Jeffrey Hatfield, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Jeff Hatfield's duties include field and statistical research on U.S. wildlife and habitats, review of study plans and manuscripts, experimental design, statistical consulting with wildlife biologists, and data analysis. Current research consists of monitoring growth and survival of Hawaiian trees, monitoring regeneration and restoration of vegetation in Texas, monitoring herbivory in National Parks of the National Capital Region, and studies of maternal-effects and Medea genes in snails and mammals.
Recent Accomplishments
Education
- Ph.D. 1986. Biostatistics (focus: theoretical ecology & genetics). The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
- M.A.S. 1982. Applied Statistics (focus: frequentist statistics). The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
- M.S. 1981. Zoology (focus: aquatic ecology & genetics). Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
- B.A. 1979. Zoology and Mathematics & Statistics (double major). Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.
Professional Studies/Experience
Mentorship/Outreach
Professional societies/affiliations/committees/editorial boards
Honors, awards, recognition, elected offices
Scientific/Oral Presentations, Abstracts
Science and Products
Final Report: Five years of monitoring reconstructed freshwater tidal wetlands in the urban Anacostia River (2000-2004)
The Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. USA consisted of over 809 hectares (2000 acres) of freshwater tidal wetlands before mandatory dredging removed most of them in the first half of the 20th century. Much of this13 kilometer (8 mile) reach was transferred to the National Park Service (NPS). Planning processes in the 1980?s envisioned a...
Hammerschlag, R.S.; Baldwin, A.H.; Krafft, C.C.; Neff, K.P.; Paul, M.M.; Brittingham, K.D.; Rusello, K.; Hatfield, J.S. Efficacy of selected coccidiostats in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) following challenge
The anticoccidial efficacy of amprolium, clazuril, and monensin were studied in sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) infected with a mixture of Eimeria spp. oocysts. Five groups of four 1-day-old sandhill crane chicks were maintained on a crumbled ration containing no coccidiostat, amprolium at 2.2 ppm, clazuril at 1.1 ppm, clazuril at 5.5 ppm, or...
Carpenter, J. W.; Novilla, M.N.; Hatfield, J.S. The effects of captive rearing on the behavior of newly-released whooping cranes (Grus americana)
Rearing treatments used in captivity to prepare animals for reintroduction to the wild may have a profound effect on behavior and, possibly, affect their survival after reintroduction. This study examined the behaviors of captive-reared whooping cranes (Grus americana) upon their release in Florida to determine if rearing treatments may affect the...
Kreger, M.D.; Hatfield, J.S.; Estevez, I.; Gee, G.F.; Clugston, D.A. The adaptive significance of stealing in a marine bird and its relationship to parental quality
Kleptoparasitism (food theft) is a tactic used opportunistically by many foraging birds, but little is known about its fitness benefits. Here we show that habitual kleptoparasitism by individual parent roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) is associated with consistently superior reproductive performance relative to nonkleptoparasitic ('honest')...
Shealer, D.A.; Spendelow, J.A.; Hatfield, J.S.; Nisbet, I.C.T. Sex-specific survival rates of adult roseate terns: are males paying a higher reproductive cost than females?
A long-term mark-recapture/resighting program has been carried out on the Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) nesting at Falkner Island, Connecticut, USA from the late 1980s through the mid 2000s, and from 1995-1998 an intensive collaborative study of food-provisioning of chicks by their parents also was conducted on many of the banded individuals at...
Spendelow, J.A.; Shealer, D.A.; Hatfield, J.S.; Nichols, J.D.; Nisbet, I.C.T. Whooping crane titers to eastern equine encephalitis vaccinations
In 1984 an epizootic of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus killed 7 of 39 (18%) whooping cranes in captivity at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Maryland, USA. Since that time whooping cranes have been vaccinated with a human EEE vaccine. This vaccine was unavailable for several years, necessitating use of an equine vaccine...
Chavez-Ramirez, Felipe; Olsen, Glenn H.; Kolski, E.; Hatfield, J.S.; Docherty, D.E. Effects of rearing treatment on the behavior of captive whooping cranes (Grus americana)
Small founder populations of whooping cranes are managed to maximize egg production for the purpose of reintroducing young to the wild. This results in an excessive number of hatched chicks that cannot be naturally reared by parents. Hand-rearing techniques have been developed to raise the additional hatches. However, hand rearing may affect the...
Kreger, M.D.; Estevez, I.; Hatfield, J.S.; Gee, G.F. Contribution of natural history collection data to biodiversity assessment in national parks
There has been mounting interest in the use of museum and herbaria collections to assess biodiversity; information is often difficult to locate and access, however, and few recommendations are available for effectively using natural history collections. As part of an effort to inventory vertebrates and vascular plants in U.S. national parks, we...
O'Connell, A.F.; Gilbert, A.T.; Hatfield, J.S. Detecting warning signs of trouble within population fluctuations: using capture-recapture modeling to uncover changes in population dynamics leading to declines
An intensive mark-recapture/resighting program has been carried out on the Roseate Terns nesting at Falkner Island, Connecticut, since the late 1980s as part of a regional study of the metapopulation dynamics and ecology of the endangered Northwest Atlantic breeding population of this species. Substantial losses of tern eggs and chicks to...
Spendelow, J.A.; Nichols, J. D.; Kendall, W.L.; Hines, J. E.; Hatfield, J.S.; Nisbet, I.C.T. Contaminant exposure and reproductive success of Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) nesting in Chesapeake Bay regions of concern
The Chesapeake Bay osprey population has more than doubled in size since restrictions were placed on the production and use of DDT and other toxic organochlorine contaminants in the 1970s. Ospreys are now nesting in the most highly polluted portions of the Bay. In 2000 and 2001, contaminant exposure and reproduction were monitored in ospreys...
Rattner, B. A.; McGowan, P.C.; Golden, N.H.; Hatfield, J.S.; Toschik, P.C.; Lukei, R.F.; Hale, R.C.; Schmitz-Afonso, I.; Rice, C.P. Golden-cheeked Warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) in Central Texas: importance of dispersal toward persistence in a metapopulation
Alldredge, M.W.; Hatfield, J.S.; Diamond, D.D.; True, C.D.