Publications
272. Lamp* K, AM Holland, LP Waits, JL Bowman (in press) An evaluation of genetic survey methods for bobcats in Western Maryland. Wildlife Society Bulletin
271. Stacy*EM, M Robards, TS Jung, PM Kukka, J Sullivan, PA Hohenlohe, LP Waits (2025). Comparing microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms to evaluate genetic structure and diversity in wolverines (Gulo gulo) across Alaska and western Canada. Journal of Mammalogy, gyae151.
270. Turnock* MF, JE Teisberg, WF Kasworm, MR Falcy, MF. Proctor, LP Waits (2024) Gene flow prevents genetic diversity loss despite small effective population size in fragmented grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) populations. Conservation Genetics https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-024-01666-y
269. Sévêque$ A, RC Lonsinger, LP Waits, KE Brzeski, LM Komoroske, C Ott-Conn, SL Mayhew, CD Norton, TR Petroelje, JD Swenson, DJ Morin(2024) Sources of bias in applying close-kin mark–recapture to terrestrial game species with different demography and life history. Ecology 105(3), p.e4244.
268. Jensen* A, M Muthersbaugh, M Ruth, CR Butfiloski, J Cantrell, J., J Adams, LP Waits, JC Kilgo, DS Jachowski (2024) Resource pulses shape seasonal and individual variation in the diet of an omnivorous carnivore. Ecology and Evolution 14(7): e11632.
267. Garrett* M, S Nerkowski, S Kieran, N Campbell, S Barbosa, C Conway, P Hohenlohe, LP Waits (2024) Development and validation of a GT-seq panel for genetic monitoring in a threatened species using minimally invasive sampling. Ecology and Evolution 14(5): e11321.
266. Helmstetter* NA, CJ Conway, S Roberts, JR Adams, PD Makela, LP Waits (2024). Predator‐specific mortality of sage‐grouse nests based on predator DNA on eggshells. Ecology and Evolution 14(10): e70213.
265.Paprocki* N., S Blair, CJ Conway, J Adams, S Nerkowski, S., J Kidd, LP Waits (2024).
Comparison of Seven DNA Metabarcoding Sampling Methods to Assess Diet in a Large Avian
Predator. Environmental DNA 6(4): e70000.
264. Helmstetter* N. A., Conway, C. J., Roberts, S., Makela, P. D., & Waits, L. P. (2024). The Influence
of Grazing on the Spatiotemporal Activity Patterns of a Primary Sage-Grouse Nest Predator.
Rangeland Ecology & Management.
263.Rebholdtz* P, LP Waits, D Ausband (in press) Cooperative breeding behavior of gray wolves makes
them more vulnerable to harvest. Wildlife Society Bulletin
262.Fetherston* SC, RC Lonsinger, LB Perkins, CP Lehman, JR Adams, LP Waits (2024). Genetic
analysis of harvest samples reveals population structure in a highly mobile generalist carnivore.
Ecology and Evolution 14(5): e11411.
261. Williams* A, LP Waits, JR Adams, DS Jachowski (2023). Dietary overlap of sympatric terrestrial mammalian carnivores within coastal impoundments of South Carolina. Southeastern Naturalist, 22, 481-497.
260. Von Duyke, AL, JA Crawford, L Quakenbush, JR Adams, LP Waits (2023). Determination of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) individual genotype and sex based on DNA extracted from paw-prints in snow. Frontiers in Conservation Science, 4, 1166279.
259. Grossfurthner* LP, ER Milano, PA Hohenlohe, LP Waits, BA Richardson (2023). Population structure and hybridization under contemporary and future climates in a heteroploid foundational shrub species (Artemisia tridentata). Frontiers in Plant Science, 14, 1155868.
258. Tumendemberel*O, SA Hendricks, PA Hohenlohe, J Sullivan, A Zedrosser, M Sæbø, MF Proctor, JL Koprowski, LP Waits (2023) Range-wide evolutionary relationships and historical demography of brown bears (Ursus arctos) revealed by whole-genome sequencing of isolated central Asian populations. Molecular Ecology 32: 5156-5169.
257. Barnes TM, Karlin, M., Adams, J.R., Waits, L.P., Hinton, J.W., Henderson, J. and Brzeski, K.E. (in press) Significant amounts of red wolf ancestry detected in a population of coyotes on Galveston Island, Texas. Ecology and Evolution
256. Andrews KR, T Seaborn, JP Egan, MW Fagnan, DD New, Z Chen, PA Hohenlohe, LP Waits, CC Caudill, SR Narum (2023) Whole genome resequencing identifies local adaptation associated with environmental variation for redband trout. Molecular Ecology 32:800-818.
255. Ray, A.M., Spear, S.F., Girdner, S.F., Buktenica, M.W., Hering, D.K., Torresdal, J.D., Parker, M.S. And Waits, L.P. (2022) Do newts at crater lake represent a distinctly evolving population of rough-skinned newts? Herpetological Conservation and Biology 17:521-538.
254. LokS, T Lau, B Trost, M Enstrom, E Stacy, LP Waits, M Scrafford, SW Scherer(2022) A Resource for Conservation Genomics: A Chromosomal-Level Reference Genome Assembly of the North American Wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus). G3, 12(8), p.jkac138.
253. vonHoldt BM, JW Hinton, AC Shutt, S Murphy, ML Karlin, JR Adams, LP Waits, KE Brzeski(2022) Reviving ghost alleles: Genetically admixed coyotes along the American Gulf Coast are critical for saving the endangered red wolf. Science Advances 8(26): p.eabn7731
252. Ordóñez-Delgado L, C Iñiguez-Armijos, M Díaz, A Escudero, E Gosselin*, LP Waits, CI Espinosa (2022) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Urbanization: Response of a Bird Community in the Neotropical Andes. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution:227.
251. Chen Z, L Grossfurthner*, JL Loxterman, J Masingale*, BA Richardson, T Seaborn, B Smith*, LP Waits, SR Narum (2022) Applying genomics in assisted migration under climate change: Framework, empirical applications, and case studies. Evolutionary Applications 15:3-21.
250. Laikre L, Hohenlohe PA, Allendorf FW, Bertola LD, Breed MF, Bruford MW, Funk WC,….LP Waits, C Vernnesi, S Hoban (2021) Authors’ Reply to Letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD. Conservation Genetics. 22:533–536.
249. Salom-Pérez*R, C Wultsch, JR Adams, S Soto-Fournier, GA Gutiérrez-Espeleta, LP Waits (2022) Genetic diversity and population structure for ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in Costa Rica. Journal of Mammalogy 103:68-81.
248. Kupferman* CA, AP Crupi, LP Waits, SL Gilbert (2021) Spatial and temporal partitioning of mustelids in Southeast Alaska. Ecosphere 12(11), p.e03827.
247. Murphy SM, JR Adams, LP Waits, JJ Cox (2021) Evaluating otter reintroduction outcomes using genetic spatial capture-recapture modified for dendritic networks. Ecology and evolution, 11: 15047-15061.
246. Bishop C, LP Waits, J Mawdsley (2021) A place for universities on the map. Wildlife Professional. 15:43-47.
245. Alshwairikh YA*, SL Kroeze*, J Olsson*, SA Stephens-Cardenas, WL Swain*, LP Waits, RL Horn, SR Narum, and T Seaborn. (2021) Influence of Environmental Conditions at Spawning Sites and Migration Routes on Adaptive Variation and Population Connectivity in Chinook Salmon. Ecology and Evolution. 11:16890–16908.
244. Barbosa S, Andrews K, Goldberg A, Gour D, Hohenlohe P, Conway C, Waits L. (2021) The role of neutral and adaptive genomic variation in population diversification and speciation in two ground squirrel species of conservation concern. Molecular Ecology 30:4673-4694.
243. Tumendemberel*O, JM Tebbenkamp, A Zedrosser, MF Proctor, EJ Blomberg, DJ Morin, F Rosell, HV Reynolds, JR Adams, LP Waits (2021) Long-term monitoring using DNA sampling reveals the dire demographic status of the critically endangered Gobi bear. Ecosphere 12(8), e03696.
242. Barbosa S, KR Andrews, R Harris, D Signh-Gour, JR Adams, EF Cassirer, H Miyasaki, HM Schwantje, LP Waits (2021) Genetic diversity and divergence among Bighorn Sheep from reintroduced herds in Washington and Idaho. Journal of Wildlife Management 85:1214-1231.
241. LonsingerRC, RN Knight, LP Waits(2021) Detection criteria and post-field sample processing influence results and cost efficiency of occupancy-based monitoring. Ecological Applications 31(7), e02404.
240. Pugesek ^, G, M Mumma, S Mahoney, LP Waits (2021) Molecular evaluation of black bear abundance and prey consumption following diversionary feeding. Ursus 32e14: 1-11.
239. Hudon* SF, EP Hurtado, JD Beck, SJ Burden, DP Bendixsen, KR Callery, JS Forbey, LP Waits, RA Miller, JA Heath, EJ Hayden (2021) Primers to highly conserved elements optimized for qPCR‐based telomere length measurement in vertebrates. Molecular Ecology Resources 21: 59-67.
238. Martin* KR, LP Waits, CE Parent (2021) Teaching an old shell new tricks: Extracting DNA from current, historic and ancient mollusk shells. Bioscience 71:235-248
237. Martin A, EF Cassirer, LP Waits, RK Plowright, PC Cross, KR Andrews(2021) Genomic association with pathogen carriage in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). Ecology and Evolution 11:2488-2502
236. Lonsinger RC, Kluever BM, Hall LK, Larsen RT, Gese EM, Waits LP, Knight RN (2020) A review and recommendations for conservation of kit foxes in the Great Basin Desert. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 11 (2): 679–698.
235. Woodruff SP, DR Eacker, LP Waits (2020) Estimating coyote densities with local, discrete Bayesian capture-recapture models. Journal of Wildlife Management. 85:73-86
234. Bassing SB, DE Ausband, MS Mitchell, MK Schwartz, JJ Nowak, GC Hale, LP Waits (2020) Immigration does not offset harvest mortality in groups of a cooperatively breeding carnivore. Animal Conservation 23:750–761.
233. Hoban, S., Bruford, M., Jackson, J. D. U., Lopes-Fernandes, M., Heuertz, M., Hohenlohe, P. A., LP Waits… & Aitken, S. (2020). Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved. Biological Conservation, 248: 108654.
232. Ausband, DE, LP Waits. (2020). Does harvest affect genetic diversity in grey wolves? Molecular Ecology, 29:3187-3195.
231. Goldberg AR, CJ Conway, DC Tank, KR Andrews, DS Gour, LP Waits (2020) Diet of a rare herbivore based on DNA metabarcoding of feces: Selection, seasonality, and survival. Ecology and evolution. 10:7627-7643.
230. BalkenholN*, MK Schwartz, RM Inman, JP Copeland, JS Squires, NJ Anderson, LP Waits(2020) Landscape genetics of wolverines (Gulo gulo): Scale-dependent effects of bio-climatic, topographic and anthropogenic variables. Journal of Mammalogy 101:790-803.
229. Clendenin* HR, JR Adams, DE Ausband, JA Hayden, PA Hohenlohe, LP Waits (2020) Combing harvest and genetics to estimate reproduction in wolves. Journal of Wildlife Management 84:492-504.
228. Wirsing AJ, TP Quinn, JR Adams, LP Waits (2020) Optimizing selection of brown bear hair for noninvasive genetic analysis. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44:94-100.