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Todd Jones 2024 Curriculum Vitae
Todd Jones 2024 Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae
Assistant Research Biologist, Conservation Science of Military Landscapes, Archbold Biological Station
Email: tjones@archbold-station.org; tmjcardinalis@gmail.com
EDUCATION
2021 PhD, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Michael Ward
Dissertation: Age specific mortality, pre- to post-fledging carryover effects, and
the timing of fledging in altricial songbirds
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
04/2024-Present Assistant Research Biologist
Conservation Science of Military Landscapes
Archbold Biological Station
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
04/2024-Present Assistant Research Biologist, Conservation Science of Military Landscapes,
Archbold Biological Station
Primary investigatory for Archbold’s avian research efforts at Avon Park Air
Force Range, primarily studying the ecology and conservation of imperiled
species: Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Florida Scrub Jay, and Florida Grasshopper
Sparrow.
PUBLICATIONS
26 publications in 21 peer-reviewed journals including PNAS, Ecology, and Global Change Biology:
26. Jones, T. M., S. J. Chiavacci, T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2024. Nesting and post-fledging
predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging. Ibis 166: 411-423.
23. Jones, T. M., L. J. Kearns, and A. D. Rodewald. 2023. Anthropogenic light pollution is associated
with diel patterns of fledging in an urban adapted songbird. Urban Ecosystems 26: 1651-1658.
22. Jones, T. M., A. P. Llamas, and J. N. Phillips. 2023. Phenotypic signatures of urbanization? Resident,
but not migratory, songbird eye size varies with urban-associated light pollution levels. Global
Change Biology 29: 6635-6646.
21. Jones, T. M., A. J. Di Giovanni, M. E. Hauber, and M. P. Ward. 2023. Ontogenetic effects of brood
parasitism by the Brown-headed Cowbird on host offspring. Ecology 104: e3925.
20. Di Giovanni, A. J., M. J. Miller, T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2023. Hatching failure is
greater in altricial bird species with cavity nests and large clutches. Ornithology 140: 1-15.
19. Jones, T. M., T. J. Benson, M. E. Hauber, and M. P. Ward. 2022. Host-community wide patterns of
post-fledging behavior and survival of obligate brood parasitic Brown-headed Cowbirds.
Oecologia 198: 981-993.
18. Jones, T. M., and M. P. Ward. 2022. Post-fledging behavioral ecology of migratory songbirds: how
do fledgling activity rates vary across species? Behavioral Ecology 33: 336-342.
17. Merrill, L., T. M. Jones, J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2021. Early-life patterns of growth are linked
to levels of phenotypic trait covariance and postfledging mortality across avian species. Ecology
and Evolution 11: 15695-15707.
16. Jones, T. M., and M. P. Ward. 2021. Parasitic cowbird development up to fledging and subsequent
post-fledging survival reflect life history variation found across host species. Behavioral Ecology
and Sociobiology 75: 133.
15. Jones, T. M., T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Terrapene carolina carolina (Eastern Box Turtle)
Diet. Herpetological Review 51: 839.
13. Jones, T. M., and M. P. Ward. 2020. Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects and the adaptive
significance of variation in wing development for juvenile songbirds. Journal of Animal Ecology
89: 2235-2245.
12. Pollock, H. S., T. M. Jones, C. E. Tarwater, E. T. Nishikawa, and J. D. Brawn. 2020. Rapid
colonization of a large treefall gap in a lowland tropical forest. Journal of Field Ornithology 91:
107-117.
11. Jones, T. M., T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Does the size and developmental stage of traits at
fledging reflect juvenile flight ability among songbirds? Functional Ecology 34: 799-810.
10. Pollock, H. S., J. A. Savidge, M. Kastner, T. F. Seibert, and T. M. Jones. 2019. Pervasive impacts of
invasive brown treesnakes drive low fledgling survival in endangered Micronesian Starlings
(Aplonis opaca) on Guam. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 121: 1-11.
9. Jones, T. M., L. Merrill, S. E. Zachar, J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2019. Haemosporidian parasite
infections in the Dickcissel (Spiza americana): prevalence and costs. Journal of Parasitology 105:
232-236.
8. Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2018. Development of activity rates in fledgling
songbirds: when do young birds begin to behave like adults? Behaviour 155: 337-350.
7. Jones, T. M., J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2017. Post-fledging habitat use in the Dickcissel. The
Condor: Ornithological Applications 119: 497-504.
6. Jones, T. M., M. P. Ward, T. J. Benson, and J. D. Brawn. 2017. Variation in nestling body condition
and wing development predict cause-specific mortality in fledgling dickcissels. Journal of Avian
Biology 48: 439-447.
5. Watts, B. D., F. M. Smith, C. Poli, N. Banfield, and T. M. Jones. 2015. Bell’s Vireo captured on
lower Delmarva Peninsula. The Raven 86: 11-12.
4. Zenzal Jr., T. J., A. C. Fish, T. M. Jones, E. A. Ospina, and F. R. Moore. 2013. Observations of
mortality and anti-predator behavior of Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilocus colubris)
during migratory stopover. Southeastern Naturalist 12: N21-N25.
3. Jones, T. M., M. E. Akresh, and D. I. King. 2013. Recent sightings of Kirtland’s Warblers on San
Salvador Island, The Bahamas. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 125: 637-643.
2. Rodewald, A. D., D. P. Shustack, and T. M. Jones. 2011. Dynamic selective environments and
evolutionary traps in a human dominated landscape. Ecology 92: 1781-1788.
1. Jones, T. M., A. D. Rodewald, and D. P. Shustack. 2010. Variation in plumage coloration of Northern
Cardinals in urbanizing landscapes. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122: 326-333.
In Revision/Review/Prep
a. Di Giovanni, A. J., T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, and M. P. Ward. In revision. Factors affecting
embryonic heart rate across altricial bird species. Ecology and Evolution.
b. Davidson-Onsgard, A., T. M. Jones, K. Savides, and S. A. Kaiser. In review. First record of a female
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) incubating an empty nest in North America.
Wilson Journal of Ornithology.
c. Jones, T. M., T. S. S. Sillett, and S. A. Kaiser. In review. Post-fledging ecology across the altricial-
precocial spectrum. Biological Reviews.
d. Phillips, J. N., T. M. Jones, and C. D. Francis. In prep. Nesting near noise and light-filled nights: The
fitness consequences of enduring combined sensory pollution. Ecology Letters.
Awards
2020 Honorable Mention, American Ornithological Society Student Presentation Award
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Presented 6 invited research seminars, 14 scientific presentations (11 oral, 3 posters, includes presentations as
a co-author):
20. A. P. Llamas, T. M., Jones, and J. N. Phillips. 2023. How does sensory pollution and urban
vegetation affect avian diversity and nesting success? American Ornithological Society.
19. Hutchison, J., T. M. Jones, E. Woernley, and S. A. Kaiser. 2023. Post-fledging movements, survival,
and habitat use of juvenile black-throated blue warblers. American Ornithological Society
Conference, London, Ontario.
18. Hutchison, J., T. M. Jones, E. Woernley, and S. A. Kaiser. 2023. Post-fledging survival, movement,
and habitat use of migratory black-throated blue warblers in high- and low-risk habitat. Hubbard
Brook Ecosystem Study 60th Annual Cooperators’ Meeting, Plymouth, NH.
17. T. M. Jones, A. P. Llamas, and J. N. Phillips. 2023. Phenotypic signatures of urbanization? Resident,
but not migratory, songbird eye size varies with urban-associated light pollution levels. American
Ornithological Society Conference, London, Ontario.
16. T. M. Jones, S. S. Sillett, M. S. Webster, and S. A. Kaiser. 2023. Post-fledging ecology in a changing
world. 2023 Hubbard Brook Cooperators Meeting, Plymouth, NH.
15. T. M. Jones. 2023. Age-specific mortality, pre- to post-fledging carryover effects, and post-fledging
ecology in a changing world. Cornell Lab of Ornithology Science Friday Seminar Series, Virtual.
14. T. M. Jones. 2023. Post-fledging ecology in a changing world: benefits of an extended breeding
season? Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Spring 2023 Quarterly Meeting, Virtual.
13. T. M. Jones. 2022. Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects and parent-offspring conflict help mediate
variation in life histories among songbirds. Biology Seminar Series, Texas A&M University-San
Antonio, San Antonio, Texas.
12. T. M. Jones, J. D. Brawn, I. J. Ausprey, A. C. Vitz, A. D. Rodewald, D. W. Raybuck, T. J. Boves, C.
J. Fiss, D. J. McNeil, S. H. Stoleson, J. L. Larkin, W. A. Cox, A. C. Schwarzer, N. P. Horsley, E. M.
Trumbo, M. P. Ward. 2021. A post-fledging perspective: Does parent-offspring conflict help mediate
the age of fledging in songbirds? American Ornithological Society Conference, Virtual.
11. T. M. Jones, and M. P. Ward. 2021. Songbird parents evict young for their own benefit. Illinois Bird
Conservation Network, Chicago, Illinois.
10. T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects
reflect trade-offs that explain variation in life histories among altricial songbirds. North American
Ornithological Conference, Virtual; Honorable Mention, Student Presentation Award Competition.
9. T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2020. Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects
reflect trade-offs that explain variation in life histories among altricial songbirds. Graduates in
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Research Symposium. University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Urbana, IL.
8. T. M. Jones, T. J. Benson, J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2019. Avian Research at Kennekuk County
Park: Pre- to post-fledging carryover effects in a grassland-shrubland songbird community. Kennekuk
County Park Outdoor School for Adults, Vermillion County, IL.
7. T. M. Jones, T. J., Benson, J. D. Brawn, and M. P. Ward. 2018. Does variation in nestling wing
development and body condition drive post-fledging survival within and among songbird species?
Middlefork Audubon Society, Vermillion County, IL.
6. T. M. Jones, M. P. Ward, T. J. Benson, and J. D. Brawn. 2018. Does variation in nestling wing
development and body condition drive post-fledging survival within and among songbird species?
American Ornithological Society Conference, Tucson, AZ.
5. T. M. Jones, M. P. Ward, T. J. Benson, and J. D. Brawn. 2017. Variation in Nestling Body Condition
and Wing Development at Fledging Predict Post-fledging, Cause-specific Mortality in the Dickcissel
(Spiza americana). The Wildlife Society-Illinois Student Chapter, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign, Urbana, IL.
4. T. M. Jones and M. P. Ward. 2017. Nesting and Post-fledging Ecology of Eastern Bluebirds in East-
central Illinois. 2nd Annual Bluebird Monitoring Celebration Potluck and Program, Middlefork
Audubon Society. Forest Glen Nature Preserve, Georgetown, IL.
3. T. M. Jones, M. P. Ward, T. J. Benson, and J. D. Brawn. 2016. Variation in Nestling Body Condition
and Wing Development at Fledging Predict Post-fledging, Cause-specific Mortality in the Dickcissel
(Spiza americana). North American Ornithological Conference. Washington, D. C. 2016.
2. T. M. Jones, M. P. Ward, T. J. Benson, and J. D. Brawn. 2016. Nestling Body Condition and Wing
Development Predict Juvenile Post-fledging Survival in a Neotropical Migratory Songbird.
Graduates in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Research Symposium. University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
Association of Field Ornithologists’, American Ornithological Society, Wilson Ornithological Society,
Raptor Research Foundation, Ecological Society of America, Ohio Ornithological Society, Illinois,
Ornithological Society, Illinois Audubon Society