Submissions from 2020
Retention forestry influences understory diversity and functional identity, Miranda T. Curzon, Christel C. Kern, Susan C. Baker, Brian J. Palik, and Anthony W. D’Amato
Changes in the wing shape and size in Drosophila melanogaster treated with food grade titanium dioxide nanoparticles (E171) – a multigenerational study, Vladimir J. Cvetković, Boris Jovanovic, Maja Lazarević, Nikola Jovanović, Dimitrija Savić-Zdravković, Tatjana Mitrović, and Vladimir Žikić
Employing Very High Frequency (VHF) Radio Telemetry to Recreate Monarch Butterfly Flight Paths, Kelsey E. Fisher, James S. Adelman, and Steven P. Bradbury
Biomass Production with Conservation Practices for Two Iowa Watersheds, Miae Ha, May Wu, Mark D. Tomer, Philip W. Gassman, Thomas M. Isenhart, Jeffrey G. Arnold, Michael J. White, Esther S. Parish, Kevin S. Comer, and Bill Belden
Rising up to the challenge of their rivals: Mare infidelity intensifies stallion response to playback of aggressive conspecific vocalizations, Maggie M. Jones, Leanne Proops, and Cassandra M.V. Nuñez
Survival of white-tailed deer fawns in central Iowa, Patrick G. McGovern, Stephen J. Dinsmore, and Julie A. Blanchong
Muskellunge survival, interbasin movement, and emigration in a simple and a complex‐interconnected glacial lake, Jonathan R. Meerbeek and Michael J. Weber
Phytochemistry, Toxicology and Therapeutic Value of Petasites hybridus Subsp. Ochroleucus (Common Butterbur) from the Balkans, Tatjana Mihajilov-Krstev, Boris Jovanovic, Bojan Zlatković, Jelena Matejić, Jelena Vitorović, Vladimir Cvetković, Budimir Ilić, Ljubiša Đorđević, Nataša Joković, Dragoljub Miladinović, Tatjana Jakšić, Nemanja Stanković, Vesna Stankov Jovanović, and Nirit Bernstein
Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) plant detection using mobile cameras, Koray Ozcan, Anuj Sharma, Steven P. Bradbury, Dana Schweitzer, Teresa Blader, and Sue Blodgett
Evaluation of an elk detection probability model in the Black Hills, South Dakota, Evan C. Phillips, Chadwick P. Lehman, Robert W. Klaver, Angela R. Jarding, Susan P. Rupp, Jonathan A. Jenks, and Christopher N. Jacques
Forest landscape structure influences the cyclic‐eruptive spatial dynamics of forest tent caterpillar outbreaks, Louis‐Etienne Robert, Brian R. Sturtevant, Daniel Kneeshaw, Patrick M. A. James, Marie‐Josée Fortin, Peter T. Wolter, Philip A. Townsend, and Barry J. Cooke
Modeling the Effects of Global Change on Ecosystem Processes in a Tropical Rainforest, Ann E. Russell and William J. Parton Jr.
Exposure to a microplastic mixture is altering the life traits and is causing deformities in the non-biting midge Chironomus riparius Meigen (1804), Jelena Stanković, Djuradj Milošević, Dimitrija Savić-Zdraković, Gülce Yalçın, Dilvin Yildiz, Meryem Beklioğlu, and Boris Jovanovic
Can phytoplankton blooming be harmful to benthic organisms? The toxic influence of Anabaena sp. and Chlorella sp. on Chironomus riparius larvae, Nikola Stanković, Ivana Kostić, Boris Jovanović, Dimitrija Savić-Zdravković, Sanja Matić, Jelena Bašić, Tatjana Cvetković, Jelica Simeunović, and Djuradj Milošević
A comparison of Grass Carp population characteristics upstream and downstream of Lock and Dam 19 of the Upper Mississippi River, Christopher J. Sullivan, Michael J. Weber, Clay L. Pierce, and Carlos A. Camacho
Reconstructing past forest composition and abundance by using archived Landsat and national forest inventory data, Bina Thapa, Peter T. Wolter, Brian R. Sturtevant, and Philip A. Townsend
Detection and density of breeding marsh birds in Iowa wetlands, Rachel A. Vanausdall and Stephen J. Dinsmore
Yearling Muskellunge post‐stocking behavior and survival in two central Iowa reservoirs with contrasting habitat availability, Robert E. Weber and Michael J. Weber
Geomorphological evolution of a debris‐covered glacier surface, Matthew J. Westoby, David R. Rounce, Thomas E. Shaw, Catriona L. Fyffe, Peter L. Moore, Rebecca L. Stewart, and Benjamin W. Brock
Automated measurement of eroding streambank volume from high-resolution aerial imagery and terrain analysis, Forrest Williams, Peter Moore, Thomas Isenhart, and Mark Tomer
Submissions from 2019
Changes in lateral floodplain connectivity accompanying stream channel evolution: Implications for sediment and nutrient budgets, William J. Beck, Peter L. Moore, Keith E. Schilling, Calvin F. Wolter, Thomas M. Isenhart, Kevin J. Cole, and Mark D. Tomer
Predator density influences nest attendance of Yellow‐headed Blackbirds Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, Colby Behrens, Zachary J. Ruff, Tyler M. Harms, and Stephen J. Dinsmore
Morphological identification of Bighead Carp, Silver Carp, and Grass Carp eggs using random forests machine learning classification, Carlos A. Camacho, Christopher J. Sullivan, Michael J. Weber, and Clay L. Pierce
Threats to freshwater fisheries in the United States: perspectives and investments of state fisheries administrators and Agricultural Experiment Station directors, Andrew K. Carlson, William W. Taylor, Michael T. Kinnison, S. Mažeika P. Sullivan, Michael J. Weber, Richard T. Melstrom, Paul A. Venturelli, Melissa R. Wuellner, Raymond M. Newman, Kyle J. Hartman, Gayle B. Zydlewski, Dennis R. DeVries, Suzanne M. Gray, Dana M. Infante, Mark A. Pegg, and Reggie M. Harrell
Population Biology, Stephen J. Dinsmore
Patterns of Monarch Site Occupancy and Dynamics in Iowa, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Rachel A. Vanausdall, Kevin T. Murphy, Karen E. Kinkead, and Paul W. Frese
Climatic controls on peatland black spruce growth in relation to water table variation and precipitation, S. F. Dymond, A. W. D'Amato, R. K. Kolka, P. V. Bolstad, S. D. Sebestyen, K. Gill, and M. T. Curzon
Long-Term Data Suggest Potential Interactions of Introduced Walleye and Smallmouth Bass on Native Sauger in Four Missouri River Impoundments, Mark J. Fincel, Nicholas B. Kludt, Hilary A. Meyer, Michael Weber, and Christopher M. Longhenry
Northern Yellowstone Mule Deer Seasonal Movement, Habitat Selection, and Survival Patterns, Peter J. Gogan, Robert W. Klaver, and Edward M. Olexa
The Role of Modeling in Monarch Butterfly Research and Conservation, Tyler J. Grant and Steven P. Bradbury
What Does Tolerance Mean for Animal Disease Dynamics When Pathology Enhances Transmission?, Amberleigh E. Henschen and James S. Adelman
In silico prediction of MicroRNA role in regulation of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) responses to nanoparticle exposure, Moyan Hu, Boris Jovanović, and Dušan Palić
Estimating density and detection of bobcats in fragmented midwestern landscapes using spatial capture–recapture data from camera traps, Christopher N. Jacques, Robert W. Klaver, Tim C. Swearingen, Edward D. Davis, Charles R. Anderson, Jonathan A. Jenks, Christopher S. Deperno, and Robert D. Bluett
Prairie wetlands confer consistent migrant refueling conditions across a gradient of agricultural land use intensities, Adam Janke, Micheal J. Anteau, and Joshua D. Stafford
Extreme climatic variability during migration invokes physiological and dietary plasticity among spring migrating ducks, Adam K. Janke, Michael J. Anteau, and Joshua D. Stafford
Decreased female fidelity alters male behavior in a feral horse population managed with immunocontraception, Maggie M. Jones and Cassandra M.V. Nuñez
Fish growth changes over time in a Midwestern USA lake, Eric D. Katzenmeyer, Michael E. Colvin, Timothy W. Stewart, Clay L. Pierce, and Scott E. Grummer
Changes in deep soil organic carbon and soil properties beneath tree windbreak plantings in the U.S. Great Plains, Ala’ A. Khaleel, Thomas J. Sauer, and John C. Tyndall
Design Implications for Surveys to Monitor Monarch Butterfly Population Trends, Karen E. Kinkead, Tyler M. Harms, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Paul W. Frese, and Kevin T. Murphy
A food web modeling assessment of Asian Carp impacts in the Middle and Upper Mississippi River, USA, Nicholas W. Kramer, Quinton E. Phelps, Clay L. Pierce, and Michael E. Colvin
Characterizing urban butterfly populations: the case for purposive point-count surveys, Bret Lang, Philip M. Dixon, Robert W. Klaver, Jan R. Thompson, and Mark P. Widrlechner
Hunting and mountain sheep: do current harvest practices affect horn growth?, Tayler N. LaSharr, Ryan A. Long, James R. Heffelfinger, Vernon C. Bleich, Paul R. Krausman, R. Terry Bowyer, Justin M. Shannon, Robert W. Klaver, Clay E. Brewer, Mike Cox, A. Andrew Holland, Anne Hubbs, Chadwick P. Lehman, Jonathatn D. Muir, Bruce Sterling, and Kevin L. Monteith
Effects of hatchery broodstock collection on adult Muskellunge populations, Jonathan R. Meerbeek and Michael J. Weber
Factors influencing fish mercury concentrations in Iowa rivers, Nathan Mills, Michael J. Weber, Clay L. Pierce, and Darcy Cashatt
Debris properties and mass-balance impacts on adjacent debris-covered glaciers, Mount Rainier, USA, Peter L. Moore, Leah I. Nelson, and Theresa M. D. Groth
Status of the Topeka Shiner in Iowa, Clay L. Pierce, Nicholas T. Simpson, Alexander P. Bybel, Courtney L. Zambory, Michael J. Weber, and Kevin J. Roe
A multiparametric approach to cerium oxide nanoparticle toxicity assessment in non‐biting midges, Dimitrija Savić-Zdravković, Đurađ Milošević, Ezgi Uluer, Hatice Duran, Sanja Matić, Snežna Stanić, Janja Vidmar, Janez Ščančar, Domagoj Dikic, and Boris Jovanović
Multipurpose Oxbows as a Nitrate Export Reduction Practice in the Agricultural Midwest, Keith E. Schilling, Karen Wilke, Clay L. Pierce, Keegan Kult, and Aleshia Kenny
Occurrence, abundance and associations of Topeka shiners (Notropis topeka) in restored and unrestored oxbows in Iowa and Minnesota, USA, Nicholas T. Simpson, Alexander P. Bybel, Michael J. Weber, Clay L. Pierce, and Kevin J. Roe
Quantifying Thermal‐Imager Effectiveness for Detecting Bird Nests on Farms, Matthew D. Stephenson, Lisa A. Schulte, and Robert W. Klaver
Influence of Largemouth Bass Behaviors, Angler Behaviors, and Environmental Conditions on Fishing Tournament Capture Success, Andrea Sylvia, Brandon Maahs, and Michael J. Weber
Use of a mark-recapture model to evaluate largemouth bass delayed tournament mortality, Andrea Sylvia and Michael J. Weber
Using radio telemetry to evaluate post‐stocking survival and behavior of large fingerling Walleye in three Iowa, USA lakes, Michael J. Weber, Robert E. Weber, Emily E. Ball, and Jonathan R. Meerbeek
Analysis of mitochondrial genomes resolves the phylogenetic position of Chinese freshwater mussels (Bivalvia, Unionidae), Rui-Wen Wu, Xiong-Jun Liu, Sa Wang, Kevin J. Roe, Shan Ouyang, and Xiao-Ping Wu
Farmer and Farmland Owner Views on Spatial Targeting for Soil Conservation and Water Quality, E. K. Zimmerman, J. C. Tyndall, L. A. Schulte, and G L D. Larson
Submissions from 2018
Streambank Alluvial Unit Contributions to Suspended Sediment and Total Phosphorus Loads, Walnut Creek, Iowa, USA, William Beck, Thomas Isenhart, Peter Moore, Keith Schilling, Richard Schultz, and Mark Tomer
Respiratory disease, behavior, and survival of mountain goat kids, Julie A. Blanchong, Christopher A. Anderson, Nicholas Clark, Robert W. Klaver, Paul J. Plummer, Mike Cox, Caleb Mcadoo, and Peregrine L. Wolff
Floods, drying, habitat connectivity, and fish occupancy dynamics in restored and unrestored oxbows of West Central Iowa, USA, Jesse R. Fischer, Bryan D. Bakevich, Colin P. Shea, Clay L. Pierce, and Michael C. Quist
Development of a quantitative PCR method for screening ichthyoplankton samples for bigheaded carps, Andrea Fritts, Brent C. Knights, James H. Larson, Jon J. Armberg, Christopher M. Merkes, Tariq Tajjioui, Steven E. Butler, Matthew J. Diana, David H. Wahl, Michael J. Weber, and John D. Waters
Predicting monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) movement and egg-laying with a spatially-explicit agent-based model: The role of monarch perceptual range and spatial memory, Tyler J. Grant, Hazel R. Parry, Myron P. Zalucki, and Steven P. Bradbury
A Qualitative Investigation of Farmer and Rancher Perceptions of Trees and Woody Biomass Production on Marginal Agricultural Land, Ashley Hand and John Tyndall
Optimizing surveys for marsh songbirds: does timing matter?, Tyler M. Harms and Stephen J. Dinsmore
Virgin microplastics are not causing imminent harm to fish after dietary exposure, Boris Jovanović, Kerem Gökdağ, Olgaç Güven, Yilmaz Emre, Elizabeth M. Whitley, and Ahmet Erkan Kideys
The effects of a human food additive, titanium dioxide nanoparticles E171, on Drosophila melanogaster - a 20 generation dietary exposure experiment, Boris Jovanović, Nikola Jovanović, Vladimir J. Cvetković, Sanja Matić, Snežana Stanić, Elizabeth M. Whitley, and Tatjana Lj. Mitrović
Improving our understanding of demographic monitoring: avian breeding productivity in a tropical dry forest, M. Edye Kornegay, Amber N. M. Wiewel, Jaime A. Collazo, James F. Saracco, and Stephen J. Dinsmore
Weather and landscape factors affect white-tailed deer neonate survival at ecologically important life stages in the Northern Great Plains, Eric S. Michel, Jonathan A. Jenks, Kyle D. Kaskie, Robert W. Klaver, and William F. Jensen
A case study and a meta-analysis of seasonal variation in fish mercury concentrations, Nathan Mills, Darcy Cashatt, Michael J. Weber, and Clay L. Pierce
Stability of supraglacial debris, Peter L. Moore
Exploratory behavior is linked to stress physiology and social network centrality in free-living house finches (Haemorhous mexicanus), Sahnzi C. Moyers, James S. Adelman, Damien R. Farine, Ignacio T. Moore, and Dana M. Hawley
Feeder density enhances house finch disease transmission in experimental epidemics, Sahnzi C. Moyers, James S. Adelman, Damien R. Farine, Courtney A. Thomason, and Dana M. Hawley
Waterbird Use of Sheetwater Wetlands in Iowa’s Prairie Pothole Region, Kevin T. Murphy and Stephen J. Dinsmore
Consequences of porcine zona pellucida immunocontraception to feral horses, Cassandra M.V. Nuñez
Tropical Tree Species Effects on Soil pH and Biotic Factors and the Consequences for Macroaggregate Dynamics, Ann E. Russell, Stephanie N. Kivlin, and Christine V. Hawkes
Chronic wasting disease detection and mortality sources in semi-protected deer population, Krysten L. Schuler, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, Christopher S. Jennelle, and R. Terry Bowyer
Influence of river discharge on grass carp occupancy dynamics in south‐eastern Iowa rivers, Christopher J. Sullivan, Michael J. Weber, Clay L. Pierce, and Carlos A. Camacho
Factors regulating year‐class strength of Silver Carp throughout the Mississippi River basin, Christopher J. Sullivan, Michael J. Weber, Clay L. Pierce, David H. Wahl, Quinton E. Phelps, Carlos A. Camacho, and Robert E. Colombo
Exploring the amphibian exposome in an agricultural landscape using telemetry and passive sampling, Jennifer E. Swanson, Erin Muths, Clay L. Pierce, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Mark W. Vandever, Michelle L. Hladik, and Kelly L. Smalling
Occupancy modeling of Parnassius clodius butterfly populations in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, Kimberly E. Szcodronski, Diane M. Debinski, and Robert W. Klaver
Impacts of Shallow Lake Restoration on Vegetation and Breeding Birds in Iowa, Rachel A. Vanausdall and Stephen J. Dinsmore
Relative effects of mortality versus emigration on a reservoir Walleye population, Michael J. Weber and Mark Flammang
Identification of Bighead Carp and Silver Carp early-life environments and inferring Lock and Dam 19 passage in the Upper Mississippi River: insights from otolith chemistry, Gregory W. Whitledge, Brent Knights, Jon Vallazza, James Larson, Michael J. Weber, James T. Lamer, Quinton E. Phelps, and Jacob D. Newman
Testing the utility of DNA barcodes and a preliminary phylogenetic framework for Chinese freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the middle and lower Yangtze River, Rui-Wen Wu, Yi-Tong Liu, Sa Wang, Xiong-Jun Liu, David T. Zanatta, Kevin J. Roe, Xue-Lin Song, Chang-Ting An, and Xiao-Ping Wu
Nest tree use by southern flying squirrels in fragmented Midwestern landscapes, James S. Zweep, Christopher N. Jacques, Sean E. Jenkins, Robert W. Klaver, and Shelli A. Dubay
Submissions from 2017
Book Review of Serendipity: An Ecologist’s Quest to Understand Nature, E. E. Ball, D. M. Adams, J. N. Dupuie Jr., M. M. Jones, P. G. McGovern, R. M. Ruden, S. R. Schmidt, G. J. Vaziri, J. S. Eeling, B. D. Kirk, A. L. McCombs, A. B. Rabinowitz, K. M. Thompson, Z. J. Hudson, and Robert W. Klaver
Response of Anurans to Wetland Restoration on a Midwestern Agricultural Landscape, Paul E. Bartelt and Robert W. Klaver
A comparison of genetic diversity and population structure of the endangered scaleshell mussel (Leptodea leptodon), the fragile papershell (Leptodea fragilis) and their host-fish the freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens), Jer Pin Chong and Kevin J. Roe
Factors affecting Snowy Plover chick survival in a managed population, Stephen J. Dinsmore, Eleanore P. Gaines, Scott F. Pearson, David J. Lauten, and Kathleen A. Castelein
Importance of scale, land cover, and weather on the abundance of bird species in a managed forest, Alexis R. Grinde, Gerald J. Niemi, Brian R. Sturtevant, Hannah Panci, Wayne Thogmartin, and Peter Wolter
Using landscape habitat associations to prioritize areas of conservation action for terrestrial birds, Tyler M. Harms, Kevin T. Murphy, Xiaodan Lyu, Shane S. Patterson, Karen E. Kinkead, Stephen J. Dinsmore, and Paul W. Frese
The Farmer and the Rancher, David A. Hennessy, Hongli Feng, Mike Wimberly, Tong Wang, Adnan Akyüz, Peter Wolter, and Larry Janssen
Neonicotinoid insecticide removal by prairie strips in row-cropped watersheds with historical seed coating use, Michelle L. Hladik, Steven P. Bradbury, Lisa A. Schulte, Matthew Helmers, Christopher Witte, Dana W. Kolpin, Jessica D. Garrett, and Mary Harris
Associations among Habitat Characteristics and Meningeal Worm Prevalence in Eastern South Dakota, USA, Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Robert W. Klaver, and Shelli A. Dubay
Is Palmer paranoia a threat to conservation?, Adam Janke
Long-term spatial heterogeneity in mallard distribution in the Prairie pothole region, Adam K. Janke, Michael J. Anteau, and Joshua D. Stafford
Development and validation of a house finch interleukin-1β (HfIL-1β) ELISA system, Sungwon Kim, Myeongseon Park, Ariel E. Leon, James S. Adelman, Dana M. Hawley, and Rami A. Dalloul
Emissions of forest floor and mineral soil carbon, nitrogen and mercury pools and relationships with fire severity for the Pagami Creek Fire in the Boreal Forest of northern Minnesota, Randall K. Kolka, Brian R. Sturtevant, Jessica R. Miesel, Aditya Singh, Peter T. Wolter, Shawn Fraver, Thomas M. DeSutter, and Phil A. Townsend
Perspectives on the Controlled Propagation, Augmentation, and Reintroduction of Freshwater Mussels (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionoida), Stephen E. McMurray and Kevin J. Roe
Lingering effects of contraception management on feral mare (Equus caballus) fertility and social behavior, Cassandra M. V. Nuñez, James S. Adelman, Haley A. Carr, Colleen M. Alvarez, and Daniel I. Rubenstein
Amphibians, Pesticides, and the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus in Restored Wetlands in Agricultural Landscapes, Rebecca A. Reeves, Clay L. Pierce, Mark W. Vandever, Erin Muths, and Kelly L. Smalling
Environmental contaminants in excrement of Iowa's nesting and wintering Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), William J. Reiter-Marolf, Stephen J. Dinsmore, and Julie A. Blanchong
