Bob Klaver, PhD
Unit Leader - Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Bob is a Wildlife Biologist who moved to Iowa in January 2012 from the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. While at EROS, he worked in collaboration with faculty and students at South Dakota State University.
Previously, he was the regional GIS coordinator for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Portland, OR. He also served as a wildlife biologist on the Flathead Indian Reservation working with multiple species and coordinated wildlife activities with other resources like forestry and range management
Research Interests
Bob's research spans a wide variety of collaborative projects on multiple wildlife taxa, from birds to bears. Much of this work has integrated remote sensing data with population biology and habitat use and selection.
Teaching Interests
Bob will be teaching an analysis of habitat selection class Spring 2013. He has taught classes in the analysis of mark-recapture data.
Professional Experience
Unit Leader, Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2012-
Education and Certifications
Ph D South Dakota State University 2001
MS University of Montana 1977
BS University of Montana 1974
BS Iowa State University 1971
Science and Products
Predator evasion by white-tailed deer fawns
Factors influencing geographic patterns in diversity of forest bird communities of eastern Connecticut, USA
Timing of seasonal migration in mule deer: effects of climate, plant phenology, and life-history characteristics
Influence of landscape characteristics on migration strategies of white-tailed deer
Survival of white-tailed deer neonates in Minnesota and South Dakota
Evaluating the effect of predators on white-tailed deer: Movement and diet of coyotes
Female white-tailed deer survival across ecoregions in Minnesota and South Dakota
Drought effect on selection of conservation reserve program grasslands by white-tailed deer on the Northern Great Plains
Nesting success and resource selection of greater sage grouse in South Dakota: Chapter 8
Predicting breeding habitat for amphibians: a spatiotemporal analysis across Yellowstone National Park
Predicting breeding habitat for amphibians: A spatiotemporal analysis across Yellowstone National Park
Habitat selection by female swift foxes (Vulpes velox) during the pup-rearing season
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Predator evasion by white-tailed deer fawns
Factors influencing geographic patterns in diversity of forest bird communities of eastern Connecticut, USA
Timing of seasonal migration in mule deer: effects of climate, plant phenology, and life-history characteristics
Influence of landscape characteristics on migration strategies of white-tailed deer
Survival of white-tailed deer neonates in Minnesota and South Dakota
Evaluating the effect of predators on white-tailed deer: Movement and diet of coyotes
Female white-tailed deer survival across ecoregions in Minnesota and South Dakota
Drought effect on selection of conservation reserve program grasslands by white-tailed deer on the Northern Great Plains
Nesting success and resource selection of greater sage grouse in South Dakota: Chapter 8
Predicting breeding habitat for amphibians: a spatiotemporal analysis across Yellowstone National Park
Predicting breeding habitat for amphibians: A spatiotemporal analysis across Yellowstone National Park
Habitat selection by female swift foxes (Vulpes velox) during the pup-rearing season
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.