Roland Kays
RK
Research Professor and Director, Biodiversity & Earth Observation Lab, Nature Research Center, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Research Professor
919-707-8250 roland_kays@ncsu.edu WebsiteBio
Education
Ph.D. Zoology, University of Tennessee (1999)
B.S. Biology, Cornell University (1993)
Research Interests
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of Mammals
Courses
ZO 544 – Mammalogy
Favorite Links
www.movebank.org
www.emammal.org
http://agoutienterprise.wordpress.com
Area(s) of Expertise
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of Mammals
Publications
- MoveTraits—A Database for Integrating Animal Behaviour Into Trait‐Based Ecology , Ecology Letters (2026)
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ECODATA : A toolbox to efficiently explore and communicate animal movements alongside environmental and anthropogenic context using geospatial big data , Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2025) -
SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States , Global Ecology and Biogeography (2025) -
iNaturalist and Structured Mammal Surveys Reflect Similar Species Richness but Capture Different Species Pools Across the United States , Ecology and Evolution (2025) - Apex predator loss drives trophic downgrading in China’s protected areas , Current Biology (2025)
- Bibliographic synthesis of biodiversity-relevant criteria for solar energy siting , Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (2025)
- Dominant deer mice show the importance of abundance in competition , DRYAD (2025)
- Environmental correlates and fine-scale distribution of Amblyomma americanum, Ehrlichia spp., and Rickettsia amblyommatis at a single site in south-central Virginia , Parasites & Vectors (2025)
- Jaguar Space Use in the Working Landscape of Darien, Panama , Tropical Conservation Science (2025)
- Mammals on the Margins: Identifying the Drivers and Limitations of Range Expansion , Global Change Biology (2025)