CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Bradley J. Bergstrom, Ph.D.

                                      

            

Department of Biology                                                                TEL 229-333-5770 /-5759

Valdosta State University                                                            FAX 229-245-6485

Valdosta, Georgia 31698-0015 USA                                         e-mail: bergstrm@valdosta.edu

 

Born:  Chicago, Illinois, 1956

 

http://www.valdosta.edu/~bergstrm

 

 

Professional and Educational Background

Professor of Biology, Valdosta State University.  1997-present

Associate Professor of Biology, Valdosta State College/University. 1991-1997.

Assistant Professor of Biology, Valdosta State College.  1986-1991.

Post-doctoral Research Fellow, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Migratory Bird

Research, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, MD. Summer, 1988.

Ph.D. in Ecology and Systematics, Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 1986. 

Dissertation Title: "Ecological and Behavioral Relationships Among Three Species of

Chipmunks (Tamias) in the Front Range of Colorado.”  R.S. Hoffmann, advisor.

M.Phil. in Systematics and Ecology, University of Kansas.  1984.

Graduate student in Fishery and Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University, 1979-1980.

M.S. in Biology, University of Illinois. 1979.  D.F. Hoffmeister, advisor.

B.S. in Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution, University of Illinois.  1978.

 

 

Courses Taught

As VSU Faculty:

 

Lecture + Lab/Field: Ecology, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Evolution, Principles of Biology I &

II (mixed majors; non-majors), Honors Biology II.

Lecture/Discussion: Perspectives on Environmental Issues

Seminar: Environmental Issues (Honors), Senior Seminar (Biology)

Directed Study: Ecological & Zoological Field Research

Guest Lecturer: Evolution, Science and Religion, Environmental Ethics, Environmental

Economics, Social Welfare, Crime and Delinquency, Latin American Studies

 

As Graduate Assistant (Univ. Kansas, Colorado St. Univ.):

 

Lecture: Ecology, Principles of Wildlife Conservation

Lab/Field: Diversity of Organisms, Principles of Biology, Mammalogy, Wildlife Management

Techniques, Public Relations in Natural Resource Management

 

 

Articles in Scientific Journals

Bergstrom, B.J., and T.W. Sherry. 2008. Estimating lipid and lean body mass in small passerine birds using

TOBEC, morphometrics and subcutaneous fat scoring.  Journal of Avian Biology 39:507-513. pdf

 

Bergstrom, B.J., and R. Carter. 2008. Host tree selection by an epiphytic orchid, Epidendrum magnoliae

Muhl., in an inland hardwood hammock in Georgia.  Southeastern Naturalist 7:571-580.  pdf

 

Vignieri, S.N., E.M. Hallerman, B.J. Bergstrom, D.J. Hafner, A.P. Martin, P. Devers, P. Grobler, and N. Hitt.

2006. Mistaken view of taxonomic validity undermines conservation of an evolutionarily distinct mouse: a

response to Ramey et al. (2005).  Animal Conservation 9:237-243.    pdf

 

Bergstrom, B.J., and R.K. Rose. 2004. Comparative life histories of Georgia and Virginia cotton rats.  Journal

of Mammalogy 85:1077-1086.  pdf.

 

Bergstrom, B.J., and T. Hon. 2002. Breeding records of Hooded Merganser in Georgia, 1967-2002.  The

Oriole 67:43-48.

 

Bergstrom, B.J., T. Farley, H.L. Hill, and T. Hon. 2000. Ecology and conservation of a frontier population of

the round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni).  Occasional Papers of the North Carolina State Museum of Natural

Sciences 12:74-82.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1999. First reported breeding of Black-bellied Whistling-Duck in northern Florida.  Florida

Field Naturalist 27:177-179.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1997. Review of "Handbook of mammals of the south-central states."  Journal of Wildlife

Management 61:256-258.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1992. Parapatry and encounter competition between chipmunk species and the hypothesized

role of parasitism.  American Midland Naturalist 128:168-179. pdf.

 

Bergstrom, B.J., and R.S. Hoffmann. 1991. Distribution and diagnosis of three species of chipmunks (Tamias)

in the Front Range of Colorado.  Southwestern Naturalist 36:14-28.

 

Swihart, R.K., N.A. Slade, and B.J. Bergstrom. 1988. Relating body size to the rate of home range use in

mammals.  Ecology 69:393-399. pdf

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1988. Home ranges of three species of chipmunks (Tamias) as assessed by radiotelemetry

and grid-trapping.  Journal of Mammalogy 69:190-193.

 

Bergstrom, B.J., and J.R. Sauer. 1986. Social traveling inferred from multiple captures: testing assumptions.

American Midland Naturalist 115:201-203. pdf.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1986. An analysis of multiple captures of Peromyscus maniculatus with a critique on

methodology.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 64:1407-1411.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1985. Unusual prey-stalking behavior by a goshawk. Journal of Field Ornithology 56:415.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1984. Morphologic variation between long-established and pioneer populations of the

meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) in Illinois.  American Midland Naturalist 112:172-177. pdf.

 

 

Manuscripts in Preparation

Effect of soil type and fertility and large herbivores on abundance and diversity of small mammals in an East African savanna grassland.  With T. P. Young.

 

Daily and seasonal activity patterns of a mixed-species communal roost of vultures in southern Georgia.

 

 

Other Publications

Bergstrom, B.J., P.Stalvey, and J. Rutledge. 2004. Daily and seasonal activity patterns of a mixed-species

communal roost of vultures at Grand Bay, Lowndes Co., Georgia. First Annual Report (2003-04) of

DAMD-17-03-2-0048.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1999. Species accounts: Tamias minimus, T. quadrivittatus, and T. umbrinus, in Wilson,

D.W. and S. Ruff (eds.), The complete book of North American Mammals. Smithsonian Institution Press,

Washington, DC.

 

Bergstrom, B.J., J.R. Carter, A. Davis, and K.A. Lutz. 1994. Natural heritage inventory of Moody Air Force

Base, Georgia. The Nature Conservancy. Savannah, GA. 262 pp.

 

Arthur, S., B.J. Bergstrom, and P. Makar. 1979. Wildlife habitat management plan for Upper Lory State Park,

Colorado. Colorado Division of Parks and Recreation. 91 pp.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1978. Feeding habits of ducks at Carlyle Reservoir in southern Illinois. Illinois Department

of Conservation Miscellaneous Reports. 22 pp.

 

 

Invited Research Seminars

University of Richmond, Biology Department, Richmond, Virginia. January, 1999.

Georgia Southern University, Biology Department, Statesboro, Georgia. January, 1991.

University of Alaska, Museum of Natural History, Fairbanks, Alaska. April, 1990.

Villanova University, Biology Department, Villanova, Pennsylvania. March, 1990.

Old Dominion University, Biology Department, Norfolk, Virginia. September, 1988.

USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland. August, 1988.

 

 

Presented Papers and Abstracts

Bergstrom, B.J.  2007.  Effect of soil type and fertility and large herbivores on East-Arican savanna small

mammals.   86th ann. mtg. Amer. Soc. of Mammalogists.  Albuquerque, NM

 

Rose, R. K., and B. J. Bergstrom. 2003. Comparative life histories of Virginia and Georgia hispid cotton rats.

4^th European Mammal Congress, Brno, Czech Republic.

 

Bergstrom, B. J., and T. W. Sherry. 1998. Relative value of TOBEC, morphometrics, and fat-scoring in

estimating % body fat in small passerines. N. Amer. Ornithol. Congr., St. Louis, MO

 

Bergstrom, B. J., and R. K. Rose. 1998. Comparative life histories of Georgia and Virginia cotton rats. 79th

ann. mtg. Amer. Soc. of Mammalogists. Blacksburgh, VA.

 

Bergstrom, B. J., and T. M. Harper. 1997. Characteristics of foraging calls of coastal-plain Georgia bat

species as assessed by Anabat II. 77th ann. mtg. Amer. Soc. of Mammalogists. Stillwater, OK.

 

Bergstrom, B. J., T. Farley, H. Hill, and T. Hon. 1996. Ecology and conservation of a marginal population

of the round-tailed muskrat (Neofiber alleni). 72nd ann. meet. Amer. Soc. of Mammalogists. Univ. North

Dakota, Grand Forks.

 

Bergstrom, B. J., T. Farley, H. Hill, and T. Hon. 1994. Natural history and conservation of the round-tailed

muskrat in south-central Georgia. 4th Ann. Colloquium on Conservation of Mammals of South and Central

US. Athens, GA.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1992. Seasonal and geographic trends in reproduction and body size of southeastern

Sigmodon hispidus. 72nd ann. meet. Am. Soc. Mammalogists. Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

Bergstrom, B. J., H. Hill, and T. Hon. 1990. The round-tailed muskrat in south-central Georgia. 67th ann.

meet. Georgia Acad. Sciences.  Macon. GA.

 

Stahl, T., and B. J. Bergstrom. 1989. Reproductive patterns in south Georgia cotton rats. 66th ann. meet.

Georgia Acad. Sciences. Valdosta, GA.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1988. Parapatry in Tamias as a balance between parasitism and territorial aggression 68th

ann. meet. Amer. Soc. Mammalogists. Clemson, South Carolina.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1987. Aggression, parasites, and parapatry in chipmunks. 48th ann. meet. Assoc. SE

Biologists. Athens, Georgia.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1987. Body size, niche breadth, and distributional limits in chipmunks. Georgia Acad.

Sciences. Albany, Georgia.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1987. Body size, niche overlap, and distribution of chipmunks. 67th ann. meet. Amer.

Soc. Mammalogists. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1986. Comparison of multivariate approaches to niche quantification using structural

habitat data. Abstract. 66th Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Mammal. Madison, Wisconsin.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1986. Multivariate analysis of habitat relationships among sympatric and parapatric

chipmunk species. Abstract. ESA/INTECOL Mtgs. Syracuse, New York.

 

Bergstrom, B.J. 1986. Multivariate analysis of niche relationships among sympatric and parapatric species

of montane chipmunks. Abstract. Kansas Acad. Sci. 116th Meet.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1985. Habitat segregation among three species of Tamias in Colorado. 10th Ann. Meet.

Prairie States Ecol. Conclave.

 

Bergstrom, B. J., and R. K. Swihart. 1985. Comparative home range use by three species of Tamias.

65th Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Mammalogists. Orono, Maine.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1984. Methodological problems in analyzing multiple capture data from Sherman traps.

Abstracts of Pap. 64th Ann. Meet. Amer. Soc. Mammalogists. Arcata, California.

 

Bergstrom, B. J. 1982. Adaptive characters affecting competition between parapatric chipmunk species.

Abstracts of Pap. 62nd ann. meet. Amer. Soc. Mammalogists. Snowbird, Utah.

 

 

Research and Professional Development Grants

National Science Foundation ($25,555, Research Opportunity Award supplement to

DEB-0316402: collaborative research on Ecol. Effects of Fire and Herbivory on Small-Mammal

Community of East African Savanna, 2006-08.

USAMRAA (Dept. of Defense; $30,000, Behavior of colonial vulture roost), 2003-06.

National Science Foundation ($15,000, Research Opportunity Award supplement to

DEB-9213828: collaborative research on Ecol. Conserv. Neotropical Migrants), 1993-95.

U.S. Air Force ($7,400, Rare species survey of Moody AFB, Ga.), 1993-94.

Georgia Dept. Natural Resources ($8,050, round-tailed muskrat ecology), 1990-91.

The Nature Conservancy ($250, round-tailed muskrat ecology), 1989.

The Langdale Foundation ($4,200, cotton rat reproductive biology), 1988-89.

Georgia Game and Fish Division ($4,044, round-tailed muskrat ecology), 1988.

Faculty Research Grants, Valdosta State Coll./Univ. ($6,821), 1987-90 (annually), 1993, 1997,

1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008.

Professional Development Grants, Valdosta State Coll./Univ. ($4,950), 1987-1992 (annually),

1997, 1998.

Faculty Internationalization Grant, Valdosta State University, ($2,000), 1998, 2006.

American Society of Mammalogists Grant-in-Aid of Research ($500), 1984.

Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund (Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist.), 1983, 1982, 1981.

(Total $1,200)

Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research ($125), 1982.

University of Kansas General Research Fund ($4,500), 1981.

 

 

Manuscript Reviewer for Following Journals:

 

Ecology,  American Midland Naturalist,  Journal of Mammalogy,  Southwestern Naturalist, Southeastern

Naturalist (including Guest Editorship),  Journal of Wildlife Management,  Castanea,  Mammalian Species,

Great Basin Naturalist,  Florida Field Naturalist,  The Oriole,  Georgia Journal of Science,  Occasional

Publications of the Georgia Ornithological Society,  Western North American Naturalist,  Proceedings of the

Florida Dry-Prairie Conference.