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Dr. Louis A. Harveson
Chair & Assoc Prof,
Dept of Nat Res Mgt
PO Box C-16
RAS 111A
Sul Ross State Univ
Alpine, TX 79832
Phone: (432) 837-8488
Fax: (432) 837-8822
harveson@sulross.edu

Dr. Louis A. Harveson - Graduate Students

GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED AND THESES DIRECTED:

In progress:

  1. Mike Sullins.  Status, distribution and diets of Gambel’s quail in Trans-Pecos, Texas. December 2006 (anticipated).
  2. Adan Gandaria. Metapopulation dynamics of plains chachalacas in fragmented landscapes.  December 2006 (anticipated; TAMU, Co-chair).
  3. Alfonso Ortega-Sanchez.  Habitat-specific densities of Gambel’s quail in Texas.  December 2006 (anticipated).
  4. Aaron Sides.  Evaluating landscape level changes on pronghorn populations in Trans-Pecos, Texas.  August 2007 (anticipated).
  5. Ryan Walser.  Effects of season change and precipitation on mule deer in Trans-Pecos, Texas.  December 2006 (anticipated).
  6. Misty Sumner.  Ecology of mule deer in the Apache Mountains, Texas.  December 2007 (anticipated).
  7. Eric Garza.  Micro- and macrohabitat characteristics of Montezuma quail in the Davis Mountains, Texas. December 2006 (anticipated).
  8. Margarita Gomez.  Reproductive ecology of Gambel’s quail in Trans-Pecos, Texas.  May 2007 (anticipated).
  9. Daniel “Todd” Ranly.  Ecology of Montezuma quail in the Sierra del Carmen Mountains.  December 2007 (anticipated).
  10. Travis Trant.  Propagation and survival of live oak at Independence Creek, Texas.  December 2006 (anticipated; co-chair).
  11. Ashley Skeen.  Ecology of an urban grey fox population in Alpine, Texas.  May 2007 (anticipated).
  12. Brendan Witt.  Attitudes, status, habitat use, and movements of elk in West Texas: A precursor for management.  December 2008 (anticipated).
  13. Danny Ferris.  Ecology of an urban mule deer population in Alpine, Texas.  December 2008 (anticipated).
  14. Alfonso Ortega-Sanchez.  Effects of desert bighorn restoration on mountain lion ecology.  December 2010 (Cooperative Ph.D. Program with TAMU; anticipated).
  15. Israel Parker.  A landscape evaluation of mule deer habitat changes in Trans-Pecos, Texas.  December 2010 (Cooperative Ph.D. Program with TAMU; anticipated).
  16. Pedro Chavira.  Comparative ecology of desert bighorn and aoudad sheep in Big Bend Ecosystem. December 2010 (Cooperative Ph.D. Program with TAMU; anticipated).

Completed:

  1. Kory Perlichek.  Distribution, delineation, and characteristics of roosting habitat of wild turkey in Trans-Pecos, Texas.  December 2005.
  2. Saul Hernandez.  Efficacy of Spay-vac in controlling an urban deer population.  December 2005 (TAMU, Co-chair).
  3. David Simpson.  Influence of precipitation on the productivity and abundance of pronghorn in west Texas.  August 2005.
  4. Michael Gray.  Population demographics and spatial characteristics of Gambel’s quail in the Chihuahuan Desert, Texas.  August 2005.
  5. Matt York.  Evaluation of a roadside count for Montezuma quail in the Davis Mountains, Texas (M.S., non-thesis).  May 2005.
  6. Roger “Bo” Adkins.  Food habits, demography, and spatial characteristics of a feral hog (Sus scrofa) population in the Davis Mountains, Jeff Davis County, Texas. May 2005.
  7. Lisa L. Green.  Diversity of small mammals and herpetofauna at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, Brewster County, Texas.  December 2004.
  8. Froylan Hernandez.  Characteristics of Montezuma quail populations and habitats at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Texas.  December 2004.
  9. Dan Collins.  Characteristics of an American badger population on the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area, Texas.  May 2004.
  10. Suzanne Contreras.  Small mammal, herpetofauna, and avian communities of the O2 Ranch, Brewster and Presidio counties, Texas.  August 2004.
  11. Chris Casaday.  Vegetation communities and carrying capacities of Amistad National Recreation Area: implications for management. December 2003.
  12. Kristian McIntyre.  Response of avian communities to burn patch dynamics in northern Nevada. December 2003.
  13. J. Shane King.  Status, ecology, and genetic identity of turkey in the Davis Mountains of Texas.  May 2003.
  14. Cassandra J. Schlefsky. Abundance and diversity of small mammals and herpetofauna at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Brewster County, Texas. May 2003.
  15. Shawn L. Locke.  Habitat use and movements of desert bighorn sheep at Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Texas.  May 2003.
  16. R. Bill Adams. Modeling mountain lion use of habitat and prey on south Texas rangelands. May 2003.
  17. Justin A. Foster. Guzzler use and habitat selection by desert bighorn sheep at Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, Texas. December 2002.
  18. Jesse Wood.  Non-thesis, M. Ag. December 2002.
  19. Scott Lerich.  Effects of water management on reproduction and survival of scaled quail in Trans-Pecos, Texas. May 2002.
  20. Clay Brewer. Diets of a reintroduced desert bighorn sheep population in west Texas. December 2001.
  21. Betty K. Ackerson.  Ecology of ringtail in Trans-Pecos, Texas. December 2001.
  22. F. Scott Mitchell. Wintering ecology of black bear in Big Bend National Park. May 2001.
  23. Clay Green.  Population characteristics and habitat use of collared peccary in Trans-Pecos, Texas.  December 1998.
  24. Gilbert Guzman.  Characteristics of mountain lion home ranges on Big Bend Ranch State Park, Texas.  December 1998.