Staff Member
Chris Gulick
PhD
Email: cgulick@ufl.edu
Biography
Spatial ecology of colonial wading birds within metapopulations on the Gulf Coast
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Spatial ecology and resource selection by female lesser prairie-chickens within their home ranges and during dispersal | September 2019 |
| Colonial nesting wading bird tracking and habitat use assessment | December 2025 |
| Presentations | Presentation Date |
|---|---|
| Zhang, Ke, C. K. Gulick, and A. N. Powell. 2023. Infection rates of avian malaria in white ibis and tricolored herons in the southeastern US. Annual Conference of the Waterbirds Society, Fort Lauderdale, FL | October 2023 |
| Zhang, Ke, C. K. Gulick, and A. N. Powell. 2022. Non-breeding utilization ranges of white ibis and tricolored herons in the Gulf of Mexico region. Waterbirds Conference, Corpus ChristI, TX. | November 2022 |
| Zhang, K., C. K. Gulick, and A. N. Powell. 2025. Nomadic vs. Central Place Foraging: divergent movement strategies in White Ibis and Tricolored Heron across wetland habitats. Waterbirds Society Meeting, San Jose, Costa Rica. | January 2025 |
| Zhang, K., C. K. Gulick, and A. N. Powell. 2023. Haemosporidian parasites in wading birds captured from breeding colonies in coastal Alabama. Florida TWS Meeting, Jacksonville, FL. | March 2023 |
| Zhang, K., C. K. Gulick, and A. N. Powell. 2021. Habitat use of wading birds during the non-breeding season in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbird Society Annual Meeting (Virtual). | November 2021 |
| Zhang, K., C. K. Gulick, Z. S. White, K. Wilson, S. M. Wisely, and A. N. Powell. Haemosporidian parasites wading birds captured from breeding colonies in coastal Alabama. Annual Meeting, American Ornithological Society, London, Ontario. | August 2023 |
| Zhang, K., C. K. Gulick, Z. S. White, K. Wilson, S. M. Wisely, and A. N. Powell. 2023. Haemosporidian parasites on wading birds captured from breeding colonies in coastal Alabama. Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting, Athens, GA. | August 2023 |
| Gulick, C.K., and C.W. Boal. Nest Box Use and Productivity of American Kestrels on the High Plains of Texas. Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society, San Antonio, TX. | February 2016 |
| Gulick, C.K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. 2022. Movements of two differently adapted wading bird species during the nonbreeding season. Poster; American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico. | July 2022 |
| Gulick, C., B. Skipper, and C. Boal. 2014. Occupancy estimates of ferruginous hawks in the Snake River Bird of Prey Area. 50th Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Austin, TX, Feb. 2014. | February 2014 |
| Gulick, C. K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. First annual survival estimates for white ibises and tricolored herons breeding in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Waterbirds Annual Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. | October 2023 |
| Gulick, C. K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. Breeding season selection of anthropogenic resources varies across pre-breeding movement modes in the white ibis. American Ornithological Society Annual Meeting, London, Ontario. | August 2023 |
| Gulick, C. K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. Breeding season selection of anthropogenic resources varies across age and pre-breeding movement modes in the American white ibis. Florida TWS, Jacksonville, FL. | March 2023 |
| Gulick, C. K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. 2023. What can spatial networks tell us about wading birds in the coastal Gulf of Mexico? Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of The Waterbird Society, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. | October 2023 |
| Gulick, C. K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. 2022. Breeding season selection of anthropogenic resources varies across age and pre-breeding movement modes in the American white ibis. Waterbirds Conference, Corpus Christi, TX. | November 2022 |
| Gulick, C. K., K. Zhang, and A. N. Powell. 2021. Post-breeding season movements of wading birds are linked to use of anthropogenic resources. Waterbird Society Annual Meeting (Virtual) | November 2021 |