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Behavioral-dependent recursive movements and implications for resource selection by Bakner, Nicholas W., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J.

“…Within home ranges, animals repeatedly visit certain areas. Recursive movement patterns are widespread throughout the animal kingdom, but are rarely considered…”
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Habitat selection of Gould’s wild turkeys in southeastern Arizona by Ulrey, Erin E., Wightman, Patrick H., Bakner, Nicholas W., Buckley, Byron R., Fyffe, Nathan, Oleson, Brittany, Smallwood, Alex, Heffelfinger, James R., Chamberlain, Michael J., Collier, Bret A.

“…In semi-arid environments, resources necessary for survival may be unevenly distributed across the landscape. Gould’s wild turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo…”
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Incubation recess behaviors influence nest survival of Wild Turkeys by Bakner, Nicholas W., Schofield, Landon R., Cedotal, Cody, Chamberlain, Michael J., Collier, Bret A.

“…In ground nesting upland birds, reproductive activities contribute to elevated predation risk, so females presumably use multiple strategies to ensure nest…”
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The role of human hunters and natural predators in shaping the selection of behavioural types in male wild turkeys by Gulotta, Nick A., Wightman, Patrick H., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J.

“…The expression of behaviour can vary both among (i.e. behavioural types (BTs)) and within individuals (i.e. plasticity), and investigating causes and…”
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Male mating season range expansion results from an increase in scale of daily movements for a polygynous–promiscuous bird by Lott, Holly, Ulrey, Erin E., Kilgo, John C., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J., Byrne, Michael E.

“…Males of species with promiscuous mating systems are commonly observed to use larger ranges during the mating season relative to non‐mating seasons, which is…”
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Dynamic edge effects in small mammal communities across a conservation-agricultural interface in Swaziland by Hurst, Zachary M, McCleery, Robert A, Collier, Bret A, Fletcher, Jr, Robert J, Silvy, Nova J, Taylor, Peter J, Monadjem, Ara

“…Across the planet, high-intensity farming has transformed native vegetation into monocultures, decreasing biodiversity on a landscape scale. Yet…”
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Effects of human and nonhuman predation risk on antipredator movement behaviors of an upland game bird by Wightman, Patrick H., Martin, James A., Kohl, Michel T., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J.

“…Predators elicit antipredator behaviors such as proactive and reactive movements in prey, but both are rarely investigated simultaneously. Impacts of human…”
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Prospecting during egg laying informs incubation recess movements of eastern wild turkeys by Bakner, Nicholas W, Ulrey, Erin E, Collier, Bret A, Chamberlain, Michael J

“…Central place foragers must acquire resources and return to a central location after foraging bouts. During the egg laying (hereafter laying) period, females…”
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Behavioral strategies during incubation influence nest and female survival of Wild Turkeys by Lohr, Ashley K., Martin, James A., Wann, Gregory T., Cohen, Bradley S., Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J.

“…Females must balance physiological and behavioral demands of producing offspring with associated expenditures, such as resource acquisition and predator…”
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Spatial roost networks and resource selection of female wild turkeys by Bakner, Nicholas W, Ulrey, Erin E, Wightman, Patrick H, Gulotta, Nick A, Collier, Bret A, Chamberlain, Michael J

“…Wildlife demography is influenced by behavioural decisions, with sleep being a crucial avian behaviour. Avian species use roost sites to minimize…”
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Influence of weather on gobbling activity of male wild turkeys by Wightman, Patrick H., Martin, James A., Kilgo, John C., Rushton, Emily, Collier, Bret A., Chamberlain, Michael J.

“…Gobbling activity of Eastern wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris; hereafter, turkeys) has been widely studied, focusing on drivers of daily variation…”
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Spotlight surveys for white-tailed deer: Monitoring panacea or exercise in futility? by Collier, Bret A., Ditchkoff, Stephen S., Ruth Jr, Charles R., Raglin, Joshua B.

“…Many monitoring programs for white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on both private and public lands across the United States have long relied on the use…”
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Do movement behaviors identify reproductive habitat sampling for wild turkeys? by Conley, Mason D., Yeldell, Nathan A., Chamberlain, Michael. J., Collier, Bret A.

“…Selection of habitats has regularly been suggested to influence species demography at both local and broad scales. The expectation is that selection behaviors…”
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Survival, Fecundity, and Movements of Free-Roaming Cats by SCHMIDT, PAIGE M, LOPEZ, ROEL R, COLLIER, BRET A

“…Free-roaming cats (e.g., owned, semi-feral, and feral) impact wildlife worldwide through predation, competition, and disease transmission. Baseline ecological…”
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Conspecific Attraction is a Missing Component in Wildlife Habitat Modeling by Campomizzi, Andrew J, Butcher, Jerrod A, Farrell, Shannon L, Snelgrove, Amy G, Collier, Bret A, Gutzwiller, Kevin J, Morrison, Michael L, Wilkins, R. Neal

“…Wildlife biologists use knowledge about wildlife–habitat relationships to create habitat models to predict species occurrence across a landscape. Researchers…”
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Impacts of urbanization on Florida Key deer behavior and population dynamics by Harveson, Patricia M., Lopez, Roel R., Collier, Bret A., Silvy, Nova J.

“…Rapid human population growth and urbanization have had a negative impact on species biodiversity. As competition for resources between man and wildlife…”
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Understanding implications of detection heterogeneity in wildlife abundance estimation by Laake, Jeffrey L., Collier, Bret A.

“…Negative bias in mark‐recapture abundance estimators due to heterogeneity in detection (capture) probability is a well‐known problem, but we believe most…”
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Coprophagy in a cave-adapted salamander; the importance of bat guano examined through nutritional and stable isotope analyses by Fenolio, Danté B, Graening, G.O, Collier, Bret A, Stout, Jim F

“…capture numbers increased significantly during the time that grey bats (…”
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Behavior and Movement of Wild Turkey Broods by CHAMBERLAIN, MICHAEL J., COHEN, BRADLEY S., BAKNER, NICHOLAS W., COLLIER, BRET A.

“…Behavioral and movement ecology of broods are among the most poorly understood aspects of wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) reproductive ecology. Recent…”
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Wild Turkey Nest Success in Pine-Dominated Forests of the Southeastern United States by CRAWFORD, JOANNE C., PORTER, WILLIAM F., CHAMBERLAIN, MICHAEL J., COLLIER, BRET A.

“…Nest success is a primary component of productivity for wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo; turkeys) and there is concern that turkey productivity is declining…”
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