2026 Michael R. Conover: Ecology and Evolution Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Ecology and Evolution	44	5074	4897	1734	1662	249	7474

Overview

Michael R. Conover is affiliated with Utah State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a specialization in ecology and related subfields.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

Avian ecology and behavior
Fish ecology and management studies
Wildlife ecology and conservation
Species distribution and climate change
Hydrology and sediment transport processes
Ecology and biodiversity studies
Fire effects on ecosystems

Within the broader field of environmental science, their subfield emphases include:

Ecology
Nature and landscape conservation
Ecological modeling
Aquatic science
Ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics

Michael R. Conover has contributed to multiple academic journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

Wildlife Society Bulletin
The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Western North American Naturalist
Waterbirds
Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Best Publications

Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflicts: The Science of Wildlife Damage Management

Michael R. Conover

1221
Citations
Monetary and intangible valuation of deer in the United States.

Michael Conover

337
Citations
Nuisance Canada goose problems in the eastern United States

M. Conover;G. Chasko

254
Citations
WILDLIFE DAMAGE TO CROPS: PERCEPTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS IN 1957 AND 1987

Michael R. Conover;Daniel J. Decker

243
Citations
Predator-Prey Dynamics: The Role of Olfaction

Michael R. Conover

225
Citations
The importance of various shell characteristics to the shell-selection behavior of hermit crabs

Michael R. Conover

183
Citations
PERCEPTIONS OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS ABOUT WILDLIFE ON THEIR FARMS AND RANCHES

M. R. Conover

157
Citations
Compensation programs for wildlife damage in North America

Kimberly K. Wagner;Robert H. Schmidt;Michael R. Conover

147
Citations
Habitat Use by Meso-Predators in a Corridor Environment

S. Nicole Frey;Michael R. Conover

142
Citations
Characteristics of Ungulate Behavior and Mortality Associated with Wire Fences

Justin L. Harrington;Michael R. Conover

141
Citations
Wildlife mangement by metropolitan residents in the United States: practices, perceptions, costs, and values.

Conover Mr

123
Citations
Effect of hunting and trapping on wildlife damage

Michael R. Conover

119
Citations
Deer-vehicle collision prevention techniques

Lauren L. Mastro;Michael R. Conover;S. Nicole Frey

103
Citations
Effectiveness of Repellents in Reducing Deer Damage in Nurseries

Michael Conover

97
Citations
The influence of some symbionts on the shell-selection behaviour of the hermit crabs, Pagurus pollicarus and Pagurus longicarpus

Michael R. Conover

94
Citations
Effect of preventive coyote hunting on sheep losses to coyote predation

Kimberly K. Wagner;Michael R. Conover

93
Citations
STIMULI ELICITING DISTRESS CALLS IN ADULT PASSERINES AND RESPONSE OF PREDATORS AND BIRDS TO THEIR BROADCAST

Michael R. Conover

92
Citations
Female-Female Pairs and Other Unusual Reproductive Associations in Ring-Billed and California Gulls

Michael R. Conover;Don E. Miller;George L. Hunt

92
Citations
Recent changes in ring-billed and California gull populations in the Western United States

M. R. Conover

90
Citations
Herbivory by Canada Geese: Diet Selection and Effect on Lawns.

Michael R. Conover

87
Citations
Human–Wildlife Interactions

Unknown

48
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Bissonette Utah State University

Jeffrey L. Beck University of Wyoming

Daniel J. Decker Cornell University

Robert K. Swihart Purdue University West Lafayette

Mark E. Ritchie Syracuse University

George L. Hunt University of Washington

Eric M. Gese United States Department of Agriculture

David A. Beauchamp United States Geological Survey

External Links

Personal website of Michael R. Conover

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