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CURRICULUM VITA

JAMES STONE SEDINGER

PERSONAL

            Office Address                                           Home Address

            Dept. of Natural Resources

            And Environmental                                     30 Sagittarius Ct.

            Sciences                                                     Reno, NV 89509

            University of Nevada Reno                         Phone: (775) 337-8593

            1000 Valley Rd.

            Reno, NV 89512-0013

            Phone: (775) 784-6556                              Family:

            FAX: (775) 784-4583                                Constance Margaret (Registered Nurse)

            Email:jsedinger@cabnr.unr.edu             Benjamin Stone, born 20 November 1983

                                                                              Katherine Margaret, born 20 June 1986

 

 

Personal Interests:  Nordic skiing, mountaineering, waterfowl hunting, fly fishing, nature photography.

 

Professional Interests and Goals:  The study of life-histories, population biology and nutritional ecology of avian species, particularly waterfowl.  Application of such knowledge to the management of avian populations, including waterfowl, and to the training of students.

 

EDUCATION      Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Ecology (1983)

                              B. S. (Cum Laude) University of Washington, Electrical Engineering (1971)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/EMPLOYMENT

Director, Program in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada Reno (2007-present)

Professor, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada Reno (2002-present)

Associate Professor, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada Reno (2001-2002)

Interim Director, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1998-2001)

Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1994-2001)

Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1990-1994)

Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1986-1990)

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1985-1986)

Research Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Anchorage, AK (1984-1986)

Graduate Research Assistant, Division of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of California, Davis, CA (1977-1982)

Electrical Engineer, Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, OR (1972-1974)

Electronic Technician, College of Forestry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA (1972)

TEACHING

      Formal Teaching:                                                                                                                  

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            Courses                                                                                              Date                   ment

        

         NRES 488/688 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations                                                                       Fall 2007          12

         NRES 488/688 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations                                                                       Fall 2006           14

         NRES 488/688 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations                                                                       Fall 2005           16

          NRES 488/688 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations                                                                       Fall 2004           21

          ERS 488/688 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations                                                                       Fall 2003           24

          ERS 488/688 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations                                                                       Fall 2002           22

          NRES 701    Seminar in Dynamics and Management of

                              Wildlife Populations                                                            Fall 2006             2

          NRES 701    Seminar in Dynamics and Management of

                              Wildlife Populations                                                            Fall 2007              2

          NRES 701    Seminar in Dynamics and Management of

                              Wildlife Populations                                                            Fall 2005               4

          NRES 701    Seminar in Dynamics and Management of

                              Wildlife Populations                                                            Fall 2004               9

          ERS 701       Seminar in Dynamics and Management of

                              Wildlife Populations                                                            Fall 2003               5

          ERS 701       Seminar in Dynamics and Management of

                              Wildlife Populations                                                            Fall 2002              11

          ERS 710       Life-history Evolution                                                          Fall 2004               8

          ERS 710       Life-history Evolution                                                          Fall 2002               8

          ERS 485/685 Dynamics and Management of Wildlife

                                Populations (new course)                                                  Fall 2001               13

         WLF 692      Ecology and Management of Wetlands and                         Fall 1988               12

                              Riparian Systems (Team-taught graduate seminar)

          WLF 360      Nutrition and Physiological Ecology                                     Fall 1988             12

                              of Wildlife (new course 1988)                                             Fall 1990               10

                                                                                                                        Fall 1992               19

          WLF 302      Fish and Wildlife Ecology and Management                         Fall 1986               6

          WLF 419      Waterfowl and Wetlands Ecology                                       Spring 1986         12

                              and Management (new course 1986)                                  Fall 1987                 7

                                                                                                                        Fall 1989               14

                                                                                                                        Fall 1991                 7

                                                                                                                        Fall 1994               16

                                                                                                                        Fall 1996               16

          WLF 492      Laboratory for WLF 419 (new course 1989)                      Fall 1989              12

          WLF 460      Nutrition and Physiological Ecology                                     Fall 1994              13

                              of Wildlife                                                                           Fall 1996               28

          WLF 660      Nutrition and Physiological Ecology                                     Fall 1994                3

                              of Wildlife                                                                           Fall 1995                 8

                                                                                                                        Fall 1996                 4

          BIOL 426     Ornithology                                                                        Spring 1986          23

                                                                                                                        Spring 1987          16

                                                                                                                        Spring 1988          12

                                                                                                                        Spring 1989          27

                                                                                                                        Spring 1990          11

                                                                                                                        Spring 1991          12

          BIOL/WLF 694  Life History Evolution (new course 1995)                     Fall 1995                7

         BIOL/WLF 636  Life History Evolution                                                   Fall 1997                 8

        
 

Independent studies:                                                                                    Summer 1988          1

                                                                                                                        Fall 1992                 1

                                                                                                                        Fall 1994                 1
                                                                                                                        Fall 1995                 1

                                                                                                                        Spring 1996             1

                                                                                                                        Fall 1997                 1

                                                                                                                        Spring 2007             1

Other Teaching:

 

Participated in the Biology Dept.  Graduate Student/Faculty Seminar (1985-1993) Participated in the informal ecology discussion group (1985-1987)

Participated in informal discussion group on waterfowl biology (1988-1993, 1997-1999)

Guest lecture in WLF 615 (1985)

Guest lecture in BIOL 104 (1987)

Guest lecture in BIOL 222 (1987)

Guest lecture in WLF 101 (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001)

Technical advisor for 2 graduate student presentations in WLF 621 (1989)

Supervised wildlife internships (1992-1993)

Guest lecture NRES 100 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

Guest lecture NRES 421 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)

Graduate Student Committees:

Chair                     Degree (completion date)           Title

      Michael Atamian              M.S.                   Sex ratio and brood habitat in Greater Sage Grouse

      Frank Burris                    M.S. (1991)        Foraging ecology of northern pintails

      Brad Comstock               M.S.                   Reproductive success in Sage Grouse

      Mike Eichholz                  M.S. (1996)        Incubation behavior of Black Brant

      Mike Eichholz                  Ph.D. (2001)       Staging ecology of Canada Geese in interior Alaska

      Melissa Farinha               M.S.                   Habitat use by sage grouse outside the breeding season

      Paul Flint                         Ph.D. (1993)       Prefledging survival in Black Brant

      Christopher Frey             Ph.D.                 

      Mark Herzog                   Ph.D. (2002)       Environmental regulation of growth in Brant

      Eric Kolada                     M.S.                   Reproductive biology of Mono Sage Grouse

      Patrick Lemmons             Ph.D.                  Alternative breeding strategies in Black Brant

      Mark Lindberg                Ph.D. (1996)       Within and among colony dispersal in Black Brant

      Margaret MacCluskie      Ph.D. (1997)       Reproduction strategies in Northern Shovelers

      Frances Mann                 M.S. (1991)        Regulation of clutch size in northern pintails

      Elliott Machette               M.S.  (2006)       Grazing impacts on waterfowl nesting in the Great Basin

      Christine Moran               M.S. (2000)        Nest site fidelity in spectacled eiders

      Chris Nicolai                   M.S. (2002)        Strategies to synchronize hatch in Black Brant

                                             Ph.D.                  Reproductive Decisions in Black Brant

      William O’Connell           M.S. (2001)        Nutritional ecology of spectacled eiders during incubation

      Mike Petrula                    M.S. (1994)        Breeding biology of ducks in Interior Alaska

      Tom Pogson                    M.S. (1990)        Biology of sandhill cranes during winter in California

      Bruce Seppi                    M.S. (1993)        Habitat preference by ducks in the boreal forest

      Jason Schamber              M.S. (2001)        Effects at winter habitat on reproductive performance in Black Brant

      Joel Schmutz                   Ph.D. (2000)       Factors affecting survival of Emperor goose goslings

      Pam Svete                       M.S. (1999)        Male behavior and certainty of paternity in Brant

      Amanda Walker              M.S.

 

      Member                Degree (completion date)

      Stephen Ambruzs           M.S.

      Chris Babcock                Ph.D.

      Christopher Briggs           M.S. (completed 2005)

      Christopher Briggs           Ph.D.

      Jessi Brown                     M.S. (completed 2005)

      Paul Cotter                      M.S. (completed 1995)

      Renée Crain                    M.S. (completed 1998)

      Cali Crampton                 Ph.D. (completed 2004)

      Julianna De Almeida        Ph.D.

      Cynthia Downs                Ph.D.

      Peter Graff                      M.S.

      Mary Halterman              Ph.D.

      Alex Hartmann                M.S. (completed 2003),

                                             Ph.D.

      Kelly Hastings                 M.S. (completed 1996)

      Kenneth Kriese               Ph.D. (completed 2004)

      Mathew Johnson             M.S. (completed 2002)

      Wendy Lammers             M.S.  (completed 2005)

      Amy Larson                    Ph.D. (completed 1997)

      James Lawler                  Ph.D. (completed 2001)

      Carol Maclntrye              M.S. (completed 1995)

      Heather Mathewson        Ph.D.

      Elizabeth Peacock           Ph.D. (completed 2004)

      Karen Rock                    M.S. (completed 1995)

      Gleb Raygorodetsky        M.S. (completed 1993)

      Will Richardson               Ph.D. (completed 2007)

      Laura Jacobs                   M.S. (completed 1992)

      Dean Kildaw                   Ph.D. (completed 1999)

      Christa Mulder                Ph.D. (completed 1996)

      Julie Neville                     M.S. (completed 2002)

      Michael Oehler                M.S. (completed 1999)

      Brian Person                    Ph.D. (completed 2001)

      Jenifer Pugin                    M.S. (completed 1996)

      Janet Rachlow                 M.S. (completed 1990)

      Anne Ruggles                  M.S. (completed 1991)

      Jay Schauer                     M.S. (completed 1993)

      Susan Sharbaugh             Ph.D. (completed 1993)

      Kelly Stewart                  Ph.D. (completed 2004)

      Alice Stickney                 M.S. (completed 1989)

      Robert Suydam               M.S. (completed 1995)

      Eric Taylor                      M.S. (completed 1986)

      Kathleen Walsh               M.S. (completed 1998)

      Rachael Young                M.S.

      Amy Zacheis                   Ph.D. (defended 2000)

 

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

2007    Demography of Lahontan cutthroat trout in Walker Lake, Nevada. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (PI) $98,575.

2006    Assessment of the effect of artificial water sources on mule deer populations and vegetation in Mohave National Preserve. National Park Service. (PI) $30,000.

2006    Monitoring avian influenza in waterfowl in western Alaska. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (PI) $26,625.

2006    Monitoring nest success of Black Brant in western Alaska. Ducks Unlimited. (PI) $55,000.

2006    Effects of Shrubstep Vegetation Structure on Reproductive Success of Sage Grouse. (PI) Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station. $84,000.

2004    Ecology of Greater Sage Grouse in Mono County, California. U. S. Geological Survey. (PI) $40,000.

 2003    Adaptive harvest management of western mallards. Wildlife Management Institute. (co-PI) $56,750.

2003    Ecology of Greater Sage-Grouse in Mono County, California. Quail Unlimited. (PI) $90,100.

2003    Effects of high voltage transmission lines on dynamics of sage grouse populations. Bureau of Land Management. (PI) $180,000.

2003    Variation of sage grouse populations in response to transmission lines in northern Nevada. Nevada Department of Wildlife (PI) $250,000.

2003    Effect of high voltage transmission lines on sage grouse populations. Sierra Pacific Co. (PI) $450,000.

2003    Dynamics of sage grouse populations in central Nevada. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. (PI) $50,970.

2003    Dynamics of sage grouse populations in central Nevada. Nevada Rangeland Initiative. (PI) $100,000.

2002    REU Supplement. Spatial-temporal dynamics of plant herbivore interactions and ecosystem processes in    coastal tundra of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in western Alaska, National Science Foundation. (PI) $12,000.

2002    Effects of grazing and pasture management on waterfowl nest site selection and nest            success. Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station. (PI) $61,940.

2002    Effects of high voltage transmission lines on dynamics of sage grouse populations. Bureau of Land Management. (co-PI) $20,000.

2002    Development of a population model for adaptive management of western mallards. (Co-PI) $56,750. Wildlife Management Institute.

2000   Spatial-temporal dynamics of plant herbivore interactions and ecosystem processes in    coastal tundra of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in western Alaska, National Science Foundation. (PI) $1,500,000.

1999    Cross-seasonal effects and population regulation of Pacific Black Brant. Natural Resources Fund, University of Alaska Foundation. (PI) $20,000.

1999     Cross-seasonal effects and population regulation of Pacific Black Brant. Institute of Wetlands and Waterfowl Research. (PI) $46,000.

1999    Spatial-temporal dynamics of plant-herbivore interactions and ecosystem processes in coastal tundra of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta              Western Alaska.  National Science Foundation. (PI) $50,000.

1998     Demography of Black Brant on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.  Angus Gavin Migratory Bird Research Fund. (PI) $15,000.

1997       A synthesis and analysis of the regional impacts of global change in the western arctic/Bering Sea. National Science Foundation. (co-PI) $113,516.

1997       Foraging habitat use by incubating and brood-rearing spectacled eiders.  U.S. Geological Survey.  $64,782.

1995       Nest site fidelity of Spectacled Eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (Co-PI). $40,000.

1995       Landscape responses of Carex subspathacea and Puccinellia phiyganodes to manipulations in grazing history by Black Brant Branta bernicla nigricans: implications for reduction of gosling body size and recruitment rates.  Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Fund. (Co-PI). $15,000.

 1994       Effect of oil facilities on brood movements, gosling growth and habitat use by Black Brant in Prudhoe Bay.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (PI) $40,000.

 1994       Development of a simulation model for flyway management of Pacific Black Brant.  National Biological Survey. (Co-PI) $122,344.

 1993       Nutrient feedbacks: implications for goose population dynamics and agriculture in Alaska.  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Competitive Grant. (PI) $280,500.

 1993       Body composition analysis equipment for study of the physiological ecology of high latitude endotherms.  National Science Foundation. (Co-P.I. with D. D. Roby, B. Barnes, P. Deviche, E. A. Rexstad, and R. G. White). $84,656.

 1993       Effects of climate change and sea level rise on trophic dynamics and ecosystems processes of the Coastal Tundra Ecosystem, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.  National Science Foundation, (PI) $1,195,915.

 1993       Extension of within and among colony dispersal of Black Brant.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (PI) $51,000.

 1992       Assessment of the construction of the Copper River highway on waterfowl.  Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. (PI) $11,281.

 1991       Production ecology of Northern Pintails breeding at Minto Flats, Alaska.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  (PI) $163,553.

 1990       Dispersal of Black Brant among colonies.  Angus Gavin Memorial Migratory Bird Research Fund.  (PI) $ 10, 000.

 1990       Within and among colony dispersal of Black Brant: Variation in relation to age and sex.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  (PI)  $141,765.

1989       Breeding biology of northern Pintails in Interior Alaska.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  (PI) $54,393.

1989       Breeding biology of northern Pintails in Interior Alaska.  California Waterfowl Association.  (PI) $30,000.

1989              Breeding biology and habitat use of northern Pintails in Interior Alaska.  Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game.  (PI) $25,000.

 1989       Supplement to Black Brant gosling mortality.  (PI)  $39,942.

1989       Travel to Fairbanks for Dr. Robert Rockwell under the Invited Speaker Program. $1,400.

1989       Trophic level responses in intertidal sedge wetlands affected by spilled crude oil.  (Co-PI) $598,306.

1987       Energetic and nutrient dynamics of northern Pintails breeding in the subarctic.  Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station. (Co-PI, award to Frances E. Mann) $18,800.

1987       Estimation of pacific Black Brant gosling mortality on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. (PI) $58,960.

1987       Foraging ecology and habitat use of pintails breeding in taiga.  Angus Gavin Fund, U of A Foundation.  (PI)  $15,000.

1987       Development of a method for estimating the lipid content of living animals.  Faculty Small Grant, University of Alaska Fairbanks.  (PI)  $6,000.

1987       Travel to Symposium on the Ecology and Management of Breeding Waterfowl.  Angus Gavin Fund, U of A Foundation.  $500.

1987       Assessment of the effect of backpack-mounted radio transmitters on the energy-nutrient budgets of geese.  U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  (PI)  $18,000.

 PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Publications:

Matchette, E. L., and J. S. Sedinger. 2007. A change in waterfowl species composition in the Honey Lake Valley, California. California Department of Fish and Game 93:in press.

Johnson, D. W., D. E. Todd, Jr., C. F. Trettin, and J. S. Sedinger. 2007. Soil carbon and nitrogen changes in forest of the Walker Branch watershed, 1972 to 2004. Soil Science Society of America Journal 71:1639-1646.

Schamber, J. L., J. S. Sedinger, D. H. Ward, and K. R. Hagmeier. 2007. Population structure and body size of Black Brant during winter. Journal of Field Ornithology 78:74-82.

Sedinger, J. S., C. A. Nicolai, C. J. Lensink, C. Wentworth, and B. Conant. 2007. Harvest, density dependence and survival in black brant: a record of population dynamics. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:496-506.

Sedinger, J. S., and N. D. Chelgren. 2007. Survival and breeding advantages of larger Black Brant goslings: within and among cohort variation. Auk.124:in press.

Lee, D. E., J. M. Black, J. E. Moore, and J. S. Sedinger. 2007. Age-specific stopover ecology of Black Brant at Humboldt Bay, California. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:9-22.

Eichholz, M.W. and J. S. Sedinger. 2007. Survival and recovery rate of Canada Geese staging in Interior Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:36-42.

Miller, W. W., D. W. Johnson, T. M. Loupe, J. S. Sedinger, E. M. Carroll, J. D. Murphy, R. F. Walker, and D. Glass. 2006. Nutrient flow from runoff at burned forest site in Lake Tahoe Basin. California Agriculture 60:65-71.

Sedinger, J. S. 2006. Improving understanding and assessment of sage-grouse populations. Bulletin Cooperative Extension University of Idaho: in press.

Sears, M. W., J. P. Hayes, K. Geluso, C. O’Conner, and J. S. Sedinger. 2006. Individual variation in thermogenic capacity affects above-ground activity of high altitude deer mice. Functional Ecology 20:97-104.

Eichholz, M.W. and J. S. Sedinger. 2006. Staging, migration, and winter distribution of white-cheeked geese staging in Interior Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1308-1315.

Sedinger, J. S., D. H. Ward, J. L. Schamber, W. I. Butler, W. D. Eldridge, B. Conant, J. F. Voelzer, N. D. Chelgren, and M. P. Herzog. 2006. Effects of El Niño on distribution and reproductive performance of Black Brant. Ecology 87:151-159.

Walker, J., M. S. Lindberg, M. C. McCluskie, M. J. Petrula, and J. S. Sedinger. 2005. Nest survival of scaup and other ducks in the boreal forest of Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:582-591.

Sedinger, J. S., and J. J. Rotella. 2005. Effect of harvest on sage-grouse populations: what can we learn from the data? Wildlife Biology 11:371-375.

Ward, D. H., Reed, A., Sedinger, J. S., Black, J. M., Derksen, D. V., and Castelli, P. M. 2005.  SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1Effects of anthropogenic and climate events on habitats and population dynamics of nearctic brant. Global Change Biology 11:869-880.

Ward, D. H., J. A. Schmutz, J. S. Sedinger, K. S. Bollinger, P. D. Martin, and B. A. Anderson. 2004. Temporal and geographic variation in survival of juvenile Black Brant. Condor 106:263-274.

Sedinger, J. S., M. P. Herzog, and D. H. Ward. 2004. Early environment and recruitment of Black Brant into the breeding population. Auk 121:68-73.

Herzog, M. P., and J. S. Sedinger. 2004. Dynamics of foraging behavior associated with variation in habitat and forage availability in captive Black Brant Goslings (Branta bernicla nigricans). Auk 121:210-223.

Nicolai, C.A., J.S. Sedinger, and M.L. Wege.  2004.  Mechanisms of hatch synchronization in Black Brant.  Functional Ecology 18:475-482.

Orians, G., et al. 2003. Cumulative environmental effects of oil and gas activities on Alaska’s North Slope. Committee on cumulative environmental effects of Alaskan North Slope oil and gas activities, National Research Council. 287 pp.

Person, B.B., M. P. Herzog, R.W. Ruess, J.S. Sedinger, R. M. Anthony, and C. A. Babcock.  2003. Feedback dynamics of grazing lawns:      coupling vegetation change with animal growth. Oecologia 135:583-592.

Mowbray, T. C. Ely, J. S. Sedinger, and R. Trost. 2002. Canada Goose (Branta Canadensis). In  Birds of North America, No. 682 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.

Sedinger, J.S., P. Martin, B.A. Anderson, N.D. Chelgren, M.S. Lindberg, T. Obritchkewitch and M.T. Kirk. 2002. Life-history implications of large-scale variation in adult survival of Black Brant.  Auk 119:510-515.

Sedinger, J. S., M. P. Herzog, B. T. Person, M. T. Kirk, T. Obritchkewitch, P. P. Martin, and A. A. Stickney. 2001. Large-scale variation in growth of Black Brant goslings related to food availability. Auk 118:1088-1095.

Sedinger, J. S., M. S. Lindberg and N. D. Chelgren. 2001.  Age-specific breeding probability in Black Brant: effects of population density.  Journal of Animal Ecology 70:798-807.

Flint, P. L., R. F. Rockwell, and J. S. Sedinger. 2001. Estimating repeatability of egg size. Auk 118:500-503.

Raveling, D. G., J. S. Sedinger and D. S. Johnson. 2000. Reproductive success and survival in relation to juvenile experience of Canada Geese. Condor 102:941-945.

MacCluskie, M.C. and J.S. Sedinger. 2000.  Nutrient reserve dynamics and regulation of clutch size in Northern Shovelers. Auk 117:971-979.

Routledge, R. D., G. E. J. Smith, L. Sun, N. Dawe, E. Nygren, and J. S. Sedinger. 1999. Estimating the size of a transient population. Biometrics 55:224-230.

Eichholz, M. W., and J. S. Sedinger. 1999. Regulation of incubation behaviour in Black Brant. Can. J. Zool. 77: 249-257.

MacCluskie, M. C., and J. S. Sedinger. 1999. Nest attendance patterns of Northern Shovelers in the subarctic. Condor 101:417-421.

Sedinger, J. S., M. S. Lindberg, B. T. Person, M. W. Eichholz, M. Herzog. and P. L. Flint. 1998.  Density dependent effects on growth, body size and clutch size in Black Brant. Auk 115:613-620.

Lindberg, M. S., J. S. Sedinger, R. F. Rockwell and D.V. Derksen. 1998. Population structure and natal and breeding movements in a Black Brant metapopulation. Ecology. 79:1893-1904.

Reed, A., D. H. Ward, D. V. Derksen and J. S. Sedinger. 1998. Brant species account.  Birds of North America.

Lindberg, M. S. and J. S. Sedinger. 1998. Ecological significance of broodsite fidelity in Black Brant: spatial, annual, and age-related variation. Auk 115:436-446.

Eichholz, M. W. and J. S. Sedinger. 1998. Factors affecting length of the incubation period in Black Brant. Condor  100:164-168.

Sedinger, J. S., C. D. Ankney, and R. T. Alisauskas. 1997. Refined methods for assessment of nutrient reserve use and regulation of clutch size. Condor 99:836-840.

Sedinger, J. S., M. S. Lindberg, E. A. Rexstad, N. Chelgren and D. H. Ward. 1997. Testing for handling bias in survival estimation for Black Brant. J. Wildl.  Manage. 61:782-791.

Ward, D. H., E. A. Rexstad, J. S. Sedinger, M. S. Lindberg and N. K. Dawe. 1997. Seasonal and annual survival of adult Pacific Brant. J. Wildl. Manage. 61:773-781.

Lindberg, M.S. and J. S. Sedinger. 1997. Ecological consequences of nest site fidelity in Black Brant. Condor 99:25-38.

Lindberg, M. S., J. S. Sedinger and P. L. Flint. 1997. Effects of spring environment on nesting phenology, nest site selection and clutch size of Black Brant. Condor 99:381-388.

MacCluskie, M. C., P. L. Flint and J. S. Sedinger. 1997. Variation in incubation period length of Mallards.  Condor 99:224-228.

Sedinger, J. S. 1997. Adaptations to and consequences of an herbivorous diet in grouse and waterfowl. Condor 99:314-326.

Sedinger, J. S., M. S. Lindberg, M. W. Eichholz, and N. Chelgren. 1997. Influence of hatch date versus maternal and genetic effects on growth of Black Brant goslings. Auk 114:129-132.

Derksen, D. V., K. S. Bollinger, D. H. Ward, J. S. Sedinger, and Y. Miyabayashi. 1996. Black Brant from Alaska staging and wintering in Japan. Condor 98:653-657.

Hupp, J. W., R. G. White, J. S. Sedinger and D. G. Robertson. 1996. Forage digestibility and intake by Lesser Snow Geese: effects of dominance and resource heterogeneity. Oecologia 108:232-240.

Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand and J. S. Sedinger. 1996. Allocation of limited reserves to a clutch: a model explaining the lack of a relationship between clutch size and egg size. Auk 113:939-942.

Mulder, C. P. H., R. W. Ruess and J. S. Sedinger. 1996. Effects of nutrient, light and salinity manipulations on arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris) in four salt marsh communities:  implications for the role of goose herbivory.  J. Ecol. 84:267-278.

Sedinger, J. S., P. L. Flint and M. S. Lindberg. 1995. Environmental influence on life-history traits: growth, survival and fecundity in Black Brant (Branta bernicla). Ecology 76:2404-2414.

Flint, P. L., J. S. Sedinger and K. H. Pollock. 1995. Survival of juvenile Black Brant during brood rearing.  J. Wildl.  Manage. 59:455-463.

Flint, P. L., K. H. Pollock, D. Thomas and J. S. Sedinger. 1995. Estimating prefledgling survival: allowing for brood mixing and lack of independence among brood mates. J. Wildl.  Manage. 59:448-455.

Schmutz, J. A., D. H. Ward, J. S. Sedinger and E. A. Rexstad. 1995. Partitioning variances of survival rates and the effects of dependency among individuals. J. Appl. Stat. 22:673-681.

Lindberg, M. S., J. S. Sedinger and E. A. Rexstad. 1995. Estimating nest site fidelity of female Black Brant using a multistate modeling approach and geographic information systems. J. Appl.  Stat. 22:725-735.

Sedinger, J. S., M. L. Eichholz and P. L. Flint. 1995. Variation in brood behavior of Black Brant.  Condor 97:107-115.

Sedinger, J. S., R. G. White and J. Hupp. 1995. Metabolizability and partitioning of energy and protein in green plants by yearling Lesser Snow Geese.  Condor 97:116-122.

Anthony, R. M., W. H. Anderson, J. S. Sedinger and L. L. McDonald. 1995. Estimating populations of nesting brant using aerial videography. Wildl.  Soc.  Bull. 23:80-87.

Sedinger, J. S. and E. A. Rexstad. 1994. Do restrictive harvest regulations result in higher survival rates in mallards?  Comment on Smith and Reynolds.  J. Wildl.  Manage. 58:571-577.

Flint, P. L., M. S. Lindberg, M. MacCluskie, and J. S. Sedinger. 1994. The adaptive significance of hatching synchrony of waterfowl eggs. Wildfowl 45:248-254.

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