Natural Sciences Department Faculty Research Michael Shaughnessy Jr.
MICHAEL J. SHAUGHNESSY JR.
Ph.D. in Zoology
University of Oklahoma
Program Advisor for Fish & Wildlife
Program Advisor for Biology
Curator of Mammals at the NSU vertebrate Museum
Phone: 918 444 3823
Office: SB 137
Lab: SC 212/213
Email: shaughnm@nsuok.edu
Research interests:
Dr. Shaughnessy's research and expertise support the Fisheries and Wildlife option. His research focuses on community and population ecology of small mammals and mesocarnivores, biogeography of vertebrates, and evolution and systematics of Rodentia and Soricomorpha.
Interesting Links
- New records of Merriam’s Shrew (Sorex merriami) from western North Dakota
- Patterns of Carnivore Distribution and Occurrence in the Oklahoma Panhandle
- We sampled small mammals on island and mainland sites of riverine ecosystems in Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.
- Feral hogs are known to cause extensive damage to native plant communities as well as native wildlife
- Bats play important roles as aerial insect predators in the terrestrial ecosystems of northeastern Oklahoma.