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 understanding the movement ecology of deer within an agro-urbanized landscape. Within this context, I am interested in evaluating the drivers for individual variation and the impacts that it may have on future management/conservation decisions.

Interests

  • Animal Resource Selection
  • Movement Ecology
  • Predator-Prey Interactions
  • Human-Widlife Conflict
  • Research-Based Conservation Decisions

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

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

Quantifying the Severity of Giraffe Skin Disease via Photogrammetry Analysis of Camera Trap Data

We developed a quantitative technique that enabled us to quantify the severity and prelvalence of Giraffe Skin Disease in two distinct populations Tanzania.
Arthur B. Muneza, Waldemar Ortiz-Calo, Craig Packer, Jeremy J. Cusack, Trevor Jones, Meredith S. Palmer, Alexandra Swanson, Margaret Kosmala, Amy J. Dickman, David W. Macdonald, Robert A. Montgomery
DOI
Quantifying the Severity of Giraffe Skin Disease via Photogrammetry Analysis of Camera Trap Data
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Contact

  • 32 Campus Dr, Missoula, MT 59812
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