Dr. James Huggins
University Professor of Biology
108C White Hall, Box 3145
Union University
Jackson, Tennessee 38305
(731) 661-5144
email: jhuggins@uu.edu
Personal web page
Education:
- B.S.A. and M.S.; Arkansas State University
- Ph.D.; University of Memphis
- Additional Studies; University of Tennessee, Memphis
- Additional Studies; Mid-American Baptist Theological Seminary
- Additional Studies; University of Memphis
- Additional Studies; University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Raptor Center
Courses commonly taught:
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Undergraduate:
BIO 200: Wildlife Biology
BIO 312: Comparative Anatomy
BIO 322: Human Gross Anatomy
BIO 336: Ecology & Conservation of the Vertebrates
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Graduate:
BIO 505: Applied Anatomy & Physiology I
BIO 507: Applied Anatomy & Physiology II
BIO 509: Applied Gross Anatomy
Research/Scholarship Interests:
- Vertebrate biology, natural history, and ecology
- Comparative vertebrate anatomy & physiology
- Wildlife rehabilitation, Creation/Evolution issues
- Cougar Sightings - please report your findings
Recent undergraduate research projects supervised:
- Brian Bodnarchuk: Establishing artificial colonies of louse flies
- Daniel Cathey: Comparison of various attractants at scent stations when estimating mammalian populations
- John Hawley: Survival of relocated terrapenes
- Phillip Mitchell: Comparisons of small mammal communities in suburban woodlands.
- Josh Mann: A comparison of species diversity of owl pellet contents and the specimens captured by conventional mammal trapping techniques.
- Robert Wadley: An analysis of the feeding patterns for barn owls using owl pellets collected in southwestern Henderson Co., TN.
Scholarship:
- Smith, M.E., M.L. Kennedy, and J.A. Huggins. 2002. Habitat Use by Three Species of Shrew in Western Tennessee. J. of Tenn. Acad. of Sci.
- Gilley, L.M., M.L. Kennedy, J. A. Huggins, H.L. Hopkins, and K. Hopper. 2001. A comparison of small mammal capture success in untreated and lysol-treated Sherman live traps. J. of Tenn. Acad. of Sci. 76 (1): 34 (abstract)
- Grigg, A., J. A. Huggins and W. H. Wofford. 2000. The frequency and occurrence of aggressive behavior in a male lion-tail macaque (Macaca silenus) population and an examination of the effects of kava kava (Piper methysticum) on agression levels. J. of Tenn. Acad. Of Sci. 75 (3-4): 91 (abstract)
- Tillery, M., J. A. Huggins and W. H. Wofford. 2000. Aggressive interactions and behaviors of three, male western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla ). J. of Tenn. Acad. Of Sci. 75 (3-4): 91 (abstract)
- Heathcott, G., G. C. Brady, J. A. Huggins and H.W. Wofford. 1999. The effects of captivity on the social and behavioral patterns of meerkats. J. of Tenn. Acad. Of Sci. 74 (3-4): 107 (abstract)
- Wood, L., J. A. Huggins and W. H. Wofford. . 1999. Utilization of mineral licks by mammals with special emphasis on white-tailed deer. J. of Tenn. Acad. Of Sci 74 (3-4): 103 (abstract)
- James, L. J. A. Huggins and W. H. Wofford. 1997. Home range dynamics of field mice in diverse habitats as determined by powdertracking. J. of Tenn. Acad. Of Sci. 72(3-4): 81 (abstract)
- Beck, M. L., C. J. Biggers, and J. A. Huggins. 1992. Variation in chromosome number in the southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis. Mammalogica 256:511-512.
- Huggins, J. A. and M. L. Kennedy. 1989. Morphological variation in the masked shrew (Sorex cinereus) and the smokey shrew (S. fumeus). Amer. Midland Naturalist, vol. 122:11-25.
- Burkett, R. D. and J. A. Huggins. 1985. Nerodia rhombifera twinning. Herp. Review, 16 (2): 56.
- Burkett, R. D. and J. A. Huggins. 1985. Nerodia rhombifera coloration. Herp. Review, 16 (2): 56.
- Huggins, J. A. and V. R. McDaniel. 1984. Intraspecific variation within a southeastern population of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster (Rodentia). The Southwest. Natur., 29 (4): 403-406.
- Tabatabai, F. R., J. A. Huggins, and R. A. Smith. 1983. Mallard food habits in western Tennessee. Tn Acad. Sci., 58: 24-26.
- McDaniel, V. R., J. C. Huggins, J. A. Huggins, and M. W. Hinson. 1978 A summary of the status of Harvest mice, Cricetidae: Reithrodontomys in Arkansas. Ar Acad. Sci., 32: 63-64.