James Sheppard, Ph.D.
Van Horn, R.C., J.K. Sheppar, R.R. Swaisgood, R.D. Appleton, R.I. Sanchez, D.J. Vallejos, J. Vallejos, M.A. Owen. 2021. Site characteristics influence Andean bear natal-den selection in dry forest habitat. Ursus 32 (4). 1-14.Sheppard, J.K., J.I.G Rojas, J. Cruz, L.F.T. González, M.A.C. Nieto, S.D.J. Lezama, E.A. Juarez, N. Lamberski. 2020. Predation of nesting Thick-billed Parrots Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha by bobcats in northwestern Mexico. Bird Conservation International. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270920000520.
Kays, R., J. Sheppard, K. Mclean, C. Welch, C. Paunescu, V. Wang, G. Kravit, M Crofoot. 2018. Hot monkey, cold reality: surveying rainforest canopy mammals using drone-mounted thermal infrared sensors. International Journal of Remote Sensing. DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2018.1523580.
Sheppard, J.K., A. McGann, M. Lanzone, R.R. Swaisgood. 2015. An autonomous GPS geofence alert system to curtail avian fatalities at wind farms. Animal Biotelemetry. DOI: 10.1186/s40317-015-0087-y.
Hagihara, R., R.E. Jones, A. Grech, J.M. Lanyon, J.K. Sheppard, H. Marsh. 2014. Improving population estimates by quantifying diving and surfacing patterns: A dugong example. . Marine Mammal Science 30. 348-366.
Tracey, J.A., J.K. Sheppard, J. Zhu, W. Fuwen, R.R. Swaisgood, R.N. Fisher. 2014. Movement-based estimation and visualization of space-use in 3D for wildlife ecology and conservation. PLoS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101205.
Zhang, Z., J.K. Sheppard, R.R. Swaisgood, G. Wang, Y. Nie, W. Wei, N. Zhao, F. Wei. 2014. Ecological scale and seasonal heterogeneity in the spatial behaviors of giant pandas. Zoology 9. 46-60.
Zhang, Z., J.K. Sheppard, R.R. Swaisgood, G. Wang, Y. Nie, W. Wei, N. Zhao, F. Wei. 2014. Ecological scale and seasonal heterogeneity in the spatial behaviors of giant pandas. Integrative Zoology 9. 46-60.
Sheppard, J.K., M. Walenski, M.P. Wallace, J.J.V. Velazco, C. Porras, R.R. Swaisgood. 2013. Hierarchical dominance structure in reintroduced California condors: correlates, consequences, and dynamics. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 67. 1227-1238.
Sheppard, J.K., M. Walenski, M.P. Wallace, J.V.V. Velazco, C. Porras, R.R. Swaisgood. 2013. Hierarchical dominance structure in reintroduced California condors: correlates, consequences, and dynamics. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiolgy 67. 1227-1238.
Moraes-Arraut, E., A. Ortega-Argueta, L.D. Olivera-Gómez, J.K. Sheppard. 2012. Delineating and assessing habitats for sirenians. Pages 157-167 in Sirenian Conservation: Issues and Strategies in Developing Countries. Edited by E.M. Hines, J.E. Reynolds III, L.V. Aragones, A.A. Mignucci-Gianninni, and M. Mormontel. University of Press Florida, Gainesville, Florida/United States of America.
Grech, A., J. Sheppard, H. Marsh. 2011. Informing Species Conservation at Multiple Scales Using Data Collected for Marine Mammal Stock Assessments. PLoS ONE. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017993.
Swaisgood, R.R., J.K. Sheppard. 2011. Hope springs eternal: biodiversity conservation requires that we see the glass as half full. BioScience 61. 427-428.
Swaisgood, R.R., J.K. Sheppard. 2011. Reconnecting people to nature is a prerequisite for the conservation agenda of the future. BioScience 61. 94-95.
Sheppard, J.K., H. Marsh, R.E. Jones, I.R. Lawler. 2010. Dugong habitat use in relation to seagrass nutrients, tides, and diel cycles. . Marine Mammal Science 26. 855-879.
Swaisgood, R.R., J.K. Sheppard. 2010. The Culture of Conservation Biologists: Show Me the Hope!. BioScience 60. 626-630.
Sheppard, J.K., A.B. Carter, L.J. McKenzie, R.G. Coles. 2008. Spatial patterns of sub-tidal seagrasses and their tissue nutrients in the Torres Strait, northern Australia: Implications for management. . Continental Shelf Research 28. 2282-2291.
Sheppard, J.K., I.R. Lawler, H. Marsh. 2007. Seagrass as pasture for seacows: Landscape-level dugong habitat evaluation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 71. 117-132.
Maitland, R.N., R.N. Lawler, J.K. Sheppard. 2006. Assessing the risk of boat strike on dugongs (Dugong dugon) at Burrum Heads, Queensland, Australia. . Pacific Conservation Biology 12. 321-326.
Sheppard, J.K., A.R. Preen, H. Marsh, I.R. Lawler, S.D. Whiting, R.E. Jones. 2006. Movement heterogeneity of dugongs, Dugong dugon (Müller) over large spatial scales. . Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 334. 64-83.
Sheppard, J.K., M.P. Bruce, A.G. Jeffs. 2002. Optimal feed pellet size for culturing juvenile spiny lobster Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875) in New Zealand. Aquaculture Research 33. 913-916.
