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Reed Bowman is affiliated with the Archbold Biological Station in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. Within these fields, they have specialized in subfields such as ecology, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, and global and planetary change.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Animal behavior and reproduction
  • Wildlife ecology and conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Fish ecology and management studies
  • Ecology and vegetation dynamics studies

Bowman's recent publications reflect their focus on bird diversity, migratory connectivity, cooperative breeding behavior, and genetic diversity in fragmented populations. Some notable papers include:

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2020, Nature
  • Comprehensive estimation of spatial and temporal migratory connectivity across the annual cycle to direct conservation efforts, 2021, Ecography
  • Investigating social and environmental predictors of natal dispersal in a cooperative breeding bird, 2020, Behavioral Ecology
  • Dynamics of reduced genetic diversity in increasingly fragmented populations of Florida scrub jays, Aphelocoma coerulescens, 2022, Evolutionary Applications
  • Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics, 2021, Nature

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • John W. Fitzpatrick
  • Nancy Chen
  • Elissa J. Cosgrove
  • Angela Tringali
  • Andrew G. Clark

Bowman has published extensively in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Auk, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Nature, and Birds of the World. These publications underscore a strong presence in both preprint archives and peer-reviewed ornithological and ecological journals.

Best Publications

  • Avian ecology and conservation in an urbanizing world

    John M. Marzluff;Reed Bowman;Roarke Donnelly

  • A historical perspective on urban bird research: trends, terms, and approaches

    John M. Marzluff;Reed Bowman;Roarke Donnelly

  • Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics.

    Shaohong Feng;Josefin Stiller;Yuan Deng;Joel Armstrong;Joel Armstrong

  • Congruent population structure inferred from dispersal behaviour and intensive genetic surveys of the threatened Florida scrub‐jay (Aphelocoma cœrulescens)

    A. Coulon;J. W. Fitzpatrick;R. Bowman;B. M. Stith

  • Genomic Consequences of Population Decline in the Endangered Florida Scrub-Jay

    Nancy Chen;Nancy Chen;Elissa J. Cosgrove;Reed Bowman;John W. Fitzpatrick

  • Predation rate on artificial nests increases with human housing density in suburban habitats

    Katherine K. Thorington;Reed Bowman

  • Food supplementation and possible mechanisms underlying early breeding in the Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens).

    Stephan J. Schoech;Reed Bowman;S. James Reynolds

  • Deconstructing isolation-by-distance: the genomic consequences of limited dispersal

    Stepfanie M. Aguillon;John W. Fitzpatrick;Reed Bowman;Stephan J. Schoech

  • Allele frequency dynamics in a pedigreed natural population.

    Nancy Chen;Ivan Juric;Elissa J. Cosgrove;Reed Bowman

  • Nutritional quality of prebreeding diet influences breeding performance of the Florida scrub-jay

    S. James Reynolds;S. James Reynolds;Stephan J. Schoech;Reed Bowman

  • Food supplementation: A tool to increase reproductive output? A case study in the threatened Florida Scrub-Jay

    Stephan J. Schoech;Eli S. Bridge;Raoul K. Boughton;Raoul K. Boughton;S. James Reynolds;S. James Reynolds

  • Does Differential Access to Protein Influence Differences in Timing of Breeding of Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) in Suburban and Wildland Habitats?

    Stephan J. Schoech;Reed Bowman

  • Baseline and acute levels of corticosterone in Florida Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens): effects of food supplementation, suburban habitat, and year.

    Stephan J. Schoech;Reed Bowman;Eli S. Bridge;Raoul K. Boughton

  • VARIATION IN FORAGING BEHAVIOR, DIET, AND TIME OF BREEDING OF FLORIDA SCRUB-JAYS IN SUBURBAN AND WILDLAND HABITATS

    Arthur L. Fleischer;Reed Bowman;Glen E. Woolfenden

  • Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Effective Dispersal of Florida Scrub‐Jays

    Aurélie Coulon;John W. Fitzpatrick;Reed Bowman;Irby J. Lovette

  • Nest success and the timing of nest failure of Florida Scrub-Jays in suburban and wildland habitats

    Reed Bowman;Glen E. Woolfenden

  • RAINFALL, FRUITING PHENOLOGY, AND THE NESTING SEASON OF WHITE-CROWNED PIGEONS IN THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS

    G. Thomas Bancroft;Reed Bowman;Richard J. Sawicki

  • Metal and metalloid concentrations in the eggs of threatened Florida scrub-jays in suburban habitat from south-central Florida

    Joanna Burger;Reed Bowman;Glen E Woolfenden;Michael Gochfeld

  • Diet quality during pre-laying and nestling periods influences growth and survival of Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens) chicks

    S. James Reynolds;Stephan J. Schoech;Reed Bowman

  • Population structure of red‐cockaded woodpeckers in south Florida: RAPDs revisited

    Susan M. Haig;R. Bowman;Thomas D. Mullins

  • Comprehensive estimation of spatial and temporal migratory connectivity across the annual cycle to direct conservation efforts

    Elly C. Knight;Autumn Lynn Harrison;Amy L. Scarpignato;Steven L. Van Wilgenburg

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Haig
Susan M. Haig Oregon State University
Linda A. Whittingham
Linda A. Whittingham University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Keith A. Hobson
Keith A. Hobson University of Western Ontario
Brett K. Sandercock
Brett K. Sandercock Kansas State University
andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Irby J. Lovette
Irby J. Lovette Cornell University
John M. Marzluff
John M. Marzluff University of Washington
M. Thomas P. Gilbert
M. Thomas P. Gilbert University of Copenhagen
Graham Coop
Graham Coop University of California, Davis

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