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Patrick A. Magee , Ph.D.
Thornton Chair, Biology
Education
- Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology, University of Missouri
- M.S., Wildlife Ecology, University of Missouri
- B.S., Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University
Courses Taught
- Biological Principles
- Mammalogy
- Environmental Science
- Wildlife Biology
- Ornithology
- General Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Rocky Mountain Fauna
- Animal Ecology
- Wetland field course
Research Interests
My professional interests are in wildlife issues and I have worked extensively with wetlands monitoring and waterfowl behavior and ecology. I have involved undergraduate students in diverse projects in community ecology ranging from looking at macroinvertebrates to mammals. I am involved in environmental education and have worked with the Audubon camp in Wyoming and formed the Sisk-a-dee non-profit organization for the conservation of the Gunnison Sage-grouse. Currently, I work with state and federal agencies and teach courses at Western State College.
Student Research Projects Supervised
- Small mammal composition and habitat preference in an anthropogenic montane wetland complex in the Gunnison Basin, Colorado. John Richards and Patrick Magee.
- Bird communities in grazed and ungrazed montane wetlands in the Gunnison Basin. Ben Pritchett and Patrick Magee.
- Chemical characteristics and aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity, abundance, and biomass in thermal backwaters and hyporheic zones of Tomichi Creek, Gunnison County. Brigid Heckel, Patrick Magee, and Anne Ryter.
- Top-down verses bottom-up: aquatic macroinvertebrate population regulation in a Rocky Mountain wetland. Regan Tieff and Patrick Magee.
- Reproductive ecology and microhabitat characteristics of nests of sora (Porzana carolina) and common snipe (Gallinago gallinago) in a high elevation montane floodplain wetland. Kristi Davies and Patrick Magee.
- A classification of vegetation community succession for a montane floodplain in relation to nest site selection by the sora (Porzana carolina) and the common snipe (Gallinago gallinago). Wendy McDermott and Patrick Magee.