Biography
Dr. Brawn investigates how climate change and land use affect biodiversity. With an emphasis on birds in Illinois and tropical ecosystems, he is advancing understanding of how we can conserve populations and communities of wildlife. He also studies the role of wildlife in the dynamics of infectious diseases such as West Nile Virus.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Professor, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
Institute Affiliate, Illinois Natural History Survey
Stuart L. & Nancy J. Levenick Chair in Sustainability, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Recent Publications
Hauber, M. E., Taylor, D. M., & Brawn, J. D. (2021). Variable or atypical? Comparing unusual songs of the Tufted Titmouse with a citizen-science database. Journal of Ornithology, 162(1), 313-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01839-9
Pollock, H. S., Brawn, J. D., & Cheviron, Z. A. (2021). Heat tolerances of temperate and tropical birds and their implications for susceptibility to climate warming. Functional Ecology, 35(1), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13693
Boyle, W. A., Shogren, E. H., & Brawn, J. D. (2020). Hygric Niches for Tropical Endotherms. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 35(10), 938-952. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.06.011
Hoover, J. P., Davros, N. M., Schelsky, W. M., & Brawn, J. D. (2020). Local conspecific density does not influence reproductive output in a secondary cavity-nesting songbird. Auk, 137(2), 1-15. [ukaa002]. https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/ukaa002
Jones, T. M., Brawn, J. D., Ausprey, I. J., Vitz, A. C., Rodewald, A. D., Raybuck, D. W., Boves, T. J., Fiss, C. J., McNeil, D. J., Stoleson, S. H., Larkin, J. L., Cox, W. A., Schwarzer, A. C., Horsley, N. P., Trumbo, E. M., & Ward, M. P. (2020). Parental benefits and offspring costs reflect parent-offspring conflict over the age of fledging among songbirds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(48), 30539-30546. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2008955117