The
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Quail-Tech
A Project of Texas Tech University Funded by Quail First
Quail-Tech Research Team - Field Biologists
Alicia Andes
I grew up in the suburbs of West Palm Beach, Fl. As a young girl, I spent most of my time outdoors playing sports, swimming, and chasing wildlife in my backyard. I attended the University of Florida where I received a degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. My broad research interests include the demography and ecology of avian populations. More specifically, I am interested in the habitat selection and nesting ecology of endangered avian populations. After college, I spent two summers in South Dakota working on a comprehensive ecological and habitat assessment of threatened least terns and piping plovers nesting on the Missouri River for the USGS. During the fall and winter of 2007-2008, I worked in Jamestown, North Dakota as a GIS technician for Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. From the Dakotas, I moved to Chariton, Iowa to work for the DNR on a bobcat demography study in which I tracked and conducted necropsies on harvested or radio-collared bobcats. After 2 ½ years working in the Midwest, I decided to broaden my horizons and work in a completely foreign ecosystem. Therefore, I moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona for the 2009 summer field season to work with the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher for SWCA Environmental Consultants. With 3 years of field research experience, it was time to take the next step in furthering my career. I accepted a graduate position at Texas Tech University under the advisement of Dr. Brad Dabbert. My current research focuses on the response of northern bobwhite quail survival and nesting success to the practice of prescribed fire in northwest and north central Texas.
I grew up in the suburbs of West Palm Beach, Fl. As a young girl, I spent most of my time outdoors playing sports, swimming, and chasing wildlife in my backyard. I attended the University of Florida where I received a degree in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. My broad research interests include the demography and ecology of avian populations. More specifically, I am interested in the habitat selection and nesting ecology of endangered avian populations. After college, I spent two summers in South Dakota working on a comprehensive ecological and habitat assessment of threatened least terns and piping plovers nesting on the Missouri River for the USGS. During the fall and winter of 2007-2008, I worked in Jamestown, North Dakota as a GIS technician for Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. From the Dakotas, I moved to Chariton, Iowa to work for the DNR on a bobcat demography study in which I tracked and conducted necropsies on harvested or radio-collared bobcats. After 2 ½ years working in the Midwest, I decided to broaden my horizons and work in a completely foreign ecosystem. Therefore, I moved to Lake Havasu City, Arizona for the 2009 summer field season to work with the endangered southwestern willow flycatcher for SWCA Environmental Consultants. With 3 years of field research experience, it was time to take the next step in furthering my career. I accepted a graduate position at Texas Tech University under the advisement of Dr. Brad Dabbert. My current research focuses on the response of northern bobwhite quail survival and nesting success to the practice of prescribed fire in northwest and north central Texas.
Byron Buckley
I was born and raised in central Mississippi, where I spent most of my time hunting, fishing and exploring the outdoors. I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife science from Mississippi State University in 2003. After graduation, I held multiple wildlife technician jobs working with various mammalian and avian species throughout the United States.
In 2005, I began working in the biomedical field at the University of Arizona breeding mice for the Arizona Cancer Center research team. In my down time, I volunteered for different wildlife research projects such as bighorn sheep capture, mountain lion capture/tracking and Harris hawk capture/tracking. While volunteering for these projects, I decided it was time to return to school and further my education in the wildlife field. I will be pursuing a Master of Science degree at Texas Tech University working for the Quail-Tech Alliance. My research will be centered around the effects of supplemental feeding on Northern Bobwhite quail.
I was born and raised in central Mississippi, where I spent most of my time hunting, fishing and exploring the outdoors. I obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife science from Mississippi State University in 2003. After graduation, I held multiple wildlife technician jobs working with various mammalian and avian species throughout the United States.
In 2005, I began working in the biomedical field at the University of Arizona breeding mice for the Arizona Cancer Center research team. In my down time, I volunteered for different wildlife research projects such as bighorn sheep capture, mountain lion capture/tracking and Harris hawk capture/tracking. While volunteering for these projects, I decided it was time to return to school and further my education in the wildlife field. I will be pursuing a Master of Science degree at Texas Tech University working for the Quail-Tech Alliance. My research will be centered around the effects of supplemental feeding on Northern Bobwhite quail.