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Overview

Robin E. Russell is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science, Medicine, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Ecology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics addressed in Robin E. Russell's research cover Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Viral Infections and Vectors, Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, Zoonotic diseases and public health, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology, and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

The scientist has published papers in a variety of venues, with frequent publications in Ecosphere, Conservation Science and Practice, Journal of Wildlife Management, arXiv (Cornell University), and Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robin E. Russell include:

  • Principles and Mechanisms of Wildlife Population Persistence in the Face of Disease, 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Space matters: host spatial structure and the dynamics of plague transmission, 2021, Ecological Modelling

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robin E. Russell are Anne E. Ballmann, Trevor J. Hefley, Daniel P. Walsh, Evan H. Campbell Grant, and Gina Oh.

Best Publications

  • Distribution and Environmental Persistence of the Causative Agent of White-Nose Syndrome, Geomyces Destructans, in Bat Hibernacula of the Eastern United States

    Jeffrey M. Lorch;Laura K. Muller;Robin E. Russell;Michael O'Connor

  • Nest densities of cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage logging and time since wildfire

    Victoria A. Saab;Robin E. Russell;Jonathan G. Dudley

  • Modeling the effects of environmental disturbance on wildlife communities: avian responses to prescribed fire

    Robin E. Russell;J. Andrew Royle;Victoria A. Saab;John F. Lehmkuhl

  • Snag longevity in relation to wildfire and postfire salvage logging

    Robin E. Russell;Robin E. Russell;Victoria A. Saab;Victoria A. Saab;Jonathan G. Dudley;Jay J. Rotella

  • Estimating abundance of mountain lions from unstructured spatial sampling

    Robin E. Russell;J. Andrew Royle;Richard Desimone;Michael K. Schwartz

  • White-nose syndrome is likely to extirpate the endangered Indiana bat over large parts of its range

    Wayne E. Thogmartin;Carol A. Sanders-Reed;Jennifer A. Szymanski;Patrick C. McKann

  • Electrolyte depletion in white-nose syndrome bats.

    Paul M. Cryan;Carol Uphoff Meteyer;David S. Blehert;Jeffrey M. Lorch;Jeffrey M. Lorch

  • Nest-site selection by cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage logging.

    Victoria A. Saab;Robin E. Russell;Jonathan G. Dudley

  • Environmental Persistence of Brucella abortus in the Greater Yellowstone Area

    Keith Aune;Jack C. Rhyan;Robin Russell;Thomas J. Roffe

  • Using decision analysis to support proactive management of emerging infectious wildlife diseases

    Evan H Campbell Grant;Erin Muths;Rachel A Katz;Rachel A Katz;Stefano Canessa

  • Population consequences of movement decisions in a patchy landscape

    Robin E. Russell;Robert K. Swihart;Zhilan Feng

  • When mechanism matters: Bayesian forecasting using models of ecological diffusion.

    Trevor J. Hefley;Mevin B. Hooten;Robin E. Russell;Daniel P. Walsh

  • Integrating resource selection into spatial capture-recapture models for large carnivores

    K. M. Proffitt;J. F. Goldberg;M. Hebblewhite;R. Russell

  • Spatial variation in risk and consequence of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans introduction in the USA.

    Katherine L. D. Richgels;Katherine L. D. Richgels;Robin E. Russell;Michael J. Adams;C. LeAnn White

  • Wolf Population Dynamics in the U.S. Northern Rocky Mountains Are Affected by Recruitment and Human-Caused Mortality

    Justin A. Gude;Michael S. Mitchell;Robin E. Russell;Carolyn A. Sime

  • Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds in Bald Eagle Nestlings in the Upper Midwestern United States

    William T. Route;Robin E. Russell;Robin E. Russell;Robin E. Russell;Andrew B. Lindstrom;Andrew B. Lindstrom;Andrew B. Lindstrom;Mark J. Strynar;Mark J. Strynar;Mark J. Strynar

  • Tissue loss (white syndrome) in the coral Montipora capitata is a dynamic disease with multiple host responses and potential causes

    Thierry M. Work;Robin Russell;Greta S. Aeby

  • Analyzing designed experiments in distance sampling

    Stephen T. Buckland;Robin E. Russell;Brett G. Dickson;Victoria A. Saab

  • Causes of mortality in eagles submitted to the National Wildlife Health Center 1975–2013

    Robin E. Russell;J. Christian Franson

  • Habitat-Suitability Models for Cavity-Nesting Birds in a Postfire Landscape

    Robin E. Russell;Victoria A. Saab;Jonathan G. Dudley

Frequent Co-Authors

Victoria A. Saab
Victoria A. Saab US Forest Service
Evan H. Campbell Grant
Evan H. Campbell Grant United States Geological Survey
Wayne E. Thogmartin
Wayne E. Thogmartin United States Geological Survey
Michael S. Mitchell
Michael S. Mitchell University of Montana
Mevin B. Hooten
Mevin B. Hooten The University of Texas at Austin
Erin Muths
Erin Muths United States Geological Survey
Jay J. Rotella
Jay J. Rotella Montana State University
Reid N. Harris
Reid N. Harris James Madison University
Mark J. Strynar
Mark J. Strynar Environmental Protection Agency
J. Christian Franson
J. Christian Franson United States Geological Survey

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