Scientific Publications

David L. Otis

  • Peters, K. A. and D. L. Otis. In Press. Wading bird response to recreational boat traffic on a national wildlife refuge in South Carolina: Does flushing translate into site avoidance? Wildlife Society Bulletin.
  • Berdeen, J. B. and D. L. Otis. 2006. The influence of subcutaneous transmitter implants on the weight change and survival of mourning doves. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:93-104.
  • Kinkead, K. E. , A. G. Abbott, and D. L. Otis. 2006. Genetic variation among Ambystoma breeding populations on the Savannah River Site. Conservation Genetics (online).
  • Otis, D.L. 2006. A mourning dove hunting regulation strategy based on annual harvest statistics and banding data. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1302-1307.
  • Peters, K. A. and D. L. Otis. 2005. Using the risk-disturbance hypothesis to assess the relative effects of human disturbance and predation risk on foraging American oystercatchers. Condor 107: 715 - 724.
  • Sanders, F. J., R. Costa, and D. L. Otis. 2005. Use of modified artificial cavities to access red-cockaded woodpecker nests. In Costa, R. and Daniels,S. J., Eds. Proceedings of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker Symposium IV. Hancock House. Surrey, BC, Canada. pp. 453 - 458.
  • Jordan, N. E., D. L. Otis, R. Costa, and S. A. Gauthreaux. 2004. Hatching failure and embryonic mortality within a red-cockaded woodpecker population in South Carolina. In Costa, R. and Daniels, S. J., Eds. Proceedings of the Red-cockaded Woodpecker Symposium IV. Hancock House. Surrey, BC, Canada. pp. 607 - 616.
  • Otis, D. L. 2004. Comparison of the distribution of mallard harvest in the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyways between periods of restrictive and liberal hunting regulations. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:351-359.
  • Otis, D. L. And G. C. White. 2004. Evaluation of ultrastructure and random effects band recovery models for estimating relationships between survival and harvest rates in exploited populations. In Senar, J. C., Dhondt, A., and Conroy, M. J., Eds. Proceedings of the International Euring Conference 2003. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 157 - 173.
  • Scott, D. P., J. B. Berdeen, D. L. Otis, and R. L. Fendrick. 2004. Harvest parameters of urban and rural morning doves in Ohio. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:694-700.
  • Otis, D. L. 2003. A framework for reproductive models of mourning dove populations. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 110:13-17.
  • Kinkead, K. E., D. L. Otis, J. F. Townsend, and J. A. Fairey. 2002. The efficacy of tree shelters for oak regeneration on a wetland mitigation site. Ecological Restoration 20:208-209.
  • Otis, D. L. 2002. Survival models for harvest management of mourning dove populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 66:1052-1064
  • Otis, D. L. and G. C. White. 2002. Re-analysis of a banding study to test effects of an experimental increase in bag limits of mourning doves. In Morgan, B.J.T. and Thomson, D.L.,Eds. Statistical Analysis of Data from Marked Bird Populations. Journal of Applied Statistics 29(1-4).
  • Otis, D. L. 2001. Quantitative training of wildlife graduate students. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29:1043-1049.

Rolf R. Koford

  • Fletcher, R.J, Jr., R.R. Koford, and D.A. Seaman. 2006. Critical demographic parameters for declining songbirds breeding in restored grasslands. J. Wildlife Management 70:145-157.
  • Horn, D.J., and R.R. Koford. 2006. Could the area-sensitivity of some grassland birds be affected by landscape composition? Pages 109-116 in Egan, D, and J.A. Harrington, editors, Proceedings of the 19th North American Prairie Conference. Madison: University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  • Horn, D.J., M.L. Phillips, R.R. Koford, W.R. Clark, M.A. Sovada, and R.J. Greenwood. 2005. Landscape composition, patch size, and distance to edges: interactions affecting duck reproductive success. Ecological Applications 15:1367-1376.
  • Jacobs, B., R. R. Koford, F. R. Thompson, III, H. Woodward, M. Hubbard, J. A. Fitzgerald, and J. R. Herkert. 2005. Grassland bird conservation efforts in Missouri and Iowa: How will we measure success? Pp. 78-82 in C. J. Ralph and T. D. Rich, eds., Bird conservation implementation and integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the third international Partners in Flight conference. U.S.F.S. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191.
  • Koford, R. R., and J. A. Fitzgerald. 2005. Measuring the success of bird conservation plan implementation. Pp. 68-70 in C. J. Ralph and T. D. Rich, eds., Bird conservation implementation and integration in the Americas: proceedings of the third international Partners in Flight conference. U.S.F.S. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191.
  • Fletcher, R. J., Jr., and R. R. Koford. 2004. Consequences of rainfall variation for breeding wetland blackbirds. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:1316-1325.
  • Fletcher, R.J., and R. R. Koford. 2003. Spatial responses of an area-sensitive songbird near different types of edges. Auk120:799-810.
  • Fletcher, R. J., and R. R. Koford. 2003. Changes in bird populations with habitat restoration in northern Iowa. American Midland Naturalist 150:83-94.
  • Herkert, J. R., D. L. Reinking, D. A. Wiedenfeld, M. Winter, J. L. Zimmerman, W. E. Jensen, E. J. Finck, R. R. Koford, D. H. Wolfe, S. K. Sherrod, M. A. Jenkins, J. Faaborg, and S. K. Robinson. 2003. Effects of prairie fragmentation on the nest success of breeding birds in the midcontinental United States. Conservation Biology 17:587-594.
  • Phillips, M.L., W.R. Clark, M.A. Sovada, D.J. Horn, and R.R. Koford. 2003. Predator selection of prairie landscape features and its relation to duck nest success. J. Wildl. Manage. 67:104-114.
  • Cordts, S., G. Zenner, and R. Koford. 2002. Comparison of helicopter and ground counts for waterfowl in Iowa. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:317-326.
  • Fletcher, R. J. Jr., and R. R. Koford. 2002. Habitat and landscape associations of breeding birds in native and restored grasslands. J. Wildl. Manage. 66:1011-1022.
  • Horn, D. J., and R. R. Koford. 2002. Effects of field size and landscape composition on grassland birds in south-central Iowa. J. Iowa Acad. Sci. 109:1-7.
  • Koford, R. R., and H. Stallman. 2002. Habitat conservation for birds in the Mississippi Headwaters/Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem. Great Plains Research 12:123-139

Clay L. Pierce

  • Duehr, J. P., M. J. Siepker, C. L. Pierce, and T. M. Isenhart. In Press. Relationships of in-stream habitat, macroinvertebrates and fish to riparian buffer strips in a small Iowa stream: a preliminary assessment. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science.
  • Frohnauer, N. K., C. L. Pierce, and L. W. Kallemeyn. In Press. Population dynamics and angler exploitation of the unique muskellunge population in Shoepack Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25.
  • Frohnauer, N. K., C. L. Pierce, and L. W. Kallemeyn. In Press. Simulated effects of recruitment variability, exploitation, and reduced habitat area on the unique muskellunge population in Shoepack Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25.
  • Shoup, D. E., S. P. Callahan, D. H. Wahl, and C. L. Pierce. In Press. Size-specific growth of bluegill, largemouth bass and channel catfish in relation to prey availability and limnological variables. Journal of Fish Biology.
  • Heitke, J. D., C. L. Pierce, G. T. Gelwicks, G. A. Simmons, and G. L. Siegwarth. 2006. Habitat, land use and fish assemblage relationships in Iowa streams: a preliminary assessment in an agricultural landscape. Pages 287-303 in L. Wang, R. Hughes, and P. W. Seelbach, editors. Influences of landscape on stream habitat and biological communities. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 48, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Liao, H., C. L. Pierce, and J. G. Larscheid. 2005. An empirical model for estimating annual consumption by freshwater fish populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24:525-532.
  • Hoxmeier, R. J. H., D. H. Wahl, M. L. Hooe, and C. L. Pierce. 2004. Growth and survival of larval walleye in response to prey availability. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133: 45-54.
  • Liao, H., C. L. Pierce, and J. G. Larscheid. 2004. Consumption dynamics of the adult piscivorous fish community in Spirit Lake, Iowa. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24:890-902.
  • Pegg, M. A., C. L. Pierce, and A. Roy. 2003. Effects of channelization and impoundment on flow in the Missouri River: a time-series analysis of daily mean flow. Aquatic Sciences 65: 63-72.
  • Liao, H., C. L. Pierce, and J. G. Larscheid. 2002. Diet dynamics of the adult piscivorous fish community in Spirit Lake, Iowa, USA 1995-1997. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 11:178-189.
  • Pegg, M. A., and C. L. Pierce. 2002. Fish community structure in the Missouri and lower Yellowstone Rivers in relation to flow characteristics. Hydrobiologia 479: 155-167.
  • Pegg, M. A., and C. L. Pierce. 2002. Classification of reaches in the Missouri and lower Yellowstone rivers based on flow characteristics. River Research and Applications 18:31-42.
  • Quist, M. C., C. S. Guy, M. A. Pegg, P. J. Braaten, C. L. Pierce, and V. H. Travnicek. 2002. Potential influence of harvest on shovelnose sturgeon populations in the Missouri River system: a case for pro-active management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:537-549.