Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., North Carolina State University 2014
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa,” September 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.
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    • Wilson, J. W., R. A. Bergl, L. J. Minter, M. R. Loomis, and C. J. Kendall. “The African elephant Loxodonta spp conservation programmes of North Carolina Zoo: two decades of using emerging technologies to advance in situ conservation efforts.” International Zoo Yearbook 53, no. 1 (July 1, 2019): 151–60. https://doi.org/10.1111/izy.12216.
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    • Tucker, Marlee A., Katrin Böhning-Gaese, William F. Fagan, John M. Fryxell, Bram Van Moorter, Susan C. Alberts, Abdullahi H. Ali, et al. “Moving in the Anthropocene: Global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 359, no. 6374 (January 2018): 466–69. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam9712.
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    • Laso Bayas, Juan Carlos, Myroslava Lesiv, François Waldner, Anne Schucknecht, Martina Duerauer, Linda See, Steffen Fritz, et al. “A global reference database of crowdsourced cropland data collected using the Geo-Wiki platform.” Scientific Data 4, no. 1 (September 26, 2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.136.
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    • Wilson, John W., and Duan Biggs. “Passport power: Entrenching inequality.” Science (New York, N.Y.) 353, no. 6305 (September 2016): 1216. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aajl1604.
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    • Cuthbert, R. J., R. M. Wanless, A. Angel, M. H. Burle, G. M. Hilton, H. Louw, P. Visser, J. W. Wilson, and P. G. Ryan. “Drivers of predatory behavior and extreme size in house mice Mus musculus on Gough Island.” Journal of Mammalogy 97, no. 2 (March 23, 2016): 533–44. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv199.
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    • Wilson, Rory P., Iwan W. Griffiths, Michael G. L. Mills, Chris Carbone, John W. Wilson, and David M. Scantlebury. “Mass enhances speed but diminishes turn capacity in terrestrial pursuit predators.” Elife 4 (August 7, 2015). https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.06487.
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    • Mynhardt, Samantha, Sarita Maree, Illona Pelser, Nigel C. Bennett, Gary N. Bronner, John W. Wilson, and Paulette Bloomer. “Phylogeography of a Morphologically Cryptic Golden Mole Assemblage from South-Eastern Africa.” Plos One 10, no. 12 (January 2015): e0144995. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144995.
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    • Symes, C. T., J. W. Wilson, S. M. Woodborne, Z. S. Shaikh, and M. Scantlebury. “Resource partitioning of sympatric small mammals in an African forest-grassland vegetation mosaic.” Austral Ecology 38, no. 6 (September 1, 2013): 721–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12020.
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    • Wilson, John W., John W. Joseph O. Sexton, John W. R. Todd Jobe, and John W. Nick M. Haddad. “The relative contribution of terrain, land cover, and vegetation structure indices to species distribution models.” Biological Conservation 164 (August 2013): 170–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.04.021.
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    • Wilson, J. W., M. H. Burle, R. Cuthbert, R. L. Stirnemann, and P. G. Ryan. “Breeding success of Northern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) at Gough Island, South Atlantic Ocean.” Emu 110, no. 2 (June 4, 2010): 137–41. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU09095.
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    • Wilson, J. O. H. N. W., R. E. B. E. C. C. A. L. Stirnemann, Z. A. R. A. S. Shaikh, and M. I. C. H. A. E. L. Scantlebury. “The response of small mammals to natural and human-altered edges associated with Afromontane forests of South Africa.” Forest Ecology and Management 259, no. 5 (February 2010): 926–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.11.032.
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    • Wilson, J. W., R. M. Wanless, M. H. Burle, A. Angel, P. Kritzinger, and B. Stead. “Breeding biology of Brown Noddies Anous stolidus at their southern-most breeding site, Gough Island, in comparison to other sites.” Ardea 98, no. 2 (January 1, 2010): 242–46. https://doi.org/10.5253/078.098.0215.
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    • Wilson, J. W., C. T. Symes, M. Brown, B. T. Bonnevie, D. H. de Swardt, and D. Hanme. “A re-evaluation of morphological differences in the karoo thrush Turdus smithi - Olive thrush turdus olivaceus species complex.” Ostrich 80, no. 3 (November 1, 2009): 171–75. https://doi.org/10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.3.7.970.
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    • Symes, C. T., and J. W. Wilson. “Primary moult patterns and morphometrics in the Green-winged Pytilia Pytilia melba.” Ostrich 79, no. 1 (April 1, 2008): 87–90. https://doi.org/10.2989/OSTRICH.2008.79.1.12.367.
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    • Wilson, John W., Berndt J. van Rensburg, J Willem H. Ferguson, and Mark Keith. “The relative importance of environment, human activity and space in explaining species richness of South African bird orders.” Journal of Biogeography 35, no. 2 (February 2008): 342–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01792.x.
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    • Wilson, J. W., R. J. Van Aarde, and B. J. Van Rensburg. “Effects of habitat fragmentation on bird communities of sand forests in southern Mozambique.” Ostrich 78, no. 1 (April 1, 2007): 37–42. https://doi.org/10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.1.6.50.
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    • Wanless, R. M., and J. W. Wilson. “Predatory behaviour of the Gough Moorhen Gallinula comeri: Conservation implications.” Ardea 95, no. 2 (January 1, 2007): 311–15. https://doi.org/10.5253/078.095.0213.
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    • Wilson, J. W., M. H. Burle, and M. N. Bester. “Vagrant Antarctic pinnipeds at Gough Island.” Polar Biology 29, no. 10 (September 1, 2006): 905–8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-006-0187-5.
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  • Book Sections

    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “5. The Scramble for Space.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 133–66. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.05.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “15. An Agenda for the Future.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 559–88. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.15.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “8. Extinction Is Forever.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 257–96. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.08.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “4. Why Should We Protect Biodiversity?” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 91–132. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.04.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “1. What is Conservation Biology?” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1–22. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.01.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “9. Applied Population Biology.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 297–326. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.09.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “6. Our Warming World.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 167–202. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.06.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “3. What is Biodiversity?” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 61–90. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.03.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “7. Pollution, Overharvesting, Invasive Species, and Disease.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 203–56. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.07.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “2. Introduction to Sub-Saharan Africa.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 23–60. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.02.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “11. Preventing Extinctions.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 377–430. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.11.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “10. Conserving Ecosystems.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 327–76. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.10.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “12. Biodiversity and the Law.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 431–64. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.12.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “13. The Importance of Protected Areas.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 465–518. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.13.
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    • Wilson, John, and Richard Primack. “14. Conservation on Unprotected Lands.” In Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa, 519–58. Open Book Publishers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.11647/obp.0177.14.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • ENVIRON 210D: Conserving the Variety of Life on Earth 2022
  • ENVIRON 703: Conservation Biology: Theory and Practice 2022

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