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James Roper
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
2,370 Points

Contributions by role

Author 135
Preprint Author 35
Reviewer 65
Editor 2,135
Answers 2

Contributions by subject area

Animal Behavior
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Entomology
Statistics
Zoology
Biodiversity
Computational Biology
Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Biogeography
Ecosystem Science
Climate Change Biology
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Biosphere Interactions
Plant Science
Forestry
Natural Resource Management
Evolutionary Studies
Genetics
Population Biology

By Q&A topic

Animal-behavior
Ecology
Zoology

James J Roper

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

I am interested in population dynamics of terrestrial vertebrates. To understand these dynamics, I use a combination of field data (usually with birds) and simulations. I am particularly interested in life histories of tropical and subtropical birds.

Animal Behavior Biosphere Interactions Climate Change Biology Conservation Biology Ecology Evolutionary Studies Natural Resource Management Science Policy Statistics Zoology

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade Federal do Paraná

Work details

Proprieter

Ars Artium Consulting and Translations
October 2008
Translations and Consulting
Translations (from Spanish and Portuguese) and Revisions of Scientific Literature to English. Consulting in Ecology for Field Research Methods, Analysis and Conservation Biology, including help with data organization, management and experimental design.

Professor

Universidade Vila Velha
August 2008 - December 2018
Ecologia de Ecossistemas

Research Associate Professor

Universidade Federal do Paraná
July 1998 - December 2019
Ecologia e Conservação
I am a research associate and as such, also teach (especially statistics for biologists) in the program.

Websites

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PeerJ Contributions

  • Articles 1
  • Preprints 1
  • Edited 13
  • Questions 2
November 6, 2018
Experimental food supplementation increases reproductive effort in the Variable Antshrike in subtropical Brazil
James J. Roper, André M.X. Lima, Angélica M.K. Uejima
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5898 PubMed 30416888
December 16, 2014 - Version: 1
Experimental food supplementation increases reproductive effort in an antbird in subtropical Brazilian Atlantic Forest fragments
James J Roper, André M. X. Lima, Angélica M. K. Uejima
https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.705v1

Academic Editor on

April 20, 2022
Genetic relatedness and morphology as drivers of interspecific dominance hierarchy in hummingbirds
Ubaldo Márquez-Luna, Carlos Lara, Pablo Corcuera, Pedro Luis Valverde
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13331 PubMed 35469196
August 19, 2021
Connectivity in Spanish metapopulation of Dupont’s lark may be maintained by dispersal over medium-distance range and stepping stones
Alexander García-Antón, Vicente Garza, Juan Traba
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11925 PubMed 34466286
June 19, 2020
Behavioral, morphological, and ecological trait evolution in two clades of New World Sparrows (Aimophila and Peucaea, Passerellidae)
Carla Cicero, Nicholas A. Mason, Lauryn Benedict, James D. Rising
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9249 PubMed 32596039
April 19, 2019
Habitat suitability and connectivity inform a co-management policy of protected area network for Asian elephants in China
Cheng Huang, Xueyou Li, Laxman Khanal, Xuelong Jiang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6791 PubMed 31041155
October 24, 2018
Variations in the reproductive strategies of three populations of Phrynocephalus helioscopus in China
Tao Liang, Lu Zhou, Wenfeng He, Lirong Xiao, Lei Shi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5705 PubMed 30386689
February 8, 2018
Forecasting biodiversity in breeding birds using best practices
David J. Harris, Shawn D. Taylor, Ethan P. White
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4278 PubMed 29441230
September 12, 2017
The landscape of fear conceptual framework: definition and review of current applications and misuses
Sonny S. Bleicher
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3772 PubMed 28929015
July 31, 2017
Ducks change wintering patterns due to changing climate in the important wintering waters of the Odra River Estuary
Dominik Marchowski, Łukasz Jankowiak, Dariusz Wysocki, Łukasz Ławicki, Józef Girjatowicz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3604 PubMed 28785517
June 15, 2017
Effects of a wind farm installation on the understory bat community of a highly biodiverse tropical region in Mexico
Miguel Briones-Salas, Mario C. Lavariega, Claudia E. Moreno
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3424 PubMed 28630802
September 13, 2016
Effect of fragmentation on the Costa Rican dry forest avifauna
Gilbert Barrantes, Diego Ocampo, José D. Ramírez-Fernández, Eric J. Fuchs
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2422 PubMed 27672498
March 10, 2016
Microgeographic variation in locomotor traits among lizards in a human-built environment
Colin Donihue
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1776 PubMed 26989616
January 5, 2016
Assessing conservation status of resident and migrant birds on Hispaniola with mist-netting
John D. Lloyd, Christopher C. Rimmer, Kent P. McFarland
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1541 PubMed 26844015
January 22, 2015
Chronologically sampled flight feathers permits recognition of individual molt-migrants due to varying protein sources
Sievert Rohwer, Anthony D. Fox, Thomas Daniel, Jeffrey F. Kelly
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.743 PubMed 25649835

2 Questions

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What is the rate of nest loss due to predation?
about Looking after your partner: sentinel behaviour in a socially monogamous bird
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How general are your results?
about How long is enough to detect terrestrial animals? Estimating the minimum trapping effort on camera traps