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Joshua J. Millspaugh

Joshua J. Millspaugh

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
62
Citations
17315
World Ranking
2045
National Ranking
743

Overview

Joshua J. Millspaugh is affiliated with the University of Montana in the United States and specializes in environmental science, notably in fields related to ecology and wildlife management. Their research encompasses various areas within environmental science, with a significant focus on ecology and ecological modeling.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science

More specific subfields where they have concentrated work are:

  • Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Small Animals
  • Global and Planetary Change

Millspaugh's research topics prominently cover:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Their publication record includes several recent papers, such as:

  • "An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when?" published in 2020 in Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Does Use of Backyard Resources Explain the Abundance of Urban Wildlife?" published in 2020 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "A Two-Species Occupancy Model with a Continuous-Time Detection Process Reveals Spatial and Temporal Interactions" published in 2022 in Journal of Agricultural Biological and Environmental Statistics
  • "The effect of urbanization on spatiotemporal interactions between gray foxes and coyotes" published in 2022 in Ecosphere
  • "An agent-based framework for improving wildlife disease surveillance: A case study of chronic wasting disease in Missouri white-tailed deer" published in 2020 in Ecological Modelling

Frequent coauthors they have collaborated with include:

  • Jason A. Sumners
  • Barbara Keller
  • Jason L. Isabelle
  • Christopher P. Hansen
  • Lonnie P. Hansen

They have published in several scientific venues repeatedly. Their most frequent publication venues are:

  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Ecosphere
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Ecological Modelling

Best Publications

  • Effects of sample size on kernel home range estimates

    D.E. Seaman;J.J. Millspaugh;Brian J. Kernohan;Gary C. Brundige

  • Radio tracking and animal populations

    Joshua J. Millspaugh;John M. Marzluff

  • A generalized fecal glucocorticoid assay for use in a diverse array of nondomestic mammalian and avian species.

    Samuel K. Wasser;Kathleen E. Hunt;Janine L. Brown;Kathy Cooper

  • Use of fecal glucocorticoid metabolite measures in conservation biology research: considerations for application and interpretation

    Joshua J. Millspaugh;Brian E. Washburn

  • RELATING RESOURCES TO A PROBABILISTIC MEASURE OF SPACE USE: FOREST FRAGMENTS AND STELLER'S JAYS

    John M. Marzluff;Joshua J. Millspaugh;Philip Hurvitz;Mark S. Handcock

  • Bandwidth Selection for Fixed‐Kernel Analysis of Animal Utilization Distributions

    Robert A. Gitzen;Joshua J. Millspaugh;Brian J. Kernohan

  • Wildlife demography : analysis of sex, age, and count data

    John R. Skalski;Kristen E. Ryding;Joshua J. Millspaugh

  • Analysis of Resource Selection Using Utilization Distributions

    Joshua J. Millspaugh;Ryan M. Nielson;Lyman McDONALD;John M. Marzluff

  • THE APPLICATION OF DISCRETE CHOICE MODELS TO WILDLIFE RESOURCE SELECTION STUDIES

    Andrew B. Cooper;Joshua J. Millspaugh

  • A multispecies occupancy model for two or more interacting species

    Christopher T. Rota;Christopher T. Rota;Marco A. R. Ferreira;Roland W. Kays;Roland W. Kays;Tavis D. Forrester

  • An empirical evaluation of camera trap study design: How many, how long and when?

    Roland Kays;Roland Kays;Roland Kays;Brian S. Arbogast;Megan Baker-Whatton;Chris Beirne

  • Linking population viability, habitat suitability, and landscape simulation models for conservation planning

    Michael A. Larson;Frank R. Thompson;Joshua J. Millspaugh;William D. Dijak

  • Does hunting or hiking affect wildlife communities in protected areas

    Roland Kays;Roland Kays;Roland Kays;Arielle W. Parsons;Megan C. Baker;Elizabeth L. Kalies

  • A new ‘view’ of ecology and conservation through animal-borne video systems

    Remington J. Moll;Joshua J. Millspaugh;Jeff Beringer;Joel Sartwell

  • The many faces of fear: a synthesis of the methodological variation in characterizing predation risk

    Remington J. Moll;Kyle M. Redilla;Tutilo Mudumba;Arthur B. Muneza

  • Effects of simulated environmental conditions on glucocorticoid metabolite measurements in white-tailed deer feces.

    Brian E Washburn;Joshua J Millspaugh

  • Comparability of three analytical techniques to assess joint space use

    Joshua J. Millspaugh;Robert A. Gitzen;Brian J. Kernohan;Michael A. Larson

  • Design and analysis of long-term ecological monitoring studies

    Robert A. Gitzen;Joshua J. Millspaugh;Andrew B. Cooper;Daniel S. Licht

  • Comparison of least-squares cross-validation bandwidth options for kernel home-range estimation

    Robert A. Gitzen;Joshua J. Millspaugh

  • Metrics for Studies of Resource Selection

    Steven W. Buskirk;Joshua J. Millspaugh

  • Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes

    Joshua J. Millspaugh;Frank R. Thompson

  • A Manual for Wildlife Radio Tagging

    Joshua J. Millspaugh

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank R. Thompson
Frank R. Thompson US Forest Service
Roland Kays
Roland Kays North Carolina State University
John R. Skalski
John R. Skalski University of Washington
Dean E. Biggins
Dean E. Biggins United States Geological Survey
Matthew E. Gompper
Matthew E. Gompper New Mexico State University
Rob Slotow
Rob Slotow University of KwaZulu-Natal
William J. McShea
William J. McShea Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Matt W. Hayward
Matt W. Hayward University of Newcastle Australia
Jerrold L. Belant
Jerrold L. Belant SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Kurt C. VerCauteren
Kurt C. VerCauteren United States Department of Agriculture

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