Thomas J Benson
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Phone: 217-265-6242
Fax: 217-244-0802
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| Selected publications: Benson, T.J., S.J. Chiavacci, and M.P. Ward. 2013. Patch size and edge proximity are useful predictors of brood parasitism but not nest survival of grassland birds. Ecological Applications 23:879–887.
Benson, T.J., J.D. Brown, and J.C. Bednarz. 2010. Identifying predators clarifies predictors of nest success in a temperate passerine. Journal of Animal Ecology 79:225–234.
Benson, T.J., N.M. Anich, J.D. Brown, and J.C. Bednarz. 2010. Habitat and landscape effects on brood parasitism, nest survival, and fledgling production in Swainson's Warblers. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:81–93.
Benson, T.J., and J.C. Bednarz. 2010. Relationships among survival, body condition, and habitat of breeding Swainson's Warblers. Condor 112:138–148.
Walk, J.W., M.P. Ward, T.J. Benson, J.L. Deppe, S. Lischka, S.D. Bailey, and J.D. Brawn. 2010. Illinois Birds: A Century of Change. Illinois Natural History Survey Special Publication 31.
Anich, N.M., T.J. Benson, and J.C. Bednarz. 2009. Estimating territory and home-range sizes: do singing locations alone provide an accurate estimate of space use? Auk 126:626–634.
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| Professional society involvement and activities: American Ornithologists' Union Association of Field Ornithologists Cooper Ornithological Society The Wildlife Society Wilson Ornithological Society | ||||
| Education: Ph.D., Arkansas State University, 2008 | Lab name: | Lab research: | Lab publications: | Lab current projects: |