Dr. Patrick Jodice

Unit Leader, USGS SC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

Education:
Ph.D. Oregon State University, Wildlife Science - 1998
M.S. University of Florida, Forest Resources & Conserv. - 1990
B.S. University of Maine, Wildlife Management - 1983

Research interest:
My research is focused on applied wildlife ecology and conservation, although the results are often of both an applied and basic nature. My current and prior work has emphasized wildlife conservation with emphases in avian ecology, reproductive energetics, foraging ecology, marine ornithology, survey design and methodology, and urban ecology. Current research includes (1) Conservation and physiological ecology of seabirds, (2) Reproductive success of seabirds and shorebirds in relation to predation and environmental factors, (3) Large-scale movement patterns of Bahamian seabirds, (4) Wintering ecology of Canada geese, and (5) reproductive success of Painted Buntings in golf course habitats.

Publications:
Eggert, L.M.F.* , P.G.R. Jodice, K.M. O’Reilly. In press. Adrenocortical response of Brown Pelican nestlings in relation to tick infestation. General and Comparative Endocrinology.

Sachs, E.*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2009. Behavior of parent and nestling Brown Pelicans during early brood-rearing. Waterbirds 32:276-281.

Peden-Adams, M.M., J.E. Stuckey, K. Gaworecki, J. Berger-Ritchie, K. Bryant P.G.R. Jodice, T.R. Scott, S. Boone, W.D. McGuinn, J.C. DeWitt, D.E. Keil. 2009. Developmental toxicity in white leghorn chickens following in ovo exposure of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). Reproductive Toxicology 27:307-318.

Friebel, B.A.*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2009. Home range and habitat use of wild hogs in the Congaree National Park, South Carolina. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3:49-63.

Jodice, P.G.R., D.D. Roby, K.R. Turco, R.M. Suryan, D.B. Irons, J.F. Piatt, M.T. Shultz, D.G. Roseneau, A.B. Kettle. 2008. Growth rates of Black- legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla chicks in relation to delivery rate, size and energy density of meals. Marine Ornithology 36:107-114.

Eggert, L.M.F.*, P.G.R. Jodice. 2008. Growth of Brown Pelican nestlings exposed to sublethal levels of soft tick infestation. Condor 110:134-142.

Jodice, P.G.R., T.M. Murphy, F. J. Sanders, L. Ferguson*. 2007. Longterm Trends in Nest Counts of Colonial Nesting Seabirds in South Carolina, USA. Waterbirds 30:40-51.

Jodice, P.G.R., D.D. Roby, K.R. Turco, R.M. Suryan, D.B. Irons, J.F. Piatt, M.T. Shultz, D.G. Roseneau, A.B. Kettle, J.A. Anthony. 2006. Assessing the nutritional stress hypothesis: the relative influence of diet quantity and quality on seabird productivity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 325:267-279.

Jodice, P.G.R., D.D. Roby, R. Suryan, D.B. Irons, K.R. Turco, E.D. Brown, J.F. Thedinga, G.H. Visser. 2006. Increased energy expenditure by a seabird in response to higher food abundance. Marine Ecology Progress Series 306:283-293.

Professional society activity:
Cooper Ornithological Society
Ecological Society of America
Pacific Seabird Group
Sigma Xi
Society for Conservation Biology
Waterbird Society
Wildlife Society (National and SC Chapter)

Courses:
Wildlife Health (WFB 861)
Ecological Energetics (WFB 861)
Foundations of Ecology (WFB 861)

Websites:
http://people.clemson.edu/~pjodice/
http://www.coopunits.org/cooptor/coopunits.html

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