Peter H Yaukey

Position: Chairman, Department of Biology and Physical Sciences
Institution: University of Holy Cross, New Orleans

Education:

BA – University of Virginia
MS – University of Colorado
PhD – University of Georgia
Dissertation: The effects of residential development on interspecific grouping in the brown-headed nuthatch (Sitta pusilla)

Publications:

Author of numerous original research articles
“Bird distribution among marsh types on the Northern Gulf of Mexico” (2018)
Book: “Birding Made Easy-New Orleans” (2013)

Areas of Interest:

Bird migration
Bird distribution
Urban wildlife
Biogeography
Coastal issues
Applied statistics
Effects of weather on wildlife populations
Hurricane meteorology
Climatology
Urban environmental planning