Degrees
BA., Economics, Eastern Illinois University, 1997
MS., Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University, 1999
Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Arkansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Arkansas, 2004

Research Focus
Upland Game Population Dynamics, Avian Ecology, and Population Biology

Recent Publications
*Student as lead author.

Lyons, E. K., B. A Collier, N. J. Silvy, R. R. Lopez, B. E., Toole, R. S. Jones, and S. J. DeMaso.  2009.  Breeding and non-breeding survival of
Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Texas.  Wildlife Biology–Wildlife Biology, 15: 1-8 (2009). [.pdf]

Collier, B. A., and D. G. Krementz. 2008. Opinions and preferences of Arkansas deer hunters regarding harvest management.
Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, 61: 53-58. [.pdf]

Dreibelbis, J. Z., K. B. Melton, R. Aguirre, B. A. Collier, T. W. Schwertner, N. J. Silvy, and M. J. Peterson.  2008.  Rio Grande wild turkey nest predation
on the Edwards Plateau of Texas.  Wilson Journal of Ornithology– Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 120 907-911. [.pdf]

Collier, B. A. 2008. Suggestions for basic graph use when reporting wildlife research results. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72(5): 1272-1278. [.pdf]

*Campomizzi, A. J., J. A. Butcher, S. L. Farrell, A. Snelgrove, B. A. Collier, K. Gutzweiller, M. L. Morrison, and R. N. Wilkins. 2007. Conspecific attraction
is a missing component in wildlife habitat modeling. Journal of Wildlife Management, 72(1): 331-336 2008. [.pdf]

*Melton, K. B., J. Z. Dreibelbis, R. Aguirre, B. A. Collier, T. W. Schwertner, M. J. Peterson, and N. J. Silvy. 2007.  Abnormal eggs in Rio Grande wild
turkey on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 120(1):226–228. [.pdf]

Collier, B. A., K. B. Melton, J. Z. Dreibelbis, W. P. Kuvlesky, G. A. Proudfoot,R. Aguirre, D. G. Hewitt, T. W. Schwertner, S. J. DeMaso, N. J. Silvy,
and M. J. Peterson. 2007. Variation in brood sex ratios of Texas Rio Grande wild turkeys. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(6): 1793–1799. [.pdf]

*Hill, P. M., R. R. Lopez, and B. A. Collier. 2007. Survival, fecundity, and movements of free-roaming cats. Journal of Wildlife Management
71(3): 915–919. [.pdf]

Collier, B. A., S. S. Ditchkoff, J. B. Raglin, and J. M. Smith. 2007. Detection probability and sources of variation in white-tailed deer spotlight surveys.
Journal of Wildlife Management 71(1): 277–281. [.pdf]

Collier, B. A., D. A. Jones, J. N. Schaap, C. J. Randel, III, B. J. Willsey, R. Aguirre, T. W. Schwertner, N. J. Silvy, and M. J. Peterson. 2007.
Survival of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys on the Edwards Plateau of Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(1): 82–86. [.pdf]

Harveson, P. M., R. R. Lopez, B. A. Collier, and N. J. Silvy. 2007. Impacts of urbanization on Florida Key Deer behavior and population dynamics.
Biological Conservation 134: 321–331. [.pdf]

Collier, B. A., and D. G. Krementz. 2007. Uncertainty in age-specific harvest estimates and consequences for white-tailed deer management.
Ecological Modelling 201: 194–204. [.pdf]

Fenolio, D.B., G. O. Graening, B. A. Collier, and J. F. Stout. 2006. Coprophagy in a cave-adapted salamander; the importance of bat guano
examined through nutritional and stable isotope analyses. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B. 273:439–443. [.pdf]

*Metz, S. K., K. Melton, R. Aguirre, B. A. Collier, T. W. Schwertner, M. J. Peterson, and N. J. Silvy. 2006. Poult adoption and nest abandonment of
Rio Grande Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) in Texas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118(2): 259–261. [.pdf]

Collier, B. A., and D. G. Krementz. 2006. White-tailed deer management practices on private lands in Arkansas. Wildlife Society Bulletin
34(2): 307–313. [.pdf]

Ditchkoff, S. S., J. B. Raglin, J. M. Smith, and B. A. Collier. 2005. From the field: Capture of white-tailed deer fawns using thermal imaging technology.
Wildlife Society Bulletin 33(3):1164–1168. [.pdf]