Biology

Advisor to Wildlife Biology Majors

Areas of Interest:

• Avian Biology, Behavioral Ecology

Degrees:

• B. S. (2000) - Indiana University (Pennsylvania)
• Ph. D. (2008) - Washington State University

Professional Affiliations:

• American Ornithological Union
• Cooper Ornithological Society
• Wilson Ornithological Society
• Waterbird Society
• Association of Field Ornithologists
• Nebraska Ornithological Union
• The Wildlife Society
• Sigma Xi

Dissertation:

• Reichart, L. M.  2008.  Conspecific brood parasitism in ruddy ducks (Oxyura jamaicensis).  Ph. D. Dissertation, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington.

Publications:

• Reichart, L. M., Anderholm, S., Muñoz-Fuentes, V., & Webster, M. S.  2010.  Molecular identification of brood-parasitic females reveals an opportunistic reproductive tactic in ruddy ducks.  Molecular Ecology 19(2):401-413.
• Webster, M. S. and Reichart, L.M.  2005.  Use of microsatellites for parentage and kinship analyses in animals.  Methods in Enzymology 395:222-238.

Courses this year:

• Biology I (Lecture and Lab)
• Fundamental Tools for Biological Studies (with Dr. Schoenebeck)
• Conservation Biology (online for graduate students)