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William J. McShea
Researcher at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Publications - 226
Citations - 9660
William J. McShea is an academic researcher from Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Habitat. The author has an hindex of 49, co-authored 196 publications receiving 7839 citations. Previous affiliations of William J. McShea include Binghamton University & National Museum of Natural History.
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Seasonal Changes in Reproductive Tolerance, Spacing, and Social Organization in Meadow Voles: A Microtine Model
TL;DR: published data on meadow vole reproduction, recruitment and dispersal, and hence demography, are probably biased as a result of effects produced by the spread of rodent pheromones by investigators, prolonged entrapment of individual voles, and inappropriate behavioral measures in the field.
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Putting a cart before the search: successful habitat prediction for a rare forest herb
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors combined classification tree analysis, a subset of classification and regression tree (CART) modeling, with digital data layers of environmental variables in a geographic information system (GIS) to predict suitable habitat and potential new population occurrences for turkeybeard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides), a rare liliaceous understory herb associated with southern Appalachian pine-oak (Pinus-Quercus) forests, in northwestern Virginia.
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Oak forest ecosystems: ecology and management for wildlife.
TL;DR: This book discusses Oaks and Acorns as a Foundation for Ecosystem Management, and Goals and Guidelines for Managing Oak Ecosystems for Wildlife.
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Dynamics of social nesting in overwintering meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus): possible consequences for population cycling
TL;DR: The thermoregulatory benefits of huddling and the threat of predation appear to be important governors of movement, group formation and dispersion and the existence of an optimum group size produces and “Allee Effect” that may contribute importantly to population lows and multi-annual cycles.
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A multispecies occupancy model for two or more interacting species
Christopher T. Rota,Christopher T. Rota,Marco A. R. Ferreira,Roland Kays,Roland Kays,Tavis Forrester,Elizabeth L. Kalies,William J. McShea,Arielle W. Parsons,Joshua J. Millspaugh +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a multispecies occupancy model that can accommodate two or more interacting species by assuming the latent occupancy state is a multivariate Bernoulli random variable.