Dr. James (Barry ) Grand

Associate Professor,
�Leader, AL Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Interests:
Ornithology,
Waterfowl Ecology,
Population Biology & Management

Contact:

Office:

302 Funchess Hall

Phone:

(334) 844-4796
(334) 844-9237

Fax:

(334) 844-9234

E-mail:

grandjb@auburn.edu

 

Courses taught:

�        Analysis of Wildlife Populations

 

 

Education:

� Ph.D.

1988

Texas A&M University
College Station

Wildlife Management

� M.S.

1984

Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Wildlife Management

� B.S.F.

1981

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge

Forestry and Wildlife Management

 

Current Research Projects

�        Productivity and survival of dusky Canada geese

�        Alabama Gap Analysis � AL-Gap

�        Effects of growing season fire on productivity and survival of northern bobwhites

�        Modeling recovery times of arctic bird populations

�        Modeling populations of spectacled eiders

 

Publications

Howell, M. D., J.B. Grand, and P.L. Flint. (in press).� Body molt of male long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in the nearshore waters of the North Slope, Alaska.� Wilson Bulletin.

Anthony, R. M.,, J.B. Grand, and T.F. Fondell. (submitted). Predation on dusky Canada geese nests.� Journal Field Ornithology.

Hollm�n, T. E., Franson, J. C., Flint, P. L., Grand, J. B., Lanctot,R. B., Docherty, D. E., Wilson, H. M. (in press) An Adenovirus Linked to Mortality and Disease in Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) in Alaska.

Grand, J. B., J. C. Franson, P. L. Flint, and M. R. Petersen.� 2002. Concentrations of trace elements in eggs and blood of spectacled and common eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.� Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:1673-1678.

Esler, D., J. B. Grand, and A. Afton 2001.  Intraspecific variation in nutrient reserve use during clutch formation by lesser scaup. Condor 103:810-820.

Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand, J. A. Morse, T. F. Fondell. 2000. Late summer survival of adult female and juvenile spectacled eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Waterbirds 23:622-627.

Petersen, M. R., J. B. Grand, and C. P. Dau.� 2000.� Spectacled Eider (Somateria fischeri).� In The Birds of North America, (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.).� The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand, 1999.� Patterns of variation in size and composition of greater scaup eggs: are they related?� Wilson Bulletin 111:465-471.

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand.� 1999.� Incubation behavior of spectacled eiders on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.� Condor 101:413-416.

Grand, J. B., P. L. Flint, M. R. Petersen, and C. L.� Moran.� 1998.� Effect of lead poisoning on spectacled eider survival rates.� Journal of Wildlife Management 62:1103-1109.

Flint, P. L., J. B. Grand, and R. F. Rockwell. 1998. A model of northern pintail productivity and population growth rate.� Journal of Wildlife Management 62:1110-1118.

Grand, J. B. and P. L. Flint.� 1997.� Nesting ecology of spectacled eiders along the lower Kashunuk River, Alaska.� Condor 99:926-932.

Grand, J. B., P. L. Flint, and P. J. Heglund.� 1997.� Habitat use by breeding northern pintails on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.� Journal of Wildlife Management 61:199-1207.

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand.� 1997.� Allocation of limited reserves to a clutch: a model explaining the lack of a relationship between clutch size and egg size.� Auk 113:939-942.

Flint, P. L., M. R. Petersen, and J. B. Grand.� 1997.� Exposure of spectacled eiders and other diving ducks to lead in western Alaska.� Canadian Journal of Zoology 75:439-443.

Grand, J. B. and P. L. Flint.� 1996.� Survival of northern pintail ducklings on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.� Condor 98:48-53.

Grand, J. B. and P. L. Flint.� 1996.� Renesting ecology of northern pintails on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.� Condor 98:820-824.

Cronin, M. A., J. B. Grand, D. Esler, D. V. Derksen, and K. T. Scribner.� 1996.� Breeding populations of northern pintails have similar mitochondrial DNA. �Canadian Journal of Zoology 74:992-999.

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand.� 1996.� Nesting success of northern pintails on the coastal Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska.� Condor 98:54-60.

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand.� 1996.� Survival of spectacled eider adult females and ducklings during brood rearing.� Journal of Wildlife Management 61:217-221.

Flint, P. L. and J. B. Grand.� 1996.� Variation in egg size of the northern pintail.� Condor 98:62-65.

Grand, J. B. 1995. 1995. Nesting success of ducks on the central Yukon Flats, Alaska.� Canadian Journal of Zoology 73:260-265.

Grand, J. B. and T. F. Fondell.� 1994.� Decoy trapping and rocket-netting for northern pintails in spring.� Journal of Field Ornithology 65:402-405.

Esler, D. and J. B. Grand.� 1994.� Comparison of age determination techniques for female northern pintails and American wigeon in spring.� Wildlife Society Bulletin 22:260-264.

Esler, D. and J. B. Grand.� 1994.� The role of nutrient reserves for clutch formation by northern pintails in Alaska.� Condor 96:422-432.

Esler, D. and J. B. Grand.� 1993.� Factors influencing depredation of artificial duck nests.� Journal of Wildlife Management 57:244-248.

Grand, J. B.� 1992.� Breeding chronology of mottled ducks in a Texas coastal marsh.� Journal of Field Ornithology 63:195-202.

Grand, J. B.� 1988.� Habitat use and social structure of mottled ducks in a Texas coastal marsh.� Ph D Thesis.� Texas A&M University, College Station.� 79pp.

Grand, J. B.� 1984.� Habitat use by recently-fledged mourning doves in east-central Alabama.� M Sc Thesis.� Auburn University, Alabama.� 39pp.

Grand, J. B., R. R. Hitchcock, and R. E. Mirarchi.� 1984.� Mortality of nestling and fledgling mourning doves in east-central Alabama (abstract only).� Journal of Alabama Academy of Science.� 55:131.

 

 

Updated: October 7, 2005