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Shane Guenin

Publications

If you would like a digital copy of any of these publications, DO NOT PAY FOR IT. First try searching Research GateGoogle Scholar or the National Wildlife Research Center. If none of that works, send us an email and we’ll be happy to send you a copy directly. Thanks for your interest in our lab’s research! We'll try to update this list every few months.       —Travis

Edited Book

DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, and J. L. Belant, eds. 2013. Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal–Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA. 181 pp.

Book Chapters & Monographs

Beasley, J. C., Z. H. Olson, N. Selva, and T. L. DeVault. 2019. Ecological functions of vertebrate scavenging. Pages 125-157 in: Carrion Ecology and Management. P. P. Olea, P. Mateo-Tomás, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata, eds. Springer, Wildlife Research Monographs, Vol. 2.

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Moleón, M., N. Selva, M. M. Quaggiotto, D. M. Bailey, A. Cortés-Avizanda, and T. L. DeVault. 2019. Carrion availability in space and time. Pages 23-44 in: Carrion Ecology and Management. P. P. Olea, P. Mateo-Tomás, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata, eds. Springer, Wildlife Research Monographs, Vol. 2.

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Selva, N., M. Moleón, E. Sebastián-González, T. L. DeVault, M. M. Quaggiotto, D. M. Bailey, S. A. Lambertucci, and A. Margalida. 2019. Vertebrate scavenging communities. Pages 71-99 in: Carrion Ecology and Management. P. P. Olea, P. Mateo-Tomás, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata, eds. Springer, Wildlife Research Monographs, Vol. 2.

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Beasley, J. C., Z. H. Olson, and T. L. DeVault. 2016. Ecological role of vertebrate scavengers. Pages 107-127 in: Carrion Ecology, Evolution and their Applications. M. E. Benbow, J. K. Tomberlin, and A. M. Tarone, eds. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA.

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DeVault, T. L., J. C. Beasley, Z. H. Olson, M. Moleón, M. Carrete, A. Margalida, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata. 2016. Ecosystem services provided by avian scavengers. Pages 235-270 in: Why Birds Matter: Avian Ecological Function and Ecosystem Services. C. H. ÅžekercioÄŸlu, D. G. Wenny, and C. J. Whelan, eds. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL, USA.

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Sánchez-Zapata, J. A., M. Clavero, M. Carrete, T. L. DeVault, V. Hermoso, M. A. Losada, M. J. Polo, S. Sánchez-Navarro, J. M. Pérez-García, F. Botella, C. Ibáñez, and J. A. Donázar. 2016. Effects of renewable energy production and infrastructure on wildlife. Pages 97-123 in: Current Trends in Wildlife Research. J. T. García, R. Mateo, and B. Arroyo, eds. Springer, Wildlife Research Monographs, Vol. 1.

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Barrett, S. B., P. M. DeVita, A. Whiteman, D. Bannard, T. Smalinsky, I. Korovesi, J. Plante, and T. L. DeVault. 2015. Renewable energy as an airport revenue source. Airport Cooperative Research Program Report 141. Transportation Research Board of The National Academies, Washington, DC, USA. 204 pp.

 

Blackwell, B. F., T. L. DeVault, and T. W. Seamans. 2015. Understanding and mitigating the negative effects of road lighting on ecosystems. Pages 143-150 in: Handbook of Road Ecology. R. van der Ree, D. J. Smith, and C. Grilo, eds. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, West Sussex, UK.

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Belant, J. L., T. L. DeVault, and B. F. Blackwell. 2013. Conclusions and future directions. Pages 167-170 in: Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal–Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management. T. L. DeVault, B. F. Blackwell, and J. L. Belant, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Belant, J. L., B. E. Washburn, and T. L. DeVault. 2013. Understanding animal movements at and near airports. Pages 129-138 in: Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal–Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management. T. L. DeVault, B. F. Blackwell, and J. L. Belant, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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DeVault, T. L., and B. E. Washburn. 2013. Identification and management of wildlife food resources at airports. Pages 79-90 in: Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal–Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management. T. L. DeVault, B. F. Blackwell, and J. L. Belant, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Martin, J. A., T. J. Conkling, J. L. Belant, K. M. Biondi, B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, E. Fernández-Juricic, P. M. Schmidt, and T. W. Seamans. 2013. Wildlife conservation and alternative land uses at airports. Pages 117-125 in: Wildlife in Airport Environments: Preventing Animal–Aircraft Collisions through Science-Based Management. T. L. DeVault, B. F. Blackwell, and J. L. Belant, eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, USA.

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Martin, J. A., J. L. Belant, and T. L. DeVault. 2013. Bird harassment, repellent, and deterrent techniques for use on and near airports. Human-Wildlife Conflicts Monograph 2:1-43.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Pakula, C. J., S. Guenin, J. Skaggs, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and T. L. DeVault. 2023. Driving in the dark: deciphering nighttime driver detection of free-ranging roadside wildlife. Transportation Research Part D 122:103873.

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Hill, J. E., K. F. Kellner, A. E. Holland, B. M. Kluever, M. B. Pfeiffer, T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2023. Urbanization influences spatiotemporal patterns of roost site selection by black vultures and turkey vultures. Urban Ecosystems 26: 967-979.

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Hill, J. E., K. L. Turner, J. B. Smith, M. T. Hamilton, T. L. DeVault, W. C. Pitt, J. C. Beasley, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2023. Scavenging dynamics on Guam and implications for invasive species management. Biological Invasions 25:1845-1858.

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Butler-Valverde, M. J., T. L. DeVault, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and J. C. Beasley. 2022. Carcass appearance does not influence scavenger avoidance of carnivore carrion. Scientific Reports 12:18842.

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Patterson, J. R., T. L. DeVault, and J. C. Beasley. 2022. Integrating scavenging ecology into contemporary wildlife conservation and management. Ecology and Evolution 12:e9122.

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Lunn, R. B., B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2022. Can we use antipredator behavior theory to predict wildlife responses to high-speed vehicles? PLoS ONE 17:e0267774.

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Hill, J. E., A. E. Holland, L. K. Brohl, B. M. Kluever, M. B. Pfeiffer, T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2022. Diets of black and turkey vultures in coastal South Carolina, USA with a review of species’ dietary information. Southeastern Naturalist 21:11-27.

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Butler-Valverde, M. J., T. L. DeVault, and J. C. Beasley. 2022. Trophic interactions at avian carcasses: do scavengers feed on vulture carrion? Food Webs 31:e00230.

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Chapman, M., G. Dharmarajan, A. L. Bryan, Jr., T. L. DeVault, L. Lee, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2022. Understanding the role of biotic vectors in the accumulation and spread of radioactive contamination on the Savannah River Site. Proceedings of the WM2022 Conference:22270.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2022. Comparative influence of anthropogenic landscape pressures on cause-specific mortality of mammals. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 20:38-44.

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Hill, J. E., K. F. Kellner, B. M. Kluever, M. L. Avery, J. S. Humphrey, E. A. Tillman, T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2021. Landscape transformations produce favorable roosting conditions for turkey vultures and black vultures. Scientific Reports 11:14793.

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Pfeiffer, M. B., B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, B. N. Buckingham, J. L. Hoblet, P. E. Baumhardt, T. L. DeVault, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2021. Responses of turkey vultures to unmanned aircraft systems vary by platform. Scientific Reports 11:21655.

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Sebastián-González, E., Z. Morales-Reyes, F. Botella, L. Naves-Alegre, J. M. Pérez-García, P. Mateo-Tomás, P. P. Olea, M. Moleón, J. Magalhães Barbosa, F. Hiraldo, E. Arrondo, J. A. Donázar, A. Cortés-Avizanda, N. Selva, S. A. Lambertucci, A. Bhattacharjee, A. L. Brewer, E. F. Abernethy, K. L. Turner, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, H. C. Gerke, O. E. Rhodes Jr., A. Ordiz, C. Wikenros, B. Zimmermann, P. Wabakken, C. C. Wilmers, J. A. Smith, C. J. Kendall, D. Ogada, E. Frehner, M. L. Allen, H. U. Wittmer, J. R. A. Butler, J. T. du Toit, A. Margalida, P. Oliva-Vidal, D. Wilson, K. Jerina, M. Krofel, R. Kostecke, R. Inger, E. Per, Y. Ayhan, H. Ulusoy, D. Vural, A. Inagaki, S. Koike, A. Samson, P. L. Perrig, E. Spencer, T. M. Newsome, M. Heurich, J. D. Anadón, E. R. Buechley, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata. 2021. Functional traits driving species role in the structure of scavenging networks. Ecology 102:e03519.

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Arrondo, E., M. Garcia-Alfonso, J. Blas, A. Cortes-Avizanda, M. De la Riva, T. L. DeVault, W. Fiedler, A. Flack, J. Jimenez, S. A. Lambertucci, A. Margalida, P. Oliva-Vidal, L. Phipps, J. A. Sanchez-Zapata, M. Wikelski, and J. A. Donazar. 2021. Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds. Journal of Applied Ecology 58:1411-1420.

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Greggor, A. L., O. Berger-Tal, R. R. Swaisgood, S. J. Cooke, T. L. DeVault, E. Fernández-Juricic, A. Gienapp, S. Hall, C. Hostetter, M. A. Owen, S. Rankin, K. A. Ruppert, J. P. Swaddle, and D. T. Blumstein. 2021. Using change models to envision better applications of animal behavior research in conservation management and beyond. Frontiers in Conservation Science 2:653056.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2021. A review of ecological factors promoting road use by mammals. Mammal Review 51:214-227.

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Arrondo, E., M. Garcia-Alfonso, J. Blas, A. Cortes-Avizanda, M. De La Riva, T. L. DeVault, W. Fiedler, A. Flack, J. Jimenez, S. A. Lambertucci, A. Margalida, P. Oliva-Vidal, L. Phipps, J. A. Sanchez-Zapata, M. Wikelski, and J. A. Donazar. 2021. Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds. Journal of Applied Ecology: In Press.

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DeVault, T. L., T. W. Seamans, and B. F. Blackwell. 2020. Frontal vehicle illumination via rear-facing lighting reduces potential for collisions with white-tailed deer. Ecosphere 11:e03187.

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Sebastián-González, E., Z. Morales-Reyes, F. Botella, L. Naves-Alegre, J. M. Pérez-García, P. Mateo-Tomás, P. P. Olea, M. Moleón, J. Magalhães Barbosa, F. Hiraldo, E. Arrondo, J. A. Donázar, A. Cortés-Avizanda, N. Selva, S. A. Lambertucci, A. Bhattacharjee, A. L. Brewer, E. F. Abernethy, K. L. Turner, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, H. C. Gerke, O. E. Rhodes Jr., A. Ordiz, C. Wikenros, B. Zimmermann, P. Wabakken, C. C. Wilmers, J. A. Smith, C. J. Kendall, D. Ogada, E. Frehner, M. L. Allen, H. U. Wittmer, J. R. A. Butler, J. T. du Toit, A. Margalida, P. Oliva-Vidal, D. Wilson, K. Jerina, M. Krofel, R. Kostecke, R. Inger, E. Per, Y. Ayhan, H. Ulusoy, D. Vural, A. Inagaki, S. Koike, A. Samson, P. L. Perrig, E. Spencer, T. M. Newsome, M. Heurich, J. D. Anadón, E. R. Buechley, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata. 2020. Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages at the global scale: drivers and ecosystem functioning implications. Ecography 43:1-13.

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Kimble, S. J. A., B. S. Dorr, K. C. Hanson-Dorr, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and T. L. DeVault. 2020. Migratory flyways may affect population structure in double-crested cormorants. Journal of Wildlife Management 84:948-956.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. W. Seamans, T. L. DeVault, R. J. Outward, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2020. American kestrel responses to aircraft in an airport environment. Journal of Raptor Research 54:295-302.

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Pfeiffer, M. B., B. F. Blackwell, and T. L. DeVault. 2020. Collective effect of landfills and landscape composition on bird-aircraft collisions. Human-Wildlife Interactions 14:43-54.

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Pfeiffer, M. B., R. B. Iglay, T. W. Seamans, B. F. Blackwell, and T. L. DeVault. 2020. Deciphering interactions between white-tailed deer and approaching vehicles. Transportation Research Part D 79:102251.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2020. A 50-year increase in vehicle mortality of North American mammals. Landscape and Urban Planning 197:103746.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, G. Wang, and J. L. Belant. 2020. Anthropogenic mortality in mammals increases with the human footprint. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18:13-18.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2019. Impact of the human footprint on anthropogenic mortality of North American reptiles. Acta Oecologica 101:103486.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2019. Protected areas reduce poaching but not overall anthropogenic mortality of North American mammals. Global Ecology and Conservation 21:e00810.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2019. Cause-specific mortality of the world’s terrestrial vertebrates. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28:680-689.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, and J. L. Belant. 2019. CauseSpec: a database of global terrestrial vertebrate cause-specific mortality. Ecology 100:e02865.

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Iglay, R. B., T. J. Conkling, T. L. DeVault, J. L. Belant, and J. A. Martin. 2019. Forage or biofuel: assessing native warm-season grass production among seed mixes and harvest frequencies within a wildlife conservation framework. Southeastern Naturalist 18:1-18.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. W. Seamans, T. L. DeVault, S. L. Lima, M. B. Pfeiffer, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2019. Social information affects Canada goose alert and escape responses to vehicle approach: implications for animal-vehicle collisions. PeerJ 7:e8164.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. W. Seamans, E. Fernández-Juricic, T. L. DeVault, and R. J. Outward. 2019. Avian responses to aircraft in an airport environment. Journal of Wildlife Management 83:893-901.

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Sebastián-González, E., J. Magalhães Barbosa, J. M. Pérez-García, Z. Morales-Reyes, F. Botella, P. P. Olea, P. Mateo-Tomás, M. Moleón, F. Hiraldo, E. Arrondo, J. A. Donázar, A. Cortés-Avizanda, N. Selva, S. A. Lambertucci, A. Bhattacharjee, A. Brewer, J. D. Anadón, E. Abernethy, O. E. Rhodes Jr., K. Turner, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, A. Ordiz, C. Wikenros, B. Zimmermann, P. Wabakken, C. C. Wilmers, J. A. Smith, C. J. Kendall, D. Ogada, E. R. Buechley, E. Frehner, M. L. Allen, H. U. Wittmer, J. R. A. Butler, J. T. du Toit, J. Read, D. Wilson, K. Jerina, M. Krofel, R. Kostecke, R. Inger, A. Samson, J. A. Sánchez-Zapata. 2019. Scavenging in the Anthropocene: human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale. Global Change Biology 25:3005-3017.

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Benbow, M. E., P. S. Barton, M. D. Ulyshen, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, M. S. Strickland, J. K. Tomberlin, H. R. Jordan, and J. L. Pechal. 2019. A necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically- and heterotrophically-derived organic matter. Ecological Monographs 89:e01331.

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Holland, A. E., M. E. Byrne, J. Hepinstall-Cymerman, A. L. Bryan, T. L. DeVault, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and J. C. Beasley. 2019. Evidence of niche differentiation for two sympatric vulture species in the southeastern United States. Movement Ecology 7:31.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, J. C. Beasley, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and J. L. Belant. 2018. Effects of vulture exclusion on carrion consumption by facultative scavengers. Ecology and Evolution 8:2518-2526.

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Hill, J. E., T. L. DeVault, J. C. Beasley, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and J. L. Belant. 2018. Roads do not increase carrion use by a vertebrate scavenging community. Scientific Reports 8:16331.

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Pfeiffer, M. B., B. F. Blackwell, and T. L. DeVault. 2018. Quantification of avian hazards to military aircraft and implications for wildlife management. PLoS ONE 13:e0206599.

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Goller, B., B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, P. E. Baumhardt, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2018. Assessing bird avoidance of high-contrast lights using a choice test approach: implications for reducing human-induced avian mortality. PeerJ 6:e5404.

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Fernández-Juricic, E., J. Brand, B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, and T. L. DeVault. 2018. Species with greater aerial maneuverability have higher frequency of collisions with aircraft: a comparative study. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:17.

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Pfeiffer, M. B., J. D. Kougher, and T. L. DeVault. 2018. Civil airports from a landscape perspective: a multi-scale approach with implications for reducing bird strikes. Landscape and Urban Planning 179:38-45.

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Iglay, R. B., K. B. Schwarz, J. L. Belant, J. A. Martin, G. Wang, and T. L. DeVault. 2018. Large mammal use of seminatural grasslands and implications for aviation strike risk. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9:222-227.

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Conkling, T. J., J. L. Belant, T. L. DeVault, and J. A. Martin. 2018. Impacts of biomass production at civil airports on grassland bird conservation and aviation strike risk. Ecological Applications 28:1168-1181.

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DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, M. J. Begier, J. D. Kougher, J. E. Washburn, P. R. Miller, and R. A. Dolbeer. 2018. Estimating interspecific economic risk of bird strikes with aircraft. Wildlife Society Bulletin 42:94-101.

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DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, S. L. Lima, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2018. Individual variation in avian avoidance behaviours in response to repeated, simulated vehicle approach. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96:441-446.

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Schlichting, P. E., A. E. Holland, J. C. Beasley, A. L. Bryan, R. A. Kennamer, T. L. DeVault, B. F. Blackwell, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2017. Efficacy of an acoustic hailing device as an avian dispersal tool. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41:453-460.

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DeVault, T. L., T. W. Seamans, K. E. Linnell, D. W. Sparks, and J. C. Beasley. 2017. Scavenger removal of bird carcasses at simulated wind turbines: Does carcass type matter? Ecosphere 8(11):e01994.

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Holland, A. E., M. E. Byrne, A. L. Bryan, T. L. DeVault, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and J. C. Beasley. 2017. Fine-scale assessment of home ranges and activity patterns for resident black vultures (Coragyps atratus) and turkey vultures (Cathartes aura). PLoS ONE 12:e0179819.

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Pérez-García, J. M., T. L. DeVault, F. Botella, and J. A. Sánchez-Zapata. 2017. Using risk prediction models and species sensitivity maps for large-scale identification of infrastructure-related wildlife protection areas: the case of bird electrocution. Biological Conservation 210:334-342.

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Iglay, R. B., B. N. Buckingham, T. W. Seamans, J. A. Martin, B. F. Blackwell, J. L. Belant, and T. L. DeVault. 2017. Bird use of grain fields and implications for habitat management at airports. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 242:34-42.

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Conkling, T. J., J. L. Belant, T. L. DeVault, and J. A. Martin. 2017. Effects of crop type and harvest on nest survival and productivity of dickcissels in semi-natural grasslands. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 240:224-232.

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Washburn, B. E., P. J. Cisar, and T. L. DeVault. 2017. Impact locations and damage to civil and military rotary-wing aircraft from wildlife strikes. Human-Wildlife Interactions 11:23-32.

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DeVault, T. L., T. W. Seamans, B. F. Blackwell, S. L. Lima, M. A. Martinez, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2017. Can experience reduce collisions between birds and vehicles? Journal of Zoology 301:17-22.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. W. Seamans, K. Linnell, L. Kutschbach-Brohl, and T. L. DeVault. 2016. Effects of visual obstruction, prey resources, and satiety on bird use of simulated airport grasslands. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 185:113-120.

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Smith, J. B., K. L. Turner, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, W. C. Pitt, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2016. Brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) population density and carcass locations following exposure to acetaminophen. Ecotoxicology 25:1556-1562.

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Abernethy, E. F., K. L. Turner, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, W. C. Pitt and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2016. Carcasses of invasive species are predominantly utilized by invasive scavengers in an island ecosystem. Ecosphere 7(10):e01496.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. L. DeVault, E. Fernández-Juricic, E. M. Gese, L. Gilbert-Norton, and S. W. Breck. 2016. No single solution: application of behavioural principles in mitigating human-wildlife conflict. Animal Behaviour 120:245-254.

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Cortés-Avizanda, A., G. Blanco, T. L. DeVault, A. Markandya, M. Z. Virani, J. Brandt, and J. A. Donázar. 2016. Supplementary feeding and endangered avian scavengers: benefits, caveats, and controversies. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 14:191-199.

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DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, and J. L. Belant. 2016. Identification of off airport interspecific avian hazards to aircraft. Journal of Wildlife Management 80:746-752.

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Dorr, B. S., K. C. Hanson-Dorr, S. C. Barras, and T. L. DeVault. 2016. Reproductive characteristics of double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the eastern United States: demographic information for an intensely managed species. Waterbirds 39:80-84.

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Gerringer, M. B., S. L. Lima, and T. L. DeVault. 2016. Evaluation of an avian radar system in a midwestern landscape. Wildlife Society Bulletin 40:150-159.

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Sheridan, E., J. Randolet, T. L. DeVault, T. W. Seamans, B. F. Blackwell, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2015. The effects of radar on avian behaviour: implications for wildlife management at airports. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 171:241-252.

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Anderson, A., D. S. Carpenter, M. L. Begier, B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, and S. A. Shwiff. 2015. Modeling the cost of bird strikes to US civil aircraft. Transportation Research Part D 38:49-58.

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Crain, A. R., J. L. Belant, and T. L. DeVault. 2015. Carnivore incidents with U.S. civil aircraft. Transportation Research Part D 36:160-166.

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Doppler, M. S., B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2015. Cowbird responses to aircraft with lights tuned to their eyes: implications for bird-aircraft collisions. Condor: Ornithological Applications 117:165-177.

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DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, S. L. Lima, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2015. Speed kills: ineffective avian escape responses to oncoming vehicles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282:20142188.

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Lima, S. L., B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2015. Animal reactions to oncoming vehicles: a conceptual review. Biological Reviews 90:60-76.

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Conkling, T. J., J. L. Belant, T. L. DeVault, G. Wang, and J. A. Martin. 2015. Assessment of variation of nest survival for grassland birds due to method of nest discovery. Bird Study 62:223-231.

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Shwiff, S. A., K. N. Kirkpatrick, T. L. DeVault, and S. S. Shwiff. 2015. Modeling the economic impacts of double-crested cormorant damage to a recreational fishery. Human-Wildlife Interactions 9:36-47.

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Dorr, B. S., K. C. Hanson-Dorr, T. L. DeVault, A. Guillaumet, and S. C. Barras. 2014. Geographic segregation and evidence of density-dependent changes in sex ratios in an abundant colonial waterbird. Integrative Zoology 9:570-582.

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DeVault, T. L., P. M. Schmidt, F. E. Pogmore, J. Gobeille, J. L. Belant, and T. W. Seamans. 2014. Influence of egg oiling on colony presence of ring-billed gulls. Human-Wildlife Interactions 8:22-30.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. W. Seamans, and T. L. DeVault. 2014. White-tailed deer response to vehicle approach: evidence of unclear and present danger. PLoS ONE 9:e109988.

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DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, T. W. Seamans, S. L. Lima, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2014. Effects of vehicle speed on flight initiation by turkey vultures: implications for bird–vehicle collisions. PLoS ONE 9:e87944.

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Drey, K. M., J. A. Martin, J. L. Belant, T. L. DeVault, and B. F. Blackwell. 2014. Interactions between wildlife and civil aircraft in Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 13:156-165.

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Schwarz, K. B., J. L. Belant, J. A. Martin, T. L. DeVault, and G. Wang. 2014. Behavioral traits and airport type affect mammal incidents with U.S. civil aircraft. Environmental Management 54:908-918.

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Biondi, K. M., J. L. Belant, J. A. Martin, T. L. DeVault, and G. Wang. 2014. Integrating mammalian hazards with management at U.S. civil airports: a case study. Human-Wildlife Interactions 8:31-38.

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DeVault, T. L., T. W. Seamans, J. A. Schmidt, J. L. Belant, B. F. Blackwell, N. Mooers, L. A. Tyson, and L. Van Pelt. 2014. Bird use of solar photovoltaic installations at US airports: implications for aviation safety. Landscape and Urban Planning 122:122-128.

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Washburn, B. E., P. J. Cisar, and T. L. DeVault. 2014. Wildlife strikes with U.S. military rotary-wing aircraft deployed in foreign countries. Human-Wildlife Interactions 8:251-260.

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Washburn, B. E., P. J. Cisar, and T. L. DeVault. 2014. Wildlife strikes with military rotary-wing aircraft during flight operations within the United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:311-320.

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Washburn, B. E., P. J. Cisar, and T. L. DeVault. 2013. Wildlife strikes to civil helicopters in the US, 1990-2011. Transportation Research Part D 24:83-88.

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Biondi, K. M., J. L. Belant, T. L. DeVault, J. A. Martin, and G. Wang. 2013. Bat incidents with U.S. civil aircraft. Acta Chiropterologica 15:185-192.

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Schmidt, J. A., B. E. Washburn, T. L. DeVault, T. W. Seamans, and P. M. Schmidt. 2013. Do native warm-season grasslands near airports increase bird strike hazards? American Midland Naturalist 170:144-157.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. W. Seamans, P. M. Schmidt, T. L. DeVault, J. L. Belant, M. J. Whittingham, J. A. Martin, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2013. A framework for managing airport grasslands and birds amidst conflicting priorities. Ibis 155:199-203.

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DeVault, T. L., J. L. Belant, B. F. Blackwell, J. A. Martin, J. A. Schmidt, L. W. Burger, Jr., and J. W. Patterson, Jr. 2012. Airports offer unrealized potential for alternative energy production. Environmental Management 49:517-522.

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Moore, B. A., P. Baumhardt, M. Doppler, J. Randolet, B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, E. R. Loew, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2012. Oblique color vision in an open-habitat bird: spectral sensitivity, photoreceptor distribution, and behavioral implications. Journal of Experimental Biology 215:3442-3452.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. L. DeVault, T. W. Seamans, S. L. Lima, P. Baumhardt, and E. Fernández-Juricic. 2012. Exploiting avian vision with aircraft lighting to reduce bird strikes. Journal of Applied Ecology 49:758-766.

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DeBruyne, R. L., T. L. DeVault, A. E. Duerr, D. E. Capen, F. E. Pogmore, J. R. Jackson, and L. G. Rudstam. 2012. Spatial and temporal comparisons of double-crested cormorant diets following the establishment of alewife in Lake Champlain, USA. Journal of Great Lakes Research 38:123-130.

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DeVault, T. L., R. B. Chipman, S. C. Barras, J. D. Taylor, C. P. Cranker III, E. M. Squiers, and J. F. Farquhar. 2012. Reducing impacts of double-crested cormorants to natural resources in central New York: a review of a collaborative research, management, and monitoring program. Waterbirds 35 (Special Publication 1):50-55.

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Farquhar, J. F., I. M. Mazzocchi, R. D. McCullough, R. B. Chipman, and T. L. DeVault. 2012. Mitigation of double-crested cormorant impacts on Lake Ontario: from planning and practice to product delivery. Waterbirds 35 (Special Publication 1):56-65.

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Beasley, J. C., Z. H. Olson, and T. L. DeVault. 2012. Carrion cycling in food webs: comparisons among terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Oikos 121:1021-1026.

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Olson, Z. H., J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2012. Scavenger community response to the removal of a dominant scavenger. Oikos 121:77-84.

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DeVault, T. L., Z. H. Olson, J. C. Beasley, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2011. Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape. Basic and Applied Ecology 12:268-274.

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Greiner, E. C., A. M. Fedynich, S. L. Webb, T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2011. Hematozoa and a new haemoproteid species from Cathartidae (New World vulture) in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 97:1137-1139.

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Martin, J. A., J. L. Belant, T. L. DeVault, B. F. Blackwell, L. W. Burger, Jr., S. K. Riffell, and G. Wang. 2011. Wildlife risk to aviation: a multi-scale issue requires a multi-scale solution. Human-Wildlife Interactions 5:198-203.

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Biondi, K. M., J. L. Belant, J. A. Martin, T. L. DeVault, and G. Wang. 2011. White-tailed deer incidents with U.S. civil aircraft. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:303-309.

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DeVault, T. L., J. L. Belant, B. F. Blackwell, and T. W. Seamans. 2011. Interspecific variation in wildlife hazards to aircraft: implications for airport wildlife management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 35:394-402.

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Fernández-Juricic, E., B. Moore, M. Doppler, J. Freeman, B. F. Blackwell, S. L. Lima, and T. L. DeVault. 2011. Testing the terrain hypothesis: Canada geese see their world laterally and obliquely. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 77:147-158.

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Wenny, D. G., T. L. DeVault, M. D. Johnson, D. Kelly, C. H. ÅžekercioÄŸlu, D. F. Tomback, and C. J. Whelan. 2011. The need to quantify ecosystem services provided by birds. The Auk 128:1-14.

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Bernhardt, G. E., B. F. Blackwell, T. L. DeVault, and L. Kutchbach-Brohl. 2010. Fatal injuries to birds from collisions with aircraft reveal antipredator behaviours. Ibis 152:830-834.

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Hanson, K. C., T. L. DeVault, and S. J. Dinsmore. 2010. Increased abundance and first breeding record of the neotropic cormorant on the alluvial plain of Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 9:385-394.

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Fike, J. A., T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Identification of twenty-four polymorphic microsatellite markers for the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:1183-1185.

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Humberg, L. A., T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2009. Survival and cause-specific mortality of wild turkeys in northern Indiana. American Midland Naturalist 161:313-322.

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Blackwell, B. F., T. L. DeVault, E. Fernández-Juricic, and R. A. Dolbeer. 2009. Wildlife collisions with aircraft: a missing component of land-use planning for airports. Landscape and Urban Planning 93:1-9.

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Glista, D. J., T. L. DeVault, and J. A. DeWoody. 2009. A review of mitigation measures for reducing wildlife mortality on roadways. Landscape and Urban Planning 91:1-7.

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Glista, D. J., T. L. DeVault, and J. A. DeWoody. 2008. Vertebrate road mortality predominantly impacts amphibians. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 3:77-87.

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Glista, D. J., and T. L. DeVault. 2008. Road mortality of terrestrial vertebrates in Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 117:55-62.

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DeVault, T. L., J. E. Kubel, D. J. Glista, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2008. Mammalian hazards at small airports in Indiana: impact of perimeter fencing. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2:240-247.

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Kelly, N. E., D. W. Sparks, T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007. Diet of black and turkey vultures in a forested landscape. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119:267-270.

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DeVault, T. L., J. C. Beasley, L. A. Humberg, B. J. MacGowan, M. I. Retamosa, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007. Intrafield patterns of wildlife damage to corn and soybeans in northern Indiana. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 1:179-187.

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Beasley, J. C., T. L. DeVault, M. I. Retamosa, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007. A hierarchical analysis of habitat selection by raccoons in northern Indiana. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1125-1133.

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Beasley, J. C., T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007. Home range attributes of raccoons in a fragmented agricultural region of northern Indiana. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:844-850.

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Humberg, L. A., T. L. DeVault, B. J. MacGowan, J. C. Beasley, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007. Crop depredation by wildlife in northcentral Indiana. Proceedings of the National Wild Turkey Symposium 9:59-65.

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Galligan, E. W., T. L. DeVault, and S. L. Lima. 2006. Nesting success of grassland and savanna birds on reclaimed surface coal mines of the midwestern United States. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:537-546.

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Rhodes, O. E., Jr., T. L. DeVault, and L. M. Smith. 2006. Seasonal variation in carcass composition of American wigeon wintering in the Southern High Plains. Journal of Field Ornithology 77:220-228.

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DeVault, T. L., M. B. Douglas, J. S. Castrale, C. E. Mills, T. Hayes, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2006. Nesting success and status of the least tern breeding colony at Gibson Lake in southwestern Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 115:53-59.

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DeVault, T. L., M. B. Douglas, J. S. Castrale, C. E. Mills, T. Hayes, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2005. Identification of nest predators at a least tern colony in southwestern Indiana. Waterbirds 28:445-449.

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DeVault, T. L., B. D. Reinhart, I. L. Brisbin, Jr., and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2005. Flight behavior of black and turkey vultures: implications for reducing bird-aircraft collisions. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:601-608.

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Webb, S. L., A. M. Fedynich, S. K. Yeltatzie, T. L. DeVault, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2005. Survey of blood parasites in black and turkey vultures from South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist 4:355-360.

DeVault, T. L., B. D. Reinhart, I. L. Brisbin, Jr., and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2004. Home ranges of sympatric black and turkey vultures in South Carolina. Condor 106:706-711.

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DeVault, T. L., I. L. Brisbin, Jr., and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2004. Factors influencing the acquisition of rodent carrion by vertebrate scavengers and decomposers. Canadian Journal of Zoology 82:502-509.

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DeVault, T. L., O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and L. M. Smith. 2003. Condition indices for wintering American wigeon. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:1132-1137.

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Senthil Kumar, K., W. W. Bowerman, T. L. DeVault, T. Takasuga, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., I. L. Brisbin, Jr., and S. Masunaga. 2003. Chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminants in blood of black and turkey vultures from the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA. Chemosphere 53:173-182.

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DeVault, T. L., W. L. Stephens, B. D. Reinhart, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and I. L. Brisbin, Jr. 2003. Aerial telemetry accuracy in a forested landscape. Journal of Raptor Research 37:147-151.

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DeVault, T. L., O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and J. A. Shivik. 2003. Scavenging by vertebrates: behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives on an important energy transfer pathway in terrestrial ecosystems. Oikos 102:225-234.

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DeVault, T. L., and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2002. Identification of vertebrate scavengers of small mammal carcasses in a forested landscape. Acta Theriologica 47:185-192.

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DeVault, T. L., and A. R. Krochmal. 2002. Scavenging by snakes: an examination of the literature. Herpetologica 58:429-436.

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DeVault, T. L., P. E. Scott, R. A. Bajema, and S. L. Lima. 2002. Breeding bird communities of reclaimed coal mine grasslands in the American Midwest. Journal of Field Ornithology 73:268-275.

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Scott, P. E., T. L. DeVault, R. A. Bajema, and S. L. Lima. 2002. Grassland vegetation and bird abundances on reclaimed midwestern coal mines. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:1006-1014.

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Bajema, R. A., T. L. DeVault, P. E. Scott, and S. L. Lima. 2001. Reclaimed coal mine grasslands and their significance for Henslow’s sparrows in the American Midwest. The Auk 118:422-431.

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Other Publications

Benbow, M. E., P. S. Barton, M. D. Ulyshen, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, M. S. Strickland, J. K. Tomberlin, H. R. Jordan, and J. L. Pechal. 2019. Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 100:e01454.

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DeVault, T. L., P. A. Block, and M. Hillesheim. 2017. Solar photovoltaic arrays and Bird/Animal Aircraft Strike Hazard. U.S. Department of the Navy Fact Sheet, Renewable Energy Program Office.

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DeVault, T. L., B. F. Blackwell, J. L. Belant, and M. J. Begier. 2017. Wildlife at Airports. Wildlife Damage Management Technical Series. USDA, APHIS, WS National Wildlife Research Center. Fort Collins, Colorado. 19 pp.

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Conkling, T. J., J. A. Martin, J. L. Belant, and T. L. DeVault. 2015. Spatiotemporal dynamics in identification of aircraft-bird strikes. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2471:19-25.

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DeVault, T. L. 2015. Reprioritizing avian conservation efforts. Human-Wildlife Interactions 9:150-151.

Abernethy, E. F., K. L. Turner, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, W. C. Pitt, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2014. Impacts of invasive species on ecosystem energy flow on the Big Island of Hawai’i: Excuse me, but are you going to eat that cane toad? Proceedings of the 26th Vertebrate Pest Conference: 40-42.

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DeVault, T. L. 2014. Review of Wildlife Damage Management: Prevention, Problem Solving & Conflict Resolution, by R. F. Reidinger, Jr., and J. E. Miller. Johns Hopkins University Press, 243 pp. Human-Wildlife Interactions 8:296-297.

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Seamans, T. W., B. F. Blackwell, and T. L. DeVault. 2013. Brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) response to pyrotechnics and lethal removal in a controlled setting. Proceedings of the 15th Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 56-62.

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DeVault, T. L., M. J. Begier, J. L. Belant, B. F. Blackwell, R. A. Dolbeer, J. A. Martin, T. W. Seamans, and B. E. Washburn. 2013. Rethinking airport land-cover paradigms: agriculture, grass, and wildlife hazards. Human-Wildlife Interactions 7:10-15.

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Keirn, G., J. Cepek, B. F. Blackwell, and T. L. DeVault. 2010. On a quest for safer skies: managing the growing threat of wildlife hazards to aviation. The Wildlife Professional 4(2):52-55.

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DeVault, T. L., J. E. Kubel, O. E. Rhodes, Jr., and R. A. Dolbeer. 2009. Habitat and bird communities at small airports in the midwestern USA. Proceedings of the 13th Wildlife Damage Management Conference: 137-145.

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Blackwell, B. F., and T. L. DeVault. 2009. Richard A. Dolbeer: scientist, innovator, manager, and mentor. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 3:296-297.

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Chipman, R. B., T. L. DeVault, D. Slate, K. J. Preusser, M. S. Carrara, and J. W. Friers. 2008. Non-lethal management to reduce conflicts with winter urban crow roosts in New York, 2002-2007. Proceedings of the 23rd Vertebrate Pest Conference: 88-93.

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Shwiff, S. A., K. N. Kirkpatrick, T. L. DeVault, A. J. VanDeValk, J. T. H. Coleman, and J. R. Jackson. 2008. Methodology to quantify the economic impact of the double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) to the Oneida Lake Region, New York. Proceedings of the 23rd Vertebrate Pest Conference: 103-107.

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DeVault, T. L., B. J. MacGowan, J. C. Beasley, L. A. Humberg, M. I. Retamosa, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2007. Evaluation of corn and soybean damage by wildlife in northern Indiana. Proceedings of the 12th Wildlife Damage Management Conference (Addendum): 563-570.

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DeVault, T. L. 2007. Oneida Lake’s cormorant harassment program: frequently asked questions. The Oneida Lake Bulletin, Summer issue: 3-4.

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MacGowan, B. J., L. A. Humberg, J. C. Beasley, T. L. DeVault, M. I. Retamosa, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2006. Corn and soybean crop depredation by wildlife. Purdue University Extension Publication FNR-265-W. 14 pp.

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DeVault, T. L. 2005. Review of Food Webs at the Landscape Level, edited by G. A. Polis, M. E. Power, and G. R. Huxel. The University of Chicago Press, 530 pp. The Quarterly Review of Biology 80:140-141.

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Senthil Kumar, K., W. W. Bowerman, T. L. DeVault, T. Takasuga, and S. Masunaga. 2002. Levels of PCDD/DFS and dioxin-like PCBs in blood of black and turkey vultures from the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, USA. Organohalogen Compounds 58:461-464.

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