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
Conditions and limitations on learning in the adaptive management of mallard harvests
Estimating state-transition probabilities for unobservable states using capture-recapture/resighting data
Using open robust design models to estimate temporary emigration from capture-recapture data
Combining band recovery data and Pollock's robust design to model temporary and permanent emigration
Wildlife Study Design
Regional patterns in proportion of bird species detected in the North American Breeding Bird Survey
The robust design for capture-recapture studies: analysis using program MARK
Models for the adaptive harvest management of Rocky Mountain sandhill cranes: problems and potential
Analysis of survival, local and seasonal movements of the Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill Cranes
Robustness of closed capture-recapture methods to violations of the closure assumption
Analysis of survival, local and seasonal movements of the Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill Cranes
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
Conditions and limitations on learning in the adaptive management of mallard harvests
Estimating state-transition probabilities for unobservable states using capture-recapture/resighting data
Using open robust design models to estimate temporary emigration from capture-recapture data
Combining band recovery data and Pollock's robust design to model temporary and permanent emigration
Wildlife Study Design
Regional patterns in proportion of bird species detected in the North American Breeding Bird Survey
The robust design for capture-recapture studies: analysis using program MARK
Models for the adaptive harvest management of Rocky Mountain sandhill cranes: problems and potential
Analysis of survival, local and seasonal movements of the Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill Cranes
Robustness of closed capture-recapture methods to violations of the closure assumption
Analysis of survival, local and seasonal movements of the Rocky Mountain population of Sandhill Cranes
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.