Michael K. Schwartz, PhD

Director, National Genomics Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation

Rocky Mountain Research Station

michael.k.schwartz@usda.gov

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Kalon C. Baughan, Bret H. Davis, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Anne A. Carlson, Sergio E. Morales, Phillip W. Ramsey, Michael K. Schwartz, Mikaela G. Howie. 2025. A portable structure for identifying wolverines and Canada lynx using integrated cameras and hair snags
Alexandra Fraik, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Cory E. Mosby, Richard Weir, Cameron L. Heusser, Nathan Kluge, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. The genetic implications of translocations on Fisher (Pekania pennanti) populations in Montana and Idaho
Maksim Sergeyev, Mark Ditmer, Kira Z. Deming, Natasha Goedert, Michael K. Schwartz, Sam Massman, George Wittemyer. 2025. Leveraging human mobility data to assess recreational activity across the United States’ most visited National Forest
Katherine Zarn, Gretchen H. Roffler, Marty Kardos, Jeffrey M. Good, Daniel Vanderpool, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Genomic analysis reveals inbreeding in an island population of Alexander Archipelago wolves
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
Jedediah F. Brodie, Amanda Emmel, Blake Wiedenheft, Ronald L. Sandler, Kent H. Redford, Courtney A. Schultz, Axel Moehrenschlager, Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, W. Sebastian Kamau, Jennifer Helm, William A. C. Gendron, Summer Dunn, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Synthetically assisted conservation and the application of emerging biological technologies for the protection of biodiversity
Daniel Mason, Heidi A. Henderson, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Young, Jennifer Hernandez, Cory L. Engkjer, Joanna Hatt, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Environmental DNA detects endangered Texas hornshell and its hosts
Jennifer Helm, Taylor Wilcox, John Kronenberger, Joanna Elmore, Michael Sleeting, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. Big data on a little chip: New eDNA tools save time and money on invasive species detection and monitoring
John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2025. SmartScreen-AIS: A high-throughput qPCR chip for nationwide surveillance of aquatic invasive species
Heather Abernathy, Mark Ditmer, Seth B. Hibbard, Jason V Lombardi, Thomas R. Stephenson, John R. Squires, Jennifer N. Newton, Sarah R. Dewey, Katherine Zeller, Michael K. Schwartz, George Wittemyer. 2025. A case for human mobility data applications in wildlife management
Leah R. N. Samuels, Taylor Wilcox, Michelle Hoffman, Michele Elmore, Robert Aldredge, Benjamin S. Stegenga, James E. Bogan, Mark A. Davis, Stephanie Hertz, Michael K. Schwartz, Houston C. Chandler. 2025. Comparison of camera traps, eDNA, and visual encounter surveys for threatened species detection
Leah R. N. Samuels, Houston C. Chandler, Michelle Hoffman, John Kronenberger, Michele Elmore, Robert Aldredge, Benjamin S. Stegenga, James E. Bogan, Mark A. Davis, Stephanie Hertz, Michael K. Schwartz, Taylor Wilcox. 2025. Persistence of reptile DNA in a terrestrial substrate: A case study using the eastern indigo snake
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
Imogene A. Cancellare, Byron Weckworth, Anthony Caragiulo, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Thomas M. McCarthy, Alisher Abdullaev, George Amato, Xiaoxing Bian, Elena Bykova, Isabela Dias-Freedman, Mariya Gritsina, Lauren M. Hennelly, Safia Janjua, Orjan Johansson, Shannon Kachel, Alexander Karnaukhov, Miroslav Korablev, Zairbek Kubanychbekov, Rahim Kulenbekov, Xuchang Liang, Purevjav Lkhagvajav, Tara K. Meyer, Bariushaa Munkhtsog, Bayaraa Munkhtsog, Muhammad A. Nawaz, Stephane Ostrowski, Mikhail Paltsyn, Andrey Poyarkov, Salisa Rabinowitz, Thomas Rooney, Tatjana Rosen, Viatcheslav V Rozhnov, Benjamin N. Sacks, Michael K. Schwartz, Kyle P. McCarthy. 2024. Snow leopard phylogeography and population structure supports two global populations with single refugial origin
L. Mark Elbroch, Byron V Weckworth, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Omar Ohrens, Nicolas Lagos, Stephanny Arroyo-Arce, Mauricio Montt, Dania Goic, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. An initial genetic assessment of the emblematic pumas of the Torres del Paine UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
Jordan Heiman, Jody M. Tucker, Sarah N. Sells, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Leveraging local wildlife surveys for robust occupancy trend estimation
Michael K. Schwartz, Summer Dunn, William A. C. Gendron, Jennifer Helm, W. Sebastian Kamau, Melanie Mark-Shadbolt, Axel Moehrenschlager, Kent H. Redford, Gregory Russell, Ronald L. Sandler, Courtney A. Schultz, Blake Wiedenheft, Amanda S. Emmel, Jedediah F. Brodie. 2024. Principles for introducing new genes and species for conservation
Casey C. Day, Erin L. Landguth, Michael A. Sawaya, Anthony P. Clevenger, Robert A. Long, Zachary Holden, Jocelyn R. Akins, Robert B. Anderson, Keith B. Aubry, Mirjam Barrueto, Nichole L. Bjornlie, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Jason T. Fisher, Anne Forshner, Justin A. Gude, Doris Hausleitner, Nichole A. Heim, Kimberly S. Heinemeyer, Anne Hubbs, Robert M. Inman, Scott Jackson, Michael Jokinen, Nathan P. Kluge, Andrea Kortello, Deborah L. Lacroix, Luke Lamar, Lisa I Larson, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Dave Lockman, Michael K. Lucid, Paula MacKay, Audrey J. Magoun, Michelle L. McLellan, Katie Moriarty, Cory E. Mosby, Garth Mowat, Clifford G. Nietvelt, David Paetkau, Eric C. Palm, Kylie J. S. Paul, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Catherine M. Raley, Michael K. Schwartz, Matthew A. Scrafford, John R. Squires, Zachary J. Walker, John S. Waller, Richard D. Weir, Katherine Zeller. 2024. Genetic connectivity of wolverines in western North America
Michael F. Sleeting, Taylor Wilcox, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. From jaguars to pathogens: Simultaneous genetic detection of diverse taxa across biodiversity hotspots in the U.S.
Dave P. Onorato, Mark W. Cunningham, Mark Lotz, Marc Criffield, David Shindle, Annette Johnson, Bambi C. F. Clemons, Colin P. Shea, Melody E. Roelke‑Parker, Warren E. Johnson, Brett T. McClintock, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz, Madan K. Oli. 2024. Multi‑generational benefits of genetic rescue
Lucretia E. E. Olson, Joel D. Sauder, Patrick A. Fekety, Jessie Golding, Carly W. Lewis, Rema B. Sadak, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Fishers (Pekania pennanti) are forest structure specialists when resting and generalists when moving: behavior influences resource selection in a northern Rocky Mountain fisher population
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
Joanna Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Steve Kopp, Kellie Carim, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The riverscape on a chip: High-throughput qPCR enables basin-wide fishery assessments
John Kronenberger, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Large-scale validation of 46 invasive species assays using an enhanced in silico framework
Richard D. Weir, Andrew M. Rankin, Lacy Robinson, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz, Michael K. Lucid. 2024. Genetic structuring of fishers in British Columbia, Canada: Implications for population conservation and management
Daniel Vanderpool, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Young, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Simultaneous species detection and discovery with environmental DNA metabarcoding: A freshwater mollusk case study
Taylor Wilcox, John Kronenberger, Michael K. Young, Daniel Mason, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. The unknown unknown: A framework for assessing environmental DNA assay specificity against unsampled taxa
L. M. Elbroch, S. H. Williams, O. Ohrens, Kristine L. Pilgrim, A. Moeller, S. Arroyo-Arce, M. Parker, D. Goic, H. Robinson, Michael K. Schwartz. 2024. Comparing abundance estimates of a cryptic carnivore in southern Patagonia using two experimental methods
Laura M. Thompson, Lindsey L. Thurman, Carly N. Cook, Erik A. Beever, Carla M. Sgro, Andrew Battles, Carlos A. Botero, John E. Gross, Kimberly R. Hall, Andrew P. Hendry, Ary A. Hoffmann, Christopher Hoving, Olivia E. LeDee, Claudia Mengelt, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Robyn A. Niver, Felipe Perez-Jvostov, Rebecca M. Quinones, Gregor W. Schuurman, Michael K. Schwartz, Jennifer Szymanski, Andrew Whiteley. 2023. Connecting research and practice to enhance the evolutionary potential of species under climate change
Joanna Elmore, Taylor Wilcox, Alex E. Dutcher, Yuki Reiss, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. An inside “beak”: Molecular analysis of swab samples reveals the seabird diet of invasive Barn Owls in Hawai’i
Gavin M. Jones, Joshua F. Goldberg, Taylor Wilcox, Lauren B. Buckley, Catherine L. Parr, Ethan B. Linck, Emily D. Fountain, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Fire-adapted traits in animals
Gretchen H. Roffler, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Katherine Zarn, Michael K. Schwartz, Taal Levi. 2023. Variation in adult and pup wolf diets at natal den sites is influenced by forest composition and configuration
Todd B. Cross, Jason D. Tack, David E. Naugle, Michael K. Schwartz, Kevin E. Doherty, Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Ronald D. Pritchert, Bradley C. Fedy. 2023. The ties that bind the sagebrush biome: Integrating genetic connectivity into range-wide conservation of greater sage-grouse
Kelsey E. Paolini, Michael K. Schwartz, Megan M. Friggens, Samuel A. Cushman, Julie Weckworth, Joseph D. Holbrook. 2023. A review of population and landscape level dynamics associated with pneumonia outbreaks in bighorn sheep with implications for land management
Francesca Marucco, Maria V Boiani, Pierre Dupont, Cyril Milleret, Elisa Avanzinelli, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz, Achaz von Hardenberg, Domenica Serena Perrone, Olivier P. Friard, Arianna Menzano, Francesco Bisi, Umberto Fattori, Michela Tomasella, Sonia Calderola, Sabrina Carolfi, Piero Ferrari, Christian Chioso, Fabrizio Truc, Giulia Bombieri, Luca Pedrotti, Davide Righetti, Pierluigi L. Acutis, Fabio Guglielmo, Heidi C. Hauffe, Chiara Rossi, Romolo Caniglia, Paola Aragno, Valentina La Morgia, Piero Genovesi, Richard Bischof. 2023. A multidisciplinary approach to estimating wolf population size for long-term conservation
Gavin M. Jones, Joshua F. Goldberg, Taylor Wilcox, Lauren B. Buckley, Catherine L. Parr, Ethan B. Linck, Emily D. Fountain, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Fire-driven animal evolution in the Pyrocene
Kristine L. Pilgrim, Rebecca E. Green, Kathryn L. Purcell, Taylor Wilcox, Eric L. McGregor, Larissa E. Gleason, Samuel K. Wasser, Michael K. Schwartz. 2023. Shifts in fisher (Pekania pennanti) diet in response to climate-induced tree mortality in California assessed with DNA metabarcoding
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
Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Todd B. Cross, Jeffrey R. Row, Michael K. Schwartz, Dave E. Naugle, Jennifer A. Fike, Kristopher Winiarski, Brad C. Fedy. 2022. New strategies for characterizing genetic structure in wide-ranging, continuously distributed species: A Greater Sage-grouse case study
Michael K. Young, Daniel J. Isaak, David E. Nagel, Dona Horan, Kellie Carim, Thomas W. Franklin, Victoria Zeller, Brett Roper, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. Broad-scale eDNA sampling for describing aquatic species distributions in running waters: Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus in the upper Snake River, USA
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
Francesca Marucco, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Elisa Avanzinelli, Michael K. Schwartz, Luca Rossi. 2022. Wolf dispersal patterns in the Italian Alps and implications for wildlife diseases spreading
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?
David S. Green, Marie E. Martin, Roger A. Powell, Eric L. McGregor, Mourad Gabriel, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz, Sean M. Matthews. 2022. Mixed-severity wildfire and salvage logging affect the populations of a forest-dependent carnivoran and a competitor
Kellie Carim, Lisa A. Eby, Loren M. Miller, Holly McLellan, Virgil Dupuis, Michael K. Schwartz. 2022. Mechanism of northern pike invasion in the Columbia River Basin
Albert (Bud) E. Mayfield, Steven Seybold, Wendell R. Haag, Tracy Johnson, Becky K. Kerns, John Kilgo, Daniel Larkin, Rima Lucardi, Bruce Moltzan, Dean E. Pearson, John Rothlisberger, John Schardt, Michael K. Schwartz, Michael K. Young. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
Michael K. Young, Rebecca Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2021. Molecular species delimitation refines the taxonomy of native and nonnative physinine snails in North America
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
Christopher M. Oswalt, Alycia Crall, Robert Rabaglia, Sonja Oswalt, Michael K. Schwartz, Becky K. Kerns. 2021. Inventory and Monitoring of Invasive Species
Matt C. Reeves, Inés Ibáñez, Dana Blumenthal, Gang Chen, Qinfeng Guo, Catherine Jarnevich, Jennifer Koch, Frank Sapio, Michael K. Schwartz, Ross K. Meentemeyer, Bruce K. Wylie, Stephen Boyte. 2021. Tools and Technologies for Quantifying Spread and Impacts of Invasive Species
Sue Miller, Kellie Carim, Michael K. Schwartz, Scott Spaulding, Taylor Wilcox. 2020. Black and white and shed all over: How eDNA analysis can help to answer your species questions
Paul M. Lukacs, Diane Evans Mack, Robert Inman, Justin A. Gude, Jacob S. Ivan, Robert P. Lanka, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Robert A. Long, Rex Sallabanks, Zack Walker, Stacy Courville, Scott Jackson, Rick Kahn, Michael K. Schwartz, Stephen C. Torbit, John S. Waller, Kathleen Carroll. 2020. Wolverine occupancy, spatial distribution, and monitoring design
S. B. Bassing, D. E. Ausband, M. S. Mitchell, Michael K. Schwartz, J. J. Nowak, G. C. Hale, L. P. Waits. 2020. Immigration does not offset harvest mortality in groups of a cooperatively breeding carnivore
Julie Weckworth, Brian W. Davis, Melody E. Roelke-Parker, Rebecca P. Wilkes, Craig Packer, Ernest Eblate, Michael K. Schwartz, L. Scott Mills. 2020. Identifying candidate genetic markers of CDV cross-species pathogenicity in African lions
Ashley Walters, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Population genomics for the management of wild vertebrate populations
Niko Balkenhol, Michael K. Schwartz, Robert M. Inman, Jeffrey P. Copeland, John R. Squires, Neil J. Anderson, Lisette P. Waits. 2020. Landscape genetics of wolverines (Gulo gulo): Scale-dependent effects of bioclimatic, topographic, and anthropogenic variables
Torrey W. Rodgers, Joseph Dysthe, Cynthia Tait, Thomas W. Franklin, Michael K. Schwartz, Karen E. Mock. 2020. Detection of 4 imperiled western North American freshwater mussel species from environmental DNA with multiplex qPCR assays
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
Bill Zielinski, Mark A. Linnell, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristy Pilgrim. 2020. Exploiting the winter trophic relationship between weasels (Mustela spp.) and their microtine prey as a survey method for weasels in meadow ecosystems
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
Michael K. Schwartz, Ashley Walters, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Katie Moriarty, K. M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, Keith B. Aubry, B. N. Sacks, Katherine Zarn, C. B. Quinn, Michael K. Young. 2020. Pliocene-early Pleistocene geological events structure Pacific martens (Martes caurina)
Nicholas J. DeCesare, Byron V Weckworth, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Andrew B. D. Walker, Eric J. Bergman, Kassidy E. Colson, Rob Corrigan, Richard B. Harris, Mark Hebblewhite, Brett R. Jesmer, Jesse R. Newby, Jason R. Smith, Rob B. Tether, Timothy P. Thomas, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Phylogeography of moose in western North America
Patricia J. Happe, Kurt J. Jenkins, Rebecca M. Mccaffery, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2020. Occupancy patterns in a reintroduced fisher population during reestablishment
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
Laurel E. Peelle, Aaron J. Wirsing, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Identifying predators from saliva at kill sites with limited remains
Katie Moriarty, Keith B. Aubry, Connor N. Morozumi, Betsy L. Howell, Patricia J. Happe, Kurt J. Jenkins, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Status of Pacific Martens (Martes caurina) on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Michael A. Sawaya, Anthony P. Clevenger, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Demographic fragmentation of a protected wolverine population bisected by a major transportation corridor
Gretchen H. Roffler, Jason N. Waite, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Katherine E. Zarn, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Estimating abundance of a cryptic social carnivore using spatially explicit capture-recapture
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
Michael K. Young, Rebecca J. Smith, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Matthew P. Fairchild, Michael K. Schwartz. 2019. Integrative taxonomy refutes a species hypothesis: The asymmetric hybrid origin of Arsapnia arapahoe (Plecoptera, Capniidae)
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
Todd B. Cross, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. Sex in the sagebrush: How new research can help protect greater sage-grouse mating areas
Patrick R. Cross, Benjamin N. Sacks, Gordon Luikart, Michael K. Schwartz, Keith W. Van Etten, Robert L. Crabtree. 2018. Red fox ancestry and connectivity assessments reveal minimal fur farm introgression in Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
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
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Schwartz. 2018. From expensive to efficient: New eDNAtlas shares nationwide aquatic species information
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
Daniel J. Isaak, Michael K. Young, Callie McConnell, Brett B. Roper, Eric K. Archer, Brian Staab, Christine Hirsch, David E. Nagel, Michael K. Schwartz, Gwynne L. Chandler. 2018. Crowd-sourced databases as essential elements for Forest Service partnerships and aquatic resource conservation
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
Jeffrey R. Row, Kevin E. Doherty, Todd B. Cross, Michael K. Schwartz, Sara Oyler-McCance, Dave E. Naugle, Steven T. Knick, Bradley C. Fedy. 2018. Quantifying functional connectivity: The role of breeding habitat, abundance, and landscape features on range-wide gene flow in sage-grouse
Todd B. Cross, Michael K. Schwartz, David E. Naugle, Brad C. Fedy, Jeffrey R. Row, Sara J. Oyler-McCance. 2018. The genetic network of greater sage-grouse: Range-wide identification of keystone hubs of connectivity
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
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
Michael K. Schwartz, Brooke Penaluna, Taylor Wilcox. 2017. eDNA sampling: Not just for fisheries biologists anymore
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 M. Slauson, Bill Zielinski, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Ski areas affect Pacific marten movement, habitat use, and density
Michael K. Schwartz, Daryl J. Boness. 2017. Marine mammal subspecies in the age of genetics: Introductory remarks from the Associate Editor and Editor-in-Chief of Marine Mammal Science
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)
Jody M. Tucker, Fred W. Allendorf, Richard L. Truex, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Sex-biased dispersal and spatial heterogeneity affect landscape resistance to gene flow in fisher
Todd B. Cross, David E. Naugle, John C. Carlson, Michael K. Schwartz. 2017. Genetic recapture identifies long-distance breeding dispersal in Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
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
Rebeca L. Juarez, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Daniel J. Thompson, Stephanie A. Tucker, Joshua Smith, Jonathan A. Jenks. 2016. Assessing temporal genetic variation in a cougar population: Influence of harvest and neighboring populations
Heidi Kretser, Michale Glennon, Alice Whitelaw, Aimee Hurt, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Scat-detection dogs survey low density moose in New York
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
Gretchen H. Roffler, Stephen J. Amish, Seth Smith, Ted Cosart, Marty Kardos, Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart. 2016. SNP discovery in candidate adaptive genes using exon capture in a free-ranging alpine ungulate
Kellie Carim, Kevin S. McKelvey, Michael K. Young, Taylor Wilcox, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. A protocol for collecting environmental DNA samples from streams
Todd B. Cross, David E. Naugle, John C. Carlson, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Hierarchical population structure in greater sage-grouse provides insight into management boundary delineation
Sue Miller, Michael K. Schwartz, Lucretia E. E. Olson. 2016. Here today, here tomorrow: Managing forests for fisher habitat in the Northern Rockies
Ephraim M. Hanks, Melvin B. Hooten, Steven T. Knick, Sara J. Oyler-McCance, Jennifer A. Fike, Todd B. Cross, Michael K. Schwartz. 2016. Latent spatial models and sampling design for landscape genetics
Jeffrey B. Stetz, Seth Smith, Michael A. Sawaya, Alan B. Ramsey, Stephen J. Amish, Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart. 2016. Discovery of 20,000 RAD-SNPs and development of a 52-SNP array for monitoring river otters
Gretchen H. Roffler, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Sandra L. Talbot, George K. Sage, Layne G. Adams, Gordon Luikart. 2016. Identification of landscape features influencing gene flow: How useful are habitat selection models?
Jason E. Hawley, Paul W. Rego, Adrian P. Wydeven, Michael K. Schwartz, Tabitha C. Viner, Roland Kays, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Jonathan A. Jenks. 2016. Long-distance dispersal of a subadult male cougar from South Dakota to Connecticut documented with DNA evidence
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)
Michael K. Schwartz, Beth A. Hahn, Blake R. Hossack. 2016. Where the wild things are: A research agenda for studying the wildlife-wilderness relationship
Deborah M. Finch, D. A. Boyce, Jeanne C. Chambers, C. J. Colt, Kas Dumroese, Stanley G. Kitchen, C. McCarthy, Susan E. Meyer, Bryce A. Richardson, Mary M. Rowland, Mark A. Rumble, Michael K. Schwartz, Monica Tomosy, Michael Wisdom. 2016. Conservation and restoration of sagebrush ecosystems and sage-grouse: An assessment of USDA Forest Service Science
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
David Keith, H. Resit Akcakaya, Stuart H.M. Butchart, Ben Collen, Nicholas K. Dulvy, Elizabeth E. Holmes, Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Doug Keinath, Michael K. Schwartz, Andrew O. Shelton, Robin S. Waples. 2015. Temporal correlations in population trends: Conservation implications from time-series analysis of diverse animal taxa
Jennifer Pierson, Gordon Luikart, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. The application of genetic indicators in wild populations: Potential and pitfalls for genetic monitoring [Chapter 15]
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
K. M. Proffitt, Joshua F. Goldberg, M. Hebblewhite, R. Russell, B. S. Jimenez, H. S. Robinson, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. Integrating resource selection into spatial capture-recapture models for large carnivores
Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Mary Kay Watry, Laura E. Ellison, Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon L. Luikart. 2015. Estimating bighorn sheep (Ovis Canadensis) abundance using noninvasive sampling at a mineral lick within a national park wilderness area
Aaron B. A. Shafer, Jochen B. W. Wolf, Paulo C. Alves, Linnea Bergstrom, Michael W. Bruford, Ioana Brannstrom, Guy Colling, Love Dalen, Luc De Meester, Robert Ekblom, Katie D. Fawcett, Simone Fior, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Jason A. Hill, A. Rus Hoezel, Jacob Hoglund, Evelyn L. Jensen, Johannes Krause, Torsten N. Kristensen, Michael Krutzen, John K. McKay, Anita J. Norman, Rob Ogden, E. Martin Osterling, N. Joop Ouborg, John Piccolo, Danijela Popovic, Craig R. Primmer, Floyd A. Reed, Marie Roumet, Jordi Salmona, Tamara Schenekar, Michael K. Schwartz, Gernot Segelbacher, Helen Senn, Jens Thaulow, Mia Valtonen, Andrew Veale, Philippine Vergeer, Nagarjun Vijay, Carles Vila, Matthias Weissensteiner, Lovisa Wennerstrom, Christopher W. Wheat, Piotr Zielinski. 2015. Genomics and the challenging translation into conservation practice
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)
Deborah M. Finch, Douglas Boyce, Jeanne C. Chambers, Chris Colt, Clint McCarthy, Stanley G. Kitchen, Bryce A. Richardson, Mary M. Rowland, Mark A. Rumble, Michael K. Schwartz, Monica Tomosy, Michael Wisdom. 2015. USDA Forest Service Sage-Grouse Conservation Science Strategy
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
Michael K. Schwartz, Jamie S. Sanderlin, William M. Block. 2015. Manage habitat, monitor species [Chapter 10]
Martha Ellis, Jacob S. Ivan, Jody M. Tucker, Michael K. Schwartz. 2015. rSPACE: Spatially based power analysis for conservation and ecology
Patricia J. Happe, Kurt J. Jenkins, Michael K. Schwartz, Jeffrey C. Lewis, Keith B. Aubry. 2014. Evaluation of fisher restoration in Olympic National Park and the Olympic Recovery Area: 2013 Annual Progress Report
Gretchen H. Roffler, Sandra L. Talbot, Gordon Luikart, George K. Sage, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Layne G. Adams, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Lack of sex-biased dispersal promotes fine-scale genetic structure in alpine ungulates
Jody M. Tucker, Michael K. Schwartz, Richard L. Truex, Samantha M. Wisely, Fred W. Allendorf. 2014. Sampling affects the detection of genetic subdivision and conservation implications for fisher in the Sierra Nevada
Erin L. Landguth, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Evaluating sample allocation and effort in detecting population differentiation for discrete and continuously distributed individuals
Andrew R. Whiteley, Kevin McGarigal, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Pronounced differences in genetic structure despite overall ecological similarity for two Ambystoma salamanders in the same landscape
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
Lucretia E. Olson, Joel D. Sauder, Nathan M. Albrecht, Ray S. Vinkey, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Modeling the effects of dispersal and patch size on predicted fisher (Pekania [Martes] pennanti) distribution in the U.S. Rocky Mountains
Martha Ellis, Jacob S. Ivan, Michael K. Schwartz. 2014. Spatially explicit power analysis for occupancy-based monitoring of wolverine populations in the U.S
Keith B. Aubry, Cathy Raley, Steven W. Buskirk, Bill Zielinski, Michael K. Schwartz, Richard T. Golightly, Kathryn L. Purcell, Richard D. Weir, J. Scott Yaeger. 2013. Meta-analyses of habitat selection by fishers at resting sites in the Pacific coastal region
Barbara S. McCall, Michael S. Mitchell, Michael K. Schwartz, Jim Hayden, Samuel A. Cushman, Pete Zager, Wayne F. Kasworm. 2013. Combined use of mark-recapture and genetic analyses reveals response of a black bear population to changes in food productivity
Michael K. Schwartz, Joel Saunder, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Ray Vinkey, Michael K. Lucid, Sean A. Parks, Nathan Albrecht. 2013. Fisher population and landscape genetics
Michael K. Schwartz, J. Sauder. 2013. Fisher research in the US Rocky Mountains: A critical overview
Michael K. Schwartz, Nicholas J. DeCesare, Benjamin S. Jimenez, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Wayne E. Melquist. 2013. Stand- and landscape-scale selection of large trees by fishers in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho
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
Jennifer C. Pierson, Fred W. Allendorf, Pierre Drapeau, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Breed locally, disperse globally: Fine-scale genetic structure despite landscape-scale panmixia in a fire-specialist
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
Solomon Z. Dobrowski, John Abatzoglou, Alan K. Swanson, Jonathan A. Greenberg, Alison R. Mynsberge, Zachary A. Holden, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. The climate velocity of the contiguous United States during the 20th century
Michael Lucid, L. Robinson, Samuel A. Cushman, L. Allen, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim. 2013. Status of fisher in the northern Idaho panhandle and adjacent mountain ranges
Lucretia Olson, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Modeling the effects of dispersal on predicted contemporary and future fisher (Martes pennanti) distribution in the U.S
Nathan Albrecht, C. Heusser, Michael K. Schwartz, J. Sauder, R. Vinkey. 2013. Effects of snow on fisher and marten distributions in Idaho
Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, T. Luke George, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Estimating abundance and survival in the endangered Point Arena Mountain beaver using noninvasive genetic methods
Alan K. Swanson, Solomon Z. Dobrowski, Andrew O. Finley, James H. Thorne, Michael K. Schwartz. 2013. Spatial regression methods capture prediction uncertainty in species distribution model projections through time
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
David A. Tallmon, Robin S. Waples, Dave Gregovich, Michael K. Schwartz. 2012. Detecting population recovery using gametic disequilibrium-based effective population size estimates
Michael K. Schwartz, Aritz Ruiz-Gonzalez, Ryuchi Masuda, Cino Pertoldi. 2012. Conservation genetics of the genus Martes: Assessing within-species movements, units to conserve, and connectivity across ecological and evolutionary time [Chapter 17]
Jody M. Tucker, Michael K. Schwartz, Richard L. Truex, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Fred W. Allendorf. 2012. Historical and contemporary DNA indicate fisher decline and isolation occurred prior to the European settlement of California
Andres Perez-Figueroa, Rick L. Wallen, Tiago Antao, Jason A. Coombs, Michael K. Schwartz, P. J. White, Gordon Luikart. 2012. Conserving genomic variability in large mammals: Effect of population fluctuations and variance in male reproductive success on variability in Yellowstone bison
Jeffrey A. Hutchings, Stuart H. M. Butchart, Ben Collen, Michael K. Schwartz, Robin S. Waples. 2012. Red flags: correlates of impaired species recovery
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
Kristine L. Pilgrim, Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, Michael K. Schwartz. 2012. Development of a reliable method for determining sex for a primitive rodent, the Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
Bill Zielinski, Ric Schlexer, Sean A. Parks, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2012. Small geographic range but not panmictic: how forests structure the endangered Point Arena mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa nigra)
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
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
Jennifer A. Jackson, Linda Laikre, C. Scott Baker, Katherine C. Kendall, F. W. Allendorf, Michael K. Schwartz. 2011. Guidelines for collecting and maintaining archives for genetic monitoring
Audrey J. Magoun, Clinton D. Long, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Richard E. Lowell, Patrick Valkenburg. 2011. Integrating motion-detection cameras and hair snags for wolverine identification
Michael K. Schwartz, Peter B. Landres, David Parsons. 2011. Wildlife scientists and wilderness managers finding common ground with noninvasive and nonintrusive sampling of wildlife
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
Brian Knaus, Richard Cronn, Aaron Liston, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2011. Mitochondrial genome sequences illuminate maternal lineages of conservation concern in a rare carnivore
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
Francesca Marucco, Luigi Boitani, Daniel H. Pletscher, Michael K. Schwartz. 2011. Bridging the gaps between non-invasive genetic sampling and population parameter estimation
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
Todd J. Brinkman, David K. Person, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kevin E. Colson, Kris J. Hundertmark. 2010. Individual identification of Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) using DNA from fecal pellets
Tzeidle N. Wasserman, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz, David O. Wallin. 2010. Spatial scaling and multi-model inference in landscape genetics: Martes americana in northern Idaho
Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart, Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel A. Cushman. 2010. Landscape genomics: A brief perspective [Chapter 9]
Jennifer Pierson, Fred W. Allendorf, Vicki A. Saab, Pierre Drapeau, Michael K. Schwartz. 2010. Do male and female black-backed woodpeckers respond differently to gaps in habitat?
Lindy B. Mullen, H. Arthur Woods, Michael K. Schwartz, Adam J. Sepulveda, Winsor H. Lowe. 2010. Scale-dependent genetic structure of the Idaho giant salamander (Dicamptodon aterrimus) in stream networks
Gordon Luikart, Nils Ryman, David A. Tallmon, Michael K. Schwartz, Fred W. Allendorf. 2010. Estimation of census and effective population sizes: the increasing usefulness of DNA-based approaches
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
David A. Tallmon, Dave Gregovich, Robin S. Waples, C. Scott Baker, Jennifer Jackson, Barbara L. Taylor, Eric Archer, Karen K. Martien, Fred W. Allendorf, Michael K. Schwartz. 2010. When are genetic methods useful for estimating contemporary abundance and detecting population trends?
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?
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. 2009. Uniting ecological and genetic data for the conservation of wild ibex
Todd J. Brinkman, Michael K. Schwartz, David K. Person, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Kris J. Hundertmark. 2009. Effects of time and rainfall on PCR success using DNA extracted from deer fecal pellets
Michael K. Schwartz, John A. Vucetich. 2009. Molecules and beyond: Assessing the distinctness of the Great Lakes wolf
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
Albano Beja-Pereira, Rita Oliveira, Paulo C. Alves, Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart. 2009. Advancing ecological understandings through technological transformations in noninvasive genetics
Francesca Marucco, Daniel H. Pletscher, Luigi Boitani, Michael K. Schwartz, Kristy L. Pilgrim, Jean-Dominique Lebreton. 2009. Wolf survival and population trend using non-invasive capture-recapture techniques in the Western Alps
Kevin S. McKelvey, Samuel A. Cushman, Michael K. Schwartz, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2009. Wildlife monitoring across multiple spatial scales using grid-based sampling
Katie M. Moriarty, Bill Zielinski, Armand G Gonzales, Todd E. Dawson, Kristie M. Boatner, Craig A Wilson, Ric Schlexer, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Jeff Copeland, Michael K. Schwartz. 2009. Wolverine confirmation in California after nearly a century: native or long-distance immigrant
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
Jessica A. Homyack, Jennifer H. Vashon, Cade Libby, Edward L. Lindquist, Steve Loch, Donald F. McAlpine, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2008. Canada lynx-bobcat (Lynx canadensis x L. rufus) hybrids at the southern periphery of lynx range in Maine, Minnesota and New Brunswick
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
Michael K. Schwartz, Steven L. Monfort. 2008. Genetic and endocrine tools for carnivore surveys
John R. Squires, Jeffrey P. Copeland, Todd J. Ulizio, Michael K. Schwartz, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2007. Sources and patterns of wolverine mortality in western Montana
Michael K. Schwartz. 2007. Ancient DNA confirms native Rocky Mountain fisher (Martes pennanti) avoided early 20th century extinction
Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart, Robin S. Waples. 2007. Genetic monitoring as a promising tool for conservation and management
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
Todd J. Ulizio, John R. Squires, Daniel H. Pletscher, Michael K. Schwartz, James J. Claar, Leonard F. Ruggiero. 2006. The efficacy of obtaining genetic-based identifications from putative wolverine snow tracks
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
Bill Zielinski, Fredrick V. Schlexer, Kristine L. Pilgrim, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. The efficacy of wire and glue hair snares in identifying mesocarnivores
Kristine L. Pilgrim, Bill Zielinski, Mary J. Mazurek, Ric Schlexer, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in the Point Arena mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa nigra
Samuel A. Cushman, Kevin S. McKelvey, Jim Hayden, Michael K. Schwartz. 2006. Gene flow in complex landscapes: Testing multiple hypotheses with causal 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
Michael K. Schwartz. 2005. Guidelines on the use of molecular genetics in reintroduction programs
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
Michael K. Schwartz, L. S. Mills, Yvette K. Ortega, L. F. Ruggiero, F. W. Allendorf. 2003. Landscape location affects genetic variation of Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis)
Stephanie Manel, Michael K. Schwartz, Gordon Luikart, Pierre Taberlet. 2003. Landscape genetics: combining landscape ecology and population genetics
Leonard F. Ruggiero, Michael K. Schwartz, Keith B. Aubry, Charles J. Krebs, Amanda Stanley, Steven W. Buskirk. 1999. Species conservation and natural variation among populations [Chapter 5]

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