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Overview

Travis L. DeVault is affiliated with the University of Georgia in the United States and specializes in environmental science, with a significant focus on ecology. Their research portfolio encompasses a variety of topics including wildlife ecology and conservation, avian ecology and behavior, and wildlife-road interactions and conservation. Additional research interests include species distribution and climate change, animal behavior and reproduction, rangeland and wildlife management, and animal ecology and behavior studies.

Their recent publications reveal a concentration on ecological dynamics and interactions affecting terrestrial vertebrates and mammals, often exploring aspects related to road use and scavenger networks. Notable papers include:

  • "A review of ecological factors promoting road use by mammals" (2020), published in Mammal Review
  • "Network structure of vertebrate scavenger assemblages at the global scale: drivers and ecosystem functioning implications" (2020), published in Ecography
  • "Functional traits driving species role in the structure of terrestrial vertebrate scavenger networks" (2021), published in Ecology
  • "Use of avian GPS tracking to mitigate human fatalities from bird strikes caused by large soaring birds" (2021), published in Journal of Applied Ecology
  • "Research note: A 50-year increase in vehicle mortality of North American mammals" (2020), published in Landscape and Urban Planning

Coauthor collaborations have been a recurrent feature in DeVault's work, with frequent partnerships including:

  • Olin E. Rhodes (11 publications)
  • Jacob E. Hill (7 publications)
  • Morgan B. Pfeiffer (7 publications)
  • Esteban Fernández-Juricic (7 publications)
  • Jerrold L. Belant (6 publications)

Publication venues favored by DeVault demonstrate engagement with journals relevant to ecology and applied environmental studies. These include:

  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment (2 publications)
  • Mammal Review (1 publication)
  • Ecography (1 publication)
  • Ecology (1 publication)

Their contributions primarily span the field of environmental science, with 73 publications emphasizing ecological disciplines and subfields such as:

  • Ecology (61 publications)
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (6 publications)
  • Ecological Modeling (4 publications)
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation (2 publications)
  • Small Animals (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Scavenging by vertebrates: behavioral, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives on an important energy transfer pathway in terrestrial ecosystems

    Travis L. DeVault;Olin E. Rhodes;John A. Shivik

  • A review of mitigation measures for reducing wildlife mortality on roadways

    David J. Glista;Travis L. DeVault;J. Andrew DeWoody

  • The Need to Quantify Ecosystem Services Provided By Birds

    Daniel G. Wenny;Travis L. Devault;Matthew D. Johnson;Dave Kelly

  • Factors influencing the acquisition of rodent carrion by vertebrate scavengers and decomposers

    Travis L DeVault;I Lehr Brisbin;Olin E Rhodes

  • Supplementary feeding and endangered avian scavengers: benefits, caveats, and controversies

    Ainara Cortés‐Avizanda;Guillermo Blanco;Travis L DeVault;Anil Markandya

  • Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter

    M. Eric Benbow;Philip S. Barton;Michael D. Ulyshen;James C. Beasley

  • Cause‐specific mortality of the world’s terrestrial vertebrates

    Jacob E. Hill;Travis L. DeVault;Jerrold L. Belant

  • Interspecific variation in wildlife hazards to aircraft: Implications for airport wildlife management

    Travis L. DeVault;Jerrold L. Belant;Bradley F. Blackwell;Thomas W. Seamans

  • Wildlife collisions with aircraft: a missing component of land-use planning for airports.

    Bradley F. Blackwell;Travis L. DeVault;Esteban Fernández-Juricic;Richard A. Dolbeer

  • Animal reactions to oncoming vehicles: a conceptual review.

    Steven L. Lima;Bradley F. Blackwell;Travis L. DeVault;Esteban Fernández-Juricic

  • Mesopredators dominate competition for carrion in an agricultural landscape

    Travis L. DeVault;Zachary H. Olson;James C. Beasley;Olin E. Rhodes;Olin E. Rhodes

  • A Hierarchical Analysis of Habitat Selection by Raccoons in Northern Indiana

    James C. Beasley;Travis L. Devault;Monica I. Retamosa;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Carrion cycling in food webs: comparisons among terrestrial and marine ecosystems

    James C. Beasley;Z. H. Olson;T. L. Devault

  • Identification of vertebrate scavengers of small mammal carcasses in a forested landscape

    Travis L. DeVault;Olin E. Rhodes

  • Home-Range Attributes of Raccoons in a Fragmented Agricultural Region of Northern Indiana

    James C. Beasley;Travis L. Devault;Olin E. Rhodes

  • No single solution: application of behavioural principles in mitigating human–wildlife conflict

    Bradley F. Blackwell;Travis L. DeVault;Esteban Fernández-Juricic;Eric M. Gese

  • Exploiting avian vision with aircraft lighting to reduce bird strikes

    Bradley F. Blackwell;Travis L. DeVault;Thomas W. Seamans;Steven L. Lima

  • Scavenging in the Anthropocene: Human impact drives vertebrate scavenger species richness at a global scale.

    Esther Sebastián‐González;Jomar Magalhães Barbosa;Juan M. Pérez‐García;Juan M. Pérez‐García;Zebensui Morales‐Reyes

  • A review of ecological factors promoting road use by mammals

    Jacob E. Hill;Jacob E. Hill;Travis L. DeVault;Jerrold L. Belant

  • Scavenger community response to the removal of a dominant scavenger

    Z. H. Olson;J. C. Beasley;Travis L DeVault;O. E. Rhodes Jr.

  • SCAVENGING BY SNAKES: AN EXAMINATION OF THE LITERATURE

    Travis L. DeVault;Aaron R. Krochmal

  • RECLAIMED COAL MINE GRASSLANDS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR HENSLOW'S SPARROWS IN THE AMERICAN MIDWEST

    Robb A. Bajema;Travis L. DeVault;Peter E. Scott;Steven L. Lima

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerrold L. Belant
Jerrold L. Belant SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Olin E. Rhodes
Olin E. Rhodes University of Georgia
James C. Beasley
James C. Beasley University of Georgia
Esteban Fernández-Juricic
Esteban Fernández-Juricic Purdue University West Lafayette
Steven L. Lima
Steven L. Lima Indiana State University
José A. Sánchez-Zapata
José A. Sánchez-Zapata Miguel Hernandez University
Marcos Moleón
Marcos Moleón University of Granada
Antoni Margalida
Antoni Margalida Spanish National Research Council
José A. Donázar
José A. Donázar Spanish National Research Council
Ainara Cortés-Avizanda
Ainara Cortés-Avizanda Spanish National Research Council

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