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Multiscale occupancy of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken: the role of private lands in conservation of an imperiled bird by Hagen, Christian A., Carlisle, Jason D., Hornsby, Fawn E., Houts, Michael E., McDonald, Lyman L., Pavlacky Jr, David C.

“…ABSTRACT Grasslands are one of the most imperiled ecosystems globally, and the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) is an iconic…”
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Assessing Habitat Selection when Availability Changes by Arthur, Stephen M., Bryan F. J. Manly, McDonald, Lyman L., Garner, Gerald W.

“…We present a method of comparing data on habitat use and availability that allows availability to differ among observations. This method is applicable when…”
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Winter Habitat Selection of Mule Deer Before and During Development of a Natural Gas Field by SAWYER, HALL, NIELSON, RYAN M, LINDZEY, FRED, McDONALD, LYMAN L

“…Increased levels of natural gas exploration, development, and production across the Intermountain West have created a variety of concerns for mule deer…”
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Multiscale occupancy modeling provides insights into range-wide conservation needs of Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) by Hagen, Christian A, Pavlacky, David C, Adachi, Kristen, Hornsby, Fawn E, Rintz, Troy J, McDonald, Lyman L

“…The range-wide monitoring program for the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) plays an important role in landscape conservation initiatives for…”
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Monitoring abundance of golden eagles in the western United States by Nielson, Ryan M., Mcmanus, Lindsay, Rintz, Troy, Mcdonald, Lyman L., Murphy, Robert K., Howe, William H., Good, Rhett E.

“…Under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) can authorize take of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos),…”
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Relating populations to habitats using resource selection functions by Boyce, Mark S., McDonald, Lyman L.

“…Habitat use can be characterized by resource selection functions (RSFs) that are proportional to the probability of an area being used by an animal. We…”
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Estimating habitat selection when GPS fix success is less than 100 by Nielson, Ryan M, Manly, Bryan F.J, McDonald, Lyman L, Sawyer, Hall, McDonald, Trent L

“…Inferences about habitat selection by animals derived from sequences of relocations obtained with global positioning system (GPS) collars can be influenced by…”
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Estimating Uncertainty in Population Growth Rates: Jackknife vs. Bootstrap Techniques by Meyer, Joseph S., Ingersoll, Christopher G., McDonald, Lyman L., Boyce, Marks S.

“…Although per capita rates of increase (r) have been calculated by population biologists for decades, the inability to estimate uncertainty (variance)…”
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Estimating site occupancy rates for aquatic plants using spatial sub-sampling designs when detection probabilities are less than one by Nielson, Ryan M., Gray, Brian R., McDonald, Lyman L., Heglund, Patricia J.

“…► We describe a method for estimating occupancy rates for sessile organisms. ► This method accounts for probabilities of detection that are <1. ► We illustrate…”
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Estimating the Response of Ring-Necked Pheasants (Phasianus Colchicus) to the Conservation Reserve Program by Nielson, Ryan M, Mcdonald, Lyman L, Sullivan, Joseph P, Burgess, Colleen, Johnson, Devin S, Johnson, Douglas H, Bucholtz, Shawn, Hyberg, Skip, Howlin, Shay

“…We evaluated associations between the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) populations by modeling Breeding Bird…”
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Introduction to the Special Section on Resource Selection by STRICKLAND, M. DALE, McDONALD, LYMAN L

“…We introduce a Special Section of The Journal of Wildlife Management (JWM) that contains 9 papers describing in theory and in practice a wide range of…”
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A Population Estimate for Golden Eagles in the Western United States by GOOD, RHETT E, NIELSON, RYAN M, SAWYER, HALL, MCDONALD, LYMAN L

“…Researchers have suggested golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) populations may be declining in portions of their range. However, there are few baseline data…”
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Breeding Abundance and Distribution of Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) in North America by Jones, Stephanie L, Nations, Christopher S, Fellows, Suzanne D, McDonald, Lyman L

“…A population survey for Long-billed Curlews (Numenius americanus) was completed in the western United States and Canada in 2004 and 2005. This survey was…”
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Sampling design begets conclusions: the statistical basis for detection of injury to and recovery of shoreline communities after the ‘Exxon Valdez’ oil spill by Peterson, Charles H., McDonald, Lyman L., Green, Roger H., Erickson, Wallace P.

“…The joint effect of multiple initial decisions made about sampling design in evaluation of environmental impacts using observational field assessments…”
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Type I errors linked to faulty statistical analyses of endangered subspecies classifications by Skalski, J.R, Townsend, R.L, McDonald, L.L, Kern, J.W, Millspaugh, J.J

“…Legal issues related to subspecies identification frequently occur through the implementation of the 1973 Endangered Species Act (ESA). A listing under the ESA…”
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An evaluation of marine bird population trends following the exxon Valdez oil spill, Prince William sound, alaska by LANCET, Brian K, IRONS, David B, KENDALLT, Steven J, MCDONALD, Lyman L

“…We examined post-spill trends (1989-1998) of marine bird populations in Prince William Sound (PWS) following the Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) to evaluate…”
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NINE YEARS AFTER THE EXXON VALDEZ OIL SPILL: EFFECTS ON MARINE BIRD POPULATIONS IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA by Irons, David B, Kendall, Steven J, Erickson, Wallace P, McDonald, Lyman L, Lance, Brian K

“…We compared post Exxon Valdez oil-spill densities of marine birds in Prince William Sound from 1989–1991, 1993, 1996, and 1998 to pre-spill densities from…”
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CORRELATES OF HARLEQUIN DUCK DENSITIES DURING WINTER IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND, ALASKA by Esler, Daniel, Bowman, Timothy D, Dean, Thomas A, O'Clair, Charles E, Jewett, Stephen C, McDonald, Lyman L

“…We evaluated relationships of Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) densities to habitat attributes, history of habitat contamination by the 1989 Exxon…”
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Lead exposure in passerines inhabiting lead-contaminated floodplains in the Coeur D'Alene River Basin, Idaho, USA by Johnson, Gregory D., Audet, Daniel J., Kern, John W., LeCaptain, Leonard J., Strickland, M. Dale, Hoffman, David J., McDonald, Lyman L.

“…Blood collected from song sparrows (Melospiza melodia) and American robins (Turdus migratorius) captured with mist nets in a lead‐contaminated (assessment)…”
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A Brief Response to Wiens et al., Twelve Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by Irons, David B, Kendall, Steven J, Erickson, Wallace P, McDonald, Lyman L, Lance, Brian K

“…We briefly address the four main issues that Wiens et al. (2001) present in their commentary on Irons et al. (2000). In summary our response is: (1) We…”
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