In 1970-71, zoology graduate students Frances C. James and Herman Henry Shugart Jr., working in professor Douglas A. James laboratory, published papers that introduced a new way to determine aspects of the environment associated with habitat selection by animals. Developed in collaboration with mathematics professor James E. Dunn, the James-Shugart method used multivariate statistics to identify important environmental factors in ecological studies of birds and other animals. Their approach allowed scientists to simplify ecological complexity by identifying its meaningful components and has been used widely since their pioneering efforts. This marker is located at the northwest entrance of Daniel E. Ferritor Hall.
This marker is located at the northeast entrance of Daniel E. Ferritor Hall.
Year Placed: 2000