Education
M.S. | Wildlife Management | Texas Tech University 
B.S. | Range & Wildlife Management | Texas Tech University

Thesis Title
Effects of Grazing and Prescribed Burning Used as Disturbance Events for Habitat Management for Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus palidicinctus) in Eastern New Mexico: on Vegetative Community Composition and Structure, Invertebrate Assemblage and Biomass, and Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Selection and Nest Success

Areas of Expertise
Waterfowl Ecology
Wetland Management & Hydrologic
Manipulation Strategies
Avian Ecology
Shorebird Ecology
Upland Bird Ecology
Wildlife Diseases
Avian Diseases & Pathology
Prescribed-burning Techniques & Impacts
Livestock Grazing Systems
Habitat Management & Conservation
Animal Capture
Bird Banding & Biological Sample Collection
Theoretical Design & Development

Advisor
Dr. Carlos Villalobos

CV for Michael Whitson