Peer Reviewed Publications

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Pias, K., R. J. Fletcher, Jr., and W. M. Kitchens. In press.  Assessing the value of novel habitats to snail kites through foraging behavior and nest survival. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management.

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Wilcox, R, and R. J. Fletcher, Jr. 2016. Experimental test of preferences for an invasive prey by an endangered predator: implications for conservation. PLoS One.

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Reichert, B. E., R. J. Fletcher, Jr., C. E. Cattau, and W. M. Kitchens. 2016.  Consistent scaling of population structure across landscapes despite intraspecific variation in movement and connectivity. Journal of Animal Ecology 85:1563-1573.

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Cattau, C. E., R. J. Fletcher, Jr., Reichert, B. E., and W. M. Kitchens. 2016. Counteracting effects of an non-native prey on the demography of a native predator culminate in positive population growth. Ecological Applications 26: 1952-1968.

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Reichert, B. E., W. L. Kendall, R. J. Fletcher, Jr.,and W. M. Kitchens. 2016.  Spatio-temporal variation in age structure and abundance of the endangered snail kite: pooling across regions masks a declining and aging population. PLoS One11(9):e0162690.

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Fletcher, R. J., Jr., E. P. Robertson, R. C. Wilcox, B. E. Reichert, J. D. Austin, and W. M. Kitchens. 2015. Affinity for natal environments by dispersers impacts reproduction and explains geographic structure for a highly mobile bird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 282:20151545.

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Reichert, B. E., C. E. Cattau, R. J. Fletcher, Jr. P. W. Sykes, Jr., J. A. Rodgers, Jr. and R. E. Bennetts. 2015. Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis). Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 171.http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/171.

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Cattau, C. E., P. C. Darby, R. J. Fletcher, Jr., and W. M. Kitchens. 2014. Reproductive responses of the endangered snail kite to variations in prey density. Journal of Wildlife Management 78: 620-631.

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Zweig, C. L. and W. M. Kitchens. 2014. Reconstructing historical habitat data with predictive models. Ecological Applications 24:196-203.

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Fletcher, R. J., Jr., A. Revell, B. E. Reichert, W. M. Kitchens, J. Dixon, and J. D. Austin. 2013. Network modularity reveals critical scales for connectivity in ecology and evolution. Nature Communications 4:2572.

 

Bowling, A. C., J. Martin, and W. M. Kitchens. 2012. The effect of changes in habitat conditions on the movement of juvenile Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus). Ibis 154(3)554-565.

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Pias, K. E., Z. C. Welch, and W. M. Kitchens. 2012. An artificial perch to help Snail Kites handle an exotic apple snail. Waterbirds 35(2): 347-351.

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Reichert, B. E., C. E. Cattau, R. J. Fletcher, Jr., W. L. Kendall, and W. M. Kitchens. 2012. Extreme weather and experience influence reproduction in an endangered bird. Ecology 93:2580-2589.

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Fletcher, R. J., Jr., M. A. Acevedo, B. E. Reichert, K. E. Pias, and W. M. Kitchens. 2011. Social network models predict movement and connectivity in ecological landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 108:19282-19287.

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Zweig, C. L., B. E. Reichert, and W. M. Kitchens. 2011. Implications of discontinuous elevation gradients on fragmentation and restoration in patterned wetlands. Ecosphere 2(8):art98.

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Cattau, C. E., J. Martin, and W. M. Kitchens. 2010. Effects of an exotic prey species on a native specialist: Example of the Snail Kite. Biological Conservation 143 (2):513-520.

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Reichert, B., J. Martin, W. Kendall, C. Cattau, and W. Kitchens. 2010. Interactive effects of senescence and natural disturbance on the survival probabilities of Snail Kites. Oikos. 119 (6): 972-979.