Dr. Colleen Cassady St. Clair > Professor
Contact
Room: Z 708, Biological Sciences
Phone: (780) 492-9685
Fax: (780) 492-9234
Email: cstclair@ualberta.ca
Academic Training
BSc: University of Alberta
MSc: University of Canterbury
PhD: University of Oklahoma
Current Research Interests
Movement Behaviour in Fragmented Habitats. Several graduate students and I have studied how animals move through and select habitat in landscapes that have been altered by humans with a particular focus barriers and corridors. These studies have addressed birds (Belisle, Gillies, Tremblay), small mammals (McDonald and Porter), wolves (Whittinton) and elk (myself). We've studied barriers in the form of roads (Whittington, McDonald, Belisle, myself), forestry (Porter), and agriculture (Darlow, Gillies, Hinam, Poulin, Knopff). We have also studied road effects on bird health (Byers, Dube, Longmore) and communication (Proppe).
Human-wildlife conflict. A second theme of my research programme is to understand and mitigate sources of human-wildlife conflict. These studies have used deterrence and aversive conditioning to alter the movement behaviour and habitat use of birds (Ronconi), elk (Kloppers, Spaedtke) and bears (Homstol, Warrington). We have also explored the role of habitat selecton in perceptions of and potential for conflict between humans and cougars (Knopff) and coyotes (Cembrowski, Hutt, Murray).
More generally, I'm interested in the interface between Behavioural Ecology and Conservation Biology. I especially enjoy exploring novel ways of advancing conservation practice with empirical methods and theory from behaviour. My past work focused on behavioural ecology in seabirds, primarily brood reduction in crested penguins.
Current Projects
Research on Avian Protection Project (RAPP)
Edmonton Urban Coyote Project
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