Research Summary
Wildlife ecology, estimation of population parameters and harvest management of game populations: ecology and management of white-tailed deer, black bear population and harvest characteristics, and use of reclaimed surface mines by grassland birds and identifying strategies to conserve and manage grassland landscapes for viable songbird populations.
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Recent Publications
Assessment of spatial genetic structure to identify populations at risk for infection of an emerging epizootic disease
Miller, W. L., Miller-Butterworth, C. M., Diefenbach, D. R. & Walter, W. D., May 1 2020, In: Ecology and Evolution. 10, 9, p. 3977-3990 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evaluating inter-rater reliability and statistical power of vegetation measures assessing Deer Impact
Begley-Miller, D. R., Diefenbach, D. R., McDill, M. E., Rosenberry, C. S. & Just, E. H., Oct 25 2018, In: Forests. 9, 11, 669.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Addressing wild turkey population declines using structured decision making
Robinson, K. F., Fuller, A. K., Schiavone, M. V., Swift, B. L., Diefenbach, D. R., Siemer, W. F. & Decker, D. J., Apr 1 2017, In: Journal of Wildlife Management. 81, 3, p. 393-405 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Biological and social outcomes of antler point restriction harvest regulations for white-tailed deer
Wallingford, B. D., Diefenbach, D. R., Long, E. S., Rosenberry, C. S. & Alt, G. L., Feb 1 2017, In: Wildlife Monographs. 196, 1, p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Evidence for Range Contraction of Snowshoe Hare in Pennsylvania
Diefenbach, D. R., Rathbun, S. L., Vreeland, J. K., Grove, D. & Kanapaux, W. J., Jan 1 2016, In: Northeastern Naturalist. 23, 2, p. 229-248 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Retention of riveted aluminum leg bands by wild Turkeys
Diefenbach, D. R., Vreeland, W. C., Casalena, M. J. & Schiavone, M. V., Jun 2016, In: Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 7, 1, p. 162-164 3 p., e1944-687X.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Proximate influences on female dispersal in white-tailed deer
Lutz, C. L., Diefenbach, D. R. & Rosenberry, C. S., Sep 1 2016, In: Journal of Wildlife Management. 80, 7, p. 1218-1226 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Population and genetic outcomes 20 years after reintroducing bobcats (Lynx rufus) to Cumberland Island, Georgia USA
Diefenbach, D., Hansen, L., Bohling, J. & Miller-Butterworth, C., Nov 2015, In: Ecology and Evolution. 5, 21, p. 4885-4895 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Population Density Influences Dispersal in Female White-Tailed Deer
Lutz, C. L., Diefenbach, D. R. & Rosenberry, C. S., Jun 1 2015, In: Journal of Mammalogy. 96, 3, p. 494-501 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Accounting for tagging-to-harvest mortality in a Brownie tag-recovery model by incorporating radio-telemetry data
Buderman, F. E., Diefenbach, D. R., Casalena, M. J., Rosenberry, C. S. & Wallingford, B. D., Apr 2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 8, p. 1439-1450 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review