Sheila Conant's CV

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Amante-Helweg, V, and S. Conant. In review. Cultural Dimensions of Hawaiian Relationships with Forest Birds. In: Hawaiian Forest Birds (book ms).

Conant, S. (in press). Honeycreepers in Hawaiian Material Culture. In: "The Hawaiian Honeycreepers: Drepanidinae" by H. Douglas Pratt, Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Hays, W. S. T.; S. Conant. 2003. A male breeding coalition in the small Indian mongoose, Herpestes javanicus. Acta Theriologica 48: 485-494.

Morin, M. P. and S. Conant. Laysan (Telespiza cantans) and Nihoa (Telespiza ultima) Finches. 2002. No. 639 in: The Birds of North America. (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.; The American Ornithologists’ Union.

Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper III (eds.) 2001. Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper III (eds.) 2001. Introduction. pp. 1-12, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper, III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No.

Conant, S. 2001. Introduction to Ecology. pp. 152-153, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper, III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

Scott, J.M., and S. Conant. 2001. Introduction to Recovery and Management. pp. 305-307, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper, III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

Morin, M.P. and S. Conant. 2001. Why isn’t the Nihoa Millerbird extinct? Pp. 338-346, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

van Riper, III, C., S. Conant, and J.M. Scott. 2001. Introductions to Historical Perspectives. pp. 13-14, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper, III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

Tarr, C.L., J.D. Ballou, M.P. Morin and S. Conant. 2000. Microsatellite variation in simulated and natural founder populations of the Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans). Conservation Genetics 1:135-146.

Roberts, G., T. Male, and S. Conant. 1998. White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus). No. 378 In: The Birds of North America. (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.; The American Ornithologists’ Union.

Tarr, C.L., J.D. Ballou, M.P. Morin and S. Conant. In press. Microsatellite variation in simulated and natural founder populations of the Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans). Genetics.

Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper III (eds.) 2001. Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

Morin, M.P. and S. Conant. 2001. Why isnÕt the Nihoa Millerbird extinct? Pp. 338-346, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

van Riper, III, C., S. Conant, and J.M. Scott. 2001. Introduction to Historical Perspectives. pp. 13-14, In: Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and C. van Riper, III (eds.). Evolution, Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Hawaiian Birds: A Vanishing Avifauna. Studies in Avian Biology, No. 22.

Roberts, G., T. Male, and S. Conant. 1998. White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus). No. 378 In: The Birds of North America. (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.; The American OrnithologistsÕ Union.

Conant, S. 1998. Birds. In: Juvik, J. and S. Juvik (eds.) Atlas of Hawaii, 3rd edition. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tarr, C.L., S. Conant and R.C. Fleischer. 1998. Founder events and variation at microsatellite loci in an insular passerine bird, the Laysan Finch. (Telespiza cantans). Molecular Ecology 7:719-731.

Conant, S., H.D. Pratt and R. J. Shallenberger. 1998. Reflections on a 1975 ornithological expedition to the lost world of the Alaka`i and other notes on the natural history, systematics and conservation of Kaua`i birds. Wilson Bulletin 110: 1-22.

Morin, M. P., S. Conant and P. Conant. 1997. Laysan and Nihoa Millerbirds (Acrocephalus familiaris familiaris and A. f. kingi). No. 302. In The Birds of North America. (A. Poole and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington, D.C.; The American OrnithologistsÕ Union.

Rojek, N.A., and S. Conant. 1997. Food preferences and response to novel native berries by captive-reared Nene (Branta sanvicensis) goslings. Wildfowl 48:26-39.

Seto, N.W.H. and S. Conant. 1996. The effects of rat (Rattus rattus) predation on the reproductive success of the Bonin Petrel (Pterodroma hypoleuca) on Midway Atoll. Colonial Waterbirds 19(2):171-185.

Whittow, G.C., S. Conant, D.R. Herbst, and T.J. Motely. 1995. Vegetation and seabirds on Manana Island, O`ahu, Hawaii. `Elepaio 55:23-25.

Aguon, C. and S. Conant. 1994. Breeding biology of the White-rumped Shama on Oahu, Hawaii. Wilson Bull. 106:311-328.

Morin, M. P. and S. Conant. 1994. Variables influencing population estimates of an endangered passerine. Biol. Cons. 67:73-84.

Rose, R.G., S. Conant, and E.P. Kjellgren. 1993. Hawaiian standing kahili in Bishop Museum: An ethnological and biological analysis. J. Polynes. Soc. 102:273-304.

Conant, S., R.C. Fleischer, M.P. Morin and C.L. Tarr. 1992. When endangered species are aliens: Some thoughts on the conservation of rare species. Pac. Sci. 46:401-402.

Conant, S., R. B. Clapp, L. Hiruki, and B. Choy. 1991. A new tern (Sterna) breeding record for Hawaii. Pac. Sci. 45:348-354.

Fleischer, R.C., S. Conant and M.P. Morin. 1991. Genetic variation in native and translocated populations of the Laysan Finch (Telespiza cantans). Heredity 66:125-130.

Morin, M.P. and S. Conant. 1990. Nest substrate variation between native and introduced populations of Laysan Finches. Wilson Bull. 102:591-603.

Conant, S., P. Luscomb, M Morin and N. Seto. 1990. Laysan Finches breed at Honolulu Zoo. Hawaii Wildlife Newsletter 5(1):8.

Conant, S. 1988. Geographic variation in the Laysan Finch (Telespyza cantans). Evol. Ecol. 2:270-282.

Conant, S. 1988. Saving endangered species with translocation: Are we tinkering with evolution? Bioscience 38:254-257.

Freed, L.A., S. Conant, and R.C. Fleischer. 1987. Evolutionary ecology and radiation of Hawaiian passerine birds. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2:196-203.

Conant, S. 1987. Birds in Paradise. Review of Pratt, H.D. Bruner, P.L., and D.G. Barrett. A field guide to the birds of Hawaii and the tropical Pacific. Trends Ecol. Evol. 2:228.

Duvall, F. P. and S. Conant. 1986. Current status of the Hawaiian Crow. End. Sp. Tech. Bull. Reprint 2(11):1-2.

Conant, S. 1985. Ecosystem monitoring, restoration and management in Hawai`i: A summary. pp. 475-480. In: Stone, C.P., and J.M. Scott (eds.). Hawaiian Terrestrial Ecosystems: Preservation and Management. Proc. of a Symp. at Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, 5-7 June 1984. University Press of Hawai`i, Honolulu.

Conant, S. 1985. Recent observations on the plants of Nihoa Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Pac. Sci. 39:135-149.

Rauzon, M. J., C. S. Harrison, and S. Conant. 1985. The status of the Sooty Storm-Petrel in Hawaii. Wilson Bull. 97:390-392.

Conant, S. 1985. Observations on Hawaiian Monk seals on Necker Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. `Elepaio 46:11-12.

Conant, S., and M. S. Kjargaard. 1984. Annotated checklist of birds of Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. West. Birds 15:97-110.

Conant, S. 1984. First Oahu record of the Warbling Silverbill. `Elepaio 44:116-117.

Conant, S., C.C. Christensen, P. Conant, W.C. GagnŽ, and M.L. Goff. 1983. The unique terrestrial biota of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. pp. 77-94. Proc. of the Second Symp. on Resource Investigations in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 25-27 May 1983. University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Report (UNIHI-SEAGRANT-MR-84-01), Honolulu, Hawaii.

Conant, S. 1983. Man-made debris and marine wildlife in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. `Elepaio 44:87-88.

Conant, S. 1983. Observations of migrant and vagrant birds on Nihoa Island. `Elepaio 44:23-25.

Conant, S., and D. Herbst. 1983. A record of Nephrolepis multiflora from Nihoa Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Newslett. Hawn. Bot. Soc. 22:17-19.

Conant, S., and M.S. Collins. 1983. Frigatebird nests with two chicks. `Elepaio 44:37-38.

Conant, S. 1983. Kaho`olawe birds--including first Warbling Silverbill record. `Elepaio 44:63-65.

GagnŽ, W.C. and S. Conant. 1983. Nihoa: biological gem of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Ka `Elele. Newslett. of the B.P. Bish. Mus. Assoc. July 1983. (not refereed)

Conant, S., M.S. Collins, and C.J. Ralph. 1981. Effects of observers using different methods upon the total population estimates of two resident island birds. Stud. in Avian Biol. 6:377-381.

Conant, S. 1981. Recent observations of endangered birds in Hawaii's national parks. `Elepaio 41:55-61.

Conant, S. 1981. Altitudinal distribution of organisms along an island mountain transect: Birds. Chap. 3, pp. 97-105. In: Mueller-Dombois, D., K.W. Bridges, and H.L. Carson. (eds.) Island ecosystems: Biological organization in selected Hawaiian communities. Hutchinson Ross Publishing Co., Woods Hole, Mass.

Berger, A.J., S. Conant, F.J. Radvosky, and D. Mueller Dombois. 1981. Introduction [to community structure and niche differentiation]. Chap. 5, pp. 213-222. In: Mueller-Dombois, K., K.W. Bridges, and H.L. Carson. (eds.) Island ecosystems: Biological organization in selected Hawaiian communities. Hutchinson Ross Publishing Co., Woods Hole, Mass.

Conant, S. 1981. Structural variation of organism groups studied in the Kilauea Forest: Niche differentiation in the avian community. Chap. 6, pp. 291-300. In: Mueller-Dombois, D., K.W. Bridges, H.L. Carson. (eds.) Island ecosystems: Biological organization in selected Hawaiian Communities, Hutchinson Ross Publishing Co., Woods Hole, Mass.

Conant, S. 1981. Niche and life-form integration in island communities: Bird life-form and activity spectrum. Chap. 8, pp. 346-347. In: Mueller-Dombois, D., K.W. Bridges, H.L. Carson. (eds.) Island ecosystems: Biological organization in selected Hawaiian communities. Hutchinson Ross Publishing Co., Woods Hole, Mass.

Conant, S. 1980. Recent records of the `Ua`u (Dark-rumped Petrel) and the `A`o (Newell's Shearwater) in Hawaii. `Elepaio 41:11-13.

Conant, S. 1979. Endangered birds in Hawaii's national parks. Vol. 8:126-145. Proc. Second Amer. Inst. Biol. Sci. Conf. on Sci. Res. in Natl. Parks November 1979, San Francisco.

Scott, J.M., S. Conant, and H.D. Pratt. 1979. Field identification of the Hawaiian Creeper on the Island of Hawaii. West. Birds 10:71-80.

Conant, S. 1979. Hawaiian forest birds: A survey of recent field research. `Elepaio 40:79-84.

Conant, S. 1977. The breeding biology of the Oahu `Elepaio. Wilson Bull. 89:193-210.

Conant, S. 1975. The Hawaii IBP Project. Newslett. Hawn. Bot. Soc. 14:3-11.

Conant, S. 1975. Avian populations in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the Kilauea Forest Reserve. `Elepaio 35:137-138.

Conant, S., and P.G. Risser. 1974. Canopy structure of a tall-grass prairie. J. Range Management 27:313-318.

Berger, A.J., C.R. Eddinger, and S.C. Frings [Conant]. 1969. The nest and eggs of the Anianiau. Auk 86:183-187.

Frings [Conant], S. 1967. The natural history of the Hawaiian `Elepaio: A review of the literature. `Elepaio 27:108-111.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS SINCE 1990

Hawaii Conservation Alliance. Dispersal and foraging ecology of the Laysan Albatross in relation to the North Pacific Longline Fishery. $9,000. October 2003 - 15 June 2004.

Hawaii Conservation Alliance. Hawaiian forest bird use of koa plantations. $10,000. 21 October 2002 - 31 December 2003.

Hawaii Conservation Alliance. Study of movements in Hawaiian honeycreepers. $10,000. 21 October 2002 - 31 December 2003.

Hawaii Conservation Alliance. Effects of control of invasive ants on arthropods, plants and seabird growth and nesting success. $10,000. 21 October 2002 - 31 December 2003.

National Science Foundation, GK-12 Proposal: Using Hawaii's Unique Biota for Biology Education; September 1 2003 to 31 August 2006; $1,422,456; Co-PI with K.Y. Kaneshiro, R.A. Kinzie III, and D. Young.

National Science Foundation, GK-12 Proposal: Using Hawaii's Unique Biota for Biology Education"; 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2002; $1,422,456; Co-PI with K.Y. Kaneshiro, R.A. Kinzie III, and D. Young.

The Nature Conservancy. The role of alien tree plantations and avian seed-dispersers in native forest restoration in Hawaii. 15 May 1998 to 15 November 1999. $60,000

Division of Forestry and Wildlife, State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Development of an effective technique for broad-scale application of rodenticides to control the impact of rats in Native Hawaiian Forests. 1 June 1996 to 31 December 1997. $20,000

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Ecoregion. Conservation biology of Blackburn's sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni). 24 July 1996 to 1 November 1997. $15,000

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Ecoregion. Development of a multiphasic ecosystem restoration plan for Laysan Island. 31 July 1996 to 31 August 1997. $27,000

Division of Forestry and Wildlife, State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Population monitoring and research on Hawaiian Forest birds. 1 June 1995 to 31 May 1996. $40,000.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services - Hawaii Office. Draft rule for listing of the O`ahu `Elepaio, as an endangered species. Spring 1995. $5,000.

Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Population monitoring and research on Hawaiian forest birds, including Nene, at selected sites in Hawai`i. January 1995 to June 30 l996, $18,630.

Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Three-month study of the natural history of endangered birds at Haleakala, Maui, $7,460.57.

National Biological Survey, Hawaii Field Station. Life history of the 'Oma'o (Myadestes obscurus). February 1994 to 30 June 1994, $47,618.00.

Life history of declining owl populations in Hawaii. August 1, 1993 to May 30, 1994. $960.

Division of Forestry and Wildlife, State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Development of feeding behavior in Nene (Branta sandvicensis) goslings. August 1, 1993 to May 30, 1994. $13,000.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ecology and life history of declining owl populations in Hawaii. August 1, 1993 to May 30, 1994. $12,000.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Recovery of endangered Hawaiian biota. 1 June 1992 to 30 September 1993. $49,146.

The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Ecology and life history of endangered Maui forest birds. 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1994. $15,500.

Division of Wildlife, State Department of Land and Natural Resources. Development of feeding behavior in Nene (Branta sandvicensis) goslings. 1 January 1992 to 30 December 1994. $20,100.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 'Ohi'a Project. Continuation grant to the Bishop Museum to develop environmental education curriculum focusing on Hawaiian, Island and Tropical ecosystems for Kindergarten through eigth grade. 1989-1991. Total $110,000.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act. Teacher training and dissemination for a Hawaiian environmental education curriculum. 1 July 1991 to 30 September 1992. $11,995.

University of Hawaii Research Council. Travel grant to attend and present paper at the XXth Internatl. Ornith. Congr. 2-9 December 1990, Christchurch, New Zealand. $1524.

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Terrestrial arthropods on Nihoa Island with emphasis on Helicoverpa pallida. March 1990 to December 1990. $1800.

Hawaii State Natural Area Reserves System Commission. Dispersion and habitat use by 'Akiapola'au in Mamane woodland. (Conant is PI, Thane Pratt and Paul Chang of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife are Co-Investigators). 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992. $6,620.

Hawaii Bishop Research Institute. The Hawaiian kahili: A preliminary ethnographic and biological analysis. (Collaboration with Dr. Roger Rose, Department of Anthropology, Bishop Museum). May 1990 to June 1990. $5901.

Fujio Matsuda Scholarship. Comparative morphology of the endangered birds of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Implications for conservation and evolutionary biology. May 1990-April 1991. $10,000.

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Conservation of native Hawaiian forest birds and other species with a precarious future. Conant is Co-Principal Investigator. Leonard Freed (Zoology) is P.I. and Rebecca Cann (Genetics) is Co-P.I. 1989-1993. $750,000.

John D. Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. 'Ohia'a Project. Grant to the Bishop Museum to develop environmental education curriculum focusing on Hawaiian, Island and Tropical ecosystems for Kindergarten through eighth grade. 1987-1991. Total $762,000. Conant appointed P.I. in 1989.

B.P. Bishop Museum. Ecology and life history of Northwestern Hawaiian Islands passerine birds. 1989-1991. $20,024.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

Morin, M. P. and S. Conant. 1998. Laysan Island Ecosystem Restoration Plan. Administrative report for the Ecological Services Office of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

VanGelder, E. and S. Conant. 1998. Biology and Conservation of Manduca blackburni. Administrative report for the Ecological Services Office of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Conant, S. 1995. Draft proposed rule for listing the O`ahu `Elepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis gayi) as an endangered species under the U. S. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (as amended). Administrative report to the Ecological Services Office of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii. Order No. 12200-5-0120, 1 February 1995.

Conant, S. and M.P. Morin. 1987. Endangered Species Information Workbook: Nihoa Millerbird. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Endangered Species Information Service, Arlington, Virginia.

Conant, S. and M.P. Morin. 1986. Endangered Species Information Workbook: Laysan Finch. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Endangered Species Information Service, Arlington, Virginia.

Conant, S. and M.P. Morin. 1986. Endangered Species Information Workbook: Nihoa Finch. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Endangered Species, Endangered Species Information Service, Arlington, Virginia.

Conant, S. 1983. An analysis and comparison of habitat types on Necker and Nihoa Islands, Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, as they relate to the feasibility of establishing the Nihoa Millerbird on Necker Island. Research report prepared under contract for the Office of Endangered Species U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, 20 pp.

Conant, S. 1983. Ecological requirements of the Nihoa Millerbird and the Nihoa Finch, including an analysis of management options for the millerbird. Research report prepared under contract for the Office of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu. 45 pp.

Conant, S. 1981. A survey of the waterbirds of Kawai Nui Marsh. Coastal Zone Management Program, Hawaii State Department of Planning and Economic Development, Honolulu. 63 pp. Prepared under contract to Coastal Zone Management Program.

Conant, S. 1980. Birds of the Kalapana Extension. CPSU/UH Tech. Rept. Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu. 43 pp.

Conant, S., and M. Stemmermann. 1979. Haleakala National Park Crater District Resources Basic Inventory: Birds. CPSU/UH Tech. Rept. 25 Dept. of Botany, Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu. 27 pp.

Conant, S. 1975. Spatial distribution of bird species on the east flank of Mauna Loa, Hawaii. US/IBP Island Ecosystems Integrated Research Project. Tech. Rept. 74. Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu. 99 pp.

American Ornithologists Union (Elected Fellow, Life Member), Association of Field Ornithologists, Cooper Ornithological Society, Hawaii Audubon Society (Life Member), Hawaiian Botanical Society (Life Member), Hawaiian Academy of Sciences, Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Pacific Science Association, Pacific Seabird Group, Sigma Xi, Society for Conservation Biology, Wilson Ornithological Society (Life Member).

University of Hawaii Faculty Award for Outstanding Community Service - 1985
University of Hawaii Fujio Matsuda Research Scholar - 1990
University of Hawaii Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching - 1992
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching: Professor of the Year for Hawaii - 1994
Edwards Prize for the Best Paper in Volume 101 of the Bulletin of the Wilson Ornithological Society – 1999
Invitation to give Weese memorial lectures, Department of Zoology, Univ. of Oklahoma – 1997
Charles Dunn Lifetime Achievement Award – Hawaii Audubon Society, 1999
Honu Award for contributions to Environmental Education and Research – Conservation Council for Hawaii, 2000
Award for Distinguished Service to Science Policy and Management – Secretariat for Conservation Biology, 2002

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS SINCE 1990

Strommer, L, and S. Conant. 2003. Bird and plant communities in Acacia koa reforestation areas. Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tarr, C.L., J.D. Ballou, S. Conant, M.P. Morin 1999. Microsatellite variation in natural and simulated populations of an island finch. Ann. Meetings of the American OrnithologistsÕ Union, August, Missoula, Montana.

McClung, A.M., M.P. Morin and S. Conant. 1999. Population viability analysis of an endangered passerine: computer-modeling results for a translocated metapopulation. Meeting: Population Viability Analysis: Assessing Models for Recovering Endangered Species. 15-16 March 1999, San Diego, California. Sponsored by Univ. of Calif. at Berkeley and The Wildlife Society, Western Section.

Swift, Catherine E., E. W. Campbell III, M.E. Tobin and S. Conant. 1997. Broadcast application of the rodenticide diphacinone for Hawaiian conservation: A product review and current research. 1997 Hawaii Conservation Conference, 17-18 July 1997, Maui, Hawaii.

Tarr, C.L., J.D. Ballou, R.C. Fleischer and S. Conant. 1997. Genetic consequences of historical size reductions in Laysan Finch populations. Annual meetings of the Cooper Ornithological Society. 30 April to 3 May 1997, Hilo, Hawaii.

Morin, M. and S. Conant. 1997. Why isnÕt the Nihoa Millerbird extinct? Annual meetings of the Cooper Ornithological Society. 30 April to 3 May 1997, Hilo, Hawaii.

Mostello, C. and S. Conant. 1996. Dietary overlap between owls, cats, and mongooses in Hawaii: Evidence for competition? Haw. Conserv. Conf., 18-19 July 1996, Honolulu, HI.

Kjargaard, M. and S. Conant 1995. Differential fruit removal rates in two alien Rubus species: The effects of phenology, fecundity, and fruit morphology. 9th annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, 7-11 June 1995, Ft. Collins, Colorado.

Morin, M.P. and S. Conant. Growth, mortality and hatching asynchrony in the Laysan Finch. Joint meetings of the Amer. Ornith. Union, the Cooper Ornith. Soc. and the Wilson Ornith. Soc., June, 1994.

Conant, S. Ecology and conservation in Hawaii: Identifying and solving the problems. Ecol. Soc. Amer. Symposium. ESA Meetings 8-11 August 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Conant, S. and Loope, L., Co-organizes of Ecol. Soc. Amer. Symps.: Ecological research and biological conservation in Hawaii. ESA Meetings 8-11 August 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Rose, R.G., S. Conant, and E.P. Kjellgren. 1991. Biological and ethnological analysis of Hawaiian kahili: A premilinary report. Pacific Science Congr., 27 May - 2 June 1991, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Conant, S. 1990. Demography of the Laysan Finch at Pearl and Hermes Reef. XXth Internatl. Ornith. Congr. 2-9 December 1990, Christchurch, New Zealand.

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Hawaiian Birds. 1999. 1.5 hour program with Jack Jeffrey on Hawaiian birds as part of Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo course Agriculture 194R: Focus on Agriculture.

Exploring the islands: Island hopping. 1994. Live TV (science for fourth graders). This program was made with the State of Hawaii Department of Education's educational TV group. The topic was colonization of islands and subsequent evolution.

The Coastal Zone. 1991. Videotape written and produced by Todd Cippola for the `Ohi`a Project. S. Conant was biological consultant for this film on coastal environmental issues for 7th and 8th graders.

Hawai`i's birds: A vanishing treasure. 1989. Videotape produced by KHET TV. S. Conant reviewed the script and is interviewed in this video, which documents the character and status of the Hawaiian avifauna.

Hawai`i, an island community. 1984. Videotape produced by the Hawaii State Department of Education. Treatment and script written by S. Conant. Island ecology and evolution for 4th graders.

EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES SINCE 1990

Courses

MARE 394C – Central Pacific Seabirds (Midway Atoll 1999)
Zoology 101 - Introduction to Zoology (Fall 1994, 1999, 2001)
Biology 265 - Ecology and Evolution (Fall 1996)
Biology 320 - The Atoll (Fall 1991, Spring 1993)
Biology 360 - Island Ecosystems (Spring 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, Fall 1998)
Biology 425 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation (Fall 1991, 1992, 1993, Spring 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002 )
Zoology 490 - Seminar for Majors (Spring 1996)
Bot/Zool 690 - Conservation Biology (Fall 1993, 1994, 1995. 1999, 2002)
Zoology 691E - Graduate Seminar (Fall 1996, 1999)
Zoology 719 - Topics Course: ecology, Evolution and Conservation in Hawaii (Fall 1996, 1998)
Zoology 750 – Topics in Conservation Biology: Ecosystem Management, Conservation Biology and Sustainability (with Bruce Wilcox in Fall 2002, with Michael Hadfield in Fall 2002)
Zoology 699, 700, 800 - Directed Reading and Research, Thesis and Dissertation Research, two to six students per semester
Guest Lectures in various course in General Science, Geography, Botany, Zoology at UHM. Topics: Hawaiian Birds, Endangered Species, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity l

Graduate students are currently working on the following topics:

Ecology and behavior of the Hawaiian bat
Pollination biology of `Ohai (Sesbania tomentosa) and Hylaeus bees
The role of alien tree plantations and avian seed dispersal in the restoration of Hawaiian forest ecosystems
Behavior, demography and population biology of Laysan Finches (Telespiza cantans)
Conservation biology of damselflies
History of insect species introduced to Hawaii for biological control

COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROJECTS

Teacher training and writing workshops for pre-college environmental education teachers for the `Ohi`a Project and Hawaii State Department of Education workshops.

Workshop Speaker, Hawaii State Department of Education, Environmental Education Workshop on Kawai Nui Marsh (lecture and field trip on birds)

Workshop Leader, "Hawaii's Special Ecosystems: Mountains and Forests." Teacher training workshop organized by Moanalua Gardens Foundation. November 1985.

State of Hawaii Department of Education's "Enrichment in Science Program." Fall 1984. Lectures on research given to outstanding high school students in all the DOE School Districts.

Team Instructor for Educational Foundations 364 (UHM course): Understanding Hawaii's Natural History. Organized by Moanalua Gardens Foundation.

Docent training lectures for Moanalua Gardens Foundation and Makiki Environmental Education Center, Hawaii Nature Center.

Short courses, including lectures and field trips on Hawaii's Birds for Lyon Arboretum, Waikiki Aquarium and College of Continuing Education and Community Service.

INVITED SEMINARS SINCE 1990

Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology of the Laysan Finch - Department of Zoology, University of Tennessee, Fall 1999

Recent Evolution and Morphometric and Genetic Variation in the Laysan Finch - Weese Memorial Lecture, Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1997

Geographic Variation in the Laysan Finch Ð Department of Zoology (Fall 1998)

Hawaiian birds: Ecology and conservation - Department of Botany (Spring 1992)

An update on the status and evolution of native Hawaiian land birds - Department of Botany (Spring 1991)

PUBLIC LECTURES SINCE 1990

Hawaii’s Northwestern Hawaiian Islands - Hawaiian Botanical Society, Spring 1999

Seabirds of Hawaii - Friends of He‘eia State Park, Fall 1994

Hawaiian Kahili: Anatomy of a feather artifact - Center for Arts and Humanities, UH Manoa, Fall 1993, Midway Atoll Natl Wildlife Refuge, Summer 1999

Fossils, Facts and Fantasies: An update on the status of native Hawaiian land birds - `Ohi`a Project teacher trainees (Spring 1991)

Panel discussion on geothermal energy - Rainforest Action Group (Summer 1991)

Seabirds in Polynesian Navigation - Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program, Exploration Project (Fall 1991)

Native Hawaiian Land Birds - Queen Emma Hawaiian Civic Club (Fall 1990), Sierra Club High School Hikers (Fall 1991)

Panel discussion on forest conservation -University of Hawaii (Fall 1991)

Saving Endangered Species in Hawaii - Honolulu Zoo opening ceremony for Endangered Species of Hawaii Exhibit (Spring 1990)

Birds of Hawaii - Hawaii Nature Center, Lyon Arboretum (short classes, 1990 to present, several times per year)

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SERVICE SINCE 1990

Chair, Department of Zoology, 2001-present

Chair, Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology Graduate Specialization – University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1999-2001

Research Affiliate, Environmental Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1999

Various Committees, Department of Zoology, 1995 to present

Executive Committee, Colleges of Arts and Sciences 1994-95

Advisory Committee for the Freshman Seminar Program, 1994-95

Program and Curriculum Committee, Colleges of Arts and Sciences, 1993-94

Vice-Chair for Programs, Graduate Specialization in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, Spring 1994

Graduate Advisory/Admissions/Curriculum Committee, Graduate Program in Evolution, Ecology and Conservation Biology, 1990-94

Life Sciences Committee on Reorganization of Undergraduate Curricula, College of Natural Sciences, 1991

COMMUNITY SERVICE SINCE 1990

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve Council—scientist alternate 2001 to 2003

Hawaii State Natural Area Reserves Commission (UH President’s rep.), 2001 to present

Board of Directors, Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 1996 to present

Vertebrate Advisory Committee for the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii, 1985 to 1991

Advisory Board, Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund, 1991 to 1997 (President 1994-95)

Endangered Species Committee (State Department of Agriculture, Plant Industry (Pesticides), 1988 to 1995

Pesticide Advisory Committee for the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, 1987 (4-year term, gubernatorial appointment)

Advisory Sub-Committee on Land Vertebrates for the Hawaii State Department of Agriculture, 1986 to present

CURRICULUM VITAE May 2004
SHEILA CONANT, Ph. D.
Professor and Chair Department of Zoology University of Hawaii at Manoa Professor Graduate Specialization in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Business Address: Department of Zoology University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8617; FAX: 956-9812	Home Address: 3663 Alani Drive Honolulu, HI 96822 e-mail: conant@hawaii.edu Phone: (808) 988-3960

Current Students	Program	Area of Concentration	Role
Cooper, Lindsay	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Seabird ecology and conservation	Major Professor
Franklin, Elaine	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Avian community ecology	Major Professor
McClung, Andrew	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Conservation biology of the Laysan Finch	Major Professor
Plentovich, Sheldon	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Conservation biology	Major Professor
Strommer, Laurie	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Avian community ecology	Major Professor
Bisson, Jeremy	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Albatross/Fisher interactions	Comm Member
Daly-Engel, Toby	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Sandbar shark biology	Comm Member
Dierking, Jan	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Reef fish conservation	Comm Member
Dunbar, Stephanie	PhD-Botany (EECB)	Plant ecology and life history	Comm Member
Hebshi, Aaron	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Foraging ecology of Wedge-tailed Shearwaters	Comm Member
Ibsen, Stuart	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Dolphin communication	Comm Member
Kuntz, Wendy	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Behavioral ecology of 'I'iwi	Comm Member
Lammers, Shelley	MS-Botany (EECB)	Molecular genetics of Sophora chrysophylla	Comm Member
LeGrande, Maya	MS-Botany (EECB)	Molecular genetics of Erythrina sandwichensis	Comm Member
Monson, Clarke	PhD-Geography	Biogeography and conservation of Pacific Flying Foxes	Comm Member
Wegman, Alex	PhD-Botany	Palmyra community ecology	Comm Member
Zabin, Chela	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Invasive barnacles	Comm Member
Former Students:
Aguon, Celestino (F 88)	MS-Zoology	Breeding biology of the White-rumped Shama	Major Professor
Bushman, Sara (91)	MS-Zoology	Avian behavior	Major Professor
Cabrera-Menard, Theresa (F 01)	MS-Zoology	Behavioral ecology of the Hawaiian bat	Major Professor
Finn, Michelle (F 94)	MS-Zoology	Monk seal morphometrics	Major Professor
Gauger, Vanessa (F 00)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Behavioral ecology of the Black Noddy	Major Professor
Garrison, Jennifer (Su 03)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Restoration ecology	Major Professor
Hayes, Warren (Su 00)	PhD-Zoology	Social ecology and behavior of the Small Indian Mongoose	Major Professor
Hopper, David (Su 02)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Pollination biology of Sesbania tomentosa and Hylaeus bees	Major Professor
Johnson, Catherine (S 01)	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Damselfly conservation biology	Major Professor
Kjargaard, Maile (F 94)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Alien bird-alien plant dispersal/interactions	Major Professor
Morin, Marie (S 91)	PhD-Zoology	Life history and conservation of the Laysan Finch	Major Professor
Mostello, Carolyn (F 96)	MS-Zoology	Dietary overlap in Apex Predators in Hawaii	Major Professor
Pepe, Josh (F 03)	MS-Zoology (EECB)	High school conservation curriculum	Major Professor
Rojek, Nora (94)	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Development of feeding behavior in Nene goose	Major Professor
Seto, Nanette (F 94)	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Ecology of Rat-Petrel interactions at Midway	Major Professor
Swift, Katie (Su 98)	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Ecology of rats and rat control techniques	Major Professor
Wakalee, Kathy (F 96)	MS-Zoology (EECB)	Life history and ecology of the 'Oma'o	Major Professor
Baumgartner, Erin (Su 02)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Fish ecology and behavior	Comm Member
Falkenmeyer, Karen (88)	MS-Geography	Alien bird distribution	Comm Member
Fernandes, Lee Ann	PhD-Geography	Natural resources values	Comm Member
Fretz, Scott (F 00)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Avian ecology	Comm Member
Godinet, Emily (Su 03)	MS-Geography	Restoration ecology	Comm Member
Gordon, Elizabeth	MA-Anthropology	Faunal analysis	Comm Member
Hart, Patrick (Su 00)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Avian behavioral ecology	Comm Member
Hu, Darcy	PhD-Zoology (U Cal @Davis)	Nene goose and Dark-rumped Petrel	Comm Member
Jacobs, David (93)	PhD-Zoology	Behavior and ecology of the Hawaiian bat	Comm Member
Lepson, Jaan (F 96)	PhD-Zoology	Avian social behavior	Comm Member
Male, Tim (F 01)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Biology of seed dispersal and predation	Comm Member
Medeiros, Art (04)	PhD-Botany	Invasion biology of plants	Comm Member
Moniz, Jadelynn (99)	PhD-Anthropology	Human role in prehistoric Hawaiian bird extinctions	Comm Member
Pang, Benton (F 04)	PhD-Botany (EECB)	Hawaiian dry forest ecology and conservation	Comm Member
Parrish, Frank (04)	PhD-Geography (EECB)	Foraging ecology of Hawaiian monk seals	Comm Member
Roberts, Winnie (F 01)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Ecology of honeybees in Australian forests	Comm Member
Strazanac, John	PhD-Entomology	Evolution and behavior	Comm Member
Swift, Sabrina	PhD-Entomology	Acarine systematics	Comm Member
Telecky, Teresa (?)	PhD-Zoology	Breeding biology of the Common Myna	Comm Member
VanderWerf, Eric (Su 99)	PhD-Zoology (EECB)	Avian behavioral ecology	Comm Member
Yoshikawa, Tomoko (03)	PhD-Zoology	Behavior and sex change in Damsel fish	Comm Member