James Nichols, Ph.D.
Dr. Jim Nichols conducts research on animal population dynamics and management
Recent Accomplishments
Education
- B.S. Wake Forest University, Biology, 1971
- M.S. Louisiana State University, Wildlife Management, 1973
- Ph.D. Michigan State University, Wildlife Ecology, 1976
Professional Studies/Experience
- Adaptive management and assessment of habitat changes on migratory birds
- Development of models of mallard population dynamics for adaptive harvest management
- Development of methods to estimate parameters associated with animal population dynamics
- Statistical methods for species richness estimation
- Technical Assistance -Tiger Monitoring and Population Research
- Development of methods for estimating patch occupancy and patch-dynamic parameters from detection-nondetection survey data
- Development of methods to estimate species richness and community-dynamic parameters from species list data
Mentorship/Outreach
Professional societies/affiliations/committees/editorial boardsScientific/Oral Presentations, Abstracts
Honors, awards, recognition, elected offices
- 2005 - U.S. Presidential Rank Award (Meritorious Senior Professional)
- 2004 - U.S. Geological Survey Meritorious Service Award
- 2004 - IFAS Scholar Award, University of Florida
- 1998 - Promoted to Senior Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
- 1991 - The George W. Snedecor Award of the American Statistical Association
- 1991 - The Wildlife Society's Wildlife Publication Award for Monograph
- 1984 - Southeastern Section of the Wildlife Society, Outstanding Publication Award
Scientific/Oral Presentations, Abstracts
Science and Products
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The relationship between annual survival rate and migration distance in mallards: An examination of the time-allocation hypothesis for the evolution of migration The relationship between annual survival rate and migration distance in mallards: An examination of the time-allocation hypothesis for the evolution of migration
Predictions of the time-allocation hypothesis were tested with several a posteriori analyses of banding data for the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). The time-allocation hypothesis states that the critical difference between resident and migrant birds is their allocation of time to reproduction on the breeding grounds and survival on the nonbreeding grounds. Residents have higher...
Authors
J.B. Hestbeck, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines
[Book review] Population Biology of Passerine Birds. An Integrated Approach, edited by J. Blondel et al. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990. 496 pp [Book review] Population Biology of Passerine Birds. An Integrated Approach, edited by J. Blondel et al. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990. 496 pp
No abstract available.
Authors
J.D. Nichols
Survival of cackling Canada geese, 1982-1988 Survival of cackling Canada geese, 1982-1988
We estimated seasonal and annual survival rates of cackling Canada geese (Branta canadensis minima) for the period 1982-1989 to identify periods of high mortality and assess effects of harvest management decisions. We tested hypotheses about age- and sex specific variation in survival, seasonal variation in survival rates, and variation in survival between years in which hunting seasons...
Authors
Dennis G. Raveling, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines, David S. Zezulak, Joseph G. Silveira, James C. Johnson, Thomas W. Aldrich, John A. Weldon
Science, population ecology, and the management of the American black duck Science, population ecology, and the management of the American black duck
This essay deals with the relevance of some of the ideas of Romesburg (1981) to population ecology and management of the American black duck (Anas rubripes). Most investigations dealing with the effects of hunting regulations on black duck populations have used the hypothetico-deductive (H-D) approach of specifying a priori hypotheses and associated deduced predictions. These...
Authors
James D. Nichols
Effect of hunting on annual survival of grey ducks in New Zealand Effect of hunting on annual survival of grey ducks in New Zealand
We used band recovery data from grey ducks (Anas superciliosa) banded in New Zealand between 1957 and 1974 to test 2 null hypotheses: (1) hunting mortality is completely additive to natural sources of mortality, and (2) hunting mortality is completely compensated by changes in natural mortality. We modeled annual survival as a function of survival in the absence of hunting and the...
Authors
Richard J. Barker, James E. Hines, James D. Nichols
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 417
The relationship between annual survival rate and migration distance in mallards: An examination of the time-allocation hypothesis for the evolution of migration The relationship between annual survival rate and migration distance in mallards: An examination of the time-allocation hypothesis for the evolution of migration
Predictions of the time-allocation hypothesis were tested with several a posteriori analyses of banding data for the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). The time-allocation hypothesis states that the critical difference between resident and migrant birds is their allocation of time to reproduction on the breeding grounds and survival on the nonbreeding grounds. Residents have higher...
Authors
J.B. Hestbeck, J.D. Nichols, J.E. Hines
[Book review] Population Biology of Passerine Birds. An Integrated Approach, edited by J. Blondel et al. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990. 496 pp [Book review] Population Biology of Passerine Birds. An Integrated Approach, edited by J. Blondel et al. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1990. 496 pp
No abstract available.
Authors
J.D. Nichols
Survival of cackling Canada geese, 1982-1988 Survival of cackling Canada geese, 1982-1988
We estimated seasonal and annual survival rates of cackling Canada geese (Branta canadensis minima) for the period 1982-1989 to identify periods of high mortality and assess effects of harvest management decisions. We tested hypotheses about age- and sex specific variation in survival, seasonal variation in survival rates, and variation in survival between years in which hunting seasons...
Authors
Dennis G. Raveling, James D. Nichols, James E. Hines, David S. Zezulak, Joseph G. Silveira, James C. Johnson, Thomas W. Aldrich, John A. Weldon
Science, population ecology, and the management of the American black duck Science, population ecology, and the management of the American black duck
This essay deals with the relevance of some of the ideas of Romesburg (1981) to population ecology and management of the American black duck (Anas rubripes). Most investigations dealing with the effects of hunting regulations on black duck populations have used the hypothetico-deductive (H-D) approach of specifying a priori hypotheses and associated deduced predictions. These...
Authors
James D. Nichols
Effect of hunting on annual survival of grey ducks in New Zealand Effect of hunting on annual survival of grey ducks in New Zealand
We used band recovery data from grey ducks (Anas superciliosa) banded in New Zealand between 1957 and 1974 to test 2 null hypotheses: (1) hunting mortality is completely additive to natural sources of mortality, and (2) hunting mortality is completely compensated by changes in natural mortality. We modeled annual survival as a function of survival in the absence of hunting and the...
Authors
Richard J. Barker, James E. Hines, James D. Nichols