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David A.W. Miller

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dxm84@psu.edu
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(814) 863-1598

411 Forest Resources Bl
Park Avenue
University Park, PA 16802

Elsevier Pure Profile
IEE Research Themes
Health and the Environment
Water Sustainability
Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor, Ecosystem Science and Management

Research Summary

Research interests include population ecology, quantitative ecology, avian and amphibian ecology, conservation decision analysis and life-history evolution.

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Research Keywords

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Amphibians
Life History
Occupancy
Species Distribution
Climate Change
Branta Canadensis
Population Dynamics
Anura
Americans
Salamander
Autocorrelation
Canada Goose
Occupancy Models
Spring
Plethodon Cinereus
North America
Amphibian Community
Garter Snake
Species Occurrence
Protected Areas

Projects

A ruffed grouse drumming on a log in the forest
Modeling the Risk of West Nile Virus to Ruffed Grouse Populations in Pennsylvania

Recent Publications

Shifting Gears in a Shifting Climate: Birds Adjust Migration Speed in Response to Spring Vegetation Green-Up

Amaral, B. R., Youngflesh, C., Tingley, M. & Miller, D. A. W., May 2025, In: Diversity and Distributions. 31, 5, e70033.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integrated movement models for individual tracking and species distribution data

Buderman, F. E., Hanks, E. M., Ruiz-Gutierrez, V., Shull, M., Murphy, R. K. & Miller, D. A. W., Feb 2025, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16, 2, p. 345-361 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

When the wild things are: Defining mammalian diel activity and plasticity

Devarajan, K., Fidino, M., Farris, Z. J., Adalsteinsson, S. A., Andrade-Ponce, G., Angstmann, J. L., Anthonysamy, W., Aquino, J., Asefa, A., Avila, B., Bailey, L. L., de Sousa Barbosa, L. M., de Frias Barreto, M., Barton, O., Bates, C. E., Beltrão, M. G., Bird, T., Biro, E. G., Bisi, F. & Bohórquez, D. & 197 others, Boyce, M., Brashares, J. S., Bullington, G., Burns, P., Burr, J., Butler, A. R., Calhoun, K. L., Cao, T. T., Casado, N., Cepeda-Duque, J. C., Cepek, J. D., Chiarello, A. G., Collins, M., Cordeiro-Estrela, P., Costa, S., Cremonesi, G., Cristescu, B., Cruz, P., de Albuquerque, A. C. F., De Angelo, C., de Campos, C. B., de Sena, L. M. M., Di Bitetti, M., de Matos Dias, D., Diefenbach, D., Doherty, T. S., Dos Santos, T. P., Duarte, G. T., Eppley, T. M., Erb, J., Esteves, C. F., Evans, B., Falcão, M. L. M., Fernandes-Ferreira, H., Fieberg, J. R., de Souza Filho, L. C. F., Fisher, J., Fortin, M. J., Gale, G. A., Gallo, T., Ganoe, L. S., Garcia-Anleu, R., Gaynor, K. M., Gelmi-Candusso, T. A., Gichuru, P. N., Gomez, Q., Green, A. M., Guimarães, L. N., Haight, J. D., Harris, L. R., Hawn, Z. D., Heiman, J., Hoang, H. Q., Huebner, S., Iannarilli, F., Iezzi, M. E., Ivan, J. S., Jaspers, K. J., Jordan, M. J., Kamilar, J., Kane, M., Karimi, M. H., Kelly, M., Kohl, M. T., Kuvlesky, W. P., Ladle, A., Larson, R. N., Le, Q. T., Le, D., Le, V. S., Lehrer, E. W., Lendrum, P. E., Lewis, J., Link, A., Lizcano, D. J., Lombardi, J. V., Long, R., López-Tello, E., Lugarini, C., Lugo, D., MacKay, P., Madadi, M., Magalhães, R. A., Magle, S. B., Maia, L. H. R. D., Mandujano, S., Marchenkova, T., Marinho, P. H., Marker, L., Pardo, J. M., Martinoli, A., Massara, R. L., Masseloux, J., Matiukhina, D., Mayer, A., Mazariegos, L., McClung, M. R., McInturff, A., McPhail, D., Mertl, A., Middaugh, C. R., Miller, D., Mills, D., Miquelle, D., Miritis, V., Moll, R. J., Molnár, P., Montgomery, R. A., Morelli, T. L., Mortelliti, A., Mueller, R. I., Mukhacheva, A. S., Mullen, K., Murphy, A., Nepomuceno, V., Ngoprasert, D., Nguyen, A., Van Nguyen, T., Nguyen, V. T., Quang, H. A. N., Nipko, R., Nobre, A. C. C., Northrup, J., Owen, M. A., Paglia, A. P., Palmer, M. S., Palomo-Munoz, G., Pardo, L. E., Parks, C., de Oliveira Paschoal, A. M., Patterson, B., Paviolo, A., Pejchar, L., Pendergast, M. E., Perotto-Baldivieso, H. L., Petrov, T., Poisson, M. K. P., Polli, D. J., Pourmirzai, M., Reebin, A., Remine, K. R., Rich, L., Richardson, C. S., Robino, F., Rocha, D. G., Rocha, F. L., Rodrigues, F. H. G., Rohnke, A. T., Ryan, T. J., Salsbury, C. M., Sander, H. A., da Cruz Santos-Cavalcante, N. M., Sekercioglu, C. H., Seryodkin, I., Setiawan, D. H., Shadloo, S., Shahhosseini, M., Shannon, G., Shier, C. J., Smith, G. B., Snyder, T., Sollmann, R., Sparks, K. L., Sribuarod, K., St Clair, C. C., Stankowich, T., Steinmetz, R., Stevenson, C. J., Sunarto Sunarto, S., Surasinghe, T. D., Sutyrina, S. V., Swaisgood, R. R., Taktehrani, A., Thapa, K., Thorton, M., Tilker, A., Tobler, M. W., Tran, V. B., Tucker, J., Van Horn, R. C., Vargas-Soto, J. S., Velásquez-C, K. L., Venter, J., Venticinque, E. M., Verschueren, S., Wampole, E., Watchorn, D. J., Wearn, O. R., Weiss, K. C. B., Welschen, A., Widodo, F. A., Williamson, J., Wilting, A., Wittemyer, G., Zavaleta, A., Zellmer, A. J. & Gerber, B. D., Feb 28 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 9, p. eado3843

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Food availability has direct and delayed effects on structural growth and body reserves in garter snakes

Dinsmore, C. R., Bronikowski, A., Sparkman, A. M., Davis, C., Muñoz, D., Avery, J., Arnold, S. J. & Miller, D. A. W., Jan 2025, In: Ecology. 106, 1, e4523.

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Pan-amphibia distribution of the fungal parasite Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis varies with species and temperature

Grear, D. A., Adams, M. J., Backlin, A. R., Barichivich, W. J., Brand, A. B., Bucciarelli, G. M., Calhoun, D. L., Chestnut, T., Davenport, J. M., Dietrich, A. E., DiRenzo, G. V., Fisher, R. N., Glorioso, B. M., Grant, E. H. C., Halstead, B. J., Hayes, M. P., Hossack, B. R., Kain, M., Kleeman, P. M. & Lorch, J. M. & 17 others, McCreary, B., Miller, D. A. W., Mosher, B. A., Muths, E., Pearl, C. A., Robinson, C. W., Roth, M. F., Rowe, J. C., Sadinski, W. J., Sigafus, B. H., Stasiak, I., Sweet, S., Waddle, J. H., Walls, S. C., Watkins-Colwell, G. J., Williams, L. A. & Winzeler, M. E., Feb 2025, In: Ecological Monographs. 95, 1, e70001.

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Independent and interactive effects of disease and methylmercury on demographic rates across multiple amphibian populations

Kain, M. P., Hossack, B. R., Smalling, K. L., Halstead, B. J., Grear, D. A., Miller, D. A. W., Adams, M. J., Backlin, A. R., Barichivich, W. J., Eagles-Smith, C. A., Emery, C., Fleming, J. E., Fisher, R. N., Gallegos, E., Lor, D. J., Kleeman, P. M., Muths, E., Pan, T., Pearl, C. A. & Robinson, C. W. & 5 others, Rumrill, C., Tornabene, B. J., Waddle, J. H., Walls, S. C. & Grant, E. H. C., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 17314.

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Persistence of sub-clinical infections caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in stream anurans in South Asia

Sreedharan, G., Komanduri, K. P., Miller, D. & Vasudevan, K., Nov 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 11, e70458.

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PRINCES AND PAUPERS: EFFECTS OF ANNUAL AND EARLY-LIFE RESOURCE VARIABILITY ON DEMOGRAPHY IN POPULATIONS OF COMMON GARTER SNAKES, THAMNOPHIS SIRTALIS

Dinsmore, C., Bronikowski, A., Sparkman, A. M., Muñoz, D., Davis, C. L., Avery, J., Arnold, S. J. & Miller, D. A. W., Aug 22 2024, In: Journal of Herpetology. 58, 2, p. 173-187 15 p.

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Range-wide salamander densities reveal a key component of terrestrial vertebrate biomass in eastern North American forests

Grant, E. H. C., Fleming, J., Bastiaans, E., Brand, A. B., Brooks, J. L., Devlin, C., Epp, K., Evans, M., Fisher-Reid, M. C., Gratwicke, B., Grayson, K. L., Haydt, N. T., Hernández-Pacheco, R., Hocking, D. J., Hyde, A., Losito, M., MacKnight, M. G., Matlaga, T. J. H., Mead, L. & Muñoz, D. & 10 others, Peterman, W., Puza, V., Shafer, C., Sterrett, S. C., Sutherland, C., Thompson, L. M., Warwick, A. R., Wright, A. D., Yurewicz, K. & Miller, D. A. W., Aug 14 2024, In: Biology Letters. 20, 8, 20240033.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Life-history traits govern the habitat use of diverse amphibian assemblages in an agroforest landscape matrix

Sankararaman, V. & Miller, D. A. W., Feb 2024, In: Animal Conservation. 27, 1, p. 86-97 12 p.

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Evaluating trade-offs in spatial versus temporal replication when estimating avian community composition and predicting species distributions

Van Wilgenburg, S. L., Miller, D. A. W., Iles, D. T., Haché, S., Francis, C. M., Hope, D. D., Toms, J. D. & Drake, K. L., Apr 2024, In: Avian Conservation and Ecology. 19, 1, 11.

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Updated range map of an endangered salamander and congeneric competitor reveals different niche preferences

Werba, J. A., Miller, D. A. W., Brand, A. B. & Grant, E. H. C., May 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 5, e11262.

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Quantifying regional-scale impacts of hemlock woolly adelgid invasion on North American forest bird communities

Amaral, B. R., Wilson, A. M., Blum, J. & Miller, D. A., Dec 2023, In: Biological Invasions. 25, 12, p. 4009-4025 17 p.

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Disentangling direct and indirect effects of extreme events on coastal wetland communities

Davis, C. L., Walls, S. C., Barichivich, W. J., Brown, M. E. & Miller, D. A. W., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 92, 6, p. 1135-1148 14 p.

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Multistate model to estimate sex-specific dispersal rates and distances for a wetland-breeding amphibian population

Davis, C. L., Muñoz, D. J., Amburgey, S. M., Dinsmore, C. R., Teitsworth, E. W. & Miller, D. A. W., Jan 2023, In: Ecosphere. 14, 1, e4345.

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