Education

• Ph.D., Wildlife Science, 2001, Auburn University

• M.S., Range and Wildlife Management, 1996, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

• B.S., Forestry and Wildlife, 1991, Virginia Tech 

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor of Biology, Tennessee Technological University.  August 2002 to present.

• Instructor of Biology/Wildlife Science, Auburn University.  January 2001 to May 2002.

• Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Auburn University.  August 1996 to December 2000.

Courses Taught

• General Biology, BIOL 1010 

• Wildlife Principles and Techniques, WFS 4720/5720

• Management of Upland Wildlife, BIOL 6370

Research Projects

• Foraging interactions and competition between mourning doves and Eurasian collared-doves.  2003.

• Foraging ecology of mourning doves.  1996 - 2003.

• Human dimensions of mourning dove hunting in Alabama.  1999 - 2001.

• Costs and benefits of mourning dove food plantings in Alabama.  1998 - 2000.

• Functions of wing-flashing in northern mockingbirds.  1998.

• Nesting ecology of white-winged, white-tipped, and mourning doves in Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas.  1993 - 1996.

Selected Publications

• Hayslette, S. E.  2003.  A test of the foraging function of wing-flashing in northern mockingbirds. Southeastern Naturalist 2:93-98.

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  Is mass loss a useful index of seed nutritional deterioration in a terrestrial environment?  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 56:In press.

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2002.  Foraging patch use and within-patch selectivity in mourning doves.  Ecology 83:2637-2641.
• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  Mourning doves and salt: is there an attraction?  Journal of Wildlife Management 66:425-432.
• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2001.  Patterns of food preferences in mourning doves.  Journal of Wildlife Management 65:816-827.
• Hayslette, S. E., J. B. Armstrong, and R. E. Mirarchi.  2001.  Mourning dove hunting in Alabama: motivations, satisfactions, and socio-cultural influences.  Human Dimensions of Wildlife 6:81-95.
• Hayslette, S. E., J. B. Armstrong, and R. E. Mirarchi.  2000.  Hunter opinions regarding mourning dove management on Alabama state lands.  Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 54:322-329.
• Hayslette, S. E., T. C. Tacha, and G. L. Waggerman.  2000.  Factors affecting white-winged, white-tipped, and mourning dove reproduction in Lower Rio Grande Valley.  Journal of Wildlife Management 64:286-295.
• Hayslette, S. E., T. C. Tacha, and G. L. Waggerman. 1996.  Changes in white-winged dove reproduction in southern Texas, 1954-1993.  Journal of Wildlife Management 60:298-301.

Selected Presentations

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2002.  Is mass loss a useful index of seed deterioration in a terrestrial environment?  56^th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.  October 26-30, Baltimore, Maryland.

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2001.  Foraging patch use and within-patch diet selectivity in mourning doves.  71st Annual Meeting of the Cooper Ornithological Society.  April 18-22, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2000.  Hunter opinions regarding mourning dove management on Alabama public lands.  54^th Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.  October 28-November 1, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (BEST STUDENT PAPER PRESENTATION AWARD).

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2000.  Mourning dove hunting in Alabama: Motivations, satisfactions, and sociocultural influences.  Seventh Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society.  September 12-19, Nashville, Tennessee.

• Hayslette, S. E., and R. E. Mirarchi.  2000.  Mourning doves and salt: Is there an attraction? Seventh Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society.  September 12-19, Nashville, Tennessee.

Professional Affiliations

• The Wildlife Society
• American Ornithologists Union
• Cooper Ornithological Society
• Sigma Xi

Teaching and Research Homepage

http://iweb.tntech.edu/shayslette/index.htm

Contact Information

This information last updated 03/25/03 .

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