McCleery Lab

Ecological research focused on the conservation and management of terrestrial vertebrates. @UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

[Andrew Watson @WatsonEcology]

The last data chapter from my PhD in Ecology on freshwater protected areas for conservation and fisheries sustainability of Galaxias maculatus in New Zealand has been published!
https://t.co/pUv3lo53nB

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Check out the latest publication from our lab!

[Alex Potash @alexpotash]

New paper alert! We tested how terrestrial predator extirpation alters prey behavior. It turns out that prey proactively increase use of terrestrial predator-free refugia, but if they sense an immediate threat, they still react the same way.
https://t.co/D8g92Z7vH3

[The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru @Garrett_Archer]

Maricopa Incoming.

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Take a look at what @UFWildlife Wildlife Techniques students have been working on all semester! #WildlifeTechniques

[Alex Potash @alexpotash]

Check out the amazing videos made by this semester's Wildlife Techniques students! Students will be responding to comments throughout the day, so let them know if you have comments or questions.

https://t.co/nFI2uTryie

[Alex Potash @alexpotash]

Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, researchers using GUDs with sand as an inedible substrate take warning @rkmckee14 #phdlife #theneverendingfieldseason

[Katie Rosenthal, PhD @BioHook85]

New pub alert! How do paid vs. unpaid employment opportunities impact success in wildlife-related fields? @karnebe @alexpotash @quollemur @McCleeryLab @UFWildlife @UFSNRE

https://t.co/SbuDs3KrKE

[Christopher L Dutton @ChrisLDutton]

Voice-mediated interactions in a megaherbivore https://t.co/vkJfqOwsnO

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

We're interested in learning how new science gets incorporated into on-the-ground wildlife management. If you are a manager that makes decisions impacting wildlife habitat/populations and are willing to share your decision making process, please send us a DM!

[Paul J. Taillie @PaulieJTails]

New paper! You've probably heard about the pythons in the #Everglades and the catostrophic effects on native mammals. Well we wanted to check in and see how it's going. Spoiler: not good. @McCleeryLab
https://t.co/mXYqTn1XSS

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

We made a big update to the McCleery lab website this morning. We have graduation, publication and birth announcements! Check out the news here: https://t.co/O4xG7lBNR9

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

You can check out my feeding trays, complete with a little roof to combat the daily summer showers and a few happy study participants.

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

McCleery lab member @rkmckee14 here with a late #FieldworkFriday post! As I mentioned in my post last week, I am interested in studying the perceived predation risk of cotton rats when they are exposed to different predator cues.

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

One way to assess risk perception is to put out feeding trays and measure the amount of food left behind under different scenarios. More food remaining equals more fear....the rats won't risk it for the biscuit!

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Does anyone have any additional tips for @alexpotash?

[Alex Potash @alexpotash]

#FieldEcologists - has anyone used an iPhone app to measure overhead canopy cover? There are several available but I can't find published results using any of them. Seems like GLAMA is reliable but only for Android, so I'd have to steal my wife's phone every day.

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Popular places are easy to spot as the rodents frequently eat all the seed, take a bite out of the plate, and leave droppings for a calling card.

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Whoops! I (@rkmckee14) forgot to share some field updates this past Friday for #FieldWorkFriday. For my field research this summer, I am hoping to measure the perceived predation risk of native mammals, including cotton rats.

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Before I can do that though, I have to find areas where cotton rats are really active. The last few weeks, I've been deploying some plates with seeds in different sections of my study site to see where the most eager participants are!

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Like their tidal counterparts, freshwater marshes also filter water, reduce flood damage, and provide important habitat for wildlife. For more info, check out the EPA's classifies wetlands! https://t.co/atuYXbe3Co

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Hi everyone! McCleery Lab member, Rebecca McKee @rkmckee14 here. I'm in the first field season of my PhD and because field work is one of the best parts of grad school, I wanted to pop in on Fridays with field photos and updates. #FieldWorkFriday

[McCleery Lab @McCleeryLab]

Much of the surrounding habitat is wet prairie and freshwater marsh. When you hear "marsh" many people think of the tidal marshes near the coast, but most marshes in North America are actually non-tidal! If its usually wet and has mostly soft-stemmed vegetation, its a marsh.