Tim F. Ginnett

Associate Professor of Wildlife

Wildlife Discipline Coordinator

office phone:  (715) 346 - 4191, office location:  342 CNR, email:  Tim.Ginnett@uwsp.edu

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Education

Doctor of Philosophy, University of California - Davis , 1994

Master of Science, University of Nevada -Las Vegas, 1982

Bachelor of Arts, California State University - Humboldt, 1977

Hobbies

My hobbies include golf, fishing, swimming and piano.  I am also interested in amateur astronomy and telescope building.  

Teaching

I have participated in teaching all of the following courses:

  • Wildlife 353, Wildlife and Fish Population Dynamics
  • Wildlife 311, Quantitative Methods for Wildlife and Fisheries Research and Management
  • Wildlife 762, Quantitative Ecology
  • Wildlife 754, Behavioral Ecology
  • Wildlife 742, Ecological Data Analysis
  • Wildlife 350, Wildlife Management Techniques
  • Wildlife 354, Wildlife and Fish Population Dynamics Methods
  • Wildlife 305, Ungulate Ecology
  • Natural Resources 151, Ecological Basis for Natural Resource Management

    • Current Research Projects

    Elk Population Dynamics

    Black Bear Ecology

    Deer in Stevens Point

    Publications

    • Cooper, SM, Owens, MK, Cooper, RM & Ginnett, TF (2006) Effect of supplemental feeding on spatial distribution and browse utilization by white-tailed deer in semi-arid rangeland. Journal of Arid Environments 66, 716-726.
    • Cooper, S, Owens, MK, Spalinger, DE & Ginnett, TF (2003) The architecture of shrubs after defoliation and the subsequent feeding behavior of browsers. Oikos 100, 387-393.
    • Osborn, RG & Ginnett, TF (2002) Effects of weathering on fecal nitrogen stability. Southwestern Naturalist 47, 640-642.
    • Osborn, RG & Ginnett, TF (2001) Fecal nitrogen and fecal 2,6,diaminopimelic acid as indices to diet quality: effects of gender and tannin consumption. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29, 1131-1139.
    • Cooper, SM, & Ginnett, TF (2000) Potential effects of supplemental feeding of deer on nest predation. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 28:660-666
    • Ginnett, TF, & Young, EL (2000) Stochastic recruitment in white-tailed deer along an environmental gradient. Journal of Wildlife Mangement 64:713-720
    • Lyons, RK, Ginnett, TF, & Taylor, RB (1999) Woody plants and wildlife: brush sculpting in south Texas and the Edwards Plateau. Texas Agricultural Extension Service, L-5332. (Download a copy!!...requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
    • Ginnett, TF, Dankosky, JA, Deo, G, & Demment, MW (1999) Patch depression in grazers: the roles of biomass distribution and residual stems. Functional Ecology, 13:37-44.
    • Ginnett, TF & Demment, MW (1999) Sexual segregation by Masai giraffes at two spatial scales. African Journal of Ecology, 37:93-106.
    • Cooper, SM & Ginnett, TF (1998) Spines protect plants from browsing by small climbing mammals. Oecologia, 113:219-221.
    • Lyons, RK & Ginnett, TF (1998) Integrating deer, quail and turkey habitat. Texas Agricultural Extension Service, L-5196. (Download a copy!!...requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
    • Ginnett, TF & Demment, MW (1997) Sex differences in giraffe foraging behavior at two spatial scales. Oecologia 110:291-300.
    • Ginnett, TF & Demment, MW (1995) The functional response of herbivores: analysis and test of a simple mechanistic model. Functional Ecology 9:376-384.

    Recent Abstracts and Presentations

    • Ginnett, TF, SM Cooper, MK Owens, and RM Cooper (2001) Effects of deer feeders on home range size, use of space, and vegetation utilization of white-tailed deer. 36th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, March 10, 2001, College Station Texas. Abstract.
    • Osborn, RG & TF Ginnett (2001) Ungulate foraging behavior: the influence of gender upon the functional response model. 36th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, March 10, 2001, College Station Texas. Abstract.
    • Tolleson, D, RG Osborn, D Neuendorf, M Greyling, R Randel, J Stuth & TF Ginnett (2001) Determination of gender in four wildlife species by near infrared spectroscopy of feces. 36th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, March 10, 2001, College Station Texas. Abstract.
    • Osborn, RG & TF Ginnett (2000) Fecal nitrogen and fecal 2,6 diaminopimelic acid as indices to diet quality: effects of gender and tannin consumption. 35th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, March 4, 2000, San Angelo, Texas, Abstract.
    • Osborn, RG & TF Ginnett (2000) Fecal nitrogen and fecal 2,6 diaminopimelic acid as indices to diet quality: effects of gender and tannin consumption. (Poster) 80th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists, June 18, 2000, Durham, New Hampshire, Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF (1999) Testing for density-dependence in Texas white-tailed deer populations. 6th Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society, Ausin. Texas, Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF (1999) Spatial patterns in recruitment in Texas white-tailed deer populations. Paper delivered at Ecology and Management of Ungulates: Integrating Across Spatial Scales. Nelson, British Columbia 24-28 August, 1999. Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF, Cooper, SM, & Demment, MW (1999) Mechanisms of patch depression in ungulates: comparing grazers and browsers. Paper delivered at Ecology and Management of Ungulates: Integrating Across Spatial Scales. Nelson, British Columbia 24-28 August, 1999. Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF (1999) Statistical tests for density-dependence in Texas white-tailed deer populations. Paper delivered at the 34th Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Amarillo, Texas, Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF (1998) Rainfall-recruitment relations for Texas white-tailed deer along a precipitation gradient. Poster presented at the 5th Annual Meeting, The Wildlife Society, Buffalo, New York, Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF (1998) Rainfall-recruitment dynamics for Texas white-tailed deer along an environmental gradient. Paper delivered at the 33rd Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Corpus Christi, Texas, Abstract.
    • Cooper, SM & Ginnett, TF (1998) Does supplemental feeding of deer lead to increased predation of wild turkey nests? Paper delivered at the 33rd Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Corpus Christi, Texas, Abstract.
    • Cooper, SM & Ginnett, TF (1997) Do thorns protect plants against browsing by small climbing mammals? Paper delivered at the 32nd Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Beaumont, Texas, Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF & Cooper, SM (1997) Factors influencing intake rate depression for white-tailed deer feeding from small patches of forage. Paper delivered at the 32nd Annual Meeting, Texas Chapter, The Wildlife Society, Beaumont, Texas, Abstract.
    • Ginnett, TF & Cooper, SM (1997) A comparison of patch depression mechanisms in mammalian grazing and browsing herbivores. Paper delivered at the 77th Annual Meeting, American Society of Mammalogists, Stillwater, Oklahoma, Abstract.