Robert K. Swihart

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Robert K. Swihart

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Robert K. Swihart's Degrees

PhD Wildlife Ecology University of Missouri
Masters Wildlife Ecology University of Missouri
Bachelors Zoology University of California, Davis

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Testing For Independence of Observations in Animal Movements (1985) (796)
Absent or undetected? Effects of non-detection of species occurrence on wildlife-habitat models (2004) (739)
Influence of sampling interval on estimates of home-range size (1985) (438)
Relating Body Size to the Rate of Home Range Use in Mammals (1988) (292)
Responses of ‘resistant’ vertebrates to habitat loss and fragmentation: the importance of niche breadth and range boundaries (2003) (285)
Body size, niche breadth, and ecologically scaled responses to habitat fragmentation: mammalian predators in an agricultural landscape (2003) (276)
LANDSCAPE-LEVEL CORRELATES OF SMALL-MAMMAL ASSEMBLAGES IN FOREST FRAGMENTS OF FARMLAND (2000) (225)
Habitat fragmentation and the distribution of amphibians: patch and landscape correlates in farmland (1999) (222)
On testing for independence of animal movements (1997) (218)
Accounting for Imperfect Detection in Ecology: A Quantitative Review (2014) (208)
EFFECT OF FOREST PATCH AREA ON POPULATION ATTRIBUTES OF WHITE-FOOTED MICE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS) IN FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES (1996) (179)
Operationally Defining Home Range: Temporal Dependence Exhibited by Hispid Cotton Rats (1990) (144)
Determinants of seed removal distance by scatter-hoarding rodents in deciduous forests. (2007) (143)
Road Crossing in Sigmodon hispidus and Microtus ochrogaster (1984) (141)
Seed fate and decision‐making processes in scatter‐hoarding rodents (2017) (138)
Effects of forest fragmentation on population attributes of white-footed mice and eastern chipmunks (1998) (134)
MODELING PATCH OCCUPANCY BY FOREST RODENTS: INCORPORATING DETECTABILITY AND SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATION WITH HIERARCHICALLY STRUCTURED DATA (2005) (128)
Effects of parturition on home ranges and social affiliations of female white-tailed deer (1996) (118)
Shifts in bat community structure related to evolved traits and features of human-altered landscapes (2008) (107)
IMPLICATIONS OF RACCOON LATRINES IN THE EPIZOOTIOLOGY OF BAYLISASCARIASIS (1999) (95)
The roles of landscape context, niche breadth, and range boundaries in predicting species responses to habitat alteration (2006) (89)
Mast species composition alters seed fate in North American rodent-dispersed hardwoods. (2014) (88)
Effects of habitat destruction and resource supplementation in a predator-prey metapopulation model. (2001) (84)
Community structure and differential responses of aquatic turtles to agriculturally induced habitat fragmentation (2006) (83)
Acoustic Identification of Bats in the Eastern United States: A Comparison of Parametric and Nonparametric Methods (2011) (81)
Home Range Indices for the Hispid Cotton Rat (Sigmodon hispidus) in Northeastern Kansas (1983) (80)
Estimating Utilization Distributions with Kernel Versus Local Convex Hull Methods (2011) (79)
Raccoon Latrine Structure and Its Potential Role in Transmission of Baylisascaris procyonis to Vertebrates (1998) (75)
The Importance of Statistical Power When Testing for Independence in Animal Movements (1986) (74)
Home Range and Movements of Long-tailed Weasels in a Landscape Fragmented by Agriculture (2004) (72)
Forces structuring tree squirrel communities in landscapes fragmented by agriculture: species differences in perceptions of forest connectivity and carrying capacity (2003) (69)
Body size, breeding season length, and life history tactics of lagomorphs (1984) (68)
Spatial dynamics of fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) in fragmented landscapes (1995) (68)
Long-term Dynamics of an Early Successional Small Mammal Community (1990) (68)
Aversive responses of white-tailed deer,Odocoileus virginianus, to predator urines (1991) (68)
Population consequences of movement decisions in a patchy landscape (2003) (67)
Biogeography of woody plant chemical defense against snowshoe hare browsing: comparison of Alaska and eastern North America (1994) (67)
Merging Spatial and Temporal Structure within a Metapopulation Model (2005) (67)
IMPORTANCE OF BIOGEOGRAPHY AND ONTOGENY OF WOODY PLANTS IN WINTER HERBIVORY BY MAMMALS (2001) (63)
Cache placement, pilfering, and a recovery advantage in a seed-dispersing rodent: Could predation of scatter hoarders contribute to seedling establishment? (2011) (62)
SELECTION OF MAST BY GRANIVOROUS RODENTS OF THE CENTRAL HARDWOOD FOREST REGION (2000) (59)
Estimating Probabilities of Detection for Bat Echolocation Calls: An Application of the Double-Observer Method (2006) (58)
Plant Toxicity, Adaptive Herbivory, and Plant Community Dynamics (2009) (55)
Toward ecologically explicit null models of nestedness (2007) (54)
Explaining movement decisions of forest rodents in fragmented landscapes (2007) (52)
Identification of volatile components of bobcat (Lynx rufus) urine (1991) (51)
Linking the concept of scale to studies of biological diversity: evolving approaches and tools (2006) (51)
Seed preferences and foraging by granivores at raccoon latrines in the transmission dynamics of the raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) (2001) (50)
Modifying Scent-Marking Behavior to Reduce Woodchuck Damage to Fruit Trees. (1991) (48)
A spatially structured metapopulation model with patch dynamics. (2006) (46)
FIELD COMPARISON OF REMOVAL AND MODIFIED DOUBLE-OBSERVER MODELING FOR ESTIMATING DETECTABILITY AND ABUNDANCE OF BIRDS (2004) (45)
Patch occupancy of North American mammals: is patchiness in the eye of the beholder? (2003) (44)
Changes in transmission of Baylisascaris procyonis to intermediate hosts as a function of spatial scale (2001) (44)
Importance of fragmentation-tolerant species as seed dispersers in disturbed landscapes (2007) (43)
Home-Range Attributes and Spatial Structure of Woodchuck Populations (1992) (42)
Differences in Home-Range Size between Sexes of Microtus ochrogaster (1989) (42)
Reducing deer damage to yews and apple trees: testing Big Game Repellent, RO.PEL, and soap as repellents. (1990) (40)
Nutritional condition and fertility of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from areas with contrasting histories of hunting (1998) (40)
Home range - body mass allometry in rabbits and hares (Leporidae) (1986) (38)
Food-hoarding behavior of gray squirrels and North American red squirrels in the central hardwoods region: implications for forest regeneration (2003) (38)
Small mammal responses to forest management for oak regeneration in southern Indiana (2011) (36)
Modeling the Impact of Plant Toxicity on Plant–Herbivore Dynamics (2006) (35)
American Chestnut Past and Future: Implications of Restoration for Resource Pulses and Consumer Populations of Eastern U.S. Forests (2012) (35)
The importance of including imperfect detection models in eDNA experimental design (2016) (35)
Latitudinal patterns in consumption of woody plants by snowshoe hares in the eastern United States (1994) (34)
Home Range Dynamics and Activity Patterns of Microtus ochrogaster and Synaptomys cooperi in Syntopy (1987) (34)
The Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment: a framework for studying responses to forest management (2013) (33)
Improving selection of indicator species when detection is imperfect (2012) (33)
Dose determination and efficacy of remotely delivered norgestomet implants on contraception of white-tailed deer (1997) (33)
NUT SELECTION BY CAPTIVE BLUE JAYS: IMPORTANCE OF AVAILABILITY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SEED DISPERSAL (2006) (33)
Ratings of White-Tailed Deer Preferences for Woody Browse in Indiana (2009) (29)
Short‐term responses of small mammals to timber harvest in the United States Central Hardwood Forest Region (2013) (29)
Segregating the Effects of Seed Traits and Common Ancestry of Hardwood Trees on Eastern Gray Squirrel Foraging Decisions (2015) (28)
Assessing the Permeability of Landscape Features to Animal Movement: Using Genetic Structure to Infer Functional Connectivity (2015) (26)
Correlates of interspecific synchrony and interannual variation in seed production by deciduous trees (2007) (25)
Post‐release survival of captive‐reared Allegheny woodrats (2015) (25)
Exploring the “nutrient hot spot” hypothesis at trees used by bats (2010) (25)
FORAGING AMONG FECES: FOOD AVAILABILITY AFFECTS PARASITISM OF PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS BY BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS (2001) (24)
Habitat Features Influencing Use of Farmstead Shelterbelts by the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) (1982) (24)
Multi-scale responses of breeding birds to experimental forest management in Indiana, USA (2016) (24)
Next-Generation Camera Trapping: Systematic Review of Historic Trends Suggests Keys to Expanded Research Applications in Ecology and Conservation (2021) (24)
Diversity and Stability in Communities Structured by Asymmetric Resource Allocation (2003) (23)
Testing the Generality of Patch and Landscape-Level Predictors of Tree Squirrel Occurrence at a Regional Scale (2007) (23)
Human–wildlife competition for Korean pine seeds: vertebrate responses and implications for mixed forests on Changbai Mountain, China (2011) (23)
Influence of Marmota monax on Vegetation in Hayfields (1991) (23)
Fire Drives Transcontinental Variation in Tree Birch Defense against Browsing by Snowshoe Hares (2009) (22)
Cascading effects of forested area and isolation on seed dispersal effectiveness of rodents on subtropical islands (2019) (22)
Evaluating the influence of life‐history characteristics on genetic structure: a comparison of small mammals inhabiting complex agricultural landscapes (2016) (22)
Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) captive propagation to promote recovery of declining populations. (2014) (22)
Management of raccoon roundworm in free‐ranging raccoon populations via anthelmintic baiting (2013) (22)
Midstory removal reduces effectiveness of oak (Quercus) acorn dispersal by small mammals in the Central Hardwood Forest region (2016) (21)
The Effects of Matrix Structure on Movement Decisions of Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) (2007) (21)
Host selection and responses to forest fragmentation in acorn weevils: inferences from dynamic occupancy models (2012) (21)
Eastern gray squirrels are consistent shoppers of seed traits: insights from discrete choice experiments. (2018) (21)
Acorn-Foraging Preferences of Four Species of Free-Ranging Avian Seed Predators in Eastern Deciduous Forests (2013) (20)
The anatomy of a range expansion: changes in cranial morphology and rates of energy extraction for North American red squirrels from different latitudes (2003) (19)
Implications of shared edge length between land cover types for landscape quality: the case of Midwestern US, 1940–1998 (2008) (18)
RESOURCE SELECTION AND PREDATION OF NORTH AMERICAN RED SQUIRRELS IN DECIDUOUS FOREST FRAGMENTS (2005) (18)
Selection of Mature Growth Stages of Coniferous Browse in Temperate Forests by White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (1998) (18)
Remotely delivered prostaglandin F2 alpha implants terminate pregnancy in white-tailed deer. (1997) (17)
An Internet-based decision support tool for non-industrial private forest landowners (2007) (17)
Common Components of Orchard Ground Cover Selected as Food by Captive Woodchucks (1990) (17)
Spotted fever group rickettsiae or Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes cookei (Ixodidae) in Connecticut (1991) (17)
Factors affecting the relationship between seed removal and seed mortality (2008) (17)
Selection, caching, and consumption of hardwood seeds by forest rodents: implications for restoration of American chestnut (2015) (17)
Multiscale Perspectives on Occupancy of Meadow Jumping Mice in Landscapes Dominated by Agriculture (2009) (17)
Modeling patch occupancy: Relative performance of ecologically scaled landscape indices (2008) (16)
Does multiple seed loading in Blue Jays result in selective dispersal of smaller acorns? (2011) (15)
Timber harvest and drought interact to impact oak seedling growth and survival in the Central Hardwood Forest (2016) (15)
Effects of silvicultural disturbance on acorn infestation and removal (2014) (15)
Setting priorities for conservation: the influence of uncertainty on species rankings of Indiana mammals (2003) (15)
Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in Habitat Associated with Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma magister) Populations in Indiana (2012) (14)
Winter use of insular habitat patches by the eastern cottontail (1984) (14)
Foraging decisions of American robins: somatic and reproductive tradeoffs (1986) (14)
Factors affecting scholarly performance by wildlife and fisheries faculty (2016) (13)
Frequency-dependent hoarding by Sciurus carolinensis occurs with seeds of similar perceived value (2016) (13)
Strategies for reducing wildlife damage in orchards (1988) (13)
Troublesome toxins: time to re-think plant-herbivore interactions in vertebrate ecology (2009) (13)
Changes in Small Mammal Microhabitat Use Following Silvicultural Disturbance (2014) (13)
Winter ecology of prairie deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) in cultivated habitats: Implications for agricultural ecosystem services (2017) (13)
Spatial Variation in Density of White-footed Mice Along Edges in Fragmented Habitat (2018) (12)
Responses of Woodchucks to Potential Garden Crop Repellents (1991) (12)
Exposure to herbivores increases seedling growth and survival of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) through decreased interspecific competition in canopy gaps (2015) (12)
Eastern cottontail use of fragmented farmland habitat (1982) (12)
A Flexible Model‐based Approach to Delineate Wildlife Management Units (2020) (11)
Quebracho, thiram, and methiocarb reduce consumption of apple twigs by meadow voles. (1990) (11)
Selective feeding of pine voles on roots of tree seedlings. (2009) (11)
A Test for Independence of Movements as Shown by Live Trapping (1987) (11)
Niche breadth and vertebrate sensitivity to habitat modification: signals from multiple taxa across replicated landscapes (2019) (11)
Rodent population density and survival respond to disturbance induced by timber harvest (2019) (11)
Local-scale Habitat Components Driving Bird Abundance in Eastern Deciduous Forests (2018) (10)
Field immobilization and use of radiocollars on long-tailed weasels. (2000) (10)
Tree squirrel seed predation patterns may influence American chestnut restoration success (2015) (10)
Development of an Automated Dispenser for the Delivery of Medicinal or Vaccine-Laden Baits to Raccoons (Procyon lotor) (2015) (9)
Disking and mid- and understory removal following an above-average acorn crop in three mature oak forests in southern Indiana (2008) (9)
Using ecologically scaled landscape indices to assess biodiversity consequences of land-use decisions (2004) (9)
Simulation of oak early life history and interactions with disturbance via an individual-based model, SOEL (2017) (9)
Effects of Woodchuck Activity on Woody Plants near Burrows (1991) (9)
Intermediate disturbance in experimental landscapes improves persistence of beetle metapopulations. (2015) (9)
Performance Benchmarks for Scholarly Metrics Associated with Fisheries and Wildlife Faculty (2016) (8)
Killing time in cover crops? Artificial perches promote field use by raptors (2020) (8)
Prescribed fire and partial overstory removal alter an acorn-rodent conditional mutualism. (2019) (8)
Experimental Beetle Metapopulations Respond Positively to Dynamic Landscapes and Reduced Connectivity (2012) (8)
Winter Preference for Weed Seed and Waste Grain by Native Mice in Row-Crop Agriculture (2017) (7)
Herbivory on planted oak seedlings across a habitat edge created by timber harvest (2017) (7)
Seasonal use of brush piles by the hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) (1985) (7)
Browse Preferences of Jackrabbits and Cottontails for Species Used in Shelterbelt Plantings (1983) (7)
EVALUATION OF ANTHELMINTIC FISHMEAL POLYMER BAITS FOR THE CONTROL OF BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS IN FREE-RANGING RACCOONS (PROCYON LOTOR) (2015) (7)
The Influence of Predation Risk on Central Place Foraging Variables in the American Robin, Turdus migratorius (1989) (7)
Re-caching of acorns by rodents: Cache management in eastern deciduous forests of North America (2018) (7)
Forecasting the Effects of Land-Use Change on Forest Rodents in Indiana (2009) (6)
Seasonal Foraging by Forest Mice Enhances Loss of Weed Seeds from Crop—Field Edges (2017) (6)
Mechanisms underlying detection of seed dormancy by a scatter-hoarding rodent. (2020) (6)
Differing, multiscale landscape effects on genetic diversity and differentiation in eastern chipmunks (2020) (6)
Prescribed fire promotes acorn survival and seedling emergence from simulated caches (2020) (6)
The Effect of Remotely Delivered Gonadotropin Formulations on Reproductive Function of White-Tailed Deer (1996) (6)
Damage to Apple Trees Associated with Woodchuck Burrows in Orchards (1994) (6)
Annual survival of Allegheny woodrats in a nonequilibrium metapopulation (2016) (6)
Oak mast production and animal impacts on acorn survival in the central hardwoods (2013) (5)
Repellency of Predator Urine to Woodchucks and Meadow Voles (1995) (5)
Incorporating behavior-based indices of connectivity into spatially explicit population models (2012) (5)
ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE (1991) (5)
DYNAMICS OF AN AGE‐STRUCTURED METAPOPULATION MODEL (2005) (5)
Palatability of common cover crops to voles (Microtus) (2020) (5)
Dynamics of Predator–Prey Metapopulations with Allee Effects (2016) (4)
Community structure of acorn weevils (Curculio): inferences from multispecies occupancy models (2015) (4)
Use of Woodchuck Burrows by Small Mammals in Agricultural Habitats (1995) (4)
Individual and spatial variation are as important as species‐level variation to the trophic complexity of a lentic food web (2019) (4)
Fatty acids in an iteroparous fish: variable complexity, identity, and phenotypic correlates (2018) (4)
Allegheny woodrat hard mast preference and response to food supplementation (2016) (4)
Characterization of Worm-eating Warbler ( Helmitheros vermivorum ) breeding habitat at the landscape level and nest scale (2018) (4)
Benchmarking Scholarly Performance by Faculty in Forestry and Forest Products (2018) (3)
Raptor resource use in agroecosystems: cover crops and definitions of availability matter (2021) (3)
Effect of variation in forest harvest intensity on winter occupancy of Barred Owls and Eastern Screech‐Owls in deciduous forests of the east‐central United States (2015) (3)
INTERSPECIFIC COMPARISON OF HANTAVIRUS PREVALENCE IN PEROMYSCUS POPULATIONS FROM A FRAGMENTED AGRO-ECOSYSTEM IN INDIANA, USA (2018) (2)
Density from pellet groups: Comparing methods for estimating dung persistence time (2022) (2)
Estimating statewide carrying capacity of bobcats (Lynx rufus) using improved maximum clique algorithms (2022) (2)
Imperfect detection and wildlife density estimation using aerial surveys with infrared and visible sensors (2022) (2)
Survival and Mortality Sources in a Recovering Population of Bobcats (Lynx rufus) in South-central Indiana (2020) (2)
Are Northern Harriers (Circus hudsonius) Facultative Specialists on Arvicoline Rodents in Midwestern Agroecosystems? (2020) (2)
Field attributes and farming practices associated with vole (Microtus) damage in cover-cropped fields (2020) (2)
Coexistence in a metapopulation model with explicit local dynamics. (2004) (2)
Modelling density surfaces of intraspecific classes using camera trap distance sampling (2023) (1)
Arboreal Foraging and Palatability of Tree Leaves to Woodchucks (1991) (1)
Vole activity surveys predict damage to cover‐cropped soybean plants (2020) (1)
Reduced overwinter survival of unharvested corn in fields with cover crops (2020) (1)
Field Discrimination of Prairie Deer Mice and White-Footed Mice Using Morphological Characteristics (2020) (1)
Habitat selection in a recovering bobcat (Lynx rufus) population (2022) (1)
Reproductive success of captive-reared Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) released into genetically depauperate populations (2021) (1)
Impacts of landscape fragmentation in the Central Hardwood Region of the United States. (2006) (1)
Phenological response to climate variation in a northern red oak plantation: Links to survival and productivity. (2022) (0)
Expanding and Evaluating Public Satisfaction with Wildlife Governance: Insights from Deer Management in Indiana, USA (2022) (0)
Collection of blood from wild‐caught mice (Peromyscus) via submandibular venipuncture (2017) (0)
Differing, multiscale landscape effects on genetic diversity and differentiation in eastern chipmunks (2020) (0)
Tree squirrel seed predation patterns may influence American chestnut restoration success (2015) (0)
A Metapopulation Model with Explicit Local Population Dynamics (2003) (0)
Dynamics of Predator–Prey Metapopulations with Allee Effects (2016) (0)
Effects of silvicultural disturbance on acorn infestation and removal (2014) (0)
IN THE HARDWOOD ECOSYSTEM EXPERIMENT : ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE ROAD AHEAD (2013) (0)
Science in the hardwood ecosystem experiment: accomplishments and the road ahead (2013) (0)
Habitat use by Long-tailed Weasels in a Fragmented Agricultural Landscape (2021) (0)
Attracting Students to Forestry: The Lugar Purdue Future of Forestry Programs and Awards (2010) (0)
Niche breadth and vertebrate sensitivity to habitat modification: signals from multiple taxa across replicated landscapes (2019) (0)
A pre-treatment assessment of small mammals in the hardwood ecosystem experiment (2013) (0)
Response of terrestrial salamanders to the decade following timber harvest in hardwood forests (2022) (0)
EECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE DAMAGE COLOGICAL (2017) (0)
Using cost‐effectiveness analysis to compare density‐estimation methods for large‐scale wildlife management (2023) (0)
Selection Rankings of Woody Species for White-Tailed Deer Vary with Browse Intensity and Landscape Context within the Central Hardwood Forest Region (2023) (0)
Herbivory on planted oak seedlings across a habitat edge created by timber harvest (2016) (0)

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Purdue University