Duane Diefenbach

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Adjunct Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Leader, PA Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit

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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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 journalArticlepeer-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 journalArticlepeer-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.

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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 journalArticlepeer-review