Dr. Brett K. Sandercock

Name:

Dr. Brett K. Sandercock

Role:

Faculty Associate

Address:

116 Ackert Hall, Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS 66506

United States

Email:

bsanderc@ksu.edu

Phone:

Fax:

URL:

http://www.ksu.edu/bsanderc

Interest:

Ornithology, population biology, conservation

Publication List:

Verheijen BHF, Erickson AN, Boyle WA, Leveritte KS, Sojka JL, Spahr LA, et al.. Predation, parasitism, and drought counteract the benefits of patch-burn grazing for the reproductive success of grassland songbirds. Ornithological Applications [Internet]. 2022;124:1–22. https://academic.oup.com/condor/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ornithapp/duab066/6506482

Sandercock BK, Kramos G. Longevity records show that Upland Sandpipers are long-lived birds. Wader Study [Internet]. 2020;127(1):60 -64. https://www.waderstudygroup.org/article/13459/

Verheijen BHF, Clipp HL, Bartolo AJ, Jensen WE, Sandercock BK. Effects of patch-burn grazing on breeding density and territory size of Dickcissels. Avian Conservation and Ecology [Internet]. 2019;14(1):7. http://www.ace-eco.org/vol14/iss1/art7/

Alfaro-Barrios M, Liguori L, Sandercock BK, Berazategui M, Arim M. Habitat selection and space use of Upland Sandpipers at nonbreeding grounds. Avian Conservation and Ecology [Internet]. 2019;14(2):14:art18. https://brage.nina.no/nina-xmlui/handle/11250/2632763

Hill JM, Sandercock BK, Renfrew RB. Migration patterns of upland sandpipers in the western hemisphere. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [Internet]. 2019;7:426. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2019.00426/full

Alfaro-Barrios M, Sandercock BK, Liguori L, Arim M. Body condition and feather molt of a migratory shorebird during the non-breeding season. Journal of Avian Biology [Internet]. 2018;49(4):jav-01480. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jav.01480

Verheijen BHF, Rintoul DA, Sandercock BK. Habitat guild drives variation in apparent survival of landbirds in the Great Plains. Wilson Journal of Ornithology [Internet]. 2017;129:259-270. https://doi.org/10.1676/16-017.1

Winder VL, McNew LB, Pitman JC, Sandercock BK. Effects of rangeland management on survival of female greater prairie‐chickens. The Journal of Wildlife Management [Internet]. 2017;. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21331

Winder VL, McNew LB, Pitman JC, Sandercock BK. Space use of female greater Prairie-Chickens in response to fire and grazing interactions. Rangeland Ecology & Management [Internet]. 2017;70(2):165–174. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550742416300720?via%3Dihub

Ricketts AM, Sandercock BK. Patch-burn grazing increases habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity of small mammals in managed rangelands. Ecosphere [Internet]. 2016;7(8):e01431. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ecs2.1431

Ricketts AM. Of mice and coyotes: mammalian responses to rangeland management practices in tallgrass prairie [Internet]. [Manhattan, KS]: Kansas State University; 2016. http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/32731

Alfaro-Barrios M, Sandercock BK, Liguori L, Arim M. The diet of upland sandpipers (Bartramia longicauda) in managed farmland in their neotropical non-breeding grounds. Ornitología Neotropical. 2015;26(4):337-347.

Winder VL, Carrlson KM, Gregory AJ, Hagen CA, Haukos DA, Kesler DC, et al.. Factors affecting female space use in ten populations of prairie chickens. Ecosphere [Internet]. 2015;6(9):art166. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1890/ES14-00536.1

Sandercock BK, Alfaro-Barrios M, Casey AE, Johnson TN, Mong TW, Odom KJ, et al.. Effects of grazing and prescribed fire on resource selection and nest survival of upland sandpipers in an experimental landscape. Landscape Ecology [Internet]. 2015;30:325 -337. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10980-014-0133-9

McNew LB, Gregory AJ, Sandercock BK. Spatial heterogeneity in habitat selection: nest site selection by Greater Prairie-Chickens. Journal of Wildlife Management [Internet]. 2013;77:791 -801. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.493

Blanco-Fontao B, Sandercock BK, Obeso JR, McNew LB, Quevedo M. Effects of sexual dimorphism and landscape composition on the trophic behavior of Greater Prairie-Chickens. PLoS ONE [Internet]. 2013;8:79986 -. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0079986

Sandercock BK, Wisely SM, McNew LB, Gregory AJ, Winder VL, Hunt LM. Environmental impacts of wind power development on the population biology of Greater Prairie-Chickens. U.S. Department of Energy, Final Project Report for Award DOE/EE0000526 (technical report). Final Project Report for Award DOE/EE0000526. 2013.

McNew LB, Prebyl TJ, Sandercock BK. Effects of rangeland management on the site occupancy dynamics of prairie-chickens in a protected prairie preserve. Journal of Wildlife Management [Internet]. 2012;76:38 -47. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.237

McNew LB, Gregory AJ, Wisely SM, Sandercock BK. Demography of Greater Prairie-Chickens: regional variation in vital rates, sensitivity values, and population dynamics. Journal of Wildlife Management [Internet]. 2012;76:987 -1000. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.369

Casey AE, Sandercock BK, Wisely SM. Genetic parentage and local population structure in the socially monogamous Upland Sandpiper. Condor [Internet]. 2011;113:119 -128. https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2011.100100

Augustine JK, Millspaugh JJ, Sandercock BK. Testosterone mediates mating success in Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology. 2011;39:195 -208.

Augustine JK, Sandercock BK. Demography of female Greater Prairie-Chickens in unfragmented grasslands in Kansas. Avian Conservation and Ecology-Ecologie et Conservation des Oiseaux [Internet]. 2011;6. http://www.ace-eco.org/vol6/iss1/art2

McNew LB, Gregory AJ, Wisely SM, Sandercock BK. Human-mediated selection on life-history traits of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology [Internet]. 2011;39:255 -266. https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/pdfs/McNew_etal_2011_sab2.pdf

McNew LB, Gregory AJ, Wisely SM, Sandercock BK. Reproductive biology of a southern population of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology [Internet]. 2011;39:209 -221. https://alaska.usgs.gov/science/biology/landbirds/pdfs/McNew_etal_2011_sab1.pdf

Gregory AJ, McNew LB, Prebyl TJ, Sandercock BK, Wisely SM. Hierarchical modeling of lek habitats of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Studies in Avian Biology [Internet]. 2011;39:21 -32. https://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/documents/R2ES/LitCited/LPC_2012/Gregory_et_al_2011.pdf

Gregory AJ. The influence of behavioral and landscape ecology on Greater Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus cupido) genetic structure and evolution [Internet]. [Manhattan, KS]: Kansas State University; 2011. pp. 1 -129. http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/8530

Strum KM, Hooper MJ, Johnson KA, Lanctot RB, Zaccagnini ME, Sandercock BK. Exposure of nonbreeding migratory shorebirds to cholinesterase inhibiting contaminants in the Western Hemisphere. The Condor [Internet]. 2010;112:15 -28. https://doi.org/10.1525/cond.2010.090026

McNew LB. An analysis of greater prairie-chicken demography in Kansas: the effects of human land use on the population ecology of an obligate grassland species [Internet]. [Manhattan, KS. 149 pp]: Kansas State University; 2010. http://krex.k-state.edu/dspace/handle/2097/4316

McNew LB, Gregory AJ, Wisely SM, Sandercock BK. Estimating the stage of incubation for nests of Greater Prairie-chickens using egg flotation: a float curve for grousers. Grouse News [Internet]. 2009;38:12 -14. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228517269_Estimating_the_stage_of_incubation_for_nests_of_Greater_Prairie-Chickens_using_egg_flotation_a_float_curve_for_grousers

Casey AE, Jones KL, Sandercock BK, Wisely SM. Heteroduplex molecules cause sexing errors in a standard molecular protocol for avian sexing. Molecular Ecology Resources [Internet]. 2009;9:61 -65. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02307.x

Sandercock BK, Casey AE, Green DE, Ip HS, Converse KA. Reovirus associated with mortality of an Upland Sandpiper. Wader Study GroupBulletin. 2008;115:60 -61.

Nooker JK, Sandercock BK. Phenotypic correlates and survival consequences of male mating success in lek-mating Greater Prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology [Internet]. 2008;62:1377 -1388. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00265-008-0566-8

Kosciuch KL, Rivers JW, Sandercock BK. Stable isotopes identify the natal origins of a generalist brood parasite, the brown‐headed cowbird Molothrus ater. Journal of AvianBiology [Internet]. 2008;39:364 -367. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.0908-8857.2008.04170.x

Strum KM, Alfaro M, Haase B, Hooper MJ, Johnson KA, Lanctot RB, et al.. Plasma cholinesterases for monitoring pesticide exposure in Nearctic-Neotropical migratory shorebirds. Ornithología Neotropical [Internet]. 2008;19 (Suppl):641 -651. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254414753_Plasma_cholinesterases_for_monitoring_pesticide_exposure_in_Nearctic-Neotropical_migratory_shorebirds

Kosciuch KL, Sandercock BK. Cowbird removals unexpectedly increase productivity of a brood parasite and the songbird host. Ecological Applications [Internet]. 2008;18:537 -548. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1890/07-0984.1

Sandercock BK, Jensen WE, Williams CK, Applegate RD. Demographic sensitivity of population change in the Northern Bobwhite. Journal of Wildlife Management [Internet]. 2008;72:970 -982. https://bioone.org/journals/journal-of-wildlife-management/volume-72/issue-4/2007-124/Demographic-Sensitivity-of-Population-Change-in-Northern-Bobwhite/10.2193/2007-124.short

Dalgleish HJ, Kula AR, Hartnett DC, Sandercock BK. Responses of two bunchgrasses to nitrogen addition in tallgrass prairie: the role of bud bank demography. American Journal of Botany. 2008;95:672 -680.

Sandercock BK, Hewett EL, Kosciuch KL. Effects of experimental cowbird removals on brood parasitism and nest predation in a grassland songbird. Auk [Internet]. 2008;125:820 -830. https://academic.oup.com/auk/article/125/4/820/5148206

Reed AW, Kaufman GA, Sandercock BK. Demographic response of a grassland rodent to environmental variability. Journal of Mammalogy. 2007;88:982 -988.

Mong TW, Sandercock BK. Optimizing radio retention andminimizing radio impacts in a field study of Upland Sandpipers. Journal ofWildlife Management. 2007;71:971 -980.

Wilgers DJ, Horne EA, Sandercock BK, Volkmann AW. Effects of rangeland management on community dynamics of the herpetofauna of the tallgrass prairie. Herpetologica. 2006;62:378 -388.

Sandercock BK. Estimation of demographic parameters from liveencounter data: a summary review. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2006;70:1504 -1520.

Kosciuch KL, Parker TH, Sandercock BK. Nest desertion bya cowbird host: an anti-parasite behavior or a response to egg loss?. Behavioral Ecology. 2006;17:917 -924.

Rivers JW, Sandercock BK. Predation by gray catbird on brown thrasher eggs. Southwestern Naturalist. 2004;49:101 -103.

Datasets

Datasets for Dr. Brett K. Sandercock

CBN01 Records of breeding activities for birds on Konza

PBG05 Response of bird abundance to the Patch-Burn Grazing experiment at Konza Prairie

PBG09 Responses of small mammals in the Patch-Burn Grazing experiment at Konza Prairie