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These research papers were written by students funded in part by the AAS Trust. Each title links to a PDF of the paper.

• Amlaner, Charles J., and Withgott, James H.
  
  Transmitter implantation techniques in black rat snakes
• Baecher, Joseph; Vogrinc, Philip; Guzy, Jacquelyn; Kross, Chelsea; and Willson, John D.
  
  Herpetofaunal communities in restored and unrestored remnant tallgrass prairie and associated wetlands in Northwest Arkansas, USA
• Ballam, Joan
  
  The use of soaring by the Red-tailed Hawk
• Bay, Michael
  
  Breeding birds in early successional oldfields: the effect of area on community structure
• Brown, Jeremy; Benson, Thomas; and Bednarz, James
  
  Vegetation characteristics of Swainson's Warbler habitat at the White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas
• Burnside, Fred, and Shepherd, William
  
  Population trends of the Loggerhead Shrike in Arkansas
• Darrah, Abigail and Smith, Kimberly
  
  Comparison of foraging behaviors and movement patterns of the Wedge-billed Woodcreeper traveling alone and in mixed-species flocks in Amazonian Ecuador
• Deshwal, Anant; Panwar ,Pooja; Neal, Joe; and Young, Mathew
  
  Using long-term citizen science data to understand distribution and habitat use of an irruptive species
• Donahue, Emily; Krajcir, Kevin; Bryant, Lee; Raibley, Rhett; Wessels, Jacob; Youtz, Joe; Boves, Than
  
  Non-breeding behavior and diet of Loggerhead Shrikes in an intensive agricultural region
• Fournier, Auriel, and Krementz, David
  
  Nocturnal distance sampling all-terrain vehicle surveys for nonbreeding rails
• Haggerty, Thomas
  
  Aspects of the breeding biology and productivity of Bachman's Sparrow in Central Arkansas
• Hagler, Samantha J.; Gibbons, Andrea; Bednarz, James C.; Clark, William S.; and Bonter, David
  
  Nest Provisioning and Sociality at Harris's Hawk Nests in South Texas
• Harrod, Sara
  
  Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) rear four broods to apparent fledging in northeastern Arkansas
• Harrod, Sara and Rolland, Virginie
  
  Demographic responses of eastern bluebirds to climatic variability in northeastern Arkansas
• Herbert, John; Chakraborty, Avishek; Naylor, Luke; Beatty, William; Krementz, David
  
  Effects of landscape structure and temporal habitat dynamics on wintering mallard abundance
• Herbert, John; Chakraborty, Avishek; Naylor, Luke; Krementz, David
  
  Habitat Associations of wintering dabbling ducks in the Arkansas Mississippi Alluvial Valley; implications for waterfowl managements beyond the mallard
• Hill, Jacques and Beaupre, Steven
  
  Body Size, Growth, and Reproduction in a Population of Western Cottonmouths in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas
• Hodgens, Lynn; Blumenshine, Steven; and Bednarz, James
  
  Great Blue Heron predation on stocked Rainbow Trout in an Arkansas tailwater fishery
• Johnson Miller, Sara
  
  Sibling Aggression, Feeding Rates, and Hatch Rank of Nestling Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus)
• Kannan, Ragupathy
  
  Breeding biology of the Great Pied Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) in the Anaimalai Hills of southern India
• Kannan, Ragupathy
  
  Fig trees (Ficus), captive elephants, and conservation of hornbills and other frugivores in an Indian wildlife sanctuary
• Kannan, Ragupathy
  
  Fruiting phenology and the conservation of the Great Pied Hornbill in the Western Ghats of southern India
• Kannan, Ragupathy
  
  Nesting habitat of the Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) in the Anaimalai Hills of southern India
• Kannan, Ragupathy
  
  Phenological studies of hornbill fruit trees in tropical rainforests: methodologies, problems, and pitfalls
• Kannan, Ragupathy
  
  Wild Great Hornbills (Buceros bicornis) do not use mud to seal nest cavities
• Kearny, Valerie
  
  Microhabitat of Myotis leibii summer roosts at the southwestern periphery of their range
• Kearny, Valerie; Perry, Roge; Risch, Thomas; Rolland, Virginie
  
  Distribution and roost site selection of Eastern Small-footed Bats in mountains of west-central Arkansas
• Kross, Chelsea; Dodd, Allyn; Mariage, Philip; and Willson, John D
  
  Timing of oviposition influences the effects of a non-native grass on amphibian development.
• Long, Andrea and Locher, Alexandra
  
  American Woodcocks' use of pine plantation habitat during spring In Central Arkansas
• Matthews, A. E., Trevelline, B. K., Wijeratne, A. J., & Boves, T. J.
  
  Picky eaters: Selective microbial diet of avian ectosymbionts.
• Matthews, Alix; Larkin, Jeffery; Raybuck, Douglas; Slevin, Morgan; Stoleson, Scott; and Boves, Than
  
  Feather mite abundance varies but symbiotic nature of mite-host relationship does not differ between two ecologically dissimilar warblers
• Matthews, Alix; Larking, Jeffery; Raybuck, Douglas; and Hager, Stephan
  
  Cophylogenetic assessment of New World warblers (Parulidae) and their symbiotic feather mites (Proctophyllodidae)
• Preston, Charles
  
  Differential perch site selection by color morphs of the Red-tailed Hawk
• Preston, Charles
  
  Environmental influence on soaring in wintering Red-tailed Hawks
• Pruitt, Mitchell and K. G. Smith
  
  History and Fall Migration of Northern Saw-Whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) in Arkansas
• Robertson, Stephen and Baltosser, William
  
  Deer Browsing Influences Population Dynamics of the Ozark Baltimore Checkerspot (Euphydryas phaeton ozarkae: Nymphalidae)
• Robertson, Stephen and Baltosser, William
  
  Ozark Baltimore Checkerspot oviposition selection favors more vigorous hosts
• Robertson, Stephen and Baltosser, William
  
  The Ozark Baltimore Checkerspot, Euphydryas phaeton ozarkae (Nymphalidae): Life History in Northern Arkansas
• Robinson, Christopher, and Gifford, Matthew
  
  Intraseasonal changes of patch color in Prairie Lizards
• Rolland, Virginie; Balenger, Susan; Grinstaff, Jenniger; Siefferman, Lynn
  
  Natural Selection after Severe Winter Favors Larger and Duller Bluebirds
• Ronke, Eliese, and Krementz, David
  
  Changes in distribution of Canada Geese nesting in Arkansas
• Scarlett, Todd and Smith, Kimberly
  
  Acorn preference of urban Blue Jays during fall and spring in Northwest Arkansas
• Sharrow, Ty; Boves, Than; Rolland, Virginie
  
  Nest Box Cameras Provide Insight into Causes of Nest Failure for American Kestrels
• Short Jeffrey
  
  Patterns of alpha-diversity and abundance in breeding bird communities across North America
• Slevin, Morgan; Matthews, Alix; and Boves, Than
  
  Prothonotary Warbler demography and nest site selection in natural and artificial cavities in bottomland forests of Arkansas
• Smith, Kimberly
  
  Distribution of summer birds along a forest moisture gradient in an Ozark watershed
• Stephenson, Phillip; Dowling, Ashley; and Krementz, David
  
  Bee communities of emergent wetland under restoration in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley of Arkansas
• Terry, J., E. Field, and L. Neuman-Lee
  
  Assessment of glucocorticoids, sex steroids, and innate immunity in wild red-eared slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans)
• Tomke, Sarah, and Kellner, Chris
  
  Genotyping validates the efficacy of photographic identification in capture-mark-recapture study based on the head scale patterns of the Prairie Lizard
• Tonra, Christopher; Hallworth, Michael; Boves, Than; Reese, Jessie; Bulluck, Lesley; et al.
  
  Concentration of a widespread breeding population in a few critically important nonbreeding areas: Migratory connectivity in the Prothonotary Warbler
• Veon, John; DeGregorio, Brett; Naylor, Luke; Reinecke, Kenneth; Dabbert, Brad; et al.
  
  Body mass dynamics in wintering Mallards in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley
• Veon, John; McClung, Maureen
  
  Disturbance of wintering waterbirds by simulated road traffic noise in Arkansas wetlands
• Wessels, Jacob and Boves, Than
  
  Cerulean Warblers in the Ozark region: habitat selection, breeding biology, survival, and space use
• White, Donald, and James, Douglas
  
  Differential use of freshwater environments by wintering waterfowl of coastal Texas
• Widner, Michael; James, Doug; Smith, Kimberly; and Cartwright, Michael
  
  Reproduction, Dispersal, and Survivorship of Ruffed Grouse Reintroduced into Arkansas
• Withgott, James H.
  
  Post-prandial chemosensory searching in black rat snakes
• Withgott, James H. and Amlaner, Charles J.
  
  Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta: Response to fire
• Withgott, James H., and Amlaner, Charles J.
  
  Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta: Foraging
• Withgott, James H., and Amlaner, Charles J.
  
  Monitoring body temperature and nocturnal activity of snakes with implanted transmitters
• Wittenberg, Sara; Lehnen, Sarah; and Smith, Kimberly
  
  Use of stable isotopes of hydrogen to predict data origins of juvenile Merlins and Northern Harriers migrating through the Florida Keys
• Worm, Alexander; Roeder, Diane; Husak, Michael; Fluker, Brook; and Boves, Than
  
  Characterizing patterns of introgressive hybridization between two species of Tyrannus following concurrent range expansion
• Wynia, Amy and Bednarz, James
  
  Evidence of nest material kleptoparasitism in Worm- eating Warblers (Helmitheros vermivorum) in east- central Arkansas
• Wynia, Amy; Rolland, Virginie; and Bednarz, James
  
  Rat snakes, cowbirds, and vines lower passerine nest survival in remnant bottomland hardwood forests in east-central Arkansas, USA