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(31) Chelak, M. S.$, M. T. Kohl., J. R. Small, A. C. Pratt, K. T. Smith, et al. 2025. Refurbishing used GPS transmitters improves performance for subsequent deployments on greater sage-grouse. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1566.
(30) Kohl, M. T., C. P. Sandford$, D. K. Dahlgren, P. C. Rogers, M. R. Guttery, R. Chi, and T. A. Messmer. 2024. Undeterred: the benefits of aspen as surrogate brooding habitat for Greater sage-grouse. Ecosphere 15(12).
(29) Rimple, R. J.^, M. T. Kohl, K. A Buhlmann, B. M. Shamblin, and O. E. Rhodes and T. D. Tuberville. 2024. Successful post-translocation reproduction and genetic integration of eastern box turtles. Biological Conservation 31(sp12).
(28) Richter, C. J.^, M. T. Kohl, B. D. Todd, K. A. Buhlman, and T. D. Tuberville. 2024. Factors influencing risk of predation by subsidized predators on juvenile Mojave desert tortoises. Global Ecology and Conservation 55:e03220.
(27) Gilbert, J. H., & M. T. Kohl. 2024. Indigenous research and co-stewardship of wildlife. Journal of Wildlife Management 88:e22625.
(26) # Rimple, R. J.^, M. T. Kohl, K. A Buhlmann, and T. D. Tuberville. 2024. Translocation of long-term captive eastern box turtles and the efficacy of soft-release: implications for turtle confiscations. In Special Issue on Biology & Conservation of Emydine Turtles, Northeastern Naturalist 31:T37-T54.
(25) Kring, E.$, D. E. Stallknect, G. D’Angelo, M. T. Kohl, C. Bahnson, C. A. Cleveland, L. M. Salvador, and M. G. Ruder. 2024. Understanding patterns of hemorrhagic disease in deer in the Great Plains of the United States, 1982-2020. Journal of Wildlife Disease 60:670-682.
(24) Burton, A. C., C. Beirner, K. Gaynor, K., C. Sun, … M. T. Kohl., et al. 2024. Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology and Evolution 8:924-935.
(23) Fidino, M., H. A. Sander, J. S. Lewis, E. W. Lehrer, K. Rivera, M. H. Murray, H. C. Adams, A. Kase, A. Flores, S. Magle, … et al. including M. T. Kohl. 2024. Gentrification drives patterns of alpha and beta diversity in cities. PNAS 121:e2318596121
(22) Kojima, V. L$, M. T. Kohl, T. R. Rainwater, B. B. Parrot, and T. D. Tuberville. In review. Environmental contaminant bioaccumulation is associated with movement behavior in a long-lived apex predator. Science of the Total Environment 921:170859
(21) Richter, C. J.^, B. D. Todd, K. A. Buhlman, C. M. Candal, P. A. McGovern, M. T. Kohl., T. D. Tuberville. 2024. Effects of head-starting on multi-year space use and survival of an at-risk tortoise. Global Ecology and Conservation e02774
(20) Wightman, P. H. $, J. A. Martin, M. T. Kohl, B. A. Collier, and M. J. Chamberlain. 2023. Effects of human and non-human predation risk on antipredator movement behaviors of an upland game bird. Ecosphere 14:e4581
(19) Wightman, P.$, J. Martin, M. T. Kohl, E. Rushton, B. Collier, and M. Chamberlain. 2022. Landscape characteristics and predation risk influence the auditory courtship behavior of an upland game bird. Landscape Ecology 38:1221-1236
(18) Shapiro, H. G. $, E. F. Pienaar, and M. T. Kohl. 2022. Barriers to management of a foreign animal disease at the wildlife-domestic animal interface: the case of rabbit hemorrhagic disease in the United States. Frontiers in Conservation Science. DOI: 10.3389.
(17) Lazenby, K., P.$, Coates, S. O’Neil, M. T. Kohl, and D. K. Dahlgren. 2021. Using habitat selection to guide release locations of translocated sage-grouse: a North Dakota case study. Ecology and Evolution 11:2741-2760.
(16) Gaynor, K.$, M. J. Cherry, S. L. Gilbert, M. T. Kohl, C. L. Larson, T. M. Newsome, L. R. Prugh, J. P. Suraci$, J. K. Young, and J. A. Smith. 2021. An applied ecology of fear framework: linking theory to conservation practice. Animal Conservation 24:308-321.
(15) Picardi, S.$, T. A. Messmer, B. A. Crabb, M. T. Kohl, D. K. Dahlgren, S. N. Frey, R. T. Larsen, and R. J. Baxter. 2020. Predicting greater sage-grouse habitat selection at the southern periphery of their range. Ecology and Evolution 10:13451-13463.
(14) Stoner, D. C., T. A. Messmer, R. T. Larsen, S. N. Frey, M. T. Kohl, E. T. Thacker, and D. K. Dahlgren. 2020. Using satellite-derived estimates of plant phenological rhythms to predict sage-grouse nesting chronology. Ecology and Evolution 10:11169-11182.
(13) Metz, M.$, M., J. SunderRaj$$, D. W. Smith, D. R. Stahler, M. T. Kohl, K. A. Cassidy, and M. Hebblewhite. 2020. Accounting for imperfect detection in observational studies: modeling wolf sightability in Yellowstone National Park. Ecosphere 11:e03153.
(12) Wilmers, C., M. C. Metz$, D. R. Stahler, M. T. Kohl, C. Geremia, and D. W. Smith. 2020. How climate impacts the composition of wolf‐killed elk in northern Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:1511-1519.
(11) Cusack, J.$, M. T. Kohl, M. C. Metz$, T. Coulson, D. R. Stahler, D. W. Smith, and D. R. MacNulty. 2020. Weak spatiotemporal response of prey to predation risk in a freely interacting system. Journal of Animal Ecology 89:120-131.
(10) Dahlgren, D. K., T. A. Messmer, B. A. Crabb, M. T. Kohl., S. N. Frey, E. Thacker, R. T. Larsen, and R. J. Baxter. 2019. Sage‐Grouse Breeding and Late Brood‐Rearing Habitat Guidelines in Utah. Wildlife Society Bulletin 43:576–589.
(9) Kohl, M. T., T. K. Ruth, D. R. Stahler, M. C. Metz$, D. W. Smith, and D. R. MacNulty. 2019. Do prey select for vacant hunting domains to minimize a multi-predator threat? Ecology Letters 22:1724-1733.
(8) Kohl, M. T., T. A. Messmer, B. A. Crabb, M. R. Guttery, D. K. Dahlgren, R. T. Larsen, S. N. Frey, S. Liguori, R. J. Baxter. 2019. The effects of electric power lines on the breeding ecology of greater sage-grouse. PLOS ONE 14(1):e0209968.
(7) Kohl, M. T., D. R. Stahler, M. C. Metz$, J. D. Forester, M. J. Kauffman, N. Varley, P. J. White, D. W. Smith, and D. R. MacNulty. 2018. Diel predator activity drives a dynamic landscape of fear. Ecological Monographs 88:638-652.
(6) Puritty, C. $, L. R. Strickland$, E. Alia$$, B. Blonder$, E. Klein$, M. T. Kohl, E. McGee$, M. Quintana$$, R. E. Ridley$, B. Tellman$, and L. R. Gerber. 2017. For diversity initiatives, current best efforts may not be enough. Science 6356:1101-1102.
(5) Kohl, M. T. Bison versus beef: today’s western range war? 2017. The Wildlife Professional 11:27-30.
(4) Sandford, P. C. $, M. T. Kohl, T. A. Messmer, D. K. Dahlgren, A. Cook, and B. R. Wing. 2017. Greater sage-grouse resource selection drives reproductive fitness in conifer removal system. Journal of Rangeland Ecology and Management 70:59-67.
(3) Smith, D. W., R. O. Peterson, D. R. MacNulty, and M. T. Kohl. 2016. The big scientific debate – trophic cascades. Yellowstone Science 24:70-71.
(2) Kohl, M. T., P. R. Krausman, K. Kunkel, and D. M. Williams. 2013. Bison versus cattle: are they ecologically synonymous? Journal of Rangeland Ecology and Management 66:721-731.
(1) Kohl, M. T., M. Hebblewhite, S. M. Cleveland, and R. M. Callaway. 2012. Forage value of invasive species to the diet of rocky mountain elk. Rangelands 34:24-28.
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