Karl Kleiner, Ph.D.

Education

• Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Wisconsin (1992-1996)
• Post-doctoral Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University (1988- 1992)
• Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University (1989)
• M.F.S., Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (1984)
• B.S., Antioch College (1981)

Courses

• Environmental Biology
• Ecology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Junior Thesis
• Senior Thesis

Research Interests

• Phylogeography of northern saw-whet owls and barn owls
• Habitat range and use by barn owls
• Relationships between below ground microbial communities and tree success
• Black locust physiology
• Plant-insect interactions

Recent Publications

• Kolos, K. 2011. Understanding the home range and habitat of barn owls (Tyto alba) in southeastern Pennsylvania. Research Proposal
• Fauth, S. and K. Kleiner. 2010. Sex ratios of barn owls in south-central Pennsylvania. Poster Presentation at the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Wildlife Society
• Heyler, B. 2008. Sexing of barn owls (Tyto alba) using molecular techniques.
• Heckman, J. 2007. Characterization of the mitochondrial gene order in the northern saw-whet owl, Aegolius acadicus.
• Smith, G. and K. Kleiner. 2005. The effect of four early-successional Pennsylvania tree species on soil bacterial communities. Poster Presentation. 2nd annual Mid-Atlantic Ecology Conference.