selected publications
-
academic article
- Near-infrared spectroscopy aids ecological restoration by classifying variation of taxonomy and phenology of a native shrub. Restoration Ecology. 30. 2022
- Food quality, security, and thermal refuge influence the use of microsites and patches by pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) across landscapes and seasons. Ecology and Evolution. 12. 2022
- Overlap Between Sagebrush Habitat Specialists Differs Among Seasons: Implications for Umbrella Species Conservation. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 78:142-154. 2021
- Habitat Selection by Dallâs Sheep is Influenced by Multiple Factors Including Direct and Indirect Climate Effects. PLOS One. 16:e0248763. 2021
- Habitat selection by Dall's Sheep is Influenced by Multiple Factors Including Direct and Indirect Climate Effects. PLOS One. 16:e0248763. 2021
- Effects of Body Size on Estimation of Mammalian Area Requirements. Conservation Biology. 2020
- Evolution of Ungulate Mating Systems: Integrating Social and Environmental Factors. Ecology and Evolution. 2020
- Viewshed3D: An R Package for Quantifying 3D Visibility Using Terrestrial Lidar Data. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 2020
- Mapping Foodscapes and Sagebrush Morphotypes with Unmanned Aerial Systems for Multiple Herbivores. Landscape Ecology. 2020
- Habitat Specialists as Conservation Umbrellas: Do Areas Managed `for Greater Sage-grouse also Protect Pygmy Rabbits?. Ecosphere. e0227. 2019
- Linking forest management to moose population trends: The role of the nutritional landscape. PLOS One. e0219128. 2019
- Abstracts from the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology, Held Jointly with the Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society, and in Association with Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, at Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Mound, Washington, 25 February-1 March 2019. Northwestern Naturalist. 100:132. 2019
- Preferences of Specialist and Generalist Mammalian Herbivores for Mixtures Versus Individual Plant Secondary Metabolites. Journal of Chemical Ecology. 45:74-85. 2019
- Interacting effects of ambient temperature and food quality on the foraging ecology of small mammalian herbivores. Journal of Thermal Biology. 71:83-90. 2018
- Seasonal temperature acclimatization in a semi-fossorial mammal and the role of burrows as thermal refuges. PeerJ. 6:e4511. 2018
- Unmanned aerial systems measure structural habitat features for wildlife across multiple scales. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 9:594-604. 2018
- The balancing act of foraging: mammalian herbivores trade-off multiple risks when selecting food patches. Oecologia. 185:537-549. 2017
- Habitat selection differs across hierarchical behaviors: selection of patches and intensity of patch use. Ecosphere. 8.0. 2017
- Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals. PLOS One. 12. 2017
- Emerging technology to measure habitat quality and behavior of grouse: examples from studies of greater sage - grouse. Wildlife Biology. 2017
- Occupancy and abundance of predator and prey: implications of the fire-cheatgrass cycle in sagebrush ecosystems. Ecosphere. 7. 2016
- Selection of food patches by sympatric herbivores in response to concealment and distance from a refuge. Ecology and Evolution. 6:2864-2876. 2016
- Consequences for conservation: population density and genetic effects on reproduction of an endangered lagomorph. Ecological Applications. 26:784-795. 2016
- Cumulative effects of an herbivorous ecosystem engineer in a heterogeneous landscape. Ecosphere. 7. 2016
- Differential sex-related winter energetics in free-ranging snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 94:115-121. 2016
- A social-ecological impact assessment for public lands management: application of a conceptual and methodological framework. Ecology and Society. 21. 2016
- Evaluation of Global Positioning System telemetry collar performance in the tropical Andes of southern Ecuador. Natureza and Conservacao. 14:128-131. 2016
- Reproduction By Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs And Black-Footed Ferrets: Effects Of Weather And Food Availability. Western North American Naturalist. 76:405-416. 2016
- Transition of Vegetation States Positively Affects Harvester Ants in the Great Basin, United States. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 69:449-456. 2016
- Modeling trade-offs between plant fiber and toxins: a framework for quantifying risks perceived by foraging herbivores. Ecology. 96:3292-3302. 2015
- Spatial interactions between sympatric carnivores: asymmetric avoidance of an intraguild predator. Ecology and Evolution. 4:2762-2773. 2015
- Antioxidant capacity of Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) varies spatially and is not related to the presence of a sagebrush dietary specialist. Western North American Naturalist. 75:78-87. 2015
- Comparing Telemetry and Fecal DNA Sampling Methods to Quantify Survival and Dispersal of Juvenile Pygmy Rabbits. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 39:413-421. 2015
- Fearscapes: Mapping Functional Properties of Cover for Prey with Terrestrial LiDAR. BioScience. 65:74-80. 2015
- Forest heterogeneity influences habitat selection by fishers (Pekania pennanti) within home ranges. Forest Ecology and Management. 347:49-56. 2015
- Sampling animal sign in heterogeneous environments: How much is enough?. Journal of Arid Environments. 119:51-55. 2015
- Plant protein and secondary metabolites influence diet selection in a mammalian specialist herbivore. Journal of Mammalogy. 95:834-842. 2014
- Genetic Evidence Confirms the Presence of Pygmy Rabbits in Colorado. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 5:118-123. 2014
- Grazing in sagebrush rangelands in western North America: implications for habitat quality for a sagebrush specialist, the pygmy rabbit. Rangeland Journal. 36:151-159. 2014
- The Brownian bridge synoptic model of habitat selection and space use for animals using GPS telemetry data. Ecological Modelling. 273:242-250. 2014
- Both forest composition and configuration influence landscape-scale habitat selection by fishers (Pekania pennanti) in mixed coniferous forests of the Northern Rocky Mountains. Forest Ecology and Management. 314:75-84. 2014
- Selective foraging on bromeliads by Andean bears in the Ecuadorian paramo. Ursus. 25:139-147. 2014
- Evaluating DNA degradation rates in faecal pellets of the endangered pygmy rabbit. Molecular Ecology Resources. 13:654-662. 2013
- Examining functional components of cover: the relationship between concealment and visibility in shrub-steppe habitat. Ecosphere. 4. 2013
- Managing High-Elevation Sagebrush Steppe: Do Conifer Encroachment and Prescribed Fire Affect Habitat for Pygmy Rabbits?. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 66:462-471. 2013
- Influence of topography and canopy cover on argos satellite telemetry performance. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 36:813-819. 2012
- Mapping vegetation communities across home ranges of mountain goats in the North Cascades for conservation and management. Applied Vegetation Science. 15:560-570. 2012
- When to Run and When to Hide: The Influence of Concealment, Visibility, and Proximity to Refugia on Perceptions of Risk. Ethology. 118:1010-1017. 2012
- Vocalizations by Alaskan moose: female incitation of male aggression. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65:2251-2260. 2011
- First record of multiple paternity in the Pygmy Rabbit (Brachylagus Idahoensis): evidence from analysis of 16 microsatellite loci. Western North American Naturalist. 71:271-275. 2011
- Identifying habitat characteristics to predict highway crossing areas for black bears within a human-modified landscape. Landscape and Urban Planning. 101:99-107. 2011
- Development of an Index of Abundance for Pygmy Rabbit Populations. Journal of Wildlife Management. 75:929-937. 2011
- Rapid species identification of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) from faecal pellet DNA. Molecular Ecology Resources. 11:808-812. 2011
- Activity Patterns Of Black Bears In Relation To Sex, Season, And Daily Movement Rates. Western North American Naturalist. 71:388-395. 2011
- Dispersal, gene flow, and population genetic structure in the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Journal of Mammalogy. 91:208-219. 2010
- A Comparison of Two Modeling Approaches for Evaluating Wildlife-Habitat Relationships. Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:294-302. 2009
- Natal Dispersal By Pygmy Rabbits (Brachylagus Idahoensis). Journal of Mammalogy. 90:363-372. 2009
- Sex-Specific Responses Of North American Elk To Habitat Manipulation. Journal of Mammalogy. 90:423-432. 2009
- Survey Indicators For Pygmy Rabbits: Temporal Trends Of Burrow Systems And Pellets. Western North American Naturalist. 69:426-436. 2009
- A synoptic model of animal space use: Simultaneous estimation of home range, habitat selection, and inter/intra-specific relationships. Ecological Modelling. 214:338-348. 2008
- Effects of season and scale on response of elk and mule deer to habitat manipulation. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:1133-1142. 2008
- Fuels reduction in a western coniferous forest: Effects on quantity and quality of forage for elk. Rangeland Ecology and Management. 61:302-313. 2008
- Spatio-temporal factors shaping diurnal space use by pygmy rabbits. Journal of Wildlife Management. 72:1304-1310. 2008
- Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers for the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Molecular Ecology Notes. 8:360-362. 2008
- The Science-Policy Interface: What Is an Appropriate Role for Professional Societies?. BioScience. 58:865-869. 2008
- Reintroduction and genetic structure: Rocky Mountain elk in Yellowstone and the western states. Journal of Mammalogy. 88:129-138. 2007
- Policy advocacy in science: Prevalence, perspectives, and implications for conservation biologists. Conservation Biology. 21:29-35. 2007
- Effects of habitat on GPS collar performance: using data screening to reduce location error. Journal of Applied Ecology. 44:663-671. 2007
- Evaluation of radio-transmitters on juvenile rabbits: Application to the semifossorial pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Western North American Naturalist. 67:133-136. 2007
- Habitat selection by Dall's sheep (Ovis dalli): maternal trade-offs. Journal of Zoology. 245:457-465. 2006
- Prioritizing habitat for surveys of an uncommon mammal: A modeling approach applied to pygmy rabbits. Journal of Mammalogy. 87:827-833. 2006
- Genetic diversity and population divergence in fragmented habitats: Conservation of Idaho ground squirrels. Conservation Genetics. 6:759-774. 2005
- Patterns of genetic diversity and its loss in mammalian populations. Conservation Biology. 19:1215-1221. 2005
- Natal burrows and nests of free-ranging pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis). Western North American Naturalist. 65:136-139. 2005
- Abnormal antlers and pedicles on Rocky Mountain elk in northern Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist. 48:147-153. 2003
- Territoriality and spatial patterns of white rhinoceros in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology. 37:295-304. 1999
- Correlates of male mating strategies in white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Mammalogy. 79:1317-1324. 1998
- Reproduction and population density: trade-offs for the conservation of rhinos in situ. Animal Conservation. 1:101-106. 1998
- Conservation implications of patterns of horn regeneration in dehorned white rhinos. Conservation Biology. 11:84-91. 1997
- Variability in Maternal Behavior by Dall's Sheep: Environmental Tracking or Adaptive Strategy?. Journal of Mammalogy. 75:328-337. 1994
- Interannual Variation In Timing And Synchrony Of Parturition In Dalls Sheep. Journal of Mammalogy. 72:487-492. 1991