Kushlan, James A.

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KUSHLAN, James A.

KUSHLAN, James A. American, b. 1947. Genres: Biology, Environmental sciences/Ecology, Natural history. Career: Everglades National Park, research biologist, 1975-84; Texas A&M University-Commerce, associate professor, 1984-87, professor of biology, 1987-88, director of Center for Water Resources Studies, 1986-88; University of Mississippi, University, professor of biology and chairperson of department, 1988-97; Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, director, 1994-2001; Smithsonian Institution, research associate, 1999-; U.S. Geological Survey, senior science adviser, 2001-02. Publications: (with J. Hancock) The Herons Handbook, 1984; (with J. Hancock and M.P. Kahl) Storks, Ibises, and Spoonbills of the World, 1992; (with H. Hafner) Heron Conservation, 2000; (with J. Hancock) The Herons, forthcoming. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to biology and ornithology journals. Address: PO Box 1930, Edgewater, MD 21037, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]