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J. Merlin Benner
Merlin Benner has a broad range of experience as a
professional wildlife biologist, both in research, management,
and instruction. He received his Bachelor's degree from Unity
College in Maine, and his Master's from Tennessee
Technological University. Merlin has worked for Tennessee
State Parks, Pennsylvania Game Commission, the
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
Animals he worked with include deer, elk, turkeys, bats,
alligators, feral pigs, turtles, bass, waterfowl, raccoons,
rattlesnakes, herps, and songbirds. His primary expertise is in
the relationships between wildlife and their habitats. Other
interests include photography and writing.
professional wildlife biologist, both in research, management,
and instruction. He received his Bachelor's degree from Unity
College in Maine, and his Master's from Tennessee
Technological University. Merlin has worked for Tennessee
State Parks, Pennsylvania Game Commission, the
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources, and the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
Animals he worked with include deer, elk, turkeys, bats,
alligators, feral pigs, turtles, bass, waterfowl, raccoons,
rattlesnakes, herps, and songbirds. His primary expertise is in
the relationships between wildlife and their habitats. Other
interests include photography and writing.
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Publications
Latham, R. E., J. Beyea, M. Benner, C. A. Dunn, M. A. Fajvan, R. R. Freed, M. Grund, S. B. Horsley, A.
F. Rhoads, and B. P. Shissler. 2005. Managing deer from an ecosystem perspective: Pennsylvania
case study. Report by the Deer Management Forum for Audubon Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania
Habitat Alliance, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Brisbin, I. L., Jr., J. M. Benner, L. A. Brandt, R. A. Kennamer, and T. M. Murphy. 1992. Long-term
population studies of American alligators inhabiting a reservoir: initial responses to water level
drawdown. Proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodilian Specialist Group.
McGuiness, J. H., J. M. Benner, and W. P. Smith. 1990. Survival and nesting success of late
winter wild turkey introductions. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies, 44:171-181.
Benner, J. M., and W. P. Smith. 1989. Comparative survival and reproductive ecology of resident
and introduced eastern wild turkey on Natchez Trace Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee.
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Technical Report 89-8, 31 pp.
Smith, W.P.; Benner, J. Merlin; Endres, Keith M.; Borden, Diane L. 1989. Use of geographic
information systems in determining movement patterns and home range of terrestrial vertebrates.
Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 70(2): 269.
Smith, W. P., J. M. Benner, D. Borden, A. Bailey, Y. Robinet-Clark, and K. M. Endres. 1989.
Evaluating a three-dimensional world with two dimensions: how much difference can it make?
Proceedings International Symposium on Biotelemetry, 10:679-684.
Benner, J. M., and R. T. Bowyer. 1988. Selection of trees for rubs by white-tailed deer in Maine. J.
Mammal. 69(3):624-627.
Latham, R. E., J. Beyea, M. Benner, C. A. Dunn, M. A. Fajvan, R. R. Freed, M. Grund, S. B. Horsley, A.
F. Rhoads, and B. P. Shissler. 2005. Managing deer from an ecosystem perspective: Pennsylvania
case study. Report by the Deer Management Forum for Audubon Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania
Habitat Alliance, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Brisbin, I. L., Jr., J. M. Benner, L. A. Brandt, R. A. Kennamer, and T. M. Murphy. 1992. Long-term
population studies of American alligators inhabiting a reservoir: initial responses to water level
drawdown. Proceedings of the 11th Working Meeting of the IUCN/SSC Crocodilian Specialist Group.
McGuiness, J. H., J. M. Benner, and W. P. Smith. 1990. Survival and nesting success of late
winter wild turkey introductions. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife
Agencies, 44:171-181.
Benner, J. M., and W. P. Smith. 1989. Comparative survival and reproductive ecology of resident
and introduced eastern wild turkey on Natchez Trace Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee.
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Technical Report 89-8, 31 pp.
Smith, W.P.; Benner, J. Merlin; Endres, Keith M.; Borden, Diane L. 1989. Use of geographic
information systems in determining movement patterns and home range of terrestrial vertebrates.
Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 70(2): 269.
Smith, W. P., J. M. Benner, D. Borden, A. Bailey, Y. Robinet-Clark, and K. M. Endres. 1989.
Evaluating a three-dimensional world with two dimensions: how much difference can it make?
Proceedings International Symposium on Biotelemetry, 10:679-684.
Benner, J. M., and R. T. Bowyer. 1988. Selection of trees for rubs by white-tailed deer in Maine. J.
Mammal. 69(3):624-627.
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