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Education
B.S. in Biology, College of William and Mary (1999)
M.A. in Biology, College of William and Mary (2004)
Professional Experience
I joined the Center in the summer of 2004, and since then my primary role has been to provide GIS support for various projects underway. Significant work has included analysis of forest patch area on Virginia ’s Eastern Shore , cataloging of current and historical bald eagle nest locations in Virginia , and the conversion of historical aerial photography into a usable format for analysis of Virginia ’s dynamic barrier island system. In addition to GIS work, I occasionally assist with data management, field work, and the production of technical reports. Prior to joining the Center, I worked as a teaching assistant for undergraduate biology labs at the College of William and Mary, as technician on several ornithological research projects at the College, and as a molecular biologist for a pharmaceutical company in Cambridge, MA .
Research Experience
Examples of Research Projects
Investigation of Virginia golf courses as habitat for bird species of conservation concern: relative habitat value of golf courses compared with other land uses and the effects of immediate and surrounding land cover on golf course bird communities (Master’s thesis project)
Investigation of fluctuating asymmetry, a measure of developmental stress, in eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) raised on golf courses
Comparison of spatial memory in migratory vs. non-migratory subspecies of dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis)
Monitoring of bird community on Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area, Portsmouth, VA
Publications
Peer-reviewed Articles
LeClerc, J. E., J. P. K. Che, J. P. Swaddle, and D. A. Cristol. In press. Reproductive success and developmental stability of eastern bluebirds (Sialia sialis) on golf courses: evidence that golf courses can be productive. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
LeClerc, J. E. and D. A. Cristol. In press. Are golf courses providing habitat for birds of conservation concern? Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Cristol, D. A., E. B. Reynolds, J. E. LeClerc, A. H. Donner, C. S. Farabaugh & C. W. S. Ziegenfus. 2003. Migratory dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis, have better spatial memory and denser hippocampal neurons than nonmigratory conspecifics. Animal Behaviour 66:317-328.
Technical Reports
Paxton, B. J. and J. E. LeClerc. 2004. Assessment of Forest Habitat in Northern Northampton County . Technical Report Series, CCBTR-04-12. Center for Conservation Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 9 pp.
LeClerc, J. E. and B. J. Paxton. 2004. Surveys of Breeding Birds Within Portions of Meadowood SRMA, Fairfax County , Virginia . Technical Report Series, CCBTR-04-13. Center for Conservation Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg , VA. 27 pp.
LeClerc, J. E. and B. J. Paxton. 2004. Investigations of avian diversity within a large-scale active firing range on the Quantico Marine Base. Technical Report Series, CCBTR-04-15. Center for Conservation Biology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. 42 pp.
LeClerc, J. E. 2002. The 2002 Golf Course Foray. Raven 73(2):3-43.
LeClerc, J. E. 2001. The 2000 Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Foray. Raven 72(1):3-11.
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