Brett K. Sandercock

Brett and Female Prairie Chicken

Brett K. Sandercock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology

Sabbatical Address (until July 2010): Norwegian Institute for Nature Research / Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning (NINA), Tungasletta 2, N-7485 Trondheim, Norway
Sabbatical Contact: Phone: (+47) 73801474, Fax: (+47) 73801401

Address: Division of Biology, 116 Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA 66506-4901
Office: 425 Ackert Hall, Lab: 423 Ackert Hall
Office Phone: (785) 532-0120, Lab Phone: (785) 532-5832, Fax: (785) 532-6653
E-mail: bsanderc@ksu.edu

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia (1997).
Dissertation title: Factors affecting the breeding demography of Western (Calidris mauri) and Semipalmated Sandpipers (C. pusilla) at Nome, Alaska (Advisors: F. Cooke and D.B. Lank).
Doctoral Candidate, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario (1992-1993).
Master of Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta (1991).
Thesis title: Parental investment in brood defence by Willow Ptarmigan (Advisor: S.J. Hannon).
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (1988).
Thesis title: Comparison of methods for estimating abundance of Red and Ground Squirrels (Advisor: C.J. Krebs).

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (2007 to present).
Research Program: Population ecology of shorebirds, grouse and grassland birds.
Visiting Research Scientist, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research/Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning (NINA), Trondheim, Norway (2009-2010).
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (2001-2007).
Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia (2000).
Project title: Comparative life history strategies in Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus) and White-tailed Ptarmigan (L. leucurus) in arctic and alpine habitats (Advisor: K. Martin).
Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California (1997-99).
Project title: Spatial and sexual variation in the demography of the Green-rumped Parrotlet (Forpus passerinus) (Advisor: S.R. Beissinger).

Professional Appointments

Faculty Associate, Research Institutes at Kansas State University (2001-present).
Member of four research groups: Institute for Grassland Studies (2008-present), Ecological Genomics Institute (2006-present), Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experiences (2005-present), and Center for the Understanding of Origins (2005-present).
Member, Grouse Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, 2008-present).
The Grouse Specialist Group is an international network of professional biologists committed to the study, conservation, and sustainable management of grouse.
Research Director, Global Flyway Network (2006 to present)
The Global Flyway Network is an international consortium of research scientists working on the conservation of long-distance migrant shorebirds.
Science Advisor, Oikonos-Ecosystem Knowledge (2005 to present).
Oikonos is dedicated to increasing ecosystem knowledge through science, art, technology, education, and applied conservation.

Editorial Appointments

Associate Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology (2006 to present).
Journal of Animal Ecology is published bi-monthly by the British Ecological Society.
Associate Editor, Wader Study Group Bulletin (2008 to present).
The Bulletin is published three times a year by the International Wader Study Group.
Associate Editor, The Auk (2004-07).
Auk is published quarterly by the American Ornithologists' Union.

Honours and Awards

University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research, Office of the Provost, Kansas State University (2009).
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, Biology Graduate Student Association, Kansas State University (2009).
Fellow, American Ornithologists' Union (2009).
Elective Member, American Ornithologists' Union (2001).
Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of British Columbia (2000).

Research

Research Interests. My research interests are in population biology, primarily the behavioral ecology and evolutionary ecology of terrestrial vertebrates. My interests in behavioral ecology have included studies of sexual selection, mating systems, and parental care. In evolutionary ecology, I have published on life history evolution in birds, and the demography of animals and plants. Most of my field program has addressed various species of shorebirds and grouse, and I have used a mixture of manipulative experiments and observational approaches as part of field studies of marked individuals in wild populations. Wherever possible, study species have been selected to be model systems for organisms where management and conservation issues are relevant. I also have expertise in estimation of demographic parameters with mark-recapture methods, and modeling population dynamics with projection matrices. Application of these techniques have often led to fruitful collaborations with colleagues at K-State and other institutions.
Graduate Students. Prospective students seeking a graduate program are welcome to send a letter of enquiry at any time. Successful applicants should expect to have a solid foundation of field experience, competitive grades and GRE scores, and research interests in population biology. To learn more about ten good reasons to consider Kansas State University and application procedures for graduate school, please visit Graduate Studies in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Kansas State University.
Undergraduate Students. I have frequently mentored undergraduate students in independent research projects during the academic year and the summer. I have been one of the Program Coordinators for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site program, funded by the National Science Foundation (2003-11). The REU Site is based at Konza Prairie Biological Station in northeast Kansas and the research themes of the program have included grassland ecology, conservation biology, and ecological genomics of the native flora and fauna. Konza Prairie is part of the network of Long-term Ecological Research (LTER) sites and has extensive infrastructure for research, including large-scale, long-term fire and grazing treatments. For more information and application forms, please visit the REU Site: Ecology, Evolution, and Genomics of Grassland Organisms.

Teaching

BIOL 201 Organismic Biology (5-credits, zoology section of Fall semester).
BIOL 543 Ornithology (3-credits, Spring semester).
BIOL 823 Demographic Methods (3-credits, Fall semesters of even years).

Current Graduate Students

Gina Barton (MSc Student). Gina is currently the Landbird Program Supervisor for the Coyote Creek Field Station of the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory. She will be starting graduate studies at K-State in Fall 2009.
Andrew J. Gregory (PhD Student*). Effects of wind power development on the population genetics of the Greater Prairie-chicken. Prairie-chickens are known to be susceptible to inbreeding depression because reductions in genetic diversity led to lower egg viability in isolated populations in Illinois. In this study, Andy is studying the population genetics of prairie-chickens at three sites in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas where development of wind farms is planned. His study will provide baseline data on genetic structure of prairie-chicken populations in the Flint Hills, and will provide insights into the potential impacts of wind power development.
Lance B. McNew (PhD Student*). Effects of wind power development on the population demography of the Greater Prairie-chicken. Prairie grouse are thought to be a sensitive species because they have large home ranges and require native grassland habitats. In this study, Lance is studying the demography of prairie-chickens at three sites in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas where development of wind farms is planned. The study design is based on a before/after/control/impact design with unmanipulated reference sites and impact sites with wind turbines.

* Graduate students coadvised with Dr. Samantha M. Wisely.

Past Lab Members

Beatriz Blanco Fontao (Visiting scholar, 2008). Trophic ecology of a peripheral capercaillie population as a mechanism of habitat selection.
Bea is a PhD student in the Dept. Biología de Organismos y Sistemas at the Universidad de Oviedo in Spain. She was a visiting scholar at K-State and is interested in using stable isotopes of feathers to examine patterns of habitat use in European populations of capercaillie and local populations of prairie-chickens in Kansas.
Ashley E. Casey (MSc, 2008). Fine-scale genetic structure and extra-pair parentage in the socially monogamous Upland Sandpiper. M.Sc. thesis, Kansas State University, 62 pages.
Ashley is working as a Research Assistant in the molecular ecology lab of Kevin Roe at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Khara M. Strum (MSc, 2008). Exposure of migratory shorebirds to organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides at migratory stopover and non-breeding sites in the western hemisphere. M.Sc. thesis, Kansas State University, 76 pages.
Khara is the Avian Habitat Ecologist at PRBO Conservation Science (Pt. Reyes Bird Observatory) in Bolinas, California.
Robb S.A. Kaler (MSc, 2007). Demography, habitat use and movements of a recently reintroduced island population of Evermann's Rock Ptarmigan. M.Sc. thesis, Kansas State University, 77 pages.
Robb is a free-lance wildlife researcher, working on seabirds in the Near Islands of the Aleutian Archipelago and living in Anchorage, Alaska.
Jacqueline K. Nooker (PhD, 2007). Factors affecting the demography of a lek-mating bird: the Greater Prairie-chicken. Ph.D. dissertation, Kansas State University, 108 pages.
Jackie is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at The Ohio State University at Lima.
Tracey N. Johnson (MSc, 2006). Ecological restoration of tallgrass prairie: grazing management benefits plant and bird communities in upland and riparian habitats. M.Sc. thesis, Kansas State University, 94 pages.
Tracey is a Ph.D. Candidate working with Patricia Kennedy in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University.
Karl L. Kosciuch (PhD, 2006). Host-parasite interactions on an experimental landscape. Ph.D. dissertation, Kansas State University, 106 pages.
Karl is an Associate Wildlife Biologist with Tetra Tech, a consulting firm that provides technical services in the areas of resource management and infrastructure.
Timothy H. Parker (Postdoc, 2006). Population and behavioral ecology of forest and shrub-nesting birds.
Tim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington.
Tony W. Mong (MSc, 2005). Using radio telemetry to determine resource selection and home range size of the Upland Sandpiper on an experimental landscape. M.Sc. thesis, Kansas State University, 77 pages.
Tony is a Research Coordinator with the University of Missouri at Columbia.

Publications

Hagen, C.A., J.C. Pitman, B.K. Sandercock, D.H. Wolfe, R. J. Robel, R.D. Applegate, and S.J. Oyler-McCance. in press. Regional mtDNA structure of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken. Condor, accepted October 2009

Kaler, R.S.A., S.E. Ebbert, C.E. Braun, and B.K. Sandercock. in press. Demography of a reintroduced population of Evermann's Rock Ptarmigan in the Aleutian Islands. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, accepted September 2009.
Nol, E., S. Williams, and B.K. Sandercock. in press. Natal philopatry and apparent survival of juvenile Semipalmated Plovers. Wilson Journal of Ornithology, accepted October 2009.
Strum, K.M., M.J. Hooper, K.A. Johnson, R.B. Lanctot, M.E. Zaccagnini, and B.K. Sandercock. in press. Exposure of migratory nonbreeding shorebirds to cholinesterase-inhibiting contaminants in the Western Hemisphere. Condor, accepted October 2009.
Casey, A.E., K.L. Jones, B.K. Sandercock, and S.M. Wisely. 2009. Heteroduplex molecules cause sexing errors in a standard molecular protocol for avian sexing. Molecular Ecology Resources 9:61-65.
Fill, J.F., P. Klug, and B.K. Sandercock. 2009. The influence of habitat variation on snake body temperature and behavior on Konza Prairie. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49:E55 (abstract).
Franks, S.E., D.B. Lank, D.R. Norris, B.K. Sandercock, C.M. Taylor, and T.J. Kyser. 2009. Feather isotope analysis discriminates age-classes of Western, Least, and Semipalmated Sandpipers when plumage methods are unreliable. Journal of Field Ornithology 80:51-63.
Hagen, C.A., B.K. Sandercock, J.C. Pitman, R.J. Robel, and R.D. Applegate. 2009. Spatial variation in Lesser Prairie-Chicken demography: a sensitivity analysis of population dynamics and management alternatives. Journal of Wildlife Management, in press.
Johnson, T.N., R.D. Applegate, D.E. Hoover, P.S. Gipson, and B.K. Sandercock. 2009. Evaluating avian community dynamics in restored riparian habitats with mark-recapture models. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:22-40.
Kaler, R.S.A., L.A. Kenney, and B.K. Sandercock. 2009. Breeding ecology of Kittlitz’s Murrelets at Agattu Island, Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska. Waterbirds 32:363-373.
Dalgleish, H.J., A.R. Kula, D.C. Hartnett, and B.K. Sandercock. 2008. Responses of two bunchgrasses to nitrogen addition in tallgrass prairie: the role of bud bank demography. American Journal of Botany 95:672-680.
Kosciuch, K.L., J.W. Rivers, and B.K. Sandercock. 2008. Stable isotopes identify the natal origins of a generalist brood parasite. Journal of Avian Biology 39:364-367.
Kosciuch, K.L., and B.K. Sandercock. 2008. Cowbird removals unexpectedly increase productivity of a brood parasite and their songbird host. Ecological Applications 18:537-548.
Nooker, J.K., and B.K. Sandercock. 2008. Phenotypic correlates and survival consequences of male mating success in lek-mating Greater Prairie-chickens (Tympanuchus cupido). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62:1377-1388.
Sandercock, B.K., A.E. Casey, D.E. Green, H.S. Ip, and K.A. Converse. 2008. Reovirus associated with mortality of an Upland Sandpiper. Wader Study Group Bulletin 115:60-61.
Sandercock, B.K., E.L. Hewett, and K.L. Kosciuch. 2008. Effects of experimental cowbird removals on brood parasitism and nest predation of a grassland songbird. Auk 125:820-830.
Sandercock, B.K., W.E. Jensen, C.K. Williams, and 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.
Strum, K.M., M. Alfaro, B. Haase, M.J. Hooper, K.A. Johnson, R.B. Lanctot, A.J. Lesterhuis, L. López, A.C. Matz, C. Morales, B. Paulson, B.K. Sandercock, J. Torres-Dowdall, and M.E. Zaccagnini. 2008. Plasma cholinesterases for monitoring pesticide exposure in Nearctic-Neotropical migratory shorebirds. Ornithología Neotropical 19 (Suppl.):641-651.
Hagen, C.A., J.C. Pitman, B.K. Sandercock, R.J. Robel, and R.D. Applegate. 2007. Age-specific survival and probable causes of mortality in female Lesser Prairie-chickens. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:518-525.
Mong, T.W., and B.K. Sandercock. 2007. Optimizing radio retention and minimizing radio impacts in a field study of Upland Sandpipers. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:971-980.
Reed, A.W., G.A. Kaufman, and B.K. Sandercock. 2007. Demographic response of a grassland rodent to environmental variability. Journal of Mammalogy 88:982-988.
Hagen, C.A., B.K. Sandercock, J.C. Pitman, R.J. Robel, and R.D. Applegate. 2006. Radiotelemetry survival estimates of Lesser Prairie-chickens: are there transmitter biases? Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1064-1069.
Kosciuch, K.L., T.H. Parker, and B.K. Sandercock. 2006. Nest desertion by a cowbird host: an anti-parasite behavior or a response to egg loss? Behavioral Ecology 17:917-924.
Parker, T.H., C.D. Becker, B.K. Sandercock, and A.E. Agreda. 2006. Apparent survival estimates for five species of tropical birds in an endangered forest habitat in western Ecuador. Biotropica 38: 764-769.
Sandercock, B.K. 2006. Estimation of demographic parameters from live encounter data: a summary review. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1504-1520.
Sandercock, B.K. 2006. Review of: Amstrup, S.C., McDonald, T.L. and Manly, B.F.J. 2005. Handbook of capture-recapture analysis, Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. Biometrics 62: 1276-1277 (book review).
Wilgers, D.J., E.A. Horne, B.K. Sandercock, and A.W. Volkmann. 2006. Effects of rangeland management on community dynamics of the herpetofauna of the tallgrass prairie. Herpetologica 62:378-388.
Hagen, C.A. J.C. Pitman, B.K. Sandercock, R.J. Robel, and R.D. Applegate. 2005. Age-specific variation in apparent survival rates of male Lesser Prairie-chickens. Condor 107: 78-86.
Johnson, T.N., and B.K. Sandercock. 2005. Winter grazing increases native prairie grasses in fescue-dominated pastures (Kansas). Ecological Restoration 23: 115-116.
Sandercock, B.K., K. Martin, and S.J. Hannon. 2005a. Demographic consequences of age-structure in extreme environments: population models for arctic and alpine ptarmigan. Oecologia 146: 13-24.
Sandercock, B.K., K. Martin, and S.J. Hannon. 2005b. Life history strategies in extreme environments: comparative demography of arctic and alpine ptarmigan. Ecology 86: 2176-2186.
Sandercock, B.K., T. Székely, and A. Kosztolányi. 2005. The effects of age and sex on the apparent survival of Kentish Plovers breeding in southern Turkey. Condor 107: 582-595.
Rivers, J.W., and B.K. Sandercock. 2004. Predation by Gray Catbird on Brown Thrasher eggs. Southwestern Naturalist 49: 101-103.
Blomqvist, D., M. Andersson, C. Küpper, I.C. Cuthill, J. Kis, R.B. Lanctot, B.K. Sandercock, T. Székely, J. Wallander, and B. Kempenaers. 2003. Evolutionary biology: Why do birds engage in extra-pair copulation? Nature 422: 833-834 (rebuttal).
Sandercock, B.K. 2003. Estimation of survival rates for wader populations: a review of mark-recapture methods. Wader Study Group Bulletin 100: 163-174.
Blomqvist, D., M. Andersson, C. Küpper, I.C. Cuthill, J. Kis, R.B. Lanctot, B.K. Sandercock, T. Székely, J. Wallander, and B. Kempenaers. 2002. Genetic similarity between mates and extra-pair parentage in three species of shorebirds. Nature 419: 613-615. Popular articles based on this publication.
Blomqvist, D., B. Kempenaers, R.B. Lanctot, and B.K. Sandercock. 2002. Genetic parentage and mate guarding in the arctic-breeding Western Sandpiper. Auk 119: 228-233.
Sandercock, B.K., and S.R. Beissinger. 2002. Estimating rates of population change for a neotropical parrot with ratio, mark-recapture and matrix methods. Journal of Applied Statistics 29: 589-607.
Sandercock, B.K., and A. Jaramillo. 2002. Annual survival rates of wintering sparrows: assessing demographic consequences of migration. Auk 119: 149-165.
Sandercock, B.K. 2001. What is the relative importance of sexual selection and ecological processes in the evolution of sexual size dimorphism in monogamous shorebirds? Wader Study Group Bulletin. 96: 64-70.
Sandercock, B.K. 2001-02. Review of: Johnsgard, P.A. 2001. Prairie birds: fragile splendor in the Great Plains, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Wild Earth 3&4: 102-103 (book review).
Shefferson, R.P., B.K. Sandercock, J. Proper, and S.R. Beissinger. 2001. Estimating dormancy and survival of a rare herbaceous perennial using mark-recapture models. Ecology 82: 145-156.
Lanctot, R.B., B.K. Sandercock, and B. Kempenaers. 2000. The effects of mate and site fidelity on the courtship behaviour of Western Sandpipers. Waterbirds 23: 155-164.
Sandercock, B.K., S.R. Beissinger, S.H. Stoleson, R.R. Melland, and C.R. Hughes. 2000. Survival rates of a neotropical parrot: implications for latitudinal comparisons of avian demography. Ecology 81: 1351-1370.
Sandercock, B.K., D.B. Lank, R.B. Lanctot, B. Kempenaers, and F. Cooke. 2000. Ecological correlates of mate fidelity in two arctic-breeding sandpipers. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78: 1948-1958.
Sandercock, B.K., D.B. Lank, and F. Cooke. 1999. Seasonal declines in the fecundity of two arctic-breeding sandpipers: different tactics in two species with an invariant clutch size. Journal of Avian Biology 30: 460-468.
Sandercock, B.K. 1998a. Assortative mating and sexual size dimorphism in Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers. Auk 115: 786-791.
Sandercock, B.K. 1998b. Chronology of nesting events in Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers near the Arctic Circle. Journal of Field Ornithology 69: 235-243.
Lanctot, R.B., B.K. Sandercock, and B. Kempenaers. 1997. Breeding displays in an arctic wader: who does them and how display intensity relates to mate acquisition and nesting success. Advances in Ethology 32: 212 (abstract).
Sandercock, B.K. 1997a. Incubation capacity and clutch size determination in two calidrine sandpipers: a test of the four-egg threshold. Oecologia 110: 50-59.
Sandercock, B.K. 1997b. The breeding biology of Red-necked Phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus at Nome, Alaska. Wader Study Group Bulletin 83: 50-54.
Sandercock, B.K., and C.L. Gratto-Trevor. 1997. Local survival in Semipalmated Sandpipers Calidris pusilla breeding at La Perouse Bay, Canada. Ibis 139: 305-312.
Warnock, N., G.W. Page, and B.K. Sandercock. 1997. Local survival of Dunlin (Calidris alpina) wintering in California. Condor 99: 906-915.
Butler, R.W., F.S. Delgado, H. de la Cueva, V. Pulido, and B.K. Sandercock. 1996. Migration routes of the Western Sandpiper. Wilson Bulletin 108: 662-672.
Sandercock, B.K. 1996. Removal of eggshells at hatch by Western and Semipalmated Sandpipers. Condor 98: 431-433.
Sandercock, B.K. 1994. The effect of manipulated brood size on parental defence in a precocial bird, the Willow Ptarmigan. Journal of Avian Biology 25: 281-286.
Sandercock, B.K., and H.C. Pedersen. 1994. The effect of renesting ability and nesting attempt on egg size variation in Willow Ptarmigan. Canadian Journal of Zoology 72: 2252-2255.
Sandercock, B.K. 1993. Free-living Willow Ptarmigan are determinate egg-layers. Condor 95: 554-558.

Extramural Grants

Wisely, S.M. and B.K. Sandercock. Environmental impacts of wind power development on population biology of Greater Prairie-chickens. State Wildlife Grants Program, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, $145,150, received September 2009.
Johnson, L.C., B.K. Sandercock, M.A. Herman and A. Joern. Ecology, evolution, and genomics in changing environments. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN), Department of Education, $783,936, received July 2009.
Wisely, S.M., and B.K. Sandercock. Conservation status of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper: a conservation genetics approach. Migratory Bird Management Project, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 6), $75,000, received July 2009.
Sandercock, B.K., and M. Alfaro-Barrios. Seasonal components of demography of a migratory shorebird. International Supplement to Konza Prairie LTER VI: Grassland Dynamics and Long-term Trajectories of Change, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, $19,998, received June 2009 (DEB-0823341).
Sandercock, B.K., and A.M. Jumpponen. Research experiences for undergraduates site: Ecology, evolution, and genomics of grassland organisms. Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, $210,720, received June 2009 (DBI-0851835).
Sandercock, B.K., and S.M. Wisely. Environmental impacts of wind power development on population biology of Greater Prairie-chickens. 20% Wind Energy by 2030 Program, U.S. Department of Energy, $299,998, received May 2009.
Sandercock, B.K. Linking the ecology of migratory birds in the native grasslands of North and South America. International Supplement to Konza Prairie LTER V: Long-Term Research on Grassland Dynamics and Global Change, Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation, $19,668, received March 2008 (DEB-0218210).
Sandercock, B.K. Kansas pre- and post-breeding shorebird study for pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1). Migratory Bird Management Contract, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 7), $20,581, received April 2006.
Sandercock, B.K., and S.M. Wisely. Impacts of wind power development on the demography and population genetics of the Greater Prairie-chicken. National Wind Coordinating Committee (Sponsors include: Department of Energy - National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, State Chapters of The Nature Conservancy and 4 industry partners), $730,100, received March 2006.
Sandercock, B.K., and J.K. Nooker. Doctoral dissertation improvement grant: Testosterone-mediated life history tradeoffs in a lek-mating bird: an integrated approach using path analysis and experimental implants. Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, National Science Foundation, $11,967, received March 2006 (DEB-0608477).
Wilson, G.W., and B.K. Sandercock. Research experiences for undergraduates site: Ecology and evolutionary biology of a temperate grassland. Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, $199,183, received May 2006 (DBI-0552930).
Sandercock, B.K., M.J. Hooper, K.A. Johnson, and R.B. Lanctot. Ecotoxicology of neotropical migrant shorebirds. Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $74,243, received August 2005.
Sandercock, B.K. Assessment of Buff-breasted Sandpiper toxicological levels during migration. Migratory Bird Management Project, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Region 6), $117,999, received August 2005.
Sandercock, B.K., C.E. Braun, and W.P. Taylor. Restoration of Evermann’s Rock Ptarmigan on Agattu Island in the Aleutian Archipelago, Alaska. Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $40,000, received April 2005.
Sandercock, B.K., and P.S. Gipson. Vegetation response in mixed fescue and native grass pastures to winter grazing by cattle. U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, $73,581, received April 2003 (03-3225-0072).
Sandercock, B.K., W.K. Dodds, K.B. Gido, and G.W. Wilson. Research experiences for undergraduates site: Conservation of the tallgrass prairie ecosystem. Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, $169,954, received March 2003 (DBI-0243890).
Sandercock, B.K. Improvements to the Kansas State University Ornithology Collection. Division of Biological Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, $40,000, received March 2003 (DBI-0237267).
Sandercock, B.K. Lek evolution in the Greater Prairie-chicken. First Award, Kansas NSF EPSCoR, $49,735, received June 2002 (KAN29509).