Jay Mager

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Name:
Jay Mager
Title:
Professor of Biological Sciences
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
  • BIOL 3841: Animal Behavior Laboratory
  • EXDS 2001: A Bird's-eye View of Global Environmental & Human Health

Publications:

  • Speck, C.L., DiPietro Mager, N.A., and J.N. Mager. 2024. Ohio pharmacy interns’ perception of climate change and its impact on health.  Innovations in Pharmacy 15: 1-9. doi.org/10.24926/iip.v15i2.6160
  • Speck, C.L., DiPietro Mager, N.A., and J.N. Mager, III. 2023.  Pharmacists’ perception of climate change and its impact on health.  Journal of the American Pharmacists’ Association 63(4):1162-1167.
  • Williams, K.A., Shumar, M.B., Kearns, L.J.,  Shirkey, B.T., Mager, J.N., Lautenbach, J.M, , Al-Saffar, M.A.,  Froehlich, A.M., Gates, R.J., Kovar, D.G., Kravitz, M.J., Matthews, S.N., Randall, C.K., Schell, N.A., Shieldcastle, M.C.,, and M.J. Wiley. 2023. The Second Ohio All-bird Conservation Plan (2023). Ohio Bird Conservation Initiative, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
  • 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. 2021. 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

Professional Service:

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