Faculty Profile for Dr. Floyd Weckerly

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Dr. Floyd Weckerly
Professor — Biology
SUPP 380
phone: (512) 757-2968

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Koetke, L. J., Duarte, A., & Weckerly, F. (2020). Elk population dynamics when carrying capacities vary within and among herds. Scientific Reports, 10.
  • Weckerly, F. W., Bhaskar, G., Duarte, A., Luna, R. S., & Starns, H. D. (2018). Heavier rumen-reticulum organs in white-tailed deer is consistent with dietary bulk not quality. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 96, 748–752.
  • Weckerly, B. (2017). Population ecology of Roosevelt elk: conservation and management in Redwood National and State Parks. Reno, Nevada, USA: University of Nevada Press.
  • Peterson, L. M., & Weckerly, F. W. (2017). Male group size, female distribution and changes in sexual segregation by Roosevelt elk. Plos One, 12.
  • Duarte, A., Weckerly, F., Schaub, M., & Hatfield, J. S. (2016). Estimating golden-cheeked warbler immigration: implications for the spatial scale of conservation. Animal Conservation, 19, 65–74.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors, National Honors Society, Texas State University. 2017
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors, National Honors Societye, Texas State University. 2016
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award, The Graduate College, Texas State University. 2015
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professors, National Honors Society, Texas State University. 2019

Selected Grants

  • Weckerly, Floyd (Principal). Carrying capacity of Roosevelt elk herds in Redwood National and State Parks(G), $24000. (Funded: 2016 - 2020). Grant.
  • Weckerly, Floyd (Principal), Green, M Clay (Co-Principal). RFP No. 209g for Endangered Species Research Projects for the Black Rail(G), $199462. (Funded: 2014 - 2018). Grant.
  • Green, M C (Principal), Pickens, B (Co-Principal), Weckerly, Floyd (Co-Principal). Occupancy, distribution, and abundance of black rails along the Texas Gulf Coast. Section 6 Texas Parks and Wildlife, $154511. (Funded: 2014 - 2016). Grant.
  • Hatfield, J S (Principal), Weckerly, Floyd (Co-Principal). Range-wide metapopulation viability analysis for the golden-cheeked warbler(G), Science Support Proposal, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $109132. (Funded: 2011 - 2015). Grant.
  • Ott, J R (Principal), Weckerly, Floyd (Co-Principal). Singing Rate of Golden-cheeked Warblers as a Function of Territory Density: the Ecological Basis of the Relationship Between Territory Density and Warbler Detectability(G), City of Austin, Texas, $12689.46. (Funded: 2009 - 2010). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Academic Editor
PLOS ONE
September 1, 2018-Present
Chair
Edwards Aquifer Recovery Habitat Conservation Plan Science Committee
January 1, 2018-December 31, 2018
Member
Graduate committee
2013-Present
Member
Edwards Aquifer Recovery Habitat Conservation Plan Science Committee, Edwards Aquifer Authority
October 1, 2012-Present
Member
Statistical Consultant – Graduate students and Faculty
2002-Present