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Overview

James S. Sedinger is affiliated with the University of Nevada Reno in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with an emphasis on ecology and related subfields. Their work spans several areas including ecological dynamics, wildlife management, and animal behavior.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Artificial Intelligence

Topics that Sedinger has extensively covered involve:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics

Their scholarly contributions include numerous published papers, with recent examples such as:

  • "A hierarchical model for jointly assessing ecological and anthropogenic impacts on animal demography," 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Density-dependence produces spurious relationships among demographic parameters in a harvested species," 2022, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Mate fidelity improves survival and breeding propensity of a long-lived bird," 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology
  • "Survival of Adult Female Bighorn Sheep Following a Pneumonia Epizootic," 2020, Journal of Wildlife Management
  • "Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)," 2020, Birds of the World

The frequent coauthors in Sedinger's research collaborations include:

  • Thomas V. Riecke
  • Perry J. Williams
  • Alan G. Leach
  • Daniel Gibson
  • Madeleine G. Lohman

Key publication venues where Sedinger's work appears often are:

  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Ecosphere
  • Birds of the World

Best Publications

  • Environmental influence on life-history traits: Growth, survival, and fecundity in Black Brant ( Branta bernicla )

    James S. Sedinger;Paul L. Flint;Mark S. Lindberg

  • Growth Rate is Negatively Correlated with Hatch Date in Black Brant

    James S. Sedinger;Paul L. Flint

  • Timing of Nesting by Canada Geese in Relation to the Phenology and Availability of Their Food Plants

    James S. Sedinger;Dennis G. Raveling

  • Dietary Selectivity in Relation to Availability and Quality of Food for Goslings of Cackling Geese

    James S. Sedinger;Dennis G. Raveling

  • Estimating prefledging survival: allowing for brood mixing and dependence among brood mates

    Paul L. Flint;Kenneth H. Pollock;Dana Thomas;James S. Sedinger

  • Feedback dynamics of grazing lawns: coupling vegetation change with animal growth

    Brian T. Person;Mark P. Herzog;Roger W. Ruess;James S. Sedinger

  • Adaptations to and consequences of an herbivorous diet in grouse and waterfowl

    James S. Sedinger

  • North American Brant: effects of changes in habitat and climate on population dynamics

    David H. Ward;Austin Reed;James S. Sedinger;Jeffery M. Black

  • Archiving primary data: Solutions for long-term studies

    James A. Mills;Céline Teplitsky;Beatriz Arroyo;Anne Charmantier

  • Characteristics of climate and landscape disturbance influence the dynamics of greater sage‐grouse populations

    Erik J. Blomberg;James S. Sedinger;Michael T. Atamian;Daniel V. Nonne

  • NATAL AND BREEDING PHILOPATRY IN A BLACK BRANT, BRANTA BERNICLA NIGRICANS, METAPOPULATION

    Mark S. Lindberg;James S. Sedinger;Dirk V. Derksen;Robert F. Rockwell

  • Seasonal reproductive costs contribute to reduced survival of female greater sage‐grouse

    Erik J. Blomberg;James S. Sedinger;Daniel V. Nonne;Michael T. Atamian

  • Brant (Branta bernicla)

    Tyler L. Lewis;David H. Ward;James S. Sedinger;Austin Reed

  • Cross-seasonal effects and the dynamics of waterfowl populations

    James S. Sedinger;Ray T. Alisauskas

  • Reproductive Implications of Egg-Size Variation in the Black Brant

    Paul L. Flint;James S. Sedinger

  • Landscape-Level Assessment of Brood Rearing Habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse in Nevada

    Michael T. Atamian;James S. Sedinger;Jill S. Heaton;Erik J. Blomberg

  • Foraging behavior of cackling Canada Goose goslings: implications for the roles of food availability and processing rate.

    James S. Sedinger;Dennis G. Raveling

  • Current status and recent dynamics of the Black Brant Branta bernicla breeding population

    James S. Sedinger;Calvin J. Lensink;David H. Ward;Michael W. Anthony

  • Protein and amino acid composition of tundra vegetation in relation to nutritional requirements of geese

    James S. Sedinger

  • Lincoln estimates of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) abundance in North America.

    Ray T. Alisauskas;Todd W. Arnold;James O. Leafloor;David L. Otis

  • Canada Goose ( Branta canadensis )

    Thomas B. Mowbray;Craig R. Ely;James S. Sedinger;Robert E. Trost

  • Estimating Repeatability of Egg Size

    Paul L. Flint;Robert F. Rockwell;James S. Sedinger

Frequent Co-Authors

David H. Ward
David H. Ward United States Geological Survey
Mark S. Lindberg
Mark S. Lindberg University of Alaska Fairbanks
Paul L. Flint
Paul L. Flint United States Geological Survey
Robert F. Rockwell
Robert F. Rockwell American Museum of Natural History
Joel A. Schmutz
Joel A. Schmutz United States Geological Survey
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse
Niels Jeroen Dingemanse Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Robert G. White
Robert G. White University of Alaska Fairbanks
Alastair J. Wilson
Alastair J. Wilson University of Exeter
Andreas Zedrosser
Andreas Zedrosser University of South-Eastern Norway
Shinichi Nakagawa
Shinichi Nakagawa University of New South Wales

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