Publications in VIVO

Co-author Network

Courtney J Conway Professor of Wildlife Sciences, and Unit Leader of the Idaho Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

Positions

Professor, Fish and Wildlife Sciences , College of Natural Resources
Leader, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit , College of Natural Resources
Member, Rangeland Center , College of Natural Resources

Research Areas

Publications

selected publications

academic article
- Daily foraging activity of an imperiled ground squirrel: effects of hibernation, thermal environment, body condition, and conspecific density. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 76. 2022
- Deltamethrin reduces survival of non-target small mammals. Wildlife Research. 2022
- Mapping Habitat Quality and Threats for Eastern Black Rails (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis). Waterbirds. 44:245-256. 2021
- Nest Microclimate and Limits to Egg Viability Explain Avian Life-history Variation Across Latitudinal Gradients. Ecology. 102:e03338. 2021
- Habitat Heterogeneity, Temperature, and Primary Productivity Drive Elevational Gradients in Avian Species Diversity. Ecology and Evolution. 2021
- Hibernation behavior of a federally threatened ground squirrel: climate change and habitat selection implications. Journal of Mammalogy. 102:574-587. 2021
- Effects of Experimental Flea Removal and Plague Vaccine Treatments on Survival of Northern Idaho Ground Squirrels and Two Coexisting Sciurids. Global Ecology and Conservation. 2021
- Intraspecific Variation in Incubation Behaviors Along a Latitudinal Gradient is Driven by Nest Microclimate and Selection on Neonate Quality. Functional Ecology. 2021
- Aural and Visual Detection of Greater Sage-Grouse Leks: Implications for Population Trend Estimates. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2021
- Ashmole's Hypothesis and The Latitudinal Gradient in Clutch Size. Biological Review. 2021
- Survival of Greater Sage-Grouse broods: Survey Method Affects Disturbance and Age-specific Detection Probability. Journal of Field Ornithology. 2021
- Geographic variation in dispersal of western burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) populations across North America. Behavioral Ecology. 2021
- Long-Term Population Fluctuations of a Burrowing Owl Population on Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, USA. Journal of Raptor Research. 55. 2021
- Sexual dimorphism in morphology and plumage of endangered Yuma Ridgway’s Rails: a model for documenting sex. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 2021
- The role of neutral and adaptive genomic variation in population diversification and speciation in two ground squirrel species of conservation concern. Molecular Ecology. 30:4673-4694. 2021
- Methods for Estimating Vital Rates of Greater Sage-grouse Broods: A Review. Wildlife Biology. 4. 2020
- Keeping up with the Times: Mapping Range-Wide Habitat Suitability for Endangered Species in a Changing Environment. Biological Conservation. 250:108734. 2020
- Assessing the Efficacy of Protected and Multiple-use Lands for Bird Conservation in the U.S.. PLOS One. 15. 2020
- Broadcasting Regional Call Dialects Has Little Influence on the Effectiveness of Call-Broadcast Surveys for Marsh Birds. Wetlands. 2020
- Satellite Transmitters Reveal Previously Unknown Migratory Behavior and Wintering Locations of Yuma Ridgway's Rails. Journal of Field Ornithology. 91:300-312. 2020
- Drones provide a better method to find nests and estimate nest survival for colonial waterbirds: a demonstration with Western Grebes. Wetlands Ecology and Management. 2020
- Noose Carpets: A Novel Method to Capture Rails. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 44:15-22. 2020
- Flea Sharing Among Sympatric Rodent Hosts: Implications for Potential Plague Effects on a Threatened Sciurid. Ecosphere. 11:e03033. 2020
- Testing Four Hypotheses to Explain Partial Migration: Balancing Reproductive Benefits with Limits to Fasting Endurance. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 74. 2020
- Agriculture Creates Subtle Genetic Structure Among Migratory and Nonmigratory Populations of Burrowing Owls Throughout North America. Ecology and Evolution. 2020
- Balancing Transferability and Complexity of Species Distribution Models for Rare Species Conservation. Diversity and Distributions. 2020
- Mapping Habitat Suitability at Range-Wide Scales: Spatially-explicit Distribution Models to Inform Conservation and Research for Marsh Birds. Conservation Science and Practice. 2020
- Noose Carpets: A Novel Method to Capture Rails. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 2020
- Predictive multi-scale occupancy models at range-wide extents: Effects of habitat and human disturbance on distributions of wetland birds. Diversity and Distributions. 26:34-48. 2020
- Flea sharing among sympatric rodent hosts: implications for potential plague effects on a threatened sciurid. Ecosphere. 11. 2020
- Variation in selective regimes drives intraspecific variation in life-history traits and migratory behaviour along an elevational gradient.. Journal of Animal Ecology. 89:397-411. 2020
- Variation in Selective Regimes Drives Intraspecific Variation in Life History Traits and Migratory Behavior along an Elevational Gradient. Journal of Animal Ecology. 2019
- Predicting Species Distributions: Unifying Model Selection and Scale Optimization for Multi-Scale Occupancy Models. Ecosphere. 10:e02748. 2019
- Identifying important military installations for continental-scale conservation of marsh bird breeding habitat.. Journal of Environmental Management. 252:109664. 2019
- Novel ectoparasite infestation on Yuma Ridgway's Rails (Rallus obsoletus yumanensis)f. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 131:139-146. 2019
- Nest predation risk explains variation in avian clutch size. Behavioral Ecology. 29:301-311. 2018
- Habitat models to predict wetland bird occupancy influenced by scale, anthropogenic disturbance, and imperfect detection. Ecosphere. 8.0. 2017
- Breeding Behavior of Northern Saw - whet Owls in Oregon. Northwest Science. 91.0:222.0-227.0. 2017
- The Nest-Concealment Hypothesis: New Insights From A Comparative Analysis. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 127:646-660. 2015
- Range-wide Wetland Associations of the King Rail: A Multi-scale Approach. Wetlands. 35:577-587. 2015
- Depth of artificial Burrowing Owl burrows affects thermal suitability and occupancy. Journal of Field Ornithology. 86:288-297. 2015
- Distributional changes in the Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in North America from 1967 to 2008. Journal of Raptor Research. 49:75-83. 2015
- Elevational gradient in clutch size of Red-faced Warblers. Journal of Field Ornithology. 86:163-172. 2015
- Optimizing water depth for wetland-dependent wildlife could increase wetland restoration success, water efficiency, and water security. Restoration Ecology. 23:292-300. 2015
- Spatial patterns in hydrogen isotope ratios in feathers of Burrowing Owls from western North America. The Auk. 132:25-36. 2015
- Multi-Species Call-Broadcast Improved Detection of Endangered Yuma Clapper Rail Compared to Single-Species Call-Broadcast. Wetlands. 33:699-706. 2013
- Breeding philosophy of birds: mechanisms underlying seasonal declines in the risk of nest predation. PLOS One. 8:e65909. 2013
- Power to detect trends in abundance of secretive marsh birds: Effects of species traits and sampling effort. Journal of Wildlife Management. 77:445-453. 2013
- Intraspecific variation in reproductive traits of burrowing owls. Journal of Ethology. 30:395-402. 2012
- Nest predation, food, and female age explain seasonal declines in clutch size. Evolutionary Ecology. 26:683-699. 2012
- Field evaluation of distance-estimation error during wetland-dependent bird surveys. Wildlife Research. 39:311-320. 2012
- Frequent Vocalizing Is Negatively Associated With Brood Parasitism In A Host Of The Brown-Headed Cowbird. Condor. 114:219-226. 2012
- Breeding Dispersal of a Burrowing Owl from Arizona to Saskatchewan. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 123:378-381. 2011
- Collection of mammal manure and other debris by nesting burrowing owls. Journal of Raptor Research. 45:220-228. 2011
- Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocol. Waterbirds. 34:319-346. 2011
- Summary of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Affecting Detection Probability of Marsh Birds. Wetlands. 31:403-411. 2011
- Why do some, but not all, tropical birds migrate? A comparative study of diet breadth and fruit preference. Evolutionary Ecology. 25:219-236. 2011
- Factors Affecting The Presence Of Nesting Burrowing Owls In An Agricultural Landscape. Journal of Raptor Research. 44:286-293. 2010
- Novel microsatellite loci for the burrowing owl Athene cunicularia. Conservation Genetics Resources. 2:67-69. 2010
- Response to Nestling Throat Ligatures by Three Songbirds. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 122:806-809. 2010
- Fire helps restore natural disturbance regime to benefit rare and endangered marsh birds endemic to the Colorado River. Ecological Applications. 20:2024-2035. 2010
- Importance of Montane Riparian Forest and Influence of Wildfire on Nest-Site Selection of Ground-Nesting Birds. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74:729-738. 2010
- Effects of Broadcasting Conspecific and Heterospecific Calls on Detection of Marsh Birds in North America. Wetlands. 30:358-368. 2010
- Migratory decisions in birds: extent of genetic versus environmental control. Oecologia. 161:199-207. 2009
- Effects Of An Unseasonable Snowstorm On Red-Faced Warbler Nesting Success. Condor. 111:392-395. 2009
- Factors Affecting Daily Nest Survival of Burrowing Owls Within Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:232-241. 2009
- Use of Video Probe Does Not Affect Burrowing Owl Reproductive Parameters or Return Rates. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:154-157. 2009
- What Constitutes A Nesting Attempt? Variation In Criteria Causes Bias And Hinders Comparisons Across Studies. The Auk. 126:31-40. 2009
- Sanitation of entire broods of dead nestlings may bias cause-specific nest failure rates. Ibis. 151:207-211. 2008
- Maximizing detection probability of wetland-dependent birds during point-count surveys in northwestern Florida. Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 120:513-518. 2008
- Factors affecting detection of burrowing owl nests during standardized surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:688-696. 2008
- Multiscale habitat selection by burrowing owls in black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71:2664-2672. 2007
- Effect of forest fire suppression on buff-breasted flycatchers. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71:445-457. 2007
- Range expansion of the buff-breasted flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) into the Rincon Mountains, Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist. 52:149-152. 2007
- Probability of detecting band-tailed pigeons during call-broadcast versus auditory surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management. 71:231-237. 2007
- Status and habitat use of the California black rail in the southwestern USA. Wetlands. 27:987-998. 2007
- Use of mammal manure by nesting burrowing owls: a test of four functional hypotheses. Animal Behaviour. 73:65-73. 2007
- Distribution and relative abundance of forest birds in relation to burn severity in southeastern Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Management. 70:1005-1012. 2006
- Comparative demography of Burrowing Owls in agricultural and urban landscapes in southeastern Washington. Journal of Field Ornithology. 77:280-290. 2006
- Woodrat (Neotoma) depredation of a yellow-eyed junco (Junco phaeonotus) nest. Southwestern Naturalist. 51:412-414. 2006
- Population trajectory of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia) in eastern Washington. Northwest Science. 80:292-297. 2006
- Burrowing owl nesting productivity: a comparison between artificial and natural burrows on and off golf courses. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 33:454-462. 2005
- Effectiveness of call-broadcast surveys for monitoring marsh birds. The Auk. 122:26-35. 2005
- Effects of radiotransmitters on natal recruitment of burrowing owls. Journal of Wildlife Management. 69:404-408. 2005
- Factors affecting detection probability of California black rails. Journal of Wildlife Management. 68:360-370. 2004
- Comparison of detection probability associated with burrowing owl survey methods. Journal of Wildlife Management. 67:501-511. 2003
- Diet of a rare herbivore based on DNA metabarcoding of feces: Selection, seasonality, and survival. Ecology and Evolution.
chapter
- Burrowing Owls: Happy Urbanite or Disgruntled Tenant?. Urban raptors: ecology and conservation of birds of prey in cities. Ed. Boal, Clint W. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. 166-179. 2018

Teaching

is major professor for

Effectiveness of Management Actions Intended to Benefit Wildlife Populations on the Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area Thesis

Background

education and training

Ph.D. in Organismal Biology and Ecology, University of Montana 1998
M.S. in Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming 1990
B.S. in Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University 1985

Contact

full name

Courtney J Conway