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Phone:  662-325-0784
Email:  fvilella@cfr.msstate.edu

address:

Rm# 263, Thompson Hall
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Box 9690
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9690

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Education:

• Louisiana State University Ph.D., Wildlife and Fisheries Science
• Hofstra University M.A., Biology
• University of Puerto Rico B.S., Major - Zoology, Minor - Chemistry

Research Interests:

• Conservation Biology
• Endangered Species Ecology
• Neotropical Wildlife Management

Research / Extension Websites:

• Non-game Management
• Wildlife Habitat Restoration/Monitoring

Graduate Students

• Huisheng (Tony) Chen
• Rafael Gonzalez
• Matthew Palumbo
• Eddie Parham

2009
Llerandi-Román, I., J.M. Rios-Cruz, F.J. Vilella. 2009 Cliff nesting by the red-tailed hawk in moist karst forests of northern Puerto Rico. Journal of Raptor Research 43(2):167-169. Download

2008
Calamari, N.C., F.J. Vilella, P. Mercuri, M.E. Zaccagnini. 2008. Fragmentación del bosque nativo entrerriano y su influencia sobre las aves: desafíos para la conservación y una agricultura sustentable en Argentina. Páginas 68-75 en Caviglia O.P., Sasal M.C., Wilson M. G. y O. F. Paparotti (Eds). Agricultura Sustentable en Entre Ríos. INTA, 92pp.

2008
Vilella, F.J. 2008. Nest habitat use of the Puerto Rican Nightjar Caprimulgus noctitherus in Guanica Biosphere Reserve. Bird Conservation International 18(4):1-11.

2008
Wood, D.R., F.J. Vilella, L.W. Burger Jr. 2008. Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) home range dynamics and macrohabitat selection in a loblolly-shortleaf pine forest. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(4):793-800.

2008
Wood, D.R., F.J. Vilella, L.W. Burger Jr. 2008. Red-cockaded woodpecker reproduction, nest loss, and cavity kleptoparasitism in a Mississippi loblolly-shortleaf pine ecosystem. The Mississippi Kite 34(2):34-52.