The grasslands of North America are threatened by woody encroachment. Restoring
historical fire regimes has been used to manage brush encroachment. However, fire …

Rangeland birds in the Southern High Plains, USA evolved within a context of fire and
grazing (ie, pyric herbivory), a disturbance regime that played a dominant role in shaping …

Conservation efforts often focus on a single species, but this approach is inefficient for
agencies dealing with many declining species at risk of extinction. Leveraging already …

The Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) is an obligate brood parasite that relies entirely
on host species to incubate its eggs and rear its young. The cowbird evolved on the open …

Encroachment of woody plants is widespread in semiarid grasslands of the southwestern
United States. Wildlife responses to shrub removal techniques in the region are relatively …

We examined abundance and diversity of arthropods in nests of lark sparrows (Chondestes
grammacus). No true ectoparasite occurred in the nests sampled (n= 69) and no …

Oak savanna, once widespread across central North America, has functionally vanished
from most of its range due to land conversion or fire suppression and subsequent …

Over the last few decades, scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) populations have been
declining throughout the southwestern United States. Despite interest in managing for this …

Predation is the primary cause of nesting failure in birds. Thus, understanding the drivers
behind nest success is of paramount concern to land managers. In the southern United …

The study of nesting success is one of the most widely-used methods for examining the
factors governing recruitment in birds. Many ecological influences act together to increase or …