JOHN  McALLISTER  EADIE

Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology
University of California, Davis CA  95616

Ph.D.      1989.  Zoology.  University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
M.Sc.      1982. Biology.  Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario
B.Sc. Honours      1978. Zoology.  University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario

PRESENT APPOINTMENT
Associate Professor
(with tenure), Raveling Waterfowl Professor
(1995- Present) Dept. of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis

RECENT GRANTS (Last 5 years)
2000-01      Camilla Davis Foundation      $13,850
2000-01      North American Wetlands Council Evaluation Grant (with A. Engilis)      $6.834
1999-00      U.S.A. Rice Foundation (with 5 others)      $205,130     
1999-00      Herbst Foundation & Lakeside Foundation (CWA)      $30,000
1999-00      Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture Project (with M. Eichholz)      $20,000
1999           Pacific Gas & Electric Student Internship Project      $25,000
1997-00      California Department of Water Resources (with M. Miller)      $56,342     
1997-00      California Waterfowl Association/Nature Conservancy      $48,000
1996-97      North American Wetlands Conservation Grant      $703,500
                  (with D. Patterson; Grantee: California Waterfowl Association)
1996-97      Environment Canada (with K. Cheng)      $16,000
1996           Centre St. Laurent, Environment Canada      $9,100
                   (with I. Hogg and Y. de Lafontaine)
1992-96      NSERC Operating Grant (4 year grant)      $150,360
1993-95      National Geographic Society (with B. Lyon; 2 year grant)      $29,000

RECENT  PUBLICATIONS (last 5 years)
Lyon, B. E. and J. M. Eadie. 2000. Family matters: kin selection and the evolution of conspecific brood parasitism. Proceeding of the National Academy of Science (In Press).

Eadie, J. M., J.-P. Savard and M. L. Mallory. 2000. Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica). 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. (In Press).

Bird, J.A., Pettygrove, G.S. and J. M. Eadie. 2000 The effects of waterfowl foraging on rice straw decomposition: mutual benefits for waterfowl and growers. Journal of Applied Ecology 37:728-741.

Hogg, I.D., Y. de Lafontaine. and J.M. Eadie. 2000 Genotypic variation among Gammarus fasciatus (Amphipoda) in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River; Consequences for the conservation of widespread freshwater invertebrates. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Biology 57: 1843-1852. Van Kessell C., J. Eadie, W. Horwath, F. Reid, J. Hill, and J. Fleskes. 2000. Integrating agronomic management practices with waterfowl populations in rice fields: opportunities and mutual benefits. Proceedings of the Temperate Rice Conference. (In Press).

Lauridson, P. A., M. M. Johnson, T. G. Moore and J. M. Eadie. 2000. The ecology of western wood ducks. Valley Bay Habitats (Ducks Unlimited, Inc.) No. 23.

Eadie, J.M. and D. A. Anstey. 2000. Parasitism, population dynamics and hybridization in cavity-nesting seaducks. In Behaviour and ecology of sea ducks.  Edited by R. I. Goudie, M.R. Petersen and G.J. Robertson. Occasional Paper (Canadian Wildlife Service) 100: 80.

Hogg, I.D., J. M. Eadie,. and Y. de Lafontaine,. 1999. Passive dispersal among fragmented habitats: the population genetic consequences for freshwater and estuarine amphipods. In Crustaceans and the Biodiversity Crisis. Edited by F.R. Schram, and J.C. von Vaupel Klein. Brill, Leiden. pp. 307 - 326

Lorch, P. and J. M. Eadie.  1999. The power of the concentrated changes test for correlated evolution. Systematic Biology. 48:170-191.
Epperson, W. L., J. M. Eadie, D. B. Marcum, E. L. Fitzhugh, and R. E. Delmas.  1999. Late season hay harvest provides habitat for Greater Sandhill Cranes and marshland birds. California Agriculture 53:12-17

Martin, K. M. and J. M. Eadie.  1999. Nests webs: a community-wide approach to the management and conservation of cavity-nesting forest birds. Forest Ecology and Management 4529:1-15.

Eadie, J.M., M. R. Miller. G.S. Yarris,  M. Eichholz and A. D. Afton. 1999. A research partnership to evaluate the response of waterfowl to the moto-duck. California Waterfowl Oct/Nov 1999: 27-29.

Eadie, J.M. and M. R. Miller. 1999. Management implications of the moto-duck. California Waterfowl Aug/Sep 1999: 16-19.

Eadie, J.M. 1999. Dump nesting: fowl or fair? California Waterfowl February/March 1999: 16-19.

Bird, J.A., Pettygrove, G.S. and J. M. Eadie. 1999. Waterfowl Foraging Effects on Rice Straw Decomposition. Proceedings. In Proceedings of the 27th Rice Technical Working Group Meeting. Reno, NV..

Eadie, J. M. and B. Lyon.  1998. Cooperation, conflict and creching behavior in Goldeneye Ducks. American Naturalist 151: 397-408

Eadie, J. M., P. W. Sherman, and B. Semel. 1998. Conspecific brood parasitism, population dynamics and the conservation of cavity-nesting birds.  In Caro, T. (ed.) Behavioral Ecology and Conservation Biology. Oxford Univ. Press.  Pp 306-340

Hogg, I.D., J.M. Eadie, and Y. de Lafontaine. 1998. Atmospheric change and the diversity of aquatic invertebrates: are we missing the boat? Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 49: 291-301

Bird. J. A., G. S. Pettygrove, and J. M. Eadie. 1998. Impacts of foraging waterfowl on rice straw decomposition in winter-flooded fields. American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI. [Abstract]. Agronomy Abstracts 1997: 268.

Brown, M., G. Schirato, R. Jarvis, J. Reichel, N. Perfito, K. Scribner, B. May and J. Eadie.  1998. Natal philopatry and genetic structure of breeding Harlequin ducks (Histronicus histrionicus). [Abstract].  Pacific Seabirds 25 (1): 23.

Eadie, J.M., E. Hamilton, N. Wybenga, K. Whitlock, and W. Carrick.  1997. Captive-rearing and the behavioral development of Trumpeter Swan cygnets. In Rapley, W.A., E. Christens and T.P. Birt (eds.)  Proceedings of the Trumpeter Swan Symposium. Metro Toronto Zoo. Pp 18-29.

Gissing, G.J., T. J. Crease, and J. M. Eadie. 1997. Optimized PCR-labeling and hybridization conditions result in extremely fast, high quality chemiluminescent DNA fingerprints. Biochemica 1 [1997]: 23-24

Hogg, I.D., Y. de Lafontaine, and J.M. Eadie. 1996. Phenotypic variation in benthic invertebrates: an indicator of freshwater quality? In Boon, P.J., and Howell, D.L. (eds). Freshwater Quality: Defining the Indefinable. Scottish Natural Heritage. HMSO Publications, London. Pp. 109-117.

Eadie, J. M., M. L. Mallory and H. G. Lumsden. 1995.  Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula). In The Birds of North America, No. 170 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.) The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and The American Ornithologists' Union, Washington, D.C.

Boonstra, R., J.M. Eadie., C.J. Krebs, and S. Boutin. 1995. Limitations of far infrared thermal imaging in locating birds.  Journal of Field Ornithology 66: 192-198.

Hogg, I.D., D.D. Williams, J.M. Eadie, and S.A. Butt. 1995.  The consequences of global warming for stream invertebrates: a field simulation. Journal of Thermal Biology 20: 199-206

Lyon, B. E., J. M. Eadie and L. Hamilton.  1994. Parental choice selects for ornamental plumage in American coot chicks.  Nature 371: 240-243.


TECHNICAL REPORTS
Hewitson. S., M. R.  Miller and J.M. Eadie. 1999. Use of red-colored ponds by waterfowl wintering in the Suisun March, CA. U.S. Geological Service and Suisun Resource Conservation District.

Bird, J.A., Pettygrove, G.S. and J. M. Eadie. 1999. Waterfowl Foraging Effects on Rice Straw Decomposition. Agronomy Progress Report 1996-1997. University of California, Davis, California.

Pettygrove, G.S., J. A. Bird and J. Eadie. 1998. Waterfowl Foraging Effects on Rice Straw Decomposition.  Cooperative Extension, Department of Soil Science, University of California, Davis CA

Eadie, J. M. 1998. Planning for California Waterfowl Needs in the 21st Century. Planning Document for Packard Foundation, National Audubon Society, Nature Conservancy and the Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture.


PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (last 5 years)
Eadie, J.M. 2000. From the arcane to the applied: can evolutionary ecology offer any useful insight to waterfowl management? 2nd North American Duck Symposium. Saskatoon, Canada. Invited Plenary Speaker

Eadie, J. M,  E. G. Burns, L. Naylor, M. Eiccholz and M. Petrie. 2000. Energy limitation on the wintering grounds: what do we know and what do we assume? 2nd North American Duck Symposium. Saskatoon, Canada.

Ackerman, J. T. and J. M. Eadie 2000. The influence of partial clutch predation on the parental investment decisions of nesting mallards (Anas platyrhynchos). 2nd North American Duck Symposium. Saskatoon, Canada.

Eadie, J.M, J.W. van Groenigen, C. van Kessel, W.R. Horwath, and E.G. Burns. 2000. Agronomic benefits of foraging waterfowl in winterflooded ricefields'. American Society of Agronomy, Minneapolis, MN.

Eadie, J.M. The ecology and behavior of cavity nesting waterfowl. 2000. West Coast Wood Duck Workshop, Vancouver, WA.

Eadie, J.M. and M. Brown. 2000. What can DNA tell us about west coast wood ducks? West Coast Wood Duck Workshop, Vancouver, WA.

Eadie, J.M. 2000. Integrating agronomics and wildlife benefits: the value of rice fields as habitat for waterfowl in California. Wildlife Society, Western Section Meeting, Riverside CA.

Eadie, J.M. 1999. The annual cycle of goldeneyes: missing links and new insights. Invited Symposium on Sea Ducks, International Waterbird Society Meeting, Grado, Italy. Invited Symposium Speaker.

van Kessel1, C.,  J. M. Eadie, W. Horwath, F. Reid, J. Hill, and J. Fleskes. 1999. Integrating agronomic management practices with waterfowl populations in rice fields: opportunities and mutual benefits. International Temperate Rice Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Eadie, J.M., C. Elphick, F. Reid. 1999. The value of rice-fields for waterbirds. International Temperate Rice Conference, Sacramento, CA.

Eadie, J.M. 1999. Ricelands and waterbirds - developing partnerships for wetland-dependent wildlife. American Wetlands Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Eadie, J. M. and B. E. Lyon. 1998. Trapped in somebody else's arm race: rejection of black-headed duck eggs by red-gartered coots. International Society of Behavioral Ecology Conference. Pacific Grove, CA.

Eadie, J. M. 1998. Dump-nesting in wood ducks: fair or fowl?  Pacific Flyway Wood Duck Symposium. Davis, CA.

Hogg, I.D., J.M. Eadie, and Y. de Lafontaine. 1998. Passive dispersal among fragmented habitats: the population genetic consequences for freshwater and estuarine amphipods. Fourth International Crustacean Congress. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Brown, M., G. Schirato, R. Jarvis, J. Reichel, N. Perfito, K. Scribner, B. May and J. Eadie. 1998. Natal philopatry and relatedness in breeding Harlequin duck (Histronicus histronicus) breeding populations.  1st Pacific Flyway Symposium, Otter Rock, OR.

Brown, M., G. Schirato, R. Jarvis, J. Reichel, N. Perfito, K. Scribner, B. May and J. Eadie. 1998. Natal philopatry and genetic structure of breeding Harlequin ducks (Histronicus histronicus).  Pacific Seabird Conference, Portland, OR.

Bird, J.A., Pettygrove, G.S. and J. M. Eadie. 1998. Waterfowl Foraging Effects on Rice Straw Decomposition. 27th Rice Technical Working Group Meeting. Reno, NV.

Eadie, J. M. and D. A. Anstey. 1997. Parasitism, population dynamics and hybridization in cavity-nesting seaducks. 1st North American Duck Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Eadie, J. M. 1997. Molecular genetic markers in waterfowl biology. 1st North American Duck Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Lyon, B. E. and J. M. Eadie. 1997. Disruptive pattern of egg-rejection by hosts parasitized by the Black-headed duck, a precocial obligate brood parasite. 1st North American Duck Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Eadie, J.M. and B. E. Lyon. 1997. Cooperation, conflict and creching in goldeneye ducks. 1st North American Duck Symposium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Martin, K. and J. M. Eadie. 1997. Nest webs: the importance of cavities for structuring cavity nesting bird communities in managed and unmanaged forests. Conference on Biodiversity in Managed Forests, Uppsala University, Sweden.

Hogg, I.D., J.M. Eadie, and Y. de Lafontaine. 1997. Atmospheric change and the diversity of aquatic invertebrates: are we missing the boat? Canadian Society of Limnologists Annual Conference. Ottawa, Canada.

Bird, J.A., Pettygrove, G.S. and J. M. Eadie. 1997. Waterfowl Foraging Effects on Rice Straw Decomposition. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Agronomy. Madison, WI.

Eadie, J.M. and B. E. Lyon. 1996. Disruptive pattern of egg-rejection by hosts parasitized by the Black-headed duck, a precocial obligate brood parasite. American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Boise, Idaho

Lyon, B. E. and J. M. Eadie. 1996. Cooperation, conflict and creching in goldeneye ducks. American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Boise, Idaho
Martin, K. M. and J. M. Eadie. 1996. Nest webs: the structure and function of cavity nesting bird communities in British Columbia. American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Boise, Idaho

Martin, K. M., R. F. Holt, and J. M. Eadie. 1996. The structure of cavity nesting bird communities in British Columbia before and after forest cutting. Symposium on Forestry Issues in B.C., Canadian Society of Ornithologists, Fredericton, New Brunswick.

McLarty, J. R., K. M. Cheng and J. M. Eadie. 1996. The use of DNA fingerprinting to compare genetic variation in three Barn Owl populations. American Ornithologists Union Meeting, Boise, Idaho

Lyon, B. E. and J. M. Eadie. 1996. Disruptive pattern of egg-rejection by hosts parasitized by the Black-headed duck, a precocial obligate brood parasite. International Behavioural Ecology Conference, Canberra, Australia

Eadie, J.M. and B. E. Lyon. 1996. Cooperation, conflict and creching in goldeneye ducks. International Behavioural Ecology Conference, Canberra, Australia

Eadie, J.M. and D. A. Anstey. 1996. Parasitism, population dynamics and hybridization in cavity-nesting seaducks. Pacific Seabird Conference, Victoria, British Columbia

Eadie, J. M. 1996. A comparison of eastern and western Wood Duck populations. Wood Duck Symposium, Vancouver, Washington

Eadie, J. M. and S. Simmons. 1996. Double-brooding in California Wood Ducks. Wood Duck Symposium, Vancouver, Washington

Hogg, I.D., Y. de Lafontaine, and J.M. Eadie. 1996. Assessing the genetic diversity of benthic populations in the St. Lawrence River. Atmospheric Change and Biodiversity: Formulating a Canadian Science Agenda. Atmospheric Environment Service, Toronto, Canada.

Eadie, J.M., E. Hamilton, N. Wybenga, K. Whitlock, and W, Carrick. 1995. Captive-rearing and the behavioral development of Trumpeter Swan cygnets. Trumpeter Swan Symposium, Metro Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Ontario

Hogg, I.D., J.M. Eadie, and Y. de Lafontaine. 1995. Phenotypic variation in benthic invertebrates as an indicator of biological water quality. Freshwater Quality: Defining the Indefinable? Scottish Natural Heritage. Stirling, Scotland.


INVITED SEMINARS (last 5 years)
2000. An experimental evaluation of spinning wing decoys in California. Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, Williams, CA.
2000. An experimental evaluation of the effect of spinning wing decoys on waterfowl in California. California Waterfowl Association, Sacramento, CA.
2000. An experimental evaluation of the effect of spinning wing decoys on waterfowl in California. Commissioners Meeting, California Department of Fish and Game, San Luis Obispo, CA.
2000. Integrating agriculture and wildlife habitat in the Central Valley of California. Humboldt State  University, Arcata, CA.
2000. From the arcane to the applied: linking behavioral ecology with wildlife management. Humboldt State  University. Arcata, CA.
1999. Can behavioral ecology tell us anything about conservation biology? Animal Behavior Seminar Series, University of California,, Davis CA.
1999. From the Pacific to the Pampas: the biology of waterfowl in the Pacific Flyway. Yolo Basin Flyway Nights, Yolo Basin Foundation, Davis CA.
1999. Joint Venture Evaluation and Monitiring: What do we know and what are we missing? North American Joint Venture Evaluation Coordinators Meeting. Willows, CA.
1999. Evaluation of the "moto-duck" decoy. California Waterfowl Association Board of Directors, Concord CA
1999. Waterfowl research, teaching and outreach at UC Davis. Commissioners Meeting, California Department of Fish & Game.
1999. Parentage and population dynamics in avian brood parasites: can behavioral ecology inform conservation biology. Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, UC Berkeley, CA.
1999. Parentage, population dynamics and avian brood parasites: looking for links between behavioral ecology and conservation biology. Biology Dept., UC Santa Cruz, CA
1998. Woodies, Hoodies and Whistlers: linking behavioral ecology and population dynamics.  Department of Biology, Chico State University, Chico, CA.
1998. The Dennis Raveling Waterfowl Professorship at U.C. Davis.  The Wildlife Society, Sacramento Section Meeting, Davis CA.
1998. Woodies, Hoodies and Whistlers: Sleuthing Into the Secret Lives of Waterfowl. Yolo Audubon Society, Davis, CA
1997. Linking behavioral ecology and population dynamics in a parasitic sea duck, the Barrow's Goldeneye.  Alaska Science Center, Anchorage, AK.
1997. Parentage, populations and phylogeny - looking for links in avian brood parasites. Animal Behavior Seminar Series, University of California, Davis, CA
1997. Waterfowl, wetlands and the Dennis Raveling Waterfowl Professorship at U.C. Davis.  Board of Directors, California Waterfowl Association, Davis CA.
1997. Waterfowl friendly farming practices, or what's good for the goose is good for the grower. Avian Sciences Day, Davis CA.
1997. Contributions of behavioral ecology to wildlife management. Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA
1996. The Ecology and Evolution of Reproductive Parasitism in Birds. Population Biology Seminar Series, University of California, Davis, CA
1996. Double-brooding in California Wood Ducks. California Waterfowl Association, Annual Convention,  Concord, CA
1996. Waterfowl, Wetlands, and Wildlife-friendly Farming Practices. Sacramento Valley Broadcasters Association Meeting, Davis, CA
1996. Waterfowl and Wetlands in the Central Valley. Davis Duck Days, Davis, CA
1996. Woodies, Hoodies and Whistlers: Sleuthing Into the Secret Lives of Waterfowl. Mariner's Club, Davis, CA
1995. The Future of the Wood Duck in California. California Waterfowl Association, Annual Convention.  Sacramento, CA
1995. Parentage and Population Dynamics of a Parasitic Sea Duck: Integrating Behavioral Ecology, Molecular Ecology and Resource Management. Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, CA
1995. Woodies, Hoodies and Whistlers: Ecology and Conservation of Cavity-nesting Waterfowl. Wildlife Society, Student Chapter, UC Davis, Davis, CA
1995. Behavioural Ecology and Conservation of Cavity-nesting Birds. Center for Conservation Biology, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
1995. The Ecology and Evolution of Reproductive Parasitism. Evolutionary Biology Series, Departments of Zoology and Botany, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario