Ph.D. Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2006
M.S. Biology, Texas State University, 2001
B.A. Wildlife Biology, Texas State University, 1998
Courses Taught
Mammalogy
Wildlife Management & Conservation
Ornithology
Herpetology
Widlife Law
Biological Sciences Seminar
Principles of Biology Lab
General Zoology Lab
Academic Interest
Population Ecology
Population Modeling
Harvest Dynamics
Biodiversity
Conservation Monitoring Methods
Scholarly Activity
McGhee, J. D. 2025. The lonely treefrog: Are gray treefrogs (Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis complex) more likely to be found alone or in groups when using PVC pipe traps? Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 128: 284 -293.
McGhee, J. D. and R. D. Dawson. 2024. Summer weight changes in a gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis complex) population in Maryville, Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 50: 6-10.
McGhee, J. D. 2023. Estimating summer survival, temporary emigration probabilities and capture rates for a population of the Cope’s Gray Treefrog/Eastern Gray Treefrog Complex in Northwest Missouri. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 18(1): 20-29.
McGhee, J. D. 2021. Assessing summer pond and lake inlet use by Gray Treefrogs (Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis complex) using PVC pipe traps in Northwest Missouri. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science 48: 17 -21.
McGhee, J. D. 2016. Occupancy rates and detection probabilities of red-backed salamanders on the Virginia Fall Line. Virginia Journal of Science 67 (1 & 2): 1 – 10.
Other Professional Experiences
Member of the Wildlife Society
Member of the Missouri Academy of Science
Reviewer for Journal of Wildlife Management
Reviewer for Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science
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