Zoology

DEPARTMENT OF

Eric M. Schauber

Assistant Professor
Office: 269C Life Science II
Phone: 618-453-6940
email: schauber@siu.edu

Education: Ph.D., University Connecticutt

Courses taught: ZOOL 468 (Wildlife Biology Principles), ZOOL 530 (Wildlife Diseases)

Areas of interest: Wildlife Ecology

I am interested in the causes and consequences of fluctuating animal populations within the broader context of ecological communities. These fluctuations can lead to changes in the magnitude of community interactions such as predation, competition, and disease transmission. A mechanistic understanding what causes booms and busts in animal abundance may allow humans to predict ecological consequences and make management and conservation decisions accordingly. Some of my major areas of current research are: Space-use and Epizootiology of White-tailed Deer, Consequences of Masting, Gypsy Moth Population Dynamics, Predicting Lyme Disease Risk, Ecological Role of Generalist Predators

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

Recent Publications

Schauber, E. M., P. D. Scharine, C. K. Nielsen, and L. Rubert. 2008. An artificial latrine log for swamp rabbit studies. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 561-563.

Schauber, E. M., B. J. Goodwin, C. G. Jones, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2007. Spatial selection and inheritance: applying evolutionary concepts to population dynamics in heterogeneous space. Ecology 88: 1112-1118.

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. Deer-human conflict and hunter access in an exurban landscape. 2007. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1: 52-59

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.

Watland, A. M., E. M. Schauber, and A. Woolf. 2007. Translocation of swamp rabbits in southern Illinois. Southeastern Naturalist 6:259-270.

Schauber, E. M., and C. G. Jones. 2006. Comparative predation on naturally occurring and deployed gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) pupae. Environmental Entomology 35: 293-296.

Schauber, E. M., R. S. Ostfeld, and A. S. Evans, Jr. 2005. What is the best predictor of annual Lyme-disease incidence: weather, mice, or acorns? Ecological Applications 15: 575-586.

Connors, M. J., E. M. Schauber, A. Forbes, C. G. Jones, B. J. Goodwin, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2005. Using track plates to quantify spatial heterogeneity in predation risk. Journal of Mammalogy, 86: 991-996.

Goodwin, B. J., C. G. Jones, E. M. Schauber, and R. S. Ostfeld. 2005. Limited dispersal and heterogeneous predation risk synergistically enhance prey persistence. Ecology 86: 3139-3148.

Schauber, E. M., R. S. Ostfeld, and C. G. Jones. 2004. Type 3 functional response of mice to gypsy moth pupae: is it stabilizing? Oikos, 107: 592-602.

Schauber, E. M., and A. Woolf. 2003. Chronic wasting disease in deer and elk: a critique of current models and their application. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31: 610-616.

Holt, R. D., A. P. Dobson, M. Begon, R. G. Bowers, and E. M. Schauber. 2003. Parasite establishment in host communities. Ecology Letters 6: 837-842.