Avian Researcher
Contact Info
adam.behney@state.co.us
Education
Ph.D., Zoology — Southern Illinois University, 2014
M.S., Wildlife Science — Texas Tech University, 2009
B.S., Wildlife and Fisheries Science — The Pennsylvania State University, 2006
Current or Recent Positions
Avian Researcher — Colorado Parks and Wildlife, 2015 – present
Current or Recent Research Projects
Areas of Interest, Expertise
Avian population and behavioral responses to habitat conditions. Evaluating effectiveness of habitat treatments for birds.
Publications
Behney, A. C. 2021. High-intensity short-duration grazing during spring is not an effective habitat management tool for Northern Bobwhites in Colorado. Ornithological Applications 123:1-17.
Behney, A. C. 2020. Benefits of playa buffers as bird habitat. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132:749-754.
Behney, A. C. 2020. Rapid assessment of habitat quality for nonbreeding ducks in Northeast Colorado. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 11:507-517.
Behney, A. C. 2020. Ignoring uncertainty in predictor variables leads to false confidence in results: a case study of duck habitat use. Ecosphere 11:e03273.
Behney, A. C., J. M. Wolske, T. M. Cucinotta, and C. Tappe. 2020. Factors influencing trapping success of northern bobwhites. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44:240-245.
Lindstrom, J. M., M. W. Eichholz, and A. C. Behney. 2020. Effect of habitat management on duck behavior and distribution during spring migration in Indiana. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 11:80-88.
Behney, A. C. 2020. The influence of water depth on energy availability for ducks. Journal of Wildlife Management 84:436-447.
Behney, A.C., R. O’Shaunessy, M.W. Eichholz, and J.D. Stafford. 2014. Influence of item distribution pattern and abundance on efficiency of benthic core sampling. Wetlands 34:1109-1121.
Behney, A.C., C.W. Boal, H.A. Whitlaw, and D.R. Lucia. 2012. Raptor community composition in the Texas Southern High Plains lesser prairie-chicken range. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:291-296.
Behney, A.C., B.A. Grisham, C.W. Boal, H.A. Whitlaw, and D.A. Haukos. 2012. Sexual selection and mating chronology of lesser prairie-chickens. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124:96-105.
Behney, A.C., C.W. Boal, H.A. Whitlaw, and D.R. Lucia. 2011. Interactions of raptors and lesser prairie-chickens at leks in the Texas Southern High Plains. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:332-338.
Behney, A.C., C.W. Boal, H.A. Whitlaw, and D.R. Lucia. 2010. Prey use by Swainson’s Hawks in the lesser prairie-chicken range of the Southern High Plains of Texas. Journal of Raptor Research 44:317-322.
Grisham, B.A., A.C. Behney, P.K. Borsdorf, D.R. Lucis, J.C. Zavaleta, D.A. Haukos, and C.W. Boal. 2015. Population conservation and management of lesser prairie-chickens in sand shinnery oak grasslands. In D.A. Haukos and C.W. Boal, editors. Ecology and conservation of lesser prairie-chickens.
