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Chris Williams


Education
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Zoology, University of Wiscosnin, 2001–2004
  • Ph.D. Wildlife Ecology, Minor Natural Resource Policy, University of Wisconsin, 2001
  • M.S. Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1996
  • B.S. Zoology, Miami University, 1994
  • B.S. Botany, Miami University, 1994
Regular Courses Taught
  • ENWC/BISC 635 - Population Ecology, Spring
  • ENWC 413/613 - Wildlife Policy and Administration, Fall
Research Activities
  • Wildlife Population Ecology
  • Animal Behavior
  • Wildlife Habitat Interaction
  • Waterfowl Ecology
  • Upland Gamebird Ecology
  • Wildlife Policy
Current Professional Affiliations and Service Graduate Students
  • Adalsteinsson, Solny. In Progress. The effect of sea level rise on waterfowl use of salt-water impoundments. Ph.D. in Entomology and Wildlife Ecology. Expected Spring 2015.
  • Bennett, Curtis. In Progress. A predicitive habitat model for river otters in New Jersey estuarine systems. M.S. in Wildlife Ecology. Expected Spring 2013.
  • Caldwell, Jenny. In Progress. A policy analysis of hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale and its impact on wildlife habitat. Masters in Energy and Environmental Policy. Expected Spring 2012.
  • Jones, Orrin. In Progress. The effect of nocturnal behavior on American black ducks estimates of carrying capacity. M.S. in Wildlife Ecology. Expected Spring 2012.
  • Heise, Jeremiah. In Progress. Incoporating nocturnal behavior into the daily energy expenditures of Atlantic brant. M.S. in Wildlife Ecology. Expected Spring 2012.
  • Ferris, Gavin. In progress. The effect of forested riparian corridor width on soil chemistry and invasive plant presence in both agricultural and suburban dominated ecosystems. M.S. in Applied Ecology. Expected Winter 2012.
  • Ulman, Sadie. In progress. The use of staging and breeding waterfowl and shorebirds on the Chickaloon Flats, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. M.S. in Wildlife Ecology. Expected Fall 2011.
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Publications

2012

Williams, C. K., and P. M. Castelli. 2012. A historic perspective of the connectivity between waterfowl research and management. In Sands, J. P., S. J. DeMaso, L. A. Brennan, and M. J. Schnupp (eds). Wildlife science: Connecting Research With Management. CRC Press: Taylor Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

Guerena, K. B., P. M. Castelli, T. C. Nichols, and C. K. Williams. 2012. Evaluation of a clutch containment method during hatch in geese: using resident Canada geese as an example. Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Ferris, G., V. D'Amico, and C. K. Williams. 2012. Determining effective riparian buffer width for non-native plant exclusion and habitat enhancement. International Journal of Ecology.

Duren, K., J. J. Buler, W. Jones, and C. K. Williams. 2012. Effects of broadcasting calls during surveys to estimate density and occupancy of northern bobwhite. Wildlife Society Bulletin.

Cramer, D. M., P. M. Castelli, T. Yerkes, and C. K. Williams. 2012. Food resource availability for American black ducks wintering in southern New Jersey. Journal of Wildlife Management 76: 241–219

2011

Jones, O., P. M. Castelli, and C. K. Williams. 2011. Observed herring gull kleptoparasitism of American black bucks. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 2:196–198.

Duren, K., J. J. Buler, W. Jones, and C. K. Williams. 2011. A predictive habitat occupancy model for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) within the Delmarva Peninsula. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:1700–1709.

Ladin, Z. S., P. M. Castelli, S. R. McWilliams, and C. K. Williams. 2011. Time energy budgets and food use of Atlantic brant across their wintering range. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:273–282.

Lohr, M., B. M. Collins, P. M. Castelli, C. K. Williams. 2011. Life on the edge: northern bobwhite ecology at the northern periphery of their range. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:52–60.

Long, B. and C. K. Williams. 2011. Mid-Atlantic Regional Issues in Bobwhite Conservation. Pages 149–155 in Palmer, W.E., T.M. Terhune, and D.F. McKenzie, eds. The National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative: A range-wide plan for recovering bobwhites. National Bobwhite Technical Committee Technical Publication, ver. 2.0 , Knoxville, TN.

2010

Holtcamp, W. N., C. K. Williams, and W. E. Grant. 2010. Vying for space in a small mammal community: interactions of invasive fire ants, population density, and competition on habitat use. International Journal of Ecology Article ID 642412:1–7

Colavecchio, A., and C. K. Williams. 2010. The northern bobwhite of the Mid-Atlantic: a landowners guide to their ecology and management. University of Delaware Cooperative Extension Bulletin Number 147. Newark, DE. 10pp.

Joppa, L. N., C. K. Williams, S. A. Temple, G. S. Casper. 2010. Environmental factors affecting sampling success of artificial cover objects. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5:143–148
2009 Collins, B.M., C. K. Williams, and P. M. Castelli. 2009. Reproduction and microhabitat selection in a sharply declining Northern Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) population. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:688–695.
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2008

Williams, C. K., and B. M. Collins. 2008. Mortality. #649 In S. E. Jorgensen (ed.) Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier Press, Oxford, England.

Sandercock, B. K., B. E. Jensen, C. K. Williams, R. D. Applegate. 2008. Demographic sensitivity of population change in the northern bobwhite: a life-stage simulation analysis. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:970-982.

Backlund, D. C., G. M. Marrone, C. K. Williams, K. Tilmon. 2008. Population estimate of the endangered American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus, (Coleoptera:Silphidae) in South Dakota. Coleopterists Bulletin 62:9-15.

Williams, C. K., M. D. Samuel, V. Baranyuk, E. Cooch, and D. Kraege. 2008. Winter fidelity and apparent survival of lesser snow goose populations in the Pacific Flyway. Journal of Wildlife Management 72: 159-167.
2007 Helmus, M. R., T. J. Bland, C. K. Williams, and A. R. Ives. 2007. Phylogenetic measures of biodiversity. American Naturalist 169:68-83.

2004

Williams, C. K., A. R. Ives, R. D. Applegate, and J. Ripa. 2004. The collapse of cycles in the dynamics of North American grouse populations. Ecology Letters 7:1135-1142.

Williams, C. K., P. J. Rodrick-Williams, R. D. Applegate. 2004. Beliefs and characteristics of Kansas northern bobwhite hunters. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Wildlife Bulletin No. 4.

Williams, C. K., F. H. Guthery, R. D. Applegate, M. Peterson. 2004. The northern bobwhite decline: scaling our management for the twenty-first century. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:861-869.

Applegate, R. D., C. K. Williams, and R. R. Manes. 2004. Assuring the future of prairie grouse: dogmas, demagogues, and getting outside the box. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:104-111.

Williams, C. K., R. S. Lutz, and R. D. Applegate. 2004. Winter survival and additive harvest in Kansas northern bobwhite coveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:94-100.

2003

Williams, C. K., A. R. Ives, and R. D. Applegate. 2003. Population dynamics across geographical ranges: time-series analysis of three small game species. Ecology 84:2654-2667.

Williams, C. K., R. S. Lutz, and R. D. Applegate. 2003. Optimal group size in northern bobwhite coveys. Animal Behaviour 66:377-387.

Applegate, R. D., and C. K. Williams. 2003. Use of roadside survey for gray and fox squirrel populations and harvest. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Small Game Wildlife Bulletin 3.

Van Why, K., B. Flock, R. D. Applegate, and C. K. Williams. 2003. Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) body mass in relation to consumption of red and white grain sorghum. Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks Small Game Wildlife Bulletin 2.

2002

Williams, C. K., G. Ericsson, and T. Heberlein. 2002. A quantitative summary of attitudes toward wolves and their reintroduction (1972-2000). Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:575-584.

Applegate, R. D., C. K. Williams, and R. S. Lutz. 2002. The effect of flooding on northern bobwhite. Western North American Naturalist 62:227-229.

Van Why, K., C. K. Williams, R. D. Applegate, and B. E. Flock. 2002. A portable aviary for field observations of behavior. Journal of Field Ornithology 73:20-22.

2000

Williams, C. K., W. R. Davidson, R. S. Lutz, and R. D. Applegate. 2000. Health status of northern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) in eastern Kansas. Avian Diseases 44:953-956.

Williams, C. K., R. D. Applegate, R. S. Lutz, and D. H. Rusch. 2000. A comparison of raptor densities and habitat use in Kansas cropland and rangeland ecosystems. Journal of Raptor Research 34:203-209.

Williams, C. K., R. S. Lutz, R. D. Applegate, and D. H. Rusch. 2000. Habitat use and survival of northern bobwhite in Kansas cropland and rangeland ecosystems during the harvest season. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:1562-1566.

Williams, C. K., K. Van Why, and R. D. Applegate. 2000. Eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) consumption of northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). American Midland Naturalist 143:239-244.

1998

 Applegate, R. D. and C. K. Williams. 1998. Long term small game trends from 30 years of Kansas rural mail carrier surveys. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 101:2-3.

1997

Williams, C. K., R. D. McKown, J. K. Veatch, & R. D. Applegate. 1997. Baylisascaris sp. found in wild northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33:158-160.

Peles, J. D., C. K. Williams, G. W. Barrett. 1997. Small mammal population dynamics in strip-cropped vs. monoculture agroecosystems. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture 9:51-60.

1995

Peles, J. D., C. K. Williams, G. W. Barrett. 1995. Ecological energetics of golden mice: the importance of food quality. American Midland Naturalist 133:373-376.

1994

 Williams, C. K., V. Witmer, M. Casey, G. W. Barrett. 1994. The effects of strip-cropping on small mammal population dynamics. The Ohio Journal of Science 94:94-98.