Jay Mager

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Name:
Jay Mager
Title:
Professor of Biological Sciences
Email:
j-mager@onu.edu
Phone:
419-772-2333
Office:
Meyer Hall of Science 155
Address:
525 South Main Street, Ada, OH, 45810
Research Interests
The behavioral ecology of birds, and its application to conservation and management.
Employee degree:

BA, Hiram College

MS, Miami University

PHD, Cornell University

Biography

Courses Taught:

  • BIOL 1031: Life and Earth Sciences
  • BIOL 1201: Biology I
  • BIOL 1401: Biology II
  • BIOL 2511: Ecology: Theory and Applications
  • BIOL 2901: Special Topics: Natural History & Ecology of New Zealand
  • BIOL 3631: Ornithology
  • BIOL 3661: Environmental Research Methods
  • BIOL 3781: Behavioral Ecology
  • BIOL 3831: Animal Behavior
  • EXDS 2001: A Bird's-eye View of Global Environmental & Human Health

Publications:

  • Mager, J.N., Wade, B., Abts, S., and J. Paruk. 2022. Foraging patterns vary with degree of sociality among Common Loon (Gavia immer)overwintering on a freshwater lake.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 136: 30-41. doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v136i1.2791
  • Paruk, J.D., Wade, B., Byrd, A., and J.N. Mager. Wintering Common Loons (Gavia immer) exhibit daily social behavior on Lake Jocassee South Carolina. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 133: 326-333. doi.org/10.1676/20-00089
  • Paruk, J.D., Evers, D.C., McIntyre, J.W., Barr, J.F., Mager, J.N., and W.H. Piper.  2021.  Common Loon (Gavia immer), version 3.0. In The Birds of North America (A.F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/comloo/cur/introduction)
  • Paruk, J., Chickering, M., Mager, J., Wilkie, S., and R. Espie. 2018.  Initial indications of PAH exposure in Saskatchewan Common Loons.  FACETS  doi: 10.1139/facets-2018-0009.
  • Piper, W.H., Mager, J.N., Walcott, C., Banfield, N., Reinke, A., Spilker, F., and J. Flory.  2015.  Territory acquisition in Common Loons: a strong impact of age but no footholds. Animal Behaviour 104: 155-163.
  • Mager, J.N. and C. Walcott. 2014.  Dynamics of an aggressive vocalization in the Common Loon (Gavia immer): A review.  Waterbirds 37 (Special Publication 1): 37-46.
  • Mager, J.N., Walcott, C., and W.H. Piper. 2012. Male common loons (Gavia immer) signal greater aggressive motivation by lengthening territorial yodels. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 124: 74-81.

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