Ted Weller
Ecologist
Conservation of Biodiversity Program
1700 Bayview Drive
Arcata, CA 95521
United States
Arcata, CA 95521
United States
Phone
707-825-2955
Current Research
- Developing quantitative methods for assessment of bat populations.
- Mitigating impacts of wind energy development on populations of migratory bats.
- Seasonal ecology of bats in forests of northwestern California.
Other Publications
- Baerwald, Erin F.; Weller, Theodore J.; Green, Dana M.; Holland, Richard A.. 2021. There and back again: Homing in bats revisited
- Corcoran, Aaron J.; Weller, Theodore J.; Hopkins, Annalise ; Yovel, Yossi. 2021. Silence and reduced echolocation during flight are associated with social behaviors in male hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Cheng, Tina L.; Reichard, Jonathan D.; Coleman, Jeremy T. H.; Weller, Theodore J.; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Reichert, Brian E.; Bennett, Alyssa B.; Broders, Hugh G.; Campbell, Joshua ; Etchison, Katherine ; Feller, Daniel J.; Geboy, Richard ; Hemberger, Traci ; Herzog, Carl ; Hicks, Alan C.; Houghton, Sandra ; Humber, Jessica ; Kath, Joseph A.; King, R. Andrew; Loeb, Susan C.; Massé, Ariane ; Morris, Katrina M.; Niederriter, Holly ; Nordquist, Gerda ; Perry, Roger W.; Reynolds, Richard J.; Sasse, D. Blake; Scafini, Michael R.; Stark, Richard C.; Stihler, Craig W.; Thomas, Steven C.; Turner, Gregory G.; Webb, Shevenell ; Westrich, Bradford J.; Frick, Winifred F.. 2021. The scope and severity of white nose syndrome on hibernating bats in North America
- Reichert, Brian E.; Bayless, Mylea ; Cheng, Tina L.; Coleman, Jeremy T. H.; Francis, Charles M.; Frick, Winifred F.; Gotthold, Benjamin S.; Irvine, Kathryn M.; Lausen, Cori ; Li, Han ; Loeb, Susan C.; Reichard, Jonathan D.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Segers, Jordi L.; Siemers, Jeremy L.; Thogmartin, Wayne E.; Weller, Theodore J.. 2021. NABat: A top-down, bottom-up solution to collaborative continental-scale monitoring
- Weller, Theodore J.; Ward, Brendan C.. 2020. AMPlifying bat monitoring across North America: an online portal shares acoustic data to advance bat conservation across the continent
- Polyakov, Anne Y.; Weller, Theodore J.; Tietje, William D.. 2019. Remnant trees increase bat activity and facilitate the use of vineyards by edge-space bats
- Weller, Theodore J.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Neubaum, Daniel J.; Ormsbee, Patricia C.; Dixon, Rita D.; Popp, Diana L.; Williams, Jason A.; Osborn, Scott D.; Rogers, Bruce W.; Beard, Laura O.; McIntire, Angela M.; Hersey, Kimberly A.; Tobin, Abigail ; Bjornlie, Nichole L.; Foote, Jennifer ; Bachen, Dan A.; Maxell, Bryce A.; Morrison, Michael L.; Thomas, Shawn C.; Oliver, George V; Navo, Kirk W.. 2018. A review of bat hibernacula across the western United States: Implications for white-nose syndrome surveillance and management
- Reichert, Brian ; Lausen, Cori ; Loeb, Susan ; Weller, Ted ; Allen, Ryan ; Britzke, Eric ; Hohoff, Tara ; Siemers, Jeremy ; Burkholder, Braden ; Herzog, Carl ; Verant, Michelle. 2018. A guide to processing bat acoustic data for the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat)
- Corcoran, Aaron J.; Weller, Theodore J.. 2018. Inconspicuous echolocation in hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Lorch, J.M.; Palmer, J.M.; Vanderwolf, K.J.; Schmidt, K.Z.; Verant, M.L.; Weller, T.J.; Blehert, D.S.. 2018. Malassezia vespertilionis sp. nov.: a new cold-tolerant species of yeast isolated from bats
- Frick, W.F.; Baerwald, E.F.; Pollock, J.F.; Barclay, R.M.R.; Szymanski, J.A.; Weller, Ted; Russell, A.L.; Loeb, Susan; Medellin, R.A.; McGuire, L.P.. 2017. Fatalities at wind turbines may threaten population viability of a migratory bat
- Castle, Kevin T.; Weller, Ted; Cryan, Paul M.; Hein, Cris D.; Schirmacher, Michael R.. 2015. Using sutures to attach miniature tracking tags to small bats for multimonth movement and behavioral studies
- Clerc, Jeff; Weller, Theodore J.; Schineller, Jeffrey B.; Szewczak, Joseph M.; Fisher, Diana. 2016. Minimally invasive collection of adipose tissue facilitates the study of eco-physiology in small-bodied mammals
- Brokaw, Alyson F; Clerc, Jeff; Weller, Ted. 2016. Another account of interspecific aggression involving a Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
- Weller, Theodore J.; Castle, Kevin T.; Liechti, Felix; Hein, Cris D.; Schirmacher, Michael R.; Cryan, Paul M.. 2016. First direct evidence of long-distance seasonal movements and hibernation in a migratory bat
- Tietje, William D.; Weller, Ted; Yim, Christopher C.. 2015. Bat activity at remnant oak trees in California Central Coast vineyards
- Welsh, Hartwell, Jr..; Waters, Jeff; Hodgson, Garth; Weller, Ted; Zabel, Cynthia. 2015. Responses of the woodland salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii to commercial thinning by helicopter in late-seral Douglas-fir forest in northwest California
- Weller, Theodore J.; Thomas, Shawn C.; Baldwin, James A.. 2014. Use of Long-Term Opportunistic Surveys to Estimate Trends in Abundance of Hibernating Townsend's Big-Eared Bats
- Amelon, Sybill; Brooks, Robert T.; Glaeser, Jessie; Friggens, Megan; Lindner, Daniel; Loeb, Susan C.; Lynch, Ann; Minnis, Drew; Perry, Roger; Rowland, Mary M.; Tomosy, Monica; Weller, Ted. 2012. U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (USFS R/D) national science strategy on White Nose Syndrome (WNS)
- Weller, Theodore J.; Stricker, Craig A.. 2012. Northern California redwood forests provide important seasonal habitat for migrant bats
- Standiford, Richard B.; Weller, Theodore J.; Piirto, Douglas D.; Stuart, John D. 2012. Proceedings of the coast redwood forests in a changing California: A symposium for scientists and managers
- Weller, Theodore J.; Baldwin, James A.. 2012. Using echolocation monitoring to model bat occupancy and inform mitigations at wind energy facilities
- Weller, Theodore. 2008. Using occupancy estimation to assess the effectiveness of a regional multiple-species conservation plan: bats in the Pacific Northwest
- Weller, Theodore; Cryan, Paul; Thomas, O’Shea. 2009. Broadening the focus of bat conservation and research in the USA for the 21st century
- Weller, Theodore L.; Seidman, V.M.; Zabel, Cynthia J.. 1998. Assessment of foraging activity using anabat II: a cautionary note
- Weller, Theodore L.; Zabel, Cynthia J.. 2001. Characteristics of fringed myotis day roosts in northern California
- Manley, P.N.; Van Horne, B.; Roth, J.K.; Zielinski, W.J.; McKenzie, M.M.; Weller, T.J.; Weckerly, F.W.; Vojta, C.. 2006. Multiple species inventory and monitoring technical guide
- Weller, Theodore J.; Scott, Shonene A.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Ormsbee, Patricia C.; Zinck, Jan M.. 2007. Field identification of the cryptic vespertilionid bats, Myotis lucifugus and M. yumanensis
- Gorresen, Marcos P.; Miles, Adam C.; Todd, Christopher M.; Bonaccorso, Frank J.; Weller, Theodore J.. 2008. Assessing bat detectability and occupancy with multiple automated echolocation detectors
- Weller, Theodore J.; Zabel Cynthia J.,. 2002. Variation in bat detections due to detector orientation in a forest.
- Weller, Theodore J.; Zielinski, William J.. 2006. Using an internet questionnaire to characterize bat survey efforts in the United States and Canada
- Weller, Theodore J.; Lee, Danny C.. 2007. Mist net effort required to inventory a forest bat species assemblage.
Research Highlights
Long-term Attachment of Miniature Data-loggers Reveal Novel Aspects of Bat Ecology
Year: 2015
Migratory routes used by bats and their behavior during migration have long been difficult to ascertain. Data logging tags were attached to hoary bats using dissolvable sutures. Long distance, but non-directional, movements during the migratory period were recorded as were long bouts of torpor durin...
Echolocation Monitoring Models Bat Occupancy Near Wind Energy Facilities
Year: 2012
Model could mitigate the effects of wind energy development on populations of migratory bats