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Showcasing 44 years of prairie dog research by behavior ecologist John Hoogland.
- THE PROJECT
John Hoogland began researching prairie dogs in 1974, and...
- OUR SUBJECT
The Prairie Dog. The prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) is endemic...
- PHOTOS
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- VIDEOS
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- Publications
In The Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, John L. Hoogland draws on...
- DATA
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- THE PROJECT
Professor John Hoogland completed his Bachelor of Science (1971) and Ph.D. (1977) at the University of Michigan.
Articles 1–20. Professor of Biology, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Appalachian Lab - Cited by 7,585 - Behavioral Ecology - Prairie Dog.
A research career begins. After earning a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Michigan in 1971, John Hoogland decided to pursue graduate studies at the same institution, going on to earn his PhD in Zoology in 1977. Between degrees, John spent two years studying bank swallows in 1972 and '73.
John is a research professor with the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in Frostburg, MD. As a behavioral ecologist, John has dedicated his career to understanding the complex societies of prairie dog populations.
John L. Hoogland. Accurate estimates of population dynamics play a major role in formulating conservation strategies for Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) and other keystone species.
Dr. John Hoogland is an expert on staying warm in cold weather. For 40 years, he has spent upwards of 12 hours a day sitting in a tower to observe the intimate lives of prairies dogs.
