Roland Kays
Research Associate Professor and Director, Biodiversity & Earth Observation Lab, Nature Research Center, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Area(s) of Expertise
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of Mammals
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
Publications
- An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when? (2020)
- Animal species classification using deep neural networks with noise labels (2020)
- Born-digital biodiversity data: Millions and billions (2020)
- Coyotes living near cities are bolder: implications for dog evolution and human-wildlife conflict (2020)
- Foraging movements are density-independent among straw-coloured fruit bats (2020)
- High variability within pet foods prevents the identification of native species in pet cats' diets using isotopic evaluation (2020)
- Precipitous decline of white-lipped peccary populations in Mesoamerica (2020)
- Animal Scanner: Software for classifying humans, animals, and empty frames in camera trap images (2019)
- Canid collision-expanding populations of coyotes (Canis latrans) and crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) meet up in Panama (2019)
- Citizen Science in Schools: Students Collect Valuable Mammal Data for Science, Conservation, and Community Engagement (2019)