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Wendy Estes-Zumpf, Ph.D. (2003-2008)

Estes-Zumpf, W.A., J.L. Rachlow, L.P. Waits, and K.I. Warheit.  (in press)  Dispersal, gene flow, and population genetic structure in the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis).  Journal of Mammalogy.

 

Estes-Zumpf, W.A. and J.L. Rachlow.  2009.  Natal dispersal by the pygmy rabbit

(Brachylagus idahoensis).  Journal of Mammalogy.  90:363-372.

Estes-Zumpf, W.A., J.L. Rachlow, and L.P. Waits.  2008.  Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers for the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis).  Molecular Ecology Resources.8:360-362.

Estes-Zumpf, W.A. and J.L. Rachlow.  2007.  Radio transmitters for juvenile lagomorphs: an evaluation for the fossorial pygmy rabbit.  Western North American Naturalist.             67:133-136.

 
Estes-Zumpf, W.A.  2008.  Dispersal and gene flow among pygmy rabbit populations in Idaho and Montana.  Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Idaho.
 

Dana Sanchez, Ph.D. (2002-2007) 

 

 

 

Sanchez, D.M. and J.L. Rachlow.  2008.  Spatio-temporal factors shaping diurnal space use by pygmy rabbits.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  72:1304-1310.

 

Sanchez, D.M.  2007.  Pieces of the pygmy rabbit puzzle: space use, survival, and survey indicators.  Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Idaho.
 
Jesse Lewis, M.S. (2004-2007)

 

 

Lewis, J.S, J.L. Rachlow, E.O. Garton, L.A. Vierling.  2007.  Effects of habitat on GPS collar performance: addressing location error.  Journal of Applied Ecology.  44:663-671.

 

Lewis, J.S.  2007.  Effects of human influences on black bear habitat selection and movement patterns.  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho. 

 

 
   
 Ryan Long, M.S. (2004-2007)

Long, R.A., J.L. Rachlow, and J.G. Kie.  2009.  Sex-specific responses by elk to fuels reduction in a Western coniferous forest.  Journal of Mammalogy.  90:423-432.

Long, R.A., J.D. Muir, J.L. Rachlow, and J.G Kie.  2009.  Evaluation of wildlife-habitat relationships: a comparison of two model-building approaches.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  73:294-302. 

Long, R.A., J.L. Rachlow, and J.G. Kie.  2008.  Response of elk and deer to experimental habitat manipulation: effects of season and scale.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  72:1133-1142.

Long, R.A., J.L. Rachlow, J.G. Kie, and M. Vavra.  2008.  Fuels reduction in a Western coniferous forest: effects on quantity and quality of forage for elk.  Rangeland Ecology and Management.  61:302-313.

 
 

Long, R.A. 2007.  Fuels reduction in a western coniferous forest: effects on two sympatric ungulates and their habitats.  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho.
 

  Jon Muir, M.S. (2003-2006)  

 

 

Long, R.A., J.D. Muir, J.L. Rachlow, and J.G Kie.  2009.  Evaluation of wildlife-habitat relationships: a comparison of two model-building approaches.  Journal of Wildlife Management.  73:294-302.

 

Muir, J.D.  2006.  Habitat selection and reproduction by Shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi) in anthropogenic landscapes in Idaho.  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho.

 
   

  Regan Berkley, M.S. (2002-2005)

 

 

Berkley, R. 2005.  Ecological investigations into a declining population: California bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis californiana) in Owyhee County, Idaho.  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho.
   

    Jason Hicks, M.S. (2001-2004)

Hicks, J.F., J.L. Rachlow, O.G. Rhodes, Jr., C.L. Williams, and L.P. Waits. 2007. Reintroduction and genetic structure: Rocky Mountain elk in Yellowstone and the Western States.  Journal of Mammalogy.  88:129-138.

 

Hicks, J.F. and J.L. Rachlow. 2006.  Is there a genetic basis for antler and pedicle malformations in reintroduced elk in northern Arizona?  Southwestern Naturalist. 51:276-282.

 

Hicks, J.F. 2004.  Patterns of genetic variability among source and reintroduced populations of elk (Cervus elaphus) in the Western States and a genetic assessment of antler abnormalities.  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho.

     Alisse Garner, M.S. (2001-2004)   

Garner, A., J.L. Rachlow, and L.P. Waits. 2005.  Genetic diversity, population divergence, and conservation of Idaho ground squirrels in fragmented habitats.  Conservation Genetics. 6:759-774.

 

Garner, A., J.L. Rachlow, and Hicks, J.F. 2005.  Patterns of genetic diversity and its loss in mammalian populations.  Conservation Biology.  19:1215-1221.

 

Garner, A.  2004.  Genetic diversity and divergence in fragmented populations of the Idaho ground squirrel (Spermophilus brunneus brunneus and S. b. endemicus).  M.S. Thesis, University of Idaho.