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
Estimation of sex-specific survival from capture-recapture data when sex is not always known
Detecting warning signs of trouble within population fluctuations: using capture-recapture modeling to uncover changes in population dynamics leading to declines
A stage-based model of manatee population dynamics
Capture-recapture analysis for estimating manatee reproductive rates
Estimating survival and breeding probability for pond-breeding amphibians: a modified robust design
On the estimation of dispersal and movement of birds
Evaluating mallard adaptive management models with time series
Coping with unobservable and mis-classified states in capture-recapture studies
On the use of the robust design with transient capture-recapture models
Adjusting multistate capture-recapture models for misclassification bias: manatee breeding proportions
How should detection probability be incorporated into estimates of relative abundance?
An appeal to undergraduate wildlife programs: send scientists to learn statistics
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
Estimation of sex-specific survival from capture-recapture data when sex is not always known
Detecting warning signs of trouble within population fluctuations: using capture-recapture modeling to uncover changes in population dynamics leading to declines
A stage-based model of manatee population dynamics
Capture-recapture analysis for estimating manatee reproductive rates
Estimating survival and breeding probability for pond-breeding amphibians: a modified robust design
On the estimation of dispersal and movement of birds
Evaluating mallard adaptive management models with time series
Coping with unobservable and mis-classified states in capture-recapture studies
On the use of the robust design with transient capture-recapture models
Adjusting multistate capture-recapture models for misclassification bias: manatee breeding proportions
How should detection probability be incorporated into estimates of relative abundance?
An appeal to undergraduate wildlife programs: send scientists to learn statistics
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.