Dr. James Kellam

Assistant Professor of Biology  

N108, Sis and Herman Dupré Science Pavilion

724-805-2171
James.kellam@email.stvincent.edu

Research Interests

Ornithology
Behavioral Ecology
Wildlife Biology 

Education

B.A. Human Ecology. 1996. College of the Atlantic. Bar Harbor, Maine.
Ph.D. Biological Sciences. 2003. Purdue University. West Lafayette, Indiana.

Courses Taught

BL 150 General Biology I
BL 151 General Biology I Laboratory
BL 114 Human Biology and Laboratory
BL 119 Conservation Biology
BL 228 Wildlife Biology
BL 229 Wildlife Biology Laboratory
BL 230 Ornithology
BL 301 Junior Research Seminar
BL 302 Research Project
BL 303 Research Thesis
Recent Publications

Kellam J.S. 2003. Pair bond maintenance in pileated woodpeckers at roost sites during autumn. Wilson Bulletin 115: 186-192.

Kellam J.S., Wingfield J.C., and Lucas J.R. 2004. Nonbreeding season pairing behavior and the annual cycle of testosterone in male and female downy woodpeckers, Picoides pubescens. Hormones and Behavior 46: 703-714.

Koenig W.D., Walters E.L., Walters J.R., Kellam J.S., Michalek K.G., and Schrader M.S. 2005. Seasonal body weight variation in five species of woodpeckers. The Condor 107: 810-822.

Kellam J.S., Lucas J.R., and Wingfield J.C. 2006. The role of testosterone in male downy woodpeckers in winter home range use, mate interactions and female foraging behaviour. Animal Behaviour 71: 695-707.