JOHN S. (JACK) KIRKLEY
Professor of Biology

	ADDRESS 323 Block Hall Department of Environmental Sciences The University of Montana - Western 710 South Atlantic Dillon, Montna 59725 (406)683-7321 Email: j_kirkley@umwestern.edu
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Education:
Ph.D. Biology, Utah State University, 1985
M.S. Biology-Ecology, Utah State University, 1982
B.A. Zoology, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1975

Professional Interests:
Ornithology, Zoology, Physiological Ecology of Vertebrates, Animal Behavior, Environmental Education

Research Speciality:
Raptor ecology and the physiology of hawk nestlings

Hobbies:
Hiking, crosscountry skiing, nature photography, bird watching, fly fishing, insect collecting, big game hunting, leading natural history tours to Latin American tropics, (e.g., Mexico, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands)

Publications:
Kirkley, J.S. 1991. Do migrant Swainson's Hawks fast enroute to Argentina? J. Raptor Research 25:82-86.

Kirkley, J.S. and J.A. Gessaman. 1990. Water economy of nestling Swanison's Hawks. Condor 92:29-44.

Kirkley, J.S. and J.A. Gessaman. 1990. Ontogeny of thermoregulation in Red-tailed Hawks and Swainson's Hawks. Wilson Bulletin 102:71-83.

Papers Presented:
Kirkley, J. S. 1998. Assessing the use of programmable transmitters for multi-year monitoring of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter Gentilis). Raptor Research Foundation Annual meeting, Ogden, Utah

On-going Research
The effects of timber harvest on nesting accipiters, Beaverhead National Forest

Nesting habitat characteristics and philopatry in Northern Goshawks, Beaverhead - Deer Lodge National Forest.

Recent courses taught:
Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II
Introduction to Life Science
Environmental Field Studies
Vertebrate Zoology
Zoology
Ornithology
Mammalogy
Entomology

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