James Sedinger
 Associate Professor , Natural Resources and Environmental Science
 KRC133
 775-784-6556
 jsedinger@cabnr.unr.edu

 Personal website:  Click here...

 Education:
 
 Ph.D. 1983 University of California, Davis
 B.A. 1971 University of Washington



 
 Post-doctoral Associates and Ph.D. Students
 Erik Blomberg , Ph.D. Student
 Patrick Lemons , Alumni
 Chris Nicolai , Ph.D Student
 Dan Nonne , Ph.D. Student

 Research Area:
 Avian life histories, population biology nutritional ecology and conservation

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

 Publications:

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.

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

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 Nino on distribution and reproductive performance of Black Brant. Ecology 87:151-159.

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

Ward, D. H., A. Reed, J. S. Sedinger, J. M. Black, D. V. Derksen, and P. M. Castelli. 2005. North American Brant: effects of changes in habitat and climate on population dynamics. Global Change Biology 11:869-880.

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

Nicolai, C. A., J. S. Sedinger, and M. L. Wege. 2004. Regulation of development time and hatch synchronization in Black Brant (Branta bernicla nigricans). Functional Ecology 18:475-482.

Sedinger, J. S., M. P. Herzog, and D. H. Ward. 2004. Early environment and recruitment of black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans) into the breeding population. Auk 121:68-73.

Sedinger, J. S., N. D. Chelgren, M. S. Lindberg, T. Obritchkewitch, M. T. Kirk, P. Martin, B. A. Anderson, and D. H. Ward. 2002. Life-history implications of large-scale spatial variation in adult survival of black brant (Branta bernicla nigricans). Auk 119:510-515.

Person, B. T., 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.

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.