Dr. J. Brian Davis
Title
- James C. Kennedy Endowed Professor in Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation
Contact Information
brian.davis@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-4790
Thompson Hall Rm 249
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (PHD), Forest Resources
- Mississippi State University, Master of Science (MS), Wildlife and Fisheries Science
- University of Missouri, Columbia, Bachelor of Science (BS), Wildlife Management
Research Interests
Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2024 | Lancaster, J. D., Davis, J. B., Boudreau, M. R., Kaminski, R. M., Street, G. M., Mini, A. E., Nelms, K. 2024. Mallard winter use of conservation program wetlands in Mississippi. . Wildlife Society Bulletin 48(3):e1545. |
2024 | Ogawa, R., Wang, G., Burger, L. W., Strickland, B. K., Davis, J. B., Cunningham, F. 2024. Bayesian integrated species distribution models for hierarchical resource selection by a soaring bird. Ecological Informatics 82:102787. |
2023 | Straub, J. N., Kaminski, R. M., Leach, A. G., Ezell, A. W., Leininger, T., Foth, J., Davis, J. B. 2023. Acorn and aquatic invertebrate biomass in Mississippi Alluvial Valley hardwood bottomlands. Journal of Wildlife Management. Journal of Wildlife Management 88(2):e22534. |
2022 | Ogawa, R., Davis, J. B., King, D. T., Burger, L. W., Strickland, B. K., Sovada, M. A., Wang, G., Cunningham, F. 2022. Migratory movements and home ranges of geographically distinct wintering populations of a soaring bird. Diversity 14:(12):1109. |
2022 | Davis, J. B., Boudreau, M. R., Kaminski, R. M., Monroe, K. C. 2022. Resource Use Overlap by Sympatric Wintering American Black Ducks and Mallards in Tennessee. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management |
2022 | Davis, J. B., Boudreau, M. R., Peterson, T. G., Kaminski, R. M. 2022. Wintering waterfowl use of bottomland forested wetlands in the Delta National Forest, Mississippi. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 9:96-104. Download |
2022 | Sheehan, K. L., Dorr, B. S., Clements, S. A., Christie, T. W., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Rush, S. A., Davis, J. B. 2022. Predicting consistent foraging ecologies of migrating waterbirds: Using stable isotope and parasite measurements as indicators of landscape use. Ecological Indicators 1(40 10903). |
2022 | Davis, J. B. 2022. Mottled Duck introductions to South Carolina: The ugly, the bad, and the good?. Ecology and Evolution 12:e8850. |
2022 | McLanahan, M. D., Osborn, J. M., Hagy, H. M., Davis, J. B., Wheat, R. M., Gray, M. J. 2022. Effects of Alligatorweed Control in Seasonal Wetlands Managed for Waterfowl. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 9:105-113. Download |
2022 | Parys, K. A., Davis, K. A., James, S. A., Davis, J. B., Tyler, H., Griswold, T. 2022. First report of a gynandromorph of Florilegus condignus (Cresson, 1878) (Hymenoptera, Apidae), with notes on phenology and abundance. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89:233-244. |
2022 | Lavretsky, P., Hernandez, F., Davis, J. B. 2022. Ovarian degeneration resulting in the phenotypic masculinisation of a wild female Mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Wildfowl 72:174-181. Download |
2022 | Davis, J. B., Outlaw, D. C., Ringelman, K. M., Kaminski, R. M., Lavretsky, P. 2022. Low levels of hybridization between domestic and wild Mallards wintering in the lower Mississippi Flyway. Ornithology 139:1-11. |
2022 | Evans, K., Davis, J. B., Wang, G. 2022. Assessing long-term dynamics of non-breeding brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data. IBIS 165(1):55-68. |
2021 | Engle, C. E., Christie, T. W., Dorr, B. S., Karunakaran, G., Davis, J. B., Roy, L. A., Kelly, A. M. 2021. Principal economic effects of cormorant predation on catfish farms. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 52:41-56. |
2021 | Monroe, K. C., Davis, J. B., Monroe, A. P., Kaminski, R. M., Gray, M. J., Evans, D. L. 2021. Winter habitat selection of a declining American Black Duck population. Wildlife Society Bulletin 45(1):16-26. |
2021 | Osborn, J. M., Hagy, H. M., McLanahan, M. M., Davis, J. B., Gray, M. J. 2021. Habitat selection and foraging strategy of American Black Ducks Anas rubripes wintering in Tennessee, USA. Wildfowl 71:120-146. Download |
2021 | Christie, T. W., Dorr, B. S., Davis, J. B., Roy, L. A., Engle, C. R., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Kelly, A. M. 2021. Food habits of wintering double-crested cormorants in the Mississippi Delta. Food Webs 26(e00185). |
2021 | Clements, S. A., Dorr, B. S., Davis, J. B., Roy, L. A., Engle, C. R., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Kelly, A. M. 2021. Scaup depredation on Arkansas baitfish and sportfish aquaculture. Wildlife Society Bulletin 45(3):517-528. |
2021 | Clements, S. A., Dorr, B. S., Davis, J. B., Roy, L. A., Engle, C. R., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Kelly, A. M. 2021. Distribution and abundance of scaup using baitfish and sportfish farms in eastern Arkansas. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 52(2):347-361. |
2021 | Engle, C. R., Clements, S. A., Dorr, B. S., Davis, J. B., Roy, L. A., Kelly, A. M. 2021. Economic effects of predation by scaup on baitfish and sportfish farms. Journal of The World Aquaculture Society 52(2):329-346. |
2020 | Firth, A. G., Baker, B., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R., Iglay, R. B., Davis, J. B. 2020. Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture: Winter flooding in rice fields increases bird use, fecal matter and soil health, reducing fertilizer requirements. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 300. |
2020 | Firth, A. G., Baker, B., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R., Iglay, R. B., Davis, J. B. 2020. Investigation of Pathogenic Bacterial Transport by Waterbirds: A Case Study of Flooded and Non-Flooded Rice Systems in Mississippi. Water 12(6). |
2020 | Vilella, F. J., Cruz-Burgos, J. A., Kaminski, R. M., Murkin, H. R., Davis, J. B., Weitzel, S. L., Vizcarra, F. 2020. Avian community response to vegetation and water level management in restored wetlands at the Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Naturalist 72:1-21. Download |
2020 | Marty, J. R., Davis, J. B., Kaminski, R. M., Brasher, M. G., Rush, S. A. 2020. Gulf Coast riceland seed biomass estimates for waterfowl habitat conservation. The Journal of Wildlife Management 84(7):1315-1325. |
2020 | Firth, A. G., Baker, B., Gibbs, M., Brooks, J. P., Smith, R., Iglay, R. B., Davis, J. B. 2020. Using cameras to index waterfowl abundance in winter-flooded rice fields. MethodsX 7:101036. |
2020 | Clements, S. A., Dorr, B. S., Davis, J. B., Roy, L. A., Engle, C. E., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Kelly, A. M. 2020. Diets of scaup occupying baitfish and sportfish farms in eastern Arkansas. Food Webs 23(e00141). |
2020 | Gross, M. C., McClain, S. E., Lancaster, J. D., Jacques, C. N., Davis, J. B., Simpson, J. W., Yetter, A. P., Hagy, H. M. 2020. Variation in True Metabolizable Energy Among Aquatic Vegetation and Ducks. Journal of Wildlife Management 84(4):749-758. |
2020 | Gross, M. C., Lancaster, J. D., Simpson, J. W., Shirkey, B. T., McClain, S. E., Jacques, C. N., Davis, J. B., Hagy, H. M. 2020. Energetic Carrying Capacity of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation in Semi-Permanent Wetlands Important to Waterfowl in the Upper Midwest. Wetlands 40:491-501. |
2020 | Schummer, M. L., Simpson, J., Davis, J. B., Shirkey, B., Wallen, K. E. 2020. Balancing waterfowl hunting opportunity and quality to recruit, retain, and reactivate. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44(2):391-395. |
2020 | Harrigal, D. E., Davis, J. B., Lancaster, J. D., Kneece, M. R. 2020. Survival and Recovery of Mottled Ducks in Coastal South Carolina, 2008–2018. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 7:189-194. Download |
2018 | Foth, J. R., Kaminski, R. M., Davis, J. B., Leininger, T. D. 2018. Aquatic invertebrate community composition, diversity, and biomass from sweep-net samples in non-impounded bottomland hardwood forests and greentree reservoirs. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Download |
2018 | Tapp, J. L., Weegman, M. W., Webb, E. B., Kaminski, R. M., Davis, J. B. 2018. Waterbird communities and seed biomass in managed and non-managed restored wetlands in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Restoration Ecology 26(3):591-599. |
2017 | Osborn, J. M., Hagy, H. M., Mcclanahan, M. D., Davis, J. B., Gray, M. J. 2017. Habitat selection and activities of dabbling ducks during non-breeding periods. Journal of Wildlife Management 81:1482-1493. |
2017 | Marty, J. R., Davis, J. B., Kaminski, R. M., Brasher, M. G., Brinkman, E. L. 2017. Density of lead and non-toxic shotshell pellets in Gulf Coast prairie ricelands. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 8(1):173-180. |
2017 | Davis, J. B., Vilella, F. J., Lancaster, J. D., Flores, M. L., Kaminski, R. M., Cruz-Burgos, J. A. 2017. White-cheeked Pintail duckling and brood survival across wetland types at Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico. Condor 119(2):308-320. |
2016 | Newcomb, K. C., Davis, J. B., Kaminski, R. M. 2016. Winter survival of female American black ducks in Tennessee, USA. The Condor 118(1):33-45. |
2015 | Feaga, J. S., Vilella, F. J., Kaminski, R. M., Davis, J. B. 2015. Winter waterbird use of catfish ponds and Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative wetlands in Mississippi. Waterbirds 38(3):269-281. |
2015 | Davis, J. B., Straub, J. N., Wang, G., Kaminski, R. M., Leopold, B. D. 2015. Simulations of wood duck recruitment from nest boxes in Mississippi and Alabama. Journal of Wildlife Management 79(6):907-916. |
2014 | Davis, J. B., Webb, E., Kaminski, R. M., Barbour, P. J., Vilella, F. J. 2014. Comprehensive framework for ecological assessment of the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Southeastern Naturalist 13(4):G66-G81. Download |
2014 | López-Flores, M., Davis, B. D., Vilella, F. J., Kaminski, R. M., Cruz-Burgos, J. A., Lancaster, J. D. 2014. Survival of female White-cheeked Pintails during brood rearing in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Naturalist 10:1-12. Download |
Graduate Students
- Avery Willmueller
- Haley Hughes
- Kara Hall
- Hunter Mentges
- Riley Porter
- Stephen Clements
- Madelyn McFarland
- Sharilyn James
Awards & Honors
- Best Student Presentation; Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
SEAFWA; Southeastern section TWS - SWS Best Student Oral Presentation Award
Society of Wetlands Scientists - Wildlife Section Student Travel Award
Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS) - Adjunct Associate Professor
University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture. - Principal economic effects of cormorant predation on catfish farms
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society - Three Minute Thesis
Mississippi State University - Best Publication Award
The Wildlife Society, Mississippi Chapter - Best Student Presentation Award
The Wildlife Society, Mississippi Chapter - Editor
journal, Southeastern Naturalist - Delta Waterfowl Foundation 2023 Graduate Waterfowl field Course
Delta Waterfowl Foundation - Featured Research: Waterfowl Diets and Winter Foraging Habitat in South Atlantic Coastal and Inland Wetlands: Improving Inputs for Bioenergetics Modeling for Regional Conservation Planning
Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center (Georgetown, SC). - Best Poster Presentation: Spring 2022 Graduate Research Symposium
Mississippi State University/CFR/DVM - Outstanding Wildlife Technical Paper;
TWS and Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - East Gulf Coastal Plain Waterbird Plan Coordinator
East Gulf Coastal Plain Joint Venture
Society Memberships
- Ducks Unlimited
- Mississippi Chapter of The Wildlife Society
- Society of Wetland Scientists
- The Wildlife Society
- Xi Sigma pi