Dr. Jeffrey C. Miller

Biography

Ph.D. UC Davis 1977. Parasitoid Ecology. Post-Doc and Instructor and UC Davis 1977-1979. Faculty member at Oregon State University since 1979. Teaching and research interests: insect biology, taxonomy, biodiversity, tropical flora/fauna, conservation, guilds and community ecology, life history attributes, weed biocontrol, ecological basis of environmental issues, photography, caterpillars and moths.

Jeffrey Miller has been featured in 'Update,' The OSU Research Office Newsletter http://oregonstate.edu/research/news/update/06sum.htm#sting

NOBA Book Award: http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/books/books06.htm

Harvard Press Book Description: http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog/MILONH.html?show=reviews

Research

Biological control of weeds using exotic herbivorous insects. In cooperation with Eric Coombs, Oregon Department of Agriculture. Partial funding from OSU-GRF and OSU-ARF.

Landscape ecology of Lepidoptera at the HJA Experimental Forest. In cooperation with Dana Ross and Paul Hammond, as well as numerous NSF-LTER personnel. Funding from NSF-LTER.

Caterpillars and Moths of Costa Rica. In cooperation with Daniel Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs, University of Pennsylvania. Funding from Harvard University Press.

Long-term monitoring of Lepidoptera at Fushan, Taiwan. In cooperation with Andrew Moldenke and Hans Luh, Oregon State University. Funding from NSF.

Bioinventory of insects in the Choco region of Ecuador. In cooperation with Dana Ross. Partial support from Jane Lyons, Reserva Las Gralarias.

Development of a field guide to wood-boring beetles. In cooperation with James LaBonte, Oregon Department of Agriculture. Partial funding from USFS.

Photography of insects for inclusion in a guide to insects of North America. In cooperation with Kenn Kaufman. Minor funding from various grants.

Selected Publications

Heyborne, W.H., J.C. Miller, and G.L. Parsons. 2003. Ground dwelling beetles and forest vegetation change over a 17-year-period, in western Oregon, USA. For. Ecol. and Manage. 179: 123-134.

Miller, J.C, P.C. Hammond, and D.N.R. Ross. 2003. Distribution and Functional Roles of Rare and Uncommon Moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae) Across A Coniferous Forest Landscape. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 96: 847-855.

Miller, J.C. and P.C. Hammond. 2003. Caterpillars and Adult Lepidoptera of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. USDA, USFS, FHTET 2003-03.

Miller, J.C., D.H. Janzen, and W. Hallwachs. 2006. Caterpillars Up Close: Costa Rican Lepidoptera of Area de Conservacion. Harvard University Press. (In Press)

Miller, J.C. , J. LaBonte, and G. Parsons. 2006. Wood-Associated beetles of Pacific Northwest Forests and Woodlands. USDA, USFS, FHTET (In Press).

Miller, J.C. and P.C. Hammond. 2006. Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands: Sensitive Species. USDA, USFS, FHTET (In Press).

Teaching

RNG 563 - Foundations in Ecological Research - Offered alternate years from RNG 662. Classical literature in the fields of plant and animal population and community ecology are used to serve as the foundation for developing questions regarding the design of research studies that address current issues in the general field of ecology and the environment, but also of particular relevance to the discipline of rangeland ecology.

RNG 505 - Digital Imaging - Students are taught how to visually document their research. This basic level course explores image files and photoshop. How to obtain the images, and what to do with them once you have them.