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Present	Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University
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Natural Resources and Conservation

Articles (77)

Evaluation of an elk detection probability model in the Black ...

Western North American Naturalist (2020)

Evan C. Phillips, Chadwick P. Lehman, Robert W. Klaver, Angela R. Jarding, et al.

Since 1993, elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) abundance in the Black Hills of South Dakota has been estimated using a detection ...

Hunting and mountain sheep: do current harvest practices affect horn ...

Evolutionary Applications (2019)

Tayler N. LaSharr, Ryan A. Long, James R. Heffelfinger, Vernon C. Bleich, et al.

The influence of human harvest on evolution of secondary sexual characteristics has implications for sustainable management of wildlife populations. The ...

Characterizing urban butterfly populations: the case for purposive point-count surveys

Urban Ecosystems (2019)

Bret Lang, Philip M. Dixon, Robert W. Klaver, Janette Thompson, et al.

Developing effective butterfly monitoring strategies is key to understanding how butterflies interact with urban environments, and, in turn, to developing ...

Estimating density and detection of bobcats in fragmented midwestern landscapes ...

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2019)

Christopher N. Jacques, Robert W. Klaver, Tim C. Swearingen, Edward D. Davis, et al.

Camera‐trapping data analyzed with spatially explicit capture–recapture (SCR) models can provide a rigorous method for estimating density of small populations ...

Northern Yellowstone Mule Deer Seasonal Movement, Habitat Selection, and Survival ...

Western North American Naturalist (2019)

Peter J. Gogan, Robert W. Klaver and Edward M. Olexa

We determined the movement patterns and survival rates of 85 radio-marked adult female Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) ...

Quantifying Thermal‐Imager Effectiveness for Detecting Bird Nests on Farms

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2019)

Matthew D. Stephenson, Lisa A. Schulte and Robert W. Klaver

We conducted a designed experiment to test whether having a thermal‐imaging camera available affected researchers’ nest detection rates when searching ...

Occupancy modeling of Parnassius clodius butterfly populations in Grand Teton ...

Journal of Insect Conservation (2018)

Kimberly E. Szcodronski, Diane M. Debinski and Robert W. Klaver

Estimating occupancy patterns and identifying vegetation characteristics that influence the presence of butterfly species are essential approaches needed for determining ...

Respiratory disease, behavior, and survival of mountain goat kids

Journal of Wildlife Management (2018)

Julie A. Blanchong, Christopher A. Anderson, Nicholas Clark, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

Bacterial pneumonia is a threat to bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations. Bighorn sheep in the East Humboldt Mountain Range (EHR), ...

Chronic wasting disease detection and mortality sources in semi-protected deer ...

Wildlife Biology (2018)

Krysten L. Schuler, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, Christopher S. Jennelle, et al.

Surveillance for wildlife diseases is essential for assessing population dynamics of ungulates, especially in free-ranging populations where infected animals are ...

Nest tree use by southern flying squirrels in fragmented Midwestern ...

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2018)

James S. Zweep, Christopher N. Jacques, Sean E. Jenkins, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

Southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans; SFS) nest in naturally formed cavities in snags and hardwoods found in mature, oak (Quercus ...

Weather and landscape factors affect white-tailed deer neonate survival at ...

PloS ONE (2018)

Eric S. Michel, Jonathan A. Jenks, Kyle D. Kaskie, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

Offspring survival is generally more variable than adult survival and may limit population growth. Although white-tailed deer neonate survival has ...

Book Review of Serendipity: An Ecologist’s Quest to Understand ...

Journal of Mammalogy (2017)

E. E. Ball, D. M. Adams, J. N. Dupuie, M. M. Jones, et al.

A common thought among graduate students is: “how do established scientists get where they are today?” In Serendipity: An Ecologist’s ...

Response of Anurans to Wetland Restoration on a Midwestern Agricultural ...

Journal of Herpetology (2017)

Paul E. Bartelt and Robert W. Klaver

Since the early 1990s, >5,000 ha of historic wetlands (and adjacent prairie) have been restored on the row-crop agricultural landscape ...

Associations among Habitat Characteristics and Meningeal Worm Prevalence in Eastern ...

Journal of Wildlife Diseases (2017)

Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver and Shelli A. Dubay

Few studies have evaluated how wetland and forest characteristics influence the prevalence of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) infection of deer ...

Canada goose nest survival at rural wetlands in north-central Iowa

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2016)

Brenna N. Ness and Robert W. Klaver

The last comprehensive nest survival study of the breeding giant Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) population in Iowa, USA, was ...

Influence of patch shape on mallard nest survival in northern ...

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2016)

Rolf R. Koford, Gian Dodici, Guy Zenner, Jennifer A. Vogel, et al.

Reproductive success of mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) is influenced by distribution and amount of wetlands and grasslands on the landscape during ...

Review of Large Carnivore Conservation: Integrating Science and Policy in ...

Journal of Mammalogy (2016)

A. L. McCombs, A. J. Albertsen, M. M. Cox, E. E. Ernst, et al.

The management and conservation of large carnivores is of worldwide concern and is as much about human values, interactions, and ...

Age-specific survival of reintroduced swift fox in Badlands National Park ...

Wildlife Society Bulletin (2016)

Indrani Sasmal, Robert W. Klaver, Jonathan A. Jenks and Greg M. Schroeder

In 2003, a reintroduction program was initiated at Badlands National Park (BNP), South Dakota, USA, with swift foxes (Vulpes velox) ...

Do transmitters affect survival and body condition of American beavers ...

Wildlife Biology (2016)

Joshua B. Smith, Steve K. Windels, Tiffany Wolf, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

One key assumption often inferred with using radio-equipped individuals is that the transmitter has no effect on the metric of ...

Spatial Ecology and Survival of Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni ...

Journal of Raptor Research (2016)

Will M. Inselman, Shubham Datta, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

In recent years, anthropogenic conversion of grassland habitat has raised concerns about the status of breeding Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni) ...

Influence of Habitat and Intrinsic Characteristics on Survival of Neonatal ...

PloS ONE (2015)

Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Troy W. Grovenburg and Robert W. Klaver

Increased understanding of the influence of habitat (e.g., composition, patch size) and intrinsic (e.g., age, birth mass) factors on survival ...

Effects of climate and plant phenology on recruitment of moose ...

Oecologia (2015)

Kevin L. Monteith, Robert W. Klaver, Kent R. Hersey, A. Andrew Holland, et al.

Climate plays a fundamental role in limiting the range of a species, is a key factor in the dynamics of ...

Mate Replacement and Alloparental Care in Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)

The Prairie Naturalist (2015)

Shubham Datta, Will M. Inselman, Jonathan A. Jenks, Kent C. Jensen, et al.

Alloparental care (i.e., care for unrelated offspring) has been documented in various avian species (Maxson 1978, Smith et al. 1996, ...

Influence of ecologic factors on prevalence of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus ...

Journal of Wildlife Diseases (2015)

Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Troy W. Grovenburg, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

The meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) is a nematode parasite that commonly infects white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus; WTD) throughout the deciduous ...

Restored Agricultural Wetlands in central Iowa: Habitat Quality and Amphibian ...

Wetlands (2015)

Rebecca A. Reeves, Clay L. Pierce, Kelly L. Smalling, Robert W. Klaver, et al.

Amphibians are declining throughout the United States and worldwide due, partly, to habitat loss. Conservation practices on the landscape restore ...