Biological Sciences

Robert McCleery , Assistant Professor

Wildlife ecology and mammalogy

Curator of Mammals

Contact Information:
312 Waggoner Hall
ra-mccleery@wiu.edu
309-298-2659

Personal Homepage: n/a

Degree:
Ph.D., 2007.  Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University
M.S., 2003. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University.
B.S, 1994. Natural Resource Management, Cornell University.

Courses Taught:

Research Interests:
My research focus is on the conservation and management of wildlife in and around changing and human altered landscapes. 

Recent Publications:

McCleery R.A.  2009. Changes in fox squirrel anti-predator behaviors across the urban-rural gradient. 2009. Landscape Ecology. 24:483-493.

McCleery, R. A. 2009. Improving attitudinal frameworks for natural resource conflicts. Society and Natural Resources. 22:353-368.
Crouse, A. L.,  R. L. Honeycutt, R. A McCleery, G. A. Faulhaber, N. D. Perry, and R. R. Lopez.  2009. Population structure of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit as determined by mitochondrial DNA analysis. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:362-367
McCleery, R. A. 2009. Reproduction, juvenile survival and site fidelity in an urban fox squirrel population. Urban Ecosystems. 12: 177-184.
Munoz A. M., R. A. McCleery, R. R. Lopez, and N. J. Silvy. 2008. Nesting ecology of mourning doves in an urban landscape. 2008. Urban Ecosystems. 11:257-267.
Parker, I. D., †D. E. Watts, R. A. McCleery, R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and D. S. Davis. 2008. Digital versus film-based remote camera systems in the Florida Keys. Wildlife Biology in Practice. 4:1-7.
Parker, I. D.,  R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, D. S. Davis,  R. A. McCleery, †D. E. Watts, and P. A. Frank.  2008. Evaluation of the efficacy of Florida Key deer translocations. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:1069-1072.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy and ‡D. L. Gallant. 2008. Fox squirrel survival in urban and rural environments. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72: 133-137.
T. P. Dixon, R. R. Lopez, M. J. Peterson, and R. A. McCleery. 2008. Field-level spatial factors, associated edges, and dickcissel nesting ecology on reclaimed lands in Texas. Landscape and Urban Planning. 86: 60-65.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, and N. J. Silvy. 2007. An improved method for handling squirrels and similar-sized mammals. Wildlife Biology in Practice. 3:39-42.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, and N. J. Silvy. 2007. Transferring research to endangered species management. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2134-2141 (Invited paper).
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and ‡S. N. Kahlich. 2007. Habitat use of fox squirrels in an urban environment. Journal of Wildlife Management. 1149-1157.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, and N. J. Silvy. 2006. Movements and habitat use of the Key Largo woodrat. Southeastern Naturalist. 5:725-736.
McCleery, R. A., R. B. Ditton, J. Sell, and R. R. Lopez. 2006. Understanding and improving attitudinal research in wildlife sciences. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 34: 537-541.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, P. A. Frank, and S. B. Klett. 2006. Population status and habitat selection of the endangered Key Largo woodrat. American Midland Naturalist. 155:197-207.
Lopez, R. R., B. K. Hayes, M. W. Wagner, S. L. Lock, R. A. McCleery, and N. J. Silvy. 2006.  Integrating land conservation planning into the classroom. Wildlife Society Bulletin.  34: 223-228.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and R. D. Slack. 2005. Integrating on-campus wildlife research into the wildlife curriculum. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 33:802-809.
McCleery, R. A., G. W. Foster, R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, M. J. Peterson, and D. J. Forrester. 2005.  Survey of raccoons on Key Largo, Florida, for Baylisascaris procyonis. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42: 250-252.
McCleery, R.A., and W. E. Grant. 2005. Effectiveness of supplemental stockings for the endangered Key Largo woodrat. Biological Conservation. 125: 27-33.
Foster, G. W., R. A. McCleery, and D. J. Forrester. 2004. Intestinal coccidia of raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Key Largo, Florida, U.S.A. Comparative Parasitology. 71: 175-177.

Graduate Student Research:
Zach Hurst2007-present, M.S. student.  Influence of sugar cane production on landscape scale biodiversity and species density in Swaziland, Africa.
Therese Catnach 2009-present, M.S. student. Relationships between bird and insect communities along an agricultural-wildlands interface.
Janet Reed 2010-present, PhD. Student. Habitat selection and foraging behaviors invasive monk parakeets around electric utility structures.

Former Students:
Miguel Licona2007- 2009M.S. student.  Spatial distribution and occupancy of ungulates in the Peruvian Amazon.
Jason Schmidt2007-2009.  M.S. student.  Translocation of the endangered Keys marsh rabbit.
Paige Schmidt 2006-2009.  Ph.D. student.  Evaluating management strategies for the endangered Keys marsh rabbit.