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Overview

Eric C. Hellgren is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science with a particular emphasis on Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Forestry subfields.

Their work explores various topics mainly related to wildlife and ecological management. These topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
  • Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Pasture and Agricultural Systems

Eric C. Hellgren has contributed to scholarly literature focused largely on the persistence and ecological dynamics of species within wetland and rangeland environments. Their recent papers include:

  • "Shrub encroachment threatens persistence of an endemic insular wetland rodent," 2022, Journal of Mammalogy
  • "Shrub Encroachment Threatens Persistence of An Endemic Insular Wetland Rodent," 2021, Research Square (Research Square)

Collaborations with other researchers feature prominently in their work. Frequent co-authors include Wesley W. Boone, Audrey A Albrecht, Jeremy R. Conrad, Chris Lechowicz, and Robert A. McCleery, all of whom have co-authored multiple publications with Hellgren.

The venues where their work has been published reflect a concentration in mammalogy and open-access preprint platforms, with key publications found in the Journal of Mammalogy and Research Square.

Best Publications

  • Spatial and Temporal Structure of a Mesocarnivore Guild in Midwestern North America

    Damon B. Lesmeister;Clayton K. Nielsen;Eric M. Schauber;Eric C. Hellgren

  • Physiology of hibernation in bears

    E. C. Hellgren

  • Demography, sociospatial behaviour and genetics of feral pigs (Sus scrofa) in a semi-arid environment

    Timothy M. Gabor;Eric C. Hellgren;Eric C. Hellgren;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;Nova J. Silvy

  • Resource Partitioning in Sympatric Populations of Collared Peccaries and Feral Hogs in Southern Texas

    Linda M. Ilse;Eric C. Hellgren

  • Reproduction of Feral Pigs in Southern Texas

    Richard B. Taylor;Eric C. Hellgren;Timothy M. Gabor;Linda M. Ilse

  • Serum Chemistry and Hematology of Black Bears: Physiological Indices of Habitat Quality or Seasonal Patterns?

    Eric C. Hellgren;L. L. Rogers;U. S. Seal

  • Variation in Reproductive Biology of Male Black Bears

    David L. Garshelis;Eric C. Hellgren

  • Population Characteristics and Winter Ecology of Black Bears in Coahuila, Mexico

    Diana L. Doan-Crider;Eric C. Hellgren

  • Phosophorus Nutrition in White-Tailed Deer: Nutrient Balance, Physiological Responses, and Antler Growth

    Brian T. Grasman;Eric C. Hellgren

  • USE OF BREAKAWAY COTTON SPACERS ON RADIO COLLARS

    Eric C. Hellgren;Daniel W. Carney;Nathan P. Garner;Michael R. Vaughan

  • Seasonal patterns in physiology and nutrition of black bears in Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia-North Carolina

    Eric C. Hellgren;Michael R. Vaughan;Roy L. Kirkpatrick

  • Macrohabitat use by black bears in a southeastern wetland

    E. C. Hellgren;M. R. Vaughan;D. F. Stauffer

  • Denning Ecology of Black Bears in a Southeastern Wetland

    Eric C. Hellgren;Michael R. Vaughan

  • Dynamics of a black bear population within a desert metapopulation

    Eric C. Hellgren;David P. Onorato;J. Raymond Skiles

  • Endocrine and electrophoretic profiles during pregnancy and nonpregnancy in captive female black bears

    E. C. Hellgren;M. R. Vaughan;F. C. Gwazdauskas;B. Williams

  • Phylogeographic Patterns within a Metapopulation of Black Bears (Ursus americanus) in the American Southwest

    Dave P. Onorato;Eric C. Hellgren;Ronald A. Van Den Bussche;Diana L. Doan-Crider

  • Nitrogen requirements for antler growth and maintenance in white-tailed deer

    Mark A. Asleson;Eric C. Hellgren;Larry W. Varner

  • Implications of Invasion by Juniperus Virginiana on Small Mammals in the Southern Great Plains

    Valerie J. Horncastle;Eric C. Hellgren;Paul M. Mayer;Amy C. Ganguli

  • Demographic analysis of a black bear population in the Great Dismal Swamp

    Eric C. Hellgren;Michael R. Vaughan

  • Dynamics of a recolonizing population of black bears in the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma

    Sara L. Bales;Eric C. Hellgren;David M. Leslie;Joe Hemphill

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert L. Lochmiller
Robert L. Lochmiller Oklahoma State University
William E. Grant
William E. Grant Texas A&M University
David M. Leslie
David M. Leslie Oklahoma State University
David M. Engle
David M. Engle Oklahoma State University
Ronald A. Van Den Bussche
Ronald A. Van Den Bussche Oklahoma State University
Paul M. Mayer
Paul M. Mayer Environmental Protection Agency
Peter M. Waser
Peter M. Waser Purdue University West Lafayette
Stanley F. Fox
Stanley F. Fox Oklahoma State University
Jonathan A. Jenks
Jonathan A. Jenks South Dakota State University
Mason V. Reichard
Mason V. Reichard Oklahoma State University

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