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Detection and density of breeding marsh birds in Iowa wetlands by Vanausdall, Rachel A, Dinsmore, Stephen J

“…Accounting for imperfect detection is an important process when obtaining estimates of density or abundance for breeding birds, and this is particularly true…”
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Broad-scale predictions of herpetofauna occupancy and colonization in an agriculturally dominated landscape by Harris, Jonathan P, Harms, Tyler M, Kinkead, Karen E, Frese, Paul W, Delaney, David M, Buckardt, Emma M, Dinsmore, Stephen J

“…Predictions of species occurrence allow land managers to focus conservation efforts on locations where species are most likely to occur. Such analyses are rare…”
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Song type variations of Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) and their geographic distributions by Silcock, W. Ross, Schwartz, Shari L, Carlini, John U, Dinsmore, Stephen J

“…Louisiana Waterthrush (Parkesia motacilla) is a familiar singer in the Western Hemisphere family Parulidae , yet apparent geographic variations in its song and…”
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Survival of white-tailed deer fawns in central Iowa by McGovern, Patrick G, Dinsmore, Stephen J, Blanchong, Julie A

“…Understanding demographic parameters such as survival is important for scientifically sound wildlife management. Survival can vary by region, sex, age-class,…”
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Evaluating differences in density estimation for central Iowa butterflies using two methodologies by Patterson, Shane, Harris, Jonathan, Dinsmore, Stephen, Kinkead, Karen

“…The Pollard-Yates transect is a widely used method for sampling butterflies. Data from these traditional transects are analyzed to produce density estimates,…”
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Exploring the amphibian exposome in an agricultural landscape using telemetry and passive sampling by Swanson, Jennifer E., Muths, Erin, Pierce, Clay L., Dinsmore, Stephen J., Vandever, Mark W., Hladik, Michelle L., Smalling, Kelly L.

“…This is the first field study of its kind to combine radio telemetry, passive samplers, and pesticide accumulation in tissues to characterize the amphibian…”
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Impacts of Shallow Lake Restoration on Vegetation and Breeding Birds in Iowa by Vanausdall, Rachel A., Dinsmore, Stephen J.

“…The Shallow Lakes Restoration Project aims to restore eutrophic shallow lakes throughout the Iowa Prairie Pothole Region (PPR). We compared the vegetation taxa…”
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Using landscape habitat associations to prioritize areas of conservation action for terrestrial birds by Harms, Tyler M, Murphy, Kevin T, Lyu, Xiaodan, Patterson, Shane S, Kinkead, Karen E, Dinsmore, Stephen J, Frese, Paul W

“…Predicting species distributions has long been a valuable tool to plan and focus efforts for biodiversity conservation, particularly because such an approach…”
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Waterbird Use of Sheetwater Wetlands in Iowa’s Prairie Pothole Region by Murphy, Kevin T., Dinsmore, Stephen J.

“…Large expanses of land across midcontinental North America have been heavily modified by installation of artificial drainage to convert prairie pothole…”
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Asclepias dynamics on US rangelands: implications for conservation of monarch butterflies and other insects by Spaeth, Kenneth E., Barbour, Philip J., Moranz, Ray, Dinsmore, Stephen J., Williams, C. Jason

“…The genesis of this study is in response to the United States (US) Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) listing of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus…”
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Effects of fire and grazing on grasshopper sparrow nest survival by Hovick, Torre J., Miller, James R., Dinsmore, Stephen J., Engle, David M., Debinski, Diane M., Fuhlendorf, Samuel D.

“…Patch-burn grazing is a management framework designed to promote heterogeneity in grasslands, creating more diverse grassland structure to accommodate the…”
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Predator density influences nest attendance of Yellow‐headed Blackbirds Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus by Behrens, Colby, Ruff, Zachary J., Harms, Tyler M., Dinsmore, Stephen J.

“…Nest attendance behaviour in birds is a function of the careful balance between the risk of nest predation and the needs of the parents and nestlings. This…”
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Effects of management for productivity on adult survival of Snowy Plovers by Gaines, Eleanor P., Dinsmore, Stephen J., Murphy, Michael T.

“…Understanding the factors contributing to variation in demographic parameters and their influences on population growth is fundamental to effective…”
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Factors affecting Snowy Plover chick survival in a managed population by Dinsmore, Stephen J, Gaines, Eleanor P, Pearson, Scott F, Lauten, David J, Castelein, Kathleen A

“…Understanding survival of precocial chicks in the period immediately following hatching has important conservation implications because population growth is…”
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Nest survival of Tricolored Blackbirds in California's Central Valley by Weintraub, Kelly, George, T. Luke, Dinsmore, Stephen J

“…The Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor), almost entirely restricted to California, USA, has recently been proposed for listing under the U.S. Endangered…”
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Decreased nest survival associated with low temperatures in a high-elevation population of Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) by Pierce, Allison K., Dinsmore, Stephen J., Wunder, Michael B.

“…Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) are migratory shorebirds of conservation concern that breed on grasslands and xeric tablelands scattered along the…”
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Nest survival of Red-winged Blackbirds in agricultural areas developed for wind energy by Gillespie, Molly K., Dinsmore, Stephen J.

“…•534 nests were monitored at three paired turbine and control sites.•We model daily nest survival for incubation and nestling stages.•We found no difference in…”
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Occupancy dynamics in human‐modified landscapes in a tropical island: implications for conservation design by Irizarry, Julissa I, Collazo, Jaime A, Dinsmore, Stephen J, Fischer, Joern

“…AIM: Avian communities in human‐modified landscapes exhibit varying patterns of local colonization and extinction rates, determinants of species occurrence…”
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Mountain Plover responses to deltamethrin treatments on prairie dog colonies in Montana by Dinsmore, Stephen J.

“…Pyrethroid insecticides containing deltamethrin provide broad spectrum insect control that can adversely affect food supplies of insectivorous birds. I…”
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Habitat Associations of Secretive Marsh Birds in Iowa by Harms, Tyler M., Dinsmore, Stephen J.

“…Drastic losses of wetland habitats across North America over the past century have resulted in population declines of many marsh birds therefore emphasizing…”
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