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.

Hollmén, 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