David A. Rintoul

 

116 Ackert Hall
(785) 532-6615
email Dave Rintoul

Courses

Current Semester (Spring 2008)

• Biology 222 (Field Ornithology): Click here for species checklists from the current and previous semesters.
• Biology 863 (Professional Skills in Biology): Co-taught with Drs. W. Dodds, L. Johnson and L. Passarelli

Research Focus

Recently I took a sabbatical semester in the University of Utah laboratory of Jim Ehleringer, learning how to analyze the stable isotope composition of bird feathers. I analyzed feathers (Grasshopper Sparrow and Dickcissel) from our local MAPS banding project, and I think that the information and insights gained will be very useful in the developing research area concerned with using feather isotopic compositions as indicators of bird migratory behavior.

Selected Research Publications

B.A. Montelone, D.A. Rintoul, and L.G. Williams, 2008 Assessment of the effectiveness of the studio format in introductory undergraduate biology, CBE-Life Sciences Education 7(2):234–242 (full text, PDF).

Rintoul, D.A. 2005. Beak Deformity in a Brown-headed Cowbird, with Notes on Causes of Beak Deformities in Birds, (full text, PDF). Kansas Ornithological Society Bulletin, 53(6):29-32.

Rintoul, D.A., L.M.. Krueger, C. Woodard, and J.E. Throne.  2005.  Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera: Silphidae) of the Konza Prairie Biological Station.  Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 78(2): 124-133.

Rintoul, D.A. and E. Dale Kennedy.  2002.  Aberrant Plumages in a Carolina Wren and two House Wrens from Kansas.  Kansas Ornithol. Soc. Bulletin, 53(2):21-23.

Busby, W.H., D. Mulhern, G. Kramos, and D. Rintoul, 1998. First Breeding Record of the Piping Plover in Kansas. Prairie Naturalist 29(4):257-262.

Cavitt, J.F., A.T. Pearse, and D.A. Rintoul.  1998.  Hybridization of Mountain Bluebird and Eastern Bluebird in Northeastern Kansas.  Kansas Ornithological Society Bulletin, 49(2): 21-25.

Florant, G.L., L. Hester, S. Ameenuddin, and D.A. Rintoul. 1993. The effect of low essential fatty acid diet on hibernation in marmots (Marmota flaviventris). Am. J. Physiol. 264:R747-R753.

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Quote of the Day - Whenever science makes a discovery, the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it.
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Browse the Prairie Falcon, the newsletter of the Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society. Dave is the faculty sponsor for the local Audubon chapter. (unofficial link)

Check out the homepage for the Kansas Ornithological Society (KOS) - unofficial link

Marmot Home Page - for marmotaphiles everywhere.

Dave's personal photo page with links to many photos!