Bradley Wilkinson

Contact Information:

Room 303, Biological Sciences Building
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708
bradley.wilkinson@duke.edu

Website

Education:

Miami University: BSc in Zoology (2013)
San José State University: MSc in Biological Sciences (2017)
Clemson University: PhD in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology (2021)

Research Interests:

I pursue biological questions rooted primarily in animal movement. I am fascinated especially by migration, and the strategies which mobile organisms employ to successfully accomplish long-distance movements. Within this realm, my research has focused on species inhabiting marine and coastal environments, which impose some of the most difficult challenges to migratory animals anywhere. I also pursue topics related to marine habitat use, ecotoxicology, sensory ecology, life history ecology, and conservation.

Publications:

Wilkinson, B.P. & Jodice, P.G.R. (In review). Support for the fasting endurance hypothesis of partial migration in a nearshore seabird, Ecosphere.

Madden, H., Satgé, Y.G., Wilkinson, B.P., & Jodice, P.G.R. (in press). Foraging ecology of Red-billed Tropicbirds in the Caribbean during early chick-rearing revealed by GPS tracking, Marine Ornithology.

Connors, M.G., … Wilkinson, B.P., Witt, M.J., & Maxwell, S.M. (2022). Mismatches in scale between highly mobile marine megafauna and marine protected areas, Frontiers in Marine Science 1236.

Wilkinson, B.P. & Jodice, P.G.R. (2022). Interannual colony exchange among breeding Eastern Brown Pelicans, Journal of Field Ornithology 93(1):5.

Wilkinson, B.P., Robuck, A.R., Lohmann, R., Pickard, H.M., & Jodice, P.G.R. (2022). Urban proximity while breeding is not a predictor of perfluoroalkyl substance contamination in the eggs of brown pelicans, Science of the Total Environment 803, 150110.

Wilkinson, B.P., Haynes-Sutton, A.M., Meggs, L., & Jodice, P.G.R. (2020). High spatial fidelity among foraging trips of Masked Boobies from Pedro Cays, Jamaica, PLoS ONE 15(4): e0231654.

Wilkinson, B.P., Satgé, Y.G., Lamb, J.S., & Jodice, P.G.R. (2019). Tropical cyclones alter short-term activity patterns of a coastal seabird, Movement Ecology 7:30.

Wilkinson, B.P., Johns, M.E., & Warzybok, P. (2019). Fluorescent ornamentation in the Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata, Ibis 161, 694-698.

Wilkinson, B.P., Jahncke, J., Warzybok, P., Bradley, R.W., & Shaffer, S.A. (2018). Variable utilization of shelf break-associated habitats by chick-brooding rhinoceros auklets in the California Current System, Marine Ecology Progress Series 590, 211-226.