Publications
2023
Davis, K.L., S.P. Saunders, S. Beilke, E.R. Ford, J. Fuller, A. Landgraf, E.F. Zipkin. 2023. Breeding season management is unlikely to improve population viability of a data-deficient migratory species in decline. Biological Conservation 283:110104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110104
Smith, O.M, K.L.Davis, R.B. Pizza, R. Waterman, K.C. Dobson, B. Foster, J. Jarvey, L.N. Jones, W. Leuenberger, N. Nourn, E. Conway, C. Fiser, Z. Hansen, A. Hristova, C. Mack, A.N. Saunders, O.J. Utley, M.L. Young, C.L. Davis. 2023. Peer review perpetuates barriers for historically excluded groups. Nature Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-01999-w
2022
Davis, K.L., E.D. Silverman, A.L. Sussman, R. Randy Wilson, E.F. Zipkin. 2022. Errors in aerial survey count data: identifying pifalls and solutions. Ecology and Evolution 12:e8733. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8733.
2019
Davis, K.L., S.M. Karpanty, J.A. Spendelow, J.B. Cohen, M.A. Althouse, K.C. Parsons, C.F. Luttazi. 2019. Residency, recruitment, and staging duration of hatch-year roseate terns (Sterna dougallii) during the pre-migratory staging period. Avian Conservation and Ecology 14(2):11. DOI: 10.5751/ACE-01416-140211.
Davis, K.L., S.M. Karpanty, J.A. Spendelow, J.B. Cohen, M.A. Althouse, K.C. Parsons, C.F. Luttazi. 2019. Begging behavior as an honest signal of need and parent-offspring association during the post-fledging dependency period. Ecology and Evolution 9(13): 7497-7508. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5279. Read the blogpost!
2018

Althouse, M.A., J. Cohen, S. M. Karpanty, J.A. Spendelow, K.L. Davis, K.C. Parsons, C.F. Luttazi. 2018. Evaluating response distances to develop buffer zones for staging terns. The Journal of Wildlife Management 83:260–271. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21594.
2017

Davis, K.L., K.L. Schoenemann, D.H. Catlin, K.L. Hunt, M.J. Friedrich, S.J. Ritter, J.D. Fraser, and S.M. Karpanty. 2017. Hatch-year Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) prospecting and habitat quality influence second-year nest-site selection. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 134:92–103. DOI: 10.1642/AUK-16-80.1.
2016

Althouse, M.A., J. Cohen, J.A. Spendelow, S. M. Karpanty, K.L. Davis, K.C. Parsons, C.F. Luttazi. 2016. Quantifying the effects of research band resighting activities on staging terns in comparison to other disturbances. Waterbirds 39:417–421. DOI: 10.1675/063.039.0412.