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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
  • Bollinger, Ella
    Influence of Biting Insects on Growth and Condition of Nestling Eastern Bluebirds
  • 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
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