Education

• Ph.D. Biology, The University of Southern Mississippi, 2006
• M.S. Wildlife, Louisiana State University , 1999
• B.A. Biology , St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1995

Research Interests 

• Radar Biology
• Avian Ecology and Migration
• Landscape Ecology
• Conservation Biology

Recent Representative Publications

• Buler, J. J., R. H. Diehl. In press. Application of WSR-88D to quantify bird distributions during migratory stopover. In J. Ruth (ed.). Applying radar technology to migratory bird conservation and management: Strengthening and expanding a collaborative effort: USGS-USFWS Workshop proceedings 2006, Alberquerque, NM.
• Buler, J. J., F. R. Moore, and S. Woltmann. 2007. A multi-scale examination of stopover habitat use by birds. Ecology 88:1789-1802.
• Buler, J. J., and F. R. Moore. 2006. Effects of forest cover on the movement of a long-distance migrant during stopover after crossing the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Ornithology 147(Suppl. 1):143.
• Moore, F. R., M. S. Woodrey, J. J. Buler, S. Woltmann, and T. R. Simons. 2005. Understanding the stopover of migratory birds: A scale dependent approach. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Vol 2. (C.J. Ralph and T.D. Rich, eds.). Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S.D.A., Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-191, Albany, CA pp. 684-689.
• Woodrey, M. S., and J. J. Buler. 2004. Swallow-tailed kites in Mississippi. in Diana Swan (ed.). Proceedings of the Swallow-tailed Kite Workshop. Georgia DNR, Forsyth, GA.
• Buler, J. J., and R. B. Hamilton. 2000. Predation of natural and artificial nests in a southern pine forest. The Auk 117(3):739-747.