioning by 3 species of
insectivorous bats." $750.
2002
Eastern Illinois University (CFR summer grant). "Ecology of feral
and free-ranging cats
(Felis catus) in
rural Illinois. $4,000.
2001
Illinois Dept. Natural Resources. "Relative abundance of beavers in
Illinois". $30,935
2001
Eastern Illinois University (CFR grant). "Assessing the role of
beavers as reservoirs for
Giardia intestinalis
in Illinois’ watersheds." $1,428.
Recent
Publications
Woolf, A., T. Nelson, and R. Bluett. 2003. Beaver relative abundance in
southern Illinois watersheds.
Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences 96:135-144.
Frankland, F.* and T. Nelson. 2003. Impacts of white-tailed deer on
spring wildflowers in Illinois, USA.
Natural Areas Journal 23:341-348.
Nelson, T., D. Gregory*, and J. Laursen. 2003. Canine
heartworms in coyotes in Illinois. Journal of
Wildlife Diseases 39:593-599.
McNew, L.,* T. Nelson, and S. McTaggart*. 2003. Prevalence of Giardia
intestinalis in Illinois
beavers. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 96:113-118.
McTaggart, S.*, and T. Nelson. 2003. Demographics and composition of
beaver colonies in Illinois.
American Midland Naturalist 150:139-150.
Woodworth, C., E.
Bollinger, and T, Nelson. 2002. Factors influencing nest box use by the southern
flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) in southern Illinois. In: R.
Goldingay and J. Scheibe (eds.) Biology of Gliding Mammals. Filander-Verlag
Publishers. (In press).
Mager, K., and T.
Nelson. 2001. Roost site selection by eastern red bats (Lasiurus
borealis). American Midland Naturalist 145:120-126.
Papers submitted
Nelson, T. and D.
Lloyd. Demographics and condition of coyotes (Canis latrans)
in Illinois. Submitted to American Midland Naturalist.
Recent
Presentations
Barding, E.*, and T. Nelson. "Movements and habitat selection by raccoons
in a fragmented
agricultural landscape in Illinois." Midwest Fish and Wildlife Meeting,
Kansas City, MO. 2003.
Nelson, T. and S.
McTaggart. Estimating the abundance of beavers in Illinois' watersheds. American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting, June 2002, Lake
Charles, LA.
McTaggart, S. and
T. Nelson. Composition and demographics of beaver colonies in Illinois.
The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting, September 2001, Reno, NV.
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