Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Michigan
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Michigan Staff Member


Dr. Brett Degregorio

Brett out for a snowy walk at the 2023 Wildlife Society Conference in Spokane, WA

Unit Leader
Phone: (260) 416 - 4242
Email: bdegregorio@usgs.gov
Faculty Email: degreg12@msu.edu
Faculty Website

Biography

I completed a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 2004, a M.S. in Biology at Purdue at Fort Wayne in 2008, and a PhD in Natural Resources at University of Illinois in 2014. I worked with the Department of Defense (ERDC-CERL) for 5 years studying wildlife conservation issues on military installations all over the country before beginning my current position with the Arkansas Cooperative Research Unit in 2019. In 2023, I was fortunate to be selected to serve as the first Unit Leader for the newly established Michigan Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. My students and I study the movement ecology, habitat use, distribution, and behavioral responses of reptiles, birds, and mammals to anthropogenic disturbance and human activity. Many of my current projects use wildlife game cameras to monitor community level changes and behavioral responses to human activity or development. My work is adaptable and flexible as my research program is tailored to work closely with the needs of our cooperators, the Michigan Dept of Natural Resources and the Fish and Wildlife Service. My students and I endeavor to study wildlife issues all over the state of Michigan. I teach several courses including Wildlife Management and Conservation and Conservation Biology.

Areas of Expertise

Anthropogenic Impacts, Behavioral Ecology, Predator-Prey Dynamics, Species Distribution Modeling, Urban Ecology, Wetland Ecology

Taxon Groups Studied

Carnivores, Furbearers, Gamebirds, Nongame Fish/Wildlife, Reptiles, Songbirds, Waterfowl

Research Publications Publication Date
Veon, J.T., E. Lassiter, E. Johansson, M. Shaw, L. McTgue, R. Gibson, A. Massey, and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Influence of Human Development and Predator Abundance on Virginia Opossum Occupancy, Abundance, and Activity Patterns. Journal of Zoology. doi:10.1111/jzo.13111 | Abstract | Download August 2023
Veon, J.T., D.G. Krementz, L.W. Naylor, B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Effects of landscape composition on winter mallard (Anas platyrhnchos) body condition in Eastern Arkansas. Journal of Wildlife Management | Abstract | Download November 2023
Veon, J.T., B.A. DeGregorio, L.W. Naylor, K.J. Reinecke, B.C. Dabbert, D.W. Demarest, K.M. Hartke, and D.G. Krementz. 2023. Body mass dynamics in wintering mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in the lower mississippi alluvial valley. Global Ecology and Conservation 41: e02368 | Download January 2023
Tetzlaff, S.J., Sperry, J.H. and DeGregorio, B.A., 2022. You can go your own way: No evidence for social behavior based on kinship or familiarity in captive juvenile box turtles. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 248, p.105586. | Download February 2022
Tetzlaff, S.J., J.H. Sperry, B.A. Kingsbury, and B.A. DeGregorio. 2019. Captive-rearing duration might be more important than environmental enrichment for enhancing turtle head-starting success. Global Ecology and Conservation 20, p.e00797. | Download September 2019
Tetzlaff, S.J., Estrada, A., DeGregorio, B.A. and Sperry, J.H., 2020. Identification of Factors Affecting Predation Risk for Juvenile Turtles Using 3D Printed Models. Animals, 10(2), p.275. | Download February 2020
Shamon, Hila. Et Al. 2024. Snapshot USA 2021: A third coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States - first trends. Ecology.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4318 | Abstract | Download May 2024
SNAPSHOT USA 2020: A second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2022. Ecology. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3775

Roland Kays1,2, Michael V. Cove2, Jose Diaz3, Kimberly Todd3, Claire Bresnan3, Matt Snider1,Thomas E. Lee, Jr.4, Seth C. Crockett4 , Anthony P. Crupi5, Katherine C.B. Weiss6,7, Helen Rowe8, Tiffany Sprague8, Jan Schipper7, Christopher A. Lepczyk9, Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk9, Jon Davenport10, Zach Farris10, Jacque Williamson11, M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid12, Drew Rezendes12, Alexandra J. Bebko12, Petros Chrysafis13, Alex J. Jensen14, David S. Jachowski14, Katherine C. King15, Brandon McDonald15, Daniel J. Herrera16, Marius van der Merwe17, Robert V. Horan III19, Michael S. Rentz20, LaRoy S.E. Brandt21, Christopher Nagy22, Sean P. Maher24, Andrea K. Darracq25, George Hess3, Matthew E. Gompper26, Stephen L. Webb27, John P. Vanek28, Diana J. R. Lafferty29, Tru Hubbard29, Jorie Favreau31, Jack Fogarty31, Steven Hammerich33, Michelle Halbur33, Morgan Gray33, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky34, Caleb Durbin34, Elizabeth A. Flaherty35, Jarred Brooke35, Stephanie S. Coster36, Richard G. Lathrop37, Katarina Russell37, Daniel A. Bogan38, Hila Shamon1, Robert C. Lonsinger42, M. Teague O'Mara43, Justin A. Compton44, Melinda Fowler44, Erika L. Barthelmess45, Katherine E. Andy45, Jerrold L. Belant46, Dean E. Beyer, Jr.47, Daniel G. Scognamillo48, Chris Schalk48, Caroline N. Ellison50, Chip Ruthven50, Sarah Fritts51, Jaquelyn Tleimat51, Mandy Gay51, Christopher A. Whittier52, Sean A. Neiswenter53, Robert Pelletier53, Brett A. DeGregorio54, Erin K. Kuprewicz55, Miranda L. Davis55, Carolina Baruzzi57, Marcus A. Lashley56, David Mason56, Derek R. Risch58, Maximilian L. Allen59,60, Laura S. Whipple60, Jinelle H. Sperry61, Patrick Wolff61, Robert H. Hagen62, Alessio Mortelliti63, Amay Bolinjcar63, Marketa Zimova68, Sean T. Giery70, Summer D. Higdon72, Ronald S. Revord72, Christopher P. Hansen73, Joshua J. Millspaugh73, Adam Zorn74, Nathaniel H. Wehr75, Brian D. Gerber77, Kylie Rezendes77, Jessie Adley77, Jennifer Sevin78, Austin M. Green79, Çağan H. Şekercioğlu79,80, Mary E. Pendergast81, Kayleigh Mullen81, Tori Bird81b, Andrew J. Edelman82, Tim Hawig82, Joanne R. Wasdin82, Andrea Romero83, Brian J. O'Neill83b[KR1] , Noel Schmitz83b, Rebecca A Vandermus83, Jesse M. Alston84, Kellie M. Kuhn85, Damon B. Lesmeister86, Cara L. Appel87, Christopher Rota88, Jennifer L. Stenglein89, Christine Anhalt-Depies89, Carrie Nelson90, Robert A. Long91, Paula MacKay91, Kathryn R. Remine91, Mark J. Jordan92, Mark Elbroch93, Dylan Bergman94, Sara Cendejas-Zarelli95, Kim Sager95, Haydée Hernández-Yáñez3, William J. McShea3 | Abstract | Download
April 2022
Ruther, E.V., M Asher, G. Christie, C. Gale, A. Massey, C. Massery, C.R. Middaugh, J. Veon, and B.A. DeGregorio. 2021. Northern Bobwhite Occupancy Patterns on Multiple Spatial Scales Across Arkansas. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 12: 502-512 | Download December 2021
McTigue, L.E., E.V. Lassiter, M. Shaw, E. Johansson, K. Wilson, and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Does daily activity overlap of mesocarnivores vary with human development? PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288477 | Abstract | Download January 2024
McTigue, L. and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Effects of Landcover on Mesocarnivore Density Along an Urban to Rural Gradient. Global Ecology and Conservation. | Abstract | Download November 2023
McKnight, D.T., K. Ard, R.J. Auguste, G. Bardahiva, M.F. Benard, P. Boban, M. Dillon, C.T. Downs, B.A. DeGregorio, B.M. Glorioso, R. Goodman, C. hird, E. Hollender, M. Kennedy. R. Kidman, A. Massey, P.McGovern, M. Muhlenhaupt, K. Ostovar, D. Podgorski, C. Price, B.A. Reinke, L. Streeting, J. Venezia, J. Young, and E.J. Nordberg. 2023. Nocturnal Basking in Turtles: A Global Perspective. Global Ecology and Conservation. p.e02444 | Download April 2023
Lassiter, E.V., J.H. Sperry, and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Movement ecology of adult and juvenile spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata) in a seasonally dynamic environment. Wildlife Research | Abstract April 2023
Kays et al. 2024. Climate, food, and umans Predict Mammal Communities in the United States. Diversity and Distributions 30(9): e13900. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13900 | Abstract August 2024
Johansson, E.P., and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. The Effects of Landscape and Yard Features on Mammal Diversity in Residential Yards. Urban Ecosystems. | Abstract | Download October 2023
Johansson, E.P. and B.A. DeGregorio. Predators in residential yards: influence of yard features on the occupancy, detections rates, and overlap of coyotes (Canis latrans), gray fox (Uyrocyon cinereoargenteus), and red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Wildlife Research | Abstract | Download October 2024
E.P. Johansson and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Effects of Landscape Cover and Yard Features on Free-roaming Cat (Felis catus) Distribution, Abundance, and Activity Patterns in a Suburban Area. Journal of Urban Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jue/juad003 | Abstract | Download May 2023
Deshwal, A., R. Kannan, S. L. Stephenson, J. D Willson, B. DeGregorio, and P. Panwar. 2022 Importance of Microhabitat Guilds for Conservation of Scrubland Birds in the Eastern Ghats of India. Ecology and Evolution: 1-12: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9192 | Download July 2022
DeGregorio, Wolff, and Rice. 2021. Evaluating hydrophones for detecting underwater-calling frogs: implications for monitoring imperiled species. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 16(3):513–524. | Download December 2021
DeGregorio, B.A., Veon, J.T. and Massey, A.. 2022. Wildlife associates of nine‐banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) burrows in Arkansas. Ecology and Evolution, 12(5), 8858. | Download June 2022
DeGregorio, B.A., Myers, H., and R. Moody. 2020. SOFT RELEASE TRANSLOCATION OF TEXAS HORNED LIZARDS (PHRYNOSOMA CORNUTUM) ON AN URBAN MILITARY INSTALLATION IN OKLAHOMA, USA. Animals. 10.3390/ani10081358 | Download August 2020
DeGregorio, B.A., M. McElroy, and E.P. Johansson. 2023. Occupancy and Activity Patterns of Nine-Banded Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in a Suburban Environment. Diversity 15: https://doi.org/10.3390/d15080907. | Download July 2023
DeGregorio, B.A., J.D. Willson, and A. Massey. Assessing the density, demography, and resilience to commercial harvest of aquatic turtles in the Mississippi Delta region of Arkansas. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Final Report | Abstract March 2022
DeGregorio, B.A., C. Gale, E. Lassiter, A. Massey, C. Roberts, and J. Veon. 2021. Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasyrus novemcinctus) Activity Patterns are Influenced by Human Activity. Ecology and Evolution: 0-8. | Abstract | Download November 2021
Cove, M. V., R. Kays, H. Bontrager, C. Bresnan, M. Lasky, T. Frerichs, R. Klann, T. E. Lee Jr., S. C. Crockett, A. P. Crupi, K. C. B. Weiss, H. Rowe, T. Sprague, J. Schipper, C. Tellez, C. A. Lepczyk, J. E. Fantle‐Lepczyk, S. LaPoint, J. Williamson, M. C. Fisher‐Reid, S. M. King, A. J. Bebko, P. Chrysafis, A. J. Jensen, D. S. Jachowski, J. Sands, K. A. MacCombie, D. J. Herrera, M. van der Merwe, T. W. Knowles, R. V. Horan III, M. S. Rentz, L. S. E. Brandt, C. Nagy, B. T. Barton, W. C. Thompson, S. P. Maher, A. K. Darracq, G. Hess, A. W. Parsons, B. Wells, G. W. Roemer, C. J. Hernandez, M. E. Gompper, S. L. Webb, J. P. Vanek, D. J. R. Lafferty, A. M. Bergquist, T. Hubbard, T. Forrester, D. Clark, C. Cincotta, J. Favreau, A. N. Facka, M. Halbur, S. Hammerich, M. Gray, C. C. Rega‐Brodsky, C. Durbin, E. A. Flaherty, J. M. Brooke, S. S. Coster, R. G. Lathrop, K. Russell, D. A. Bogan, R. Cliché, H. Shamon, M. T. R. Hawkins, S. B. Marks, R. C. Lonsinger, M. T. O'Mara, J. A. Compton, M. Fowler, E. L., K. E. Andy, J. L. Belant, D. E. Byer Jr., T. M. Kautz, D. G. Scognamillo, C. M. Schalk, M. S. Leslie, S. L. Nasrallah, C. N. Ellison, C. Ruthven, S. Fritts, J. Tleimat, M. Gay, C. A. Whittier, S. A. Neiswenter, R. Pelletier, B. A. DeGregorio, E. K. Kuprewicz, M. L. Davis, A. Dykstra, D. S. Mason, C. Baruzzi, M. A. Lashley, D. R. Risch, M. R. Price, M. L. Allen, L. S. Whipple, J. H. Sperry, R. H. Hagen, A. Mortelliti, B. E. Evans, C. E. Studds, A. P. K. Sirén, J. Kilborn, C. Sutherland, P. Warren, T. Fuller, N. C. Harris, N. H. Carter, E. Trout, M. Zimova, S. T. Giery, F. Iannarilli, S. D. Higdon, R. S. Revord, C. P. Hansen, J. J. Millspaugh, A. Zorn, J. F. Benson, N. H. Wehr, J. N. Solberg, B. D. Gerber, J. C. Burr, J. Sevin, A. M. Green, Ç. H. Şekercioğlu, M. Pendergast, K. A. Barnick, A. J. Edelman, J. R. Wasdin, A. Romero, B. J. O'Neill, N. Schmitz, J. M. Alston, K. M. Kuhn, D. B. Lesmeister, M. A. Linnell, C. L. Appel, C. Rota, J. L. Stenglein, C. Anhalt‐Depies, C. Nelson, R. A. Long, K. J. Jaspers, K. R. Remine, M. J. Jordan, D. Davis, H. Hernández‐Yáñez, J. Y. Zhao, and W. J. McShea. 2021. SNAPSHOT USA 2019: a coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States. Ecology 102(6): e03353. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3353 | Abstract | Publisher Website April 2021
DeGregorio, B.A., J.H. Sperry, and P.J. Weatherhead. 2021 Factors Influencing the Use of Water-filled Tree Cavities by Eastern Ratsnakes (Pantherophis alleghaniensis). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 16(1):173-182. | Download April 2021
Project Completion Date
Chasing the deer denominator: A standardized density estimation technique for white-tailed deer September 2026
The current and future distribution of armadillos: constraints, implications, and management October 2027
Evaluating outcomes of oak forest management on Southern Michigan State Game Areas. December 2028
Beaver response to non-lethal water control structures December 2026
Near Real Time Acoustic Monitoring of Imperiled Birds on DoD Installations December 2026
WildSNaP: Biodiversity in Solar through Native Planting July 2026
Impacts of Wild Hogs on Birds December 2024
Mesopredator Density Along an Urban to Rural Gradient December 2024
Upland Habitat Use by Crawfish Frogs December 2024
A rapid mapping tool for quantifying grassland management outcomes August 2024
Snapshot USA December 2023
Eastern Spotted Skunk Surveys December 2023
Occupancy Modeling of Northern Bobwhite in Arkansas June 2023
Why do turtles "bask" at night? December 2021
Global horizon scan to assess U.S. invasion risk of terrestrial and freshwater vertebrates in trade September 2023
Using hydrophones to survey for underwater calling frogs December 2021
Glade restoration and conservation management of Eastern Collared Lizards in Northern Arkansas March 2022
Nest ecology of bluebirds across land cover types December 2022
Body Condition Index of Overwintering Mallards in Arkansas May 2022
Nesting ecology of songbirds along an urban to rural gradient December 2020
Population demography and connectivity of Spotted Turtles on an urban military installation August 2020
Project Snapshot: USA December 2029
Assessing occurrence and effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on Loggerhead Shrike body condition, immunocompetence, survival, and reproduction June 2023
Effects of commercial harvest on freshwater turtle populations December 2021
Cochran, Azana
Master's
cochr124@msu.edu

Nielson, Gabrielle
Master's
nielso12@msu.edu

Wilson, Evan
Post Doc
wils1909@msu.edu

Wilson, Kenneth
Master's
kw101@uark.edu

Wilton, Clay
PhD
wiltoncl@msu.edu

Presentations Presentation Date
Wolff, P.J., B.A. DeGregorio, and J.D. Willson. Demonstration of a novel method for estimating the density of secretive snakes. SERDP-ESTCP Symposium, Dec 3-5 2019. December 2019
Wolff, P.J., B.A. DeGregorio, and A. Rice. Demonstration of Subsurface Passive Acoustic Monitoring (SPAM) to Survey for Underwater-Calling Frogs. SERDP-ESTCP Symposium, Dec 3-5 2019. December 2019
Wolff, P., J. Sperry, P. Hart, H. Klinck, J. Mortensen, and B. DeGregorio. 2023. Evaluating an Automated, Real-time Acoustic Monitoring System for Detecting Vocalizations of DoD Mission-Sensitive Species. SERDP-ESTCP Annual Symposium. November 2023
Wilson, K., C. Roberts, and B.A. DeGregorio. Effects of relative hog abundance on the occupancy and community composition of breeding birds. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. November 2023
Wilson K, DeGregorio BA, Roberts CP, Chiavacci S. 2024. Effects of relative hog abundance on the occupancy and community composition of birds. Arkansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas.<b><br></b> March 2024
Vertebrates in Trade that Pose High Invasion Risk to the United States. Brett DeGregorio, Wesley Daniel, Helen Sofaer, Catherine Jarnevich, Richard Erickson, Peder Engelstad, Jonathan Freedman, and Deah Lieurance. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. April 2024
Veon, J.V., B.A. DeGregorio, L.W. Naylor, K.J. Reinecke, B.C. Dabbert, D.W. Damarest, K.M. Hartke, and D.G. Krementz. Body Mass Dynamics in Wintering Waterfowl in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. North American Duck Symposium. February 2023
Veon, J.V., B.A. DeGregorio, L Naylor, and D.G. Krementz.2022. Body mass dynamics in wintering mallards in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Lower Mississippi Joint Venture Annual Conference. October 2022
Veon, J., B.A. DeGregorio, D.G. Krementz, and L. Naylor. 2021. Trends in Mallard Body Mass in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley 1979-2021. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. November 2021
Veon, J. and B.A. DeGregorio. Habitat management for overwintering mallards: is it effective? March 2020
Tetzlaff, S.J., E. Astrada, B.A. DeGregorio, and J.H. Sperry. 3D Printed Models Aid in Identifying Factors Affecting Predation Risk for Juvenile Box Turtles July 2019
Tetzlaff, S.J., B.A. Kingsbury, J.H. Sperry, and B.A. DeGregorio. Effects of environmental enrichment on translocation success for eastern box turtles. SERD-ESTCP Annual Symposium, DoD. Washington, DC Dec 2-5, 2019. December 2019
Spotted turtle (Clemmys guttata) movement patterns in an urbanized landscape. Lassiter, E.V., B.A. DeGregorio, and J.H. Sperry. 2020. Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society March 2020
Shaw, M.S., Roberts, C., and B.A. DeGregorio. 2022. A Habitat Suitability Model for the Plains Spotted Skunk. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Spokane, WA. November 2022
Shaw, M., C. Roberts, B. Sasse, and B.A. DeGregorio. Habitat Associations of Two Very Different Skunk Species. Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Furbearer Working Group. May 2023
Shaw, M., B.A. DeGregorio, and C.R. Roberts. Plains Spotted Skunk Distribution and Habitat Associations in the Great Plains. Oral Presentation. November 2023
Shaw, M., B.A. DeGregorio, and C. Roberts. Eastern spotted skunk species distribution model across the Great Plains region. 33rd Annual Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern U.S. March 2023
Ruther, E.V., J.H. Sperry, and B.A. DeGregorio. Regional Trends in Spotted Turtle Movement July 2019
Ruther, E.V., J.H. Sperry, and B.A. DeGregorio. Regional Trends in Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Movement Patterns October 2019
Ruther, E.V., B.A. DeGregorio, and J.H. Sperry. 2020. <b>Drivers of Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) Movement and Space Use in an Urbanized Landscape</b> September 2020
Northern Bobwhite Occupancy Patterns on Multiple Spatial Scales. 2022. Ellery Lassiter, John Veon, Chris Middaugh, Andrhea Massey, Marcus Asher, Cody Massery, Grace Christie, Connor Gale, and Brett DeGregorio. Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Spokane, WA. November 2022
Northern Bobwhite Occupancy Patterns on Multiple Spatial Scales Across Arkansas. 2022. Ellery Lassiter, John Veon, Chris Middaugh, Andrhea Massey, Marcus Asher, Cody Massery, Grace Christie, Connor Gale, and Brett DeGregorio. Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference. March 2022
Mctigue, L. and B.A. DeGregorio. 2022. Mesocarnivore density along an urban to rural gradient. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. November 2022
McTigue, L.E. and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. Effects of Landcover on Mesocarnivore Density Along an Urban to Rural Gradient. March 2023
Lassiter, E.R., J.H. Sperry, and B.A. DeGregorio. 2019. Why did the turtle cross the wetland? Poster Presentation - Spotted, Blanding's and Wood Turtle Symposium. November 2019
L.E. McTigue and B.A. DeGregorio. Effects of landcover on mesocarnivore density along an urban to rural gradient. Arkansas chapter of the wildlife society annual conference. March 2023
L.E. McTigue and B.A. DeGregorio. Does daily activity overlap of three mesocarnivores vary based on human development? Animal Behavioral Society Annual Conference. July 2023
Johansson, E.P. and B.A. DeGregorio. Suburban Wildlife Management in Northwest Arkansas. 2022. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. November 2022
Johansson, E.P. and B.A. DeGregorio. 2023. The Effects of Landscape and Yard Features on Mammals in Residential Yards. Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference March 2023
E. Johansson and B.A. DeGregorio. Landscape and Yard Feature Effects on Mammalian Wildlife in Residential Yards Across an Urban to Rural Gradient. Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference. March 2023
Donahue, E.R., A.J. Worm, B.A. DeGregorio, L.A. Neuman-Lee, and T.J. Boves. Investigating the prevalence and effects of agricultural toxins in Loggerhead Shrikes in Arkansas, USA. American Ornithological Society Annual Conference. August 2023
Donahue, E.R., A.J. Worm, B.A. DeGregorio, L.A. Neuman-Lee, and T.J. Boves. 2024. Investigating the prevalence and effects of neonicotinoid pesticides in a songbird, the Loggerhead Shrike in Arkansas. Oral Presentation. Association of Southeastern Biologists. March 2024
Donahue, E., A.J. Worm, B.A. DeGregorio, L. Neuman-Lee, and T. Boves. 2022. High Prevalence of Neonicotinoid Residues in a Declining Predatory Songbird, the Loggerhead Shrike, in Arkansas, USA. Association of Field Ornithologists. October 2022
Does the Human Shield Hypothesis explains patterns of Virginia Opossum occupancy, abundance, and activity? 2022. John Veon, Ellery Lassiter, Emily Johansson, Michael Shaw, Leah McTigue, Andrhea Massey, Rylee Gibson, and Brett DeGregorio. Arkansas Chapter of the Wildlife Society Annual Conference. March 2022
DeGregorio, B.A. 2024. Snapshot USA in Michigan- a long-term coordinated camera trapping effort. Corey Marsh Ecological Research Center Annual Symposium. October 2024
DeGregorio, B.A. 2024. Armadillos are coming: Why we should care. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Annual Meeting. March 2024
DeGregorio, B.A. 2022. Working with state cooperators. South East Region Science Meeting. Online. July 2022
DeGregorio, B.A. 2022. Mesopredator co-existence with humans. Presentation to NSF REU Program Orientation. June 2022
Comparative analyses of the gut microbiome in agricultural and non-agricultural Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus). Emily R. Donahue, Brian K. Trevelline, Alexander J. Worm, Alix E. Matthews, Brett A. DeGregorio, Than J. Boves, and Lorin A. Neuman-Lee. American Ornithological Society October 2024
Christie, G.H., and B.A. DeGregorio. 2020. Changes in Northern Bobwhite occupancy and distribution across Arkansas. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. Louisville September 2020
Christie, G.H. and B.A. DeGregorio. 2002. Changes in Northern Bobwhite occupancy and distribution across Arkansas. North American Ornithological Conference, Puerto Rico. August 2020
Berry LL, DeGregorio BA, Uden DR, Roberts CP. 2024. Grassland bird occupancy responses to two new spatial early warning signals of state transitions: testing spatial variance and spatial covariance. Arkansas Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas. March 2024
B.A. DeGregorio. 2022. Developing and maintaining cooperator relationships. New Scientist Orientation. Denver, CO. August 2022
B.A. DeGregorio, S.J. Tetzlaff, B.A. Kingsbury, and J.H. Sperry. Does Environmental Enrichment Improve Head Starting for Eastern Box Turtles? October 2019
Asher, M. B.A. DeGregorio, E.V. Ruther, C. Middaugh, J. Veon, A. Massey, C. Massery, G. Christie, and C. Gale. 2021. Bobwhite Occupancy on Multiple Spatial Scales. Presentation to the Bobwhite Technical Committee. August 2021
Technical Publications Publication Date
B.A. DeGregorio, J.H. Sperry, and B.A. Kingsbury. Transferring "translocation science" to wildlife conservation on DoD installations: demonstration of environmental enrichment and soft release technology. 2019. Report ID: RC201616. DoD SERDP-ESTCP program. April 2019
Type Citation Publication Date
Data Release Veon, John T. et al. (2024). Morphometrics of mallards in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley and associated climate variables from 1979-2021 [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.z34tmpgnz November 2023
Data Release McTigue, L. and B.A. DeGregorio. Nine Banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) Occupancy and Density Along an Urban to Rural Gradient. August 2023
Data Release Johansson, E.P. and B.A. DeGregorio. Mammalian Camera Trap Data: Northwest Arkansas. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kd51c5bb6 June 2023
Role and Organization Individual         Start Date        End Date       
The Wildlife Society - Member Degregorio March 2019 Present
The Wildlife Society - Faculty Mentor of the student chapter of the wildlife society Degregorio April 2019 Present
Other - Working with a group of biologists in the state to help develop species ranking criteria for updating the State Wildlife Action Plan for 2025 Degregorio April 2024 Present
Other - Member and researcher in the national Loggerhead Shrike Working group. Our goal is to coordinate efforts to recover this declining species. Degregorio October 2019 Present