Publications

Martinez-Martin, B.* and J.L. Ortiz. Influence of Brush and Arthropods on Avian Insectivores on Native Rangelands in Southern Texas.

Ortiz, J.L. Temporal and Spatial Overlap in the Behaviors of a Native and Invasive Tree Squirrel in Southern California. Ethology Ecology and Evolution.

Ortiz, J.L., Conkey, A.T., Brennan, L.A., Fedynich, L., and M. Green. 2020. Incorporating Research into the Undergraduate Wildlife Management Curriculum. Natural Sciences Education. 49: e20028.

Ortiz, J.L., Conkey, A.T., Brennan, L.A., Fedynich, L., and M. Green. 2020. A WILD Workshop: A Professional Development Opportunity for Educators on Wild Birds. American Biology Teacher 82(1):2-9.

Ortiz, J.L. and A.E. Muchlinski. 2015. Food Selection of Coexisting Western Gray Squirrels and Eastern Fox Squirrels in a Native California Botanic Garden in Claremont, California. Bulletin Southern California Academy of Sciences 114(2):98 ̶ 103.

Arredondo, A.F., Ortiz, J.L., Glasscock, S., and A.A.T. Conkey. 2018. Creating Awareness of Grassland Ecology through Conservation Education. Proceedings of the 4th Biennial Conference on the Conservation of America’s Grasslands, Fort Worth, TX November 15-17, 2017:95-98.

A ‘city girl’ in the natural world: Janel Ortiz focuses on urban wildlife—connecting city kids to nature. The Wildlife Professional, Volume 15, No. 3, p. 16, 2021.

Conservation in the Classroom: Bringing the Outside In. Caesar Kleberg Tracks, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingville, 1(1):19-21, 2016.

Ortiz, J.L., Conkey, A.T., Brennan, L.A., Fedynich, L., and M. Green. 2018. Wild Birds in the Classroom: Evaluation of Student Affinities, Perceptions, and Attitudes in Response to an Experiential Curriculum. International Journal of Environmental and Science Education 13(10):787-803.

Classroom Wildlife Research Expands Undergraduate Student Skills. CSA (Crop Science, Soil Science, Agronomy) News, Volume 65, Issue 11, p. 20, 2020.

Bringing Wildlife into the Classroom. Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingville, 2015.

Ortiz, J.L. and A. Arredondo. 2017. Cactus Wren Nest Characteristics in South Texas. Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society 50(1-2):   75 ̶ 79.

Education Export: From San Diego to South Texas, East Foundation Newsletter. November 2019 Issue:8.