Eben H Paxton
Specialty: Avian ecology and conservation, demographic modeling, conservation genetics
Research Interests: My research focuses on understanding factors that affect population dynamics – why populations increase or decline over time – and through an understanding of the “why” populations change in size provide natural resource managers information on “how” to maintain healthy populations. My research has focused mainly on birds, mostly endangered species, using field research, modeling, and genetic research to understand population dynamics and identify possible conservation actions to help imperiled populations. My work in Hawai‘i is focused on the native Hawaiian forest birds.
Personal Interests: Hunting, fishing, and lounging at the beach
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. 2008 Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
M.S. 2000 Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
B.S. 1991 Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
Science and Products
Productivity of forest birds at Hakalau Forest NWR
El Niño-Southern Oscillation is linked to decreased energetic condition in long-distance migrants
Monitoring Hawaiian waterbirds: evaluation of sampling methods to produce reliable estimates
A landscape-based assessment of climate change vulnerability for all native Hawaiian plants
Immunological markers for tolerance to avian malaria in Hawai`i `Amakihi: new tools for restoring native Hawaiian forest birds?
Abundance, distribution, and population trends of the iconic Hawaiian Honeycreeper, the ʻIʻiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) throughout the Hawaiian Islands
Tamarix as wildlife habitat
Home range and use of habitat of western yellow-billed cuckoos on the middle Rio Grande, New Mexico
The western yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) is a Distinct Population Segment that has been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act, yet very little is known about its spatial use on the breeding grounds. We implemented a study, using radio telemetry, of home range and use of habitat for breeding cuckoos along the Middle Rio Grande in central New Mexico in 2007
Tamarisk in riparian woodlands: A bird’s eye view
One year of migration data for a western yellow-billed cuckoo
Elucidating spatially explicit behavioral landscapes in the Willow Flycatcher
Animal resource selection is a complex, hierarchical decision-making process, yet resource selection studies often focus on the presence and absence of an animal rather than the animal's behavior at resource use locations. In this study, we investigate foraging and vocalization resource selection in a population of Willow Flycatchers, Empidonax traillii adastus, using Bayesian spatial generalized
2011 Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill) and Maui 'Alauahio abundance estimates and the effect of sampling effort on power to detect a trend
Science and Products
Productivity of forest birds at Hakalau Forest NWR
El Niño-Southern Oscillation is linked to decreased energetic condition in long-distance migrants
Monitoring Hawaiian waterbirds: evaluation of sampling methods to produce reliable estimates
A landscape-based assessment of climate change vulnerability for all native Hawaiian plants
Immunological markers for tolerance to avian malaria in Hawai`i `Amakihi: new tools for restoring native Hawaiian forest birds?
Abundance, distribution, and population trends of the iconic Hawaiian Honeycreeper, the ʻIʻiwi (Vestiaria coccinea) throughout the Hawaiian Islands
Tamarix as wildlife habitat
Home range and use of habitat of western yellow-billed cuckoos on the middle Rio Grande, New Mexico
The western yellow-billed cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus occidentalis) is a Distinct Population Segment that has been proposed for listing under the Endangered Species Act, yet very little is known about its spatial use on the breeding grounds. We implemented a study, using radio telemetry, of home range and use of habitat for breeding cuckoos along the Middle Rio Grande in central New Mexico in 2007
Tamarisk in riparian woodlands: A bird’s eye view
One year of migration data for a western yellow-billed cuckoo
Elucidating spatially explicit behavioral landscapes in the Willow Flycatcher
Animal resource selection is a complex, hierarchical decision-making process, yet resource selection studies often focus on the presence and absence of an animal rather than the animal's behavior at resource use locations. In this study, we investigate foraging and vocalization resource selection in a population of Willow Flycatchers, Empidonax traillii adastus, using Bayesian spatial generalized