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Arizona Research Activities

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Arizona scientists are involved in regional, national and international fish and wildlife research. Their work includes developing new methods to manage fish and wildlife species of arid lands; captive breeding techniques for threatened and endangered fishes found no where else in the world; methods to reduce impacts of invasive species on native aquatic ecosystems; effects of climate change on arid land species; cutting-edge genetic techniques for managing fish and wildlife populations; and development of new fish and wildlife survey techniques.

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кузьменко, ю. г., т. в. спесивьій, с.а. боннар. 2009. морфологическая характеристика и рост щуки (Esox lucius L.) некоторьіх водоемов сша. рибне господарство міжвідомчий тематичний науковий збірник випуск 67:131-135. (Kuzmenko, Specivy and Bonar. 2009. Morphological characteristics and growth of northern pike in waters of the United States. Fisheries (Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences) 67:131-135	December 2009
Zeigler, M.P., S.F. Brinkman, C.A. Caldwell, A.S. Todd, M. S. Recsetar, and S.A. Bonar. 2013. Upper thermal tolerances of Rio Grande cutthroat trout under constant and fluctuating temperatures. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 142:1395-1405. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2013.811104 \| Abstract	April 2013	Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis are the southernmost subspecies of cutthroat trout. Similar to other cutthroat trout, stream temperature regulates growth, reproductive success, distribution, and ultimately survival of the subspecies. Understanding upper thermal tolerance of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout is important for development of water temperature standards and assessment of suitable habitat for reintroduction and management. The thermal requirements of eggs and fry of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout under static and fluctuating temperature regimes were assessed using the acclimated chronic exposure (ACE) method at two different laboratories. Results of experiments from both laboratories were in agreement. Maximum growth of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout occurred at 15.3°C. Fish became lethargic and ceased feeding as temperatures approached the 30-d ultimate upper incipient lethal temperature (UUILT) of approximately 22°C. Survival during fluctuating temperature treatments was dependent upon the daily maximum temperature and the range of daily fluctuations which occurred at 25°C. The upper thermal limits for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout were lower than some salmonids but similar to other subspecies of cutthroat. Similar to other cutthroat trout subspecies, the low upper thermal limits of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout may increase risk of deleterious effects from climate change, habitat alteration, and non-native salmonids. Results indicate that daily mean water temperatures near 15°C would be suitable for reintroduction of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. This information will aid in establishing water quality standards to protect habitat where the subspecies currently occurs.
Zeigler, M.P., S.F. Brinkman, C.A. Caldwell, A.S. Todd, M. S. Recsetar, and S.A. Bonar. 2013. Upper thermal tolerances of Rio Grande cutthroat trout under constant and fluctuating temperatures. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 142:1395-1405. https://doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2013.811104 \| Abstract \| Download	April 2013	Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis are the southernmost subspecies of cutthroat trout. Similar to other cutthroat trout, stream temperature regulates growth, reproductive success, distribution, and ultimately survival of the subspecies. Understanding upper thermal tolerance of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout is important for development of water temperature standards and assessment of suitable habitat for reintroduction and management. The thermal requirements of eggs and fry of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout under static and fluctuating temperature regimes were assessed using the acclimated chronic exposure (ACE) method at two different laboratories. Results of experiments from both laboratories were in agreement. Maximum growth of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout occurred at 15.3°C. Fish became lethargic and ceased feeding as temperatures approached the 30-d ultimate upper incipient lethal temperature (UUILT) of approximately 22°C. Survival during fluctuating temperature treatments was dependent upon the daily maximum temperature and the range of daily fluctuations which occurred at 25°C. The upper thermal limits for Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout were lower than some salmonids but similar to other subspecies of cutthroat. Similar to other cutthroat trout subspecies, the low upper thermal limits of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout may increase risk of deleterious effects from climate change, habitat alteration, and non-native salmonids. Results indicate that daily mean water temperatures near 15°C would be suitable for reintroduction of Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout. This information will aid in establishing water quality standards to protect habitat where the subspecies currently occurs.
Wilder, Benjamin T; Amanda T. Becker, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Melanie Culver. 2021. Tracking the desert's edge with a Pleistocene relict. Journal of Arid Environments, DOI.org/10.1016/j.jaidenv.2021.104653 \| Abstract	October 2021	A series of 900–1200 m desert peaks surrounded by arid lowlands occur throughout the southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico where temperate affiliated species occur at highest elevations. The presence of disjunct long-lived plant taxa on under-explored summits, especially Isla Tiburón at 29º latitude in the Gulf of California, suggests a more southerly extent of Ice Age woodlands than previously understood. The phylogeography of the desert edge species <i>Canotia holacantha</i> (Celastraceae) was investigated to test the hypothesis that insular desert peak populations represent remnants of Pleistocene woodlands rather than recent dispersal events. Sequences of four chloroplast DNA regions totaling 2,032 bp were amplified from 74 individuals of 14 populations across the entire range of <i>C. holacantha</i> as well as nine individuals that represented the other two species in its clade (<i>C. wendtii</i> and <i>Acanthothamnus aphyllus</i>) and two outgroups. Results suggest that a <i>Canotia</i> common ancestor occurred on the landscape, which underwent a population contraction ca. 15 kya. The Isla Tiburón <i>C. holacantha</i> population and the Chihuahuan Desert microendemic <i>C. wendtii</i>have the greatest genetic differentiation, are sister to one another, and basal to all other <i>Canotia</i> populations. Three haplotypes within <i>C. holacantha</i> were recovered, which correspond to regional geography and thus identified as the Arizona, Sonora, and Tiburón haplotypes, within which <i>Acanthothamnus aphyllus</i> is nested rather than as a related genus. These results indicate a once broad distribution of <i>Canotia </i>/<i> Acanthothamnus</i> during the Pleistocene, now present in relict populations on the fringes of the southern desert, in the Chihuahuan Desert, with scattered populations on desert peaks and a common or abundant distribution at the norther ecotone of the Sonoran Desert. These results suggest <i>Canotia</i> has tracked the shift of the desert’s edge both in latitude and elevation since the end of the last Ice Age.
Widmer, A. M., C. J. Carveth, S. A. Bonar, and J. R. Simms. 2006. Upper temperature tolerance of loach minnow under acute, chronic, and fluctuating thermal regimes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:755-762.	July 2006
Ward, D. L., O. E. Maughan, and S. A. Bonar. 2002. A variable speed swim tunnel for testing the swimming ability of age 0 fish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 64:228-231.	June 2002
Ward, D. L., O. E. Maughan, S. A. Bonar, and W. J. Matter. 2002. Effects of temperature, fish length, and exercise on swimming performance of age-0 flannelmouth sucker. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:492-497	June 2002
Ward, D. L, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Effects of cold water on susceptibility of age 0 flannelmouth sucker to predation by rainbow trout. The Southwestern Naturalist. 48(1):43-46	March 2003
Vaughn EE, Morrison JL, Dwyer J, and Culver M. 2015. Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the crested caracara, Caracara cheriway. Conservation Genetic Resources, 7(1):1877-7252	June 2015
Vargas K, Kraberger S, Custer JM, Paietta EN, Culver M, Munguia-Vega A, Dolby GA and A Varsani 2023. Identification of novel polyomavirus in wild Sonoran Desert rodents of the family Heteromyidae. Archives of Virology, 168:253. doi: 10.1007/s00705-023-05877-5. \| Abstract	October 2023	Rodents are the largest and most diverse group of mammals. Covering a wide range of structural and functional adaptations, rodents successfully occupy virtually every terrestrial habitat, and are often found in close association with humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. Although rodents are known to be reservoirs of zoonotic viruses and a significant amount of research has focused in this area, there has been less emphasis on viral ecology of rodents in general. Here, we utilized a viral metagenomics approach to investigate the DNA virome of wild rodent from Baja California Peninsula, Mexico using fecal samples. As part of this study, we identified a novel polyomavirus (PyV) in fecal samples from two rodent species, a spiny pocket mouse (<i>Chaetodipus spinatus</i>), and a Dulzura kangaroo rat (<i>Dipodomys simulans</i>). These two polyomaviruses represent a new species in the genus <i>Betapolyomavirus</i>. Sequences of this polyomavirus phylogenetically cluster with other rodent polyomaviruses and two other non-rodent polyomaviruses (WU and KI) that have been identified in the respiratory tract of young humans. Through our continued work on seven species of rodents, we endeavor to explore viral diversity associated with wild rodents in Baja California Peninsula and expand on current knowledge of their ecology and evolution.
Vargas K, Brown DE, Wisely E, and M. Culver. 2019. A resurrection of the Tamaulipas white-sided jackrabbit, Lepus altamira, based on DNA sequence data. Revista. Mexicana. Biodiv. vol.90, http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2019.90.2520; Epub May 27, 2019	January 2019
Varas, C., P. Krausman, J. Ramirez, S. Cunnimgham and M. Culver. 2007. Genetic variability in black bears in the Four Peaks area, Tonto National Forest, AZ. In: Borders, Boundaries, and Time Scales, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwest Deserts, Extended Abstracts: December 2006, pp. 78-80.	December 2007
Varas, C., C. Gonzalez Lopez, J. Ramirez, P. Krausman and M. Culver. 2007. Population structure of black bears in northern Mexico. In: Borders, Boundaries, and Time Scales, Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwest Deserts, Extended Abstracts: December 2006, pp. 80-82.	December 2007
Ulrich, T. L., and S. A. Bonar. 2020. Inexpensive, Underwater Filming of Rare Fishes in High Definition. Fisheries 45:121-130.	March 2020
Ulibarri, R. M., S. Bonar, C. Rees, J. Amberg, B. Ladell, and C. Jackson. 2017. Comparing Efficiency of American Fisheries Society Standard Snorkeling Techniques to Environmental DNA Sampling Techniques. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:644-651.	May 2017
Tracy, E. E., M. J. Brouder, A. C. Iles, C. N. Teal and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Indices for Common North American Fishes. Pages 441 to 786 in S. A. Bonar, N Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope, editors. Standard methods to sample North American freshwater fishes. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.	September 2024
Tracy, E. E, C. N. Teal, S. J. Ingram, C. J. Jenney, J. D. Grant, and S. A. Bonar. 2021. The Impact of COVID-19 on Freshwater Fisheries Fieldwork and Data Collection. Fisheries. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10636	July 2021
Tingay, R., M. Culver, E. M. Hallerman, J. D. Fraser and R. T. Watson. 2002. Subordinate males sire offspring in Madagascar fish-eagle (Haliaeetus voiciferoides) polyandrous breeding groups. Journal of Raptor Research 36:280-286	July 2002
Tingay, R. E., M. Culver and R. Watson. 2007. Using molecular sexing to assess field-based techniques for gender assignment in the Madagascar fish-eagle. J. of Raptor Res, 41(1)45-49.	December 2007
Tingay, R. E., Dawson, D. A., Pandhal, J., Clarke, M. L., David, V., Hailer, F., and M. Culver. 2007. Isolation of 22 new Haliaeetus microsatellite loci and their characterisation in the critically endangered Madagascar fish-eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides) and three other Haliaeetus eagle species. Molecular Ecology Notes, doi: 10. 1111/j. 1471-8286. 2007. 01690. x	January 2007
Teal, C.N., Schill, D.J., Bauder, J.M., Fogelson, S.B., Fitzsimmons, K., Stewart, W.T., Culver, M. and Bonar, S.A., 2024. The effects of estradiol‐17β on the sex reversal, survival, and growth of Red Shiner and its use in the development of YY individuals. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 86(1), pp.110-129. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10314	January 2024
Teal, C. N., D. Katharine Coykendall, Matthew R. Campbell, Thomas A. Delomas, Daniel L. Eardley, John A. Erwin, Daniel J. Schill, Javan M. Bauder, Scott A. Bonar and Melanie Culver. 2023. The development of genetic sex identification markers and evidence of a male heterogametic sex determination system in Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis. North American Journal of Aquaculture 85:(1)74-86.	October 2022
Teal, C. N., D. J. Schill, S. B. Fogelson, C. M. Roberts, K. Fitzsimmons, J. M. Bauder, W. T. Stewart and S. A. Bonar. 2023. The effects of estradiol-17β on the sex reversal, survival, and growth of green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus. Aquaculture. 562, 738853	January 2023
Teal, C. N., D. J. Schill, S. B. Fogelson, C. M. Roberts, K. Fitzsimmons and S. A. Bonar 2022. Development of Aquaculture Protocols and Gonadal Differentiation of Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). Aquaculture 547 (2022) 737515	January 2022
Teal, C. N., D. J. Schill, S. B. Fogelson and S. A. Bonar. 2021. Development of aquaculture protocols and gonadal differentiation of Red Shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis). North American Journal of Aquaculture. Early View.	January 2021
Svancara, C. M., A. M. Lien, W. T. Vanasco, L. López-Hoffman, S. A. Bonar, and G. B. Ruyle. 2015. Jaguar critical habitat designation causes concern for Southwestern ranchers. Rangelands 37(4):144-151.	July 2015
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Use of mammal manure by nesting burrowing owls: A test of four functional hypotheses. Animal Behaviour 73:65-73.	January 2007
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Use of artificial burrows on golf courses for burrowing owl conservation. Turf and Environmental Research Online 4:1-6.	September 2005
Smith, M. D., C. J. Conway, and L. E. Ellis. 2005. Burrowing owl nesting productivity: a comparison between artificial and natural burrows on and off golf courses. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:454-462.	October 2005
Shaw, H.G., Beier, P., Culver, M., and Grigione, M. 2007. Puma Field Guide. A guide covering the Biological Considerations, General Life History, identification, Assessment, and Management of Puma concolor. The Cougar Network	December 2007
Schultz, A., E. Maughan, W. Matter, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Effects of Flooding on Abundance of Native and Nonnative Fishes Downstream From a Small Impoundment. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:503-511.	May 2003
Schultz, A. A., and S. A. Bonar. 2016. Spawning and hatching of endangered Gila Chub Gila intermedia in captivity. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 78:279-283.	August 2016
Schultz, A. A., and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Growth and survival of larval and juvenile Gila chub at different temperatures. North American Journal of Aquaculture.	January 2009
Schade, C. B., and S. A. Bonar. 2005. Distribution and abundance of nonnative fishes in streams of the western United States. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:1386-1394.	July 2005
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar, O. G. Feuerbacher, L. Simons, and C. Powers. 2015. Spawning Ecology and Captive Husbandry of Endangered Moapa Dace. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Research Report, Tucson.	December 2015
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar, O. G. Feuerbacher, L. H. Simons and C. Powers. 2018. Propagation of Endangered Moapa Dace. Copeia 106:652-662.	December 2018
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar, O. G. Feuerbacher and L. H. Simons. 2020. Use of underwater videography to quantify conditions utilized by endangered Moapa Dace while spawning. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 40:17-28.	March 2020
Rogowski, D. L., S. Sitko, and S. A. Bonar. 2013. Optimizing Control of Invasive Crayfish Using Life History Information. Freshwater Biology 58:1279-1291.	June 2013
Robinson, G., C. J. Conway, C. Kirkpatrick, and D. L. LaRoche. 2010. Response to nestling throat ligatures by three songbirds. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:806-809.	October 2010
Reitsma, L., M. Goodnow, M.T. Hallworth, and C. J. Conway. 2010. Canada Warbler (Cardellina canadensis), The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/421. doi:10.2173/bna.421	December 2010
Recsetar, M. S., and S. A. Bonar. Accepted. Survivial of Apache trout Oncorhynchus gilae apache eggs and alevins under static and fluctuating temperature regimes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142:373-379.	July 2013
Recsetar, M. S., and S. A. Bonar. 2015. Effectiveness of Two Commercial Rotenone Formulations on the Eradication of Virile Crayfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35:616-620	May 2015
Recsetar, M. S., S. A. Bonar, and O. G. Feuerbacher. 2014. Growth and survival of Apache Trout under static and fluctuating temperature regimes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 143:1247-1254	July 2014
Recsetar, M. S., M. P. Zeigler, D. L. Ward, S. A. Bonar, and C. A. Caldwell. 2012. Relationship Between Fish Size and Thermal Tolerance. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 141:1433-1438.	September 2012
Ramos, S. and M. Culver. 2024. Integrating the Seemingly Disparate in Molecular Ecology: Indigenous Research Methodologies, Traditional Ecological Knowledge and molecular scatology in a wildlife survey on Yurok Tribe Ancestral Lands. Molecular Ecology Respouces, May 2024 Molecular Ecology Resources DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13963	May 2024
Ramirez J, Munguia-Vega A and M Culver. 2011. Isolation of microsatellite loci from the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbuenae). Conservation Genetic Resources, 3:327-329.	April 2011
Quijada-Mascarenas A, van Riper III C, James DJ, Lopez-Hoffman L, Sharp C, Gimblett R, Scott ML, Norman LM, Medellin R, Callegary JB, List R, Wallace CSA, Holm P, Glenn E, Leenhouts J, Esque T, Culver M, Webb R, Steidl RJ, Villarreal ML, Nagler P, Lackner W, Sturm M, Castillo-Gamez R, and Ceballos G. 2012. An ecosystem approach for developing an environmental monitoring program for the US/Mexico Border Region. In: de la Parra C.A., A. Cordova & E. Petersn (Eds) The Border Wall: Venues, Mechanisms and Stakeholders for a Constructive Dialogue Between the United States and Mexico. INE/El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico. - http://www2.ine.gob.mx/publicaciones/consultaPublicacion.html?id_pub=606	December 2012
Price Baker, J. and S. A. Bonar. 2019. Using a mechanistic model to develop management strategies to cool Apache Trout streams under the threat of climate change. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39:849-867.	September 2019
Petre, S. J. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Determination of habitat requirements for Apache Trout Oncorhynchus apache. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146:1-15.	January 2017
Peterson, J., J. Dunham, P. Howell, R. Thurow, and S. Bonar. In Press. Protocol for Determining Bull Trout Presence. American Fisheries Society Bull Trout Committee Special Publication.	July 2001
Perez, C. R., S. A. Bonar, J. J. Amberg, B. Ladell, C. Reese, W. T. Stewart, C. J. Gill and C. Cantrell. 2017. Comparison of American Fisheries Society (AFS) Standard Fish Sampling Techniques and Environmental DNA for Characterizing Fish Communities in a Large Reservoir. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37:1010-1027.	July 2017
Pennock, C. A., P. Budy, S. A. Bonar, T. E. Dowling, K. B. Gido, E. I. Gilbert, B. R. Kesner, C. P. Paukert, M. C. Quist, J. Stahli, T. F. Turner, and D. L. Ward. 2022. Assessment of potential augmentation and management strategies for Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus in Lake Mead and Grand Canyon: A Science Panel Summary. (No FSP possible).	April 2022
Pelz-Serrano K, Munguia-Vega A, Piaggio AJ, Neubaum M, Munclinger P, van Riper C III, Culver M, 2009. Development of nine new microsatellite loci for the American beaver, Castor Canadensis (Rodentia: Castoridae), and cross-species amplification in the European beaver, Castor fiber. Molecular Ecology Resources 9:551-554.	March 2009
Payne, N., Combrink, L., Kraberger, S., Fontenele, R.S., Schmidlin, K., Cassaigne, I., Culver, M., Varsani, A., and Van Doorslaer, K. 2023. DNA virome composition of two sympatric wild felids, bobcat (Lynx rufus) and puma (Puma concolor) in Sonora, Mexico. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, October 14:esad057. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esad057. \| Abstract	April 2023	With viruses often having devastating effects on wildlife population fitness and with wild mammals serving as pathogen reservoirs for potentially zoonotic diseases, determining the viral diversity present in wild mammals is both a conservation and One Health priority. Additionally, transmission from more abundant hosts could increase the extinction risk of threatened sympatric species. We leveraged an existing circular DNA enriched metagenomic dataset generated from bobcat (<i>Lynx rufus</i>, n = 9) and puma (<i>Puma concolor</i> , n = 13) scat samples non-invasively collected from Sonora, Mexico, to identify viruses in fecal viromes of each species and determine the extent that viruses are shared between them. Using the metaWRAP pipeline to co-assemble viral genomes for comparative metagenomic analysis, we observed diverse circular DNA viruses in both species, including circoviruses, genomoviruses, and anelloviruses. We found that differences in DNA virome composition were partly attributed to host species, although there was overlap between viruses in bobcats and pumas. Pumas exhibited greater levels of alpha diversity, possibly due to bioaccumulation of pathogens in apex predators. Shared viral taxa may reflect dietary overlap, shared environmental resources, or transmission through host interactions, although we cannot rule out species-specific host-virus coevolution for the taxa detected through co-assembly. However, our detection of integrated feline foamy virus (FFV) suggests Sonoran pumas may interact with domestic cats. Our results contribute to the growing baseline knowledge of wild felid viral diversity. Future research should aim to clarify host associations and determine the pathogenicity of detected viruses.
Payne N, Kraberger S, Fontenele RS, Schmidlin K, Bergeman MH, Cassaigne I, Culver M, Varsani A and K Van Doorslaer. 2020, Novel circoviruses detected in feces of Sonoran felids. Viruses, 12(9), 1027; https://doi.org/10.3390/v12091027 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	September 2020	Sonoran felids are threatened by drought and habitat fragmentation. Vector range expansion and anthropogenic factors such as habitat encroachment and climate change are altering viral evolutionary dynamics and exposure. However, little is known about the diversity of viruses present in these populations. Small felid populations with lower genetic diversity are likely to be most threatened with extinction by emerging diseases, as with other selective pressures, due to having less adaptive potential. We used a metagenomic approach to identify novel circoviruses, which may have a negative impact on the population viability, from confirmed bobcat (Lynx rufus) and puma (Puma concolor) scats collected in Sonora, Mexico. Given some circoviruses are known to cause disease in their hosts, such as porcine and avian circoviruses, we took a non-invasive approach using scat to identify circoviruses in free-roaming bobcats and puma. Three circovirus genomes were determined, and, based on the current species demarcation, they represent two novel species. Phylogenetic analyses reveal that one circovirus species is more closely related to rodent associated circoviruses and the other to bat associated circoviruses, sharing highest genome-wide pairwise identity of approximately 70% and 63%, respectively. At this time, it is unknown whether these scat-derived circoviruses infect felids, their prey, or another organism that might have had contact with the scat in the environment. Further studies should be conducted to elucidate the host of these viruses and assess health impacts in felids
Payne N, JA Erwin, J Morrison, J Dwyer and M Culver. 2023. Genomic Insights into Isolation of the Threatened Florida Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus). J Heredity, 14:esad057. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esad057. \| Abstract	October 2023	We conducted a population genomic study of the crested caracara (<i>Caracara</i> <i>plancus</i>) using samples (n = 290) collected from individuals in Florida, Texas, and Arizona, USA. Crested caracaras are non-migratory raptors ranging from the southern tip of South America up to the southern United States, including a federally protected relict population in Florida long thought to have been isolated since the last ice age. Our objectives were to evaluate genetic diversity and population structure of Florida’s apparently isolated population and to evaluate taxonomic relationships of caracaras at the northern edge of their range. Using DNA purified from blood samples, we conducted double-digest restriction site associated DNA sequencing and sequenced the mitochondrial <i>ND2</i> gene.<b> </b>Analyses of population structure using over 9000 SNPs suggest two major clusters are best supported, one cluster including only Florida individuals and the other cluster including Arizona and Texas individuals.<b> </b>Both SNPs and mitochondrial haplotypes reveal the Florida population to be highly differentiated genetically from Arizona and Texas populations, whereas Arizona and Texas populations are moderately differentiated from each other.<b> </b>The Florida population’s mitochondrial haplotypes form a separate monophyletic group, while Arizona and Texas populations share mitochondrial haplotypes.<b> </b>Results of this study provide substantial genetic evidence that Florida’s crested caracaras have experienced long-term isolation from caracaras in Arizona and Texas, representing a distinct evolutionary lineage possibly warranting distinction as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU) or subspecies. Inclusion of these results will aid development of conservation strategies focused on long-term survival of Florida’s distinct, panmictic population.
Palmer, G. C., M. Culver, B. R. Murphy, E. M. Hallerman and N. Billington. 2006. Genetic markers show distinct walleye stocks in Claytor Lake and the Upper New River, Virginia. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies	December 2006
Overpeck, J. T., and S. A. Bonar. 2021. Southwestern fish and aquatic systems: the climate challenge. In D.L. Propst, J.E. Williams, K.R. Bestgen, and C.W. Hoagstrom, eds. Standing between life and extinction: ethics and ecology of conserving aquatic species in the American Southwest. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. IP-088747	March 2021
Ogonowski, M. S., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Migratory decisions in birds: extent of genetic versus environmental control. Oecologia 161:199-207.	August 2009
Ochoa, A; David P. Onorato, Melody E. Roelke-Parker, Melanie Culver, and Robert Fitak. 2022. Give and Take: Effects of Genetic Admixture in Endangered Florida Panther Mutation Load. Journal of Heredity, 113, 491-499 doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esac037 \| Abstract	February 2022	Genetic admixture is a biological event inherent to genetic rescue programs aimed at the long-term conservation of endangered wildlife. Although the success of such programs can be measured by the increase in genetic diversity and fitness of subsequent admixed individuals, little is known about the fine-scale costs of admixture at the molecular level. In this study, we analyzed nonsynonymous variation from conserved genes to quantify and compare mutation load levels (i.e., proportion of deleterious alleles and genotypes carrying these alleles) among endangered Florida panthers with different genetic backgrounds and non-endangered Texas pumas. Specifically, we used canonical (i.e., non-admixed) Florida panthers, Texas pumas, and F<sub>1</sub> (canonical Florida x Texas) panthers dating from a genetic rescue program, including Florida panthers with Central American ancestry resulting from an earlier admixture event. We found genetic drift had no significant effect in reducing overall proportions of deleterious alleles in the severely bottlenecked canonical Florida panthers. Furthermore, these deleterious alleles were distributed into a disproportionately high number of homozygous genotypes due to close inbreeding and inefficient purifying selection in this group. Conversely, admixed Florida panthers (either with Texas or Central American ancestry) presented reduced levels of homozygous genotypes carrying deleterious alleles but increased levels of heterozygous genotypes carrying these variants. Although admixture is likely to alleviate the load of standing deleterious variation present in homozygous genotypes, our results highlight concerns that introduced novel deleterious alleles (temporarily present in heterozygous state) could potentially be expressed in subsequent generations of rescued populations if their effective sizes remain small.
Ochoa, A, Onorato, DP, Fitak, RR, Roelke-Parker, ME and M. Culver. 2017. Evolutionary and functional mitogenomics associated with the genetic restoration of the Florida panther. J. Heredity, 1-7, doi:10.1093/jhered/esx015	February 2017
Ochoa A, Wells SA, West G, Al-Smadi M, Redondo, SA Sexton SR, Culver M. 2016. Can captive populations function as sources of genetic variation for reintroductions into the wild? A case study of the Arabian oryx from the Phoenix Zoo and the Shaumari Wildlife Reserve, Jordan. Conservation Genetics 17(5)1145–1155	October 2016
Ochoa A, Onorato DP, Fitak RR, Roelke-Parker ME and M Culver. 2019. DeNovo assembly and annotation from paternal and F1 puma genomes of the Florida panther genetic restoration program. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetic, Early online September 13, 2019; https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.119.400629.	August 2019
Nicholson KL, Krausman PR, Munguia-Vega A, and Culver M. 2011. Spatial and temporal interactions of sympatric mountain lions in Arizona. European Journal of Wildlife Management, DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0528-8 \| Abstract	April 2011	Spatial and temporal interactions among individual members of populations can have direct applications to habitat management of mountain lions. Our objectives were to evaluate home range overlap and spatial/temporal use of overlap zones (OZ) of mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Arizona. We incorporated spatial data with genetic analyses to assess relatedness between mountain lions with overlapping home ranges. We recorded the space use patterns of 29 radio-collared mountain lions in Arizona from August 2005 to August 2008. We genotyped 28 mountain lions and estimated the degree of relatedness among individuals. For 26 pairs of temporally overlapping mountain lions, 18 overlapped spatially and temporally and 8 had corresponding genetic information. Home range overlap ranged from 1.18-46.38% ( = 24.43, SE = 2.96). Male-male pairs were located within 1 km of each other on average, 0.04% of the time, whereas male-female pairs, on average were 3.0%. Two male-male pairs exhibited symmetrical spatial avoidance and 2 symmetrical spatial attractions to the OZ. We observed simultaneous temporal attraction in 3 male-male pairs and 4 male-female pairs. Individuals from Tucson were slightly related to one another within the population (n = 13, mean R = 0.0373 ± 0.0151) whereas lions from Payson (n = 6, mean R = -0.0079 ± 0.0356) and Prescott (n = 9, mean R = -0.0242 ± 0.0452) were not as related. Overall, males were less related to other males (n = 20, mean R = -0.0495 ± 0.0161) than females were related to other females (n = 8, mean R = 0.0015 ± 0.0839). Genetic distance was positively correlated with geographic distance (r2 = 0.22, P = 0.001). Spatial requirements and interactions influence social behavior and can play a role in determining population density.
Nemec, Z. C., L. N. Lee and S. A. Bonar. 2021. Development and evaluation of habitat suitability criteria for native fishes in three Arizona streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 41:661-677.	June 2021
Naidu A, Smythe LA, Thompson RW, and M Culver. 2011. Genetic analysis of scats reveals minimum number and sex of recently documented mountain lions. J of Fish and Wildlife Management 2(1)	June 2011
Naidu A, Fitak RR, Munguia-Vega A, and M Culver. 2012. Novel PCR primers for complete mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequencing in mammals. Molecular Ecology Resources 12(2):191-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2011.03078.x	March 2012
Nadeau, C. P., C. J. Conway, B. S. Smith, and T. E. Lewis. 2008. Observer detection probability and daily variation in vocalization probability of wetland-dependent birds in northwestern Florida. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120:513-518.	September 2008
Munguia-Vega, A., Rodriguez-Estrella, R., Nachman, M., Culver, M. 2009. Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the sand pocket mouse Chaetodipus arenarius, and endemic from the Baja California Peninsula. Molecular Ecology Resources, 9:305-307.	January 2009
Munguia-Vega A, Rodriguez-Estrella R, Shaw WW, Culver M. 2013. Localized extinction of an arboreal desert lizard caused by habitat fragmentation. Biological Conservation 157:11-20.	January 2013
Munguia-Vega A, Rodriguez-Estrella R, Nachman MW, Shaw W, Culver M. 2009. Habitat loss and fragmentation in the Sonoran desert and its impact on the genetic structure and extinction risk of the Baja California endemic black-tailed brush lizard (Urosaurus nigricaudus). Sonoran Herpetologist 20:12-15.	February 2009
Munguia-Vega A, Rheude M, Culver M. 2009. Ten new microsatellite loci for the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). Conservation Genetics Resources. DOI 10.1007/s12686-009-9101-0	December 2009
Munguia-Vega A, Pelz-Serrano K, Goode M, Culver M. 2009. Eleven new microsatellite loci for the tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9:1267-1270.	July 2009
Munguia-Vega A, Klimova A, Culver M. 2013. New microsatellite loci isolated via next-generation sequencing for two endangered pronghorn from the Sonoran Desert. Conservation Genetic Resources. DOI 10.1007/s12686-012-9749-8	March 2013
Moncrief, N.D., R.A. Van Den Bussche, R.D. Dueser, N.E. Cockett, D. Loftis and M. Culver. 2008. Diagnostic genetic marker that differentiates eastern fox squirrels from eastern gray squirrels. J. Wildlife Management, 72(1):320-323.	January 2008
Mercado-Silva, N., and S. A. Bonar. 2013. Estandarización de métodos para el muestreo de peces de agua dulce en México: Avances y oportunidades. Ciencia Pesquera 21(2):57-63	December 2013
Mercado-Silva, N., S. A. Bonar, C. Schwalbe, and C. Witt. 2014. Natural Resource Condition Assessment of the Reservoirs of the Aspinall Unit, Curecanti National Recreation Area. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Final Report.	July 2014
Mapula, J. A., O. Feuerbacher, and S. A. Bonar. 2014. Relationship between food type and growth and survival of larval hybrid Devils Hole pupfish. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report.	July 2014
Manning JA, Edwards T, Clemons J, Leavitt DJ, Goldberg C, and M Culver. 2022. Herbivorous reptile scat as a source of DNA for population monitoring. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 12, e9415 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9415 \| Abstract	October 2022	Sampling fecal droppings (scat) to genetically identify individual animals is an established method for monitoring mammal populations and could be highly useful for monitoring reptile populations. Whereas existing protocols for obtaining DNA from reptile scat focus on analyses of whole, fresh scat deposited during animal handling, the collection of scat naturally deposited by reptiles <i>in situ</i>, as required for non-invasive population monitoring, requires protocols to extract highly degraded DNA. Using surface swabs from such scats can reduce PCR inhibition, ecological impacts of removing scat, and zoonotic risks. We report on three related but independently designed studies of DNA analyses from scat swabs of herbivorous reptiles under natural desert conditions: two free-ranging desert tortoise species (Agassiz's desert tortoise, <i>Gopherus agassizii</i>, California, US, and Morafka's desert tortoise, <i>G. morafkai</i>, Arizona, US) and the common chuckwalla (<i>Sauromalus atar</i>) (Arizona, US, and Sonora, MX). We analyzed samples from both tortoise species with the same set of 16 microsatellites and chuckwalla samples with four mtDNA markers; studies also varied in swab preservation medium and DNA extraction method. Microsatellite amplification success per sample, defined as ≥9 loci with amplification, varied between studies, with 15% for Agassiz's desert tortoise and 42% Morafka's desert tortoise. For chuckwallas, we successfully amplified and sequenced 50% of samples. We recovered fragments up to 400 bp for tortoises and 980 bp for chuckwallas from scat swab samples. This study demonstrates that genotypes can successfully be obtained from swabs of herbivorous reptile scat collected in the field under natural environmental conditions and emphasizes that repeat amplifications are necessary for genetic identification of individuals from non-invasive samples.
Macías-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, and M. Culver. 2020. Agriculture creates subtle genetic structure among migratory and non-migratory populations of Burrowing Owls throughout North America. Ecology and Evolution 10:10697–10708. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6725	September 2020
Macías-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, G.L. Holroyd, H. E. Valdez-Gómez, and M. Culver. 2019. Genetic variation among island and continental populations of Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) subspecies in North America. Journal of Raptor Research 53: 127-133. doi:10.3356/JRR-18-00002	May 2019
Macias-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, A. Munguia-Vega, and M. Culver. 2010. Novel microsatellite loci for the Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia. Conservation Genetics Resources 2:67-69.	October 2010
Mac?as-Duarte, A., A. B. Montoya, W. G. Hunt, Alberto Lafon-Terrazas, and R. Tafanelli. 2004. Reproduction, prey, and habitat of the Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) in desert grasslands of Chihuahua, Mexico. The Auk 121:1081-1093.	January 2004
Lorenzen, K., I. G. Cowx, R. E. M. Entsua-Mensah, , N. P. Lester, J. D. Koehn, R. G. Randall, S. Nam, S. A. Bonar, D. B. Bunnell, P. Venturelli, S. D. Bower, and S. J. Cooke. 2016. Stock assessment in inland fisheries: a foundation for sustainable use and conservation. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.	June 2016
Lien, A, C Ulibarri, G Ruyle, S Bonar, W Vanasco, & L López-Hoffman. 2019. Opportunities and barriers for endangered species conservation using payments for ecosystem services. Biological Conservation. 232:74-82. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.01.017	April 2019
Leslie, L. L., C. E. Velez , and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Utilizing Volunteers on Fisheries Projects: Benefits, Challenges, and Management Techniques. Fisheries. 29(10):10-14.	October 2005
Lantz, S. J., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Factors affecting daily nest survival of burrowing owls within black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:232-241.	February 2009
Lantz, S. J., C. J. Conway, and S. H. Anderson. 2007. Multi-scale habitat selection by burrowing owls in black-tailed prairie dog colonies. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:2664-2672.	November 2007
Kuzmenko, Y., T. Spesivy, and S. A. Bonar. 2008. Comparative analyses of northern pike (Esox lucius L.) growth rates from reservoirs of Ukraine and USA. Сучасні Проблеми Теоретичної Та Практичної Іхтіології. Канів, 2008:91-92.	October 2008
Kube�ka, J., U. S. Amarasinghe, S. A. Bonar, J. Hateley, P. Hickley, E. Hohausov�, J. Mat�naa, J. Peterka, P. Suuronen, V. Tereschenko, R. Welcomme, I. J. Winfield. 2009. The true picture of a lake or reservoir fish stock: a review of needs and progress. Fisheries Research.	January 2009
Kraberger, Simona; Laurel EK Serieys, Cécile Richet, Nicholas M Fountain-Jones, Guy Baele, Jacqueline M Bishop, Mary Nehring, Jacob S Ivan, Eric S Newkirk, John R Squires, Michael C Lund, Seth PD Riley, Christopher C Wilmers, Paul D van Helden, Koenraad Van Doorslaer, Melanie Culver, Sue VandeWoude, Darren P Martin, and Arvind Varsani. 2021. Complex evolutionary history of felid anelloviruses. Virology, 562:176-189 \| Abstract	July 2021	Anellovirus infections are highly prevalent in mammals but prior to this study only a handful of anellovirus genomes had been identified in members of the Felidae family. Here characterise anelloviruses in pumas (<i>Puma concolor</i>), bobcats (<i>Lynx rufus</i>), Canada lynx (<i>Lynx canadensis</i>), caracals (<i>Caracal caracal</i>) and domestic cats (<i>Felis catus</i>). The complete anellovirus genomes (n=220) recovered from 149 individuals were diverse. ORF1 protein sequence similarity network analyses coupled with phylogenetic analyses, revealed two distinct clusters that are populated by felid-derived anellovirus sequences, a pattern mirroring that observed for the porcine anelloviruses. Of the two-felid dominant anellovirus groups, one includes sequences from bobcats, pumas, domestic cats and an ocelot, and the other includes sequences from caracals, Canada lynx, domestic cats and pumas. Coinfections of diverse anelloviruses appear to be common among the felids. Evidence of recombination, both within and between felid-specific anellovirus groups, supports a long coevolution history between host and virus.
Kline, S. J., and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Captive breeding of Yaqui topminnow and Yaqui chub. North American Journal of Aquaculture.	January 2009
Kline, S. J., T. P. Archdeacon, and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Effects of praziquantel on eggs of the Asian tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi. North American Journal of Aquaculture.	October 2009
Klimova A, Munguia-Vega A, Hoffman JI, and Culver M. 2014. Genetic diversity and historical demography of two endangered captive pronghorn subspecies from the Sonoran Desert. Journal of Mammalogy, DOI: 10.1644/13-MAMM-A-321	October 2014
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2006. Woodrat (Neotoma) depredation of a yellow-eyed junco (Junco phaeonotus) nest in southeastern Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 51:412-414.	September 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Nest predators of ground-nesting birds in montane forests of the Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122:614-617.	September 2010
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Importance of montane riparian forest and influence of wildfire on nest-site selection of ground-nesting birds. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:729-738.	April 2010
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2005. An evaluation of survey methods for monitoring interior populations of band-tailed pigeons. Pages 21-23 in Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program Project Abstracts – 2004. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management. Denver, CO.	September 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and P. B. Jones. 2006. Distribution and relative abundance of forest birds in relation to burn severity in southeastern Arizona. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:1005-1012.	September 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and M. H. Ali. 2009. Sanitation of entire broods of dead nestlings may bias cause-specific nest failure rates. Ibis 151:207-211.	January 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2007. Range expansion of the Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) into the Rincon Mountains, Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 52:149-152.	March 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, K. M. Hughes, and J. deVos. 2007. Probability of detecting band-tailed pigeons during call-broadcast versus auditory surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:231-237.	March 2007
Jones, J. W., M. Culver, V. David, J. Struthers, N. Johnson, R. J. Neves, S. J. O'Brien, and E. M. Hallerman. 2004. Development and characterization of microsatellite loci in the endangered oystermussel Epioblasma capsaeformis (Bivalvia Unionidae). Molecular Ecology Notes 10:1-4.	April 2004
Johnson, J.A., Tingay, R.A., Culver, M., Hailer, F., Clarke, M.L., Mindell, D.P. 2009. Long-term survival despite low genetic variability in the critically endangered Madagascar fish-eagle. Molecular Ecology, 18:54-63.	January 2009
Jenney, C. J., Z. C. Nemec, L. N. Lee, and S. A. Bonar.2022. Increased juvenile native fish abundance following a major flood in an Arizona river. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 37:1-14.	February 2022
Jenney, C. J., J. M. Bauder, and S. A. Bonar. (2023). Native fish abundance and habitat selection changes in the presence of nonnative piscivores. Ecology of Freshwater Fish, e12742. https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12742	August 2023
Ingram, S. J., J. D. Grant, Z. S. Beard, N. Berg, A. M. Ringelman, and S. A. Bonar. 2023. Estimating age and growth of Largemouth Bass in Southwestern Reservoirs using otoliths and scales. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 14(2): 315-323. https://doi.org/10.3996/JFWM-23-006	August 2023
Iles, A., T. P. Archdeacon, and S. A. Bonar. 2012. Novel praziquantel treatment regime for controlling Asian tapeworm infections in pond-reared fishes. North American Journal of Aquaculture 74:113-117.	April 2012
Hutto, R. L., C. J. Conway, V. A. Saab, and J. R. Walters. 2008. What constitutes a natural fire regime? Insight from the ecology and distribution of coniferous forest birds in North America. Fire Ecology 4:115-132.	January 2009
Holroyd, G., C. J. Conway, and H. Trefry. 2011. Breeding dispersal of a Burrowing Owl from Arizona to Saskatchewan. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123:378-381.	April 2011
Highton R , Hastings AP, Palmer C, Watt Rs, Hass CA, Culver M, and SJ Arnold. 2012. Concurrent Speciation in the Eastern Woodland Salamanders (Genus Plethodon): DNA Sequences of the Complete Albumin and Partial 12s Mitochondrial Genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71:127-141	May 2012
Haynes, L., Hackl, C. Z., and M. Culver. 2005. Wild cats of the sky islands: a summary of monitoring efforts using noninvasive techniques. In: Gottfried GJ, Gebow BS, Eskew LG, Edminster CB, compilers. Connecting Mountain Islands and Desert Seas: Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II, Proceedings RMRS-P-36, pp. 185-188.	September 2005
Hayes Hursh, S., J.M. Bauder, M. Fidino, and D. Drake. 2023. An urban cast of characters: landscape use and cover influencing mammal occupancy in an American midwestern city. Landscape and Urban Planning 229:104582. doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104582">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104582 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	October 2022	With future human population growth concentrating in urban areas, cities are working to counterbalance ecological disturbances resulting from development by incorporating green space that supports greater biodiversity. An initial line of inquiry into designing wildlife-inclusive green space involves evaluating landscapes that are associated with the habitat use of urban species. In this study, we utilized occupancy modeling to estimate select terrestrial mammal presence in a fast-growing mid-sized midwestern city to determine possible taxa-specific associations with multiple land use and cover variables, specifically those associated with higher degrees of human activity. Using motion-triggered infrared trail cameras over eight seasons from winter 2017 to fall 2018, we applied a single-species, single-season stacked design to estimate occupancy for eight urban dwelling mammals. Taxa-specific models contained one of three possible detection variables (null, percent green space, or percent impervious surface) and combinations of three species-specific variables, natural and anthropogenic. We hypothesized that large species, coyote (Canis latrans) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), would exhibit the most positive association to natural land cover and the most negative association to anthropogenic land cover. We also hypothesized that small and medium sized species, eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis), opossum (Didelphis virginiana), raccoon (Procyon lotor), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis), would demonstrate a neutral association to land cover type, anthropogenic or natural. Our results indicated that the presence of anthropogenic features rather than any particular natural landcover may be driving wildlife distribution in our study area, as none of our species demonstrated a positive association to natural land cover (percent recreation, residential yards, vacant land, or woodland). Species with a wide range of body sizes, showed a negative association with residential yards, indicating that this type of green space may be an unnecessary or unsuitable subsidizing resource in our study area. With our results in mind, we recommend increasing the amount of natural or less manicured green space to offset the intensity of impervious surface as well as encouraging the establishment of native vegetation in existing and newly con-structed residential development to better connect urban green space and residential yards to larger adjoining tracts of natural landscapes. For our study area and other cities in similar phases of development, these suggestions may be essential first steps to reduce biodiversity loss and strengthen community ecology as urban areas continue to grow.
Hahn EE, Klimova A, Munguia-Vega A, Clark KB, and Culver M. 2020. Use of museum specimens to refine historical pronghorn subspecies boundaries. J. Wildlife Management, https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21810 \| Abstract	January 2020	Endangered Sonoran (<i>Antilocapra americana sonoriensis</i>) and Peninsular (<i>A. a. peninsularis</i>) pronghorn persist largely because of captive breeding and reintroduction efforts. Recovery team managers want to re‐establish pronghorn in their native range, but there is currently uncertainty regarding the subspecies status of extinct pronghorn populations that historically inhabited southern California, USA, and northern Baja California, Mexico. To address this uncertainty, we genotyped museum specimens and conducted phylogenetic and population genetic analyses of historical data in the context of 3 contemporary pronghorn populations. The historical northern Baja California pronghorn share the most ancestry with contemporary Peninsular pronghorn, whereas pronghorn in southern California share more ancestry with contemporary American (<i>A. a. americana</i>) pronghorn. For reintroductions into northern Baja California, the Peninsular subspecies is more appropriate based on museum genetic data. For reintroductions into Southern California, ecological and genetic factors are both important, as the subspecies most genetically related to historical populations (American) may not be well‐adapted to the hot, low‐elevation deserts of the reintroduction area.
Hahn EE and M Culver. 2021. Genetic diversity and structure in Arizona pronghorn following conservation efforts. Conservation Science and Practice, doi:10.1111/csp2.498	July 2021
Grant, J. D., S. J. Ingram and S. A. Bonar. 2023 Influence of electrofishing boat operation and driving techniques on reservoir fish catches. Fisheries. 48: 368-376. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10964	July 2023
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2009. What constitutes a nesting attempt? Variation in criteria causes bias and hinders comparisons across studies. The Auk 126:31-40.	January 2009
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Use of video probe does not affect burrowing owl reproductive parameters or return rates. Journal of Wildlife Management 73:154-157.	January 2009
Flinders, J. M., and S. A. Bonar. 2008. Growth, condition, diet, and consumption rates of northern pike in three Arizona reservoirs. Lake and Reservoir Management 24:99-111	June 2008
Fitak RR, Rinkevich S, and M Culver. 2018. Genome-wide analysis of SNPs is consistent with no domestic dog ancestry in the endangered Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi). Journal of Heredity, 109(4):372-383. doi: 10.1093/jhered/esy009.	May 2018
Fitak RR, Naidu A, Thompson RW and M Culver. 2015. PumaPlex 1.0: a new panel of SNP markers for the genetic management of North American pumas. Submitted to Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.	November 2015
Fitak RR, Koprowski JL, and Culver M. 2013. Severe reduction in genetic variation in a montane isolate: the endangered Mount Graham red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis). Conservation Genetics, DOI 10.1007/s10592-013-0511-x	December 2013
Feuerbacher, O., S. A. Bonar, and P.J. Barrett. 2016. Design and testing of a mesocosm-scale habitat for culturing the endangered Devils Hole Pupfish. North American Journal of Aquaculture 78:259-269.	June 2016
Feuerbacher, O., S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2014. Construction of a mesocosm-scale habitat recreation of Devils Hole for pupfish culture. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Final Report.	July 2014
Feuerbacher, O. G., S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2016. Enhancing hatch rate and survival in laboratory-reared hybrid Devils Hole pupfish through application of antibiotics to eggs and larvae. 2016. North American Journal of Aquaculture 79:106-114.	December 2016
Feuerbacher, O. G., J. A. Mapula and S. A. Bonar. 2015. Propagation of Hybrid Devils Hole Pupfish, Cyprinodon diabolis x Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes. North American Journal of Aquaculture 77:513-523.	August 2015
Erwin, R. M., C. J. Conway, and S. W. Hadden. 2002. Species occurrence of marsh birds at Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts. Northeastern Naturalist 9:1-12.	January 2002
Erwin JA, Vargas K, Blais BR, Bennett K, Muldoon J, Findysz S, Christie C, Heffelfinger JR and M Culver. 2018. Genetic assessment of a bighorn sheep population expansion in the Silver Bell Mountains, Arizona. Peer J, DOI 10.7717/peerj.5978	October 2018
Erwin JA, RR Fitak, and M Culver. 2021. PumaPlex100: An expanded tool for puma genotyping with low-yield, poor quality DNA. Conservation Genetics Resources, DOI: 10.1007/s12686-021-01206-7.	April 2021
Erwin JA, Fitak RR, Dwyer JF, Morrison JL, Culver M. 2016. Molecular detection and prevalence of bacteria in the families Rikettsiaccae and Anaplasmataccae in northern crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway). Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases 7(3):470-4 doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2016.01.015	April 2016
Edwards T, Vaughn M, Rosen P, Melendez Torres C, Karl AE, Culver M and RW Murphy. 2016. Shaping species with ephemeral boundaries, the distribution and genetic structure of desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) in the Sonoran Desert. J of Biogeography 43(3)484-497 doi: 10.1111/jbi.12664	March 2016
Edwards T, Tollis M, Hsieh P-H, Gutenkunst R, Liu Z, Ksumi K, Culver M, Murphy RW. 2016. Assessing models of speciation under different biogeographic scenarios; an empirical study using multi-locus and RNA-seq analyses. Ecology and Evolution 6(2):379-96. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1865	January 2016
Edwards T, Berry KH, Inman RD, Esque TC, Nussear KE, Jones CA and M Culver. 2015. Testing taxon tenacity of tortoises: Evidence for a geographical-selection gradient at a secondary contact zone. Ecology and Evolution, DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1500	May 2015
DuBey, R., S. Schrader, C. Caldwell, D. L. Winkleman, P. Budy, and S. Bonar. 2007. Southwest regional risk assessment for whirling disease in native salmonids: Data assembly and conceptual model development. Pages 47-48 In Proceedings of the 13th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium "Resistance on Two Fronts". Denver, Colorado, February 12-13, 2007.	May 2007
Dominguez-Contreras JF, Munguia-Vega A, Ceballos-Vasquez BP, Arellano-Martinez M, Garcia-Rodriguez FJ, Culver M and H. Reyes-Bonilla. 2018. Life histories predict genetic diversity and population structure within three species of octopus targeted by small-scale fisheries in Northwest Mexico. PeerJ 6:e4295 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4295	February 2018
Dominguez-Contreras JF, Munguia-Vega A, Ceballos-Vasquez BP, Arellano-Martinez M, Culver M. 2014. Characterization of microsatellite loci from two-spotted octopus Octopus bimaculatus Verrill 1883 from pyrosequencing reads. Conservation Genet Resour 6:465 doi:10.1007/s12686-013-0128-x	January 2014
Divens, M., S. A. Bonar, and B. Pfeifer. 2000. Trout stocking in high lakes: Reported impacts and implications for Washington State. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Research Report	April 2001
Didenko A. V., and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Standard weight (Ws) equations for four rare desert fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24:697-703.	May 2004
Decker, K. L., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Effects of an unseasonable snowstorm on Red-faced Warbler nesting success. The Condor 111:392-395.	May 2009
Culver, M., P. W. Hedrick, K. Murphy, S. J. O'Brien, M. G. Hornocker. 2008. Estimation of bottleneck size in Florida panthers. Animal Conservation, 11:104-110.	April 2008
Culver, M. 2006. A Primer of Conservation Genetics. Richard Frankham, Jonathan D. Ballou, and David A. Briscoe. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK. Journal of Wildlife Management, 70(1):301	December 2006
Culver, M. 2005. Genetic Variation, Gene Flow and Population Identification for North American Pumas. In: The Eastern Cougar, Chris Bolgiano and Jerry Roberts (eds. ), Stackpole Books, pp142-149.	September 2004
Culver M. 2016. Jaguar Surveying and Monitoring in the United States. Final Completion Report for USFWS Contract Number F11PXO5778.	April 2016
Culver M. 2010. Lessons and insights from evolution, taxonomy, and conservation genetics. In: Cougar Ecology and Conservation. Maurice Hornocker and Sharon Negri eds. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago and London.	December 2010
Culver M. 2006. Puma phylogeography and how genetics is applied to identifying the eastern puma. Proceedings of the Eastern Cougar Conference, 2004, pp. 114-116.	December 2006
Culver M, Varas C, Harveson PM, McKinney B, Harveson LA. 2009. Connecting wildlife habitats across the U.S.-Mexico border. In: Making Conservation Work Across the U.S.-Mexico Border. Edited by Laura Lopez-Hoffman, Emily D. McGovern, Robert Varady, and Karl W. Flessa. The Edge Environmental Science, Law, and Policy Series. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, pp 83-99.	December 2009
Culver M, Schwartz M. 2011. Conservation Genetics and Cougar Menegement. In: Managing Cougars in North America. Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Cougar Working Group and Jack H. Berryman Institute Press, pp 91-109.	December 2011
Culver M, H Ernest, RB Gagne, and KD Gustafson. 2023. Chapter 4. Conservation Genetics as Relevant to Cougar Management; In: WAFWA Cougar Management Guidelines Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Cougar Working Group and Jack H. Berryman Institute Press, \| Abstract	January 2023	N/A
Culver M, Fitak R, Herrmann H-W. 2011. Genetic Methods for Biodiversity Assessment. In: Biological Diversity: Frontiers in Measurement and Assessment, pp 208-218. Oxford University Press.	December 2011
Culver M, Driscoll C, Eizirik E, G Spong. 2010 Genetic Applications in Wild Felids. In: Felid Biology and Conservation. Oxford University Press, pp 107-123	December 2010
Culver M and A. Ochoa Hein. 2016. Jaguar taxonomy and genetic diversity for southern Arizona, U.S. and Sonora, Mexico. Final Report submitted to USFWS (contract F12PX02072).	May 2016
Cooke, S.J., A.H. Arthington, S.A. Bonar, S.D. Bower, D.B. Bunnell, R.E.M. Entsua-Mensah, S. Funge-Smith, J.D. Koehn, N.P. Lester, K. Lorenzen, S. Nam, R.G. Randall, P. Venturelli and I.G. Cowx. 2016. Assessment of inland fisheries: A vision for the future. Pages 45-62 in C. Goddard, N. Leonard, W.W. Taylor and D. Bartley, Eds. Freshwater, Fish, and the Future: Proceedings of the Global Cross-Sectoral Conference. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. IP-077138	July 2016
Conway, C. J., and W. R. Eddleman. 2000. Yuma Clapper Rail. Pages 277-284 in Endangered Animals: A reference guide to conflicting issues (R. P. Reading and B. J. Miller, eds. ). Greenwood Press, Westport, CT.	September 2000
Conway, C. J., and V. Garcia. 2005. Effects of radiotransmitters on natal recruitment of burrowing owls. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:404-408.	March 2005
Conway, C. J., and T. E. Martin. 2000. The value of monitoring demographic parameters and associated habitat: The BBIRD Program. Pages 200-205 in Strategies for bird conservation: The Partners-in-Flight Planning Process (R. Bonney, D. N. Pashley, R. J. Cooper, and L. Niles, eds. ). U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, RMRS-P-16.	November 2000
Conway, C. J., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Evolution of avian incubation behavior: influence of food, temperature, and nest predation. Evolution 54:670-685.	September 2000
Conway, C. J., and T. E. Martin. 2000. Effects of ambient temperature on avian incubation behavior. Behavioral Ecology 11:178-188.	October 2000
Conway, C. J., and S. T. A. Timmermans. 2005. Progress toward developing field protocols for a North American marsh bird monitoring program. Pages 997-1005 in C. J. Ralph and T. D. Rich, editors. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference, 20-24 March 2002, Asilomar, California. Volume 2. U. S. Department of Agriculture General Technical Report PSW-GTR-191. Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, Albany, California.	January 2006
Conway, C. J., and S. Droege. 2006. A Unified Strategy for Monitoring Changes in Abundance of Birds Associated with North American Tidal Marshes. Studies in Avian Biology 32:382-397.	December 2006
Conway, C. J., and K. L. Pardieck. 2006. Population trajectory of burrowing owls in eastern Washington. Northwest Science 80:292-297.	December 2006
Conway, C. J., and J. Simon. 2003. Comparison of detection probability associated with Burrowing Owl survey methods. Journal of Wildlife Management 67:501-511.	April 2003
Conway, C. J., and J. P. Gibbs. 2005. Effectiveness of call-broadcast surveys for monitoring marsh birds. The Auk 122:26-35.	September 2005
Conway, C. J., and J. P. Gibbs. 2011. Summary of intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting detection probability of marsh birds. Wetlands 31:403-411.	April 2011
Conway, C. J., and C. Sulzman. 2007. Status and habitat use of the California black rail in the southwestern U. S. Wetlands 27:987-998.	September 2007
Conway, C. J., and C. P. Nadeau. 2010. Effects of broadcasting conspecific and heterospecific calls on detection of marsh birds in North America. Wetlands 30:358-368.	April 2010
Conway, C. J., and C. Kirkpatrick. 2007. Forest fire suppression as a cause of population decline in Buff-breasted Flycatchers. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:445-457.	April 2007
Conway, C. J., V. Garcia, M. D. Smith, and K. Hughes. 2008. Factors affecting detection of burrowing owl nests during standardized surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:688-696.	April 2008
Conway, C. J., V. Garcia, M. D. Smith, L. A. Ellis, and J. Whitney. 2006. Comparative demography of burrowing owls within agricultural and urban landscapes in southeastern Washington. Journal of Field Ornithology 77:280-290.	September 2006
Conway, C. J., C. Sulzman, and B. E. Raulston. 2004. Factors affecting detection probability of California Black Rails. Journal of Wildlife Management 68:360-370.	April 2004
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, and L. Piest. 2010. Fire helps restore natural disturbance regime to benefit rare and endangered marsh birds endemic to Colorado River. Ecological Applications 20:2024-2035.	October 2010
Clark Barkalow, S. L., and S. A. Bonar. 2015. Effects of Suspended Sediment on Survival of Yaqui Chub, an Endangered US/Mexico Borderlands Cyprinid. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.	May 2015
Choudhury, A., E. Charipar, P. Nelson, J. R. Hodgson, S. Bonar, and R. A. Cole. 2006. Update on the distribution of the invasive Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, in the US and Canada. Comparative Parasitology 73(2): 269-273.	February 2006
Chaudoin, A. L., O.G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2014. Comparison of Fixed Videography and Visual Surveys for Monitoring Devils Hole Pupfish Spawning Behavior in Devils Hole, Nevada. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report	July 2014
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar and P. J. Barrett. 2022. Environmental Factors in Spawning of Wild Devils Hole Pupfish Cyprinodon diabolis (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae). Ichthyology & Herpetology, 110:502-510.	August 2022
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar and P. J. Barrett. 2015. Underwater Videography Outperforms Above-Water Videography and In-Person Surveys for Monitoring Spawning of Devils Hole Pupfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35:1252-1262.	December 2015
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar and P. J. Barrett. 2014. Environmental Conditions Associated with Spawning in Devils Hole Pupfish. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Research Report	July 2014
Chandler, H.C., D. Steen, J. Blue, J.E. Bogan, M.R. Bolt, T. Brady, D.R. Breininger, J. Buening, M. Elliott, J. Godwin, C. Guyer, R.L. Hill, M. Hoffman, N.L. Hyslop, C.L. Jenkins, C. Lechowicz, M. Moore, R.A. Moulis, S. Piccolomini, R. Redmond, F.H. Snow, B.S. Stegenga, D.J. Stevenson, J. Stiles, S. Stiles, M. Wallace, J. Waters, M. Wines, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Evaluating Growth Rates of Captive, Wild, and Reintroduced Populations of the Imperiled Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi) Herpetologica 79(4):220-230. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-22-0004 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	December 2023	Reintroduction of species at sites where populations have been extirpated has become a common technique in wildlife conservation. To track progress towards reintroduction success, effective postrelease monitoring is needed to document vital rates of individuals and the corresponding impact on population trajectories. We assessed growth and body size in Eastern Indigo Snakes (Drymarchon couperi) using a data set from multiple projects across the species’ distribution, including free-ranging wild snakes, snakes reared in captive-breeding programs, and snakes released at two reintroduction sites. We used these data to fit a von Bertalanffy growth model in a Bayesian framework to quantify differences in growth among three broad categories of snakes (wild, captive, and reintroduced), while accounting for measurement error across various projects. We also compared changes in body mass of captive-born individuals from four captive rearing facilities. Asymptotic snout–vent length across all groups was 185 cm (95% credible interval = 177–194 cm) for males and 157 cm (95% credible interval = 153–161 cm) for females. Reintroduced snakes had a higher growth coefficient than either captive or wild snakes (e.g., captive females = 1.20 [1.06–1.35] d1 ; wild females = 1.22 [0.95–1.49] d1 ; reintroduced females = 1.62 [1.21–2.05] d1 ), indicating that current captive-breeding and rearing efforts for indigo snakes produce similar or faster growth trends compared to wild populations. Furthermore, daily changes in juvenile body weight relative to body size were similar in three of the four captive rearing facilities (mean for females at Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation = 0.57 [0.48–0.65]; Zoo Atlanta = 0.55 [0.37–0.72]; Welaka National Fish Hatchery = 0.55, [0.36–0.73]; Auburn University = 0.39 [0.21–0.58]). Long-term project success for indigo snake reintroductions will depend on continuing to implement best practices in an adaptive management framework.
Chandler, H.C., C.L. Jenkins, and J.M. Bauder. 2022. Accounting for geographic variation in habitat associations during habitat suitability and connectivity modeling: A case study with the imperiled eastern indigo snake. Ecological Applications 2022:e2504. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2504 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	January 2022	Range-wide species conservation efforts are facilitated by spatially explicit esti-mates of habitat suitability. However, species-environment relationships oftenvary geographically and models assuming geographically constant relation-ships may result in misleading inferences. We present the first range-wide hab-itat suitability model (HSM) for the federally threatened eastern indigo snake(Drymarchon couperi) as a case study illustrating an approach to account forknown latitudinal variation in habitat associations. Specifically, we modeledhabitat suitability using interactive relationships between minimum wintertemperature and several a priori environmental covariates and compared ourresults to those from models assuming geographically constant relationships. Wefound that multi-scale models including interactive effects with winter tempera-ture outperformed single-scale models and models not including interactiveeffects with winter temperature. Our top-ranked model had suitable range-widepredictive performance and identified numerous large (i.e.,≥1000 ha) potentialhabitat patches throughout the indigo snake range. Predictive performance wasgreatest in southern Georgia and northernFlorida likely reflecting more restric-tive indigo snake habitat associations inthese regions. This study illustrates howmodeling interactive effects between temperature and environmental covariatescan improve the performance of HSMs across geographically varying environ-mental gradients.
Chad N. Teal, D. Katharine Coykendall, Matthew R. Campbell, Daniel L. Eardley, Thomas A. Delomas, Daniel J. Schill, Scott A. Bonar and Melanie Culver^.2022. Sex-specific markers undetected in green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus using restriction-site associated DNA sequencing. Journal of Fish Biology 100:1528-1540.	April 2022
Castellon, T.D., A.C. Deyle, A.L. Farmer, J.M. Bauder, E.A. Roznik, and S.A. Johnson. 2022. Effects of translocation on gopher frog survival and movement. Herpetologica 78:161-168. https://doi.org/10.1655/Herpetologica-D-20-00061 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	September 2022	Translocation is increasingly used to move animals of conservation concern away from sites where habitat will be destroyed(mitigation translocation), but outcomes have rarely been adequately monitored, particularly for amphibians. We used radio telemetry monitoring to assess survival and movement of 23 experimentally translocated, adult Gopher Frogs (<i>Lithobates capito</i>) at a recipient site in north-central Florida, USA. Although post-translocation monitoring was our primary goal, we also compared our results with those of 24 nontranslocated frogs that were monitored in three previous efforts, conducted at different locations and times. For both translocated and nontranslocated frogs, movement was the most important predictor of mortality, with translocated frogs having a significantly higher probability of movement and higher mortality during the first month following release. However, there was no effect of translocation on survival after controlling for probability of movement because movement was dangerous for both translocated and nontranslocated frogs. Movement by translocated frogs was likely a behavioral response to the translocation experience, whereas movement by nontranslocated frogs was associated with breeding pond visitation, which was not observed within the translocated group. Survival was high for both groups once they settled into underground refugia and movement declined. Despite the comparatively high mortality of translocated frogs immediately following release, more than half survived to the end of monitoring and remained in the vicinity of the release site, meeting an early benchmark of translocation success.
Cassaigne, I, Thompson, RW, Medellin, RA, Culver M, Ochoa A, Vargas K, Childs JL, Galaz, M and Sanderson J. 2021. Augmentation of natural prey reduces cattle predation by puma (Puma concolor) and jaguar (Panthera once) on a ranch in Sonora, Mexico. Southwest Naturalist, 65:123-130.	October 2021
Cassaigne I, Medellin RA, Thompson RW, Culver M, Ochoa A, Vargas K, Childs JL, Sanderson J, List R, Torres-Gomez A. 2016. Diet of pumas (Puma concolor) in Sonora, Mexico as determined by GPS kill sites and molecular identifies scat, with comments on jaguar (Panthera onca) diet. Southwest Naturalist 61(2)125-132 dog: 10.1894/0038-4909-61.2.125	June 2016
Carveth, C. J., A. M. Widmer, and S. A. Bonar. 2006. Comparison of upper thermal tolerances of native and nonnative fish species in Arizona. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:1433-1440.	June 2006
Carveth, C. J., A. M. Widmer, S. A. Bonar, and J. R. Simms. 2007. An examination of the effects of chronic static and fluctuating temperature on the growth and survival of spikedace, Meda fulgida, with implications for management. Journal of Thermal Biology 32:102-108.	May 2007
Cappello, C.D., K.V. Jacobson, J.T. Driscoll, K.M. McCarty, and J.M. Bauder. 2024. Evaluating the effects of nest management on a recovering raptor using integrated population modeling. Ecosphere 15:e4943. \| Abstract \| Download \| Publisher Website	October 2024	Evaluating population responses to management is a crucial component of successful conservation programs. Models predicting population growth under different management scenarios can provide key insights into the efficacy of specific management actions both in reversing population decline and in maintaining recovered populations. Bald eagle (<i>Haliaeetus leucocephalus</i>) conservation in the United States has seen many successes over the last 50 years, yet the extent to which the bald eagle population has recovered in Arizona, an important population within the Southwest region, remains an area of debate. Estimates of the species’ population trend and an evaluation ofongoing nest-level management practices are needed to inform management decisions. We developed a Bayesian integrated population model (IPM) and population viability analysis (PVA) using a 36-year dataset to assess Arizona bald eagle population dynamics and their underlying demographic rates under current and possible future management practices. We estimated that the population grew from 77 females in 1993 to 180 females in 2022, an average yearly increase of 3%. Breeding sites that had trained personnel(i.e., nest watchers) stationed at active nests to mitigate human disturbance had a 28% higher reproductive output than nests without this protection. Uncertainty around population trends was high, but scenarios that continued the nest watcher program were less likely to predict abundance declines than scenarios without nest watchers. Here, the IPM-PVA framework provides a useful tool both for estimating the effectiveness of past management actions and for exploring the management needs of a delisted population, highlighting that continued management action may be necessary to maintain population viability even after meeting certain recovery criteria.
Brouder, M., A. C. Iles, and S. A. Bonar. 2009. North American averages of length frequency, condition, growth, and catch per effort. In S. A. Bonar, W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis, Editors. Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 64 pp.	August 2009
Brizendine, M. E., D. L. Ward, and S. A. Bonar. 2018. Effectiveness of Ultrasonic Imaging for Evaluating Presence and Maturity of Eggs in Fishes in Remote Field Locations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management Online Version DOI: 10.1002/nafm.10200, IP-098412.	September 2018
Boyle, W. A., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Why migrate? A test of the evolutionary precursor hypothesis. American Naturalist 169:344-359.	January 2007
Boyle, W. A., C. J. Conway, and J. L. Bronstein. 2011. Why do some, but not all, tropical birds migrate altitudinally? Evolutionary Ecology 25:219-236.	January 2011
Borgmann, K. L., and A. D. Rodewald. 2004. Nest predation in an urbanizing landscape: the role of exotic shrubs. Ecological Applications 14:1757-1765.	October 2004
Bonar, S.A. and W. J. Matter. 2011. Cumulative effects on freshwater fishes. P. R. Krausman and L. Harris, editors. Cumulative effects in wildlife management. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.	February 2011
Bonar, S. A., and W. A. Hubert. 2002. Standard sampling of inland fish: benefits, challenges, and a call for action. Fisheries 27(3):10-16.	March 2002
Bonar, S. A., and S. J. Petre. 2015. Ground-Based Thermal Imaging of Stream Surface Temperatures: Technique and Evaluation. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35:1209-1218.	December 2015
Bonar, S. A., and M. Fraidenburg. 2010. Communications in Fisheries. In W. A. Hubert and M. Quist, Editors. Inland Fisheries Management in North America. 3rd Edition. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 49 pp.	November 2010
Bonar, S. A., and J. Trushenski. 2017. The skill we all need. Fisheries 42:397.	August 2017
Bonar, S. A., and A. Didenko. 2003. Standard sampling of desert fish: benefits, recent progress, and a call for action. Proceedings of the Desert Fishes Council 34th Annual Meeting, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico	August 2003
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis. 2009. The North American Freshwater Fish Standard Sampling Project: improving fisheries communications. Fisheries 34:340-344.	July 2009
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, D. W. Willis. 2009. Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 459 pp.	August 2009
Bonar, S. A., S. Contreras-Balderas, and A. C. Iles. 2009. An Introduction to Standardized Sampling. In S. A. Bonar, W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis, Editors. Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland. 20 pp.	August 2009
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2024. Preface. Pages xxix-xxxix. in S. A. Bonar, N. Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope, Editors. Standard methods for sampling North American Freshwater Fishes, 2nd Edition.	September 2024
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2024. Standard methods to sampling North American freshwater fishes, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.	September 2024
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, W. A. Hubert, T. D. Beard Jr., G. Dave, J. Kubecka, B. D. S. Graeb, N. P. Lester, M. Porath, I. J. Winfield. 2017. Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fishes: Opportunities for International Collaboration. Fisheries 42:150-156.	March 2017
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, M. Rahr, T. Torrey, and A. Cate Jr. 2015. A simple web-based tool to compare freshwater fish data collected using AFS standard methods. Fisheries 40(12):580-589	December 2015
Bonar, S. A., M. Rahr, T. Torrey, A. Cate Jr., and N. Mercado Silva. 2012. Fisheriesstandardsampling.org. A simple web based tool to compare standard inland fish data. Version 1. American Fisheries Society. Web site and database program. \| Publisher Website	August 2012
Bonar, S. A., L. G. Brown, P. E. Mongillo and K. Williams. 2000. Biology, distribution and management of burbot lota lota in Washington state. Northwest Science 74:87-96.	September 2000
Bonar, S. A., J. S. Fehmi, N. Mercado-Silva. 2011. An overview of sampling issues in species diversity and abundance surveys. Pages 11-24 in A. Magurran and B. McGill, editors, Biological Diversity: Frontiers in Measurement and Assessment. Oxford University Press, New York.	July 2011
Bonar, S. A., J. D. Conroy, S. Contreas-Balderas and A. C. Iles. 2024. An introduction to standardized sampling. Pages 1-22 in S. A. Bonar, N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope, Standard methods to sampling North American freshwater fishes, 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.	September 2024
Bonar, S. A., B. D. Bolding, M. Divens, and W. Meyer. 2005. Effects of introduced fishes on wild juvenile coho salmon using three shallow Pacific Northwest Lakes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 134(3):641-652.	May 2005
Bonar, S. A., B. Bolding and M. Divens. 2002. Effects of triploid grass carp on aquatic plants, water quality, and public satisfaction in Washington State. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:96-105	June 2002
Bonar, S. A. 2021. Differences between Arizona and American Fisheries Society standard fish sampling protocols, Fisheries Research Report 12-20. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit	January 2021
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Exploring your personal fisheries history: The USFCS Albatross and Clinton K. Curtis. Fisheries.45:145-150. \| Abstract	March 2020	No Abstract
Bonar, S. A. 2017. The Dark Side of Safety. Fisheries 42:183	April 2017
Bonar, S. A. 2016. Biological and Communication Skills Needed for Introduced Fisheries Biologists. Fisheries 41:466-467.	August 2016
Bonar, S. A. 2015. Point-Counterpoint: Be flexible in the number of talks per speaker at meetings!, Fisheries, 40:7, 295-295.	July 2015
Bonar, S. A. 2014. Book Review “Ecology of North American Freshwater Fishes” by Stephen T. Ross. Journal of Fish Biology 85:1799–1800	September 2014
Bonar, S. A. 2009. Book review: Burbot: Ecology, management, and culture. V.L. Paragamian and D.H. Bennett, eds. The Quarterly Review of Biology 84: 210-211	July 2009
Bonar, S. A. 2007. The conservation professional's guide to working with people. Island Press, Washington D. C. 208 pp.	July 2007
Bonar, S. A. 2002. Relative length frequency: A simple, visual technique to evaluate size structure of fish populations. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 22:1086-1094.	November 2002
Bonar, S. A. , D. A. Fife, and J. S. Bonar. 2016. How well are you teaching one of the most important biological concepts for humankind? A call to action. The American Biology Teacher 78(8):623.	October 2016
Bolt, M.R., J.M. Bauder, M.L. Legare, C.L. Jenkins, B.B. Rothermel, and D.R. Breininger. 2023. Eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi) shelter site selection in peninsular Florida and implications for habitat conservation. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 18:362-373. \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	August 2023	Shelters are critical for many species as protection from predators and extreme temperatures. Successful conservation of reptiles requires understanding both shelter site requirements and availability. The Eastern Indigo Snake (EIS; <i>Drymarchon couperi</i>) is endemic to the southeastern U.S. and is federally listed. Recovery has focused on maximizing unfragmented landscapes, with less attention on fine-scale features such as shelter sites. In the northern EIS range, Gopher Tortoise (<i>Gopherus polyphemus</i>) burrows are used extensively for shelter. Although EIS in peninsular Florida often shelter in tortoise burrows, they also use other shelters where tortoise burrows are scarce or absent. Solely focusing EIS survey and management efforts where Gopher Tortoises are present may overlook occupied habitats and misallocate resources. We investigated the importance of different shelter sites in central Florida using data from radio-tracked EIS. We modeled the use of shelter categories as a function of sex, season, and habitat using Bayesian multinomial Generalized Linear Models. Results showed that EIS in peninsular Florida used Gopher Tortoise burrows across all seasons and habitats. Tortoise burrow use was highest in xeric habitats and lowest in mesic habitats where burrows are most and least abundant, respectively. There was less variability in shelter site use in disturbed habitats and flatwoods. Tortoise burrow use by EIS in the cool season across sexes and habitats in our study was much lower than in southern Georgia. Our results indicate that EIS are less dependent on Gopher Tortoise burrows in peninsular Florida and that suitable habitats with few or no tortoise burrows could still provide conservation value for EIS.
Bolding, B., S. A. Bonar, and M. Divens. 2004. Use of artificial structure to enhance angler benefits in lakes, ponds, and reservoirs: A literature review. Reviews in Fisheries Science 12:75-96.	January 2004
Bauder, J.M., Ruid, D., Roberts, N.M., Kohn, B. and Allen, M.L. 2021. Effects of translocation on survival of nuisance bears. Animal Conservation 24:820-831. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12684 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	October 2021	Effective mitigation of human–wildlife conflict should aim to reduce conflicts while also minimizing wildlife mortality. Translocation is often used to mitigate human–wildlife conflict but translocated individuals may have reduced survival, which could negatively affect population growth and social acceptance of translocation as a management tool. Yet, non-translocated nuisance individuals may also have low survival due to inherent risks associated with nuisance behavior. We used a 38-year dataset of 1233 marked and translocated nuisance American black bears (<i>Ursus americanus</i>) as a model system with which to evaluate the impacts of translocation on nuisance bear survival. We used multi-state mark-recapture models to estimate annual harvest and non-harvest mortality rates and tested for effects of translocation distance and harvest rate on recapture and both mortality rates. Recapture probability increased with translocation distance but 75% of translocated bears were translocated ≤75 km and recapture probabilities were <0.05 across these distances. Survival was 0.43 for adult males, 0.56 for adult females, and 0.38–0.40 for yearlings. However, increasing translocation distance reduced both harvest and non-harvest mortality (β = −0.0044, 95% CI = −0.0081 to −0.0006 and β = −0.0020, 95% CI = −0.0051 to 0.0011, respectively) showing that increasing translocation distance does not negatively impact survival. Our survival estimates were generally lower than those reported for non-nuisance American black bear populations (0.67–0.83), which likely reflects risks associated with nuisance behavior, such as proximity to human dwellings, agriculture, or roads which in turn may increase harvest and/or road mortality. Our results show that translocation is a useful approach for mitigating human–bear conflict that does not always negatively affect survival. Lower survival of nuisance bears suggests that biologists should focus efforts on reducing the incidences of human–wildlife conflicts (e.g., removing anthropogenic food sources).
Bauder, J.M., M.L. Allen, T.J. Benson, C.A. Miller, and K.W. Stodola. 2021. An approach for using multiple indices for monitoring long-term trends of mesopredators at broad spatial scales. Biodiversity and Conservation 30:3529-3547. doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02259-8 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	October 2021	Indices of relative abundance are routinely used to monitor and manage wildlife, yet all indices contain observation error and have unknown relationships with true abundance. State-space models (SSM) allow estimation of observation error while concordance in trends among multiple indices from different sampling methods may reflect true trends in abundance. We used multiple decades of data from roadkill surveys, nocturnal spotlight surveys, and observations from hunters along with trapper harvest data for six mesopredators in Illinois, USA, to evaluate concordance (i.e., similarity in trend direction and magnitude) across count- and harvest-based indices, while controlling for observation error using Bayesian SSM. We assumed that increased concordance among trends from different sampling methods would increasingly mirror trends in true abundance. We observed positive trends for raccoon and coyote, negative trends for gray and red fox, and stable trends for skunk, consistent with spatiotemporal patterns of distribution and abundance of these species within midwestern USA. Concordance among count-based indices and harvest-based indices adjusted for temporal changes in trapper numbers was generally high. In contrast, total annual trapper harvest often showed discordance with other trends. Sampling variability was similar across methods but was highest across the shortest time series highlighting the importance of methodologically or analytically controlling for sampling variability. Our results suggest that concordant broad-scale (e.g., statewide) trends in index data may be best used for evaluating relatively general trends and using relatively drastic changes as justification for more in-depth studies.
Bauder, J.M., M.L. Allen, A.A. Ahlers, T.J. Benson, C.A. Miller, and K.W. Stodola. 2022. Long-term data reveal equivocal evidence for intraguild suppression among sympatric canids. Biodiversity and Conservation 31:2965-2979. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02465-y">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-022-02465-y \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	September 2022	Interspecific interactions among predators can shape ecological communities across trophic levels, including among predator guilds. The strength and directions of these interactions, however, may vary spatially and temporally in regions undergoing widespread landscape changes (e.g., urbanization, agricultural production). We investigated intraguild effects of coyotes (<i>Canis latrans</i>), a de facto apex predator, and land-cover changes on abundance indices of red foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) and gray foxes (<i>Urocyon cinereoargenteus</i>) using two long-term and independent time series: direct observations of canids by archery deer hunters (26 years) and harvest data from canid trappers (41 years) from across Illinois, USA. Abundance indices from both time series for red and gray foxes declined whereas coyote abundance indices increased, suggesting increasing coyote abundance may have led to decreases in fox population abundances. Empirical support among candidate models explaining fox declines was generally equivocal yet differed between fox species. Models including effects of coyote abundance were generally competitive for red foxes and estimated negative coyote effects even after controlling for declining farm size. The empirical support among our landscape hypotheses also varied by species despite increasing forest cover and farm size during our study. The estimated effects of coyote in our study were weaker than reported at more northerly latitudes suggesting that increasing coyote populations may not be fully responsible for observed declines in fox populations in the midwestern USA.
Bauder, J.M., K.W. Stodola, T.J. Benson, C.A. Miller, and M.L. Allen. 2023. Modeling 18 years of community science data reveals extensive bobcat recolonization in Illinois, USA. Landscape Ecology 38:597-611. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01567-w \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	December 2022	Context. Many terrestrial mammals have undergone substantial distribution changes in recent decades; yet collecting broad-scale occurrence data for carnivores is difficult due to their low densities and cryptic behaviors. Carnivore observations from community (i.e., citizen) science programs can be a potentially valuable approach for understanding changes in carnivore distributions over long time periods.<br>Objectives. We used 18 years of bobcat (<i>Lynx rufus</i>) observations collected by archery deer hunters (participants) across Illinois, USA, to estimate spatiotemporal patterns in occurrence and determine how landscape features influenced patterns of recolonization.<br>Methods. We developed Bayesian spatial and non-spatial multi-scale dynamic occupancy models to estimate county-level occupancy, persistence, and colonization and participant-level occupancy. We modeled county-level parameters as a function of multiple <i>a priori</i> landscape covariates and compared model performance using cross-validation.<br>Results. Our non-spatial occupancy model had greater predictive support than our spatial occupancy model. Mean annual statewide county-level occupancy increased from approximately 0.43 to 0.83 while mean annual participant-level occupancy increased from approximately 0.07–0.28. Bobcats were primarily restricted to southern Illinois during the early 2000s but by 2018 occurred throughout western and southern Illinois. Landscape covariates had relatively weak effects on model parameters.<br>Conclusions. Our study illustrates how community science observations analyzed with hierarchical occupancy models can be used to model spatiotemporal changes in species distributions. Bobcats have recolonized much of Illinois, but this colonization was not strongly mediated by county-level landscape features at the scales we measured.
Bauder, J.M., H.C. Chandler, M. Elmore, and C.L. Jenkins. 2022. Incorporating habitat suitability, landscape distance, and resistance kernels to estimate conservation units for an imperiled terrestrial snake. Landscape Ecology 37: 2519–2533. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-022-01510-z \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	August 2022	Context<br>Wildlife distributions are often subdivided into discrete conservation units to aid in implementing management and conservation objectives. Habitat suitability models, resistance surfaces, and resistant kernels provide tools for delineating spatially explicit conservation units but guidelines for parameterizing resistant kernels are generally lacking.<br>Objectives<br>We used the federally threatened eastern indigo snake (<i>Drymarchon couperi</i>) as a case study for calibrating resistant kernels using observed movement data and resistance surfaces to help delineate habitat-based conservation units.<br>Methods<br>We simulated eastern indigo snake movements under different resistance surface and resistant kernel parameterizations and selected the scenario that produced simulated movement distances that best approximated the maximum observed annual movement distance. We used our calibrated resistant kernel to model range-wide connectivity and compared delineated conservation units to Euclidean distance-based population units from the recent eastern indigo snake species status assessment (SSA).<br>Results<br>We identified a total of 255 eastern indigo snake conservation units, with numerous large (2500–5000 ha of suitable habitat) conservation units across the eastern indigo snake distribution. There was substantial variation in the degree of overlap with the SSA population units likely reflecting the spatial heterogeneity in habitat suitability and landscape resistance.<br>Conclusion<br>Our calibration approach is widely applicable to other systems for parameterizing biologically meaningful resistant kernels. Our conservation units can be used to prioritize future eastern indigo snake conservation efforts, identify areas where more survey work is needed, or identify small, isolated populations with high extinction risks.
Bauder, J.M., C.S. Anderson, H.L. Gibbs, M.J. Tonkovich, and W.D. Walter. 2021. Landscape features fail to explain spatial genetic structure in white-tailed deer across Ohio, USA. Journal of Wildlife Management 85(8):1669-1684. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22120 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	October 2021	Landscape features influence wildlife movements across spatial scales and therefore have the potential to influence the spread of disease. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal prion disease affecting members of the family Cervidae, particularly white-tailed deer (<i>Odocoileus virginianus</i>), and the first positive CWD case in a wild Ohio deer was recorded in 2020. While landscape genetics approaches are increasingly utilized to better understand potential pathways for CWD spread in white-tailed deer, little is known about genetic structure of white-tailed deer in Ohio. The objectives of our study were to evaluate spatial genetic structure in white-tailed deer across Ohio and compare the support for isolation by distance (IBD) and isolation by landscape resistance (IBR) models in explaining this structure. For genetic data we used microsatellite genotypes from 619 individuals from 24 counties across Ohio genotyped at 11 loci and a 547-bp fragment of the mitochondrial DNA Control Region from the same individuals. We used spatial and non-spatial genetic clustering tests to evaluate genetic structure in both types of genetic data and empirically optimized landscape resistance surfaces to compare IBD and IBR using microsatellite data. Non-spatial genetic clustering tests failed to detect spatial genetic structure while spatial genetic clustering tests indicated subtle spatial genetic structure. IBD models consistently outperformed IBR models including land cover, traffic volume, and streams. Our results indicated widespread genetic connectivity of white-tailed deer across Ohio and negligible barrier effects of landscape features. These patterns likely reflect some combination of minimal resistive effects of landscape features on white-tail deer movement in Ohio and the effects of regional recolonization or translocation. We encourage continued CWD surveillance in Ohio, particularly in the proximity of confirmed cases.
Bauder, J.M., A. Pawlicki, and M. Goode. 2024. Northern Mexican gartersnake demographics and movement ecology. Final report for Task Order 23-3 to Arizona Game and Fish Department. \| Abstract \| Download	October 2024	The northern Mexican gartersnake (<i>Thamnophis eques</i>; hereafter NMGS) is a federally threatened species occurring in riparian areas in central and southeast Arizona and west-central New Mexico. While previous studies have examined the ecology of this species in central Arizona, less is known about NMGS ecology in grassland landscapes of southeast Arizona. This project continues a long-term mark-recapture study of NMGS in the upper Santa Cruz River in the San Rafael Valley of southeast Arizona. We analyzed mark-recapture data collected by Arizona Game and Fish Department from 2008–2019 and included data we collected during 2022 and 2023. We also studied NMGS movement ecology using a combination of externally attached GPS transmitters and surgically implanted VHF transmitters. We had 517 NMGS captures over 26 survey sessions across the entire study, 186 of which were captures of previously marked snakes. Most of our captures were females and evidence of a statistically significant female-biased sex ratio was present on three survey sessions. Trapping success was generally highest June-September and catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) was strongly correlated with the number of individuals captured. We used mark-recapture data from 288 individuals to estimate annual apparent survival and session-specific recapture probabilities. Annual apparent survival was higher for females (0.72, 95% highest posterior density intervals [HPDI] = 0.63–0.81) than for males (0.58, 95% HPDI = 0.44–0.72). Session-specific recapture probabilities were similar for males and females and were highly correlated with CPUE. During 2023, we monitored the movements of 13 adult females using GPS transmitters, two adult males using VHF transmitters, and one adult female using a GPS transmitter followed by a VHF transmitter. GPS transmitters were deployed from 7-18 days at a time as limited by battery life. After filtering out low-quality GPS locations, we obtained a total of 1,688 hourly GPS locations. Mean and maximum distances moved per hour ranged from 5.54–10.92 m and 15.24–135.71 m, respectively, across GPS transmitter attachment periods. Space use estimates from 100% minimum convex polygons ranged from 0.04–1.16 ha across GPS transmitter attachment periods. All documented NMGS movements during 2023 were relatively close (< 100 m) to the Santa Cruz River. These results continue to build upon our knowledge of NMGS ecology and suggest the continued presence of a relatively robust population within the upper Santa Cruz River.
Bauder, J.M. and C.L. Prewitt. 2023. Control of introduced American bullfrogs and support of Chiricahua leopard frog conservation in southeast Arizona. Final report for Task Order 23-5 to Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona. \| Abstract \| Download	June 2024	1. This report summaries field surveys conducted during July 2023 through April 2024 to control introduced American bullfrogs (Lithobates [Rana] catesbeianus; hereafter bullfrog) and support Chiricahua leopard frog (Lithobates [Rana] chiricahuensis) conservation in southeast Arizona. We conducted 394 field surveys across 141 sites in Chiricahua leopard frog Recovery Units 1 and 2 during this survey period.2. During these surveys, we detected bullfrogs at 36 sites and removed a total of 452 bullfrogs. Bullfrog reproduction was only observed during this survey period at sites on private property where we did not have landowner permission to remove bullfrogs. We found bullfrogs and Chiricahua leopard frogs co-occurring at only a single site (Chulo Tank). Only a single bullfrog was present at this site, and it was removed.3. Within the Cobre Ridge/Recovery Unit 1 region, we detected Chiricahua leopard frogs at 15 sites, with reproductive activity confirmed at two sites. We performed or assisted with Chiricahua leopard frog translocations at five sites. We detected Chiricahua leopard frog overwinter survival at two sites in this region although moribund and dead frogs were observed at one of these two sites.4. We did not detect Chiricahua leopard frog within our Canelo Hills Buffer Zone or stock tanks along the foothills of the San Rafael Valley. We detected Chiricahua leopard frogs at four sites on the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch with reproduction documented at two sites. We also removed two adult bullfrogs from a single site on the Appleton-Whittell Research Ranch.5. We detected Chiricahua leopard frogs at 17 sites on the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA). While Chiricahua leopard frog reproduction was not confirmed during July–November of 2023, as of 24 April 2024 we detected Chiricahua leopard frog reproduction at three sites. We did detect a moribund Chiricahua leopard frog at Lower Empire Gulch in March 2024. No bullfrogs were detected on the LCNCA and a single adult bullfrog was removed from one site in the Elgin Buffer Zone.6. We began bullfrog removal efforts at a new eradication site along the Babocomari River on the Babacomari Ranch. This planned four-year eradication project will remove a significant non-urban bullfrog source population that threatens existing Chiricahua leopard frog metapopulations.
Bauder, J. M., Peterman, W. E., Spear, S. F., Jenkins, C. L., Whiteley, A. R., & McGarigal, K. 2021. Multiscale assessment of functional connectivity: Landscape genetics of eastern indigo snakes in an anthropogenically fragmented landscape in central Florida. Molecular Ecology, 30, 3422-3438. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15979 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	July 2021	Landscape features can strongly influence gene flow and the strength and directionof these effects may vary across spatial scales. However, few studies have evaluatedmethodological approaches for selecting spatial scales in landscape genetics analyses,in part because of computational challenges associated with optimizing landscaperesistance surfaces (LRS). We used the federally threatened eastern indigo snake(Drymarchon couperi) in central Florida as a case study with which to compare the importanceof landscape features and their scales of effect in influencing gene flow. Weused genetic algorithms (ResistanceGA) to empirically optimize LRS using categoricalland cover surfaces, multiscale resource selection surfaces (RSS), and four combinationsof landscape covariates measured at multiple spatial scales (multisurfacemultiscale LRS). We compared LRS where scale was selected using pseudo-andfulloptimization. Multisurface multiscale LRS received more empirical support than LRSoptimized from categorical land cover surfaces or RSS. Multiscale LRS with scale selectedusing full optimization generally outperformed those with scale selected usingpseudo-optimization.Multiscale LRS with large spatial scales (1200–1800m) receivedthe most empirical support. Our results highlight the importance of considering landscapefeatures across multiple spatial scales in landscape genetic analyses, particularlybroad scales relative to species movement potential. Different effects of scale onhome range-levelmovements and dispersal could explain weak associations betweenhabitat suitability and gene flow in other studies. Our results also demonstrate the importanceof large tracts of undeveloped upland habitat with heterogenous vegetationcommunities and low urbanization for promoting indigo snake connectivity.
Bartok, N., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Factors affecting the presence of nesting burrowing owls in an agricultural landscape. Journal of Raptor Research 44:286-293.	December 2010
Ballard, A. S., P. S. Balfour, and C. J. Conway. 2008. Rana catasbeiana (American bullfrog) predation. Herpetological Review 39:462.	November 2008
Archdeacon, T.P., A. Iles, J. Kline, and S. A. Bonar. 2010. Asian Fish Tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in the Desert Southwestern United States. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 22:274–279. \| Abstract	December 2010	The Asian fish tapeworm Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidea) is an introduced fish parasite in the southwestern United States and is often considered a serious threat to native desert fishes. Determining the geographic distribution of nonnative fish parasites is important for recovery efforts of native fishes. We examined 1,140 individuals belonging to nine fish species from southwestern U.S. streams and springs between January 2005 and April 2007. The Asian fish tapeworm was present in the Gila River, Salt River, Verde River, San Pedro River, Aravaipa Creek, and Fossil Creek, Arizona, and in Lake Tuendae at Zzyzx Springs and Afton Canyon of the Mojave River, California. Overall prevalence of the Asian fish tapeworm in Arizona fish populations was 19% (range ¼ 0– 100%) and varied by location, time, and fish species. In California, the prevalence, abundance, and intensity of the Asian fish tapeworm in Mohave tui chub Gila bicolor mohavensis were higher during warmer months than during cooler months. Three new definitive host species—Yaqui chub G. purpurea, headwater chub G. nigra, and longfin dace Agosia chrysogaster—were identified. Widespread occurrence of the Asian fish tapeworm in southwestern U.S. waters suggests that the lack of detection in other systems where nonnative fishes occur is due to a lack of effort as opposed to true absence of the parasite. To limit further spread of diseases to small, isolated systems, we recommend treatment for both endo- and exoparasites when management actions include translocation of fishes
Archdeacon, T. P., and S. A. Bonar. 2010. Intraspecific predation in endangered Mohave tui chub. California Fish and Game 96(3):213-215	October 2010
Archdeacon, T. P., and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Captive breeding of endangered Mohave tui chub. North American Journal of Aquaculture 71:360-362	October 2009
Amberg, J. J., S. A. Bonar, C. Perez, C. B. Rees, C. Jackson, and R. M. Ulibarri. 2018. The Importance of Sound Methodology in Environmental DNA Sampling: Response to Comment. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 38:597-600. IP-092655	June 2018
Allen, M.L., L.M. Elbroch, J.M. Bauder, and H.U. Wittmer. 2023. Food caching by a solitary large carnivore reveals the importance of intermediate-sized prey. Journal of Mammalogy. 104:457-465. doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyad013 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	March 2023	Pumas (<i>Puma concolor</i>) are solitary large carnivores that exhibit high energetic investments while hunting prey that often take multiple days to consume. Therefore, pumas should behave in a way to maximize their energetic gains, including using caching, which is a behavior used by many mammal species to preserve and store food or to conceal it from conspecifics and scavengers to limit their losses. Yet pumas do not always cache their kills. In order to understand caching behavior, we used variables associated with the kills such as prey mass, search time, climate, and habitat to test 20 ecological models (representing four a priori hypotheses: food perishability, resource pulse, consumption time, and kleptoparasitism deterrence) in an information-theoretic approach of model selection to explore factors related to the caching behavior. Models were run with information from tracked radio-collared pumas in California over a 2.5-year period and identified a total of 352 kills. Overall, we documented pumas caching 61.5% of their kills, including 71.6% of Black-tailed Deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus columbianus</i>), their primary prey in the study area. The model with a quadratic effect of adjusted mass of prey on puma caching probability had all of the empirical support (<i>w</i> = 1.00). Specifically, pumas were most likely to cache intermediate-sized prey, such as yearling and adult female deer, and also fed from cached kills for longer periods of time. Larger prey may be too large to easily cache, making it less energetically efficient—while small prey can often be consumed quickly enough to not require caching. This suggests that intermediate-sized prey may be the optimal size for caching, allowing a puma to feed for multiple days while not greatly increasing energetic output. The hypotheses we tested were not mutually exclusive and pumas caching their prey may occur for several reasons; nevertheless, our study demonstrated that pumas use caching to extend their foraging time and maximize energetic gains when preying on intermediate-sized prey.
Allen, M. L., A. C. Avrin, M. J. Farmer, L. S. Whipple, E. P. Alexander, A. M. Cervantes, and J. M. Bauder. 2021. Limitations of current knowledge about the ecology of Grey Foxes hamper conservation efforts. Journal of Threatened Taxa 13:19079-19092. https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/7102 \| Abstract \| Download \| Publisher Website	July 2021	Species-specific conservation is important for maintaining the integrity of ecological communities but is dependent on sufficiently understanding multiple aspects of a species’ ecology. Species-specific data are commonly lacking for species in geographic areas with little research and species perceived to have insufficient charisma or economic importance. Despite their widespread distribution across central and North America and status as a furbearing mammal, little is known about the ecology of Grey Foxes Urocyon cinereoargenteus compared to other species of furbearing mammals. To understand what is known about this species, especially factors affecting population dynamics, we performed a systematic review of the scientific literature. We found 234 studies about Grey Foxes, with studies increasing substantially over time but with geographic gaps in the Great Plains and most of Mexico and central America. Most studies we reviewed examined relative abundance or occupancy (n= 35), habitat associations (n= 30), primarily as part of larger mammalian community studies, or spatiotemporal effects of other mammalian carnivores (n= 19), predominately Coyote Canis latrans. Grey Foxes were primarily forest-associated although associations with specific forest communities or anthropogenically disturbed habitats varied among studies. Multiple studies across ecoregions reported this fox as among both the most- and least-abundant mammalian carnivore. The inter-specific effects of Coyote were often, but not exclusively, negative and were likely mediated by landscape composition and human development. Importantly, very few studies examined population-effects of coyotes on Grey Foxes. Studies of population trends, demographics, and space use of Grey Foxes were comparatively rare and small inter- and intra-study sample sizes limited our ability to infer broader patterns. We suggest multiple avenues for future research to better understand the population status of this species throughout their range.
Erwin JA, Logan KA, Trumbo DR, Funk WC, M Culver. 2023. Effects of hunting on mating, relatedness, and genetic differentiation in a puma population. Molecular Ecology, http://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17237 \| Abstract \| Publisher Website	December 2023	Hunting mortality can affect population abundance, demography, patterns of dispersal and philopatry, breeding, and genetic diversity. We investigated the effects of hunting on the reproduction and genetic diversity in a puma population in western Colorado, USA. We genotyped over 11,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), using double-digest, restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) in 291 tissue samples collected as part of a study on the effects of hunting on puma population abundance and demography in Colorado from 2004−2014. The study was designed with a reference period (years 1−5), during which hunting was suspended, followed by a treatment period (years 6−10), in which hunting was reinstated. Our objectives were to examine the effects of hunting on: (1) paternity and male reproductive success; (2) the relatedness between pumas within the population, and (3) genetic diversity. We found that hunting reduced the average age of male breeders. The number of unique fathers siring litters increased each year without hunting and decreased each year during the hunting period. Mated pairs were generally unrelated during both time periods, and females were more closely related than males. Hunting was also associated with increased relatedness among males and decreased relatedness among females in the population. Finally, genetic diversity increased during the period without hunting and decreased each year when hunting was present. This study demonstrates the utility of merging demographic data with large-scale genomic datasets in order to better understand the consequences of management actions. Specifically, we believe that this study highlights the need for long-term experimental research in which hunting mortality is manipulated, including at least one non-harvested control population, as part of a broader adaptive, zone management scheme.

Presentations

Presentations	Presentation Date
Widmer, A., C. J. Carveth, and S. A. Bonar. 2004. A comparison of methods for measuring thermal tolerance: loach minnow and spikedace as examples. Presented to the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Madison, Wisconsin, August 23-26, 2004.	August 2004
Widmer, A. M., C. J. Carveth, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Lethal thermal maxima of native and nonnative fishes in the San Pedro River, Arizona. Desert Fishes Council, Annual Meeting, Death Valley, California, November 20-23, 2003.	November 2003
Widmer, A. M., C. J. Carveth, S. A. Bonar, and J. R. Simms. 2005. Upper thermal tolerance of loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis). Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Gallup, New Mexico, February 4-5.	February 2005
Widmer, A. M., C. J. Carveth, S. A. Bonar and J. R. Simms. 2004. Upper thermal tolerance of loach minnow (Tiaroga cobitis). Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, November 10-14	November 2004
Ward, D.L., and S.A. Bonar, August 2001, Effects of water temperature and cold shock on predation of flannelmouth suckers by rainbow trout	August 2001
Ward, D.L., O.E. Maughan,and S.A. Bonar, November 2000, Effects of cold water on swimming ability and predation rate of age-0 flannelmouth sucker	November 2000
Ward, D.L., O.E. Maughan, and S.A. Bonar, February 2001, Effects of cold water on swimming ability and predation rate of age-0 flannelmouth sucker	February 2001
Victor Andreev, Adrian Munguia Vega, Melanie Culver. 2024. Patterns of genetic differentiation in two Baja California species. TWS/AFS JAM Flagstaff, AZ Feb 1-3, 2024.	February 2024	THis is the first genomic study to attempt to resolve among competing hypotheses to explain the divergence among populations occurring on the Baja peninsula. This study includes animal and plant populations, using the same methods in both.
Velez, C., L. Leslie, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Interactions between native and nonnative fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Annual Meeting of the New Mexico/Arizona Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Gallup, New Mexico.	February 2003
Velez, C. E., L. L. Leslie, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Impact of predation by nonnative fishes on native fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2003
Velez, C. E., L. L. Leslie, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Impact of predation by nonnative fishes on native fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Desert Fishes Council, Annual Meeting, Death Valley, California, November 20-23, 2003, Poster Presentation.	November 2003
Varland, D.E., J.B. Buchanan, G.S. Zimmerman, B.A. Milsap, J.M. Bauder, and T.L. Fleming. 2024. Estimated Annual Abundance of Migrant Peale’s Peregrine Falcons in Coastal Washington, USA. 2024 Annual Conference of the Raptor Research Foundation, Charlotte, North Carolina.	October 2024	This study provides the first empirical estimates of abundance for Peregrine Falcon's overwintering on the Washington coast which provides important information guiding take limits for falconry.
Varas C, Krausman P, Gonzalez Lopez C, Culver M. Evaluating population structure of black bears in the sky islands region of Arizona and northern Mexico using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses. 10th Western Black Bear Workshop, May 18-21, Reno, Nevada.	May 2009	Study is important body of work evaluating connectivity of bears in southern AZ and northern Mexico with respect to land use and disturbance.
Varas C, Gonzalez Lopez C, Krausman P, Culver M. Estimation of density and effective population size of black bears (Ursus americanus) in two sky island populations using non-invasive sampling and molecular markers. 2009 Joint New Mexico and Arizona Annual Chapter Meeting of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. February 5-7, 2009, Gallup, New Mexico.	February 2009
Varas C, Gonzalez Lopez C, Krausman P and Culver M. The use of non-invasive techniques to study the endangered black bear in the Sierra El Tigre, Xonora, Mexico. International Bear Conference, Monterrey, Mexico, 4-8 November 2007.	November 2007
Varas C, Gonzalez Lopez C, Krausman P and Culver M. Genetic structure of black bears in the Sky Islands in Arizona and northern Mexico. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, 22-26 September, 2007.	September 2007
Ulrich, T., S. A. Bonar, C. Sheehy, and D. Bogner. 2018. Using Social Psychology Principles in Education Videos to Acquaint the Public with Cryptic Desert Fishes. 51st Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ/NM Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Flagstaff, Arizona, February 1-3.	February 2018	This study examined the role of incorporating social psychology elements in videos highlighting elements of natural resources, such as fish. The results will assist fisheries managers and communicators in their public communication and outreach efforts.
Ulrich, T., S. A. Bonar, C. Sheehy, and D. Bogner. 2018. Cryptic but reel: Using social psychology principles in videos to acquaint the public with lesser known fishes. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, Anchorage, Alaska, May 21-25th.	May 2018	This study examined the role of incorporating social psychology elements in videos highlighting elements of natural resources, such as fish. The results will assist fisheries managers and communicators in their public communication and outreach efforts.
Ulrich, T., S. A. Bonar, C. Sheehy, and D. Bogner. 2018. Cryptic but Reel: Using Social Psychology Principles in Educational Videos to Acquaint the Public with Cryptic Fishes. 148th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 17-23th.	August 2018	This study examined the role of incorporating social psychology elements in videos highlighting elements of natural resources, such as fish. The results will assist fisheries managers and communicators in their public communication and outreach efforts.
Ulrich, T. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Techniques for using simple, inexpensive high-definition video technology to film aquatic organisms underwater. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida, August 19-24th. CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATION	August 2017	Reports on simple methods available to biologists to film aquatic organisms underwater.
Ulrich, T. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Techniques for Using Simple, Inexpensive High-Definition Video Technology to Film Cryptic Underwater Species. 2017 Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora, México, November 15-19.	November 2017	Reports on simple methods available to biologists to film aquatic organisms underwater. This will allow biologists to begin to use underwater videography to promote conservation.
Ulrich, T. L., S. A. Bonar, C. M. Sheehy, and D. Bogner. 2016. Use of high-definition video technology to acquaint the public with cryptic desert fishes of the southern Nevada/Death Valley region. 48th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, 15-19 November, 2016, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (contributed Oral Presentation)	November 2016	Shows techniques for acquainting the public with rare cryptic species using advanced video technology.
Ulrich, T. L., S. A. Bonar, C. M. Sheehy, and D. Bogner. 2017. Use of high-definition video technology to acquaint the public with cryptic desert fishes of the southern Nevada/Death Valley Region. 50th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ/NM American Fisheries Society, AZ Chapter of The Wildlife Society, NM Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Farmington, New Mexico, February 9-11, 2017.	February 2017	Discusses work to acquaint the public with southern Nevada fishes.
Ulibarri, R., S. Bonar, M. Mata, G. Selby, and C. Kitcheyan. 2015. Habitat suitability criteria for Navajo Nation subunit bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus) and Zuni bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolus yarrowi). The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 – February 7, 2015. Contributed Oral Presentation.	February 2015	Defines habitat suitability criteria for an endangered fish species in Arizona/New Mexico
Ulibarri, R., S. Bonar , C. Rees, C, Jackson, M. Mata, G. Selby, J. Cole, Jeff. 2015. Comparing snorkelling and eDNA sampling techniques for monitoring presence and abundance of endangered Zuni Bluehead Sucker, Catostomus discobolus yarrowi, and Navajo Nation genetic subunit Bluehead Sucker, Catostomus discobolus, in Southwestern streams Desert Fishes Council 47th Annual Meeting 18-22 November 2015 Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A.	November 2015	Compares eDNA and traditional methods to characterize fish populations in streams.
Ulibarri, R. M., S. Bonar, C. Rees, and J. Amberg. 2015. Detecting and quantifying biomass of Navajo Nation subunit bluehead sucker and Zuni bluehead sucker using environmental DNA. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 –7, 2015. Poster Presentation.	February 2015	Shows how eDNA is being used to detect and quantify biomass of Navajo Nation subunit bluehead sucker and Zuni bluehead sucker.
Tracy, E., and S. A. Bonar. 2024. AFS Standard sampling fisheries database book chapter and webtool. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	We developed a book chapter and online database containing nearly 60 species from across North America, allowing for the comparison of fish metrics commonly used in management to assess population health including growth, condition, length-frequency, and catch per unit effort data collected using AFS standard methods.
Tracy, E., S. Bonar, N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2024. AFS standard sampling fisheries database book chapter and webtool. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle, Washington.	March 2024	Numerous fisheries professionals have adopted the AFS standard methods and many have noted the database as an important tool in fisheries management. When developing the second version of the database we examined strengths and weaknesses of the methods used for requesting, analyzing, and displaying the data in an online format.
Tracy, E., S. Bonar, N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2021. AFS Standard Sampling Online Fisheries Database: lessons learned in designing a simple and effective tool that fisheries professionals will actually use. 8th World Fisheries Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.	September 2021	Numerous fisheries professionals have adopted the AFS standard methods and many have noted the database as an important tool in fisheries management. Because the second version of the database is underway, we wanted to take this opportunity to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the methods used for requesting, analyzing, and displaying the data in an online format.
Tingay, R.E., Culver, M., Dawson, D.D., Clarke, M. and Richard T. Watson. 2006. Difficulties using molecular techniques to address real-world conservation issues: the Madagascar fish eagle as a case study. North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico	October 2006
Tingay, R.E., Clarke M.L., and Culver, M. Re-evaluating the conservation status of the critically endangered Madagascar fish eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides): historical population decline or a naturally small population? Raptor Research Foundation 2004 Annual Meeting, Bakersfield, CA.	November 2004
The biology and foraging demands of northern pike in Arizona lakes and reservoirs. Presented at the Western Division Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, San Diego, CA. April 14-17, 2003	April 2003
Teal, C., S. Bonar, D. Schill, and M. Culver. 2019. Developing trojan sex chromosome carriers (YY Males) to control nuisance fish populations in the Southwest. 52nd Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ/NM American Fisheries Society, AZ Chapter of The Wildlife Society, and NM Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Albuquerque, NM, February 7-9, 2019.	February 2019	Trojan sex chromosome eradication strategies have been modeled and show the collapse of target species' populations. Efforts have begun at the University of Arizona to examine the feasibility of producing Trojan sex chromosome carrying (YY male) red shiner and green sunfish.
Teal, C., S. Bonar, D. Schill, and M. Culver. 2018. Developing trojan sex chromosome carriers (YY Males) to control nuisance fish populations in the Southwest. Gila River Basin Native Fish Program- Technical Committee Meeting, Silver City, NM, December 11-13, 2018.	December 2018	Developing Trojan sex chromosome carriers of nonnative invasive species in the Southwest could help eradicate nuisance populations.
Teal, C., S. Bonar, D. Schill, and M. Culver. 2018. Developing YY males to control nuisance fish populations in the Southwest. Arizona Native Fishes Conservation Team Statewide Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, November 8, 2018.	November 2018	The release of YY males into a nuisance population of invasive fish could extirpate that population. I am examining the feasibility of producing YY red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and green shiner (Lepomis cyanellus) for use as population control in the Gila River Basin.
Teal, C., S. Bonar, D. Schill, and M. Culver. 2018. Developing YY males to control nuisance fish populations in the Southwest. 50th Annual Desert Fishes Council Meeting, Death Valley, California, November 14-18, 2018.	November 2018	The release of YY males into a nuisance population of invasive fish could extirpate that population. I am examining the feasibility of producing YY red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and green shiner (Lepomis cyanellus) for use as population control in the Gila River Basin.
Teal, C., S. Bonar, D. Schill, and M. Culver. 2018. Developing YY males to control nuisance fish Populations in the Southwest. Colorado River Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force Meeting, Online, September 26, 2018.	September 2018	YY males can act as a tool for nuisance fish population control. I am examining the feasibility of producing and implementing YY red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) and green shiner (Lepomis cyanellus) for use as population control in the Gila River Basin.
Teal, C., S. Bonar, D. Schill, A. Erwin, and M. Culver. 2019. Developing trojan sex chromosome carriers (YY Males) to control nuisance fish populations in the Southwest. The American Fisheries Society's 149th Annual Meeting and Joint Conference with the Wildlife Society. Reno, NV, September 29 - October 3, 2019.	September 2019	Trojan sex chromosome eradication strategies have been modeled and show the collapse of target species' populations. Efforts have begun at the University of Arizona to examine the feasibility of producing Trojan sex chromosome carrying (YY male) Red Shiner and Green Sunfish.
Teal, C., D. Schill, K. Coykendall, M. Campbell, S. Fogelson, T. Delmoas, J. Bauder, C. Roberts, D. Eardley, M. Culver, K. Fitzsimmons, and S. Bonar. 2022. The Development of YY Red Shiner (Cyprinella Lutrensis) for Invasive Population Control. 152nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington.	August 2022	Shows techniques being used to develop YY red shiner for population control.
Teal, C., D. Schill, K. Coykendall, M. Campbell, S. Fogelson, T. Delmoas, J. Bauder, C. Roberts, D. Eardley, M. Culver, K. Fitzsimmons, and S. Bonar. 2022. Attempts at the Development of Trojan Sex Chromosome Carrying Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus). 152nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington.	August 2022	Discusses YY process for controlling nuisance fish populations.
Teal, C. N., S. Bonar and D. J. Schill. 2020. Effects of estradiol-17β on the survival, growth, and sex reversal of red shiner. American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting September 14-25.	September 2020	Discovered when sex reversal treatments should start in red shiner and documents results of these treatments. Important for nonnative fish population control.
Teal, C. N., S. A. Bonar, and D. J. Schill. 2020. Effects of estradiol-17 Beta on the survival, growth, and sex reversal of Red Shiner. 53rd Joint Annual Meeting, Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, January 30 - February 1, 2020. Prescott, Arizona. Student Presentation Award Winner.	January 2020	Discusses treatment regime and histology for sex reversal treatments in Red Shiner to control nuisance populations.
Tackley, S. C., S. A. Bonar, and A. Choudhury. 2004. Effects of Asian tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) on native fishes from the Rio Yaqui basin, Arizona. Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, November 10-14	November 2004
Tackley, S. C., S. A. Bonar and A. S Francis. 2005. Captive breeding of Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea) and Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis). Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Gallup, New Mexico, February 4-5.	February 2005
Svancara, C., L. Lopez-Hoffman, and S. Bonar. 2014. Perceptions and concerns with jaguar conservation: nine rancher case studies in southern Arizona. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014	February 2014	Discusses working with ranchers on jaguar conservation.
Svancara, C., A. M. Lien, W. T. Vanasco, S. A. Bonar, G. B. Ruyle, and L. López-Hoffman. 2016. Can incentives help overcome landowner concerns about conserving endangered species on their land? A rancher case study about jaguar critical habitat and rangeland conservation.; 49th Joint Annual Meeting Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of The American Fisheries Society, February 4-6, 2016, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2016	Discusses the use of incentives in species conservation.
Svancara, C., A. Lien, W. Vanasco, L. Lopez-Hoffman, S. Bonar, and G. Ruyle. Identifying ranching leaders’ opinions of jaguar conservation and concerns with endangered species management through focused interviews. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the Wildlife Society and the American Fisheries Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico, February 5-7, 2015. Contributed Oral Presentation.	February 2015	Discusses results from ranchers' opinions with the critical habitat designation for jaguars.
Sudbeck, E., A. Owens, and J.M. Bauder. 2024. Dispersal of invasive American bullfrogs in southeast Arizona. Annual meeting of the Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Tucson, Arizona.	August 2024	Non-native American bullfrogs have had detrimental effects on native herpetofauna in southeast Arizona and understanding bullfrog dispersal distances can help better guide future bullfrog eradication efforts. This study describes the dispersal movements during monsoon season of bullfrogs in southeast Arizona.
Steckler, S. E., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Why is song rate negatively associated with cowbird parasitism in Bell’s vireos? A test of alternative hypotheses. Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society. San Diego, CA, 10 Feb 2010.	February 2010
Steckler, S. E., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Song rate and risk of cowbird parasitism: a test of alternative hypotheses in Bell’s vireos. Cooper Ornithological Society, Tucson, AZ, 18 April 2009.	April 2009
Steckler, S. E., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Frequent singing decreases, rather than increases, the risk of cowbird parasitism in Bell’s vireos. The Wildlife Society, Monterey, CA, 20 Sep 2009.	September 2009
Steckler, S. E., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Effects of song rate on probability of cowbird parasitism in Arizona Bell’s vireos. 42nd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Gallup, NM. 6 February 2009.	February 2009
Sponholtz, P., J. Voeltz, D. Mitchell, J. Simms, C. Carter, D. Propst, and S. Bonar. 2005. Lower Colorado River Area Report, November 2004-2005. Presented to the Desert Fishes Council. Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico, November 16-20, 2005. INVITED.	November 2005
Sontz, E., and S.A. Bonar. 2008. Captive breeding of headwaters chub, an imperiled Southwestern cyprinid. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Prescott, Arizona. February 7-9, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2008
Sontz, E., and S.A. Bonar 2007. Propagation and rearing of headwaters chub. Desert Fishes Council, Ventura CA , November 15-17,2007. CONTRIBUTED.	November 2007
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2004. Function of manure-scattering behavior of burrowing owls. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA. August 2004.	August 2004
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2003. Conservation of burrowing owls on golf courses. American Ornithologists' Union, Urbana, IL.	August 2003
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2003. Are burrowing owls selective in use of nest-lining materials. 25 April 2003. Impacts of Urban Development in Southern Arizona's Desert Environment Conference, Tucson, AZ.	April 2003
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2002. Selective use of nest-lining materials by Burrowing Owls. 25 September 2002. North American Ornithological Conference, New Orleans, LA.	September 2002
Smith, M. D., and C. J. Conway. 2002. On metabolic rate and Seasonal Reproductive Output in Birds. 9 August 2002. Ecological Society of America Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ	August 2002
Schwalbe C, Steidl R, Culver M, Rosen P, Bonine K, Goode M. Herpetofaunal research in the School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona. Symposium on Current Research on Herpetofauna of the Sonoran Desert IV, April 11-13, 2008, Tucson, Arizona.	April 2008
Schultz, A.A., O.E. Maughan, S.A. Bonar, W. Matter. 2003. Effect of a reservoir on downstream abundance of native and nonnative fishes in a small desert stream. Desert Fishes Council, Annual Meeting, Death Valley, California, November 20-23, 2003, Poster Presentation.	November 2003
Schultz, A.A., O.E. Maughan, S.A. Bonar, W. Matter, August 2001, Effect of a reservoir on downstream abundance of antive and nonnative fishes in a small desert stream	August 2001
Schultz, A.A. and S.A. Bonar, 2007. Selected aspects of the natural history of Gila chub. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico February 6-8 2007. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2007
Schultz, A. and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Spawning and culture of Gila chub. 136th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, New York, September 10-14, 2006. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2006
Schultz, A. A., and S. A. Bonar. 2005. Spawning and culture of Gila chub (Gila intermedia). Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Gallup, New Mexico, February 4-5.	February 2005
Schultz, A. A., and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Determining effective culture temperatures for larval and juvenile Gila chub (Gila intermedia). Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting. Tucson, Arizona, November 10-14	November 2004
Schafer, J.N., W.L. Heuring, T.R. Harris, R.A. Allard, M.J. Ryan, T. Roderick, J. Bauder, and D. Wood. 2023. Developing a breeding and reintroduction program for the threatened narrow-headed gartersnake. Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Farmington, New Mexico.	February 2023	Narrow-headed gartersnakes are a federally threatened species and captive breeding has formed a key component of their recovery. In this talk, we describe on-going captive breeding efforts and husbandry protocols and present preliminary results from a release of neonates into the wild.
Schade, C.B., and S.A. Bonar. 2005. Distribution and abundance on non-native fishes in streams of the American West. Presented to the Desert Fishes Council. Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico, November 16-20 2005. CONTRIBUTED.	November 2005
Schade, C. S., and S. Bonar. 2003. Patterns in the distribution and relative abundance of exotic fish species in the American West. Desert Fishes Council, Annual Meeting, Death Valley, California, November 20-23, 2003, Poster Presentation	November 2003
Schade, C. S., and S. Bonar, 2003. Predicting the distribution and impact of exotic fish species in the American West. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2003
Saucier, T., M. Recsetar, K. Fitzsimmons and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Challenges and successes in spawning Sonora Suckers, an under-researched nongame species. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	Developing culture techniques for an under-researched species is particularly challenging. There has been little success in determining the requirements for the survival and reproduction of Sonora suckers (<i>Catostomus insignis</i>) in captivity. With the intent to bridge this knowledge gap, we address some of the early challenges, successful techniques, and preliminary results of our Sonora Sucker culture efforts.
Ruggirello, J., S. Bonar, and O. Feuerbacher. 2013. Spawning ecology of the endangered Moapa dace revealed through underwater videography. 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Discusses spawning ecology of endangered Moapa Dace
Ruggirello, J., S. Bonar and O. Feuerbacher. 2013. An attempt to spawn endangered Moapa dace in captivity. 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Discusses techniques to captively propagate endangered Moapa Dace
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar, and O. G. Feuerbacher. 2014. An attempt to spawn endangered Moapa Dace in captivity. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Discusses work to propagate the highly endangered Moapa Dace
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar, and O. G. Feuerbacher. 2013. Spawning ecology of the critically endangered Moapa Dace revealed through underwater videography. 143nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 8-12, 2013. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2013	Study of the spawning ecology of a highly endangered desert fish to provide information to management on conservation options.
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar, O. G. Feuerbacher, and C. Powers. 2015. Spawning ecology and captive husbandry of endangered Moapa dace. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 – February 7, 2015. Contributed Oral Presentation.	February 2015	Provides information on spawning ecology and husbandry of Moapa Dace.
Ruggirello, J. E., S. A. Bonar and O. G. Feuerbacher. 2014. Endangered Moapa Dace in captivity and spawning ecology. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Discusses spawning ecology of endangered Moapa dace and implications for management.
Rogowski, D., and S.A. Bonar. 2008. Optimizing control methods for an invasive crayfish. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Prescott, Arizona. February 7-9, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2008
Rogowski, D., S. Sitko, and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Optimizing northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis) control methods in Arizona streams. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 3-7, 2009.	May 2009
Rinkevich S, Culver M. Methods associated with detection dogs to locate Mexican gray wolf scat in Arizona. 2009 Joint New Mexico and Arizona Annual Chapter Meeting of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. February 5-7, 2009, Gallup, New Mexico.	February 2009
Rinkevich S, Culver M, Toupal R. Assessing the biological and cultural significance of Mexican gray wolves in two Apache Indian reservations. 8th National Tribal Conference on Environmental Management, June 24-26, 2008, Grand, Montana.	June 2008
Rinkevich S, Culver M and Toupal RS. Assessing prey selection patterns and cultural significance of the Mexican gray wolf on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Poster. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, 22-26 September, 2007.	September 2007
Rickert, A., J. Heffelfinger, L. Harding, and J. Bauder, 2024. Gambel's quail nest site selection and habitat use in southeast Arizona. 2024 Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Baltimore, Maryland.	October 2024	Gambel's quail is an important game species in the southwest yet little is known about their nesting or habitat ecology; this study fills that knowledge gap for this species in southeast Arizona which will provide important information for management.
Recsetar, M., Zeigler, M., Bonar, S.A., Ward, D., Caldwell, C. 2009. Testing the thermal tolerance of various life stages of fish using the critical thermal method. 41st Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council November 19‐22, 2009	November 2009
Recsetar, M., M. Zeigler, D. Ward, S. Bonar, and C. Caldwell. Testing the Thermal Tolerance of Various Life Stages of Fish Using the Critical Thermal Method. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 3-7, 2009.	May 2009
Recsetar, M., M. Zeigler, D. Ward, S. A. Bonar,and C. Caldwell. 2010. Testing the Thermal Tolerance of Various Life Stages of Fish Using the Critical Thermal Method Arizona-New Mexico Chapter American Fisheries Society, 43RD Joint Annual Meeting, Flagstaff, Arizona, February 4-6, 2010.	February 2010
Recsetar, M. S., S. A. Bonar, O. G. Feuerbacher, and C. A. Caldwell	September 2011
Ramirez J, Culver M, Munguia A. Isolation of microsatellite loci fron the lesser long-niosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae). 2009 Joint New Mexico and Arizona Annual Chapter Meeting of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. February 5-7, 2009, Gallup, New Mexico.	February 2009
Price, J. E. and S. A. Bonar. 2011. Habitat variables associated with stream temperature resiliency in the White Mountains of Arizona with implications for Apache trout distribution in response to climate change. The Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Pinetop, Arizona, February 3-5, 2011.	February 2011
Prewitt, C.L., D.H. Hall, and J.M. Bauder. 2024. Eradicating invasive American bullfrogs on the Babocomari River in southeast Arizona. Annual Annual meeting of the Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Tucson, Arizona.	August 2024	Invasive American bullfrogs have contributed to declines in many native herpetofauna in southeast Arizona. This project covers the first-year results of the largest bullfrog eradication project currently undertaken in southeast Arizona.
Powers, C. J., and S. A. Bonar. 2015. Display of underwater high-definition videography of Gila chub to increase public awareness and conservation. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 –7, 2015. Poster Presentation.	February 2015	Shows how underwater high-definition videography of native fishes can increase public awareness and conservation.
Pope, K. L., S. Bonar, and N. Mercado-Silva. 2024. Updating AFS standard methods for sampling freshwater fish in North America. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle, Washington.	March 2024	The text <i>Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes</i> is being revised. This revision has forced editors and authors to grapple with trade-offs in adoption of new techniques and technologies with the potential losses of long-term data sets and potential backlash from agencies and organizations that adopted the original recommended standards.
Pope, K. L., S. Bonar, and N. Mercado-Silva. 2023. Updating AFS standard methods for sampling freshwater fish in North America. Latin America and Caribbean Fisheries Congress, Cancun, Mexico.	May 2023	Standardization generates innovation, builds knowledge, and enhances connectivity. Trade-offs exist in adoption of new techniques and technologies with the potential losses of long-term data sets, and with potential backlash from agencies and organizations that have adopted (perhaps at great expense) the current standard methods.
Pope, K. L., E. Tracy, S. Bonar, and N. Mercado-Silva. 2021. Progression of AFS standard methods for sampling freshwater fish in North America. 8th World Fisheries Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.	September 2021	<i>Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes</i> was intended to be a “living” document needing update at least every decade to ensure that standardized methods remain relevant and embrace progress. An overview of likely changes coming in the second edition will be provided.
Petre, S., and S. Bonar. 2013. What habitat parameters can be modified to reduce interactions between imperiled Apache trout and invasive crayfish? 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Modifying habitat for reducing interactions between native fishes and nonnative invasive species.
Petre, S., and S. Bonar. 2013 Habitat suitability criteria for Virile Crayfish, a non-native species in Arizona 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Habitat requirements of an invasive aquatic pest. Winner of best student poster.
Petre, S., and S. A. Bonar. 2014. Using habitat suitability criteria and life history characteristics to manage for Apache Trout and against Virile Crayfish. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Habitat suitability for Apache trout and virile crayfish to manage interactions.
Petre, S., and S. A. Bonar. 2013. Using habitat to understand the distribution of Apache Trout, a rare Southwestern salmonid impacted by non-native crayfish. 143nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 8-12, 2013. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2013	Study of habitat suitability of Apache trout.
Petre, S., and S. A. Bonar. 2013. Habitat suitability criteria for Virile Crayfish, a non-native species in Arizona. 143nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 8-12, 2013. POSTER PRESENTATION.	September 2013	Habitat suitability information developed for Virile Crayfish, an invasive species in Arizona streams
Petre, S., J. J. Amberg, C. Rees, M. Brizendine, S. A. Bonar, A. Chaudoin, O. Feuerbacher, C. Perez, J. E. Ruggirello, and R. Ulibarri. 2015. Incorporating Technological Advances in Standard Inland Fish Sampling Programs: Challenges and Opportunities. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, August 16-20, 2015.	August 2015	Advanced electronics and new methodologies are giving fisheries managers a much greater understanding of fish biology and are providing means for studying and managing fish populations that were unheard of 10 years ago. A brief overview of some of these new tools, their capabilities, and how they are currently being used in fisheries studies provides additional options for 21st century fisheries managers.
Petre, S. J., and S. A. Bonar. 2014. Habitat Suitability Criteria for Virile Crayfish, a Non-Native Species in Arizona 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014	February 2014	Discussed habitat criteria used by virile crayfish, a nonnative pest.
Perez, C., S. A. Bonar, B. T. Stewart, C.Gill, C. Cantrell. 2015. Use of the AFS Standard Sampling Web Tool to Compare Length Frequency, Condition, and Catch per Unit Effort of Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, August 16-20, 2015.	August 2015	The recent development of North American standard fish sampling protocols allows for fish sampling data to be compared more precisely across local, state, and national borders. We incorporated data collected using standard AFS fish sampling methods from large and small Arizona lakes into the AFS standard sampling web tool (fisheriesstandardsampling.org).
Perez, C., S. Bonar, J. Amberg, C. Rees, T. Edwards, and W. Stewart, 2016. Relationship between AFS standard fish sampling techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA) for characterizing fish relative abundance, biomass, and species composition in Arizona standing waters. 41st Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, March 21-24, Reno Nevada	March 2016	Discusses how well eDNA techniques characterize fish populations in standing waters.
Perez, C. R., S. A. Bonar, W. T. Stewart, C. Gill, and C. Cantrell. 2015. Comparison of length frequency, condition, and growth of select sport fish species in Arizona with those in other areas of North America. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 – February 7, 2015. Poster Presentation.	February 2015	Compares length frequency, condition, and growth of select sport fish species in Arizona with those in other areas of North America.
Perez, C. R., S. A. Bonar, T. Edwards, B. Stewart, J. Amberg, B. Ladell, C. Rees, and C. Gill. 2016. Relationship between American Fisheries Society standard fish sampling techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA) for characterizing fish presence, relative abundance, biomass, and species composition in Arizona standing waters. 48th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, November 15-19th, 2016. Albuquerque, New Mexico.	November 2016	Tests eDNA vs. established techniques for examining presence, relative abundance, and biomass of fishes in Arizona lakes.
Perez, C. R., S. A. Bonar, J. J. Amberg, C. Rees, W. T. Stewart, C. Gill, C. Cantrell. 2015. Correlation of eDNA (Environmental DNA) surveys with traditional fish sampling surveys in standing waters. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 – February 7, 2015. Contributed Oral Presentation.	February 2015	Shows correlation among traditional inland fish sampling methods and eDNA techniques in lakes.
Perez, C. R., S. A. Bonar, J. J. Amberg, C. Rees, B. Ladell, T. Edwards, W. T. Stewart, C. Gill, and C. Cantrell. 2016. Relationship between AFS standard fish sampling techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA) for characterizing fish relative abundance, biomass, and species composition in Arizona standing waters. 49th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters ofT he Wildlife Society and Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, February 4-6, 2016, Flagstaff, Arizona	February 2016	Investigates use of eDNA to characterize standing water fish populations.
Perez C., S. A. Bonar, J. J. Amberg, C. Rees, B. Ladell, B. T. Stewart, C. Gill, and C. Cantrell. 2015. Standard Fish Sampling Techniques and Environmental DNA (eDNA) As Tools to Characterize Fish Presence and Relative Abundance in Arizona Standing Waters. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, August 16-20.	August 2015	Recently, examination of deoxyribiose nucleic acids in water samples (environmental DNA or eDNA) has shown promise for identifying fish species present in water bodies. In water, eDNA is the result of bodily secretions such as mucus, gametes, and feces. We are investigating whether eDNA can be effective for estimating fish species biomass and relative abundance in waterbodies.
Pelz-Serrano K, Munguia-Vega A, Piaggio JA, van Riper C, and Culver M. Characterization of microsatellite loci of the American beaver and their application in a population in Arizona. 2008 Joint Annual Meetings, New Mexico and Arizona Chapters of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. February 7-9, 2008, Prescott, Arizona.	February 2008
Payne N, K Van Doorslaer and M Culver. 2020. Emerging Viral Diseases in At-Risk Populations of Felids and Ungulates. TWS Virtual National Meeting September 28-October 2, 2020, Louisville, KY, USA.	October 2020	Description of novel virus discovered from whole virome sequencing of bobcat and puma scat samples from the environment
Payne N and Culver M. 2021. Population Genomic Analyses Suggest Florida Crested Caracara is a Distinct Subspecies. The Wildlife Society's 28th Annual Conference, virtual. November 1-5, 2021.	November 2021	The crested caracara in Florida is an threatened population, and this study was the first large scale genetic study caracara's including the Florida population. Results indicate that the uniqueness of that population would put it at the level of a subspecies instead of just a population.
Pawlicki, A.J., M. Goode, and J.M. Bauder. 2024. Trapping and tracking northern Mexican gartersnakes (Thamnophis eques) in the San Rafael Valley, Arizona. Annual meeting of the Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Tucson, Arizona.	August 2024	The ecology of the federally threatened northern Mexican gartersnake has been poorly studied in grassland landscapes in southeast Arizona. This study fills this knowledge gap using results of mark-recapture and telemetry work during 2023.
Ogonowski, M., and C. J. Conway. 2007. To migrate, or not? Factors influencing winter residency in western burrowing owls. 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Ogonowski, M., and C. J. Conway. 2006. Factors influencing winter residency of burrowing owls in southern Arizona. North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 6 October 2006.	October 2006
Ogonowski, M. S., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Factors influencing migratory decisions of western burrowing owls. Annual Meeting of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society. Redding, California, 5 February 2008.	February 2008
Ochoa A, Onorato D and M Culver. 2014. Functional Genomics of the Endangered Florida Panther. Eleventh Mountain Lion Workshop, Cedar City, UT	May 2014	Since its introgression with Texas pumas, there has been questions about the Florida panther having lost adaptive genes or having its genome diluted too much by Texas puma alleles/genes. This genome-wide study will answer these questions and assist the genetic management of Florida panthers.
O. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Applications of surface disinfectants and antibiotics to hybrid Devils Hole pupfish eggs. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Devils Hole Pupfish Biologists Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23-24, 2011	June 2011
Nemec, Z. C., Lee, L N., and S. A. Bonar. 2016. Assessing modified prepositioned areal electrofishing devices (PAEDs) for surveying fish habitat use in desert streams. 48th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, November 15-19, Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Contributed, Oral)	November 2016	Presents data for a new type of boat based electrofishing unit for fish use of habitat measurements.
Nemec, Z. C. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Through the fish’s eye: Using inexpensive hemispherical photography to assess riparian canopy. Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona-New Mexico American Fisheries Society, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2018	Presents low cost methods to obtain stream canopy cover measurements.
Nemec, Z. C. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Through the fish’s eye: Using inexpensive hemispherical photography to assess riparian canopy. Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting, San Luis Río Colorado, Mexico.	November 2018	Presents low cost methods to obtain stream canopy cover measurements.
Nemec, Z. C. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Through the fish’s eye: Using inexpensive hemispherical photography to assess riparian canopy. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida, August 19-24, 2017. CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATION	August 2017	Presents low cost methods to obtain stream canopy cover measurements.
Nemec, Z. C. & S. A. Bonar. 2018. Stream-specific and generalized habitat suitability criteria for three native desert fishes. Arizona-New Mexico American Fisheries Society, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2018	Endemic fishes of the arid southwestern United States have rapidly declined due to anthropogenic stressors. Identifying the habitat conditions needed by these species is critical for their successful management.
Nemec, Z. C. & S. A. Bonar. 2018. Stream-Specific and Generalized Habitat Suitability Criteria for Three Native Desert Fishes. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska.	May 2018	Endemic fishes of the arid southwestern United States have rapidly declined due to anthropogenic stressors. Identifying the habitat conditions needed by these species is critical for their successful management.
Nemec, Z. C. & S. A. Bonar. 2018. Stream-Specific and Generalized Habitat Suitability Criteria for Three Native Desert Fishes. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey.	August 2018	Endemic fishes of the arid southwestern United States have rapidly declined due to anthropogenic stressors. Identifying the habitat conditions needed by these species is critical for their successful management.
Natalie R Payne, Melanie Culver, Koenraad Van Doorslaer. 2020. Emerging Viral Diseases in At-Risk Populations of Felids and Ungulates. The AZ/NM JAM of TWS, Prescott, AZ January 31-February 1, 2020.	February 2020	This study is the first virome study of these species (4 wild felids and pronghorn) and from non-invasive scat samples. The results may inform new potential risks for endangered species included in this study and assist management.
Natalie Payne, Robert Davis, Cheryl Mollohan, Kerry Baldwin, Albert L. LeCount, Melanie Culver. 2024, Evidence of Extensive Home Range Sharing Among Mother-Daughter Bobcat Pairs in the Wildland-Urban Interface of the Tucson Mountains. TWS/AFS JAM, Flagstaff, AZ, February 1-3, 2024.	February 2024	This study is the first to show that bobcat females can have completely overlapping home ranges with daughter bobcats, and subsequent daughters have adjoining home ranges. Detailed information about bobcat behavior and landscape use can aid management for this species.
Naidu A, Fitak RR and M Culver. 2014. Barriers restricting gene glow among mountain lions in Arizona.	May 2014	This study looks at mountain lion gene flow and connectivity at a regional scale including Arizona, southern California, and northern Mexico. Patterns of dispersal are resolved as well as population substructure, important for managers.
Naidu A, Culver M, Thompson R, Smythe L. Diet assessment of the American puma (Puma concolor) and the bobcat (Lynx rufus) using fecal DNA analysis to address desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) predation management at the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, USA. 2009 Desert Bighorn Council Meeting, Grand Junction, CO, April 8-10, 2009.	April 2009
Nadeau, C.P., C.J. Conway. 2007. Is distance sampling valid in the context of aural avian point-count surveys. 14th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Tucson, AZ, 24 September 2007.	September 2007
Nadeau, C.P., C.J. Conway. 2007. Evaluating the assumptions of distance sampling the context of aural avian point-count surveys. 125th Stated Meeting of the American Ornithological Union. Laramie, WY, 9 August 2007.	August 2007
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Modeling habitat suitability of marsh birds in the lower 48 states: the first steps in evaluating the effects of climate change on marsh birds. 32nd Annual Meeting of the Waterbird Society, South Padre Island, TX, 5 November 2008.	November 2008
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Developing a standardized protocol for marsh bird monitoring. USFWS Rail and Snipe Management Strategy Expert Workshop, Denver, CO, 18 November 2008.	November 2008
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Marsh bird research at Imperial National Wildlife Refuge. Colorado River Terrestrial and Riparian (CRTR) Conference, Laughlin, NV, 3 Feb 2010.	February 2010
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Putting marsh birds on the map: taking a continental approach to conservation. Arizona Association of Environmental Professionals Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona. 12 February 2008. INVITED.	February 2008
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Endangered Birds: Are we accurately estimating population declines. Evaluating the assumptions of distance sampling in the context of the North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Program. University of Arizona Undergraduate Research Forum, Tucson, Arizona, 14 February 2007.	February 2007
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2006. The North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocol: a summary of the protocol and its use on the lower Colorado River. Lower Colorado River MSCP Terrestrial Biology Conference, Laughlin, NV, 24 January 2006.	January 2006
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Fire effects on Yuma clapper rails and California black rails along the lower Colorado River. Joint Fire Science Program Principle Investigator's Conference. San Diego, California, 1 November 2005.	November 2005
Nadeau, C. P., C. J. Conway, L. Piest, O. Hinojosa-Huerta, and B. Burger. 2008. Taking a multi-species approach to marsh bird monitoring: a case study with the Yuma clapper rail. Lower Colorado River Science and Management Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ, 19 November 2008.	November 2008
Nadeau, C. P., C. J. Conway, L. Piest, O. Hinojosa-Huerta, B. Burger. 2006. The effectiveness of multi-species versus single-species call-broadcast surveys for the federally endangered Yuma clapper rail. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 6 October 2006.	October 2006
Nadeau, C. P., C. J. Conway, L. A. Piest, O. Hinojosa-Huerta, and W. P. Burger. 2007. Effectiveness of multi-species versus single-species call-broadcast surveys for the federally endangered Yuma clapper rail. 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Métodos estandarizados para el muestreo de peces dulceacuícolas de Norteamérica Mercado-Silva, Norman, Bonar, Scott A. , 40th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico, November 12-16, 2008	November 2008
Munguia-Vega A, Rodriguez-Estrella R, Blazquez MC, Esquer-Garrigos Y, and Culver M. New DNA microsatellite loci isolated from four endemic lizards from the Baja California Peninsula. Symposium of Current Research on Herpetofauna of the Sonoran Desert IV Conference, April 11-13, 2008, Tucson, Arizona.	April 2008
Morandini, M., J. Bauder, and J.L. Koprowski. 2024. From exploration to settlement: post-translocation behavior of red squirrels. 2024 Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Baltimore, Maryland.	October 2024	This study explores post-translocation behavior of red squirrels and describes how movement and habitat selection patterns change following translocation which is important for guiding future translocation efforts.
Mohebbi, R., T. Roderick, M. Bogan, and J. Bauder. 2024. How do trap contents impact the capture rates of narrow-headed and western terrestrial gartersnakes at Canyon Creek, AZ? Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2024	Aquatic minnow traps are widely used to capture gartersnakes, including the federally threatened narrow-headed gartersnake. We test if the contents of these traps, including dead bait trout and naturally captured live fish species, influence trapping rates for two gartersnake species in Arizona.
Mohebbi, R., J. Bauder, M. Bogan, and T. Roderick. 2024. How do trap contents impact the capture rates of narrow-headed and western terrestrial gartersnakes at Canyon Creek, Arizona? 2024 Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Baltimore, Maryland.	October 2024	Understanding how trap contents influencing trapping rates of gartersnakes is important for designing survey protocols that will be improve the opportunities for capturing gartersnakes.
Mercer, M., J. Bauder, E. Bledsoe, R. Owino, and J. Alston. 2024. Avoidance of Humans Leads to Temporal Mismatch Between Predators and Prey. Society for Ecological Restoration Southwest Conference, Tucson, Arizona.	September 2024	Human presence can have a variety of impacts on wildlife behavior which can in turn affect interactions between predator and prey species. This study quantifies the impacts of human presence on predator-prey interactions.
Mercado-Silve, N. and S. A. Bonar. 2010. Metodos estandarizados para el muestreo de peces dulceacuicolas en Norteamerica. 2010 Meeting of the Sociedad Ictiologica Mexicana, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.	October 2010
Mercado-Silva, N., and S. Bonar. 2013 Habitat use of larval fishes in a Southwestern desert stream. 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Discusses habitat suitability criteria for larval desert fishes
Mercado-Silva, N., and S. A. Bonar 2012. Standardized Methods for Sampling Inland Fishes in Mexico: Development, Utilization and Validation. 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, August 19-23, 2012.	August 2012
Mercado-Silva, N., S. Bonar, K. L. Pope, and E. Tracy. 2021. An update on international efforts for freshwater fish sampling method standardization. 8th World Fisheries Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.	September 2021	Standardization of methods and processes for freshwater fish population and community monitoring and assessment allow for better communication among scientists, for large scale and long-term studies, and for better understanding of multiple factors affecting freshwater fish populations. As we move towards a 2<sup>nd</sup> edition of the book, standard methods will be developed for environments not included in the 1<sup>st</sup> edition (i.e., desert springs, karst lakes, and others) and novel m
Mercado-Silva, N., K. L. Pope, and S. A. Bonar. 2024. AFS Standard methods for sampling freshwater fish: International collaboration for method implementation. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024. Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	AFS standard methods have progressed to achieve widespread adoption throughout North America. Implementation of these methods beyond North America and collaborative efforts with other entities that have developed standardized methods in other continents and regions create opportunities for improved management, across space and time comparisons of fish populations, better invasive species detection and control, and allow for method testing and validation in new settings and ecosystems.
Mercado-Silva, N., K. L. Pope, and S. A. Bonar. 2024. AFS Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fish: International Collaboration for Method Implementation. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	AFS standard methods have progressed to achieve widespread adoption throughout North America. Implementation of these methods beyond North America and collaborative efforts with other entities that have developed standardized methods in other continents and regions create opportunities for improved management, across space and time comparisons of fish populations, better invasive species detection and control, and allow for method testing and validation in new settings and ecosystems.
Mercado-Silva, N. and S. Bonar. 2012. Habitat requirements for two catostomids in an Arizona stream. 45th Joint annual meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico chapters of the American Fisheries Society. Phoenix, Arizona.	February 2012
Mercado-Silva, N. and S. A. Bonar. 2010. Metodos estandarizados para el muestreo de peces dulceacuicolas en Norteamerica. 2010 Meeting of the Sociedad Ictiologica Mexicana, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.	August 2010
Mercado-Silva, N. K. L. Pope, and S. Bonar. 2024. AFS methods for sampling freshwater fish: international collaboration for method implementation. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle, Washington.	March 2024	We will address how efforts to achieve method standardization (for sampling freshwater fishes) initiated, how methods were developed; and how they have progressed to achieve widespread adoption throughout North America.
Mercado-Silva, N, and S. A. Bonar. 2011. Larval fish habitat preference and distribution in an unregulated Arizona desert stream. The Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Pinetop, Arizona, February 3-5, 2011.	February 2011
Mayer, M., S. Bonar, M. Culver, K. Gahl and M. Bogan. 2023. Using a genetic approach to identify undetermined fish to species. 2023 Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Farmington, New Mexico, February 3- February 5, 2023. POSTER.	February 2023	discusses rapid determination to species genetically.
Mapula, J., O. Feuerbacher, and S. A. Bonar. 2011. Food bottlenecks to larval recruitment of the Devils Hole pupfish. The Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Pinetop, Arizona, February 3-5, 2011.	February 2011
Mapula, J., O. Feuerbacher, S. Bonar, K. Wilson, and P. Barrett. 2010. Food Bottlenecks to Larval Recruitment of Devils Hole Pupfish. 43rd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 4-6, 2010, Flagstaff, Arizona	February 2010
Mapula, J., O. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, K. Wilson, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Food bottlenecks to larval recruitment of Devils Hole pupfish. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Devils Hole Pupfish Biologists Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23-24, 2011	June 2011
Mapula, J., O. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, K. Wilson, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Food bottlenecks to larval recruitment of Devils Hole pupfish. 2011 Devils Hole Workshop, Pahrump, Nevada, May 4-6, 2011.	May 2011
Mapula, J., O. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, K. Wilson, and P. Barrett. 2011.	September 2011
Mapula, J., Feuerbacher, O., Bonar, S., and K. Wilson. 2009. Laboratory replication of Devils Hole algal and zooplankton communities. 41st Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, November 19‐22, 2009	November 2009
Macías-Duarte, A., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Patterns of Breeding Dispersal in the Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) as revealed by 2H, 13C, and 15N in feathers. The 7th International Conference on Applications of Stable Isotope Techniques to Ecological Studies. Fairbanks, Alaska, 12 Aug 2010.	August 2010
Macías-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, and M. Culver. 2010. Change in migratory behavior as a possible explanation for burrowing owl distributional changes in North America. Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society. San Diego, CA, 9 Feb 2010.	February 2010	Study documents change in migratory behavior of a population in Mexico and uses genetic data to suggest possible explanations.
Macias-Duarte, A., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Population connectivity among burrowing owl populations on military lands across North America. U.S. Department of Defense Sustaining Military Readiness Conference. Phoenix, AZ, 11 Aug 2009.	August 2009
Macias-Duarte, A., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Genetic relatedness among Burrowing Owl populations on military lands across North America. The Wildlife Society, Monterey, CA, 21 Sep 2009.	September 2009
Macias-Duarte, A., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Change in migratory behavior as a possible explanation for burrowing owl population declines in northern latitudes. New Mexico Burrowing Owl Working Group Workshop. Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico. 8 December 2005.	December 2005
Macias-Duarte, A., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Cambio en comportamiento migratorio de Athene cunicularia y su disminuci�n poblacional en latitudes septentrionales. Russell E. Train Education for Nature Programmatic Meeting. World Wildlife Fund. Mexico City, Mexico. 1 December 2005.	December 2005
Macias-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, and M. Culver. 2006. Change in migratory behavior and population declines of Burrowing Owls in northern latitudes. Third international Burrowing Owl Symposium. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 2 October 2006.	October 2006
Macias-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, and M. Culver. 2009. Population connectivity in Burrowing Owls throughout North America; have owls altered their migratory behavior in response to land-use changes in Mexico? American Ornithologists’ Union, Pittsburgh, PA, 15 Aug 2009.	August 2009	Genetic data used in this study to examine population structuring of burrowing owls throughout the western US, western Canada and northern Mexico - and implications to the recently documented change in migratory behavior.
Macias-Duarte, A., C. J. Conway, and M. Culver. 2009. Have burrowing owls that formerly bred in Canada and the U.S. altered their migratory behavior in response to land-use changes in Mexico? Cooper Ornithological Society, Tucson, AZ, 17 April 2009.	April 2009
Macias-Duarte, A. and C. J. Conway. 2008. Change in migratory behavior as a possible explanation for burrowing owl population declines in northern latitudes. Sonoran Joint Venture Technical Committee Meeting. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. 1 May 2008.	May 2008
Lotz, M.A., and Culver M. Feasibility of extracting Florida panther DNA from scats. 8th Mountain Lion Workshop, Leavenworth, Washington	May 2005
Loftus, A., S. A. Bonar, and D. Austen. 2015. Data Management: A Companion to Standard Methodologies for Improving International Collaboration. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, August 16-20, 2015	August 2015	Examples of shared information management systems will be presented and options for striking the right balance that fosters long term improvement in data management and comparability, and improved interjurisdictional collaboration on fisheries management, will be discussed.
Leslie, L., C. Velez, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Fishes of the Verde River. Interactions among native and nonnative fishes. Center for Impacts of Urban Development in Southern Arizona's Desert Environment (CIUDAD) Annual Meeting, April 25, 2003.	April 2003
Leslie, L. L., C. E. Velez, and S. Bonar. 2003. Diet and consumption rates of introduced fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2003
Leslie, L. L., C. E. Velez, and S. Bonar. 2003. Diet and consumption rates of introduced fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Desert Fishes Council, Annual Meeting, Death Valley, California, November 20-23, 2003.	November 2003
Leslie, L. L., C. E. Velez, and S. Bonar. 2003. Diet and consumption rates of introduced fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Statewide Research Meeting, Phoenix Arizona, December 17, 2003.	December 2003
Leslie, E. and Culver, M. 2003. Genetic Analysis: Southwestern National Parks Carnivore Survey. National Park Service, George Wright Lecture Modern Genetics for Resource Managers Workshop	April 2003
Lee, L., and S. A. Bonar. 2018. Evaluating Relationships between Fish Populations and Flow Regime Characteristics in Four Arizona Streams. 148th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Atlantic City, New Jersey from August 19-23, 2018. Contributed Presentation.	August 2018	Conserving the natural flow regime of streams is critical to safeguarding the diversity of native fish species. The desert Southwest is home the highest concentration of endangered fish species in the United States, and many of these species have adapted to the variation, magnitude, frequency, timing, and rate of change of flow regimes unique to this ecosystem. Determining the relationship between the characteristics of different flows and fish population dynamics is important for managing sout
Lee, L. and S. Bonar. “Evaluating Relationships between Fish Populations and Flow Regimes in Arizona Streams” (2017) San Luis de Rio Colorado, Mexico: Desert Fishes Council 49th Annual Meeting; Native Western Fishes, Oral Presentation.	November 2017	This research related to fish in desert streams and was important to many of the managers present at the meeting.
Lee, L. and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Using USGS Streamstats to evaluate relationships between fish populations and flow regime. 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Tampa, Florida, August 19-24th. CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATION.	August 2017	Reports on the relationship between stream flow and presence of fishes in Arizona streams.
Lee, L. N., Z. C. Nemec, and S. A. Bonar. 2017. Assessing modified prepositioned areal electrofishing devices (PAEDs) for surveying fish habitat use in desert streams. 50th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ/NM American Fisheries Society, AZ Chapter of The Wildlife Society, NM Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Farmington, New Mexico, February 9-11, 2017.	February 2017	Discusses operation of a new type of prepositioned electrofishing unit.
Larson, K., C. Conway, and R. Sayler. 2010. Nest habitat selection of burrowing owls in relation to soil texture and burrow availability. Society for Ecological Restoration, Northwest Chapter and the Washington Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Marysville, WA, 17 Feb 2010.	February 2010
Lantz, S.J., C.J. Conway, and S.H. Anderson. 2004. Demographic trends and habitat relationships of Burrowing Owls in Thunder Basin National Grasslands, northeastern Wyoming, 2001-2004. Wyoming Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Dubois, WY	December 2004
Lantz, S.J., C.J. Conway, and S.H. Anderson. 2004. Burrowing Owl Ecology in the Thunder Basin National Grasslands. Murie Audubon Society, Casper, Wyoming.	October 2004
LaRoche, D.D., C. J. Conway, and C. Kirkpatrick. 2008. Evaluating the efficacy of sticky traps to measure arthropod abundance in riparian woodlands. American Ornithologists' Union, Portland, OR. 6 August 2008.	August 2008
LaRoche, D., C. Kirkpatrick, and C. J. Conway. 2005. Proposed evaluation of methods for measuring burn severity in forests during avian surveys. 4th USGS Wildland Fire Sciences Workshop, Tucson, Arizona, 7 December 2005.	December 2005
LaRoche, D. D., C. J. Conway, C. Kirkpatrick, and D. E. Swann. 2009. Evaluating the influence of surface water on bird diversity and abundance in southwestern riparian woodlands. American Ornithologists’ Union, Pittsburgh, PA, 14 Aug 2009.	August 2009
LaRoche D. D., C.J. Conway, C. Kirkpatrick, and G. Robinson. 2010. The Influence of Environmental Contamination on Riparian Bird Populations at Tumacacori National Historic Park. USGS Border Environmental Health Initiative Interdisciplinary Showcase, Tucson, AZ, 12 Oct 2010.	October 2010
Kuzmenko, Y., S.A. Bonar, and T. Spesivy. 2007. Can we mechanically control nuisance populations of northern pike in Southwestern lakes? Lessons from the Ukraine. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 6-8, 2007. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2007
Kuzmenko, Y., S.A. Bonar, and T. Spesivy. 2007. Can we mechanically control nuisance populations of northern pike in Southwestern lakes? Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting, Ventura CA, November 15-17, 2007. CONTRIBUTED	November 2007
Kuzmenko, Y., S.A. Bonar, and T. Specivy. 2008. Efficiency of mechanical control of nuisance populations of northern pike in small Arizona lakes. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon. May 5-7, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	May 2008
Kuzmenko, Y., S.A. Bonar, and T. Specivy. 2008. Efficiency of mechanical control of nuisance populations of northern pike in small Arizona lakes. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Prescott, Arizona. February 7-9, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2008
Kretschmann, A., and S.A. Bonar. 2008. Using geographic information systems to delineate native fish and sport fish management areas in the Verde River Watershed, Arizona. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Prescott, Arizona. February 7-9, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2008
Kretschmann, A., S.A. Bonar, and K. Young. 2007. Using geographic information systems as a tool to delineate native fish and sport fish management areas for use in a fisheries management plan of the Verde River watershed, Arizona. Desert Fishes Council Meeting, Ventura CA, November 15-17, 2007. CONTRIBUTED.	November 2007
Kretschmann, A., S.A. Bonar, and K. Young. 2007. Using geographic information systems as a tool to delineate native fish and sport fish management areas for use in a fisheries management plan of the Verde River watershed, Arizona. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 6-8, 2007. CONTRIBUTED ? BEST STUDENT POSTER.	February 2008
Kretschmann, A., S. Bonar, K. Young, J. Whittier, C. Paukert, and D. Guertin. Using Geographic Information Systems to delineate native fish and sport fish management areas in the Verde River watershed, Arizona. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.	May 2009
Kline, S.J. and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Effects of Asian tapeworm on the growth and mortality of Yaqui chub and Yaqui topminnow. 136th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, New York, September 10-14, 2006. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2006
Kline, S.J. and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Effect of Asian tapeworm on the growth and mortality of Yaqui chub and Yaqui topminnow. AZ/NV Academy of Science, Tucson, Arizona, April 8th, 2006. INVITED ? BEST STUDENT PAPER AWARD.	April 2006
Kline, J., S.A. Bonar and A. Choudhury. 2006. Effects of Asian tapeworm on fishes of the Rio Yaqui basin. Presented to the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Flagstaff, Arizona February 2-4, 2006. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2006
Kline, J. S., S.A. Bonar, and A. Francis. 2005. Propagation of Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea), and Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis) in a controlled environment. Presented to the Desert Fishes Council. Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico, November 16-20, 2005. CONTRIBUTED (Poster).	November 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2003. Effects of Fire on Montane Forest Birds in Southeastern Arizona. American Ornithologists' Union, Champaign-Urbana, IL, 7 August 2003.	August 2003
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Non-random nest placement of ground-nesting birds highlights the importance of montane riparian forest in the southwestern U.S. American Ornithologists' Union, Portland, OR. 6 August 2008.	August 2008
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Habitat selection and factors influencing nesting success of ground-nesting forest birds in southeastern Arizona. 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Effects of surface water depletion on Arizona's riparian bird communities. NPS Science Symposium, Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona, 11 May 2007.	May 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Effects of surface water and groundwater depletion on riparian bird communities in the desert southwest. Arizona Riparian Council Annual Meeting, Casa Grande, Arizona. 12 April 2007.	April 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Does predator activity cause seasonal variation in nesting success of passerine birds? The 14th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society, Tucson, Arizona. 25 September 2007.	September 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Changes in the breeding distribution of Buff-breasted Flycatchers in the southwestern United States: the role of fire suppression. Arizona Field Ornithologists first annual membership meeting, Gilbert, Arizona, 20 October 2007.	October 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., K.Hughes, C.J. Conway, and J.deVos. 2005. Call-broadcast increases probability of detecting band-tailed pigeons during surveys. American Ornithologists' Union, Santa, Barbara, CA	August 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C.J. Conway, K. Hughes, and J. deVos. 2005. Conservation of band-tailed pigeons: An evaluation of potential survey techniques. Annual Meeting of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences. Las Vegas, NV.	April 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and P. B. Jones. 2005. Distribution and relative abundance of forest birds in relation to burn severity in southeastern Arizona. 4th USGS Wildland Fire Sciences Workshop, Tucson, Arizona, 7 December 2005.	December 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and M. Ali. 2006. Video identification of nest predators of ground-nesting forest birds in southeastern Arizona. Annual Meeting of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science. Tucson, Arizona. 8 April 2006.	April 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2009. Quantifying impacts of surface water and ground water depletion on avian communities in desert riparian woodlands of the southwestern U.S. U.S. Department of Defense Sustaining Military Readiness Conference. Phoenix, AZ, 11 Aug 2009.	August 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, D. LaRoche, and G. Robinson. 2009. Monitoring the health of riparian bird populations at Tumacacori National Historical Park. National Park Service's Santa Cruz River Researcher's Day, Tucson, Arizona. 27 March 2009.	March 2009
Kirkpatrick C., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Quantifying impacts of groundwater withdrawal on avian communities in desert riparian woodlands of the southwestern U.S. DOD Sustaining Military Readiness Conference, Orlando, Florida, 2 August 2007.	August 2007
Kirkpatrick C., and C. J. Conway. 2006. Effects of surface water depletion and groundwater withdrawal on Arizona's riparian bird communities. Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership, Sonoita, Arizona. 5 August 2006.	August 2006
Kirkpatrick C., and C. J. Conway. 2006. Effects of surface water depletion & groundwater withdrawal on Arizona's riparian bird communities. Annual meeting of the Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative Program, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, Arizona. 7 September 2006.	September 2006
Kirkpatrick C., D. LaRoche, and C. J. Conway. 2005. Range expansion of the Buff-breasted Flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) into the Rincon Mountains, Arizona: a response to recent fire? Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona, September 2005.	September 2005
Kirkpatrick C., C. J. Conway, and M. H. Ali. 2007. Complete sanitation of dead nestlings by parent birds may bias nest depredation rates. The 125th Annual Meeting of the American Ornithologists' Union, Laramie, Wyoming, 9 August 2007.	August 2007
Kirkpatrick C., C. J. Conway, and M. H. Ali. 2007. Complete Sanitation of Dead Nestlings by Parent Birds May Bias Nest Depredation Rates. American Ornithologists' Union, Laramie, Wyoming, 2 August 2007.	August 2007
Katz, N., S. Bonar, and C. Jenney. 2020. Geomorphology affects desert fish assemblages in a restored travertine-depositing stream ecosystem in Central Arizona. 53rd Joint Annual Meeting, Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, January 30 - February 1, 2020. Prescott, Arizona. Student Poster Award Winner.	January 2020	Discusses affects of geomorphology on desert fish assemblages.
Kat Harper, Melanie Culver, Jennifer Verdolin. 2024. Selection of Genomic Methods for Population Genetic Analysis of Mountain Gorillas. AZ/NM JAM February 2-3, 2024. Flagstaff, AZ.	February 2024	The Bwindi Mountain gorilla population has been understudied relative to the Virunga population. This study will provide an important baseline of genetic diversity and relatedness of population groups in this area, using non-invasive samples with whole genome markers.
Karla L. Vargas, Simona Kraberger, Michael C. Lund, Joy M. Custer, Elise N. Paietta, Melanie Culver, Adrian Munguia-Vega, Greer A. Dolby, Arvind Varsani. 2024. DNA viral diversity associated with Baja California wild rodents. TWS/AFS JAM, Flagstaff, AZ, February 1-3, 2024.	February 2024	this study is one of the first to broadly monitor viruses using whole virome sequencing in rodent populations. Additionally, this study includes urban and wild populations to compare differences in virome composition. viruses in rodent populations have important OneHealth implications.
Jenney, C., and S. Bonar. 2020. Fish abundance and population structure pre- and post- high magnitude flooding in an Arizona River. American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting September 14-25, 2020.	September 2020	Results demonstrate the importance of large spring-floods to the persistence and recovery of the unique native fishes of the American Southwest.
Jenney, C., W. Stewart, K Mosher, S. A. Bonar. 2024. Razorback sucker investigations in the Verde River. Gila Basin Native Fishes Conservation Program - Annual Reporting Meeting, Gila National Forest-Silver City District, Silver City, New Mexico.	December 2023	Annual reporting of progress on the Razorback Sucker project in the Verde River
Jenney, C. J., and S. A. Bonar. 2020. Fish abundance and population structure pre- and post- high magnitude flooding event in an Arizona river. 53rd Joint Annual Meeting, Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, January 30 - February 1, 2020. Prescott, Arizona.	January 2020	Demonstrated importance of spring floods to desert fishes in an Arizona river.
Jenney, C, J. Bauder, and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Native fish abundance and habitat selection changes in the presence of nonnative piscivores. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	Habitat selection is influenced by the presence of nonnative fishes, which can make suitable habitats unavailable. We compared abundance patterns and developed resource selection models for imperiled native southwestern (U.S.A.) fishes in the presence and absence of Black Bass (<i>Micropterus</i> spp.) to evaluate how fishes alter their selection for habitats when sympatric with a nonnative piscivore.<br><br>
Jenney, C, J. Bauder, and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Native fish abundance and habitat selection changes in the presence of nonnative piscivores. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	Habitat selection is influenced by the presence of nonnative fishes, which can make suitable habitats unavailable. We compared abundance patterns and developed resource selection models for imperiled native southwestern (U.S.A.) fishes in the presence and absence of Black Bass (<i>Micropterus</i> spp.) to evaluate how fishes alter their selection for habitats when sympatric with a nonnative piscivore.
Ingram, S. J. , J. S. Grant and S. A. Bonar. 2022. Evaluating novel warmwater sportfish monitoring techniques (Hydroacoustics, age and growth methods) in Southwestern reservoirs. Arizona Game and Fish Department Aquatic Branch Statewide Biologists Meeting, November 15, 2021.	November 2021	Development of new techniques for sampling freshwater fishes in Arizona reservoirs.
Iles, Alison (presenter) and Scott Bonar, Wayne Hubert and David Willis (editors). Standard Sampling Methods for North American Freshwater Fishes: A book development project of the Fisheries Management Section of the American Fisheries Society. Presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Arizona-Nevada Academy or Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. April 9, 2005.	April 2005
Iles, A.C., Bonar, S.A., Hubert, W.A., Willis, D.W. 2006. Standard Sampling Methods for North American Freshwater Fishes: an example of a data standards initiative. National Fisheries Data Summit - Focusing on Applications to the National Fish Habitat Initiative, Salt Lake City, Utah, October 31-November 2, 2006. INVITED.	November 2006
Hughes, K., and C. J. Conway. 2004. The influence of nest-placement on the probability of nest depredation in band-tailed pigeons. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA. August 2004.	August 2004
Hughes, K., C. Kirkpatrick, C. J. Conway, and J. deVos. 2006. Nest-site selection and nesting success of band-tailed pigeons. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 6 October 2006.	October 2006
Hughes, K., C. Kirkpatrick, C. J. Conway, and J. deVos. 2006. Nest-site selection and nesting success of band-tailed pigeons 39th Joint Annual Meeting AZ/NM Chapters of The Wildlife Society and AZ/NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society. Flagstaff, AZ, 2 February 2006.	February 2006
Holroyd, G., and C. J. Conway. 2000. Monitoring Burrowing Owls in Western North America, Special Symposium on The North American Raptor Monitoring Strategy. Raptor Research Foundation, Jonesboro, AR. 9 Nov 2000.	November 2000
Holroyd, G., C. Conway, J. Duxbury, and H. Trefry. 2003. An Unusual Migration and Renest of a Burrowing Owl. Raptor Research Foundation, Anchorage, AK.	August 2003
Hickerson, B. T., J. E. Ruggirello and S. A. Bonar. 2014. Spawning site preference of the endangered Moapa White River Springfish. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014	February 2014	Examines spawning habitat requirements for endangered Moapa White River Springfish. Best student poster award winner
Heuring, W.L., T.R. Harris, R.A. Allard, C.A. Aikens, J.M. Bauder, C. Crawford, S. Hedwall, A.K. Owens, T. Roderick, M.J. Ryan, and D. Wood. 2024. Breeding and release programs for threatened herpetofauna in Arizona. Annual meeting of the Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Tucson, Arizona.	August 2024	Captive breeding programs can assist conservation efforts of wild herpetofauna. This presentation describes the success of captive breeding and release efforts to help recovery Chiricahua leopard frogs and narrow-headed gartersnakes in Arizona.
Haynes, Lisa, Hackl, C.Z., and Culver, M. Wild cats of the Sky Islands: a summary of monitoring efforts using noninvasive techniques. Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II, Tucson, AZ	May 2004
Haynes, L., Swann, D., and Culver, M. Monitoring mountain lions in the Tucson Mountain District of Saguaro National Park, AZ, using noninvasive techniques. 7th Mountain Lion Workshop, Jackson, WY.	May 2003
Haynes, L., Hackl, C.A., and Culver, M. Border cats of the Sky Islands: a summary of research and detection efforts using noninvasive techniques. Carnivore Conference, Santa Fe, NM	November 2004
Hannifan, J. K., M. L. Caballero-Reynolds, T. L. Ulrich, and S. A. Bonar. 2016. Videography presentations to educate the public about Arizona trouts. 48th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, November 15-19, 2016. Albuquerque, New Mexico. (Contributed, Oral).	November 2016	Presents educational high definition videography presentation of Arizona's threatened trout species.
Hackl, C.Z., Haynes, L., Swann, D. and M. Culver. 2006. Conservation and Management of Native Felid Species in Four Southern Arizona National Parks and One Sonora, Mexico National Park. Arizona Nevada Academy of Sciences Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona	April 2006
Ground-Based Thermal Imaging of Stream Surface Temperatures: Technique and Evaluation	February 2016	Demonstrates use of new thermal imaging technique for monitoring stream temperatures
Grant, J. S., S. J. Ingram and S. A. Bonar 2022. Evaluating gill net standardization and electrofishing boat operation techniques in Arizona reservoirs. Arizona Game and Fish Department Statewide Biologist's Meeting, November 15, 2021.	November 2021	Tested new techniques for sampling Arizona sportfish populations.
Goode, M., A. Pawlicki, J. Bauder, and R. Hanscom. 2023. Long-term research on species-, population-, and community-level effects of urbanization on snakes and lizards. 2023 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norfolk, Virginia.	July 2023	Urbanization can have a variety of impacts on reptiles at multiple biological levels and this study examines long-term datasets to better understand these impacts on a community of native southwestern reptiles.
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Influence of repeated video probing at burrows on nesting success of burrowing owls. American Ornithologists' Union. Laramie, WY, 11 Aug 2007.	August 2007
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Experiment to test how repeatedly video probing active nests influences nesting success in Burrowing Owls. The Wildlife Society Annual National Conference. Tucson, AZ, 25 Sep 2007.	September 2007
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2005. What is a nest? Influence of nest definition on estimates of nesting success in Burrowing Owls. American Ornithologists' Union, Santa Barbara, CA	August 2005
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2004. Ultimate factors affecting natal dispersal age in burrowing owls. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA. August 2004.	August 2004
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2003. On the effects of food and ectoparasites on age of natal dispersal in Burrowing Owls. Cooper Ornithological Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, 2 May 2003	May 2003
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2003. Effects of food and ectoparasites on age of natal dispersal in Burrowing Owls. American Ornithologists' Union, Urbana, IL.	August 2003
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2008. When a protected predator eats an endangered prey; managing burrowing owls that eat California least terns. American Ornithologists' Union, Portland, OR. 7 August 2008.	August 2008
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Influence of repeated video probing at burrows on nesting success of burrowing owls. 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2006. Effect of latitude, clutch initiation date, and re-nesting on clutch size in Burrowing Owls. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 7 October 2006.	July 2006
Garcia, V., L. Ellis, and C. J. Conway. 2002. Burrowing Owl Demography Studies in Eastern Washington. 23 May 2002. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ephrata, WA.	May 2002
Garcia, V., C. J. Conway. 2008. Burrowing owl conservation in the presence of an endangered prey species. 41st Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Prescott, AZ, 8 February 2008.	February 2008
Garcia, V. and C. J. Conway. 2004. Ultimate factors affecting initiation of natal dispersal in burrowing owls. American Ornithologists? Union Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2004
Garcia, M.A.G., M. Bogan, and J. Bauder. 2023. Predicting habitat suitability and connectivity for Sonoran pronghorn in the Pinacate Biosphere Reserve, Sonora, Mexico. 13th International Mammalogical Congress, a Joint Meeting of the International Federation of Mammalogists and the American Society of Mammalogists. July 14-20, 2023, Anchorage, Alaska, USA.	July 2023	The Sonoran Pronghorn is an endangered species with very small populations in the United States and Mexico, which makes it critically importance to map suitable habitats and potential corridors among suitable habitat patches. In this study, we present a habitat suitability and connectivity model for a key population of Sonoran pronghorn in Sonora, Mexico.
Gahl, K., J. Bauder, and S. A. Bonar. 2024, A Year in the wilderness: Understanding fish habitat with radio telemetry in Arizona. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	This study employed radio telemetry to assess habitat utilization and selection by two common fish species in two wilderness tributaries of the Verde River: Wet Beaver Creek and West Clear Creek. We tracked 61 Desert Sucker (<i>Catostomus clarkii</i>) and 62 Black Bass (<i>Micropterus</i> spp.) over a year period. By comparing fish-occupied areas with available stream features we constructed habitat selection models.<br><br>
Gahl, K., J. Bauder, and S. A. Bonar. 2024, A Year in the wilderness: Understanding fish habitat with radio telemetry in Arizona. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	This study employed radio telemetry to assess habitat utilization and selection by two common fish species in two wilderness tributaries of the Verde River: Wet Beaver Creek and West Clear Creek. We tracked 61 Desert Sucker (<i>Catostomus clarkii</i>) and 62 Black Bass (<i>Micropterus</i> spp.) over a year period. By comparing fish-occupied areas with available stream features we constructed habitat selection models.
Gahl, K. and S. Bonar. 2023. Use of radiotelemetry to identify stream habitat selection by Arizona fishes. 2023 Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society. Farmington, New Mexico, February 3- February 5, 2023. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2023	Overview of student project on habitat use
Gahl, K. and S. A. Bonar. 2023. Where are all the fish? Using radiotelemetry to identify habitat selection in Southwestern streams. Washington and British Columbia Chapters of the American Fisheries Society Annual Conference, Bellingham, Washington, March 20-23, 2023. CONTRIBUTED.	March 2023	Presents fish habitat use work.
Freed, E. M., S. Bonar, K. Gunckel, and R. Timmons. 2020. Using native fish in Arizona high schools to teach Earth's carrying capacity and limiting factors. 53rd Joint Annual Meeting, Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society, January 30 - February 1, 2020. Prescott, Arizona.	January 2020	Discusses how fish in local ponds can be used to teach important ecological concepts in high school classrooms.
Flinders, J. M., and S. A. Bonar. 2003. The biology and foraging demands of northern pike in Arizona lakes and reservoirs. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2003
Fitak RR, Naidu A and M Culver. 2014. Improved genotyping success in mountain lion scats using single nucleotide polymorphisms. Eleventh Mountain Lion Workshop, Cedar City, UT.	May 2014	Date generated from this SNP panel is more easily compared across laboratories for cross study dataset analyses. Also the successful genotyping for noninvasive samples such as scats is far better.
Fitak RR, Culver M. Population structure of the Mt. Graham red squirrel: evidence from microsatellite data. Graduate Interdisciplinary Program Recruitment Poster Session, February 13, 2009, Tucson, Arizona.	February 2009
Fitak RR, Culver M. Genetic variation and population structure of the Mt. Graham red squirrel: evidence from microsatellite markers. 2009 Joint New Mexico and Arizona Annual Chapter Meeting of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. February 5-7, 2009, Gallup, New Mexico.	February 2009
Feuerbacher, O.G., S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2010. Control of pathogens in laboratory-reared hybrid Devils Hole pupfis. 43rd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 4-6, 2010, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2010
Feuerbacher, O.G., Bonar, S. A., and P. J. Barrett, P. J. 2009. Application of prophylactic disease treatments in laboratory rearing of hybrid Devils Hole pupfish. 41st Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 19‐22, 2009.	November 2009
Feuerbacher, O., S. A. Bonar, and P. Barrett. 2009. Application of prophylactic disease treatments in laboratory rearing of hybrid Devils Hole pupfish. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 3-7, 2009.	May 2009
Feuerbacher, O. G., S. A. Bonar, and P.J. Barrett. 2012. Detection, Disease Characteristics, and Control of Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria in Hybrid Devils Hole Pupfish. 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, August 19-23, 2012.	August 2012
Feuerbacher, O. G., S. A. Bonar, and A. L. Chaudoin. 2011. Construction of a mesocosm recreation of Devils Hole. The Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Pinetop, Arizona, February 3-5, 2011	February 2011
Feuerbacher, O. G., S. A. Bonar, and A. L. Chaudoin. 2011. Construction of a mesocosm recreation of Devils Hole. 2011 Devils Hole Workshop, Pahrump, Nevada, May 4-6, 2011.	May 2011
Feuerbacher, O. G., S. A. Bonar, and A. L. Chaudoin. 2011. Construction of a mesocosm recreation of Devils Hole. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Devils Hole Pupfish Biologists Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23-24, 2011.	June 2011
Feuerbacher, O. G., S. A. Bonar, A. L. Chaudoin, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Construction of a mesocosm recreation of Devils Hole. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Seattle, WA, Sept 4-8, 2011.	September 2011
Eldridge Wisely, Savannah Ryburn, Diana Pazmiño, Alex Hearn, John Bruno, Melanie Culver^.2025. Mapping Mitochondrial Haplotypes of Blacktip Sharks (Carcharhinus limbatus) using eDNA Metabarcoding. Australia and New Zealand eDNA conference.	February 2025	This work is the first use of eDNA to sequence mitochondrial control region haplotypes. Prior to this, eDNA is used only for detecting single species of to perform species identification of groups os species. This study in embarking on destinations of individual genetic diversity from eDNA.
Eldridge Wisely, Natalie R. Payne, Ivonne Cassaigne, Ron Thompson, Melanie Culver. 2024. Northern Jaguar Genomics. AZ.NM JAM, February 2-3, 2024, Flagstaff, AZ.	February 2024	The northern jaguar population is listed as endangered, and is important to the USFWS with respect to defining the population boundaries and assessing whether this northern population has gene flow with other populations in Mexico. This study addresses the question of gene flow and also examines inbreeding levels of several locations along the west coast of Mexico.
Eldridge Wisely, Natalie Payne, Ivonne Cassaigne , Karla Vargas , Victor Luja , and Melanie Culver. 2024. Conservation Genomics of North American Jaguars. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 7-11, 2024, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico	July 2024	This study includes whole genome sequencing of jaguars throughout Mexico and from Arizona. It represents the first genomic study to obtain fine resolution for gene flow and inbreeding of these northern jaguars. This study has implications for management and conservation of this endangered species.
Dwyer, J.F. and M. Culver. 2006. Buccal swabs offer PCR-amplifiable DNA in HArris's hawks. American Ornithologists' Union, Veracruz, Mexico. 6 October 2006.	October 2006
DuBey, R., S. Schrader, C. Caldwell, D.L. Winkleman, P. Budy, and S. Bonar. 2007. Southwest regional risk assessment for whirling disease in native salmonids: Data assembly and conceptual model development. 13th Annual Whirling Disease Symposium ?Resistance on Two Fronts?. Denver, Colorado, February 12-13, 2007. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2007
Doss, R., and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Ageing the Anomaly: Sonora Suckers Subjected to Uncharacteristic Flow Regime. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	Flows below dams differ from natural flow patterns and temperatures characteristic of Southwestern rivers, which may affect the growth and ageing patterns of the fish present. Little research exists on ageing of Sonora Suckers, with less information on ageing of these fish subjected to an abnormal hydrologic regime. This research demonstrates the effects of irregular flow regimes on ageing and growth of native catostomids.
Dominic D. LaRoche, Courtney J. Conway, and Chris Kirkpatrick. 2007. Evaluating the efficacy of sticky traps to measure arthropod abundance in riparian woodlands. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona, 25 September 2007	September 2007
Dee, T., Swann, D. and Culver, M. Genetic Analysis of Scat for Estimating Species Richness in Mammal Communities: An Exploratory Study. Arizona Nevada Academy of Sciences Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.	April 2005
Dee, T., Swann, D. and Culver, M. Evaluating DNA Analysis of Scat as a Technique for Estimating Species Richness. Conservation Biology Internship Symposium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2003
Dee T, D’Orgiex C and Culver M. Conservation genetics of the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii). The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, AZ, 22-26 September, 2007.	September 2007
Dee T, Culver M. Conservation genetics of the flat tailed horned lizard in Arizona, California, and Mexico. 2008 Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Meeting, June 5-8, 2008, Austin, Texas.	June 2008
Decker, K., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Seasonal decline in avian clutch size: a test of four alternative hypotheses. American Ornithologists' Union, Portland, OR. 5 August 2008.	August 2008
Decker, K. L., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Seasonal Decline in Clutch Size: A Test of Six Alternative Hypotheses. Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society. San Diego, CA, 8 Feb 2010.	February 2010
Decker, K. L., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Seasonal decline in avian clutch size: a test of four alternative hypotheses. Cooper Ornithological Society, Tucson, AZ, 18 April 2009.	April 2009
Decker, K. L., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Impacts of Severe Weather Events on Nesting Success. 42nd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Gallup, NM. 6 February 2009.	February 2009
Culver, M.and S. Malusa. 2017. Jaguars in the Chiricahuas and Southern Arizona. Heritage Days Festival, Rodeo, New Mexico, September 8-10, 2017.	September 2017	Overview of the history and current jaguar occurrences in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.
Culver, M., Land, D., and Lotz, M. Feasibility of Monitoring Florida Panthers Genetics using DNA Extracted from Scats. Florida Panther Workshop, White Oak Plantation Conservation Center, Yulee, FL.	April 2005
Culver, M., A.M. Munguia and E. Hahn. 2020. Use[LN1] of Museum Specimens to Refine Historical Pronghorn Subspecies Boundaries. IUCN Peninsular Pronghorn Species Action Plan Workshop, January 21-23, 2020, Guerrero Negro, Mexico.	January 2020	This presentation was part of a species survival workshop held for this severely endangered species in Baja California Sur. This information on gene flow and boundaries to connectivity is very important for recovery decisions.
Culver, M. Puma Phylogeography and Applications of Genetics to the Identification and Status of Eastern Pumas. Eastern Puma Conference, Morgantown, WV.	May 2004
Culver M. “Genetics to detect landscape features – natural and human imposed – that constitute barriers to wildlife” at UA Earth Day Environmental Summit 2009.	April 2009
Culver M. Population and conservation genetics of Felids. Felid Biology and Conservation Conference, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 17-20 September, 2007.	September 2007
Culver M. 2014. Wildlife Conservation Genetics Overview. University of Arizona, Arizona Biological and Biomedical Sciences graduate student orientation. Tucson, AZ.	August 2014	Presentation intended to give incoming graduate students an overview of the variety of fields of study that genetics faculty at the UA are involved in.
Culver M. 2013. Wildlife Conservaiton Genetics Overview. University of Arizona, Arizona Biological and Biomedical Sciences graduate student orientation, Tucson AZ.	August 2013	Presentation gives incoming PhD students an indication of what fields of study are available from the faculty at UA who work on genetics.
Culver M. 2012. Wildlife Conservation Genetics Overview. University of Arizona, Arizona Biological and Biomedical Sciences graduate student orientation, Tucson, AZ.	August 2012	Provide information to incoming PhD graduate students of the diversity of research going on at UA in genetics.
Culver M. 2010. Trans-Study genetic research options. Collaborative Mountain Lion Workshop, at Thy Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Snowbird, UT.	October 2010	Many studies of similar topics and species occur in different laboratories, this presentation discussed ways to facilitate ease of sharing datasets among laboratories collaboratively.
Culver M. 2009. Biological versus political boundaries in wildlife conservation. Malpai Borderlands Group, Scientific Conference, Douglas, Arizona, 6-7 January 2009. INVITED	January 2009
Culver M, Payne N, and Vargas K. Wildlife viral monitoring to detect emerging viral diseases and differing viral loads in urban versus wild populations. OneHealth Symposium, University of Arizona, Health Sciences Center. September 28, 2022	September 2022	Wildlife disease monitoring is important for heath of wildlife populations, especially for endangered species. Transmission of viruses can happen among wildlife species and populations, but also to and from domestic and human populations, which is another important reason to monitor diseases in wildlife populations.
Culver M, Herrmann H-W, Miller M, Roth B and Sorensen J. Anatomical and genetic variation within western Oxyloma with respect to the federally endangered Kanab ambersnail. 2008 Joint Annual Meetings, New Mexico and Arizona Chapters of The American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society. February 7-9, 2008, Prescott, Arizona.	February 2008
Culver M, Herrmann H-W, Carlson A, Miller M, Roth B, Sorenson J. Biological boundaries and conservation of the Kanab Ambersnail. Kanab Ambersnail Workgroup meeting. February 13, 2009, Carefree, Arizona.	February 2009
Culver M and L Haynes. 2012. Jaguar surveying and monitoring in the United States. 2012. University of Arizona Alumni Association, Tucson, AZ.	February 2012	Study is the first large scale monitoring for jaguars covering all of sourthern AZ and parts of NM. Jaguars are an apex carnivore that disperse into AZ and on average 1 jaguar in documented in AZ every 3 years.
Cowx, I. G., S. J. Cooke, K. Lorenzen, J. Koehn, S. A. Bonar, D. Bunnell 2015. Assessment of Inland Fish Populations and Fisheries: The Foundation for Sustainable Management. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon, August 16-20, 2015.	August 2015	Biological and production assessments are essential for science-based sustainable fisheries management and can further be used to demonstrate the full value (economic and otherwise) of inland fisheries resources. A path forward is suggested in which biological assessment generates some of the critical information needed by fisheries managers to make effective decisions that benefit the resource and stakeholders.
Conway, C.J., G.Holroyd, R.Rosenberg, and J.Duxbury. 2005. Comparative demography of burrowing owls within changing grassland ecosystems of North America: Effects of land-use, migratory tendency, and latitude. Special Symposium on Birds in Changing Grassland Landscapes: Ecological and Management Implications. The Wildlife Society 12th Annual Conference, Madison, Wisconsin	September 2005
Conway, C.J., D. LaRoche, C. Kirkpatrick, and D. Swann. 2010. Effects of drought on abundance and diversity of birds along Rincon Creek, Saguaro National Park. Special Symposium entitled “How might climate change affect Saguaro National Park?” Tucson, Arizona, 2 Oct 2010.	October 2010
Conway, C.J. 2005. Why migrate? Tests of alternative hypotheses in Burrowing Owls. American Ornithologists' Union, Santa Barbara, CA.	August 2005
Conway, C.J. 2004. Using prescribed fire to recover the federally endangered Yuma Clapper Rail on the Lower Colorado River National Wildlife Refuges. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 2 Fire Management Conference. Tucson, AZ	December 2004
Conway, C.J. 2010. National Wildlife Refuge System Participation in a National Marsh Bird Monitoring Program. Review of the USFWS-USGS Refuge Cooperative Research Program (RCRP). La Crosse, WI, 13 Oct 2010.	October 2010
Conway, C.J. 2010. How to integrate the inventory and monitoring needs of partner agencies into a productive research program. Cooperative Research Units All-Hands Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 4 March 2010.	March 2010
Conway, C. J., and T. E. Martin. 2001. Effects of clutch size on nest attentiveness and incubation efficiency, American Ornithologists' Union Annual Conference, Seattle, WA. 16 Aug 2001.	August 2001
Conway, C. J., and M. Woodrey. 2006. Implementing standardized monitoring for secretive marsh birds on NOAAs Estuarine Research Reserves. 22nd Annual Conference of NOAA?s National Estuarine Research Reserve Program. Cleveland, OH. 18 October 2006.	October 2006
Conway, C. J., and M. Woodrey. 2006. A continental program for estimating population trends of marsh birds and monitoring ecological integrity of marshlands in North America. NOAA and EPA's National Estuary Program Monitoring & Indicators Summer Seminar Series. Washington, D.C. 17 August 2006.	August 2006
Conway, C. J., and M. S. Ogonowski. 2010. Partial migration in birds: a test of 4 hypotheses with Burrowing owls. International Symposium: The Ecology and Evolution of Partial Migration, Lund, Sweden, 31 Aug 2010.	August 2010
Conway, C. J., and C. Kirkpatrick. 2004. Effects of parental activity on probability of nest depredation: a test of Skutch's hypothesis. American Ornithologists' Union, Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA. August 2004.	August 2004
Conway, C. J., and C. Kirkpatrick. 2002. Population trends and effects of fire on Buff-breasted Flycatchers in southeastern Arizona. Third International Partners-in-Flight Conference, Monterey, CA.	March 2002
Conway, C. J., M. Seamans, J. Wheeler, H. Berlanga, O. Hinojosa, G. Donaldson, G. Finney, and Ryan Archer. 2008. Continental-scale marsh bird monitoring. 13th Meeting of the Canada/Mexico/United States Trilateral Committee, Veracruz, Mexico. 14 May 2008. INVITED.	May 2008
Conway, C. J., M. Conway, and C. P. Nadeau. 2010. Proximate factors affecting hatching asynchrony in burrowing owls. Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society. San Diego, CA, 9 Feb 2010.	February 2010
Conway, C. J., J. Bart, and S. Timmermans. 2002. Towards a North American marsh bird monitoring program. Third International Partners-in-Flight Conference, Monterey, CA, 21 March 2002.	March 2002
Conway, C. J., D. LaRoche, C. Kirkpatrick, and D. Swann. 2011. Effects of drought and groundwater withdrawal on birds, vegetation, and invertebrates within desert riparian woodlands in southeastern Arizona. Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Pinetop, AZ, 4 Feb 2011.	February 2011
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, and R. J. Steidl. 2008. Estimating Population Trends of Secretive Marsh Birds on the Lower Colorado River: Combining Removal Models, Double-observer Surveys, and Distance Sampling Methods. 41st Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Prescott, AZ, 8 February 2008.	February 2008
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, and R. J. Steidl. 2007. Monitoring Secretive Marshbirds: Combining Removal, Double-observer and Distance Methods. Special Symposium on Bird Monitoring and Detectability: Understanding and Applying Appropriate Methods. Ft. Collins, CO, 1 March 2007.	March 2007
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, and L. Piest. 2008. Using prescribed fire as a management tool for the Yuma clapper rail and California black rail. Lower Colorado River Science and Management Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ, 19 November 2008.	November 2008
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, and L. A. Piest. 2007. Effectiveness of prescribed fire as a management tool to improve habitat quality of endangered Yuma clapper rails and California black rails along the Lower Colorado River. 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, M. D. Smith, and D. R. Rosenberg. 2006. Do burrowing owls bring mammal manure to their nests to lure prey? IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 3 October 2006.	October 2006
Conway, C. J., C. Kirkpatrick, D. LaRoche, and D. Swann. 2010. Effects of drought or groundwater withdrawal on birds within desert riparian woodlands. Science on the Sonoita Plain: Quarterly Meeting of the Sonoita Valley Planning Partnership, Sonoita, Arizona, 7 Aug 2010.	August 2010
Conway, C. J., B. Ball, L. A. Ellis, and C. P. Nadeau. 2007. Growing crops in the desert; Does irrigated agriculture create an ?ecological trap? for burrowing owls? 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Conway, C. J. 2007. Can prescribed fire be used as a tool to recover the endangered Yuma clapper rail? SNR Advisory Council Spring Meeting. 10 May 2007.	May 2007	experiments show that fire can be used to improve habitat for an endangered marsh bird
Conway, C. J. 2005. Ecology and natural history of burrowing owls. Ruins Doin's. Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Coolidge, AZ.	January 2005
Conway, C. J. 2005. A standardized North American marsh bird monitoring program. National Estuarine Research Reserve Research Coordinator Annual Meeting, Grand Bay, Mississippi	February 2005
Conway, C. J. 2003. Development of regional and national monitoring programs for estimating population trends of sensitive taxa. USFWS, Region 2 Project Leaders Meeting, San Antonio, TX. 14 Jan 2003.	January 2003
Conway, C. J. 2003. Demography, population trends, and current research activities on burrowing owls in eastern Washington. Presentation to BLM, USFWS, and WDFW biologists and managers. Pasco, WA. 6 May 2003.	May 2003
Conway, C. J. 2003. Burrowing Owls in Washington, Wyoming, & Arizona and Regional Patterns in Burrowing Owl Demographics. Canadian Burrowing Owl Population Decline Workshop. Canadian Wildlife Service, Canmore, Alberta, 21 March 2003.	March 2003
Conway, C. J. 2003. Benefits of multi-species monitoring of marsh birds. Yuma Clapper Rail-Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocol Meeting, USFWS Ecological Services Office, Phoenix, AZ, 21 February 2003.	February 2003
Conway, C. J. 2002. Status of Black Rails in western North America. USFWS Lower Colorado River EcoTeam meeting. Parker, AZ, 25 March 2002.	March 2002
Conway, C. J. 2002. National marsh bird monitoring program. Southeast Regional Biologists' meeting. Okefenokee, GA. 7 November 2002.	November 2002
Conway, C. J. 2002. Effects of fire on abundance and distribution of marsh birds in the Sonoran Desert region. Sonoran Joint Venture Bi-National Bird Conservation Meeting, Tucson, AZ, 7 August 2002.	August 2002
Conway, C. J. 2002. Current wildlife research projects at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. 23 May 2002. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 2 Headquarters, Albuquerque, NM.	May 2002
Conway, C. J. 2002. A program for estimating population trends of marsh birds on National Wildlife Refuges across North America. Southwest Region Refuge Biological Workshop. Albuquerque, NM. 31 July 2002.	July 2002
Conway, C. J. 2001. Continental Marshbird Monitoring Program, North American Bird Conservation Initiative; Marshbird Conservation Workshop, Denver, CO, 22 Aug 2001.	August 2001
Conway, C. J. Ecology and Natural History of Marsh Birds. Arizona Riparian Council. Yuma, AZ, 18 Mar 2011.	March 2011
Conway, C. J. Burrowing Owl Demography in North America. Burrowing Owl Symposium, Umatilla, OR, 21 May 2009.	May 2009
Conway, C. J. 2011. Effects of land-use and management actions on game and nongame birds. Seminar, Idaho Fish and Game Department, Boise, ID. 8 June 2011.	June 2011	summary of land-use effects on birds
Conway, C. J. 2010. Incorporating methods for estimating detection probability into desert bird surveys. Sonoran/Mohave Desert Bird Monitoring Methods Symposium, Gila Bend, AZ, 27 Jan 2010.	January 2010
Conway, C. J. 2010. Effects of land use on the population dynamics of burrowing owls in eastern Washington. Association of Field Ornithologists, Ogden, UT, 14 Aug 2010. Special Symposium that included invitations for the authors of the most frequently cited papers in the Journal of Field Ornithology during the last five years.	August 2010
Conway, C. J. 2009. A summary of ongoing marsh bird research projects along the Lower Colorado River. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yuma, AZ. 31 March 2009.	March 2009
Conway, C. J. 2008. Wetland Associations of Coastal Marsh Birds in North America: Implications for Climate Change Impacts. Special Symposium on Disassembly of coastal ecosystems in the face of global change: Implications for conservation, management, and restoration. Society of Wetland Scientists, Washington, DC. 28 May 2008. INVITED, PRESENTED.	May 2008
Conway, C. J. 2008. Glyphosate applications to control invasive bufflegrass in the Avra Valley: effects on burrowing owls. City of Tucson Technical Advisory Committee meeting. 16 January 2008. INVITED.	January 2008
Conway, C. J. 2008. Ecology of marsh birds of the Salton Sea. Salton Sea International Bird Festival. Brawley, California. 15 February 2008. INVITED	February 2008
Conway, C. J. 2008. Burrowing Owl research in Imperial County, San Diego County, and throughout the western U.S. Burrowing Owl Consortium. Brawley, California. 14 February 2008.	February 2008
Conway, C. J. 2006. The effect of land use on burrowing owl population trend varies by latitude in North America. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 2 October 2006.	October 2006
Conway, C. J. 2006. Recommended continental survey protocols for conducting marsh bird surveys across North America. Marsh Bird Monitoring Technical Workshop, Patuxent National Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. 7 March 2006.	March 2006
Conway, C. J. 2006. Agency mission and job opportunities within the U.S. Geological Survey. University of Arizona Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 4 April 2006.	April 2006
Clemons J, Naidu A and M Culver. 2014. DNA-based diet identification of mountain lions in southwest Arizona. Eleventh Mountain Lion Workshop, Cedar City, UT	May 2014	Diet determination using DNA techniques is more precise, narrowing down diet items to species-level. Diet of mountain lions is information useful to wildlife managers.
Clark, S. and S. A. Bonar. 2013. Effects of total suspended sediment on survival of Yaqui Chub eggs and larvae. 143nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 8-12, 2013. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2013	Examination of effects of excess turbidity in streams at the US/Mexico border containing endangered fishes.
Clark Barkalow, S. and S. Bonar. 2013. Effects of total suspended sediment on survival of Yaqui chub eggs and larvae. 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Discusses effects of suspended sediment in streams at the US - Mexico Border. Winner Best Student Paper Award
Clark Barkalow, S. and S. A. Bonar. 2014. Total suspended sediment tolerance of Yaqui Chub eggs and fry. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Discusses impact of suspended sediment on endangered fishes at the US/Mexico border.
Clark Barkalow, S. and S. A. Bonar. 2014. Effects of total suspended sediment on abundance and diversity of invertebrates in Black Draw. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Discusses effects of suspended sediment on invertebrates of a borderlands stream
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2012. Using Video to Investigate Relationships Between Environmental Conditions and Spawning Behavior in Devils Hole Pupfish. 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, August 19-23, 2012.	August 2012
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Using stand-alone video to monitor reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Devils Hole Pupfish Biologists Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23-24, 2011	June 2011
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Using stand-alone video to monitor reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish. The Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society Joint Annual Meeting, Pinetop, Arizona, February 3-5, 2011.	February 2011
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2011. Using stand-alone video to monitor reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish. 2011 Devils Hole Workshop, Pahrump, Nevada, May 4-6.	May 2011
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, P. J. Barrett. 2009. Using stand-alone videography and water quality sensing to assess relationships between environmental conditions and reproductive behavior in Devils Hole Pupfish. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 3-7, 2009.	May 2009
Chaudoin, A. L., Feuerbacher, O. G., Bonar, S. A., and P. J. Barrett. 2009. Using stand‐alone videography and water quality sensing to assess relationships between environmental conditions and reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish. 41st Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 19‐22, , Death Valley, California. Death Valley National Park, CA, November 19-22.	November 2009
Chaudoin, A. L., Feuerbacher, O. G., Bonar, S. A., Barrett, P. J. 2012. Using remote systems to assess relationships between environmental conditions and reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish . 45th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Phoenix, Arizona, February 2-4.	February 2012
Chaudoin, A. L., Feuerbacher, O. G., Bonar, S. A., Barrett, P. J. 2011. Environmental factors and spawning behavior in the Devils Hole pupfish. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Seattle, Washington, September 4-8.	September 2011
Chaudoin, A. L., Feuerbacher, O. G., Bonar, S. A., Barrett, P. J. 2010. Using stand-alone video to monitor reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish. 42ndAnnual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council 2010. Moab, Utah, November 18-21.	November 2010
Chaudoin, A. L., O. G. Feuerbacher, S. A. Bonar, and P. J. Barrett. 2010. Using remote systems to assess relationships between environmental conditions and reproductive behavior in Devils Hole pupfish. 43rd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. February 4-6, 2010, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2010
Chandler, H.C., J.M. Bauder, M. Elmore, C.L. Jenkins. 2022. Delineating conservation units for the imperiled eastern indigo snake (Drymarchon couperi). 2022 Southeast Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual Meeting.	February 2022	Delineating conservation units is critical for the management and conservation of wildlife species and estimates of habitat suitability and landscape resistance can be used to identify inter-connected patches of potentially suitable habitat to form the basis of such units. We combine previously published estimates of habitat suitability with calibrated resistance surfaces and resistance kernels to delineate habitat-based conservation units for the federally threatened eastern indigo snake.
Castellon, T.D., A.C. Deyle, A.L. Farmer, J.M. Bauder, E.A. Roznik, and S.A. Johnson. 2022. Effects of experimental translocation on gopher frog (Lithobates capito) survival and movement. Florida Chapter of The Wildlife Society Meeting, Wildlife Translocation in Florida Symposium. March 24, 2022.	March 2022	Wildlife translocation is commonly used in wildlife management and conservation and may be an important tool in moving individuals out of sites slated for development. We compared survival and movement between translocated and resident gopher frogs and found that translocation status had a minor effect on survival compared to movement frequency with frogs that moved more frequently having lower survival.
Carveth, C. J., A. Widmer, and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Upper lethal tolerance of Arizona's native fishes. Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, November 10-14	November 2004
Carveth, C. J., A. Widmer, and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Critical thermal maxima of Arizona's native and nonnative fish species: have Arizona's native fish finally reached their boiling point? Presented to the 134th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Madison, Wisconsin, August 23-26, 2004.	August 2004
Carveth, C. J., A. M. Widmer, and S. A. Bonar. 2005. Upper lethal temperature tolerance of Arizona's native fishes. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Gallup, New Mexico, February 4-5	February 2005
Carveth, C. J., A. M. Widmer, and S. A. Bonar. 2003. Lethal thermal maxima of fishes in the San Pedro River, Arizona. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2003
Cappello, C.D., K.V. Jacobson, J.T. Driscoll, K.M. McCarty, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Nest parasites reduce reproductive success in a recovering raptor population. 2023 Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.	October 2023	Nest parasites have the potential to reduce chick survival in raptors which may lead to negative population-level consequences which in turn may be critical for recovering raptor populations like bald eagles in Arizona. We found that while nestlings in parasitized nests were less likely to fledge the presence of nest parasites did not negatively impact population-level fecundity.
Cappello, C.D., K.V. Jacobson, J.T. Driscoll, K.M. McCarty, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Evaluating the effects of nest management on a recovering raptor population using an integrated population model. 2023 Raptor Research Foundation Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.	October 2023	Bald eagles in Arizona are still subject to nest-level management to ensure continued population recovery but information is lacking as to the efficacy of these actions. We used an integrated population model to simulate population trends under different management scenarios and identify scenarios leading to continued population growth.
Cappello, C.D., K.V. Jacobson, J.T. Driscoll, K.M. McCarty, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Evaluating the effects of nest management on a recovering raptor population using an integrated population model. 2023 Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Louisville, Kentucky.	November 2023	Bald eagles in Arizona are still subject to nest-level management to ensure continued population recovery but information is lacking as to the efficacy of these actions. We used an integrated population model to simulate population trends under different management scenarios and identify scenarios leading to continued population growth.
Cappello, C., K. Jacobson, J. Driscoll, K. McCarty, and J.M. Bauder. 2024. Northward migrations by nonbreeding bald eagles hatched in Arizona. 2024 Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Baltimore, Maryland.	October 2024	This presentation describes migration patterns for subadult bald eagles born in Arizona which helps better understand the ecology of this population and identify key migration corridors.
C. Jenney, J. Bauder, William Stewart, and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Reintroduction of Razorback Sucker into a river-reservoir complex in Arizona. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19th, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Oral Presentation)	September 2024	This study aimed to evaluate the viability of the Verde River for Razorback Sucker reintroduction and to analyze factors affecting post-stocking success in the Colorado River Basin. Over three years, we stocked 2,500 Razorback Sucker annually, totaling 7,500 fish. Survival and movement patterns were monitored using radiotelemetry and passive integrated transponders in a river-reservoir complex.<br><br>
C. Jenney, J. Bauder, William Stewart, and S. A. Bonar. 2024. Reintroduction of Razorback Sucker into a river-reservoir complex in Arizona. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19th, Honolulu, Hawaii. (Oral Presentation)	September 2024	This study aimed to evaluate the viability of the Verde River for Razorback Sucker reintroduction and to analyze factors affecting post-stocking success in the Colorado River Basin. Over three years, we stocked 2,500 Razorback Sucker annually, totaling 7,500 fish. Survival and movement patterns were monitored using radiotelemetry and passive integrated transponders in a river-reservoir complex.
Brouder, M., A. Iles, and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Length frequency, condition, growth, and catch per effort indices of common North American fishes. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico. May 3-7, 2009	May 2009
Brouder, M., A. Iles, and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Length frequency, condition, growth, and catch per effort indices of common North American fishes. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee, August 30-September 3, 2009.	August 2009
Brouder, M., A. Iles and S. A. Bonar. Length-frequency, condition, growth and catch per effort indices of common North American fishes. 138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario August 17-21. Poster presentation.	August 2008
Brizendine, M.E., S. A. Bonar, D. L. Ward, and W. J. Matter. 2014. Use of ultrasonic imaging and Ovaprim® to evaluate egg maturation of humpback chub Gila cypha. The Western Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Mazatlán, Mexico. April 7 – April 11, 2014	April 2014	Discussed ultrasonic imaging for examining reproduction in endangered humpback chub.
Brizendine, M.E., D.L. Ward, S.A. Bonar, and W.J. Matter. 2015. Use of ultrasonic imaging to evaluate egg maturation of humpback chub Gila cypha. The Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Las Cruces, New Mexico. February 5 – February 7, 2015. Contributed Oral Presentation.	February 2015	Discusses use of ultrasonic imaging to evaluate egg maturation of humpback chub in the Grand Canyon.
Brizendine, M., S. A. Bonar, and D. Ward. 2013. Evaluation of Humpback Chub Gila cypha egg maturation using ultrasonic imaging and OvaprimÂ®. 143nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Little Rock, Arkansas, September 8-12, 2013. POSTER PRESENTATION.	September 2013	Demonstrates new ultrasonic methods being used to investigate endangered fish spawning in the Grand Canyon
Brizendine, M., D. Ward, S. A. Bonar, and W. Matter. 2015. Use of Ultrasonic Imaging to Evaluate Egg Maturation of Humpback Chub Gila cypha in the Grand Canyon. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon.	August 2015	Humpback chub are a critically endangered fish in the Colorado River. We developed a standardized protocol for ultrasonically scanning humpback chub in the field and compared egg development in female fish from the main stem Colorado River, Little Colorado River, Havasu Creek, and Shinumo Creek.
Brizendine, M. E., S. A. Bonar, D. L. Ward and W. J. Matter. 2014. Use of ultrasonic imaging and Ovaprim® to evaluate egg maturation of Humpback Chub. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Discussed methods to monitor egg development in Grand Canyon
Brizendine, M. E., D. L. Ward, S. A. Bonar, and W. J. Matter. 2015 ,Use of ultrasonic imaging to evaluate egg maturation of Humpback Chub, Gila cypha, in Grand Canyon 47th Annual Meeting 18-22 November 2015 Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A.	November 2015	Discusses use of ultrasound for monitoring humpback chub development in the Grand Canyon
Brizendine, M. E., D. L. Ward and S. A. Bonar. 2013 Use of ultrasonic imaging and Ovaprim® to evaluate egg maturation of humpback chub, Gila cypha. 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Discusses new techniques for assessing egg development in endangered fishes
Brizendine, M. E., D. L. Ward, S. A. Bonar, and W. J. Matter. 2016. Use of ultrasonic imaging to evaluate egg maturation of humpback chub Gila cypha in the Grand Canyon. 49th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of The American Fisheries Society, February 4-6, 2016, Flagstaff, Arizona	February 2016	Tests methods to use ultrasonic imaging to examine reproductive development in endangered fishes.
Brawn, J., T.J. Benson, and J.M. Bauder. 2023. Does density dependence regulate populations of tropical birds? Joint Meeting of the American Ornithological Society (AOS) and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists–Société des ornithologistes du Canada (SCO–SOC), London, Ontario, Canada.	August 2023	Basic questions about the biology of tropical birds remain unresolved, particularly questions of how conspecific density may affect the behavior of individuals and dynamics of populations which is critical for understanding how populations may respond to land use or climate change. Using a long-term mark-recapture data set for multiple tropical songbirds, we provide evidence of strong density dependent effects on population growth rates.
Boyle, W. A., C. J. Conway, and J. L. Bronstein. 2006. Food and migration: testing alternative hypotheses explaining altitudinal migration in Costa Rican frugivorous birds. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 6 October 2006.	October 2006
Boyle, W. A., C. J. Conway, and J. L. Bronstein. 2006. Altitudinal migration of frugivorous birds: a comparative study of diet composition and preference. Ecological Society of America Conference, Memphis, Tennessee, 7 August 2006.	August 2006
Boyle, A., and C. J. Conway. 2003. Diet and habitat in the evolution of migration in the Tyrannidae. Southwestern Association of Biologists Annual Conference. 27 September 2003. Portal, AZ.	September 2003
Boyle, A. and C.J. Conway. 2002. Diet and habitat in the evolution of migration in the Tyranni (Aves). Birds of Two Worlds: Advances in the ecology and evolution of temperate-tropical migration systems. Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, Washington, D.C., 7 March 2002.	March 2002
Borgmann, K.L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2008. Does foliage density reduce the risk of nest predation? Insights from a comparative analysis. American Ornithologists' Union, Portland, OR. 7 August 2008.	August 2008
Borgmann, K.L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2007. What causes seasonal variation in avian nesting success? 14th Annual Conference of the Wildlife Society, Tucson, AZ 22-26 September 2007. Published abstract and oral presentation.	September 2007
Borgmann, K. L., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Comparative analysis uncovers the true effects of nest concealment on avian nesting success. Cooper Ornithological Society, Tucson, AZ, 17 April 2009.	April 2009
Borgmann, K. L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2010. Nest-site selection in birds: a rigorous test of the nest concealment hypothesis. Joint meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union and Cooper Ornithological Society. San Diego, CA, 9 Feb 2010.	February 2010
Borgmann, K. L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2009. Why does nest survival vary seasonally? American Ornithologists’ Union, Pittsburgh, PA, 15 Aug 2009.	August 2009
Borgmann, K. L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2008. Effects of foliage cover on the probability of nest depredation in songbirds: insights from comparative and manipulative studies. 41st Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Prescott, AZ, 8 February 2008.	February 2008
Borgmann, K. L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2007. Does nest concealment influence predation risk in passerine birds? 40th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, NM, 8 February 2007.	February 2007
Borgmann, K. L., C. J. Conway, and M. L. Morrison. 2006. Factors influencing seasonal variation in nesting success. IV North American Ornithological Conference, Veracruz, Mexico, 3 October 2006.	October 2006
Borgmann, K. L., C. J. Conway, M. L. Morrison. The relationship between avian breeding phenology and the risk of nest predation: from patterns to causal mechanisms. Invited presentation at a special symposium titled “Advancing Climate Science For Wildlife Management: From Impacts And Uncertainty To Decisions”, 17th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Snowbird, Utah, 5 Oct 2010.	October 2010
Bonar, S.A., W.A. Hubert, and D.W. Willis. 2008. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Prescott, Arizona. February 7-9, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2008
Bonar, S.A., W.A. Hubert, and D.W. Willis. 2007. Standard methods to sample inland fishes of North America. Progress report. Education Section, American Fisheries Society 137th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. September 2-6, 2007. INVITED.	September 2007
Bonar, S.A., W.A. Hubert, and D.W. Willis. 2007. Standard methods to sample inland fishes of North America. Progress report. Fisheries Management Section, American Fisheries Society 137th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. September 2-6, 2007. INVITED.	September 2007
Bonar, S.A., W. Hubert, D. Willis, M. Brouder and A. Iles. 2005. Standard sampling methods for North American freshwater fishes: Averages and standards for commonly used fisheries indices. Desert Fishes Council. Cuatro Cienegas, Coahuila, Mexico, November 16-20, 2005. CONTRIBUTED.	November 2005
Bonar, S.A., February, 2001, Introduced fishes in the American West: Case histories and current research	February 2001
Bonar, S.A., B. Murphy, L. Roulson, A. Croxton and C. Jennings. 2020. American Fisheries Society "Town Hall". American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting, September 24, 2020.	September 2020	Provides overview of officers activities and plans for 2019-2021.
Bonar, S.A., August, 2001, Examining interactions between introduced fish and native aquatic species in Washington state: Implications for Southwestern aquatic ecosystems.	August 2001
Bonar, S.A., Alison Iles, D.W. Willis and W.A. Hubert 2006. Standard Sampling Methods for North American Freshwater Fishes. Presented to the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Flagstaff, Arizona. February 2-4. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2006
Bonar, S.A., 2010. An evolving profession: how fisheries management has changed in the far west. Plenary Address to the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. January 21st – 23rd, 2010, Athens, Texas	January 2010
Bonar, S.A., 2007. How to persuade people ? Lessons from psychology and marketing for the wildlife biologist. The Wildlife Society 14th Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona. September 22-26. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2007
Bonar, S.A. February,2001, Examining interactions between introduced fish and native aquatic species in Washington state: Implications for Southwestern aquatic ecosystems	February 2001
Bonar, S.A. 2015. How standard fish sampling methods help improve biological assessment across political boundaries. Global Conference on Inland Fisheries, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, January 26-28, 2015. Presentation and Scientific Panel Member. Invited Presentation.	January 2015	Presented work on standard inland fish sampling to a United Nations conference in Rome. Explores ability to standardize at larger international levels
Bonar, S.A. 2013. http://fisheriesstandardsampling.org :A simple web-based tool to analyze standard fish data with a click of a button. 46th Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society and American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 7-9, 2013. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2013	Discusses computer model that automatically analyzes standard data collected during fish sampling.
Bonar, S.A. 2011. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. An overview for European Fisheries Standards Committee (CEN), British Standards Institute, London, United Kingdom, March 16, 2011.	March 2011
Bonar, S.A. 2011. Aquatic research at the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. US Fish and Wildlife Service Devils Hole Pupfish Biologists' Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23-24, 2011.	June 2011
Bonar, S.A. 2011. Advances in fish sampling: An overview of techniques and standardization. The Arizona/New Mexico Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Joint Annual Meeting, Pinetop, Arizona, February 3-5, 2011.	February 2011
Bonar, S.A. 2010. Case Histories of standard sampling in North America. Keynote Address to Conference Fish Sampling with Active Methods, September 8-11, 2010, Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic	September 2010
Bonar, S.A. 2010. Advances in fish sampling: An overview of techniques and standardization. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, Moab, Utah, Novermber 17-21, 2010	November 2010
Bonar, S.A. 2007. How to persuade people ? Lessons from psychology and marketing for the fisheries biologist. American Fisheries Society 137th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. September 2-6, 2007. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2007
Bonar, S.A. 2004. Can people be influenced to improve their conservation ethic towards desert fishes? Lessons from psychology and marketing. Desert Fishes Council Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, November 10-14.	November 2004
Bonar, S.A. 2003. Interactions between non-native and native aquatic species and challenges to managing recovery. USFWS Southwestern Regional Meeting. San Antonio, Texas. January 14-17, 2003.	January 2003
Bonar, S.A. 2003. An overview of the Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit's Fisheries Programs. Arizona Anglers Rountable, Phoenix, Arizona. July 14, 2003.	July 2003
Bonar, S., W. Hubert, and D. Willis. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. Annual Meeting, Western Division, American Fisheries Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico.	May 2009
Bonar, S., N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2024. AFS standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes 2nd edition overview. World Fisheries Congress, Seattle, Washington.	March 2024	AFWA and AFS Fish Management Section supported development of a 2<sup>nd</sup> edition of standard sampling methods. Goals for the 2nd edition book included maintaining standardization as similar as possible to the 1st edition, but updating methods where needed; developing sampling procedures for new water bodies and methods; compiling standard fish data collected; expanding information related to standard sampling; and developing a process for updating methods in the future.
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, and N. Mercado Silva, 2015. An Overview of North American AFS Freshwater Fish Sampling Standardization. 145th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Portland Oregon, August 16-20, 2015.	August 2015	An overview of current research on standard fisheries sampling techniques and how AFS standard methods are being incorporated into North American fisheries management illustrates the importance of advancements in technology and communication among biologists when conserving the continent’s fish populations.
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis. 2009. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 3-7, 2009.	May 2009
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis. 2009. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee. August 30 - September 3, 2009.	August 2009
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis. 2008. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, Portland, Oregon. May 5-7, 2008. CONTRIBUTED.	May 2008
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert, and D. W. Willis. 2008. Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. 138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario August 17-21. CONTRIBUTED. Introductory presentation of Standard methods for sampling North American Freshwater Fishes symposium.	August 2008
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert and N. Mercado-Silva. 2016. An Overview of North American AFS Freshwater Fish Sampling Standardization. World Fisheries Congress, Busan, Korea, May 23-27.	May 2016	Discusses the AFS standard sampling program for inland fishes.
Bonar, S. A., W. A. Hubert and N. Mercado-Silva. 2016. An Overview of North American AFS Freshwater Fish Sampling Standardization. World Fisheries Congress, Busan, Korea, May 23-27.	May 2016	Describes efforts in North America to standardize inland fish sampling.
Bonar, S. A., T. P. Archdeacon, A. Iles, S. J. Kline, A. A. Schultz, E. Sontz. 2009. An overview of captive breeding methods for five imperiled desert chub and topminnow species. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 3-7, 2009	May 2009
Bonar, S. A., O. Feuerbacher, A. Chaudoin, J. Mapula. 2008. Proposed propagation research for Devils Hole pupfish. Devils Hole Pupfish Research Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 2008.	October 2008
Bonar, S. A., Norman Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope. 2018. An overview of North American AFS Freshwater Fish Sampling Standardization. 83rd North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, Norfolk, Virginia, March 26-30.	March 2018	Giving overview of AFS standard fish sampling methods to AFWA members to inform them and obtain their support.
Bonar, S. A., Norman Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope. 2018. An overview of North American AFS Freshwater Fish Sampling Standardization. 78th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, January 28-31 2018, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.	January 2018	Provided overview of current AFS standard freshwater fish sampling efforts.
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2024. AFS Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes 2nd Edition Overview. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19th, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	Here we provide an overview of the second edition of the new book: <i>Standard Methods to Sample North American Freshwater Fishes.</i>
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, and K. L. Pope. 2021. The American Fisheries Society standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes project: overview, design and use. 8th World Fisheries Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.	September 2021	The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), and AFS are supporting development of a second edition of the book to move AFS closer towards having development of standard sampling methods as an ongoing activity of the society. Goals for the second edition include querying fish management agencies across North America as to areas of improvement, but otherwise retaining methods as similar as possible to preserve standardization; adding additional requested chapters and expanding participa
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope. AFS Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes 2nd Edition Overview. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024. Honolulu Hawaii,	September 2024	Provides and overview of the 2nd edition of Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes, a project contributed to by over 500 fisheries professionals from almost 200 different agencies, organizations and universities.
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope. 2019. The North American AFS freshwater fish sampling standardization program: Update and evaluating harvest regulations. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Cleveland, OH, January 27-30, 2019.	January 2019	Discusses the value of standard sampling to set and evaluate harvest regulations.
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope. 2019. The North American AFS freshwater fish sampling standardization program: Update and applications to the Southwest. Meeting of the Gila River Basin Biologist, Phoenix, Arizona, April 4, 2019	April 2019	Provides fish samplers from many agencies an update on the AFS standard sampling methodologies and why they should be used when sampling fishes of the Gila River basin.
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva and K. L. Pope. 2019. The North American AFS freshwater fish sampling standardization program: Update and applications to the Southwest. 52nd Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Albuquerque, NM, February 7-9, 2019	February 2019	Provides update of the efforts to produce a standard sampling book 2nd edition for North America and its use in the Southwest.
Bonar, S. A., M. Rahr, T. Torrey, A. Cate Jr., and N. Mercado Silva, 2012. Comparing Standard North American Freshwater Fish Data Using a Web-Accessible Database. 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, August 19-23, 2012.	August 2012
Bonar, S. A., M. Brouder, and A. Iles. 2009. Aggregating disparate fish data sets: challenges, techniques and a bit of social psychology. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Nashville, Tennessee. August 30 - September 3, 2009	September 2009
Bonar, S. A., D. Willis, and W. Hubert. 2005. Standard sampling methods for North American freshwater fishes. 135th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, September 11-15	September 2005
Bonar, S. A., C. Jenney, and K. Gahl. 2023. Enjoying and appreciating the unique fishes in your nearby Arizona desert streams. Highland Nature Center Verde River Basin Science Overview, Community Nature Study Series, Prescott, Arizona, February 16, 2023. INVITED.	February 2023	Discusses importance of desert aquatic habitat with the public
Bonar, S. A., B. Bolding, M. Divens, and W. Meyer. 2003 Effects of introduced fishes on coho salmon in small Pacific Northwest lakes and implications for management. Presented at the 133rd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.	August 2003
Bonar, S. A., 2011. Advances in fish sampling: An overview of techniques and standardization. 141st Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 4-8 2011.	September 2011
Bonar, S. A., 2008. Symposium. (Organizer) Standard methods for sampling North American freshwater fishes. 138th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Ottawa, Ontario August 17-21.	August 2008
Bonar, S. A. and nine coauthors. 2016. Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fishes: Opportunities for International Collaboration. World Fisheries Congress, Busan, Korea, May 23-27. Keynote Address Author(s) 1. Scott A Bonar , U.S. Geological Survey Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit , 104 Biological Sciences East, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA sbonar@ag.arizona.edu 2. Norman Mercado-Silva , Centro de Investigacion en Biodiversidad y Conservacion , Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos; Cuernavaca, Morelos, México normanmercado@yahoo.com 3. Wayne A Hubert , Department of Zoology and Physiology , University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071, USA whubert@uwyo.edu 4. T. Douglas Beard , U. S. Geological Survey, National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center , Reston, Virginia, USA dbeard@usgs.gov 5. Goran Dave , Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences , Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden goran.dave@bioenv.gu.se 6. Jan Kubecka , Institute of Hydrobiology , Biology Centre České Budějovice, Czech Republic kubecka@hbu.cas.cz 7. Brian D.S. Graeb , South Dakota State University , Natural Resource Management, Box 2140B, Brookings, South Dakota, 57007, USA brian.graeb@sdstate.edu 8. Nigel Lester , Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources , Peterborough, Ontario, Canada nigel.lester@ontario.ca 9. Mark Porath , Nebraska Game and Parks , 2200 N 33rd Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68503, USA Mark.Porath@nebraska.gov 10. Ian Winfield , Lake Ecosystems Group, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology , Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire LA1 4AP,UK ijw@ceh.ac.uk	May 2016	Provides an overview of collaborations on standard inland fish sampling initiated among different countries.
Bonar, S. A. and nine coauthors. 2016. Standard Methods for Sampling Freshwater Fishes: Opportunities for International Collaboration. World Fisheries Congress, Busan, Korea, May 23-27. Keynote Address	May 2016	Keynote address in standard sampling symposium at World Fisheries Congress in Busan, Korea discussion international collaboration on standard methods for inland fish sampling.
Bonar, S. A. 2024. Twenty years interacting with major southwestern USA wildfires: Practical lessons for biologists. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	Wildfires have has substantial interactions both with fish populations and fish research in the southwestern USA. Here I show interactions that our lab has had with wildfires in Arizona, selected research conducted, and experiences we have had over the last 24 years that can help inform fish/fire management.
Bonar, S. A. 2024. Design and Implementation of Standard Fish Sampling Programs or Other Large Initiatives. 154th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, September 15-19, 2024, Honolulu, Hawaii.	September 2024	A marriage of good science and sociology is often necessary in development of large initiatives similar to the project Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes. Over 500 fisheries professionals from almost 200 agencies, organizations and universities were involved. The author was lead of both the 1st edition and 2nd edition of the Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes and found eight steps were necessary in its design.
Bonar, S. A. 2023. (Keynote/Plenary Address). How to ethically use influence strategies to move people to complete tasks in fish and wildlife conservation. USFWS Region 2 Fisheries and Aquatic Conservation Virtual Conference, February 15-16, 2023.	February 2023	Plenary address to USFWS Region 2.
Bonar, S. A. 2022. Climate Change and Managing Effects of Increasing Wildfires on Southwestern Fishes. 152 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Spokane, Washington, Contributed Presentation.	August 2022	Describes work in our lab over the years on fish interactions with Southwestern wildfires.
Bonar, S. A. 2021. Statement of world aquatic scientific societies on the need to take urgent action against human-caused climate change, based on scientific evidence: Development and overview. Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. On-Line Conference.	November 2021	Gives overview of the 2020 World Aquatic Societies Climate Statement.
Bonar, S. A. 2021 Overview of The World Statement of Aquatic Science Societies on Climate Change. Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, June, 2021	June 2021	Gave presentation as Past President of the American Fisheries Society
Bonar, S. A. 2020. The American Fisheries Society, Benefits and current activities. Canadian Conference For Fisheries Research, Halifax Nova Scotia, January 2-5, 2020.	January 2020	Discusses current activities of the American Fisheries Society and benefits of membership.
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Statement of world's aquatic scientific societies on climate change. American Fisheries Society Climate Change Plenary Session2, Virtual Annual Meeting, September 18, 2020.	September 2020	Report on the development and authorship of a statement of 111 the world's leading aquatic scientific societies on scientific evidence for the need for rapid action to address climate change to protect marine and freshwater ecosystems.
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Statement of world's aquatic scientific societies on climate change and introduction to climate change plenary session. (10 min video) American Fisheries Society Plenary Session, Virtual Annual Meeting, September 14, 2020.	September 2020	This was a roll-out of a statement authored and joined by 111 of the world's leading aquatic science societies, representing over 80,000 scientists from all continents, sharing what the science states about the need for immediate action to combat climate change if preservation of freshwater and marine ecosystems is the goal.
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Remarks to the Fisheries Society of the British Isles Annual Business Meeting. (Virtual).	August 2020	Describes AFS activities for the year to one of our partner societies in the UK.
Bonar, S. A. 2020. How I obtained leadership skills and which were most important. American Fisheries Society Virtual Annual Meeting, September 14-25.	September 2020	Discusses how I developed leadership skills and how I put them to use.
Bonar, S. A. 2019. The rarest fish in the world. Current research on USA desert fish management and recovery. Australian Society for Fish Biology Annual Conference, Canberra, AU, October 14-17, 2019.	October 2019	Provides information on USA desert fish management to Australian fisheries biologists, many who manage fisheries in Australian arid lands.
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Proposed AFS president's plan of work. American Fisheries Society Governing Board Meeting, Cleveland, OH, February 5, 2019	February 2019	Overview of AFS presidential plan for the 2019-2020 year.
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Presentation of the presidential plan for the American Fisheries Society. Annual Business Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Reno, Nevada, September 29-October 3, 2019.	September 2019	Presentation of my Presidential plan for the American Fisheries Society, 2019-2020.
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Make a difference: Communication techniques no biologist should be without. Plenary Address. 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society and the Wildlife Society, Reno, Nevada, Sept 29 - Oct 3, 2019.	September 2019	One of six invited plenary addresses chosen to address the largest gathering of fish and wildlife professionals ever.
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Communicating critical science issues to a diverse public. Australian Society for Fish Biology Annual Conference. Canberra, AU, October 14-17, 2019.	October 2019	Talk to Australian biologists and policy makers describing the importance of good communication techniques for fisheries biologists, and providing examples of communication strategies in difficult situations.
Bonar, S. A. 2019. AFS climate change outreach. General public and profession. American Fisheries Society Governing Board Biannual Meeting, October 28, 2019, Reno, Nevada.	September 2019	Provides update of activities past and planned for addressing climate change science in the American Fisheries Society
Bonar, S. A. 2018. The conservation professional's guide to working with people.148th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Atlantic City, New Jersey from August 19-23, 2018. Invited Presentation.	August 2018	Successful natural resource management is much more than good science; it requires working with landowners, meeting deadlines, securing funding, supervising staff, and cooperating with politicians. Based on the book "The Conservation Professional's Guide to Working with People", this presentation will explore how natural resource professionals can develop skills and increase their effectiveness using strategies and techniques grounded in social psychology, negotiation, influence, conflict resol
Bonar, S. A. 2018. Opening Remarks. The 2018 China Society of Fisheries Resources and Environment Annual Meeting & the 4th Mississippi-Yangtze River Basins Symposium (MYRIBS), Southwest University, Chongqing, China, October 15-20, 2018.	October 2018	Opening remarks from the AFS President Elect to the Chinese Society of Fisheries Resources and the Environment at their 4th Annual Large River Symposium in Chongquing, China.
Bonar, S. A. 2017. Effects of climate change on the rare and unique fishes of the American Southwest. Ecological Drought – Impacts, Resistance and Recovery. USGS Southwest Climate Center, March 28-29, 2017. (Invited Presentation)	March 2017	Describes effects of climate change and ecological drought on Southwestern fishes.
Bonar, S. A. 2017. Effects of climate change and extended drought on the rare and unique fishes of the American Southwest. Adapting to Drought in the Southwestern Region. Region 3 Workshop, U.S. Forest Service. May 31, 2017. (Invited Presentation).	May 2017	Describes the effects of climate change and extended drought on aquatic resources in the southwestern United States. Presented to USFS managers across the Southwest.
Bonar, S. A. 2017. Development of AFS standard fish sampling methods: Process and lessons learned. Angler App Standards Workshop, Victoria, BC, July 16, 2017. (Invited Presentation).	July 2017	Exploration of standard methods development for electronic applications to measure angler use.
Bonar, S. A. 2017. A survival guide to an accelerating future in fish and wildlife management. 50th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ/NM American Fisheries Society, AZ Chapter of The Wildlife Society, NM Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Farmington, New Mexico, February 9-11, 2017. (Keynote Address)	February 2017	Keynote address to the regional fish and wildlife society. Discusses techniques biologists can use to handle the ever increasing demands of technology and biological issues.
Bonar, S. A. 2017. A survival guide to an accelerating future in Southwestern trout management. 8th Annual Native and Wild Trout Conference, Arizona Game and Fish Department and Arizona Trout Unlimited State Council, April 27, 2017. (Invited Talk).	April 2017	Provided an overview of current trout research issues, and options for managing trout in a warming climate.
Bonar, S. A. 2016. An overview of stream flow effects on Western native/nonnative fish interactions. 146th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Kansas City, Missouri, August 19-25, 2016.	August 2016	Many western North American streams and rivers are known for their exceptionally variable hydrographs. Periodic flood events clean and redistribute substrate, provide nutrients, and flush out nonnative species that have not evolved under such variable hydrological regimes. Regulating the flow of Western rivers has often led to changes in species composition favoring nonnative species. Many nonnative faunas are more adapted to slower, pooling waters. Here I provide specific examples from the
Bonar, S. A. 2016. An Insider’s View on Applying For and Succeeding In Graduate School! - Advice from a Professor. Presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society, Reno, Nevada. March 20, 2016.	March 2016	Presentation designed to help upcoming graduate students in applying and succeeding in graduate school.
Bonar, S. A. 2014. How to Persuade People – Lessons from Psychology and Marketing for the Fish and Wildlife Biologist. Western Warmwater Fisheries Meeting, July 15-16, Spokane Washington.	July 2014	Provides communication techniques and information to Western state warmwater fisheries biologists.
Bonar, S. A. 2014. Effects of increasing water temperature on desert fishes and options for management. 47th Joint Annual Meeting of the AZ and NM Chapters of the American Fisheries Society and The Wildlife Society, Pinetop Arizona, February 6-8, 2014.	February 2014	Discussed effects of increasing water temperature on desert fishes.
Bonar, S. A. 2014. Comparison of Mechanical Techniques to Suppress Northern Pike Populations in Small Arizona Reservoirs. Western Warmwater Fisheries Meeting, July 15-16, Spokane Washington.	July 2014	Discussed pike removal research in Arizona
Bonar, S. A. 2014. Comparing Standard Fish Data using a Web-Accessible Database. Western Warmwater Fisheries Meeting, July 15-16, Spokane Washington.	July 2014	Discusses AFS standard sampling data comparison tool
Bonar, S. A. 2013. New options for managing native trout habitat with climate change implications. 4th Annual Native Trout Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, April 18, 2013. INVITED.	April 2013	Discusses work at the Arizona Unit on southern trouts and their vulnerability to climate change.
Bonar, S. A. 2013 Effects of increasing water temperatures on desert fishes and options for management. 45th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council. November 20-24, Flagstaff, Arizona.	November 2013	Discusses work on stream temperatures on southwestern fishes.
Bonar, S. A. 2012. The Conservation Professional’s Guide to Working with People. 45th Annual Meeting of the Montana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Helena, Montana, February 6-10. (Keynote Address).	February 2012
Bonar, S. A. 2012. Recent advances and an overview of North American freshwater fish sampling standardization. 6th World Fisheries Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, 7th - 11th May 2012.	May 2012
Bonar, S. A. 2012. Recent Advances and an Overview of North American AFS Freshwater Fish Sampling Standardization. 142nd Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, August 19-23, 2012.	August 2012
Bonar, S. A. 2009. Symposium Organizer. Standard Methods to Sample North American Freshwater Fishes. 139th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Nashville, Tennessee. August 30 - September 3, 2009.	August 2009
Bonar, S. A. 2009. Symposium Organizer. Standard Methods for Sampling North American Freshwater Fishes. Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society. May 3-7, 2009, Albuquerque, New Mexico.	May 2009
Bonar, S. A. 2005. Can people be influenced to improve their conservation ethic towards fish and wildlife? Lessons from psychology and marketing. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Gallup, New Mexico, February 4-5.	February 2005
Bonar, S. A. 2003. Capabilities of the Arizona Cooperative Research Unit. USFWS Region 2 Research Coordinators' Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico.	May 2003
Bogan, M., Grageda, M.A., Hollien, K., Washko, S., Vargas, K., Culver, M. and P Holm. 2020. Imperiled oases: conservation of perennial freshwater habitats and aquatic species in the Rio Sonoyta Basin. 6^th Tri-national symposium 2020, March 9-12, 2020, Ajo, Arizona.	March 2020	The Rio Sonoyta contains two severely endangered aquatic species, and the river itself is threatened by severe drought. This work examines the habitat and the species, including genetic aspects such as connectivity of the endangered populations across the US-Mexico border.
Bauder, J.M., and C.R. Peterson. 2023. Does the presence of conspecifics influence the seasonal migrations of communally denning prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis)? Snake Ecology Symposium, Joint Meeting of the Washington Wildlife Society, Northwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, and the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. Olympia, Washington.	April 2023	Many snake species undertake long-distance seasonal migrations between communal overwintering sites and summer foraging habitat yet the role that conspecifics and competition play in such migrations is largely unknown. By radio-tracking prairie rattlesnakes from two nearby overwintering complexes we found that rattlesnakes generally avoided individuals from the opposite complex thereby indicating that conspecific avoidance may play a role in influencing seasonal migrations in snakes.
Bauder, J.M., Stodola, K.W., T.J. Benson, C.A. Miller, and M.L. Allen. 2022. Modeling eighteen years of community science data reveals extensive recolonization of bobcats in Illinois, USA. American Society of Mammalogists Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona, USA.	June 2022	Many mammalian carnivore distributions have changed in recent decades, including range expansions due to recovery efforts, and community science data provide an opportunity to monitor distribution changes over broad spatial scales. We use 18 years of community science data in Illinois during 2001-2018 to model bobcat recolonization across Illinois while accounting for multiple sources of uncertainty to demonstrate that bobcat have recolonized much of Illinois.
Bauder, J.M., M.L. Allen, A.A. Ahlers, T.J. Benson, C.A. Miller, and K.W. Stodola. 2023. Evaluating potential consequences of observation error when inferring interspecific interactions from long-term monitoring data. 2023 Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A.	November 2023	Long-term monitoring data often contain substantial levels of observation error which if left unaccounted for could lead to misleading inferences regarding interspecific interactions. We conducted a simulation study to evaluate the consequences of and methods to account for observation error and provide recommendations for managers using long-term monitoring data to evaluate interspecific interactions.
Bauder, J.M., M.J. Ryan, A. Pawlicki, and M. Goode. 2024. Population ecology and survival of northern Mexican gartersnakes in the San Rafael Valley of southeast Arizona. Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Flagstaff, Arizona.	February 2024	Northern Mexican gartersnakes in the San Rafael Valley occur in a grassland landscape which is different from the landscapes occupied in much of the rest of their range. We provide the first empirical estimates of survival from a long-term mark-recapture data set.
Bauder, J.M., M.J. Ryan, A. Pawlicki, M. Goode. 2024. Population ecology and survival of northern Mexican gartersnakes in the San Rafael Valley of southeast Arizona. Annual meeting of the Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. Tucson, Arizona.	August 2024	Little is known about the ecology of northern Mexican gartersnakes in grassland landscapes of southeast Arizona. This presentation provides the first empirical model-based survival estimates for northern Mexican gartersnakes in southeast Arizona from long-term mark-recapture data.
Bauder, J.M., M.J. Goode, and M.J. Ryan. 2023. A novel application of external GPS transmitters on the federally threatened northern Mexican gartersnake. Joint Annual Meeting of the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society and the Arizona and New Mexico Chapters of The Wildlife Society, Farmington, New Mexico.	February 2023	Northern Mexican gartersnakes in the San Rafael Valley occur in a grassland landscape with a single major riparian feature (the Santa Cruz River) and numerous isolated stock tanks, yet the degree of movement among these aquatic habitats is unknown. We evaluated the use of externally attached GPS transmitters for collecting gartersnake movement data and describe our findings in this presentation.
Bauder, J.M., K.W. Stodola, T.J. Benson, C.A. Miller, and M.L. Allen. 2021. Modeling Bobcat Recolonization of Illinois Using 18 Years of Archery Hunter Observations. 2021 Annual Conference of Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society.	April 2021	Illustrates how bobcat have recovered and recolonized across Illinois
Bauder, J.M., H.C. Chandler, M.R. Bolt, J.E. Hines, N.L. Hyslop, M.L. Legare, M. Mazerolle, B.B. Rothermel, B.S. Stegenga, D.J. Stevenson, and C.L. Jenkins. 2022. Effects of anthropogenic development, body size, and sex on range-wide eastern indigo snake survival. 2022 Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Spokane, WA, U.S.A.	November 2022	Understanding how anthropogenic development affects wildlife survival is important for developing spatially explicit population viability models to predict survival and viability as a function of a region's unique landscape context. We model survival of the federally threatened eastern indigo snake as a function of road density, sex, and body size and found that survival was lower in more developed landscapes, for males, and for small individuals; this information will be used to develop spatia
Bauder, J., D. Ruid, N. Roberts, B. Kohn, and M. Allen. 2021. Effects of translocation on survival of nuisance American black bear. 2021 Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. Virtual.	October 2021	We used 38-years of mark-recapture data on translocated nuisance American black bear in Wisconsin, USA, to estimate survival and determine how cause-specific mortality is affected by translocation distance. We found that survival was generally lower than in non-translocated non-nuisance black bear populations despite also finding a positive relationship between survival and translocation distance; these results together suggest that lower survival in our study is not due to translocation per se
Archdeacon, T.P., and S.A. Bonar. 2007. Effects of Asian fish tapeworm and western mosquitofish on Mohave tui chub growth and survival. Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico February 6-8 2007. CONTRIBUTED.	February 2007
Archdeacon, T.P. and S.A. Bonar. 2007. Effects of Asian fish tapeworm and western mosquitofish on Mohave tui chub growth and survivial. Mohave National Preserve Meeting, Palm Desert, California, May 10, 2007. INVITED.	May 2007
Archdeacon, T.P. and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Techniques for laboratory spawning of Mohave tui chub. 38th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, Death Valley, California, November 15-19 2006. CONTRIBUTED.	November 2006
Archdeacon, T.P. and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Laboratory spawning of Mojave tui chub. 136th American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Lake Placid, New York, September 10-14, 2006. CONTRIBUTED.	September 2006
Archdeacon, T., and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Propagation of Mohave tui chub. Presented to the Arizona-New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society, Flagstaff, Arizona February 2-4. CONTRIBUTED (Poster).	February 2006
An overview of captive breeding methods for five imperiled desert chub and topminnow species Bonar, S. A., T. P., Archdeacon, A. Iles, S. J. Kline, A. A. Schultz, E. Sontz. 40th Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council, Cuatro Cienegas, Mexico, November 12-16, 2008	November 2008
Alex Erwin, Karla Vargas, Jim Heffelfinger, Ron Thompson, Raul Valdez, Melanie Culver. 2020. Shepherding students from the lab to publication: teaching students conservation genetics in the laboratory setting with actual case studies. The AZ/NM JAM of TWS, Prescott, AZ January 31-February 1, 2020.	February 2020	Describes using genetic lab format to teach graduate and undergraduate students about research methods. For 2 separate cohorts, we carried through from research and analyses to writing and publishing results in peer-reviewed journals with small groups of students.
Natalie Payne, Desiree Andersen, Robert Davis, Cheryl Mollohan, Kerry Baldwin, Albert L. LeCount, Koenraad Van Doorslaer, Leigh Combrink, Melanie Culver. 2024. Exploring the bobcat holobiome: applications of conservation multiomics at the wildlife urban interface. Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, July 7-11 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.	July 2024	This work represents the first study in bobcats, to employ several comic methods (microbiome, genome, virome) to examine health, kinship, and population structure. The relevance is in conservation and management of bobcats, but also for OneHealth.
NATALIE PAYNE, JOHN A. ERWIN, JOAN MORRISON, JAMES DWYER, and MELANE CULVER. Genomic Insights into Isolation of the Threatened Florida Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus). Raptor Research Foundation Conference, 4-9 October 2022, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.	October 2022	This is the first genetic study of the crested caracara in the US and not only examines population differentiation among AZ, TX and FL which shows Florida to be differentiation from the other US populations; but also examines genetic variability, inbreeding, effective population size, and other important demographic parameters of the endangered Florida population.<b>The results may lead wildlife managers to designate the Florida caracara as a distinct ESU/subspecies.</b>
.	February 2011
Perez, C., S. Bonar, J. Amberg, C. Rees, B. Ladell, T. Edwards, W. Stewart, and C. Gill. 2015. Relationship between AFS standard fish sampling techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA) for characterizing fish relative abundance, biomass, and species composition in Arizona standing waters. Desert Fishes Council, 47th Annual Meeting 18-22 November 2015 Death Valley National Park, California, U.S.A.	November 2015	Describes comparison of eDNA and standard methods for characterizing fish populations

Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations	Publication Date
Widmer, A. M. 2004. Upper temperature tolerance of loach minnow under acute, chronic, and fluctuating thermal regimes. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	November 2004
Ward, D. L. 2001. Effects of reduced water temperature on swimming performance and predation vulnerability of age-0 flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis). Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	April 2001
Vargas K. Phylogenetic relationship of masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgwayi) to Mexican subspecies of northern bobwhite. 2022. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Arizona.	March 2022
Ulrich, T. L. 2018. Using high-definition underwater videography and social psychology to increase publish interest in rare fishes. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson	December 2018
Ulibarri, R. M. 2016. Habitat Suitability Criteria for Zuni Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus yarrowi and Navajo Nation Genetic Subunit Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus and Comparison of AFS standard snorkeling techniques to eDNA sampling techniques. Master's Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson	January 2016
Teal, C. 2022. The Development of Trojan Sex Chromosome Carrying Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus and Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis to Control their Nuisance Populations. PhD Dissertation, University of Arizona, Tucson	November 2022
Taylor Edwards. 2015. PhD Dissertation. A biogeographic perspecitve of speciation among desert tortoises in the genus Gopherus. University of Arizona	February 2015
Svancara, C. M. 2015. Human dimensions of endangered species conservation: Southwestern ranchers’ concerns about jaguar (Panthera onca) critical habitat designation and interest in conservation incentives. MS. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	August 2015
Steckler, S. E. 2009. Effects of vocal behavior on brood parasitism of Arizona Bell’s Vireo (Vireo bellii arizonae). M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Sontz, E. A. 2010. Spawning and culture of headwater chub (Gila nigra) and roundtail chub (Gila robusta). Master's Thesis, University of Arizona.	November 2010
Smith, M. D. 2004. Function of manure-scattering behavior of burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia). M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	May 2004
Shannon E. McNeil. 2015. Masters Thesis. Population genetic diversity and structure in yellow-billed cuckoos across a fragmented landscape.	December 2015
Seafha Ramos. 2016. PhD Dissertation. Hlkelonah ue Meygeytohl: Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Wildlife Conservation and An Interdisciplinary Approach to Culturally Sensitive Research with the Yurok Tribe.	May 2016
Schultz, A. A. 2009. Selected aspects of the natural history and culture of Gila chub. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Arizona, Tucson	July 2009
Schade, C. B. 2003. Factors associated with the distribution and abundance of non-native fishes in streams of the American West. Master's thesis, University of Arizona	December 2003
Sarah Rinkevich. 2012. PhD Dissertation. Population size, diet, and cultural significance of Mexican gray wolves in Arizona. University of Arizona.	May 2012
Samia Carrillo-Percastegui. 2009. Masters Thesis. Molecular scatology to assess and compare diet composition in two sympatric felid species: puma (Puma concolor) and bobcat (Lynx rufus). University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Ruggirello, Jack E. 2014. Spawning Ecology and Captive Husbandry of Endangered Moapa Dace. MS. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2014
Rogers, R. S. 2003. Spawning and recruitment of flannelmouth suckers in the tailwater of Glen Canyon Dam, Colorado River, Arizona. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	March 2003
Robert Fitak. 2014. PhD Dissertation. Conservation genomics of the endangered Mexican wolf and de novo SNP marker development in pumas using next-generation sequencing. University of Arizona	May 2014
Recsetar, M. S. 2011. Thermal tolerance of Apache trout at various life stages. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	May 2011
Price, J. E. 2013. Potential methods to cool streams containing Apache trout in the White Mountains of Arizona and implications for climate change. MS. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.	May 2013
Petre, S. J. 2014. Habitat suitability criteria for Apache trout Oncorhynchus gilae apache and virile crayfish Orconectes virilis. MS. Thesis, University of Arizona,	May 2014
Perez, C. R. 2016. Relationship between American Fisheries Society standard fish sampling techniques and environmental DNA (eDNA) for characterizing fish presence, relative abundance, biomass and species composition in Arizona standing waters. Master's Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.	May 2016
Ogonowski, M. S. 2007. Factors influencing migratory decisions of western Burrowing Owls. M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2007
Ochoa, A. 2017. Population genomics/genetics of endangered and vulnerable wildlife: the Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) and the Arabian oryx (Oryx leucoryx).	May 2017
Nemec, Z. C. 2019. Development and evaluation of habitat suitability criteria for native fishes and assessment of the relationship among riparian areas and stream macrohabitat type and fish presence in four central Arizona streams. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson.	January 2019
Michelle Crabb. 2014. Masters Thesis. Genetic sampling method to estimate black bear abundance in southeast Arizona. University of Arizona	May 2014
Matt Goode. 2015. PhD Dissertation. Conservation genetics of the tiger rattlesnake (Crotalus tigris) in the context of long-term ecological data. University of Arizona.	May 2015
Mapula, J. A. 2011. Relationship between food type and growth and survival of larval hybrid Devils Hole pupfish. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	November 2011
Macias-Duarte, A. 2011. Change in Migratory Behavior as a Possible Explanation of Burrowing Owl Population Declines in Northern Latitudes. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Arizona.	May 2011
Leslie, L. L., 2003. Diet and consumption rates of native fishes by nonnative fishes in the Verde River, Arizona. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	July 2003
Lenk H. 2023. Runs od homozygosity (ROH) in the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus Bailey) reveal inbreeding and isolation. MS Thesis, University of Arizona.	May 2023
Lee, L. N. 2018. Habitat suitability criteria for nonnative species and relationships between fish populations and flow regime in four Arizona streams. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson.	December 2018
Lantz, S. J. 2005. Nesting Ecology and Habitat Selection of Western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in the Thunder Basin National Grassland, Northeastern Wyoming, M.S. Thesis, Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie WY.	May 2005
Kline, S. J. 2007. Effects of Asian tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi) exposure on growth and mortality of Yaqui chub (Gila pupurea) and Yaqui topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis sonoriensis). Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	May 2007
Karla Pelz-Serrano. 2011. PhD Dissertation. Molecular phylogeography of the American beaver (Castor canadensis): implications for management and conservation. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	December 2011
Judith Ramirez. 2011. Masters Thesis. Population genetic structure of the lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae) in Arizona and Mexico. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	June 2011
Jenney, C.J. 2020. Assessing pre- and post- flood fish abundance, population structure, and habitat use in an Arizona River [master's thesis]. [Tucson (AZ)] The University of Arizona	October 2020
Ingram, S. J. 2022. Evaluating novel warmwater sportfish monitoring techniques (Hydroacoustics, age and growth methods) in Southwestern reservoirs. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson.	April 2022
Hughes, K. M. 2007. Habitat selection of band-tailed pigeons. M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	May 2007
Handley C. Wildlife camera observations, mammal assemblage and seasonal dynamics at tinajas in two Sonoran desert natural reserves. 2022. Masters Thesis, University of Arizona.	August 2022
Grant, J. S. 2022. Evaluating gill net standardization and electrofishing boat operation techniques in Arizona reservoirs. MS Thesis. University of Arizona, Tucson.	January 2022
Garcia, V. 2005. Effects of food and ectoparasites on age of natal dispersal in burrowing owls. M.S. Thesis, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	May 2005
Gahl, Kaitlyn. 2023. Habitat Selection by Desert Sucker and Black Bass Throughout the Year: Insights from Radio Telemetry. Master's thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.	December 2023
Flinders, J. M. 2003. Biology and foraging demands of northern pike in three Arizona reservoirs and their distribution and status in the southwestern United States. Master's thesis, University of Arizona	December 2003
Feuerbacher, O. L. 2015. Development of methods and technologies for captive propagation of Devils Hole Pupfish. MS Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson	December 2015
Erwin, A.E. 2020. PhD dissertation, The use of conservation genomics to inform law and policy. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	December 2020
Erin Vaughn. 2016. PhD Dissertation. Conservation Genetics and Epigenetics of Pronghorn, Antilocapra americana. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	August 2016
Ely Jennett. 2014. MS Thesis. Genetic characterization of the invasive Quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis) in Southwestern US lakes. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	January 2014
Didenko, A. 2002. Development of standard weight (Ws) equations for roundtail chub, flannelmouth sucker, razorback sucker, and humpback chub. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	May 2002
Decker, K. 2009. Seasonal decline in clutch size: A test of six alternative hypotheses. M.S. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Clark Barkalow, S. L. 2014. Effects of suspended sediment exposure on Yaqui chub Gila purpurea. MS. Thesis, University of Arizona	May 2014
Chaudoin, A. L. 2014. Video and visual surveys of spawning in Devils Hole pupfish Cyprinodon diabolis. MS. Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson	May 2014
Chase Voirin. 2016. Masters Thesis. Exploring techniques to investigate mule deer diet composition on the Navajo Nation. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	May 2016
Carveth, C. J. 2005. A comparison of the upper thermal tolerance of native and nonnative fish species in Arizona. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	March 2005
Brizendine, M. E. 2016. Use of ultrasonic imaging to evaluate egg maturation of humpback chub Gila cypha. Master's Thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson.	May 2016
Boyle, W. A. 2006. Why do birds migrate? The role of food, habitat, predation, and competition. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	December 2006
Borgmann, K. L. 2010. Mechanisms underlying intra-seasonal variation in the risk of avian nest predation: implications for breeding phenology. Ph.D. Dissertation, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2010
Ashwin Naidu. 2015. PhD Dissertation. Where mountain lions traverse: insights from landscape genetics in southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. University of Arizona	May 2015
Ashwin Naidu. 2009. Masters Thesis. Genetic analysis of mountain lion (Puma concolor) feces from KOFA National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Archdeacon, T. P. 2007. Effects of Asian tapeworm, mosquitofish, and food ration on growth and survival of Mohave tui chub. Master's thesis, University of Arizona.	May 2007
Angela Cora Varas. 2009. PhD Dissertation. Conservation genetics of black bears in Arizona and northern Mexico. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ	December 2009
Adrian Munguia-Vega. 2011. PhD Dissertation. Habitat fragmentation in the Santa Domingo Valley, Baja California Sur, Mexico and its effects on the genetic structure of endemic vertebrates with contrasting dispersal behavior. University of Arizona	December 2011

Technical Publications

Technical Publications	Publication Date
Widmer, A. M., C. J. Carveth, and S. A. Bonar. 2005 Transport and care of small desert fishes. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 03-05.	October 2005
Swann, D. E., C. J. Conway, and A. Hubbard. 2011. Linking Resource Managers to Research Scientists: A Pilot Project in Mentoring for Improved Science Communication in National Parks. Final Report submitted to Western National Parks Association.	May 2011
Swann, D. E., C. J. Conway, and A. Hubbard. 2011. Linking Resource Managers to Research Scientists: A Pilot Project in Mentoring for Improved Science Communication in National Parks. Final Report submitted to DSCESU.	May 2011
Swann, D. E., C. J. Conway, and A. Hubbard. 2010. Linking Resource Managers to Research Scientists: A Pilot Project in Mentoring for Improved Science Communication in National Parks. Wildlife Research Report #2010-05, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2010
Schultz, A.A., and S.A. Bonar. 2006. Selected aspects of the natural history of Gila chub. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Fisheries Research Report 02-06.	February 2006
Schultz, A.A. and S.A. Bonar. 2007. Spawning and culture of Gila chub. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Fisheries Research Report 02-07.	February 2007
Schultz, A. A., and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Selected aspects of the natural history of the Gila chub. 2002-2004 Progress report. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 04-04.	September 2004
Schade, C.B., and S.A. Bonar 2004. Factors associated with the distribution and abundance of non-native fishes in streams of the American west. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 02-04.	February 2004
Santisteban, L., C. P. Nadeau, and C. J. Conway. 2011. Evaluating Population Trends and Breeding Density for 14 Species of Secretive Marsh Birds in North America. Wildlife Research Report # 2011-01. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	February 2011
Santisteban, L., C. J. Conway, C. P. Nadeau, M. A. Conway, and J. Reinman. 2010. Habitat Use and Effects of Regional Call Dialects on the Effectiveness of Call-broadcast Surveys for Secretive Marsh Birds at St. Marks and St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuges. Wildlife Report # 2010-02. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	June 2010
Rosenberg, D. K., J. Gervais, C. J. Conway, and V. Garcia. 2007. Assessment of foot and leg abnormalities in the Burrowing Owl at Naval Air Station Lemoore. Final Report submitted to Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, San Diego, CA.	July 2007
Rogowski, D. L., S. Sitko, and S. A. Bonar. 2009. Optimizing northern crayfish (Orconectes Airilis) control methods in Arizona streams. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Fisheries Research Report 2-09	February 2009
Reynolds E, Gimblett R, Malusa S, Culver M. 2015. Development and Implementation of a Citizen Science Program for Jaguar and Ocelot Monitoring. Final Report to the USFWS under Intra-Agency Agreement Number: G13AC00222. 33p.	September 2015
Ogonowski, M.S., C. P. Nadeau, and C. J. Conway. 2009. Restoration of managed marsh units to benefit California black rails and other marsh birds: an adaptive management approach, August 2009 Progress Report. Wildlife Research Report #2009-03, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	September 2009
Ogonowski, M. S. and C. J. Conway. 2006. Migratory status and factors influencing winter residency of burrowing owls in southern Arizona. Final Report submitted to the Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative, Arizona Game and Fish Department, June 2006.	November 2006
Neils AM, Bugbee C, Gimblet HR, Culver M. 2015. Arizona Jaguar and Ocelot Conservation Education Project: K-12 Education Plan, Educational Materials, & Examples of Curricula. Final Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service under Intra-Agency Agreement Number G13AC00222.	August 2015
Naidu A, Sheehy J, Haynes L, Gimblett HR, Culver M. 2015. Grants for Jaguar COnservation, Final Completion Report for Intra-Agency Agreement Number G13AC00222.	September 2015
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2010. Restoration of managed marsh units to benefit California black rails and other marsh birds: an adaptive management approach, February 2010 Progress Report. Wildlife Research Report #2010-05, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2010
Nadeau, C. P., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Restoration of managed marsh units to benefit California black rails and other marsh birds: an adaptive management approach, March 2009 Progress Report. Wildlife Research Report #2009-08, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Nadeau, C. P., C. J. Conway, and N. A. Rathbun. 2010. Density of Yuma clapper rails and California black rails within a proposed geothermal power plant site in Imperial Valley, California. Wildlife Research Report #2010-07, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2010
Nadeau, C. P., C. J. Conway, M. A. Conway, and J. Reinman. 2010. Variation in Clapper Rail and Least Bittern Detection Probability Among Tidal Stages on the Northern Coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Wildlife Research Report #2010-01, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	May 2010
Nadeau, C. P., B. S. Smith, C. J. Conway, and T. Lewis. 2006. Effects of survey method on observer bias and detection probability of marsh birds on St. Vincent NWR. Wildlife Research Report No. 2006-04. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	November 2006
Merlin P, Haynes L, Gimblett HR, Culver M. 2015. Arizona Jaguar and Ocelot Conservation Outreach Project. Final COmpletion Report for Intra-Agency Agreement Number G13AC00222.	September 2015
Littlefield, J. 2006. Making a Home in the Desert: Burrowing Owl Ecology and Conservation Studies. Arizona Land and People 51(1):2-3. (staff writer for Arizona Land and People wrote the story after interviewing the scientist about his research program on burrowing owls).	July 2006
Kuzmenko, Y., T. Spesiviy. S.A. Bonar. 2010. Mechanical Suppression of Northern Pike (Esox lucius) Populations in Small Arizona Reserviors. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Fisheries Research Report 01-10.	January 2010
Kline, S.J., T.P. Archdeacon, A.C. Iles, and S.A. Bonar. 2007. Factors influencing distribution of introduced Asian tapeworm and effects on selected Southwestern fishes (Yaqui topminnow and Yaqui chub). Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Fisheries Research Report 01-07.	January 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Reproductive success and habitat associations of riparian birds within the Sky Island mountains of southeastern Arizona. Final Report submitted to Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative, Arizona Game and Fish Department. Wildlife Research Report #2005-07. U. S. Geological Survey Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	August 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2005. An evaluation of survey methods for monitoring interior populations of band-tailed pigeons. Pages 21-23 in D.D. Dolton, ed., Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program, 2004 Annual Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.	February 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2009. Effects of Researcher disturbance on nesting success of Red-faced Warblers: a species of conservation concern. Wildlife Research Report #2009-01. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	April 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Montane Forest Birds in the Santa Catalina Mountains: Monitoring Population Trends and Reproductive Success and Examining Potential Limiting Factors for Breeding Populations. Wildlife Research Report #2008-03. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2008
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2006. Effects of groundwater withdrawal on riparian birds in Arizona. Final Report submitted to Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative, Arizona Game and Fish Department. Wildlife Research Report #2006-02. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	July 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Reproductive success and habitat associations of riparian birds within the Sky Island mountains of southeastern Arizona. Final Report submitted to Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative, Arizona Game and Fish Department. Wildlife Research Report #2005-07. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	October 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., and C. J. Conway. 2005. An evaluation of survey methods for monitoring interior populations of band-tailed pigeons. Pages 21-23 in D.D. Dolton, ed., Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program, 2004 Annual Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.	October 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and M. Ali. 2004. Population Size, Reproductive Success, and Habitat Associations of Montane Forest Birds in Southeastern Arizona. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #04-2004.	April 2004
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and K. Hughes. 2004. Band-tailed Pigeon Survey Method Evaluation and Natural History in Arizona. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #02-2004.	June 2004
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche.� 2006.� Effects of wildland fires on buff-breasted flycatchers and other forest birds in southeastern Arizona. Final Report to Joint Fire Science Program.� Wildlife Research Report #2006-05, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	September 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche.� 2006.� Effects of wildfires on buff-breasted flycatchers and other forest birds in southeastern Arizona. Final Report to Arizona Game and Fish Department.� Wildlife Research Report #2006-01, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2009. Quantifying impacts of ground water withdrawal on avian abundance, species richness, and reproductive success in Sonoran Desert parks - NRPP. Wildlife Research Report #2009-06, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2009. Effects of ground water withdrawal on avian abundance and species richness in riparian areas of National Parks in the Desert Southwest - POBS. Wildlife Research Report #2009-07, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2009. The Effect of Surface Water Depletion and Vegetation Health on Arizona’s Riparian Birds. Wildlife Research Report #2009-05, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	November 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2009. Quantifying impacts of surface and ground water depletion on riparian bird communities in Arizona. Wildlife Research Report #2009-02, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	May 2009
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2007. Quantifying impacts of groundwater withdrawal on avian communities in desert riparian woodlands of the southwestern U.S. Final Report submitted to Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program, Arlington, VA. Wildlife Research Report #2007-01. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	February 2007
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, and D. LaRoche. 2006. Effects of wildland fires on buff-breasted flycatchers and other forest birds in southeastern Arizona. Final Report to North American Migratory Bird Conservation Act Program. Wildlife Research Report #2006-06, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	October 2006
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, K. Hughes, and J. deVos. 2005. An evaluation of survey methods for monitoring interior populations of band-tailed pigeons. Final Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-03, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	March 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, K. Hughes, and J. deVos. 2005. An evaluation of survey methods for monitoring interior populations of band-tailed pigeons. Final Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-03, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	October 2005
Kirkpatrick, C., C. J. Conway, D. D. LaRoche, and G. Robinson. 2010. The influence of water quality on the health of riparian bird communities in Arizona. Wildlife Research report 2009-03, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperitve Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	June 2010
Hughes, K., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Band-tailed pigeon habitat use in southeastern Arizona. Final Project Report to T&E, Inc. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	April 2005
Hughes, K., and C. J. Conway. 2005. Band-tailed pigeon habitat use in southeastern Arizona. Final Project Report to T&E, Inc. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	October 2005
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2008. Annual report for 2007 on a plan to conserve and manage burrowing owls on Naval Base Coronado. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ	September 2008
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Roundup� Applications to Control Buffelgrass in Pima County: Effects on Burrowing Owls. Wildlife Research Report #2007-07. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	December 2007
Garcia, V., and C. J. Conway. 2007. Plan to conserve and manage burrowing owls on Naval Base Coronado. Wildlife Research Report #2007-05, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	June 2007
Garcia, V., C. J. Conway, and T. Burr. 2008. Annual report for 2008 on a plan to conserve and manage burrowing owls on Naval Base Coronado. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ	December 2008
Garcia, V., C. J. Conway, and L. A. Ellis. 2007. Protocols for estimating burrowing owl reproductive parameters based on data recorded during repeated visits to occupied burrows. Wildlife Research Report #2007-06, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ	November 2007
Garcia, V. and C.J. Conway. 2010. A Plan to Conserve and Manage Burrowing Owls on Naval Base Coronado, San Diego, CA. Wildlife Research Report #2010-06, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2010
Flinders, J.M., and S. A. Bonar. 2004. Biology and foraging demands of northern pike in three Arizona reservoirs and their distribution and status in the southwestern United States. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 03-04.	March 2004
Fitak R, Rinkevich S, and Culver M. 2014. The effects of extirpation and reintroduction on the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) through genome-wide association. USFWS QRP Program Final Report	August 2014
Erwin, R. M., C. J. Conway, S. W. Hadden, J. S. Hatfield, and S. M. Melvin. 2003. Waterbird Monitoring Protocol for Cape Cod National Seashore and other Coastal Parks, Refuges, and Protected Areas: A Protocol for the Long-term Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Program at Cape Cod National Seashore. Long-term Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Program, National Park Service, Wellfleet, MA.	June 2003
Erwin, R. M., C. J. Conway, S. W. Hadden, J. S. Hatfield, S. M. Melvin. 2001. Waterbird Monitoring Protocol for Cape Cod National Seashore and other Coastal Parks, Refuges, and Protected Areas. NPS-BRD/USGS Long-Term Coastal Ecosystem Monitoring Program, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, Maryland.	December 2001
Ellis, L.A., and C.J. Conway. 2003. Burrowing owl demography in southeastern Arizona. 2002 Annual Report, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, U.S.G.S., Arizona Game and Fish Department, Tucson, AZ.	February 2003
Ellis, L. A., C. J. Conway, and M. S. Ogonowski. 2004. Demography of urban-nesting Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) in southern Arizona. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #04-04.	June 2004
Dolan, C., D. Swann, and C. J. Conway. 2010. How might climate change affect Saguaro National Park? Wildlife Research Report #2010-08, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	December 2010
Divens, M. and S.A. Bonar. 2002. Trout stocking in high lakes: Reported impacts and implications for Washington State. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Research Report. 27 pp.	May 2002
Culver M, Herrmann H-W, Miller M, Roth B and J Sorenson. 2013. Anatomical and Genetic Variation of Western Oxyloma (Pulmonata: Succineidae) Concerning the Endangered Kanab Ambersnail (Oxyloma kanabense haydeni) in Arizona and Utah. Scientific Investigators Report 2013-5164. IP-049548, approved by BAO on 21 August 2013.	August 2013
Conway, M., and C. J. Conway. 2011. Relative abundance of Yuma clapper rails within proposed improvement sites along the Union Pacific Railroad in Imperial Valley, California. Wildlife Research Report #2011-03, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2011
Conway, M., and C. J. Conway. 2011. Relative abundance of Yuma clapper rails and California Black Rails within a restored marsh in Imperial Valley, California. Wildlife Research Report #2011-04, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	June 2011
Conway, M. A., C. P. Nadeau, and C. J. Conway. 2010. Optimal seasonal timing of marsh bird surveys and the effect of water quality on marsh bird relative abundance in south Florida. Wildlife Research Report #2010-04, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2010
Conway, M. A., C. P. Nadeau, C. J. Conway, B.S. Smith, and J. Reinman. 2011. Evaluating the efficacy of night surveys for eastern black rails. Wildlife Research Report # 2011-02. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	May 2011
Conway, C.J., and M.D. Smith. 2000. Burrowing owl conservation on golf courses in North America. Annual Report, U.S. Golf Association, Stillwater, OK 14pp	November 2000
Conway, C.J., and M. D. Smith. 2001. Burrowing Owl Conservation on golf courses in North America. Annual Report, U.S. Golf Association, Stillwater, OK. 13 pp. 6 December 2001.	December 2001
Conway, C.J., and J.P. Gibbs. 2001. Factors influencing detection probablity and the benefits of call-broadcast surveys for monitoring marsh birds. Final Report submitted to U.S. Fish and Widlife Service, Patuxent Research Center, Laurel, MD, 58pp	January 2001
Conway, C.J., and J.P. Gibbs. 2001. Factors influencing detection probabilities and the benefits of call broadcast surveys for monitoring marsh birds. Unpubl. Report to USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD. 58 pp.	May 2001
Conway, C.J., V. Garcia, M.D. Smith, and L. Ellis. 2003. Population Ecology and Habitat Use of Burrowing Owls in Eastern Washington. 2002 Annual Report, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Pasco, WA.	February 2003
Conway, C.J., S. Lantz, and S.H. Anderson. 2003. Demographic consequences of habitat use for burrowing owls in northeastern Wyoming. 2002 Annual Report, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY.	February 2003
Conway, C.J., M.D. Smith, and L.A. Ellis. 2003. How to install artificial nesting burrows for burrowing owls: A guide for golf course superintendents and grounds crews. Pamphlet, U.S. Golf Association, Wildlife Links Program, Stillwater, OK.	February 2003
Conway, C.J., M.D. Smith, and L.A. Ellis. 2003. Burrowing owl conservation on golf courses in North America. Final Report, U.S. Golf Association, Wildlife Links Program, Stillwater, OK.	February 2003
Conway, C.J., M. D. Smith, and V. Garcia. 2002. Population Ecology and Habitat Use of Burrowing Owls in Eastern Washington. Annual Report, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, WA.	August 2002
Conway, C.J., M. D. Smith, and V. Garcia. 2002. Population Ecology and Habitat Use of Burrowing Owls in Eastern Washington. Annual Report, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hanford Reach National Monument, Richland, WA.	August 2002
Conway, C.J., M. D. Smith, and V. Garcia. 2002. Population Ecology and Habitat Use of Burrowing Owls in Eastern Washington. Annual Report, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Spokane, WA.	September 2002
Conway, C.J., C. Sulzman, and B.E. Raulston. 2001. Population trends, distribution, and monitoring protocols for California Black Rails. Unpubl. Report to Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix. 46 pp. 1 July 2001.	July 2001
Conway, C.J., C. Sulzman, and B.E. Raulston. 2001. Population trends, distribution, and monitoring protocols for California Black Rails. Final Report, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, NV.	May 2001
Conway, C.J., C. Sulzman, and B.E. Raulston. 2001. Population trends, distribution, and monitoring protocols for California Black Rails. Final Report, California Department of Fish and Game.	May 2001
Conway, C.J., C. Sulzman, and B.E. Raulston. 2001. Population trends, distribution, and monitoring protocols for California Black Rails. Final Report, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix. 46 pp.	July 2001
Conway, C.J. 2002. Development and Field Testing of Survey methods for a continental marsh bird monitoring program in North America. Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory Bird Management, Denver, CO.	April 2002
Conway, C. J., and M. S. Ogonowski. 2005. Determining migratory status of burrowing owls in the Tucson Basin. Final Report to Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative. Wildlife Research Report #2005-06, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	August 2005
Conway, C. J., and M. S. Ogonowski. 2005. Determining migratory status of burrowing owls in the Tucson Basin. Final Report to Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative. Wildlife Research Report #2005-06, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	October 2005
Conway, C. J., and L. A. Ellis. 2004. Distribution, Abundance, Reproductive Success, and Survival of Burrowing Owls at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Surrounding Agricultural Areas: 2003 Annual Report. Submitted to Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, National Park Service, Coolidge, AZ. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #05-2004.	February 2004
Conway, C. J., and L. A. Ellis. 2004. Demography of Burrowing Owls Nesting in Urban and Agricultural Lands in Southern Arizona. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #03-2004.	February 2004
Conway, C. J., and J. C. Simon. 2001. Development and evaluation of standardized survey protocols for monitoring Burrowing Owl populations in North America. Final Report, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO. 38 pp. 31 May 2001.	May 2001
Conway, C. J., and J. C. Simon. 2001. Development and evaluation of standardized survey protocols for monitoring Burrowing Owl populations in North America. Final Report, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY. 38 pp. 31 May 2001.	May 2001
Conway, C. J., and J. C. Simon. 2001. Development and evaluation of standardized survey protocols for monitoring Burrowing Owl populations in North America. Final Report, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, WY. 38 pp.	May 2001
Conway, C. J., and J. C. Simon. 2001. Development and evaluation of standardized survey protocols for monitoring Burrowing Owl populations in North America. Final Report, The Nature Conservancy, Lander, WY. 38 pp. 31 May 2001.	May 2001
Conway, C. J., and C. P. Nadeau. 2011. Managing Rails with Fire in Arizona. Wildlife Research Report #2011-05, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2011
Conway, C. J., and C. P. Nadeau. 2006. Relative abundance of Yuma clapper rails, California black rails, and burrowing owls within a proposed geothermal power plant site in Imperial Valley California. Wildlife Research Report No. 2006-03. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	September 2006
Conway, C. J., and C. P. Nadeau. 2006. Fire effects on Yuma Clapper Rails and California Black Rails on the Lower Colorado River. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report Number 2006-07, Tucson, Arizona.	December 2006
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Evaluating the usefulness of prescribed fire to restore habitat for the Yuma clapper rail and California black rail along the lower Colorado River. Pages 31-33 in D.D. Dolton, ed., Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program, 2004 Annual Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.	February 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Effects of fire on Yuma Clapper Rails and California Black Rails. 2004 Annual Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-01, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	April 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Development of a National Marsh Bird Monitoring Program, Quarterly Update, May 2005. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Report, Tucson, AZ.	May 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Development and field-testing of survey methods for a continental marsh bird monitoring program in North America. Pages 34-36 in D.D. Dolton, ed., Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program, 2004 Annual Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.	February 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Development and field-testing of survey methods for a continental marsh bird monitoring program in North America. Pages 34-36 in D.D. Dolton, ed., Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program, 2004 Annual Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.	October 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Evaluating the usefulness of prescribed fire to restore habitat for the Yuma clapper rail and California black rail along the lower Colorado River. Pages 31-33 in D.D. Dolton, ed., Webless Migratory Game Bird Research Program, 2004 Annual Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, CO.	October 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Effects of fire on Yuma Clapper Rails and California Black Rails. 2004 Annual Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-01, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	October 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Nadeau. 2005. Development of a National Marsh Bird Monitoring Program, Quarterly Update, May 2005. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Report, Tucson, AZ.	June 2005
Conway, C. J., and C. Kirkpatrick. 2001. Population status, detection probability, and effects of fire on Buff-breasted Flycatchers. Final Report, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 73 pp. 31 August 2001.	August 2001
Conway, C. J., and C. Kirkpatrick. 2001. Population status, detection probability, and effects of fire on Buff-breasted Flycatchers. Final Report, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix, AZ. 73 pp.	August 2001
Conway, C. J., V. Garcia, and L. A. Ellis. 2004. Population Ecology and Habitat Use of Burrowing Owls in Eastern Washington: Annual Report for 2003. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #04-06.	May 2004
Conway, C. J., S. J. Lantz, and S. H. Anderson. 2005. Demographic Consequences of Habitat Use by Burrowing Owls in Northeastern Wyoming. Wildlife Research Report #2005-05. USGS, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	September 2005
Conway, C. J., M. Ogonowski, and A. Macias Duarte. 2007. Influence of land-use on migratory status of burrowing owls nesting in Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and wintering in northern Mexico. Wildlife Research Report #2007-03. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	November 2007
Conway, C. J., L. A. Ellis, and M. Rogne. 2005. Ecology and Migratory Status of Burrowing Owls at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Surrounding Agricultural Areas: 2004 Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-08. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	May 2005
Conway, C. J., L. A. Ellis, and M. Rogne. 2005. Ecology and Migratory Status of Burrowing Owls at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument and Surrounding Agricultural Areas: 2004 Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-08. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	February 2006
Conway, C. J., L. A. Ellis, V. Garcia, M. D. Smith. 2005. Population ecology and habitat use of burrowing owls in eastern Washington. Final Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-02, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2005
Conway, C. J., L. A. Ellis, V. Garcia, M. D. Smith. 2005. Population ecology and habitat use of burrowing owls in eastern Washington. Final Report. Wildlife Research Report #2005-02, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	October 2005
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, and M. S. Ogonowski. 2009. Relative abundance of Yuma clapper rails and California black rails within a proposed geothermal power plant site in Imperial Valley, California. Wildlife Research Report #2009-04, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	November 2009
Conway, C. J., C. P. Nadeau, R. J. Steidl, and A. Litt. 2008. Relative Abundance, Detection Probability, and Power to Detect Population Trends of Marsh Birds in North America. Wildlife Research Report #2008-02. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	July 2008
Conway, C. J., C. A. Finley, and V. Garcia. 2008. Migratory linkages of burrowing owls on DoD installations and adjacent lands: 2007-2008 Annual Report. Department of Defense Legacy Program #07-243.	October 2008
Conway, C. J. 2008. Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols. Wildlife Research Report #2008-01. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	January 2008
Conway, C. J. 2007. Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols. Wildlife Research Report #2007-04. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	April 2007
Conway, C. J. 2005. Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols. Wildlife Research Report #2005-04, U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	July 2005
Conway, C. J. 2004. Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	July 2004
Conway, C. J. 2004. Effects of Fire on Yuma Clapper Rails and California Black Rails: 2003 Annual Report. Submitted to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Arizona Game and Fish Department, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Land Management, and the USDA/USDI Joint Fire Science Program. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Wildlife Research Report #01-04.	February 2004
Conway, C. J. 2009. Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols, version 2009-2. Wildlife Research Report #2009-02. U.S. Geological Survey, Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, AZ.	May 2009
Conway, C. J. 2005. Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols. Wildlife Research Report #2005-04, USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Tucson, Arizona.	October 2005
Buckley, R., B. Bolding, and S. Bonar. Inland Fisheries Research D.J. Report, FY 1999-2000. Washington Department of Fish and Widlife Technical Report	September 2000
Boyle, A., and C. J. Conway. 2003. Avian diversity at the Madrona Pools. Pages 61-72 in Madrona Pools Pulse Study: A rapid environmental assessment at the Madrona Pools, Saguaro National Park. U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service, Tucson, Arizona.	September 2003
Bonar, S.A., L. L. Leslie, and C. E. Velez. 2004. Influence of species, size class, environment, and season on introduced fish predation on native fishes in the Verde River System, Arizona. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Research Report 01-04.	January 2004
Bonar, S.A., C. J. Carveth, A. M. Widmer, and J. Simms. 2005. Upper temperature tolerance of loach minnow and spikedace under acute, chronic, and fluctuating thermal regimes. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit Fisheries Research Report 04-05.	October 2005
Bonar, S. A., S. L. McMullin. 2018. Help us celebrate our 150th anniversary. President's Hook. Fisheries.	May 2018
Bonar, S. A., N. Mercado-Silva, and D. Rogowski. 2010. Habitat use by the fishes of a southwestern desert stream: Cherry Creek, Arizona. Research Report. USGS Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Arizona	September 2010
Bonar, S. A., J. Flinders, O. E. Maughan, and W. J. Matter. 2002. Factors associated with razorback sucker recruitment in a small southern Arizona pond. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 01-02	January 2002
Bonar, S. A., A. A. Schultz, and E. A. Sontz. 2011. Captive breeding and culture of Gila chub Gila intermedia, Headwater chub Gila nigra and roundtail chub Gila robusta. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 01-11.	January 2011
Bonar, S. A. 2020. The amazing 150th anniversary of the American Fisheries Society. Fisheries 45:387. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10454	August 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Ode to the civil servant. Fisheries 45:175-176. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10433	March 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Make your science go further with standard procedures! Fisheries 45:59-60. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10402	February 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Learn the basics, save the world. Fisheries 45:3. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10383	January 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. Coronavirus, climate change, and a bit of hope. Fisheries 45:223-224. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10444	May 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. An ecosystem, if you can keep it. Fisheries 45:115. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10420 .	February 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. American Fisheries Society approves joining World Aquatic Scientific Societies' Statement on Human-Caused Climate Change. Fish Soup. Newsletter of the AZ-NM Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Volume 54 - Summer 2020.	July 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2020. AFS making history during an historic year. Fisheries 45:291.DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10482	May 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Turn this ship around! Fisheries 44:459-460. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10347.	October 2019
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Now is the time for action. Fisheries 44:391. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10336.	September 2019
Bonar, S. A. 2019. Having a rough conversation? Try this! Fisheries 44:563. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10381	December 2020
Bonar, S. A. 2019. "Making a difference" - A few tips. Fisheries 44:511-512. DOI: 10.1002/fsh.10363	November 2019
Bonar, S. A. 2018. Arizona Game and Fish Department leads adoption of AFS standard fish sampling methods in Arizona waters. Fish Soup. AZ-NM Chapter American Fisheries Society Newsletter Summer 2018:14	August 2018
Bonar, S. A. 2017. A Tip for Those Rough Holiday Conversations About Protecting Our Environment. AFS Leader Line Newsletter.	November 2017
Bonar, S. 2016. Candidate Statement: AFS Second Vice President: Scott Bonar, Fisheries, 41:2, 61-62.	February 2016
Bolding, B., S. Bonar, and M. Divens. 2001. Use of artificial structure to enhance freshwater sportfish communities in lake, ponds and reservoirs: a literature review. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Science Division, Technical Report Number: FPT01-06.	January 2001
Archdeacon, T.P., S.A. Bonar, S.J. Kline, A.C. Iles and D. Hughson. 2008. Effects of Asian Tapeworm on the Endangered Mohave Tui Chub. Arizona Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Fisheries Research Report 02-08.	February 2008

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