Wildlife research publications

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Year	Subject	Topic	Report	Authors
2016	Habitats	Grassland	Evaluating insecticide exposure risk for grassland wildlife on public lands	Nicole M. Davros, Katelin Goebel
2016	Ungulates	Deer	Conjoined white-tailed deer twins	Gino J. D'Angelo, Louis Cornicelli, Christina E. Clarkson, Arno Wuenschmann
2016	Ungulates	Deer	Evaluation of localized deer management for reducing agricultural damage caused by white-tailed deer in Minnesota	Gino J. D'Angelo
2016	Upland game	Pheasant	Nesting and brood-rearing habitat selection and survival rates of ring-necked pheasants in prairie reconstructions in southwest Minnesota	Nicole M. Davros, Lindsey N. Messinger
2016	Upland game	Squirrel	Assessing the contribution of harvest mortality to overall mortality rates of gray and fox squirrels on public lands in Minnesota	Ryan G. Tebo, John H. Giudice
2016	Habitats	Farmland	Neonicotinoids on the landscape: Evaluating avian exposure to treated seeds in agricultural landscapes	Charlotte Roy, Da Chen, Julia Ponder, Mark Jankowski
2016	Furbearers	Bear	Ecology and population dynamics of black bears in Minnesota	David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, Spencer J. Rettler, Brian J. Dirks
2016	Furbearers	Bear	Effects of hair-snare subsampling on spatially explicit capture-recapture population estimates of black bears	Nick Gondek, David L. Garshelis, Karen V. Noyce, John R. Fieberg
2016	Furbearers	Bear	Have changes in forest composition altered food abundance, habitat use and reproduction in bears?	Spencer J. Rettler, David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, James Forester
2016	Furbearers	Carnivore	Evaluation of design and analysis of a camera-based multi-species occupancy survey of carnivores in Minnesota	Fabiola Iannarilli, John Erb, Todd Arnold, John Fieberg
2016	Furbearers	Fisher/Marten	Using LIDAR data to quantify forest structural habitat variables important to fishers and martens	Michael Joyce, John Erb, Barry Sampson, Ron Moen
2016	Upland game	Grouse	Identifying barriers to movement and effectiveness of corridors for connecting core areas: Landscape genetics of prairie grouse in fragmented landscapes	Charlotte Roy, Andrew Gregory, Eric Nelson
2016	Upland game	Grouse	Monitoring spruce grouse in Minnesota: Survey development (2014-2017)	Charlotte Roy, John Giudice, Chris Scharenbroich
2016	Upland game	Grouse	Sharp-tailed grouse response to fall prescribed fire and mowing	Charlotte Roy, Lindsey Shartell
2016	Ungulates	Moose	Climate change, winter nutritional restriction and the decline of moose in northeastern Minnesota, Winters 2013-2017	Glenn D. DelGiudice, William J. Severud, Tyler R. Obermoller
2016	Ungulates	Moose	Moose calf survival, cause-specific mortality and habitat use	William J. Severud, Glenn D. DelGiudice, Tyler R. Obermoller
2016	Ungulates	Moose	Using adult female moose behavior to estimate calving and mortality of calves	William J. Severud, Glenn D. DelGiudice, Tyler R. Obermoller
2016	Upland game	Prairie chicken	Multiscale associations between greater prairie-chickens, grassland Conservation Reserve Program enrollments and landscape composition in northwestern Minnesota	Kalysta Adkins, Charlotte Roy, Robert Wright
2016	Upland game	Prairie chicken	Predicting the effects of grassland Conservation Reserve Program enrollments and expirations on greater prairie chickens in northwestern Minnesota	Kalysta Adkins, Charlotte Roy, Robert Wright
2016	Upland game	Woodcock	Use of managed forest openings by American Woodcock	Lindsey Shartell
2016	Human dimensions	Elk	Landowner attitudes toward elk in northwest Minnesota	Eric Walberg, Gino D’Angelo, Lou Cornicelli, Leslie McInenly
2016	Human dimensions	Deer	Minnesota hunter opinions about deer populations and management	Leslie E. McInenly, Louis Cornicelli, Eric Walberg
2016	Human dimensions	Wildlife management area	Understanding user preferences and visitor numbers at Minnesota Wildlife Management Areas	Kelsie LaSharr, Louis Cornicelli, John Giudice
2016	Waterfowl	Mallard	Fall movements of mallards marked in Minnesota	Bruce E. Davis
2016	Habitats	Shallow lakes	Using repeated measures to estimate critical thresholds and classify states in shallow lakes (PDF)	Kelsey Vitense, John Fieberg, Mark A. Hanson, Brian R. Herwig, Kyle D. Zimmer
2016	Waterfowl	Wood duck	Developing methodologies for predicting the locations of wood duck breeding habitat components in Minnesota (PDF)	James B. Berdeen, Edmund Zlonis, Scott Hillard, Mark D. Nelson
2016	Ungulates	Deer	Application of a bayesian weighted surveillance approach for Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer	Christopher S. Jennelle, Daniel P. Walsh, Erik E. Osnas, Michael D. Samuel, Robert Rolley, Julia Langenberg, Jenny Powers, Ryan J. Monello, E. David Demarest, Rolf Gubler, Dennis M. Heisey
2016	Ungulates	Deer	Chronic Wasting Disease in a Minnesota wild deer herd: First detection in Fillmore County	Erik Hildebrand, Michelle Carstensen, Margaret Dexter, Chris Jennelle, Lou Cornicelli, Patrick Hagen
2016	Waterfowl	HPAI	Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in Minnesota's wild birds in 2016-17	Chris Jennelle, Michelle Carstensen, Erik C. Hildebrand, Tim White, Tom Cooper
2016	Waterfowl	HPAI	Surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild turkeys of Minnesota during 2015 outbreaks in domestic poultry	Christopher S. Jennelle, Michelle Carstensen, Erik C. Hildebrand, Paul Wolf, Daniel A. Grear, Hon S. Ip, Louis Cornicelli
2016	Ungulates	Moose	A technique for deployment of rumen bolus transmitters in free-ranging moose	Larissa Minicucci, Michelle Carstensen, John Crouse, Jon M. Arnemo, Aliva Evans
2016	Ungulates	Moose	Are moose getting warm and how do they respond behaviorally? Validation of an approach for remotely monitoring moose behaviors	Andrew Herberg, Véronique St-Louis, Michelle Carstensen, James Forester
2016	Ungulates	Moose	Determining cause-specific mortality of adult moose in northeast Minnesota, February 2013-July 2017	Michelle Carstensen, Erik C. Hildebrand, Dawn Plattner, Margaret Dexter, Véronique St-Louis, Christopher Jennelle, Robert G. Wright (Minnesota IT Services)
2016	Publications	Farmland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2016	Publications	Forest group	Annual listing	Multiple
2016	Publications	Wetland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2016	Publications	Wildlife health group	Annual listing	Multiple
2016	Compilation	Summaries	Annual compilation of all research findings	Multiple
2017	Furbearers	Bears	Ecology and Population Dynamics of Black Bears in Minnesota	David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, Spencer J. Rettler, and Brian J. Dirks
2017	Furbearers	Bears	Evaluation of Design and Analysis of a Camera-Based Multi-Species Occupancy Survey of Carnivores in Minnesota	Fabiola Iannarilli, John Erb, Todd Arnold, and John Fieberg
2017	Furbearers	Bears	Reduced Natural Foods Alter Bottom-Up Pressures on American Black Bears	Spencer J. Rettler, David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, Véronique St-Louis, and James Forester
2017	Furbearers	Fisher/Marten	Using LIDAR Data to Quantify Forest Structural Habitat Variables Important to Fishers and Martens	Michael Joyce, John Erb, Barry Sampson, and Ron Moen
2017	Habitats	Grassland	Evaluating Insecticide Exposure Risk for Grassland Wildlife on Public Lands	Katelin Goebel and Nicole M. Davros
2017	Habitats	Farmland	Neonicotinoids on the Landscape: Evaluating Avian Exposure to Treated Seeds in Agricultural Landscapes	Charlotte Roy, Da Chen, Julia Ponder, Mark Jankowski, and Pam Coy
2017	Human dimensions	Grouse	The 2016 Ruffed Grouse Hunting Season in Minnesota	Susan A. Schroeder
2017	Ungulates	Elk	Behavioral Responses of Female Elk to Hunting in Northwestern Minnesota	Ryan G. Tebo, Gino J. D’Angelo, and Louis Cornicelli
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Minnesota’s Wild Deer Herd	Erik Hildebrand, Michelle Carstensen, Chris Jennelle, Margaret Dexter, Lou Cornicelli, Patrick Hagen, and Kelsie LaSharr
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Establishing the Feasibility of Making Fine-Scale Measurements of Habitat Use by White-Tailed Deer in Northern Minnesota, Winter 2017–2018	Bradley D. Smith, Glenn D. DelGiudice, and William J. Severud
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Winter Survival and Cause-specific Mortality of White-tailed Deer in Northern Minnesota: Updating with GPS Collars	Glenn D. DelGiudice, Bradley D. Smith, and William J. Severud
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Investigation of Movement Dynamics of Wild Deer in Southeastern Minnesota to Understand Potential Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease	Chris Jennelle, Andrew Norton, Ryan Tebo, Michelle Carstensen, Erik Hildebrand, Lou Cornicelli, Kelsie LaSharr, Tyler Obermoller, Patrick Hagen, and Margaret Dexter
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Winter Nutritional Restriction and Decline of Moose in Northeastern Minnesota, Winters 2013–2018	Glenn D. DelGiudice, William J. Severud, Tyler R. Obermoller, and Bradley D. Smith
2017	Ungulates	Moose	Causes of Non-Hunting Mortality of Adult Moose in Minnesota, 2013–2017	Michelle Carstensen, Erik C. Hildebrand, Dawn Plattner, Margaret Dexter, Arno Wünschmann, and Anibal Armien
2017	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Emergence of the Arterial Worm Elaeophora Schneideri in Moose (Alces Alces) and Tabanid Fly Vectors in Northeastern Minnesota, USA	Caroline M. Grunenwald, Erika Butler, Arno Wünschmann, Anibal G. Armien, Michelle Carstensen, Erik Hildebrand, Roger D. Moon, Mabre D. Brand, Richard W. Gerhold
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Abstract: Applying a Bayesian Weighted Surveillance Approach to Detect Chronic Wasting Disease in White-Tailed Deer	Christopher S. Jennelle, Daniel P. Walsh, Erik E. Osnas, Michael D. Samuel, Robert Rolley, Julia Langenberg, Jenny Powers, Ryan J. Monello, E. David Demarest, Rolf Gubler, Dennis M. Heisey
2017	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Calibration of a Rumen Bolus to Measure Continuous Internal Body Temperature in Moose	Andrew Herberg, Veronique St.-Louis, Michelle Carstensen, James Forester, John Fieberg, Dan Thompson, and John Crouse
2017	Ungulates	Deer	Abstract: Chronic Wasting Disease Detection and Mortality Sources in a Semi-Protected Deer Population	Krysten Schuler, Jonathan Jenks, Robert Klaver, Christopher S. Jennelle, Terry Bowyer
2017	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: A Technique for Deployment of Rumen Bolus Transmitters in Free-Ranging Moose (Alces Alces)	Larissa Minicucci, Michelle Carstensen, John Crouse, Jon M. Arnemo, Aliva Evans
2017	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Expanding GIS Analyses to Monitor and Assess North American Moose Distribution and Density	William F. Jensen, Jason R. Smith, Michelle Carstensen, Colin E. Penner, Brian M. Hosek, and James J. Maskey, Jr.
2017	Upland game	Grouse	Sharp-Tailed Grouse Response to Fall Prescribed Fire and Mowing	Charlotte Roy and Lindsey Shartell
2017	Upland game	Grouse	Survival, Nest Success and Habitat Selection of Sharp-tailed Grouse in East-Central Minnesota – Final Project Report	Lindsey M. Shartell
2017	Upland game	Woodcock	Use of Managed Forest Wildlife Openings by American Woodcock	Lindsey Shartell
2017	Upland game	Squirrel	Assessing the Contribution of Harvest Mortality to Overall Mortality Rates of Gray and Fox Squirrels on Public Lands in Minnesota	Ryan G. Tebo and Andrew S. Norton
2017	Upland game	Pheasant	Nesting and Brood-Rearing Habitat Selection and Survival Rates of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Prairie Reconstructions in Southwest Minnesota	Nicole M. Davros and Lindsey N. Messinger
2017	Upland game	Prairie chicken	Abstract: The Relationship Between Grasslands, Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Enrollments and Greater Prairie Chicken (Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus) Populations in Minnesota	Kalysta Adkin, Charlotte Roy, and Robert Wright
2017	Waterfowl	Wood duck	Developing Methodologies for Predicting the Locations of Wood Duck Breeding Habitat Components in Minnesota	James B. Berdeen, Edmund Zlonis, Jennifer Corcoran, Ram Deo, and Mark D. Nelson
2017	Waterfowl	Mallard	Fall Movements of Mallards Marked in Minnesota	Bruce E. Davis
2017	Waterfowl	HPAI	Surveillance for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Minnesota’s Wild Birds in 2017-18	Chris Jennelle, Tim White, Kelsie LaSharr, Patrick Hagen, Erik Hildebrand, Tom Cooper, and Michelle Carstensen
2017	Waterfowl	HPAI	Abstract: Avian Iinfluenza Prevalence and Viral Shedding Routes in Minnesota Ring-Billed Gulls (Larus Delawarensis)	Todd Froberg, Francesca Cuthbert, Chris Jennelle, Carol Cardona, Marie Culhane
2017	Publications	Farmland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2017	Publications	Forest group	Annual listing	Multiple
2017	Publications	Human dimensions	Annual listing	Multiple
2017	Publications	Wetland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2017	Publications	Wildlife health group	Annual listing	Multiple
2017	Compilation	Summaries	Annual compilation of all research findings	Multiple
2018	Furbearers	Bear	Behavioral Responses Of American Black Bears To Reduced Natural Foods: Migration Patterns And Diet	Spencer J. Rettler, David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, and James Forester
2018	Furbearers	Bear	Ecology And Population Dynamics Of Black Bears In Minnesota	David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, Spencer J. Rettler, and Brian J. Dirks
2018	Furbearers	Fisher/Marten	Evaluating American Marten Habitat Quality Using Airborne Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) Data	Michael Joyce, Dissertation Abstracts
2018	Habitats	Grassland	Evaluating Grassland Wildlife Exposure To Soybean Aphid Insecticides On Public Lands In Minnesota	Katelin Goebel and Nicole M. Davros
2018	Human dimensions	Deer	Survey Of Southeast Minnesota Deer Hunters	Susan A. Schroeder; Adam C. Landon; Louis Cornicelli; Leslie McInenly; Todd Froberg
2018	Human dimensions	Grouse	The 2016 Ruffed Grouse Hunting Season In Minnesota	Susan A. Schroeder
2018	Human dimensions	Waterfowl	The 2017 Waterfowl Hunting Season In Minnesota: A Study Of Hunters’ Opinions And Activities	Susan A. Schroeder and Steven D. Cordts
2018	Ungulates	Deer	2018 Roadside Distance-Sampling Surveys Of White-Tailed Deer In Southern Minnesota	John H. Giudice, Brian S. Haroldson, Tyler R. Obermoller, and Andrew S. Norton
2018	Ungulates	Deer	Establishing The Feasibility Of Making Fine-Scale Measurements Of Habitat Use By White-Tailed Deer In Northern Minnesota, Winters 2017–2018 And 2018–2019	Bradley D. Smith, Glenn D. DelGiudice, and William J. Severud
2018	Ungulates	Deer	Evaluation Of GPS-Sized Expandable Radiocollars Designed For White-Tailed Deer Fawns	Zachary G. Wesner, Gino J. D’Angelo, Andrew S. Norton, David A. Osborn, and Tyler R. Obermoller
2018	Ungulates	Deer	Investigation Of Movement Dynamics Of Wild Deer In Southeastern Minnesota To Understand Potential Spread Of Chronic Wasting Disease	Chris Jennelle, Kelsie LaSharr, Michelle Carstensen, Lou Cornicelli, Margaret Dexter, Todd Froberg, Patrick Hagen, Erik Hildebrand, Tyler Obermoller, and Ryan Tebo
2018	Ungulates	Deer	Surveillance And Management Of Chronic Wasting Disease In Minnesota	Kelsie LaSharr, Erik Hildebrand, Michelle Carstensen, Margaret Dexter, Patrick Hagen, Chris Jennelle, and Lou Cornicelli
2018	Human dimensions	Deer	Survey Of Southeast Minnesota Deer Hunters	Susan A. Schroeder; Adam C. Landon; Louis Cornicelli; Leslie McInenly; Todd Froberg
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Winter Nutritional Restriction And Decline Of Moose In Northeastern Minnesota, Winters 2013–2019	Glenn D. DelGiudice, William J. Severud, Tyler R. Obermoller, and Bradley D. Smith
2018	Ungulates	Deer	Winter Survival And Cause-Specific Mortality Of White-Tailed Deer In Northern Minnesota: An Update	Glenn D. DelGiudice, Bradley D. Smith, and William J. Severud
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Assessing Expandable Global Positioning System Collars For Moose Neonates	Tyler R. Obermoller, Glenn D. DelGiudice, William J. Severud
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Association Of Moose Parturition And Post-Parturition Habitat With Calf Survival	William J. Severud, Glenn D. DelGiudice, Tyler R. Obermoller
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Cerebral Hydatid Cyst (Echinococcus Granulosus) In A Moose (Alces Alces)	Arno Wünschmann, Anibal G. Armién, and Michelle Carstensen
2018	Ungulates	Deer	Abstract: Chronic Wasting Disease Detection And Mortality Sources In A Semi-Protected Deer Population	Krysten L. Schuler, Jonathon A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, Christopher S. Jennelle, R. Terry Bower
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Comparing Survey And Multiple Recruitment-Mortality Models To Assess Growth Rates And Population Projections	William J. Severud, Glenn D. DelGiudice, Joseph K. Bump
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Expanding GIS Analyses To Monitor And Assess North American Moose Distribution And Density	William F. Jensen, Jason R. Smith, Michelle Carstensen, Colin E. Penner, Brian M. Hosek, and James J. Maskey, Jr.
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Gaining A Deeper Understanding Of Capture-Induced Abandonment Of Moose Neonates	Glenn D. DelGiudice, William J. Severud, Tyler R. Obermoller, Véronique St‐Louis
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Maternal Behavior Indicates Survival And Cause-Specific Mortality Of Moose Calves	Tyler R. Obermoller, Glenn D. DelGiudice, William J. Severud
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Microbial Associations And Spatial Proximity Predict North American Moose (Alces Alces) Gastrointestinal Community Composition	Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Nicholas Clark, Amy Kinsley, Michelle Carstensen, James Forester, Tim Johnson, Elizabeth Miller, Seth Moore, Tiffany Wolf, and Meggan Craft
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Myocardial Cysticercosis (Presumptive Cysticercus Tarandi/Taenia Ovis Krabbei) In A Moose (Alces Alces)	Arno Wünschmann, Anibal G. Armién, and Michelle Carstensen
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Survival And Cause-Specific Mortality Of Moose Calves In Northeastern Minnesota	William J. Severud, Tyler R. Obermoller, Glenn D. DelGiudice, John R. Fieberg
2018	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Using Movement Ecology To Investigate Meningeal Worm Risk In Moose	Mark A. Ditmer, Amanda M. McGraw, Louis Cornicelli, James D. Forester, Peter J. Mahoney6, Ron A. Moen, Seth P. Stapleton, Véronique St-Louis, Kimberly L. VanderWaal, and Michelle Carstensen
2018	Upland game	Pheasant	Nesting And Brood-Rearing Habitat Selection And Survival Rates Of Ring-Necked Pheasants In Prairie Reconstructions In Southwest Minnesota	Nicole M. Davros and Lindsey N. Messinger
2018	Upland game	Grouse	Sharp-Tailed Grouse Response To Fall Prescribed Fire And Mowing	Charlotte Roy, Lindsey Shartell, and John Giudice
2018	Human dimensions	Grouse	The 2016 Ruffed Grouse Hunting Season In Minnesota	Susan A. Schroeder
2018	Upland game	Woodcock	Use Of Managed Forest Wildlife Openings By American Woodcock	Lindsey Shartell
2018	Upland game	Grouse	West Nile Virus Exposure And Infection Rates In Minnesota Ruffed Grouse	Charlotte Roy, Michelle Carstensen, Kelsie LaSharr, Carolin Humpal, and Ted Dick
2018	Waterfowl	Wood duck	Developing Methodologies For Predicting The Locations Of Wood Duck Breeding Habitat Components In Minnesota	James B. Berdeen, Edmund Zlonis, Jennifer Corcoran1, Ram Deo, and Mark D. Nelson
2018	Waterfowl	Mallard	Fall Movements Of Mallards Marked In Minnesota	Bruce E. Davis
2018	Waterfowl	Wood duck	Forest Inventory Attributes Predict The Presence Of Cavities Suitable For Nesting By Wood Ducks	Edmund J. Zlonis and James B. Berdeen
2018	Human dimensions	Waterfowl	The 2017 Waterfowl Hunting Season In Minnesota: A Study Of Hunters’ Opinions And Activities	Susan A. Schroeder and Steven D. Cordts
2018	Waterfowl	Geese	Limited Detection Of Antibodies To Clade 2.3.4.4 A/Goose/Guangdong/1/1996 Lineage Highly Pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus In North American Waterfowl	David E. Stallknecht, Clara Kienzle-Dean, Nick Davis-Fields, Christopher S. Jennelle, Andrew S. Bowman, Jacqueline M. Nolting, Walter M. Boyce, James M. Crum, Jefferson J. S. Santos, Justin D. Brown, Diann J. Prosser, Susan E. W. De La Cruz, Joshua T. Ackerman, Michael L. Casazza1, Scott Krauss, Daniel R. Perez, Andrew M. Ramey, Rebecca L. Poulson
2018	Publications	Farmland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2018	Publications	Forest group	Annual listing	Multiple
2018	Publications	Human dimensions	Annual listing	Multiple
2018	Publications	Wetland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2018	Publications	Wildlife health group	Annual listing	Multiple
2018	Compilation	Summaries	Annual compilation of all research findings	Multiple
2019	Furbearers	Bears	Behavioral Responses of American Black Bears to Reduced Natural Foods: Home Range Size and Seasonal Migrations	Spencer J. Rettler, David L. Garshelis, Andrew N. Tri, John Fieberg, Mark A. Ditmer and James Forester
2019	Furbearers	Bears	Ecology and Population Dynamics of Black Bears in Minnesota	David L. Garshelis, Andrew Tri, Spencer J. Rettler, and Brian J. Dirks
2019	Human dimensions	Wolves	Minnesotans’ Attitudes Toward Wolves and Wolf Management	Susan A. Schroeder, Adam C. Landon, Leslie McInenly, and Daniel Stark
2019	Habitats	Grassland	Evaluating Grassland Wildlife Exposure To Soybean Aphid Insecticides On Public Lands In Minnesota	Katelin Goebel and Nicole M. Davros
2019	Habitats	Wetland	Restoring Wetland Invertebrates to Revive Wildlife Habitat: 2019 Research Summary	Megan J. Fitzpatrick, Breanna Keith, Jake Carleen, and Carl Isaacson
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Assessing Neonicotinoids Exposure in Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer in Minnesota	Patrick Hagen, Michelle Carstensen, Eric Michel, and Janetta Kelly
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Assessing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Equipped with Thermal Infrared to Locate and Capture White-Tailed Deer Fawns	Tyler R. Obermoller, Andrew S. Norton, Eric S. Michel, and Brian S. Haroldson
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Evaluation of GPS-Sized Expandable Radiocollars Designed for White-Tailed Deer Fawns	Zachary G. Wesner, Andrew S. Norton, David A. Osborn, Tyler R. Obermoller, and Gino J. D’Angelo
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Informing Winter Habitat Management Prescriptions and Population Vital Rate Estimates for White-Tailed Deer in Northern Minnesota, Winters 2017−2018 to 2019−2020	Glenn D. DelGiudice and Bradley D. Smith
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Investigation of Movement Dynamics of Wild Deer in Southeastern Minnesota to Understand Potential Spread of Chronic Wasting Disease	Chris Jennelle, Joanne Crawford, and Michelle Carstensen
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Roadside Distance-Sampling Surveys of White-Tailed Deer in Southern Minnesota (2018-2019)	John Giudice, Brian Haroldson, Tyler Obermoller, and Eric Michel
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Surveillance and Management of Chronic Wasting Disease in Minnesota in Fall 2019 and Winter 2020	Kelsie LaSharr, Michelle Carstensen, Margaret Dexter, Patrick Hagen, and Erik Hildebrand
2019	Ungulates	Deer	Winter Survival and Cause-Specific Mortality of White-Tailed Deer in Northern Minnesota: Winter 2020 Update	Bradley D. Smith and Glenn D. DelGiudice
2019	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Cerebral Hydatid Hyst (Echinococcus Granulosus) in a Moose (Alces Alces)	Arno Wünschmann, Anibal G. Armién, and Michelle Carstensen
2019	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Microbial Associations and Spatial Proximity Predict North American Moose (Alces Alces) Gastrointestinal Community Composition	Nicholas Fountain-Jones, Nicholas Clark, Amy Kinsley, Michelle Carstensen, James Forester, Tim Johnson, Elizabeth Miller, Seth Moore, Tiffany Wolf, and Meggan Craft
2019	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Myocardial Cysticercosis (Presumptive Cysticercus Tarandi/Taenia Ovis Krabbei) in a Moose (Alces Alces)	Arno Wünschmann, Anibal G. Armién, and Michelle Carstensen
2019	Ungulates	Deer/Moose	Abstract: Re-Evaluating the Threshold Density Hypothesis for Moose, Deer and Parelaphostrongylus Tenuis	Amanda M. McGraw, Ron. N. Moen, Louis Cornicelli, Michelle Carstensen, Véronique St-Louis
2019	Ungulates	Moose	Abstract: Using Movement Ecology to Investigate Meningeal Worm Risk in Moose	Mark A. Ditmer, Amanda M. McGraw, Louis Cornicelli, James D. Forester, Peter J. Mahoney, Ron A. Moen, Seth P. Stapleton, Véronique St-Louis, Kimberly L. VanderWaal, and Michelle Carstensen
2019	Upland game	Pheasant	Nesting And Brood-Rearing Habitat Selection And Survival Rates Of Ring-Necked Pheasants In Prairie Reconstructions In Southwest Minnesota	Nicole M. Davros, Lindsey N. Messinger, and Timothy P. Lyons
2019	Upland game	Grouse	Sharp-Tailed Grouse Response to Fall Prescribed Fire and Mowing	Charlotte Roy, Lindsey Shartell, and John Giudice
2019	Upland game	Grouse	Spruce Grouse Responses to Timber Harvest in Minnesota	Charlotte Roy and Julia Ponder
2019	Upland game	Grouse	West Nile Virus Exposure and Infection Rates in Hunter-Harvested Ruffed Grouse in Minnesota	Charlotte Roy, Michelle Carstensen, Kelsie LaSharr, Carolin Humpal, and Ted Dick
2019	Waterfowl	Wood duck	Developing Methodologies For Predicting The Locations Of Wood Duck Breeding Habitat Components In Minnesota	James B. Berdeen, Edmund Zlonis, Jennifer Corcoran1, Ram Deo, and Mark D. Nelson
2019	Waterfowl	Mallard	Fall Movements Of Mallards Marked In Minnesota	Bruce E. Davis
2019	Habitats	Wetland	Restoring Wetland Invertebrates to Revive Wildlife Habitat: 2019 Research Summary	Megan J. Fitzpatrick, Breanna Keith, Jake Carleen, and Carl Isaacson
2019	Waterfowl	Banding	Waterfowl Banding Projects Summary	Ciara R. McCarty, Bruce E. Davis, and Brian J. Hiller
2019	Waterfowl	Breeding	Waterfowl Production in the Chippewa National Forest: A Historical Perspective	Edmund Zlonis, Tanya Roerick, Steve Mortensen, Dave Rave, Todd Tisler
2019	Publications	Farmland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2019	Publications	Forest group	Annual listing	Multiple
2019	Publications	Wetland group	Annual listing	Multiple
2019	Publications	Wildlife health group	Annual listing	Multiple
2019	Compilation	Summaries	Annual compilation of all research findings	Multiple
2021	Human dimensions	Waterfowl	The 2020 Waterfowl Hunting Season In Minnesota: A Study Of Hunters’ Opinions And Activities	Landon, A.C., Schroeder, S.A., Cordts, S., McInenly, L., Davis, B.
2021	Human dimensions	Waterfowl	Experimental Early Teal Season Evaluation	Landon, A.C., Cordts, S., McInenly, L., Davis, B.
2022	Human dimensions	Hunting	The 2021 deer season: Survey of Minnesota deer hunters opinions and activities	Smith, K., Landon, A.C., & McInenly, L.
2022	Compilation	Summaries	Annual compilation of all research findings	Multiple
2023	Human dimensions	Wild rice	2022 wild rice harvester survey	Landon, A.C.
2023	Human dimensions	Trapping	2023 Survey of Minnesota Trappers	Landon, A.C., Abraham, J., & Erb, J.
2024	Human dimensions	Waterfowl	Survey of waterfowl hunters – 2023 season	Landon, A.C., Cordts, S.
2024	Human dimensions	Phesants	Survey of pheasant hunters – 2024 season	Landon, A.C., Lovelace, S., & Huck, N.
2024	Ungulates	Deer	Roadside Distance-Sampling Surveys of White-Tailed Deer in Southern Minnesota (2018-2023): A Feasibility Study	Guidice, J., B. Haroldson, T. Obermoller, E. Michel, A. Norton
2024	Ungulates	Deer	Using camera traps to derive density estimates for white-tailed deer in northeastern Minnesota	Michel, E., B. Haroldson, T. Obermoller, B. Keller
2023	Habitats	Wetlands	Ecological repsonses and efficacy of cattail treament methods: Phase 1	Fitzpatrick, M., E. Zlonis
2024	Ungulates	Elk	Health assessment for free-ranging elk in Minnesota from 2004-2023	LaSharr, K., M. Carstensen, E. Hildebrand
2024	Waterfowl	PFAS	Waterfowl exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl sustances (PFAS) in Minnesota, USA	LaSharr, K., M. Carstensen
2023	Ungulates	Deer	Assessing use of thermal infrared drones to locate and capture white-tailed deer fawns for monitoring of survivla and causes of mortality	Obermoller, T., E. Michel, B. Haroldson
2023	Upland game	Spruce grouse	Spruce grouse as indicators of boreal forest connectivity	Roy, C., J. Ponder, C. Aylward
2025	Habitats	Wetland	Performance of Salvinia molesta (Salviniae: Salviniaceae) and its biological control agent Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in freshwater and saline environments	Steven Woodley, Charles Wahl, and Rodrigo Diaz
2025	Ungulates	Deer	Evaluating expandable global positioning system collars for white-tailed deer neonates	Tyler Obermoller, Samul Overfors, Shauntel Stahlke, Raena Kemna, Eric Michel, Joseph Bump
2024	Ungulates	Deer	Evaluating antipredator strategies and ecological mechanisms that affect neonatal white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) predation risk in Minnesota's agricultural prairies	Tyler Obermoller
2024	Upland game	Spruce grouse	Landscape genetics of spruce grouse at the trailing edge of the boreal forest	Cody Aylward, Charlotte Roy
2024	Upland game	Grouse	Forest structure mediates occupancy and extinction of vertebrate prey species on the trailing edge of the boreal forest	Cody Aylward, Ram Deo, Charlotte Roy
2024	Furbearers	Bobcat/Population Models	The effects of variability in catch effort on the precision of stastical population reconstruction	Sergey Berg, John Erb, Abby Westphal
2025	Furbearers	Fisher	Using statistical population reconstruction to estimate effects of changing harvest regulation on fisher in Minnesota	Sergey Berg, John Erb, Ethan Kostynick, Blake Snider, Jared Anderson, HanLin Guo
2025	Furbearers	Weasels	Efficacy of baits and lures for weasel detection	Scott Bergeson, Roland Kays, David Jachowski, Courtney Anderson, Chad Williamson, Ashley Burket, Joseph Butfiloski, Amanda Cheeseman, Stacy Cotey, Catherine Dennison, John Erb, Zach Farris, Michael Fies, Michael Joyce, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Blake Sasse, Lisa Smith, Joshua Tabora, Marketa Zimova
2025	Furbearers	Small mammals	When the wild things are: Defining the mammalian diel activity and plasticity	Kadambari Devarajan, et al….John Erb
2024	Habitats	Brushlands	Bird-habitat associations and local-scale vegetation structure in lowland brushlands	Annie Hawkinson, Rebecca Montgomery, Charlotte Roy, Lindsey Shartell, David Anderson, Thomas Stevens, Lori Knosalla, Lee Frelich
2025	Upland game	Prairie chicken	Greater prairie-chicken nest survival and changes in vegetation structure and composition with conservation grazing	Jamie Horton,m Charlotte Roy, Jacob Haus, Brian Hiller
2024	Furbearers	Small mammals	A 'how-to' guide for estimating animal diel activity using hierarchical models	Fabiola Iannarilli, Brian Gerber, John Erb, John Fieberg
2024	Furbearers	Bear	Harvest management and mast abundance affect black bear harvest demographics in the United States	Nathan Kluge, Cady Sartini, Benjamin Sedinger, Brian Barringer, Scott Hygnstrom, Andrew Tri, Kristin Denryter, Colin Carpenter, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Emily Carrollo
2024	Upland game	Grouse	Detection of zoonotic arbovirus in ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) in the Upper Midwest, USA, 2018-2022	Melanie Kunkel, Daniel Mead, Julie Melotti, Nancy Businga, Christopher Pollentier, Charlotte Roy, Michelle Carstensen, Kayla Adcock, Mark Ruder, Nicole Nemeth
2023	Upland game	Grouse	High population prevelance of neonicotinoids in sharp-tailed grouse and greater prairie-chicken across an agricultural gradient during spring and fall	Charlotte Roy, Da Chen
2024	Upland game	Grouse	Sharp-tailed grouse increase site use after prescribed fire but not mechanical treaments during the fall	Charlotte Roy, John Giudice, Lindsey Shartell
2023	Furbearers	Fisher/Marten	Reciprocated competition between two forest carnivores drives dietary specialization	Matthew Smith, John Erb, Jonathan Pauli
2023	Furbearers	Wolf	Gray wolf range in the western Great lakes region under forecasted land us and climate change	Merjin van den Bosch, Kenneth Kellner, Dean Beyer Jr, John Erb, David MacFarland, D. Cody Norton, Jennifer Price Tack, Brian Roell, Jerrold Belant
2024	Furbearers	Wolf	Temporal dynamics in gray wolf space use suggest stabilizing range in the Great Lakes region, USA	Merjin van den Bosch, Dean Beyer Jr, John Erb, M.G. Gantchoff, K enneth Kellner, David MacFarland, B.R. Patterson, Jennifer Price Tack, Brian Roell, Jerrold Belant
2023	Furbearers	Wolf	Habitat selection of resident and non-resident gray wolves: implications for habitat connectivity	Merjin van den Bosch, Kenneth Kellner, B.R. Patterson, S.M. Barber-Meyer, Dean Beyer Jr, John Erb, E.J. Isaac, David MacFarland, S.A. Moore, Cody Norton, Jennifer Price Tack, Brian Roell, Michael Schrage, Jerrold Belant
2025	Human dimensions	Elk	Stakeholders' priorities for management of a restored elk (Cervus canadensis) population in northeast Minnesota	Kyle Smith, Adam Landon, Eric Walberg, David Fulton, Michael Schrage, Nicholas McCann, James Forester
2025	Human dimensions	Conservation	Species nativeness as a cultural paradigm in conservation	Lily van Eeden, Jeff Martin, Jonathan Fisk, Lisa Lehnen, Erle Ellis, Michael Gavin, Adam Landon, Lincoln Larson, Kirsten Leong, Wayne Linklater, Christopher Williams, Richard Berl
2022	Waterfowl	Wood duck	Co-occurrence of an in increase in both the area of odler forest and adundance of potential nesting cavities for wood ducks (Aix sponsa) in northern Minnesota, USA	James Berdeen, Mark Nelson, Edmund Zlonis, John Guidice
2024	Habitats	Wetlands	Fish invasion of prairie pothole wetlands reduces amphipod abundance, a key vertebrate forage	Jake Carleen, Danelle Larson, Michael Anteau, Megan Fitzpatrick, Andrew Hafs, Carl Isaacson, Breanna Keith
2024	Habitats	Wetlands	Low rate of population establishment of a freshwater invertebrate (Gammarus lacustris) in experimental conservation translocations	Megan Fitzpatrick, Michael Anteau, Carl Isaacson, Jake Carleen, Breanna Keith, Barry Thoele, Michael Bieganek, Alaina Taylor, Danelle Larson
2022	Habitats	Wetlands	Protocols for collecting and processing macroinvertebrates from the benthos and water column in depressional wetlands	Breanna Keith, Jake Carleen, Danelle Larson, Michael Anteau, Megan Fitzpatrick
2025	Habitats	Wetlands	Pyrethroid insecticide pollution of wetlands reduces amphipod density	Breanna Keith, Danelle Larson, Carl Isaacson, Michael Anteau, Megan Fitzpatrick, Jake Carleen
2022	Habitats	Wetlands	High abundance of a single taxon (amppipods) predicts aquatic macrophyte biodiversity in prairie wetlands	Danelle Larson, Demey DeJong, Michael Anteau, Megan Fitzpatrick, Breanna Keith, Emily Schilling, Barry Thoele
2024	Ungulates	CWD	Predicting chronic wasting disease in white-tailed deer at the county scale using machine learning	Md Sohel Amed, et al…Christopher Jennelle…Michelle Carstensen
2025	Ungulates	Moose	Inputation of missing data in aerial surveys of moose using telemetry data and statistical population reconstruction	Sergey Berg, Christopher Stocken, Maggie Olejnik, Morgan Swingen, Ron Moen, Steve Windels, Michelle Carstensen, Seth Moore, Anna Weesies, Tiffany Wolf, William Severud
2025	Ungulates	Moose	Relating ambient and body temperature in free-ranging moose: implications to heat stress and survival in Minnesota	Michelle Carstensen, Veronique St-Louis, Andrew Tri
2025	Furbearers	Bobcat	Sarcocystis infections in bobcats (Lynx rufus) from Minnesota, USA	Jitender Dubey, Aditya Gupta, Benjamin Rosenthal, Rafael Calero-Bernal, Carolin Humpal, Michelle Carstensen
2025	Ungulates	Deer	Relatedness of white-tailed deer from culling efforts within chronic wasting disease management zones in Minnesota	Alberto Fameli, Christopher Jennelle, Jessie Edson, Erik Hildebrand, Michelle Carstensen, David Walter
2024	Furbearers	Wolf	Molecular confirmation of wolf (Canis lupus) as a natural definitive host for Sarcocystis cruzi of cattle, Sarcocystis mehlhorni of deer, and Sarcocystis wenzeli of chickens	Aditya Gupta, Larissa de Araujo, Carolin Humpal, Michelle Carstensen, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jitender Dubey
2024	Furbearers	Wolf	Molecular and morphological characterization of Sarcocystis infection in the muscles of gray wolves (Canis lupus) from Minnesota suggest they may serve as reserviours for infection in domesticated dogs	Aditya Gupta, Larissa de Araujo, R. Calero-Bernal, Carolin Humpal, Mike Schrage, Michelle Carstensen, Benjamin Rosenthal, Jitender Dubey
2025	Ungulates	Deer	Dispersal dynamics of white-tailed deer in human-altered landscapes and implications for disease risk	Tayler LaSharr, Marie gilbertson, Kelsie LaSharr, Michelle Carstensen
2025	Wildlife Health	Wolf	Risk perception and transmission potential of neospora caninum at the wildlife and livestock interface in Minnesota	Larissa Minicucci, Michelle Carstensen, Louis Cornicelli, Stacey Elmore, Jitender Dubey, Paul Wolf, Erik Hildebrand, David Tunseth
2024	Ungulates	Moose	Indigenous co-stewardship of North American moose: recommendations and a vision for restoration framework	Seth Moore, William Severud, Tiffany Wolf, Katharine Pelican, Joseph Bauerkemper, Michelle Carstensen, Seven Windels
2024	Ungulates	CWD	Prion forensics: A multidisciplinary approach to investigate CWD at an illegal deer carcass disposal site	Marc Schwabenlander, Jason Bartz, Michelle Carstensen, Alberto Fameli, Linda Glaser, Roxanne Larsen, Manci Li, Rachel Shoemaker, Gage Rowden, Suzanne Stone, David Walter, Tiffany Wolf, Peter Larsen
2024	Wildlife Health	Avian Influenza	Lesions and viral antigen distribution in bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and great horned owls naturally infected with H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4B highly pathogenci avian influenza virus	Arno Wunschman, Dana Farnzen-Klein, Mia Torchetti, Michele Confeld, Michelle Carstensen, Victoria Hall
2024	Habitats	Upland	Effects of insecticide spray dirft on arthropod prey resources of birds in grassland in Minnesota	Katelin Goebel, David Anderson, Pamela Rice, Nicole Davros

Status of wildlife populations

Small game hunter harvest survey