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If you build it, will they come? A comparative landscape analysis of ocelot roadkill locations and crossing structures by Blackburn, AnnMarie, Veals, Amanda M, Tewes, Michael E, Wester, David B, Young, Jr, John H, DeYoung, Randy W, Perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L

“…Wildlife-vehicle collisions can have a substantial influence on the mortality rates of many wildlife populations. Crossing structures are designed to mitigate…”
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Occurrence of mesocarnivores in montane sky islands: How spatial and temporal overlap informs rabies management in a regional hotspot by Veals, Amanda M, Koprowski, John L, Bergman, David L, VerCauteren, Kurt C, Wester, David B

“…Interspecific interactions among mesocarnivores can influence community dynamics and resource partitioning. Insights into these interactions can enhance…”
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A Wind Tunnel Setup for Fluid-Structure Interaction Measurements Using Optical Methods by Nietiedt, Simon, Wester, Tom T. B., Langidis, Apostolos, Kröger, Lars, Rofallski, Robin, Göring, Martina, Kühn, Martin, Gülker, Gerd, Luhmann, Thomas

“…The design of rotor blades is based on information about aerodynamic phenomena. An important one is fluid-structure interaction (FSI) which describes the…”
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Distinguishing Buildings from Vegetation in an Urban-Chaparral Mosaic Landscape with LiDAR-Informed Discriminant Analysis by Yamashita, Thomas J., Wester, David B., Tewes, Michael E., Young, John H., Lombardi, Jason V.

“…Identification of buildings from remotely sensed imagery in urban and suburban areas is a challenging task. Light detection and Ranging (LiDAR) provides an…”
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Relationships between plant species richness and grazing intensity in a semiarid ecosystem by Fulbright, Timothy E., Ortega‐Santos, J. Alfonso, Hines, Stacy L., Drabek, Dillan J., Saenz, Ramon, Campbell, Tyler A., Hewitt, David G., Wester, David B.

“…Plant species richness is an important property of ecosystems that is altered by grazing. In a semiarid environment, we tested the hypotheses that (1)…”
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Aerodynamics and Percolation: Unfolding Laminar Separation Bubble on Airfoils by Traphan, Dominik, Wester, Tom T. B., Gülker, Gerd, Peinke, Joachim, Lind, Pedro G.

“…As a fundamental phenomenon of fluid mechanics, recent studies suggested laminar-turbulent transition belonging to the universality class of directed…”
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Evaluation of Fecal DNA Preservation Techniques and Effects of Sample Age and Diet on Genotyping Success by Panasci, Michael, Ballard, Warren B, Breck, Stewart, Rodriguez, David, Densmore, Llewellyn D, Wester, David B, Baker, Robert J

“…Optimal collection and preservation protocols for fecal DNA genotyping are not firmly established. We evaluated 3 factors that influence microsatellite…”
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A Pilot Study to Estimate Forage Mass from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in a Semi-Arid Rangeland by DiMaggio, Alexandria M., Perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L., Ortega-S., J. Alfonso, Walther, Chase, Labrador-Rodriguez, Karelys N., Page, Michael T., Martinez, Jose de la Luz, Rideout-Hanzak, Sandra, Hedquist, Brent C., Wester, David B.

“…The application of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the monitoring and management of rangelands has exponentially increased in recent years due to the…”
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Development and characterization of in vivo flexible electrodes compatible with large tissue displacements by Wester, B A, Lee, R H, LaPlaca, M C

“…Electrical activity is the ultimate functional measure of neuronal tissue and recording that activity remains a key technical challenge in neuroscience. The…”
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A multivariate approach to assessing landscape structure effects on wildlife crossing structure use by Yamashita, Thomas J., Perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L., Wester, David B., Ryer, Kevin W., Kline, Richard J., Tewes, Michael E., Young, John H., Lombardi, Jason V.

“…Background Complexity in landscape structure is often assessed using individual metrics related to ecological processes. However, this rarely incorporates…”
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Impact of deforestation on habitat connectivity thresholds for large carnivores in tropical forests by Zemanova, Miriam A., Perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L., Dickins, Emily L., Gill, Andrew B., Leonard, John P., Wester, David B.

“…Introduction Deforestation significantly impacts large carnivores that depend on large tracts of interconnected forest habitat and that are sensitive to human…”
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Patch Burning Improves Nutritional Quality of Two Gulf Coast Grasses—And Winter Burning Is Better than Summer Burning by Haynes, Victoria L., Avila-Sanchez, J. Silverio, Toomey, Adam E., Ortega-S., J. Alfonso, Campbell, Tyler A., Ortega-S., Alfonso, Rideout-Hanzak, Sandra, Wester, David B.

“…Gulf cordgrass (Spartina spartinae [Trin.] Merr. ex Hitchc.) and seacoast bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium [Michx.] Nash var. littorale [Nash] Gould) are…”
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Feasibility and application of using Texas horned lizard scat to predict lizard size and age class by Huerta, Javier O., Henke, Scott E., Wester, David B., Eversole, Cord B., Webb, Stephen L., Hernandez, Fidel

“…Abstract Texas horned lizards ( Phrynosoma cornutum ; hereafter THL) were once abundant throughout Texas; however, their distribution and abundance have…”
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Efficacy of an online native snake identification search engine for public use by Henke, Scott E., Kahl, Samantha S., Wester, David B., Perry, Gad, Britton, David

“…Visual methods of species identification are used both in research and recreational contexts because they are inexpensive, non-invasive, and believed to be…”
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Pressure-based lift estimation and its application to feedforward load control employing trailing-edge flaps by Bartholomay, Sirko, Wester, Tom T B, Perez-Becker, Sebastian, Konze, Simon, Menzel, Christian, Hölling, Michael, Spickenheuer, Axel, Peinke, Joachim, Nayeri, Christian N, Christian Oliver Paschereit, Oberleithner, Kilian

“…This experimental load control study presents results of an active trailing-edge flap feedforward controller for wind turbine applications. The controller…”
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Smoke Water and Heat Shock Influence Germination of Shortgrass Prairie Species by Chou, Yi-Fang, Cox, Robert D., Wester, David B.

“…Smoke or heat from fire can act as a cue that affects seed germination. We examined germination responses of 10 plant species (six forbs, two shrubs, two…”
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Exploration of the molecular basis of blast injury in a biofidelic model of traumatic brain injury by Thielen, P., Mehoke, T., Gleason, J., Iwaskiw, A., Paulson, J., Merkle, A., Wester, B., Dymond, J.

“…Biological response to blast overpressure is complex and results in various and potentially non-concomitant acute and long-term deficits to exposed…”
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Does Supplemental Feeding of White-Tailed Deer Alter Response of Palatable Shrubs to Browsing? by Gann, Whitney J., Fulbright, Timothy E., Grahmann, Eric D., Hewitt, David G., DeYoung, Charles A., Wester, David B., Korzekwa, Blaise A., Echols, Kim N., Draeger, Don A.

“…The impact on palatable shrubs when herbivores have access to high-quality food is unclear. We determined if providing high-quality food and increasing…”
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Comparison of multinomial and binomial proportion methods for analysis of multinomial count data by GALYEAN, M. L, WESTER, D. B

“…Simulation methods were used to generate 1,000 experiments, each with 3 treatments and 10 experimental units/treatment, in completely randomized (CRD) and…”
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Relationships of slice shear force and Warner-Bratzler shear force of beef strip loin steaks as related to the tenderness gradient of the strip loin by Derington, A.J., Brooks, J.C., Garmyn, A.J., Thompson, L.D., Wester, D.B., Miller, M.F.

“…This study was conducted to investigate the effects of steak location within a strip loin and USDA quality grade on muscle fiber angle, slice shear force…”
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