James Hines
Jim Hines is a computer scientist, working with USGS and non-agency biologists developing methods and computer software for estimation of ecological parameters. He also maintains a web-server used to communicate results of the North American Breeding Bird Survey as well as software written by current and former EESC scientists.
Jim Hines started with the USFWS in 1977 as a part-time computer clerk. After obtaining a BS in Math, he became a full-time computer programmer, then computer specialist and computer scientist. He is co-author on 2 books,
Professional Experience
1977-present USFWS, NBS, USGS - Computer clerk, programmer, specialist, scientist.
Education and Certifications
Hon Dsc. University of Florda, 2023
B.S. University of Maryland, Mathematics, 1979.
Honors and Awards
2016 - Biometrics Working Group Special Recognition Award
2015 - U.S. Geological Survey Distinguished Service Award
2012 - U.S. Geological Survey Meritorious Service Award
2012 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Book
1991 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Monograph
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The relationship between body mass and survival of wintering canvasbacks
Effects of liberalized harvest regulations on wood ducks in the Atlantic Flyway
Constant-parameter capture-recapture models
Goodness-of-fit tests for open capture-recapture models
Effects of permanent trap response in capture probability on Jolly-Seber capture-recapture model estimates
Observer visitation frequency and success of mourning dove nests: A field experiment
The use of auxiliary variables in capture-recapture and removal experiments
Sources of variation in survival rates of winter-banded mallards
Program LINLOGN users instructions
The relationship between harvest and survival rates of mallards: A straightforward approach with partitioned data sets
Afternoon closure of hunting and recovery rates of mallards banded in Minnesota
Afternoon closure of hunting and recovery rates of mallards banded in Minnesota
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The relationship between body mass and survival of wintering canvasbacks
Mass and recapture histories of 6,000 Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) banded in upper Chesapeake Bay were used to test two hypotheses: (1) early-winter body mass is associated with the probability of surviving the winter, and (2) early-winter body mass is associated with annual survival probability. Data were analyzed by a binary regression method that treated mass as a continuous variable and esAuthorsG. M. Haramis, J. D. Nichols, K. H. Pollock, J. E. HinesEffects of liberalized harvest regulations on wood ducks in the Atlantic Flyway
Beginning in 1977the FWS provided southern Atlantic Flyway states the opportunity to liberalize wood duck harvest regulations. Harvest subsequently increased throughout the flyway but appeared to be more a function of population growth than changes in regulations. In the South, harvest rate increased only slightly for young males and no decline in average survival was detected. We found no evidencAuthorsF.A. Johnson, J. E. Hines, F. Montalbano, J. D. NicholsConstant-parameter capture-recapture models
Jolly (1982, Biometrics 38, 301-321) presented modifications of the Jolly-Seber model for capture-recapture data, which assume constant survival and/or capture rates. Where appropriate, because of the reduced number of parameters, these models lead to more efficient estimators than the Jolly-Seber model. The tests to compare models given by Jolly do not make complete use of the data, and we presenAuthorsC. Brownie, J. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsGoodness-of-fit tests for open capture-recapture models
General goodness-of-fit tests for the Jolly-Seber model are proposed. These tests are based on conditional arguments using minimal sufficient statistics. The tests are shown to be of simple hypergeometric form so that a series of independent contingency table chi-square tests can be performed. The relationship of these tests to other proposed tests is discussed. This is followed by a simulatiAuthorsK. H. Pollock, J. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsEffects of permanent trap response in capture probability on Jolly-Seber capture-recapture model estimates
The authors examine bias in Jolly-Seber estimates of survival rate and population size resulting from permanent trap response in capture probability.AuthorsJ. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, K. H. PollockObserver visitation frequency and success of mourning dove nests: A field experiment
Field studies of nesting success generally require visits by the investigator to the nests under study. Such visits may themselves influence nesting success, however, and this possibility has been discussed and investigated by a number of workers with a variety of bird species. Livezey (1980) reviewed the relevant literature for duck nests and noted that most studies failed to demonstrate differenAuthorsJ. D. Nichols, H.F. Percival, R.A. Coon, M.J. Conroy, Gary L. Hensler, J. E. HinesThe use of auxiliary variables in capture-recapture and removal experiments
The dependence of animal capture probabilities on auxiliary variables is an important practical problem which has not been considered in the development of estimation procedures for capture-recapture and removal experiments. In this paper the linear logistic binary regression model is used to relate the probability of capture to continuous auxiliary variables. The auxiliary variables could be enAuthorsK. H. Pollock, J. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsSources of variation in survival rates of winter-banded mallards
No abstract available.AuthorsJ. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsProgram LINLOGN users instructions
No abstract available.AuthorsJ. E. Hines, K. H. Pollock, J. D. NicholsThe relationship between harvest and survival rates of mallards: A straightforward approach with partitioned data sets
We randomly partitioned mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) bandings and recoveries from each of a number of selected reference areas into 2 groups and estimated survival and harvest rates for each area and group. This procedure produced independent vectors of survival- and harvest-rate estimates, which were used to test the general hypothesis that mallard survival and harvest rates were inversely relateAuthorsJ. D. Nichols, J. E. HinesAfternoon closure of hunting and recovery rates of mallards banded in Minnesota
No abstract available.AuthorsR.E. Kirby, J. E. Hines, J. D. NicholsAfternoon closure of hunting and recovery rates of mallards banded in Minnesota
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