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65
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1760
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643

Overview

Douglas W. Smith is affiliated with the National Park Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science with a strong emphasis on Ecology, accounting for a significant portion of their publications.

Their work spans several subfields, including:

  • Ecology
  • Small Animals
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Social Psychology

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Avian ecology and behavior
  • Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Recent publications by Douglas W. Smith reflect their focus on animal ecology, behavior, and conservation, particularly concerning carnivores and wolves. Notable papers include:

  • Group density, disease, and season shape territory size and overlap of social carnivores (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • Parasitic infection increases risk-taking in a social, intermediate host carnivore (2022, Communications Biology)
  • Human-caused mortality triggers pack instability in gray wolves (2023, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)
  • How climate impacts the composition of wolf-killed elk in northern Yellowstone National Park (2020, Journal of Animal Ecology)
  • Disease outbreaks select for mate choice and coat color in wolves (2022, Science)

Frequent co-authors in their research career include:

  • Daniel R. Stahler
  • Lauren E. Walker
  • Peter J. Hudson
  • Kira A. Cassidy
  • Ellen E. Brandell

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Ecosphere
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Animal Ecology
  • Communications Biology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Best Publications

  • Status and ecological effects of the world's largest carnivores.

    William J. Ripple;James A. Estes;Robert L. Beschta;Christopher C. Wilmers

  • WOLVES INFLUENCE ELK MOVEMENTS: BEHAVIOR SHAPES A TROPHIC CASCADE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

    Daniel Fortin;Hawthorne L. Beyer;Mark S. Boyce;Douglas W. Smith

  • Trophic cascades among wolves, elk and aspen on Yellowstone National Park’s northern range

    William J Ripple;Eric J Larsen;Roy A Renkin;Douglas W Smith

  • Yellowstone after Wolves

    Douglas W. Smith;Rolf O. Peterson;Douglas B. Houston

  • Patterns of differentiation and hybridization in North American wolflike canids, revealed by analysis of microsatellite loci.

    Michael S. Roy;Eli Geffen;Deborah Smith;Elaine A. Ostrander

  • Molecular and Evolutionary History of Melanism in North American Gray Wolves

    Tovi M. Anderson;Bridgett M. vonHoldt;Sophie I. Candille;Marco Musiani

  • Trophic facilitation by introduced top predators: grey wolf subsidies to scavengers in Yellowstone National Park

    Christopher C. Wilmers;Robert L. Crabtree;Douglas W. Smith;Kerry M. Murphy

  • Population size estimation in Yellowstone wolves with error‐prone noninvasive microsatellite genotypes

    Scott Creel;Goran Spong;Jennifer L. Sands;Jay Rotella

  • Landscape heterogeneity shapes predation in a newly restored predator–prey system

    Matthew J. Kauffman;Nathan Varley;Douglas W. Smith;Daniel R. Stahler

  • HABITAT SELECTION BY ELK BEFORE AND AFTER WOLF REINTRODUCTION IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

    Julie S. Mao;Mark S. Boyce;Douglas W. Smith;Francis J. Singer

  • Resource dispersion and consumer dominance: scavenging at wolf- and hunter-killed carcasses in Greater Yellowstone, USA

    Christopher C. Wilmers;Daniel R. Stahler;Robert L. Crabtree;Douglas W. Smith

  • Diel Predator Activity Drives a Dynamic Landscape of Fear

    Michel T. Kohl;Daniel R. Stahler;Matthew C. Metz;Matthew C. Metz;James D. Forester

  • Influence of harvest, climate and wolf predation on Yellowstone elk, 1961‐2004

    John A. Vucetich;Douglas W. Smith;Daniel R. Stahler

  • WINTER PREY SELECTION AND ESTIMATION OF WOLF KILL RATES IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, 1995–2000

    Douglas W. Smith;Thomas D. Drummer;Kerry M. Murphy;Debra S. Guernsey

  • The genealogy and genetic viability of reintroduced Yellowstone grey wolves

    Bridgett M. Vonholdt;Daniel R. Stahler;Daniel R. Stahler;Douglas W. Smith;Dent A. Earl

  • State-space models link elk movement patterns to landscape characteristics in Yellowstone National Park

    James D. Forester;Anthony R. Ives;Monica G. Turner;Dean P. Anderson

  • Modeling Effects of Environmental Change on Wolf Population Dynamics, Trait Evolution, and Life History

    Tim Coulson;Daniel R. MacNulty;Daniel R. Stahler;Bridgett vonHoldt

  • Leadership behavior in relation to dominance and reproductive status in gray wolves, Canis lupus

    Rolf O Peterson;Amy K Jacobs;Thomas D Drummer;L David Mech

  • Seasonal patterns of predation for gray wolves in the multi-prey system of Yellowstone National Park

    Matthew C. Metz;Douglas W. Smith;John A. Vucetich;Daniel R. Stahler

  • The Effects of Breeder Loss on Wolves

    Scott M. Brainerd;Henrik Andrén;Edward E. Bangs;Elizabeth H. Bradley

  • Winter severity and wolf predation on a formerly wolf-free elk herd

    L. David Mech;Douglas W. Smith;Kerry M. Murphy;Daniel R. MacNulty

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel R. Stahler
Daniel R. Stahler National Park Service
L. David Mech
L. David Mech United States Geological Survey
Rolf O. Peterson
Rolf O. Peterson Michigan Technological University
John A. Vucetich
John A. Vucetich Michigan Technological University
Paul C. Cross
Paul C. Cross United States Geological Survey
Peter J. Hudson
Peter J. Hudson Pennsylvania State University
Robert K. Wayne
Robert K. Wayne University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew P. Dobson
Andrew P. Dobson Princeton University
Christopher C. Wilmers
Christopher C. Wilmers University of California, Santa Cruz
Mark Hebblewhite
Mark Hebblewhite University of Montana

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