Kevin S. McKelvey, PhD

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Emeritus Scientist

Rocky Mountain Research Station

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Jessie Golding, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Scott D. Jackson. 2025. Monitoring with multiple goals: Bayesian methods for changing objectives
David R. Steward, Thomas Hafen, Dean A. Hendrickson, Andrew T. Taylor, Alejandro Varela-Romero, Daniel Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz, James M. Long. 2024. Environmental DNA mitochondrial markers to assess potential occupancy of endangered Yaqui catfish in the Yaqui River basin, Mexico
Helen E. Chmura, Lucretia E. E. Olson, Remi Murdoch, Alexandra Fraik, Scott Jackson, Kevin S. McKelvey, Rex Koenig, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Nicholas DeCesare, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Climate change differentially alters distribution of two marten species in a hybrid zone
Keith B. Aubry, Catherine M. Raley, Andrew J. Shirk, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jeffrey P. Copeland. 2023. Climatic conditions limit wolverine distribution in the Cascade Range of southwestern North America
Michael K. Young, Rebecca Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Sharon L. Payne, Jacob Egge, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. A molecular taxonomy of Cottus in western North America
Gavin M. Jones, Andrew J. Shirk, Zhiqiang Yang, Raymond J. Davis, Joseph L. Ganey, R. J. Gutierrez, Sean P. Healey, Shaula J. Hedwall, Serra J. Hoagland, Ron Maes, Karl Malcolm, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Michael K. Schwartz, Mark E. Seamans, Ho Yi Wan, Samuel A. Cushman. 2022. Spatial and temporal dynamics of Mexican spotted owl habitat in the southwestern US
Andrew J. Shirk, Gavin M. Jones, Zhiqiang Yang, Raymond J. Davis, Joseph L. Ganey, R. J. Gutierrez, Sean P. Healey, Shaula J. Hedwall, Serra J. Hoagland, Ron Maes, Karl Malcolm, Kevin S. McKelvey, Carly Vynne, Jamie S. Sanderlin, Michael K. Schwartz, Mark E. Seamans, Ho Yi Wan, Samuel A. Cushman. 2022. Automated habitat monitoring systems linked to adaptive management: A new paradigm for species conservation in an era of rapid environmental change
Jessie Golding, Cory R. Davis, Luke Lamar, Scott Tomson, Carly Lewis, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Mark Ruby, Mike Mayernik, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2022. Targeted efforts are more effective than combined approaches for sampling two rare carnivores
Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Helen Neville, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) and Paiute cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris) detection from environmental DNA samples: A dual-purpose assay
John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. eDNAssay: A machine learning tool that accurately predicts qPCR cross‐amplification
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2022. Do metapopulations and management matter for relict headwater bull trout populations in a warming climate?
Kate Kendall, Amy Macleod, John Boulanger, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2021. Hair from bear rubs - a valuable source of information
Matthew C. Yates, Taylor Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, Alison M. Derry. 2021. Allometric scaling of eDNA production in stream‐dwelling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) inferred from population size structure
Taylor Wilcox, Anthony Caragiulo, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Daniel Mason, Kevin S. McKelvey, Katherine Zarn, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Detection of jaguar (Panthera onca) from genetic material in drinking water
Natasha R. Serrao, Julie Weckworth, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Molecular genetic analysis of air, water, and soil to detect big brown bats in North America
Jamie S. Sanderlin, Jessie Golding, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Kevin S. McKelvey, Dean E. Pearson, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Occupancy modeling and resampling overcomes low test sensitivity to produce accurate SARS-CoV-2 prevalence estimates
Kevin S. McKelvey, William M. Block, Terrie B. Jain, Charlie H. Luce, Deborah S. Page-Dumroese, Bryce A. Richardson, Vicki A. Saab, Anna W. Schoettle, Carolyn H. Sieg, Daniel R. Williams. 2021. Adapting research, management, and governance to confront socioecological uncertainties in novel ecosystems
Kristen M. Homel, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young. 2020. Detecting spawning of threatened chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta over a large spatial extent using eDNA sampling: Opportunities and considerations for monitoring recovery
Daniel Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Chris L. Williams, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Certain detection of uncertain taxa: eDNA detection of a cryptic mountain sucker (Pantosteus jordani) in the Upper Missouri River, USA
Kevin S. McKelvey, Corey Kallstrom, Jeri Ledbetter, Donald W. Sada, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. An inventory of springsnails (Pyrgulopsis spp.) in and adjacent to the Spring Mountains, Nevada
Taylor Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Cory L. Engkjer, Richard F. Lance, Andrew Lahr, Lisa A. Eby, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Parallel, targeted analysis of environmental samples via high-throughput quantitative PCR
Kellie Carim, N. J. Bean, J. M. Connor, W. P. Baker, M. Jaeger, M. P. Ruggles, Kevin S. McKelvey, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Environmental DNA sampling informs fish eradication efforts: Case studies and lessons learned
Daniel B. Thompson, Kevin S. McKelvey, Paul van Els, Gretchen Andrew, Paula Jacoby‑Garrett, Matt Glenn, Corey Kallstrom, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Paul A. Opler. 2020. Conserve the eco-evolutionary dynamic, not the subspecies: Phenological divergence and gene flow between temporal cohorts of Euphilotes ancilla endemic to southern Nevada
Katherine C. Kendall, Tabitha A. Graves, J. Andrew Royle, Amy C. Macleod, Kevin S. McKelvey, John Boulanger, John S. Waller. 2019. Using bear rub tree data and spatial capture-recapture models to estimate trend in a brown bear population
Anthony T. Robinson, Yvette M. Paroz, Matthew J. Clement, Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kellie Carim. 2019. Environmental DNA sampling of small-bodied minnows: Performance relative to location, species, and traditional sampling
Kellie Carim, Joseph Dysthe, Holly McLellan, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Using environmental DNA sampling to monitor the invasion of nonnative Esox lucius (northern pike) in the Columbia River basin, USA
Thomas W. Franklin, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel Greaves, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Repurposing environmental DNA samples to verify the distribution of Rocky Mountain tailed frogs in the Warm Springs Creek Basin, Montana
Robin Steenweg, Mark Hebblewhite, Jesse Whittington, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2019. Species-specific differences in detection and occupancy probabilities help drive ability to detect trends in occupancy
Kevin S. McKelvey, Jessie Golding, Daniel H. Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Kristine L. Pilgrim, John R. Squires, Thomas W. Franklin, Keith B. Aubry, Robert A. Long, Samuel Greaves, Catherine M. Raley, Scott Jackson, Paula MacKay, Joshua Lisbon, Joel D. Sauder, Michael T. Pruss, Don Heffington, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Using environmental DNA methods to improve winter surveys for rare carnivores: DNA from snow and improved noninvasive techniques
Daniel H. Mason, Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph A. Skorupski, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. qPCR detection of Sturgeon chub (Macrhybopsis gelida) DNA in environmental samples
Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Tara Jennings, Katie Carter, Richard Cronn, Ernest R. Keeley, Janet L. Loxterman, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. The phylogeography of westslope cutthroat trout
Jessie Golding, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires, Scott D. Jackson, Cara Staab, Rema B. Sadak. 2018. Multispecies mesocarnivore monitoring: USDA Forest Service multiregional monitoring approach
Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Daniel J. Isaak, Dona Horan, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Fine-scale environmental DNA sampling reveals climate-mediated interactions between native and invasive trout species
Joseph Dysthe, Thomas W. Franklin, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. An improved environmental DNA assay for bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) based on the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer I
Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Michael Golden, Kevin S. McKelvey, Blake R. Hossack, Kellie Carim, Cynthia Tait, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Inferring presence of the western toad (Anaxyrus boreas) species complex using environmental DNA
Taylor M. Wilcox, Katherine E. Zarn, Maxine P. Piggott, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Capture enrichment of aquatic environmental DNA: A first proof of concept
Thomas W. Franklin, Joseph Dysthe, Erika S. Rubenson, Kellie Carim, Julian D. Olden, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. A non-invasive sampling method for detecting non-native smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Taylor Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. The importance of sound methodology in environmental DNA sampling
Joseph Dysthe, Kellie Carim, Thomas W. Franklin, Dave Kikkert, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Molecular detection of northern leatherside chub (Lepidomeda copei) DNA in environmental samples
Kevin S. McKelvey, Polly C. Buotte. 2018. Climate Change and Wildlife in the Northern Rockies Region [Chapter 9]
Joseph Dysthe, Torrey Rodgers, Thomas W. Franklin, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Karen E. Mock, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Repurposing environmental DNA samples: Detecting the western pearlshell (Margaritifera falcata) as a proof of concept
Robin Steenweg, Mark Hebblewhite, Jesse Whittington, Paul Lukacs, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2018. Sampling scales define occupancy and underlying occupancy-abundance relationships in animals
Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Taylor M. Wilcox, Matthew R. Campbell, Matthew P. Corsi, Dona Horan, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Ecological segregation moderates a climactic conclusion to trout hybridization
Keith B. Aubry, Catherine M. Raley, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2017. The importance of data quality for generating reliable distribution models for rare, elusive, and cryptic species
Joseph Dysthe, Kellie Carim, Michael Ruggles, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Environmental DNA assays for the sister taxa aauger (Sander canadensis) and walleye (Sander vitreus)
Kellie Carim, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. A noninvasive tool to assess the distribution of Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus) in the Columbia River basin
Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, Kevin S. McKelvey, Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel M. Bingham, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kellie Carim, Matthew R. Campbell, Matthew P. Corsi, Dona Horan, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Climate, demography, and zoogeography predict introgression thresholds in salmonid hybrid zones in Rocky Mountain streams
Bistra Dilkina, Rachel Houtman, Carla P. Gomes, Claire A. Montgomery, Kevin S. McKelvey, Katherine Kendall, Tabitha A. Graves, Richard Bernstein, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Trade-offs and efficiencies in optimal budget-constrained multispecies corridor networks
Kellie Carim, Joseph Dysthe, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. An environmental DNA assay for detecting Arctic grayling in the upper Missouri River basin, North America
Kellie Carim, K. R. Christianson, Kevin S. McKelvey, W. M. Pate, D. B. Silver, B. M. Johnson, B. T. Galloway, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Environmental DNA marker development with sparse biological information: A case study on opossum shrimp (Mysis diluviana)
Joseph Dysthe, Kellie Carim, Yvette M. Paroz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Quantitative PCR assays for detecting loach minnow (Rhinichthys cobitis) and spikedace (Meda fulgida) in the southwestern United States
Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams
Kellie Carim, T. M. Wilcox, M. Anderson, D. Lawrence, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. An environmental DNA marker for detecting nonnative brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Polly C. Buotte, David L. Peterson, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jeffrey A. Hicke. 2016. Capturing subregional variability in regional-scale climate change vulnerability assessments of natural resources
Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, W. L. Knotek, Kellie Carim, T. M. Wilcox, T. M. Padgett-Stewart, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Sampling large geographic areas for rare species using environmental DNA: A study of bull trout Salvelinus confluentus occupancy in western Montana
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Adam J. Sepulveda, Bradley B. Shepard, Stephen F. Jane, Andrew R. Whiteley, Winsor H. Lowe, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Understanding environmental DNA detection probabilities: A case study using a stream-dwelling char Salvelinus fontinalis
Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor M. Wilcox, Daniel M. Bingham, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Patterns of hybridization among cutthroat trout and rainbow trout in northern Rocky Mountain streams
Ticha M. Padgett-Stewart, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. An eDNA assay for river otter detection: A tool for surveying a semi-aquatic mammal
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. The dual challenges of generality and specificity when developing environmental DNA markers for species and subspecies of Oncorhynchus
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Winsor H. Lowe, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. Environmental DNA particle size distribution from Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Alisa A. Wade, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. Resistance-surface-based wildlife conservation connectivity modeling: Summary of efforts in the United States and guide for practitioners
Kevin S. McKelvey. 2015. The effects of disturbance and succession on wildlife habitat and animal communities [Chapter 11]
Taylor M. Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Winsor H. Lowe. 2014. A blocking primer increases specificity in environmental DNA detection of bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
Stephen F. Jane, Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, Winsor H. Lowe, Benjamin H. Letcher, Andrew R. Whiteley. 2014. Distance, flow and PCR inhibition: eDNA dynamics in two headwater streams
Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry, Neil J. Anderson, Anthony P. Clevenger, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Kimberley S. Heinemeyer, Robert M. Inman, John R. Squires, John S. Waller, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Recovery of wolverines in the western United States: Recent extirpation and recolonization or range retraction and expansion?
Michael Lemoine, Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Lisa Eby, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Cottus schitsuumsh, a new species of sculpin (Scorpaeniformes: Cottidae) in the Columbia River basin, Idaho-Montana, USA
Samuel A. Cushman, Timothy J. Mersmann, Gretchen Moisen, Kevin S. McKelvey, Christina D. Vojta. 2013. Chapter 5. Using Habitat Models for Habitat Mapping and Monitoring
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin McGarigal, Kevin S. McKelvey, Christina D. Vojta, Claudia M. Regan. 2013. Chapter 6. Landscape Analysis for Habitat Monitoring
Lyman L. McDonald, Christina D. Vojta, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2013. Chapter 8. Data Analysis
Christina D. Vojta, Lyman L. McDonald, C. Kenneth Brewer, Kevin S. McKelvey, Mary M. Rowland, Michael Goldstein. 2013. Chapter 3. Planning and design for habitat monitoring
Thomas E. DeMeo, Mary M. Manning, Mary M. Rowland, Christina D. Vojta, Kevin S. McKelvey, C. Kenneth Brewer, Rebecca Kennedy, Paul A. Maus, Bethany K. Schulz, James A. Westfall, Timothy J. Mersmann. 2013. Chapter 4. Monitoring vegetation composition and structure as habitat attributes
Kevin S. McKelvey, Jennifer E. Ramirez, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Genetic sampling of Palmer's chipmunks in the Spring Mountains, Nevada
Bistra Dilkina, Katherine Lai, Ronan Le Bras, Yexiang Xue, Carla P. Gomes, Ashish Sabharwal, Jordan Suter, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz, Claire Montgomery. 2013. Large landscape conservation-synthetic and real-world datasets
Ronan Le Bras, Bistra Dilkina, Yexiang Xue, Carla P. Gomes, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz, Claire A. Montgomery. 2013. Robust network design for multispecies conservation
Stephen Solem, Burton K. Pendleton, Casey Giffen, Marc Coles-Ritchie, Jeri Ledbetter, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joy Berg, James S. Menlove, Carly Woodlief, Luke A. Boehnke. 2013. Final Program Report for 2010-2012: Monitoring and evaluation for conserving biological resources of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
M. C. Neel, Kevin S. McKelvey, N. Ryman, M. W. Lloyd, R. Short Bull, F. W. Allendorf, M. K. Schwartz, R. S. Waples. 2013. Estimation of effective population size in continuously distributed populations: There goes the neighborhood
Michael K. Young, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. DNA barcoding at riverscape scales: Assessing biodiversity among fishes of the genus Cottus (Teleostei) in northern Rocky Mountain streams
Taylor M. Wilcox, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Stephen F. Jane, Winsor H. Lowe, Andrew R. Whiteley, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Robust detection of rare species using environmental DNA: The importance of primer specificity
Burton K. Pendleton, Stephen Solem, Julie A. Woldow, Marc Coles-Ritchie, Jeri Ledbetter, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joy Berg, Amy Gilboy, Jim Menlove, Carly Woodlief. 2012. 2011 Annual Report: Monitoring and evaluation for conserving biological resources of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Sean A. Parks, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2012. Effects of weighting schemes on the identification of wildlife corridors generated with least-cost methods
N. R. Campbell, S. J. Amish, V. L. Prichard, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Michael K. Schwartz, J. C. Garza, G. Luikart, S. R. Narum. 2012. Development and evaluation of 200 novel SNP assays for population genetic studies of westslope cutthroat trout and genetic identification of related taxa
Robin Russell, J. Andrew Royle, Richard Desimone, Michael K. Schwartz, Victoria L. Edwards, Kristy P. Pilgrim, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2012. Estimating abundance of mountain lions from unstructured spatial sampling
Barry R. Noon, Larissa L. Bailey, Thomas D. Sisk, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2012. Efficient species-level monitoring at the landscape scale
Michael M. Hansen, Isabelle Olivieri, Donald M. Waller, Einar E. Nielsen, F. W. Allendorf, Michael K. Schwartz, C. S. Baker, D. P. Gregovich, J. A. Jackson, K. C. Kendall, L. Laikre, Kevin S. McKelvey, M. C. Neel, N. Ryman, R. Short Bull, J. B. Stetz, D. A. Tallmon, C. D. Vojta, R. S. Waples. 2012. Monitoring adaptive genetic responses to environmental change
Jeffrey P. Copeland, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz, Jeremy S. Littell, Keith B. Aubry, John R. Squires, Sean A. Parks, Marketa M. Elsner, Guillaume S. Mauger. 2011. Climate change predicted to shift wolverine distributions, connectivity, and dispersal corridors
Samuel A. Cushman, R. Mace, T. Chilton, K. C. Kendall, E. L. Landguth, R. A. Short Bull, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Fred W. Allendorf, G. Luikart. 2011. Why replication is important in landscape genetics: American black bear in the Rocky Mountains
Stephen J. Solem, Burton K. Pendleton, Marc Coles-Ritchie, Jeri Ledbetter, Kevin S. McKelvey, Joy Berg, Kellen Nelson, James S. Menlove. 2011. 2010 Annual Report: Monitoring and evaluation for conserving biological resources of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area
Katherine J. Lai, Carla P. Gomes, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Dave E. Calkin, Claire A. Montgomery. 2011. The Steiner Multigraph Problem: Wildlife corridor design for multiple species
Linda Laikre, Michael K. Schwartz, Robin S. Waples, Nils Ryman, F. W. Allendorf, C. S. Baker, D. P. Gregovich, M. M. Hansen, J. A. Jackson, K. C. Kendall, Kevin S. McKelvey, M. C. Neel, I. Olivieri, R. Short Bull, J. B. Stetz, D. A. Tallmon, C. D. Vojta, D. M. Waller. 2010. Compromising genetic diversity in the wild: Unmonitored large-scale release of plants and animals
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2010. Data on distribution and abundance: Monitoring for research and management [Chapter 6]
Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart, Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel A. Cushman. 2010. Landscape genomics: A brief perspective [Chapter 9]
Kevin S. McKelvey, Eric C. Lofroth, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Keith B. Aubry, Audrey J. Magoun. 2010. Comments on Brodie and Post: Climate-driven declines in wolverine populations: Causal connection or spurious correlation?
E. L. Landguth, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, M. Murphy, G. Luikart. 2010. Quantifying the lag time to detect barriers in landscape genetics
Jeff Copeland, Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry, A. Landa, J. Persson, R. M. Inman, J. Krebs, E. Lofroth, H. Golden, John R. Squires, A. Magoun, Michael K. Schwartz, J. Wilmot, C. L. Copeland, Richard Yates, I. Kojola, R. May. 2010. The bioclimatic envelope of the wolverine (Gulo gulo): do climatic constraints limit its geographic distribution?
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Barry R. Noon, Kevin McGarigal. 2010. Use of abundance of one species as a surrogate for abundance of others
Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz. 2009. Landscape genetics [Chapter 17]
Linda Laikre, Fred W. Allendorf, Laurel C. Aroner, C. Scott Baker, David P. Gregovich, Michael M. Hansen, Jennifer A. Jackson, Katherine C. Kendall, Kevin S. McKelvey, Maile C. Neel, Isabelle Olivieri, Nils Ryman, Michael K. Schwartz, Ruth Short Bull, Jeffrey B. Stetz, David A. Tallmon, Barbara L. Taylor, Christina D. Vojta, Donald M. Waller, Robin S. Waples. 2009. Neglect of genetic diversity in implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Michael K. Schwartz, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Neil J. Anderson, John R. Squires, Robert M. Inman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kristy L. Pilgrim, Lisette P. Waits, Samuel A. Cushman. 2009. Wolverine gene flow across a narrow climatic niche
Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2009. Wildlife monitoring across multiple spatial scales using grid-based sampling
Barry R. Noon, Kevin S. McKelvey, Brett G. Dickson. 2008. Multispecies conservation planning on U. S. federal lands [Chapter 3]
Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry, Michael K. Schwartz. 2008. Using anecdotal occurrence data for rare or elusive species: the illusion of reality and a call for evidentiary standards
Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2008. Why sampling scheme matters: the effect of sampling scheme on landscape genetic results
Katherine C. Kendall, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2008. Chapter 6: Hair collection
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2008. Case study 6.1: DNA survey for fisher in northern Idaho
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2008. Use of empirically derived source-destination models to map regional conservation corridors
Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry, Michael K. Schwartz. 2008. Using anecdotal occurrence data for rare or elusive species: The illusion of reality and a call for evidentiary standards
Kevin S. McKelvey, Curtis H. Flather, Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin McGarigal. 2008. Do forest community types provide a sufficient basis to evaluate biological diversity?
Gregory W. McDaniel, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2007. A cost-effective system for measuring microscale habitat use of small mammals with high precision
Samuel A. Cushman, Donald McKenzie, David L. Peterson, Jeremy Littell, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2007. Research agenda for integrated landscape modeling
Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Pilar T. Rivera, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2007. DNA markers for identifying individual snowshoe hares using field-collected pellets
Michael K. Schwartz, Keith B. Aubry, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Jeffrey P. Copeland, John R. Squires, Robert M. Inman, Samantha M. Wisely, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2007. Inferring geographic isolation of wolverines in California using historical DNA
Leonard F. Ruggiero, Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Daniel H. Pletscher, Maurice G. Hornocker. 2007. Wolverine conservation and management
Jeffrey P. Copeland, James M. Peek, Craig R. Groves, Wayne E. Melquist, Kevin S. McKelvey, Gregory W. McDaniel, Clinton D. Long, Charles E. Harris. 2007. Seasonal habitat associations of the wolverine in central Idaho
Keith B. Aubry, Kevin S. McKelvey, Copeland Jeffrey P. 2007. Distribution and broadscale habitat relations of the wolverine in the contiguous United States
Yvette K. Ortega, Kevin S. McKelvey, Diana Lee Six. 2006. Invasion of an exotic forb impacts reproductive success and site fidelity of a migratory songbird
Michael K. Schwartz, Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jim Hayden, Cory Engkjer. 2006. Detecting genotyping errors and describing black bear movement in northern Idaho
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2006. Developing statistical wildlife habitat relationships for assessing cumulative effects of fuels treatments: Final Report for Joint Fire Science Program Project
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jim Hayden, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. Gene flow in complex landscapes: Testing multiple hypotheses with causal modeling
Barry R. Noon, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2006. The Process of Indicator Selection
Samuel A. Cushman, Donald McKenzie, David L. Peterson, Jeremy Littell, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2006. Research agenda for integrated landscape modeling
Ray S. Vinkey, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin S. McKelvey, Kerry R. Foresman, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Brian J. Giddings, Eric C. Lofroth. 2006. When reintroductions are augmentations: the genetic legacy of the fisher (Martes pennanti) in Montana
Kevin S. McKelvey, Jeffrey von Kienast, Keith B. Aubry, Gary M. Koehler, Bejamin T. Maletzke, John R. Squires, Edward L. Lindquist, Steve Loch, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. DNA analysis of hair and scat collected along snow tracks to document the presence of Canada Lynx.
Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Schwartz. 2005. DROPOUT: A program to identify problem loci and samples for noninvasive genetic samples in a capture-mark-recapture framework
Richard Holthausen, Ray L. Czaplewski, Don DeLorenzo, Greg Hayward, Winifred B. Kessler, Patricia N. Manley, Kevin S. McKelvey, Douglas S. Powell, Leonard F. Ruggiero, Michael K. Schwartz, Bea Van Horne, Christina D. Vojta. 2005. Strategies for monitoring terrestrial animals and habitats
John R. Squires, Kevin S. McKelvey, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2004. A snow-tracking protocol used to delineate local lynx, Lynx canadensis, distributions
Yvette K. Ortega, Dean E. Pearson, Kevin S. McKelvey. 2004. Effects of biological control agents and exotic plant invasion on deer mouse populations
Janie Canton-Thompson, Sharon Ritter, Dave Campbell, Julie Schreck, Peter Kolb, Brooke Thompson, Hans Zuuring, Alan E. Watson, Yvette K. Ortega, Kevin S. McKelvey, Elaine K. Sutherland, Greg Jones. 2002. ECO-Report - Fire recovery in the Bitterroot: "It’s a lot of work!"
Janie Canton-Thompson, Greg G. Jones, Jane Kapler Smith, Peter Rice, Mick Harrington, Elaine K. Sutherland, Kevin S. McKelvey, Yvette K. Ortega, Ward McCaughey, Robert Pfister, Greg G. Jones, Larry Swanson, Vita Wright. 2001. ECO-Report - One ranger's experience in summer 2000
Kevin S. McKelvey, Dean E. Pearson. 2001. Population estimation with sparse data: The role of estimators versus indices revisited
Dean E. Pearson, Yvette K. Ortega, Kevin S. McKelvey, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2001. Small mammal communities and habitat selection in Northern Rocky Mountain bunchgrass: Implications for exotic plant invasions
Jeffrey R. Waters, Cynthia J. Zabel, Kevin S. McKelvey, Hartwell H. Welsh. 2001. Vegetation patterns and abundances of amphibians and small mammals along small streams in a northwestern California watershed
Gregory W. McDaniel, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2000. Efficacy of lures and hair snares to detect lynx
Dean E. Pearson, Kevin S. McKelvey, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2000. Non-target effects of an introduced biological control agent on deer mouse ecology
Janie Canton-Thompson, Jane Kapler Smith, Greg G. Jones, Perry J. Brown, Stephen F. Arno, Orville L. Daniels, Dale A. Burk, Colin C. Hardy, Dave Silvieus, Kristi D. Pflug, Bruce Winhorst, Brooke Thompson, Yvette K. Ortega, Kevin S. McKelvey, Tom Thompson, Dean E. Pearson, Cathy Stewart, Janet Sullivan. 1999. ECO-Report - 1999 Symposium highlights five years of learning
Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, Gary M. Koehler, Charles J. Krebs, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires. 1999. The scientific basis for lynx conservation: Qualified insights [Chapter 16]
Keith B. Aubry, Leonard F. Ruggiero, John R. Squires, Kevin S. McKelvey, Gary M. Koehler, Steven W. Buskirk, Charles J. Krebs. 1999. Conservation of lynx in the United States: A systematic approach to closing critical knowledge gaps [Chapter 17]
Leonard F. Ruggiero, Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, Gary M. Koehler, Charles J. Krebs, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires. 1999. The scientific basis for lynx conservation: Can we get there from here? [Chapter 18]
Kevin S. McKelvey, Keith B. Aubry, James K. Agee, Steven W. Buskirk, Leonard F. Ruggiero, Gary M. Koehler. 1999. Lynx conservation in an ecosystem management context [Chapter 15]
Kevin S. McKelvey. 1999. History and distribution of lynx in the contiguous United States [Chapter 8]
Kevin S. McKelvey, Yvette K. Ortega, Gary M. Koehler, Keith B. Aubry, J. David Brittell. 1999. Canada lynx habitat and topographic use patterns in north central Washington: A reanalysis [Chapter 10]
Leonard F. Ruggiero, Kevin S. McKelvey. 1999. Toward a defensible lynx conservation strategy: A framework for planning in the face of uncertainty [Chapter 1]
Kevin S. McKelvey, Steven W. Buskirk, Charles J. Krebs. 1999. Theoretical insights into the population viability of lynx [Chapter 2]
Steven W. Buskirk, Leonard F. Ruggiero, Keith B. Aubry, Dean E. Pearson, John R. Squires, Kevin S. McKelvey. 1999. Comparative ecology of lynx in North America [Chapter 14]
Leonard F. Ruggiero, Keith B. Aubry, Steven W. Buskirk, Gary M. Koehler, Charles J. Krebs, Kevin S. McKelvey, John R. Squires. 1999. Ecology and conservation of lynx in the United States
Kevin S. McKelvey, Matt D. Busse. 1996. Twentieth-century fire patterns on forest service lands
Barry R. Noon, Kevin S. McKelvey. 1996. A common framework for conservation planning: Linking individual and metapopulation models [Chapter 7]
Kevin S. McKelvey, C.N. Skinner, C. Chang, D.C. Erman, S.J. Husari, D.J. Parsons, J.W. van Wagtendonk, C.P. Weatherspoon. 1996. An overview of fire in the Sierra Nevada
Cynthia J. Zabel, Kevin S. McKelvey, James P. Ward. 1995. Influence of primary prey on home-range size and habitat-use patterns of northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina)
Richard S. Holthausen, Martin G. Raphael, Kevin S. McKelvey, Eric D. Forsman, Edward E. Starkey, D. Erran Seaman. 1995. The contribution of federal and nonfederal habitat to persistence of the northern spotted owl on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington: report of the reanalysis team.
Kevin S. McKelvey, B.R. Noon, R.H. Lamberson. 1993. Conservation planning for species occupying fragmented landscapes: the case of the northern spotted owl
Jared Verner, Kevin S. McKelvey, Barry R. Noon, R. J. Gutierrez, Gordon I. Jr. Gould, Thomas W. Beck. 1992. The California spotted owl: a technical assessment of its current status

Citations of Non-Forest Service Publications

Young, Michael K.; Isaak, Daniel J.; McKelvey, Kevin S.; Schwartz, Michael K.; Carim, Kellie J.; Fredenberg, Wade; Wilcox, Taylor M.; Franklin, Thomas W.; Chandler, Gwynne L.; Nagel, David E.; Parkes-Payne, Sharon L.; Horan, Dona L.; Wollrab, Sherry P. 2017. Species occurrence data from the Range-Wide Bull Trout eDNA Project. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2017-0038.
Schwartz, M. K., Young, M.K., McKelvey, K.S., Isaak, D.J., Nagel, D.E., Franklin, T.W., Greaves, S.E., Dysthe, J.C., Chandler, G.L., Wollrab, S.P., Carim, K.J., Wilcox, T.M., Parkes-Payne, S.L., Horan, D.L. 2018. Species occurrence data from the Aquatic eDNAtlas database. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. DOI Pending.