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Clayton K. Nielsen

Research Scientist
Office: 269A Life Science II
Phone: 618-453-6930
email: kezo92@siu.edu

Education: Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Areas of interest: Wildlife Ecology and Management

My graduate students and I study wildlife ecology and management in a variety of landscapes, with a strong focus on habitat and populations. Primary field tools we use include wildlife capture, human dimensions surveys, population abundance surveys, radiotelemetry, remote cameras, and vegetation sampling. In the analytical laboratory, we work with GIS, multivariate statistics, and a variety of software programs useful for analyzing demographic and space-use data. I also frequently collaborate with behavioral ecologists, geneticists, and other wildlife ecologists who add a greater dimension to my work.

For more information on my research program, please see my lab webpage.

Selected Publications
Crawford, J. C., Z. Liu, T. A. Nelson, C. K. Nielsen, and C. K. Bloomquist. 2008. Microsatellite analysis of mating and kinship in beavers (Castor canadensis). Journal of Mammalogy:in press.

LaRue, M. A., and C. K. Nielsen. 2008. Modelling potential dispersal corridors for cougars in midwestern North America using least-cost path methods. Ecological Modelling: in press.

Roy Nielsen, C. L., S. M. Wakamiya, and C. K. Nielsen. 2008. Viability and patch occupancy of the state-endangered swamp rabbit metapoplation in southwestern Indiana. Biological Conservation:in press.

Crawford, J. C., Z. Liu, T. A. Nelson, C. K. Nielsen, and C. K. Bloomquist. 2007. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the beaver (Castor canadensis). Molecular Ecology Notes:doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.02016.x.

Rohm, J. E., C. K. Nielsen, and A. Woolf. 2007. Survival of white-tailed deer fawns in southern Illinois. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 851-860.

Roy Nielsen, C. L., and C. K. Nielsen. 2007. Multiple paternity and relatedness in raccoons, Procyon lotor. Journal of Mammalogy 88:441-447.

Schauber, E. M., D. J. Storm, and C. K. Nielsen. 2007. Effects of joint space use and group membership on contact rates among white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:155-163.

Storm, D. J., C. K. Nielsen, E. M. Schauber, and A. Woolf. 2007. Space use and survival of white-tailed deer in an exurban landscape. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1170-1176.