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Overview

Keith B. Aubry is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, with a concentration in Ecology and related subfields such as Ecological Modeling and Genetics. Aubry's scholarly output includes notable investigations into species distribution, wildlife ecology, and genetic diversity.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Aubry highlight their focus on carnivore ecology and climate impacts on species distribution. Selected papers include:

  • "Climatic conditions limit wolverine distribution in the Cascade Range of southwestern North America," published in 2022 in the Canadian Journal of Zoology
  • "Pliocene-Early Pleistocene Geological Events Structure Pacific Martens (Martes caurina)," published in 2020 in the Journal of Heredity
  • "THE FOOD HABITS OF FISHERS (PEKANIA PENNANTI) IN THE CASCADE RANGE OF SOUTHERN OREGON," published in 2020 in Northwestern Naturalist
  • "Genetic connectivity of wolverines in western North America," published in 2024 in Scientific Reports
  • "An overwinter protocol for detecting wolverines and other carnivores at camera traps paired with automated scent dispensers," published in 2024 in Ecology and Evolution

Aubry frequently collaborates with fellow researchers including Catherine M. Raley, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, and Kristine L. Pilgrim. Such partnerships contribute to their multidisciplinary approaches in wildlife research.

Their findings are regularly published in established venues such as the Forest Service Research Data Archive, Journal of Heredity, Scientific Reports, Northwestern Naturalist, and Canadian Journal of Zoology. This range of outlets reflects a focus on forest and wildlife ecology, genetics, and broader environmental factors influencing animal populations.

Best Publications

  • The structure of the herpetofaunal assemblage in the Douglas-fir/hardwood forests of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon

    Leonard F. Ruggiero;Keith B. Aubry;Andrew B. Carey;Mark H. tech. Huff

  • The scientific basis for conserving forest carnivores: American marten, fisher, lynx, and wolverine in the western United States.

    Leonard F. Ruggiero;Keith B. Aubry;Steven W. Buskirk;L. Jack Lyon

  • Effects of Disturbance on Forest Carnivores of Conservation Concern in Eastern Oregon and Washington

    E.L. Bull;B.C. Wales;K.B. Aubry

  • Using Anecdotal Occurrence Data for Rare or Elusive Species: The Illusion of Reality and a Call for Evidentiary Standards

    Kevin S. McKelvey;Keith B. Aubry;Michael K. Schwartz

  • The bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine (Gulo gulo): do climatic constraints limit its geographic distribution?

    Jeffrey Copeland;Kevin McKelvey;Keith Aubry;Arild Landa

  • Distribution and Broadscale Habitat Relations of the Wolverine in the Contiguous United States

    Keith B. Aubry;Kevin S. Mckelvey;Jeffrey P. Copeland

  • Phylogeography of the North American red fox: vicariance in Pleistocene forest refugia

    Keith B. Aubry;Mark J. Statham;Benjamin N. Sacks;John D. Perrine

  • Variable-retention harvests in the Pacific Northwest: A review of short-term findings from the DEMO study

    Keith B. Aubry;Charles B. Halpern;Charles E. Peterson

  • Using environmental DNA methods to improve winter surveys for rare carnivores: DNA from snow and improved noninvasive techniques

    Thomas W. Franklin;Kevin S. McKelvey;Jessie D. Golding;Daniel H. Mason

  • World Distribution and Status of the Genus Martes in 2000

    Gilbert Proulx;Keith Aubry;Johnny Birks;Steven Buskirk

  • Climate change predicted to shift wolverine distributions, connectivity, and dispersal corridors

    Kevin S. McKelvey;Jeffrey P. Copeland;Michael K. Schwartz;Jeremy S. Littell

  • Ecology and Conservation of Lynx in the United States

    Leonard F. Ruggiero;Keith B. Aubry;Steven W. Buskirk;Gary M. Koehler

  • Range-wide multilocus phylogeography of the red fox reveals ancient continental divergence, minimal genomic exchange and distinct demographic histories

    Mark J. Statham;James Murdoch;Jan Janecka;Keith B. Aubry

  • Extirpation and reintroduction of fishers (Martes pennanti) in Oregon: implications for their conservation in the Pacific states

    Keith B Aubry;Jeffrey C Lewis

  • DNA Analysis of Hair and Scat Collected Along Snow Tracks to Document the Presence of Canada Lynx

    Kevin S. McKELVEY;Jeffrey Von Kienast;Keith B. Aubry;Gary M. Koehler

  • Using current protection status to assess conservation priorities

    Kelly M Cassidy;Christian E Grue;Michael R Smith;Richard E Johnson

  • Genetic Diversity and Structure of the Fisher (Martes pennanti) in a Peninsular and Peripheral Metapopulation

    Samantha M. Wisely;Steven W. Buskirk;Gregory A. Russell;Keith B. Aubry

  • Aquatic amphibian communities in Oregon and Washington

    R.B. Bury;P. S. Corn;K.B. Aubry;F.F. Gilbert

  • The origin of recently established red fox populations in the United States: translocations or natural range expansions?

    Mark J. Statham;Mark J. Statham;Benjamin N. Sacks;Keith B. Aubry;John D. Perrine

  • Conservation genetics of the fisher (Martes pennanti) based on mitochondrial DNA sequencing.

    R. E. Drew;J. G. Hallett;K. B. Aubry;K. W. Cullings

  • Wildlife and Vegetation of Unmanaged Douglas-Fir Forests

    Kathryn Kelsey;Janet Erickson;Ellen Martin-Yanny;Sally Nickelson

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven W. Buskirk
Steven W. Buskirk University of Wyoming
William J. Zielinski
William J. Zielinski US Forest Service
Michael K. Schwartz
Michael K. Schwartz US Forest Service
Kevin S. McKelvey
Kevin S. McKelvey US Forest Service
John R. Squires
John R. Squires US Forest Service
Benjamin N. Sacks
Benjamin N. Sacks University of California, Davis
Samantha M. Wisely
Samantha M. Wisely University of Florida
Deanna H. Olson
Deanna H. Olson US Forest Service
Charles B. Halpern
Charles B. Halpern University of Washington
Eric D. Forsman
Eric D. Forsman US Forest Service

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