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Evolution of ungulate mating systems: Integrating social and environmental factors by Bowyer, R. Terry, McCullough, Dale R., Rachlow, Janet L., Ciuti, Simone, Whiting, Jericho C.

“…Ungulates exhibit diverse mating systems that range from monogamous pair territories to highly polygynous leks. We review mating systems and behaviors across…”
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Effects of habitat on GPS collar performance: using data screening to reduce location error by LEWIS, JESSE S, RACHLOW, JANET L, GARTON, EDWARD O, VIERLING, LEE A

“…1. Global positioning system (GPS) technology enables researchers to evaluate wildlife movements, space use and resource selection in detail for extended…”
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Linking forest management to moose population trends: The role of the nutritional landscape by Schrempp, Thomas V, Rachlow, Janet L, Johnson, Timothy R, Shipley, Lisa A, Long, Ryan A, Aycrigg, Jocelyn L, Hurley, Mark A

“…Forested lands in the western USA have undergone changes in management and condition that are resulting in a shift towards climax vegetation. These changes can…”
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Habitat selection by Dall's sheep is influenced by multiple factors including direct and indirect climate effects by Aycrigg, Jocelyn L, Wells, Adam G, Garton, Edward O, Magipane, Buck, Liston, Glen E, Prugh, Laura R, Rachlow, Janet L

“…Arctic and boreal environments are changing rapidly, which could decouple behavioral and demographic traits of animals from the resource pulses that have…”
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Evaluation of micro-GPS receivers for tracking small-bodied mammals by McMahon, Laura A, Rachlow, Janet L, Shipley, Lisa A, Forbey, Jennifer S, Johnson, Timothy R, Olsoy, Peter J

“…GPS telemetry markedly enhances the temporal and spatial resolution of animal location data, and recent advances in micro-GPS receivers permit their deployment…”
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Intraspecific variation in habitat relationships for pygmy rabbits: Implications for conservation of habitat specialists by Rush, Lindsey M., Svancara, Leona K., Smith, Ian T., Knetter, Sonya J., Karl, Jason W., Rachlow, Janet L.

“…Environmental relationships can differ across the geographic range of species, especially for widespread generalists. Because habitat specialists are more…”
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Food quality, security, and thermal refuge influence the use of microsites and patches by pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) across landscapes and seasons by Olsoy, Peter J., Milling, Charlotte R., Nobler, Jordan D., Camp, Meghan J., Shipley, Lisa A., Forbey, Jennifer S., Rachlow, Janet L., Thornton, Daniel H.

“…How intensely animals use habitat features depends on their functional properties (i.e., how the feature influences fitness) and the spatial and temporal scale…”
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Habitat specialists as conservation umbrellas: Do areas managed for greater sage‐grouse also protect pygmy rabbits? by Smith, Ian Thomas, Rachlow, Janet L., Svancara, Leona K., McMahon, Laura A., Knetter, Sonya J.

“…Sagebrush ecosystems are affected by a variety of factors, and loss and degradation of sagebrush habitat threatens many wildlife species. Federal land…”
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Interacting effects of ambient temperature and food quality on the foraging ecology of small mammalian herbivores by Camp, Meghan J., Shipley, Lisa A., Milling, Charlotte R., Rachlow, Janet L., Forbey, Jennifer S.

“…Both temperature and diet quality play an important role in the time and energy budgets of small mammalian herbivores. However, little is known about how…”
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Vegetation and vantage point influence visibility across diverse ecosystems: Implications for animal ecology by Stein, Rachel, Lecigne, Bastien, Eitel, Jan U. H., Johnson, Timothy R., McGowan, Craig, Rachlow, Janet L.

“…Visual information can influence animal behavior and habitat use in diverse ways. Visibility is the property that relates 3D habitat structure to accessibility…”
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Consequences for conservation: population density and genetic effects on reproduction of an endangered lagomorph by DeMay, Stephanie M, Penny A. Becker, Lisette P. Waits, Timothy R. Johnson, Janet L. Rachlow, S. Oyler‐McCance

“…Understanding reproduction and mating systems is important for managers tasked with conserving vulnerable species. Genetic tools allow biologists to…”
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Seasonal temperature acclimatization in a semi-fossorial mammal and the role of burrows as thermal refuges by Milling, Charlotte R, Rachlow, Janet L, Chappell, Mark A, Camp, Meghan J, Johnson, Timothy R, Shipley, Lisa A, Paul, David R, Forbey, Jennifer S

“…Small mammals in habitats with strong seasonal variation in the thermal environment often exhibit physiological and behavioral adaptations for coping with…”
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A social-ecological impact assessment for public lands management: application of a conceptual and methodological framework by Brymer, Amanda L. Bentley, Holbrook, Joseph D., Niemeyer, Ryan J., Suazo, Alexis A., Wulfhorst, J. D., Vierling, Kerri T., A. Newingham, Beth, Link, Timothy E., Rachlow, Janet L.

“…According to the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), federal action to manipulate habitat for species conservation requires an environmental…”
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Cumulative effects of an herbivorous ecosystem engineer in a heterogeneous landscape by Parsons, Mitchell A., Barkley, Tela C., Rachlow, Janet L., Johnson‐Maynard, Jodi L., Johnson, Timothy R., Milling, Charlotte R., Hammel, John E., Leslie, Ian, Perring, M.

“…Foraging by herbivores alters individual plants and vegetation communities directly, and engineering behaviors such as bioturbation (digging and turning soil)…”
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Occupancy and abundance of predator and prey: implications of the fire‐cheatgrass cycle in sagebrush ecosystems by Holbrook, Joseph D., Arkle, Robert S., Rachlow, Janet L., Vierling, Kerri T., Pilliod, David S., Wiest, Michelle M.

“…Abstract Sagebrush ( Artemisia tridentata ) ecosystems are declining due to biological invasions and changes in fire regimes. Understanding how ecosystem…”
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Understanding tradeoffs between food and predation risks in a specialist mammalian herbivore by Utz, Jamie L., Shipley, Lisa A., Rachlow, Janet L., Johnstone-Yellin, Tamara, Camp, Meghan, Forbey, Jennifer Sorensen

“…Understanding habitat use by animals requires understanding the simultaneous tradeoffs between food and predation risk within a landscape. Quantifying the…”
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Dispersal, gene flow, and population genetic structure in the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis) by Estes-Zumpf, Wendy A., Rachlow, Janet L., Waits, Lisette P., Warheit, Kenneth I.

“…Dispersal and gene flow are significant components of metapopulation structure and dynamics. We examined gene flow in the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus…”
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Acoustic ecology of terrestrial mammals: a new Signaller–Receiver Conceptual Framework by Stein, Rachel M., Rachlow, Janet L.

“…Mammals use sound for a variety of purposes, such as detecting the presence of others and maintaining social bonds. Much research on mammalian acoustics has…”
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Conservation of the world's mammals: status, protected areas, community efforts, and hunting by Bowyer, R. Terry, Boyce, Mark S., Goheen, Jacob R., Rachlow, Janet L.

“…Mammals are imperiled worldwide. Threats to terrestrial species are primarily from habitat loss or modification, and in some instances from commercial,…”
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Antioxidant Capacity of Wyoming Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis) Varies Spatially and is not Related to the Presence of a Sagebrush Dietary Specialist by Pu, Xinzhu, Lam, Lisa, Gehlken, Kristina, Ulappa, Amy C., Rachlow, Janet L., Forbey, Jennifer Sorensen

“…Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) in North America is an abundant native plant species that is ecologically and evolutionarily adapted to have a diverse array of…”
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