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Celine Rickels
M.S. Student, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Thesis: Assessing Pronghorn Habitat Quality, Survival, and the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Monitoring Populations
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Current Position: Regional Biologist, Idaho Fish & Game
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Bailey Kleeberg

Research Associate & Admin Coordinator, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Research: Pronghorn functional response to croplands & roads, record black bear entries overtime in relation to landscape changes, white-tailed deer movement in the Rolling Plains

​Current Position: Hunter Access Program, Pennsylvania Game Commission
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Maggie Rector

Undergraduate Researcher, Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Research: Assessing the Use of Drones to Monitor Pronghorn Herd Dynamics

Current Position: M.S. Student, Sul Ross State University
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Austin Ibarra

Undergraduate Researcher, Texas Tech University

Research: Weather Variables Predicting Mule Deer Parturition Timing and Birth Site Characteristics

Current Position: M.S. Student, Texas A&M University- Kingsville
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Kaden Kerbow

Undergraduate Researcher, Texas Tech University

Research: White-tailed Deer Spatial Ecology in an Agricultural Environment
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​Current Position: Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Joshua Vasquez

Undergraduate Researcher, Texas A&M University- Kingsville

​Research: Developing Spatiotemporal Georeferenced Layers to Assess Mule Deer Space Use Relative to Agriculture
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Current Position: Biologist, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Calvin Ellis

M.S. Student, Texas A&M University- Kingsville

Thesis: Mule Deer Spatial Ecology in the Southern Great Plains: A Region Influenced by Chronic Wasting Disease​

​Current Position: Ph.D. Student, Texas A&M University- Kingsville

Heffelfinger Research Team

North Texas Research Program
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Stationed in Lubbock, TX
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  • Home
  • Collaborators
  • The Team
    • Current Members
    • Previous Members
  • Research
    • Texas Mule Deer
    • Oklahoma Mule Deer
    • Oklahoma Pronghorn
    • Texas Pronghorn
    • Texas CWD Project
    • Hill Country Project
    • Grass Valley Project
    • Rolling Plains Deer Project
  • In The Media
  • Publications
  • What are we up to?