Search Results - "Schauber, Eric M"

Is your ad hoc model selection strategy affecting your multimodel inference? by Morin, Dana J., Yackulic, Charles B., Diffendorfer, Jay E., Lesmeister, Damon B., Nielsen, Clayton K., Reid, Janice, Schauber, Eric M.

“…Ecologists routinely fit complex models with multiple parameters of interest, where hundreds or more competing models are plausible. To limit the number of…”
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Asymmetrical intraguild interactions with coyotes, red foxes, and domestic dogs may contribute to competitive exclusion of declining gray foxes by Morin, Dana J., Lesmeister, Damon B., Nielsen, Clayton K., Schauber, Eric M.

“…Species coexistence is governed by availability of resources and intraguild interactions including strategies to reduce ecological overlap. Gray foxes are…”
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Relative Preference and Localized Food Affect Predator Space Use and Consumption of Incidental Prey by Schartel, Tyler E, Schauber, Eric M

“…Abundant, localized foods can concentrate predators and their foraging efforts, thus altering both the spatial distribution of predation risk and predator…”
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Influence of natal habitat preference on habitat selection during extra‐home range movements in a large ungulate by Hooven, Nathan D., Springer, Matthew T., Nielsen, Clayton K., Schauber, Eric M.

“…Natal habitat preference induction (NHPI) occurs when animals exhibit a preference for new habitat that is similar to that which they experienced in their…”
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Does landscape connectivity shape local and global social network structure in white-tailed deer? by Koen, Erin L, Tosa, Marie I, Nielsen, Clayton K, Schauber, Eric M

“…Intraspecific social behavior can be influenced by both intrinsic and extrinsic factors. While much research has focused on how characteristics of individuals…”
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Regional assessment on influence of landscape configuration and connectivity on range size of white-tailed deer by Walter, W. David, VerCauteren, Kurt C, Campa, Henry III, Clark, William R, Fischer, Justin W, Hygnstrom, Scott E, Mathews, Nancy E, Nielsen, Clayton K, Schauber, Eric M, Van Deelen, Timothy R, Winterstein, Scott R

“…Variation in the size of home range of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has broad implications for managing populations, agricultural damage, and…”
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Space Use and Survival of White-Tailed Deer in an Exurban Landscape by STORM, DANIEL J, NIELSEN, CLAYTON K, SCHAUBER, ERIC M, WOOLF, ALAN

“…Exurban development is nonmetropolitan, residential development characterized by a human population density and average property size intermediate between…”
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Variation in metapopulation dynamics of a wetland mammal: The effect of hydrology by van der Merwe, Jorista, Hellgren, Eric C., Schauber, Eric M., Peters, D. P. C.

“…Key factors affecting metapopulation dynamics of animals include patch size, isolation, and patch quality. For wetland‐associated species, hydrology can affect…”
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Variation in vital-rate sensitivity between populations of Texas horned lizards by Wolf, Alexander J, Hellgren, Eric C, Schauber, Eric M, Bogosian, Victor, III, Kazmaier, Richard T, Ruthven, Donald C., III, Moody, Raymond W

“…Demographic studies of imperiled populations can aid managers in planning conservation actions. However, applicability of findings for a single population…”
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Spatial and temporal structure of a mesocarnivore guild in midwestern north America by Lesmeister, Damon B., Nielsen, Clayton K., Schauber, Eric M., Hellgren, Eric C.

“…Carnivore guilds play a vital role in ecological communities by cascading trophic effects, energy and nutrient transfer, and stabilizing or destabilizing food…”
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Trees, owls, worms, and crevices: which habitat factors predict local woodrat demographics? by Gooley, Aaron C., Schauber, Eric M.

“…Hypothesized reasons for the decline of many woodrat populations in the eastern United States include parasitism by raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis;…”
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Chain Reactions Linking Acorns to Gypsy Moth Outbreaks and Lyme Disease Risk by Jones, Clive G., Ostfeld, Richard S., Richard, Michele P., Schauber, Eric M., Wolff, Jerry O.

“…In eastern U.S. oak forests, defoliation by gypsy moths and the risk of Lyme disease are determined by interactions among acorns, white-footed mice, moths,…”
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Stream community richness predicts apex predator occupancy dynamics in riparian systems by Holland, Angela M., Schauber, Eric M., Nielsen, Clayton K., Hellgren, Eric C.

“…Streams and adjacent riparian habitats represent linked terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems that exchange materials and energy. Recognized relationships among…”
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Predator satiation and extreme mast seeding in 11 species of Chionochloa (Poaceae) by Kelly, Dave, Harrison, Andrea L., Lee, William G., Payton, Ian J., Wilson, Peter R., Schauber, Eric M.

“…Variation in annual flowering effort is described for 16 long datasets from 11 species of Chionochloa (Poaceae) in New Zealand. All populations exhibited…”
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Survivorship and Spatial Patterns of an Urban Population of Texas Horned Lizards by VESY, MIRANDA N., WATTERS, JESSA L., MOODY, RAYMOND W., SCHAUBER, ERIC M., MOOK, JENNIE M., SILER, CAMERON D.

“…Habitat fragmentation has negative consequences on threatened and endangered species by creating isolated populations. The Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma…”
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River Otter and Mink Occupancy Dynamics in Riparian Systems by HOLLAND, ANGELA M., SCHAUBER, ERIC M., NIELSEN, CLAYTON K., HELLGREN, ERIC C.

“…Semi-aquatic mammals are dependent upon streams and riparian areas, which are a product of the landscapes they drain. Both local stream morphology and…”
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Spatial ecology of river otters in a human-modified landscape by Hanrahan, Alexander T., Rutter, Andrew U., Nielsen, Clayton K., Schauber, Eric M.

“…River otter populations have expanded across much of their historical range, including in Illinois where they were reintroduced from 1994 to 1997. These…”
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Localized Removal Affects White-Tailed Deer Space Use and Contacts by TOSA, MARIE I., SCHAUBER, ERIC M., NIELSEN, CLAYTON K.

“…Transmission and impact of infectious diseases can be altered if host social structure is disrupted by disease outbreaks or lethal management. Specifically, if…”
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Hydrogeomorphology Influences Swamp Rabbit Habitat Selection in Bottomland Hardwood Forests by HILLARD, ELIZABETH M., CRAWFORD, JOANNE C., NIELSEN, CLAYTON K., GRONINGER, JOHN W., SCHAUBER, ERIC M.

“…In the last century, bottomland hardwood (BLH) forests throughout the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley in the United States declined >80% and have been…”
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Comparing permeability of matrix cover types for the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) by Cooney, Scott A, Schauber, Eric M, Hellgren, Eric C

“…CONTEXT: Matrix land cover types differ in permeability to animals moving between habitat patches, and animals may actually move faster across less-suitable…”
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