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Rolf O. Peterson is affiliated with Michigan Technological University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with notable emphasis on subfields such as ecology, genetics, nature and landscape conservation, sociology and political science, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics including wildlife ecology and conservation, genetic diversity and population structure, genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, animal ecology and behavior studies, ecology and biodiversity studies, and rangeland and wildlife management.

Recent published papers by Rolf O. Peterson include:

  • Intended and unintended consequences of wolf restoration to Yellowstone and Isle Royale National Parks, 2021, Conservation Science and Practice
  • Genomic Underpinnings of Population Persistence in Isle Royale Moose, 2023, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Negative frequency-dependent prey selection by wolves and its implications on predator-prey dynamics, 2021, Animal Behaviour
  • Planned cull endangers Swedish wolf population, 2022, Science
  • Demographic history shapes North American gray wolf genomic diversity and informs species' conservation, 2023, Molecular Ecology

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peterson include:

  • John A. Vucetich
  • Sarah R. Hoy
  • Leah M. Vucetich
  • Kristin E. Brzeski
  • Robert K. Wayne

Peterson's works have appeared repeatedly in several publication venues with multiple publications especially in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Other venues featuring their research include Conservation Science and Practice, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Molecular Ecology, and Animal Behaviour.

Best Publications

  • Wolves, Moose, and Tree Rings on Isle Royale

    B. E. McLaren;R. O. Peterson

  • Snowmobile activity and glucocorticoid stress responses in wolves and elk

    Scott Creel;Jennifer E. Fox;Amanda Hardy;Jennifer Sands

  • Yellowstone after Wolves

    Douglas W. Smith;Rolf O. Peterson;Douglas B. Houston

  • Ecosystem consequences of wolf behavioural response to climate

    Eric S Post;Rolf O. Peterson;Nils Chr Stenseth;Brian E. McLaren

  • Wolf Ecology and Prey Relationships on Isle Royale

    Rolf Olin Peterson

  • INTROGRESSION OF COYOTE MITOCHONDRIAL DNA INTO SYMPATRIC NORTH AMERICAN GRAY WOLF POPULATIONS

    Niles Lehman;Andrew Eisenhawer;Andrew Eisenhawer;Kimberly Hansen;L. David Mech

  • Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction.

    Jacqueline A. Robinson;Jannikke Räikkönen;Leah M. Vucetich;John A. Vucetich

  • Food habits of the world's grey wolves

    Thomas M. Newsome;Thomas M. Newsome;Thomas M. Newsome;Luigi Boitani;Guillaume Chapron;Paolo Ciucci

  • Relationship of deer and moose populations to previous winters' snow

    L.D. Mech;R.E. McRoberts;R.O. Peterson;R.E. Page

  • THE EFFECT OF PREY AND PREDATOR DENSITIES ON WOLF PREDATION

    John A. Vucetich;Rolf O. Peterson;Carrie L. Schaefer

  • Wolves, moose, and the allometry of population cycles.

    R. O. Peterson;R. E. Page;K. M. Dodge

  • Leadership behavior in relation to dominance and reproductive status in gray wolves, Canis lupus

    Rolf O Peterson;Amy K Jacobs;Thomas D Drummer;L David Mech

  • Raven scavenging favours group foraging in wolves

    John A. Vucetich;Rolf O. Peterson;Thomas A. Waite

  • Population limitation and the wolves of Isle Royale

    Rolf O. Peterson;Nancy J. Thomas;Joanne M. Thurber;John A. Vucetich

  • The Rise and Fall of Isle Royale Wolves, 1975–1986

    Rolf O. Peterson;Richard E. Page

  • Conservation genetics of the endangered Isle Royale gray wolf

    R.K. Wayne;N. Lehman;D. Girman;P.J.P. Gogan

  • Wolves modulate soil nutrient heterogeneity and foliar nitrogen by configuring the distribution of ungulate carcasses

    Joseph K. Bump;Rolf O. Peterson;John A. Vucetich

  • Predator disease out-break modulates top-down, bottom-up and climatic effects on herbivore population dynamics

    Christopher C. Wilmers;Eric Post;Rolf O. Peterson;John A. Vucetich

  • Seasonal patterns of predation for gray wolves in the multi-prey system of Yellowstone National Park

    Matthew C. Metz;Douglas W. Smith;John A. Vucetich;Daniel R. Stahler

  • The influence of top–down, bottom–up and abiotic factors on the moose (Alces alces) population of Isle Royale

    John A. Vucetich;Rolf O. Peterson

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Vucetich
John A. Vucetich Michigan Technological University
Douglas W. Smith
Douglas W. Smith National Park Service
Warren B. Ballard
Warren B. Ballard Texas Tech University
Daniel R. Stahler
Daniel R. Stahler National Park Service
Charles C. Schwartz
Charles C. Schwartz United States Geological Survey
L. David Mech
L. David Mech United States Geological Survey
Eric Post
Eric Post University of California, Davis
Thomas M. Newsome
Thomas M. Newsome University of Sydney
Jeffrey L. Bada
Jeffrey L. Bada University of California, San Diego
Philip W. Hedrick
Philip W. Hedrick Arizona State University

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