Bill Kendall, PhD
Assistant Unit Leader - Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Bill's research is both methodological and applied, focused largely on developing models of population dynamics or species distribution that can be used to inform conservation decisions. He has worked extensively in developing and improving capture-recapture and occupancy study designs and models, and in developing structured decision-making approaches to wildlife management. Much of his work is in population ecology, but also includes migration ecology and the spread of invasive species or disease. His research is taxonomically varied, with extensive work on migratory birds such as sandhill cranes, waterfowl, and raptors, as well as large mammals, bats, riverine fish, and marine species such as albatross, sea turtles, and manatees. Bill regularly teaches courses and short courses in Sampling and Analysis of Vertebrate Populations, and Adaptive Fish and Wildlife Management.
Bill received graduate degrees from North Carolina State University, followed by five years in population assessment with USFWS Migratory Bird Management, and then 13 years as a researcher with Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, before joining the Colorado Unit in 2010.
Professional Experience
Assistant Unit Leader, Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 2010-
Education and Certifications
Ph D North Carolina State University 1992
MS North Carolina State University 1990
MS North Carolina State University 1985
BBA University of Cincinnati 1982
Science and Products
Tradeoffs between physical captures and PIT tag antenna array detections: A case study for the Lower Colorado River Basin population of humpback chub (Gila cypha)
Spatio-temporal variation in age structure and abundance of the endangered snail kite: Pooling across regions masks a declining and aging population
Use of Atlantic Forest protected areas by free-ranging dogs: estimating abundance and persistence of use
Considering transient population dynamics in the conservation of slow life-history species: An application to the sandhill crane
Overwintering strategies of migratory birds: a novel approach for estimating seasonal movement patterns of residents and transients
Population size and stopover duration estimation using mark–resight data and Bayesian analysis of a superpopulation model
Optimal population prediction of sandhill crane recruitment based on climate-mediated habitat limitations
Life-history tradeoffs and reproductive cycles in Spotted Owls
Population trends and survival of nesting green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on Aves Island, Venezuela
Evidence for skipped spawning in a potamodromous cyprinid, humpback chub (Gila cypha), with implications for demographic parameter estimates
Environmental correlates of temporary emigration for female Weddell seals and consequences for recruitment
Comparative analysis of Mourning Dove population change in North America
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Tradeoffs between physical captures and PIT tag antenna array detections: A case study for the Lower Colorado River Basin population of humpback chub (Gila cypha)
Spatio-temporal variation in age structure and abundance of the endangered snail kite: Pooling across regions masks a declining and aging population
Use of Atlantic Forest protected areas by free-ranging dogs: estimating abundance and persistence of use
Considering transient population dynamics in the conservation of slow life-history species: An application to the sandhill crane
Overwintering strategies of migratory birds: a novel approach for estimating seasonal movement patterns of residents and transients
Population size and stopover duration estimation using mark–resight data and Bayesian analysis of a superpopulation model
Optimal population prediction of sandhill crane recruitment based on climate-mediated habitat limitations
Life-history tradeoffs and reproductive cycles in Spotted Owls
Population trends and survival of nesting green sea turtles Chelonia mydas on Aves Island, Venezuela
Evidence for skipped spawning in a potamodromous cyprinid, humpback chub (Gila cypha), with implications for demographic parameter estimates
Environmental correlates of temporary emigration for female Weddell seals and consequences for recruitment
Comparative analysis of Mourning Dove population change in North America
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.