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Color Photo of Dr. Ron Labisky radio tagging a white-tailed deer.

Ronald F. Labisky

Professor, Wildlife Population Ecology

Phone: 352/846-0567
E-mail: labiskyr@wec.ufl.edu

Education

B.S. - (Wildlife Conservation), South Dakota State University, 1955
M.S. - (Wildlife Management), University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1956
Ph.D. - (Wildlife Ecology), University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1968

Experience

Illinois State Natural History Survey, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Wildlife Research Scientist, 1956-76
The Ohio State University
Visiting Professor (Zoology), 1969 and 1971
University of Florida
School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Professor & Assistant/Acting Director, 1976-78
Professor & Coordinator, Wildlife Ecology Program, 1979-84
Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Professor & Acting Chair, 1984-87
Professor, 1987-

Expertise

Population ecology of game and non-game wildlife, with emphasis on population dynamics, spatial distributions, predator-prey interactions, habitat use, and conservation strategies.

Teaching Responsibilities

Undergraduate: Wildlife Ecology and Management (3 credits, Fall Semester, every year)
Graduate: Wildlife Ecology (3 credits, fall semester, odd years)

Selected Publications

Repenning, R. W., and R. F. Labisky. 1985. Effects of even-age timber management on bird communities of the longleaf pine forest in north Florida. J. Wildl. Manage. 49: 1088-1089.

Gregory, D. R., Jr., and R. F. Labisky. 1986. Long-distance movements of the spiny lobster Panuliris argus in south Florida. Can. J. Fish. and Aquatic Sci. 43: 2228-2234.

Hovis, J. A., and R. F. Labisky. 1996. Red-cockaded woodpecker. Pp. 81-102 in J. A. Rodgers, Jr., H. W. Kale II, and H. T. Smith (eds.). Rare and endangered biota of Florida: Vol. 5, Birds. Univ. Press of Florida, Gainesville. 688 pp.

Kilgo, J. C., and R. F. Labisky. 1997. Influence of forage quality on home range size of white-tailed deer. J. Wildl. Res. 2: 25-29.

Progulske, D. R., Jr., and R. F. Labisky. 1997. Spatial and habitat requirements of gray foxes in Florida. J. Wildl. Res. 2: 15-20.

Labisky, R. F., and M. C. Boulay. 1998. Behaviors of bobcats preying on white-tailed deer in the Everglades. Am. Midland Nat. 139: 275-281.

Labisky, R. F., and D. E. Fritzen. 1998. Spatial mobility of breeding female white-tailed deer in a low-density population. J. Wildl. Manage. 62: 1329-1334.

Kilgo, J. C., R. F. Labisky, and D. E. Fritzen. 1998. Influences of hunting on the behavior of white-tailed deer: implications for conservation of the Florida panther. Conserv. Biol. 12: 1359-1364.

Labisky, R. F., K. E. Miller, and C. S. Hartless. 1999. Effect of Hurricane Andrew on survival and movements of white-tailed deer in the Everglades. J. Wildl. Manage. 63: 872-879.

Romagosa, C. M., and R. F. Labisky. 2000. Establishment and dispersal of the Eurasian collared-dove in Florida. J. Field Ornithol. 71:159-166.

Moulton, M. P., J. C. Sanderson, and R. F. Labisky. 2001. Patterns of success in galliform (Aves: Galliformes) introductions to the Hawaiian Islands and New Zealand. Evol. Ecol. Res. 3: 507-519.

Hartless, C. S., R. F. Labisky, and K. M. Portier. 2002. Calibration methodology for an individual-based, spatially explicit simulation model: case study of white-tailed deer in the Florida Everglades. Pp. 447-458 in J. M. Scott, P. J. Heglund, M. L. Morrison, J. B. Haufler, M. G. Raphael, W. A. Wall, and F. B. Samson (eds.). Predicting species occurrences: issues of accuracy and scale. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Graduate Advisees (University of Florida)

Master of Science

Graduated: Douglas R. Gregory, Jr.; Andreas R. Richter; Laurel C. Hendry; Mark C. Conner; Julie A. Hovis; Christopher M. Moore; Lourdes M. Bielsa; Donald R. Progulske, Jr.; Robert W. Repenning; David J. White; Margaret L. Porter; P. Frank Lund; Duane E. Fritzen; John C. Kilgo; Margaret C. Boulay; Robert A. Sargent; Jodie M. Zultowsky; Dean E. Easton; Karl E. Miller; Kristi MacDonald; Catherine C. Hurd; Christina M. Romagosa, Robin M. Sternberg.

Current: Erich K. Baur. Doctor of Philosophy Graduated: Lovett E. Williams, Jr., Reed F. Noss, Laurenz Pinder, Christine S. Hartless, Susan Booth-Binczik. Current: Donald L. Jackson. Honors and Awards

20-Year Meritorious Service Award, Illinois State Natural History Survey, 1976.
Graduate Faculty Advisor Award, American Fisheries Society, 1978.
Pioneer Upland Game Bird Biologist Recognition, Peer Scientists, 1983.
Service Appreciation Award for serving as Associate Editor of Journal of Wildlife Management, The Wildlife Society, 1986.
Special Recognition Award, Department of Wildlife and Range Sciences/School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 1987.
Special Recognition Service Award for "his leadership and efforts to gain expanded research funding for the wildlife profession", The Wildlife Society, 1988.
Teacher of the Year/Faculty Member of the Year, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 1988-89.
Special Recognition Award for "outstanding contributions to the protection, wise use, and management of Florida's natural resources", Florida Wildlife Federation, 1989.
Faculty Advisor of the Year, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 1990-91, and 1992-1993.
Special Recognition Award for 16 years of service to university fish and wildlife programs, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges, 1995.
Graduate Faculty Advisor of the Year, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Florida, 2001.

Professional Societies

The Wildlife Society; Wilson Ornithological Society; American Ornithologists' Union; American Society of Mammalogists; Sigma Xi; American Fisheries Society; Florida Academy of Sciences.

Professional Certifications

Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society.
Certified Fisheries Scientist, American Fisheries Society.
Certified Helicopter Netgun Specialist, U.S. Department of Interior