Publications

Recent Publications:

Wallace, Z. P., B. E. Bedrosian, J. R. Dunk, D. W. LaPlante, B. Woodbridge, B. W. Smith, J. L. Brown, T. M. Lickfett, K. Gura, D. Bittner, R. H. Crandall, R. Domenech, T. E. Katzner, K. J. Kreitz, S, B, Lewis, M. J. Lockhart, T. A. Miller, K. Quint, A. Shreading, S. J. Slater, and D. W. Stahlecker. 2024. Predicting the spatial distribution of wintering Golden Eagles to inform full-annual cycle conservation. PLoS ONE 19(1): e0297345. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297345

Cartron, J-L. E., F. J. Triepke, D. W. Stahlecker, D. Arsenault, J. L. Ganey, C. D. Hathcock, H. K. Thompson, M. C. Cartron, and K. C. Calhoun. 2023. Climate change habitat model forecasts for eight owl species in the southwestern United States. Animals 2023, 13, 3770. https:// doi.org/10.3390/ani13243770 

Murphy, R. K., B. A. Millsap, D. W. Stahlecker, C. W. Boal, B. W. Smith, S. D. Mullican, and C. C. Borgman. 2023. Ectoparasitism and energy infrastructure limit survival of preadult Golden Eagles in the Southern Great Plains. Journal Raptor Research 57:505-521.

Stahlecker, D. W. 2023. Largely nocturnal kangaroo rats preyed upon by diurnal American Kestrels in New Mexico. Journal Raptor Research 57:330-332.

Judkins, M. E., G. W. Roemer, B. A. Millsap, J. G. Barnes, B. E. Bedrosian, S. L. Clarke, R. Domenich, G. Herring, M. Lamont, B. W. Smith, D. W. Stahlecker, M. J. Stuber, W. C. Warren, and R. A. Van Den Bussche. 2023. A 37K SNP array for the management and conservation of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). Conservation Genetics 24:391-404 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023=01508-3

Murphy, R.K., J.P. DeLong, L.D. Igl, and J.A. Shaffer. 2023. The effects of management practices on grassland birds - Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos). Chapter O of Johnson, D.H., Igl, L.D., Shaffer, J.A., and DeLong, J.P., eds., The effects of management practices on grassland birds: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1842, 76 p. 

Poessel, S.A., Woodbridge, B., Smith, B.W., Murphy, R.K., Bedrosian, B.E., Bell, D.A., Bittner, D., Bloom, P.H., Crandall, R.H., Domenech, R. and Fisher, R.N., 2022. Interpreting long‐distance movements of non‐migratory golden eagles: Prospecting and nomadism?. Ecosphere, 13(6), p.e4072. 

Eisenhauer, E., Hanks, E., Beckman, M., Murphy, R., Miller, T. and Katzner, T., 2022. A flexible movement model for partially migrating species. Spatial Statistics, p.100637. 

Cruz-Romo, J.L., Sánchez-Vilchis, M., Sánchez-Cordero, V., Murphy, R.K., Cruz-Molina, I., Vargas-Velasco, J.J., Valdés-Alarcón, M. and Millsap, B.A., 2022. First Satellite Telemetry Study of Movement Behavior of Juvenile Golden Eagles from Mexico. Journal of Raptor Research 56:28-36.

Rowland, M. M., R. M. Nielson, M. J. Wisdom, D. A. Clark, G. T. Didonato, J. M. Hafer, B. J. Naylor, and B. K. Johnson. 2022. Success is dependent on effort: Unraveling characteristics of successful deer and elk hunters. Wildlife Society Bulletin 2022:e1414 https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1414

Stahlecker, D. W., Z. P. Wallace, D. G. Mikesic, C. W. Boal, R. K. Murphy, W. H. Howe, and M. B. Ruehmann. 2022. Golden Eagle nesting territory distribution in wind energy landscapes of the Southern Great Plains. Journal of Raptor Research 56:387-397. 

Murphy, R. K., and D. W. Stahlecker. 2022. Golden Eagle nesting chronology in the Southern Great Plains. New Mexico Ornithological Society Bulletin 50:1-6. 

Millsap, B. A., G. S. Zimmerman, W. L. Kendall, J. G. Barnes, M. A. Braham, B. E. Bedrosian, D. A. Bell, P. H. Bloom, R. H. Crandall, R. Domenech, D. Driscoll, A. E. Duerr, R. Gerhardt, S. E. J. Gibbs, A. R. Harmata, K. Jacobsen, T. E. Katzner, R. N. Knight, J. M. Lockhart, C. McIntyre, R. K. Murphy, S. J. Slater, B. W. Smith, J. P. Smith, D. W. Stahlecker, and J. W. Watson. 2022. Age‐specific survival rates, causes of death, and allowable take of Golden Eagles in the western United States. Ecological Applications 32:e2544.

Vales, D. J., R. M. Nielson, and M. P. Middleton. 2022. Black‐tailed deer seasonal habitat selection: accounting for missing global positioning system fiJournal of Wildlife Management. 86:1-30. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22305

Taylor, J.M., Rosenfield, R.N., Murphy, R.K. and Grosshuesch, D.A., 2021. Landscape Composition Encompassing Cooper's Hawk Nest Sites in Western North Dakota. Journal of Raptor Research, 55:93-98.

Rowland, M. M., R. M. Nielson, M. J. Wisdom, B. K. Johnson, S. Findholt, D. Clark, G. T. DiDonato, J.M. Hafer, B. J. Naylor. 2021. Influence of landscape characteristics on hunter space use and success. Journal of Wildlife Management 86:00-??  https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22107 

Wallace, Z. P., R. M. Nielson, D. W. Stahlecker, G. T. Didonato, M. B. Ruehmann,  and J. Cole. 2021.  An abundance estimate for free-ranging horses on the Navajo Nation.  Rangeland Ecology and Management 74:100-109. 

Author names in bold are EEI Scientists.