Masters Student
Fisheries and Wildlife
University of Missouri
Columbia
Education
B.S. 2008 Interdisciplinary Studies in Natural Resources, Cornell University
Research Interests
I am working with Dr. Dylan Kesler and the Missouri Department of Conservation on developing an adaptive management plan for the recovery of the Greater Prairie-Chicken in Missouri. I will be creating population models that consider life history traits, habitat characteristics, and weather, among other factors. I hope to provide information to improve current management and conservation plans. I will also be examining the survival and movement of translocated Prairie-Chickens from Kansas.
Previous Research Experience
As an undergraduate at Cornell University, I pursued a small research project on resident Northern Mockingbirds in the Dominican Republic. I witnessed many interesting reproductive behaviors, including wing-flashing towards predators.
I also worked for the Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center on the Missouri River where I participated in a study examining the reproductive success of Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers. I observed interesting population trends and behaviors during my three field seasons of work.
In the winter of 2008 I worked on a winter Greater Sage-Grouse project in Northwestern Colorado. Birds in my study population were being affected by anthropogenic pressures.
Publication
Dhondt, A.A. and K.M. Kemink. 2008. Wing-flashing in Northern mockingbirds: anti-predator defense? Journal of Ethology 26(3): 361-365.
Contact Information
Office: 006 ABNR
Mail: 302 ABNR, 1105 E Rollins St., Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: (573) 884-8532
Email: kmk5dc@mizzou.edu
