| Department of Biology
Tennessee Technological University |
Dr. Daniel L. Combs Professor and Department Chairperson |
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Education
Ph.D., Wildlife Management, 1987, University of Missouri-Columbia
M.S., Wildlife Management, 1982, Auburn University
B.S., Wildlife Management, 1978, Auburn University
Professional Experience
Chairperson, Department of Biology, Tennessee Technological University. August 1998 to present.
Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor of Biology, Tennessee Technological University. March 1989 to present.
Research Technician, University of Missouri-Columbia. January 1988 - March 1989.
Courses Taught
General Ecology, BIOL/WFS 2120/2130
Ornithology Laboratory, BIOL/WFS 4630/5630
Waterfowl Ecology and Management, WFS 4640/ 5640
Selected Research Projects
Contract to study impacts of bridge construction on stream ecosystems in Tennessee. Member of a multi-discipline team consisting of 3 TTU faculty and research associates. Tennessee Department of Transportation. 1997-2004.
Contract to conduct wildlife and fisheries management of the Boxwell Boy Scout Reservation. Boy Scouts of America. 2000-2001.
Contract to study shortstopping in migratory Canada geese. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2000-2001.
Contract to study ecology and management of resident Canada geese in central Tennessee. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999-2001.
Contract to study interchange of Canada geese among four national wildlife refuges in Tennessee and Alabama.U.S. Geological Survey. 1999.
Faculty research grant to evaluate two electrofishing sampling approaches used to evaluate warmwater stream fish communities. Tennessee Technological University, Office of Research. 1998-99.
Contract to study summer ecology of resident Canada geese in central Tennessee. TWRA. 1996-98.
Contract to study movement patterns of migratory Canada geese in and among three national wildlife refuges.National Biological Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1996.
Selected Publications
Combs, D.L., K.L. Morgan, E.F. Bowers, and D.H. Orr.2001. Migratory Canada goose population affiliation and interchange among four national wildlife refuges in Tennessee and Alabama. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Fish and Wildl. Agencies 55 (In Press).
Hunter, R.G., D.L. Combs, and D.B. George. Nitrogen, phosphorous, and organic carbon removal in simulated wetland treatment systems. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 41:274-281.
Wellman,J.C., D.L. Combs, and S.B. Cook. Long-term impacts of bridge and culvert construction or replacement on fish communities and sediment characteristics of streams. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 15:317-328.
Combs, D.L., and L.H. Fredrickson. 1996. Foods used by male mallards wintering in southeastern Missouri. J. Wildl. Manage. 60:603-610.
Regional and State Committee Assignments
Tennessee Chapter of the Wildlife Society, 2000 - 2002; President 2002 - 2004
West Tennessee Waterfowl Strategic Planning Team (D. Orr, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, chairman), 2000
Wetlands Wildlife Committee, Southeastern Section of the Wildlife Society (T. Roberts, Tennessee Technological University, chairman), 1996 - 1999
Tennessee Waterfowl Strategic Planning Committee (J. Hopper, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, chairman), 1995 - present
University and College Education Working Group, the Wildlife Society (M. Ryan, University of Missouri, chairman), 1994 - present
Tennessee State Wood Duck Program Committee (J. Hopper, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, chairman), 1990 - 1997
Tennessee Steering Committee for the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (T. Talley, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, chairman), 1989 - 1993
Professional Affiliations
Contact Information
| Dr. Daniel L. Combs, Box 5063, TTU, Cookeville, TN 38505 |
| (931) 372-6541 |
| dlcombs@tntech.edu |
This information last updated 03/11/03 .