James L Bodkin
Population biology and ecology of marine mammals, population estimation, predator/prey relations, carnivora, coastal marine ecology, marine conservation.
Professional Experience
2013 - Present Research Wildlife Biologist Emeritus, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1990 - 2013 Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, Alaska
1989 - 1990 Wildlife Biologist, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Koyukuk Wildlife Refuge, Galena, AK
1986 - 1989 Fish and Wildlife Biologist, National Ecology Research Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Education and Certifications
M.S. 1986 California Polytechnical University, San Luis Obispo, CA Biology
B.S. 1975 California State University, Long Beach, CA Wildlife Biology
Affiliations and Memberships*
Society for Conservation Biology
American Society of Mammalogy
Society for Marine Mammalogy
The Wildlife Society
Science and Products
Integrating ecosystem studies: A Bayesian comparison of hypotheses
Population genetic studies of the sea otter (Enhydra lutris): A review and interpretation of available data
Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
Estimating age of sea otters with cementum layers in the first premolar
Accuracy and precision in estimating age of sea otters using cementum layers in the first pre molar
Comparative demography of sea otter populations
Monitoring the status of wild sea otter populations: field studies and techniques
Sea otter predation on Dungeness crabs in Glacier Bay, Alaska
Mitochondrial-DNA variation among subspecies and populations of sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Sea otters in the northern Pacific Ocean
California sea otters
Detection of sea otters in boat-based surveys of Prince William Sound, Alaska
Science and Products
Integrating ecosystem studies: A Bayesian comparison of hypotheses
Population genetic studies of the sea otter (Enhydra lutris): A review and interpretation of available data
Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
Estimating age of sea otters with cementum layers in the first premolar
Accuracy and precision in estimating age of sea otters using cementum layers in the first pre molar
Comparative demography of sea otter populations
Monitoring the status of wild sea otter populations: field studies and techniques
Sea otter predation on Dungeness crabs in Glacier Bay, Alaska
Mitochondrial-DNA variation among subspecies and populations of sea otters (Enhydra lutris)
Sea otters in the northern Pacific Ocean
California sea otters
Detection of sea otters in boat-based surveys of Prince William Sound, Alaska
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government