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How many leks does it take? Minimum samples sizes for measuring local-scale conservation outcomes in Greater Sage-Grouse by Blomberg, Erik J., Hagen, Christian A.

“…Monitoring population response to conservation actions, such as habitat management, is critical to evaluate conservation outcomes. Greater Sage-Grouse…”
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Detecting capture-related mortality in radio-marked birds following release by Blomberg, Erik J., Davis, Samantha B., Mangelinckx, Joelle, Sullivan, Kelsey

“…A fundamental assumption of avian survival analysis is that the act of capture, handling, and marking birds does not affect subsequent survival. This…”
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Observer effects strongly influence estimates of daily nest survival probability but do not substantially increase rates of nest failure in Greater Sage-Grouse by Gibson, Daniel, Blomberg, Erik J, Atamian, Michael T, Sedinger, James S

“…Researchers have long recognized that the process of observing nests may influence nest success by increasing depredation risk or causing females to abandon…”
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Long‐term monitoring using DNA sampling reveals the dire demographic status of the critically endangered Gobi bear by Tumendemberel, Odbayar, Tebbenkamp, Joel M., Zedrosser, Andreas, Proctor, Michael F., Blomberg, Erik J., Morin, Dana J., Rosell, Frank, Reynolds, Harry V., Adams, Jennifer R., Waits, Lisette P.

“…Information about population demography is crucial for developing and implementing conservation measures. The brown bear in the Gobi desert of southwestern…”
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Wildfire, climate, and invasive grass interactions negatively impact an indicator species by reshaping sagebrush ecosystems by Coates, Peter S., Ricca, Mark A., Prochazka, Brian G., Brooks, Matthew L., Doherty, Kevin E., Kroger, Travis, Blomberg, Erik J., Hagen, Christian A., Casazza, Michael L.

“…Iconic sagebrush ecosystems of the American West are threatened by larger and more frequent wildfires that can kill sagebrush and facilitate invasion by annual…”
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American eel personality and body length influence passage success in an experimental fishway by Mensinger, Matthew A., Brehm, Allison M., Mortelliti, Alessio, Blomberg, Erik J., Zydlewski, Joseph D.

“…Millions of dams impair watershed connectivity across the globe and have severely affected migratory fish populations. Fishways offer upstream passage…”
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Weather, habitat composition, and female behavior interact to modify offspring survival in Greater Sage-Grouse by Gibson, Daniel, Blomberg, Erik J., Atamian, Michael T., Sedinger, James S.

“…Weather is a source of environmental variation that can affect population vital rates. However, the influence of weather on individual fitness is spatially…”
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The influence of harvest timing on greater sage-grouse survival: A cautionary perspective by Blomberg, Erik J.

“…Understanding the influence of harvest regulations on wildlife populations is crucial for successful population management and species conservation. This is…”
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Nesting habitat selection influences nest and early offspring survival in Greater Sage-Grouse by Gibson, Daniel, Blomberg, Erik J, Atamian, Michael T, Sedinger, James S

“…Adaptive habitat-selection theory predicts that individuals should use habitats that maximize lifetime fitness. However, trade-offs between life-history…”
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Evaluating vegetation effects on animal demographics: the role of plant phenology and sampling bias by Gibson, Daniel, Blomberg, Erik J., Sedinger, James S.

“…Plant phenological processes produce temporal variation in the height and cover of vegetation. Key aspects of animal life cycles, such as reproduction, often…”
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Migratory Status Determines Resource Selection By American Woodcock at an Important Fall Stopover, Cape May, New Jersey by Allen, Brian B., McAuley, Daniel G., Blomberg, Erik J.

“…Migration is a period of high activity and exposure during which risks and energetic demand on individuals may be greater than during nonmigratory periods…”
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Unconventional life history in a migratory shorebird: desegregating reproduction and migration by Slezak, Colby R, Blomberg, Erik J, Roth, Amber M, Berigan, Liam A, Fish, Alexander C, Darling, Rachel, Clements, Sarah J, Balkcom, Greg, Carpenter, Bobbi, Costanzo, Gary, Duguay, Jeffrey, Graham, Clayton L, Harvey, William, Hook, Michael, Howell, Douglas L, Maddox, Seth, Meyer, Shawn W, Nichols, Theodore C, Pollard, J Bruce, Roy, Christian, Stiller, Joshua C, Straub, Jacob N, Tetreault, Mathieu, Tyl, Reina, Williams, Lisa, Kilburn, Jennifer E, McWilliams, Scott R

“…Conventional life-history theory predicts that energy-demanding events such as reproduction and migration must be temporally segregated to avoid resource…”
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Seasonal reproductive costs contribute to reduced survival of female greater sage‐grouse by Blomberg, Erik J, Sedinger, James S, Nonne, Daniel V, Atamian, Michael T

“…Tradeoffs among demographic traits are a central component of life history theory. We investigated tradeoffs between reproductive effort and survival in female…”
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American woodcock migration phenology in eastern North America: implications for hunting season timing by Fish, Alexander C., Roth, Amber M., Balkcom, Greg, Berigan, Liam, Brunette, Kylie, Clements, Sarah, Costanzo, Gary, Graham, Clayton L., Harvey, William F., Hook, Michael, Howell, Douglas L., Maddox, Seth, McWilliams, Scott, Meyer, Shawn W., Nichols, Theodore C., Bruce Pollard, J., Roy, Christian, Stiller, Josh, Washington, Dawn, Williams, Lisa, Blomberg, Erik J.

“…Understanding the phenology of migration is fundamental to management of migratory gamebirds, in part because of the role migratory timing plays in setting…”
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Galliform exclusion from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act has produced an alternate conservation path, but no evidence for differences in population status by Blomberg, Erik J, Ross, Beth E, Cardinal, Casey J, Ellis-Felege, Susan N, Gibson, Daniel, Monroe, Adrian P, Schwalenberg, Patricia K

“…Abstract The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) is critical to avian conservation in the United States, both through its protection of migratory birds and as a…”
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Satellite tracking of American Woodcock reveals a gradient of migration strategies by Clements, Sarah J, Berigan, Liam A, Fish, Alexander C, Darling, Rachel L, Roth, Amber M, Balkcom, Greg, Carpenter, Bobbi, Costanzo, Gary, Duguay, Jeffrey, Filkins, Kayleigh, Graham, Clayton L, Harvey, William, Hook, Michael, Howell, Douglas L, Maddox, Seth, McWilliams, Scott, Meyer, Shawn W, Nichols, Theodore C, Pollard, J Bruce, Roy, Christian, Sausville, David, Slezak, Colby, Stiller, Josh, Straub, Jacob, Tetreault, Mathieu, Washington, Dawn, Williams, Lisa, Blomberg, Erik J

“…ABSTRACT Diversity in behavior is important for migratory birds in adapting to dynamic environmental and habitat conditions and responding to global change…”
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Effects of Power Lines on Habitat Use and Demography of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) by GIBSON, DANIEL, BLOMBERG, ERIK J., ATAMIAN, MICHAEL T., ESPINOSA, SHAWN P., SEDINGER, JAMES S.

“…Energy development and its associated infrastructure, including power lines, may influence wildlife population dynamics through effects on survival,…”
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The American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey largely conforms to the phenology of male woodcock migration by Blomberg, Erik J., Fish, Alexander C., Berigan, Liam A., Roth, Amber M., Rau, Rebecca, Clements, Sarah J., Balkcom, Greg, Carpenter, Bobbi, Costanzo, Gary, Duguay, Jeffrey, Graham, Clayton L., Harvey, William, Hook, Michael, Howell, Douglas L., Maddox, Seth, McWilliams, Scott, Meyer, Shawn W., Nichols, Theodore C., Pollard, J. Bruce, Roy, Christian, Slezak, Colby, Stiller, Josh, Tetreault, Mathieu, Williams, Lisa

“…Abstract American woodcock ( Scolopax minor ; woodcock) are monitored, in part, by counts of displaying male woodcock collected via the American Woodcock…”
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Biases in nest survival associated with choice of exposure period: A case study in North American upland game birds by Blomberg, Erik J, Gibson, Daniel, Sedinger, James S

“…Estimated probability of daily nest survival is commonly used to derive cumulative nest survival for a specified nest-exposure period. For many species of…”
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Annual male lek attendance influences count-based population indices of greater sage-grouse by Blomberg, Erik J., Sedinger, James S., Nonne, Daniel V., Atamian, Michael T.

“…Populations of greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are monitored using counts of males displaying on breeding leks (lek counts). When count-based…”
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