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Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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In cooperation with:
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
U. S. Geological Survey
Wildlife Management Institute
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INTRODUCTION
The Cooperative Units Program of the Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey has been an integral part
of the Department of Zoology at Oklahoma State University since 1948. With direction from
our Coordinating Committee, our research has been conducted on a wide variety of fisheries and
wildlife topics in cooperation with federal agencies, the University, the Oklahoma Department
of Wildlife Conservation, and various private concerns. Most of our research projects are
problem-oriented and designed to provide cooperators with useful information on resource
issues.
The majority of the research through the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Unit is conducted by M.S. and Ph.D. candidates in the Department of Zoology. Over 250 theses
and dissertations have resulted from their efforts. Unit students are currently conducting
research on fisheries management in reservoirs and rivers; stream ecology; endangered,
threatened, and species-at-risk including the interior least tern, mountain plover, speckled
chub, leopard darter, Arkansas darter, and Ouachita dusky salamander; toxicology; management
of white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, and wild turkey; and fisheries economics. In addition, the
Unit conducts aquacultural research and extension projects in cooperation with Langston
University. As we celebrate our 5th decade, future projects will continue to emphasize applied
research on the biological resources of Oklahoma and the nation.
The Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and its Cooperators would be
pleased to share further information on any of our projects.
COORDINATING COMMITTEE
- Dr. Thomas C. Collins - Vice President of Research, Oklahoma State University
- Mr. Greg D. Duffy - Director, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
- Dr. Byron K. Williams - Chief, Division of Cooperative Research, U.S. Geological Survey
UNIT STAFF
- Dr. David M. Leslie, Jr., Unit Leader and Adjunct Professor. Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1982.
Terrestrial vertebrate ecology; endangered species.
- Dr. William L. Fisher, Assistant Unit Leader and Adjunct Associate Professor. Ph.D., University of Louisville, 1987.
Stream ecology; fish population and community ecology; fisheries science.
- Dr. Dana Winkelman, Assistant Unit Leader and Adjunct Assistant Professor. Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1994.
Fisheries Management, life-history strategies, population dynamics.
MAILING ADDRESS
Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 404 Life Sciences West, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078; 405-744-6342; FAX 405-744-5006