Julian D. Avery, Ph.D.
- Associate Research Professor
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
University Park, PA 16802
- Email jda121@psu.edu
Areas of Expertise
- Invasion Ecology
- Population Genetics
- Wildlife Ecology
- Evolution
- Conservation Biology
- Animal Coloration
- Island Biology
Websites
Education
- PhD Rutgers University
- MS Eastern New Mexico University
- BS Penn State University
Conservation biology; animal ecology and responses to human disturbance; invasion ecology; patterns and processes in animal coloration.
Instagram: @EvolutionAvery
Publications
A call to integrate non-visual functions of pigments and their interactions with visual functions to understand global change impacts on visual systems
Functional Ecology, Reinke, Beth, Avery, Julian, Hua, Jess, 2024
Feeding Habits and Ecological Implications of the Invasive Flathead Catfish in the Susquehanna River Basin, Pennsylvania
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Stark, Sydney, Schall, M, Smith, Geoffrey, Maloy, Aaron, Coombs, Jason, Wagner, T, Avery, Julian, 2024
Princes and paupers: effects of annual and early-life resource variability on demography in populations of common garter snakes, (Thamnophis sirtalis)
Journal of Herpetology, Dinsmore, C, Bronikowski, Anne, Sparkman, Amanda, Munoz, David, Davis, Courtney, Avery, Julian, Arnold, Steven, Miller, David, 2024
Whole genome assessment of a declining game bird reveals cryptic genetic structure and insights for population management
Molecular Ecology, Luna, Leilton W., Williams, Lisa M., Duren, Kenneth, Tyl, Reina, Toews, David P.L., Avery, Julian D., 2023
By ‘helping’ wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives – here’s why you should keep your distance
The Conversation, Avery, Julian, 2023
Fitness Costs of Maternal Ornaments and Prenatal Corticosterone Manifest as Reduced Offspring Survival and Sexual Ornament Expression
Frontiers in Endocrinology, Assis, Braulio A., Avery, Julian D., Earley, Ryan L., Langkilde, Tracy, 2022
Gas compressor noise does not influence tree swallow nestling condition or immune response
Journal of Zoology, MacLeod, K. J., Naugle, L., Brittingham-Brant, Margaret, Avery, J. D., 2022
Masculinized Sexual Ornaments in Female Lizards Correlate with Ornament-Enhancing Thermoregulatory Behavior
Integrative Organismal Biology, Assis, B. A., Avery, J. D., Earley, R. L., Langkilde, T., 2022
Optimization of a suite of flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) microsatellite markers for understanding the population genetics of introduced populations in the northeast United States
BMC Research Notes, White, Shannon L., Eackles, Michael S., Wagner, Tyler, Schall, Megan, Smith, Geoff, Avery, Julian, Kazyak, David C., 2021
Honest signals and sexual conflict: Female lizards carry undesirable indicators of quality
Ecology and Evolution, Assis, Braulio A., Avery, Julian D., Tylan, Catherine, Engler, Heather I., Earley, Ryan L., Langkilde, Tracy, 2021
Experimental playback of natural gas compressor noise reduces incubation time and hatching success in two secondary cavity-nesting bird species
Ornithological Applications, Avery, Julian, Williams, Danielle, Avery, J, Gabrielson, T, Brittingham-Brant, M, Brittingham, Margaret, 2021
Plastic sexual ornaments: Assessing temperature effects on color metrics in a color-changing reptile
PLoS One, Assis, B. A., Jarrett, Benjamin, Koscky, Gabe, Langkilde, Tracy Lee, Avery, Julian, 2020
Trade-off between Thermal Quality and Predation Risk at Timber Rattlesnake Gestation Sites
Journal of Herpetology, Herr, Mark W., Avery, Julian D., Langkilde, Tracy, Howey, Christopher, 2020
It's OK to feed wild birds - here are some tips for doing it the right way
The Conversation, Avery, Julian, 2020
You’re not going far from home – and neither are the animals you spy out your window
The Conversation, Avery, Julian, 2020
Teaching with Instagram
NACTA Journal (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture), Avery, Julian, 2020
Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas: a 40-year look at forest bird diversity
Biodiversity and Conservation, Brown, Jeffrey A., Lockwood, Julie L., Avery, Julian D., Curtis Burkhalter, J., Aagaard, Kevin, Fenn, Katherine H., 2019
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) feeds Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings: Support for location-based decision rule
Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Williams, Danielle, Brittingham, Margaret, Brittingham-Brant, Margaret, Avery, Julian, 2019
Spring migration patterns of birds in montane habitats of the Southwestern United States
Southwestern Naturalist, Avery, Julian D., Keller, Gregory S., 2018
Seabird longline bycatch reduction devices increase target catch while reducing bycatch: A meta-analysis
Journal for Nature Conservation, Avery, Julian D., Aagaard, Kevin, Burkhalter, J. C., Robinson, Orin J., 2017
Seeking International Agreement on What it Means To be “Native”
Conservation Letters, Gilroy, James J., Avery, Julian D., Lockwood, Julie L., 2017
Invasion history and management of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in North America., Avery, Julian, Lockwood, Julie, 2017
Introduction history, impacts, and management of house sparrows in North America, Avery, Julian D., Lockwood, Julie L., 2017
Invasion history and management of the house sparrow (Passer domesticus) in North America: lessons learned from a global invader, Avery, Julian, Lockwood, Julie L., 2017