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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Fracking pond restoration in the western Rio Grande Plains, Texas: Stockpiled topsoils may not be necessary, but seeding helps by Golembiewski, Dustin A., Slothower, Brianna M., Bishop, Emily R., Smith, Forrest S., Stumberg, Paula Maywald, Rideout-Hanzak, Sandra, Wester, David B.

“…Soil disturbances that accompany energy development can damage local habitats. Prior to oil and gas extraction, it is commonly recommended that topsoil…”
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The effects of habitat, weather, and raptors on northern bobwhite abundance at multiple spatial scales by Edwards, John T., Hernández, Fidel, Wester, David B., Brennan, Leonard A., Parent, Chad J., Perez, Robert M.

“…Rangelands in the southwestern United States represent a current stronghold for northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus); however, bobwhite populations in…”
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Landscape patterns of ocelot–vehicle collision sites by Blackburn, AnnMarie, Anderson, C. Jane, Veals, Amanda M., Tewes, Michael E., Wester, David B., Young, John H., DeYoung, Randy W., Perotto-Baldivieso, Humberto L.

“…Context Road networks can negatively impact wildlife populations through habitat fragmentation, decreased landscape connectivity, and wildlife-vehicle…”
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Precipitation and mowing effects on highway rights-of-way vegetation height and safety by Zartman, Richard E., McKenney, Cynthia B., Wester, David B., Sosebee, Ronald E., Borrelli, John B.

“…Managing highway rights-of-way (HROW) for safety depends upon the annual precipitation received and vegetation mowing practices. This study was conducted along…”
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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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Extreme weather impacts on butterfly populations in Southern Texas, USA by Zerlin, Rebecca R., Elissetche, Juan C., Campbell, Tyler A., Patrock, Richard J., Wester, David B., Rideout-Hanzak, Sandra

“…Climate change is altering biodiversity of ecosystems worldwide by causing shifts in species’ home ranges, potential extinctions of species, and Extreme…”
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Vegetation Structural Attributes Providing Thermal Refugia for Northern Bobwhites by PALMER, BRANDON J., FULBRIGHT, TIMOTHY E., GRAHMANN, ERIC D., HERNÁNDEZ, FIDEL, HEHMAN, MICHAEL W., WESTER, DAVID B.

“…The northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus; bobwhite) exists at the edge of its thermal tolerance in southern Texas, USA, a region characterized by extreme…”
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Quail and rain in semiarid rangelands: Does management matter? by Ritzell, Alec D., Hernández, Fidel, Edwards, John T., Montalvo, Andrea, Wester, David B., Grahmann, Eric D., Rollins, Dale, Stewart, Kristyn G., Smith, Rachel A., Woodard, D. Abraham, Brennan, Leonard A.

“…Rainfall is a strong driver of quail populations on southwestern rangelands and can account for a large portion (~70–95%) of the variability in regional quail…”
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