Waldemar Ortiz-Calo

Waldemar Ortiz-Calo

MSc Student

Boone and Crockett Wildlife Conservation Program, University of Montana

About Me

My name is Waldemar Ortiz-Calo and I am from Carolina, Puerto Rico. My research interests lie within the intersection of theoretical and applied ecology. Currently, my graduate research is focused on exploring the impacts of inter-individual variation in White-tailed deer spatial ecology. My work will evaluate these impacts across multiple spatio-temporal scales and evaluate the role of resource availability on the expression of inter-individual variation.

Interests

  • Animal Resource Selection
  • Movement Ecology
  • Predator-Prey Interactions
  • Human-Widlife Conflict

Education

  • Masters of Science in Wildlife Biology, (2020 - Current)

    University of Montana

  • Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife, 2018

    Michigan State University

Skills

R Programming

Advanced Statistics and Quantitative Techniques

Field-based project management

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Post B.S. Research Associate

RECaP Lab : Michigan State University

May 2018 – Aug 2020 East Lansing, Michigan
 
 
 
 
 

Spatial Data Analyst

University of Missouri

May 2018 – Aug 2018 Columbia, Missouri
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Researcher

RECaP Lab : Michigan State University

Aug 2015 – May 2018 East Lansing, Michigan

Latest Publications

Landscape complexity persists as a critical source of bias in terrestrial animal home range estimation

We reviewed the home range literature to document the prevalence of spatial dimensionality in their analytical frameworks. We found that less than 1% of studies have accounted for spatial dimensionality.
David R. Heit, Waldemar Ortiz-Calo, Robert A. Montgomery
DOI
Landscape complexity persists as a critical source of bias in terrestrial animal home range estimation

Integrating the multi-domainal and multi-dimensional nature of animal movement into ecological modelling

Here, we discuss the multi-dimensional nature of animal movement throughout the world’s four spatial domains. We explore the implications for ecological modelling and the inferences that derive from them.
Robert A. Montgomery, Waldemar Ortiz-Calo, David R. Heit
DOI
Integrating the multi-domainal and multi-dimensional nature of animal movement into ecological modelling

The effect of camera-trap viewshed obstruction on wildlife detection: implications for inferences

We aimed to determine the effect of camera-trap viewshed obstruction on wildlife detection rates for a suite of eight North American species that vary in terms of ecology, commonness and body size.
Remington J. Moll, Waldemar Ortiz-Calo, Jonathan D. Cepek, Patrick D. Lorch, Patricia M. Dennis, Terry Robinson, Robert A. Montgomery
DOI
The effect of camera-trap viewshed obstruction on wildlife detection: implications for inferences
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Contact

  • 32 Campus Dr, Missoula, MT 59812
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