Recent Presentations
2018
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve management goals. Oral Presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 15 March 2018. Gaylord, MI.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve management goals. Oral Presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group. 20 February 2018. Nashville, TN.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve management goals. Oral Presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Research Symposium. 16 February 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve various white-tailed deer management goals. Oral Presentation at the 78th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, 30 January 2018. Milwaukee, WI.
Christensen, S. A., M. Ruder, D. Williams, W. Porter, J. Fischer, and D. Stallknecht. The role of drought as a predictor of hemorrhagic disease in the Eastern United States. Oral presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group. 21 February 2018. Nashville, TN.
Cook, J.D., D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Catching it early: Evaluating risk factors for chronic wasting disease in Michigan. Oral Presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Research Symposium. 16 February 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Cook, J.D., S.A. Christensen, D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Learning from others: Modeling the growth and spread of chronic wasting disease in an emergent area. Oral presentation at the 9th International Deer Biology Congress. 5 August 2018. Estes Park, CO.
Frens, K.M., and W.F. Porter. Bird Community diversity, development, and land protection in a mixed-use northern forest. Oral presentation at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology. 23 July 2018. Toronto, ON.
Knowlton, G.J., R.L. Cain, and D.M. Williams. Spatially-explicit analysis to evaluate reporting rates of white-tailed deer entered in the Boone and Crockett records. Poster presentation at the 20th Annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. 13 April 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Hoving, C.L. Vulnerability of Michigan wildlife to climate change. Oral presentation at the Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative Conference. 14 March 2018. Mackinaw City, MI.
Hoving, C.L. Resilience planning and Michigan's natural resources. Invited oral presentation and panel at the Michigan Association of Planners Annual Conference. 26 April 2018. Lansing, MI.
Hoving, C.L., P. Lederle, and W.F. Porter. An uncertain climate for deer wintering complexes: Scenario planning for complex adaptive systems. Oral presentation at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 30 January 2018. Milwaukee, WI.
Huinker, A.E., D.R. Luukkonen, D.M. Williams, and S.R. Winterstein. Microhabitat selection and reproductive success of American woodcock in Michigan. Oral presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 16 March 2018. Gaylord, MI.
Skora, L.C., D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Monitoring brown bear abundance in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Oral presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Research Symposium. 16 February 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Smith, J.B., D.M. Williams, D.R. Etter, and W.F. Porter. Context matters: variation in black bear use of agricultural landscapes. Invited oral presentation at the 2018 Boone and Crockett Club Spring Meeting. 29 March 2018. Norfolk, VA.
Stanke, H.D., J. Cook, S.A. Christensen, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Connecting the dots: A landscape approach for Michigan CWD. Oral presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 16 March 2018. Gaylord, MI.
Williams, D.M. Getting our bearings: Reorienting black bear ecology with density and landscape context. Invited oral presentation at the Fish and Wildlife of the Great Lakes Region Seminar Series, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 7 March 2018. Stevens Point, WI.
Williams, D.M. Michigan’s deer disease initiative: A research response to EHD and CWD management needs. Invited oral presentation at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Health Committee Meeting. 25 April 2018. Traverse City, MI.
2017
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Do antler point restrictions make a notable impact? Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 26 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Christensen, S. A., M. Ruder, D. Williams, W. Porter, J. Fischer, and D. Stallknecht. Drought as a risk factor for hemorrhagic disease in the eastern United States. Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 26 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Cook, J.D., S.A. Christensen, D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Emergent disease in Michigan’s wild deer. Invited oral presentation at the 5th Annual Joint Cervid Industry Meeting. 2 August 2017. Big Rapids, MI.
Crawford, J.C., A. Dechen Quinn, D. Williams, B. Rudolph, K. Scribner, and W. Porter. Spatial genetic structure of white-tailed deer in urban landscapes: potential for localized management. Oral presentation at the International Urban Wildlife Conference. 5 June 2017. San Diego, CA.
Crawford, J.C. Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium Research: update and plans for future research. Oral presentation at the Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. 28 August 2017. Moravia, IA.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Heterogeneity across scales maintains bird diversity in a managed forest landscape. Oral presentation at the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Research Symposium. 24 February 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Applying conservation filters to bird diversity in managed forests. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 17 March 2017. Gaylord, MI.
Frens, K.F, L. Peterson, and W.F. Porter. Income inequality and public conservation land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Oral presentation at the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics 9th Biennial Meeting. 25-28 June 2017. St. Paul, MN.
Frens, K.F., C. Vergara, and A. Peters. The more that you read, the more things you will know: Connecting reading completion, motivation, and grades in the undergraduate classroom. Oral presentation at the Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Symposium. 2 May 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Frens, K.F., A. Crosby and W.F. Porter. Bird community integrity and land protection in a mixed-use Northern forest. Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 25 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Gurney, S., J. B. Smith, D. Etter, and D. Williams. The American black bear and baited hair-snares: A quantitative ethogram and behavioral analysis. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 17 March 2017.
Gurney, S., J. B. Smith, D. Etter, and D. Williams. The American black bear and baited hair-snares: A quantitative ethogram and behavioral analysis. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Hoving, C.H. When adaptation planning is an oxymoron. Oral presentation at the 3rd Biennial National Adaptation Forum. 10 May 2017. St. Paul, MN.
Hoving, C.L. and S. Thompson. Lessons learned in adapting oak management to a changing climate. Oral presentation to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Climate Change Committee. 6 September 2017. Webinar.
Hoving, C.L. What is native in a changing climate? Oral presentation at the Ingham County WildOnes meeting. 18 October 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Hoving, C.L. First Do No Harm: Communication Science and Climate Change. Invited keynote presentation at the West Michigan Conservation Network Annual Meeting. 3 November 2017. Byron Center, MI.
Manning, S.E., B.S. Stevens, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating fall harvests with practicable wild turkey management models: incorporating observation uncertainty and regulation cycle. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 17 March 2017.
Roloff, G.J., S. Sultaire, B. Rudolph, and R. Cain. Factors correlated with declining antler diameters of yearling deer in Michigan. Oral presentation at the 77th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 6 February 2017. Lincoln, NE.
Roloff, G.J., S. Sultaire, B. Rudolph, and R. Cain. Factors correlated with declining antler diameters of yearling deer in Michigan. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 16 March 2017. Gaylord, MI.
Smith, J., D. Williams, M. Wegan, D. Etter, and W. Porter. Performance of a spatial capture-recapture model of black bears. Oral presentation at the 77th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 7 February 2017. Lincoln, NE.
Smith, J., D. Williams, M. Wegan, D. Etter, and W. Porter. Follow the bear: expanding understanding of black bear ecology across variable densities and landscapes. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. June 2017. Moscow, ID.
Smith, J., D. Etter, and D. Williams. Follow the bear: expanding understanding of black bear ecology across variable densities and landscapes. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Shoffner, A., D. Luukkonen, D. Williams, and S. Winterstein. How much wood would a woodcock want? The influence of forest at a local and landscape-scale on American woodcock recruitment. Oral presentation at the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Research Symposium. 24 February 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Shoffner, A., D. Luukkonen, D. Williams, and S. Winterstein. American woodcock reproductive rates in relation to forest structure at local and landscape scales. Poster presentation at American Ornithology 2017. 3 August 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Shoffner, A., D. Luukkonen, D. Williams, and S. Winterstein. American Woodcock Reproductive Rates in Relation to Forest Structure at Local and Landscape Scales. Invited oral presentation at 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 24 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Stanke, H.D., Christensen, S.A., Cook, J., and Williams, D.M. Connecting the Dots: A Landscape Approach for Michigan CWD. Oral presentation at the 19th annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. 7 April 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Stanke, H., J.D. Cook, S. Christensen, W. Porter and D. Williams. Connecting the dots: A landscape approach for Michigan CWD. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Stevens, B. S., and C. J. Conway. Developing range-wide occupancy models for marsh birds: optimizing predictive capabilities across spatial scales. Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Williams, D. Importance of Applied Research. Invited oral presentation at the Michigan Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium. 3 October 2017. East Lansing, MI.
2016
Bowling, AC, DM Williams, CJ Parent, WF Porter, MV Schiavone, and B Swift. Brooding over broods: Regional impacts of habitat quality and precipitation on turkeys in New York State. Oral presentation at the 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium. January 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Cain, R. L., D.M. Williams, and W. Porter. Deer Vulnerability. Oral presentation at the 40th Annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. 23 August 2016. Carrollton, KY.
Cain, R. L., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Record Book Bucks: Assessing Spatially Explicit Trends in Antler Size and Landscape Characteristics that Influence Variation. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 8 April 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Cain, R. L., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Spatially explicit assessment of landscape characteristics influencing trophy white-tailed deer harvests through time. Oral presentation at the 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 25 January 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Comparison of N-Mixture Models and Distance Sampling for Abundance Estimation: Application for a Deer Population. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society 23rd Annual Conference. 17 October 2016, Raleigh, NC.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Assessing Population Impacts of EHD on free-ranging white-tailed deer in Michigan. Invited oral presentation at the 4th Annual joint cervid industry meeting. 10 Aug 2016. Big Rapids, Michigan.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Assessing local-scale population abundance and recovery of white-tailed deer following a disease event. Oral presentation at the 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 25 January 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities for White-Tailed Deer. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 8 April 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Crosby, A. D. and W.F. Porter. Community composition and niche characteristics of forest birds in the UP of Michigan, USA. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 8 April 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Crosby, A. D. Multi-scale Effects of Forest Management Systems on Wildlife Habitat and Biodiversity. Oral presentation at the Michigan State University Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Program’s Spring 2016 Graduate Colloquium Series. 13 April 2016.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Multi-scale beta diversity with cluster sampling is the cornerstone for regional biodiversity monitoring. Poster presentation at the 2016 North American Congress for Conservation Biology. 18 July 2016. Madison, Wisconsin.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Context Matters: Forest Management Impacts Wildlife and Biodiversity at Multiple Spatial Scales. Oral presentation at the Michigan Society of American Foresters Fall Conference. 6 October 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Additive Partitioning of Bird Species Diversity Reveals Variation in Patterns Occurring Across Scales. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. 16 October 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Frens, K.M., and W.F. Porter. On the road(s): policy, infrastructure, and biodiversity in northern Michigan. Oral presentation at the 2016 North American Congress for Conservation Biology. 18 July 2016. Madison, Wisconsin.
Hoving, C.L., W. F. Porter, and P. Lederle. Increasing the resilience of wildlife habitat projects through scenario planning. Oral Presentation at the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization’s Research Symposium at Michigan State University. 26 February 2016. East Lansing, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Uncertainty in Landscape Conservation. Oral Presentation at the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Coastal Conservation Workshops, 8-9 March 2016, Saginaw, Michigan and St. Clair, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. A Poor Climate for Recovery: Using Structured Decision Making to Explore Adaptation Alternatives. Oral Presentation at the Innovations in Collaboratory Modeling conference. 14-15 June 2016. East Lansing, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Conserving Deer Wintering Complexes in a Changing Climate. Oral Presentation at the quarterly Upper Peninsula Habitat Workgroup meeting. 30 August 2016, Ishpeming, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. and M. Notaro. Changing Winter Risk for Deer: Projections of Future Winter Severity in Northern Michigan. Oral Presentation at Scenario Planning Workshop. 28 September 2016. Marquette, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Lessons Learned: Adapting Oak Management to a Changing Climate. Oral Presentation at the Great Lakes Adaptation Forum. 6 October 2016. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Vulnerability of Michigan Wildlife to Climate Change. Oral Presentation at the Michigan Society of American Foresters Meeting. 7 October 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Scenario Planning for Deer Wintering Complexes in a Changing Climate. Oral Presentation at The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. 18 October 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Manning, S. E., B. S. Stevens, and D. M. Williams. Evaluating fall harvests with practicable wild turkey management models: incorporating observation uncertainty and regulation cycle. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. March 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Manning, S. E., B. S. Stevens, and D. M. Williams. Evaluating fall harvests with practicable wild turkey management models: incorporating observation uncertainty and regulation cycle. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society annual conference, October 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Parent, C. J., B. S. Stevens, A. C. Bowling, and W. F. Porter. Trends of wild turkey harvests across the Midwest. Oral presentation at the 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium. January 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Smith, J. B., and D.M. Williams, M.T. Wegan, D.R. Etter, W.F. Porter, The Role of Density-Dependence on Movement and Resource Selection of Black Bears in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Oral Presentation at the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization’s Research Symposium at Michigan State University. 26 February 2016. East Lansing, Michigan.
Smith, J.B., D.M. Williams, M.T. Wegan, D.R. Etter, W.F. Porter. Performance of a Spatial Capture-Recapture Model of Black Bears. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. 18 October 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, and D. R. Luukkonen. Integrated assessment of harvested wild turkey populations in southern Michigan: a state-space approach. Oral presentation at the 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. January 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Ecology matters: robustness and management tradeoffs for maximum harvests of wild turkeys. Oral presentation at the 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium. January 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones. Developing robust reference points for managing fall harvests of assessment-limited wild turkey populations. Oral presentation the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, October 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, D. R. Luukkonen. Development of assessment models for wild turkey populations in southern Michigan: an update. Oral presentation for the quantitative seminar series of the Quantitative Fisheries Center at Michigan State University, May 2016, East Lansing, Michigan.
Stevens, B. S., W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, J. R. Bence, C. A. Stewart, D. R. Luukkonen. Using structured decision making to inform wild turkey management in Michigan. Oral presentation at the Innovations in Collaborative Modeling Conference, June 2016, East Lansing, Michigan.
Stevens, B. S., W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, J. R. Bence and D. R. Luukkonen. Dynamics and management of wild turkeys in Michigan. Testimony to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. October 13. 2016.
2015
Cain, R. L., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter. The big buck dilemma: Assessing the influence of landscape characteristics on Boone and Crockett record white-tailed deer antler scores. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Cain, R. L. Landscape Ecology of Trophy White-tailed Deer. Presented at The Quality Deer Management Association’s Branch/Cooperative Leader Training Workshop. 28 August 2015, Roscommon, MI.
Cain, R. L. The Ecology of Trophy Whitetails. Presented at the Michigan Chapter of Safari Club International Members Meeting. 14 May 2015, Hudsonville, MI.
Cain, R.L., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Evaluating the Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Record White-Tailed Deer in the Midwestern United States. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Assessing Local-Scale Population Abundance of White-tailed Deer Following a Disease Event. Presented at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2015 Deer Management Forum. 11 April 2015, Roscommon, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Assessing Local-Scale Population Recovery of White-tailed Deer Following an Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Event. 10th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Assessing Local-Scale Population Abundance of White-tailed Deer Following a Disease Event. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 27 March 2015, Clare, MI.
Crawford, J. C., A. C. Quinn, D. M. Williams, B. A. Rudolph, K. T. Scribner, and W. F. Porter. Spatial Genetic Structure of White-Tailed Deer in Urban Landscapes: Potential for Localized Management. Presentation at the 22nd annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Crawford, J. C., and W. F. Porter. Social structure of white-tailed deer in meridian township: A research partnership with meridian township parks and recreation department and the suburban deer hunt program. Presentation to the Meridian Township Board of Trustees. June 2015.
Crawford J. C., and W. F. Porter. Public outreach in the wildlife profession: is it worth it? The 51st Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. 14 April 2015, Champaign, IL.
Crosby, A. D., W. F. Porter, and Dwayne R. Etter. New look at an old method: using snow track surveys to monitor carnivores and model habitat at multiple spatial scales. Presentation at the 22nd annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Crosby, A.D., and W. F. Porter. Assessing the Impacts of Forest Management on Wildlife and Biodiversity. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Dutcher, A., D. M. Williams, D. R. Etter, M. T. Wegan, and W. F. Porter. Black bear movements in time and space with respect to hair snare stations in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Presented at the Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 27 March 2015, Clare, MI.
Frens, K., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Do Large Forested Areas Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change-Induced Range Shifts on Insectivorous Birds? Presented at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Canada.
Frens, K., and W.F. Porter. Effects of Land-Use Policy on Biotic and Human Systems in the Northern Great Lakes. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 17 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Hollen, J., J. C. Crawford, W. F. Porter, and K. Scribner. Using non-invasive DNA samples to identify individual white-tailed deer in an urban landscape. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University. 10 April 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Hollen, J., J. C. Crawford, W. F. Porter, and K. Scribner. Using non-invasive DNA samples to identify individual white-tailed deer in an urban landscape. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 26 March 2015, Clare, MI.
Manning, S. E., B. S. Stevens, and D. M. Williams. Effects of observation uncertainty and differential vulnerability on fall harvesting risks for wild turkeys. Poster Presentation at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum at Michigan State University. 10 April 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Parent, C. J., B. S. Stevens, and W. F. Porter. Landscape constraints to wild turkey trends across the Midwest: The importance of habitat. Presented at The Wildlife Society 22nd Annual Conference. 17-22 October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Parent, C. J., and W. F. Porter. Midwest wild turkey consortium: Research update. 2015. Presented at the Midwest Deer & Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. 8-11 September 2015, Lake Delton, WI.
Parent, C. J., and B. S. Stevens. Status and conservation of wild turkeys: Michigan and beyond. Presented at the Audubon Society Meeting, Kalamazoo Chapter. 23 February 2015, Kalamazoo, MI.
Parent, C. J. and W. F. Porter. 2015. Midwest wild turkey consortium: Trends and drivers. Presented at the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention. 12 February 2015, Nashville, TN.
Rudolph, R., W. F. Porter, D. M. Williams, and S. A. Christensen. 2015. A science-based response to Chronic Wasting Disease. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division. August 2015, Roscommon, Michigan.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities for White-Tailed Deer. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities for White-Tailed Deer. Poster Presentation at the 75th annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 10 February 2015, Indianapolis, IN.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities For White-Tailed Deer. (Poster) 10th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Samborski, A., J. C. Crawford, W. F. Porter, and K. Scribner. Sex Identification Using Zinc Finger Introns on the X and Y Chromosomes. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University. 10 April 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Fall harvesting across heterogeneous wild turkey populations: identifying risks and management tradeoffs. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Fall harvesting risks across heterogeneous wild turkey populations. Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 27 March, 2015, Clare, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Maximizing turkey harvest across heterogeneous populations: identifying risks and management tradeoffs. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February, 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., M. L. Jones, W. F. Porter, J. R. Bence, C. A. Stewart, and D. R. Luukkonen. Using structured decision making to inform wild turkey management: an update. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division. August 2015, Roscommon, Michigan.
2014
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. New York State Chapter NWTF 2014 Leadership Meeting. 11 January 2014, Waterloo, NY.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. Michigan Boone and Crockett Partners Meeting. 22 May 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. 38th Annual National Wild Turkey Federation Convention. Technical Committee Meeting. 13 February 2014, Nashville, TN.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Upland Game Bird Management Team Meeting. 25 June 2014, Albany, NY.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. Northeast Upland Game Bird Technical Committee Meeting. 16 September 2014, Minnowbrook Conference Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Landscape level patterns affect regional wild turkey fall harvest potential. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 27 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Population dynamics and disease occurrence in white-tailed deer: assessing fine-scale population recovery following a major mortality event. 9th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 21 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Population abundance and disease occurrence in white-tailed deer: assessing fine-scale population recovery following an epizootic hemorrhagic disease event. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 29 October 2014.
Crosby, A. D., W. F. Porter, and D. R. Etter. New look at an old method: a transect-based occupancy model to monitor carnivores with snow track surveys. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 27 March 2014, Grayling, MI.
Crosby, A. D., and C. J. Parent. Landscape ecology and usable space: How pattern can impact the success of habitat restoration for northern bobwhites. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dutcher, A. E., D. M. Williams, M. T. Wegan, and D. R. Etter. Improving current population estimation methods for Michigan black bears. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 27 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Guber, A. K., D. M. Williams, A. C. Dechen Quinn, S. B. Tamrakar, J. B. Rose, and W. F. Porter. SWAT-SIR model for predicting fate and transport of manure-borne pathogens in fragmented agriculture-forest ecosystems. International Environmental Modelling and Software Society 7th International Congress. San Diego, CA.
Herbst, S., B. S. Stevens, D. Hayes, and P. A. Hanchin. A state-space model for estimating walleye spatial structure in a data limited heterogeneous waterway in northern Michigan. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. January 2014, Kansas City, MO.
Herbst, S., B. S. Stevens, D. Hayes, and P. A. Hanchin. A state-space model for estimating walleye spatial structure in a data limited heterogeneous waterway in northern Michigan. Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society meeting. February 2014, Holland, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Are songbirds responding to climate change or is something else afoot? Capital Area Audubon Society Meeting. 6 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., W. F. Porter, A. O. Finley, and B. Zuckerberg. Are grassland birds more vulnerable in the face of climate change? 9th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 21 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Are songbirds responding to climate change or is something else afoot? Macomb Audubon Society Meeting. 5 May 2014, Sterling Heights, MI.
Parent, C. J., and W. F. Porter. 2014. Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium: Status and update. National Wild Turkey Federation Convention. 14 February 2014, Nashville, TN.
Parent, C. J., F. Hernández, and L. A. Brennan. Identifying and mapping landscapes for the management of northern bobwhites. MSU Department of Wildlife, Graduate Student Organization seminar series. 24 April 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Parent, C. J., B. S. Stevens, and W. F. Porter. A collective assessment of the factors that drive midwestern wild turkey harvest. 38th annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. September 2014, Potosi, MO.
Parent, C. J., L. A. Brennan, T. V. Dailey, F. Hernández, and J. A. Martin. The role of landscape ecology in quail conservation and management. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 29 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Porter, H., M., D. Luukkonen, and M. L. Jones. Large-scale landscape characteristics associated with occurrence of sharp-tailed grouse in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 74th Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference. 26–29 January 2014, Kansas City, MO.
Porter, W. F., N. P. Snow, and D. M. Williams. The unreported: influence of underreporting in assessing risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, B. A. Rudolph, and W. F. Porter. Dynamic space-time analysis of white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions throughout the Midwest United States. Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Colloquium, Michigan State University. 9 April 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Snow, N. P., W. F. Porter, A. O. Finley, B. A. Rudolph, and D. M. Williams. The suburb effect: Frequency of deer-vehicle collisions associated with suburban environments throughout the Midwest United States. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, and W. F. Porter. Evaluating wild turkey harvest policies in Michigan: A decision-analytic approach. 9th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 21 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Ecology matters: Sensitivity of maximum-sustainable harvests of wild turkeys. Thursday inter-lab quantitative seminar series of the Quantitative Fisheries Center at MSU. July 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Sensitivity of maximum-sustainable harvests of wild turkeys. 38th annual Midwest Deer and Turkey Study Group Meeting. September 2014, Potosi, MO.
Williams, D. M. A short primer on landscape ecology. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Williams, D. M., D. R. Etter, A. E. Dutcher, and W. F. Porter. Spatially explicit capture-recapture estimation of black bear abundance in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 27 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Williams, D. M. 2014. Partnering to address challenging trends in wildlife conservation. The Wildlife Division Annual Meeting, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 19 August 2014, Roscommon, MI.
2013
Crosby, A. D., R. D. Elmore, and D. M. Leslie. Game Species as Umbrella Species: Can Habitat Restoration for Northern Bobwhites Help Slow the Decline of Grassland Birds? The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 8 October 2013.
Crosby, A. D., and W. F. Porter. Bioenergy and Wildlife: Aligning Harvest and Habitat at Large Scales. Annual meeting of the Northeast Area Association of State Foresters. 12 June 2013.
Mountrakis, G., C. Beier, W. F. Porter, B. Zuckerberg, L. Zhang, B. Blair, M. A. Jarzyna (presenter), H. Jin, W. Zhuang, J. Wiley. Using Lidar to assess the roles of climate and land-cover dynamics as drivers of changes in biodiversity. Oral presentation at the NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Meeting. 23-25 April 2013, Arlington, VA.
Jarzyna, M. A. Is the temporal beta-diversity of avian communities another fingerprint of climate change impacts? Oral presentation at the Michigan State University Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Graduate Colloquium Series. 17 April 2013, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. A. Maurer, and W. F. Porter. Is climate change causing turnover of avian communities? Oral presentation at the 2013 Michigan State University Graduate Academic Conference. 15 February 2013, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. A. Maurer, and W. F. Porter. Is the temporal beta diversity of avian communities a result of climate change? Oral presentation at the 6th Bi-Annual Conference of the International Biogeography Society, 9-13 January 2013, Miami, FL.
Parent, C. J., F. Hernández, L. A. Brennan, D. B. Wester, F. C. Bryant, and M. J. Schnupp. A spatially explicit abundance model for northern bobwhites. Presented at The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 49th Annual Conference. 21-23 February 2013, Houston, TX.
Parent, C. J., F. Hernández, L. A. Brennan, D. B. Wester, F. C. Bryant, and M. J. Schnupp. Limitations of using broad-scale weather data to assess small-scale ecological processes: A case study using northern bobwhite. Presented at The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 49th Annual Conference. 21-23 February 2013, Houston, TX.
Porter, H., D. Luukkonen, and M. L. Jones. Large-scale landscape characteristics associated with occurrence of sharp-tailed grouse in Michigan's Upper Penninsula. 30th Prairie Grouse Technical Council Conference. 11 October 2013, Crookston, MN.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, R. A. Rudolph, and W. F. Porter. Regional analysis of white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions in the
Midwest United States. Poster presented at The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference. 6-11 October 2013, Milwaukee, WI.
Snow, N. P., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. A landscape-based approach for delineating hotspots of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Michigan State University. March 2013, East Lansing, MI.
Wegan, M. T., D. R. Etter, D. M. Williams. The impact of landscape features on black bear movements in an agricultural region: implications for range expansion in southern Michigan, USA. The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference. 6-11 October 2013, Milwaukee, WI.
Williams, D.M., K.S. Seewald, and W. F. Porter. To get to the other side: The role of roads, landscape, and season in road crossing behaviors of deer. The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference. 6-11 October 2013, Milwaukee, WI.
2012
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Building regional research programs. Michigan Boone and Crockett Partners meeting. 4 April 2012.
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Regional Effects of Landscape-Scale Habitat and Weather on Wild Turkey Populations. New York State Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Board of Directors Meeting. 8 July 2012.
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Effects of habitat types and configuration and weather patterns on wild turkey population fluctuations and harvest potential. Wild Turkey Structured Decision Making Workshop, Cornell University. 10-12 October 2012.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, and C. A. Stewart. Update on the Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium: Where do we go from here? 36th Annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Workshop. 16-19 October 2012, Custer, SD.
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Regional Effects of Landscape-Scale Habitat and Weather on Wild Turkey Harvest Potential. 36th Annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Workshop. 16-19 October 2012, Custer, SD.
Crosby, A. D., W. F. Porter, and G. J. Roloff. Where the wild things were: parcelization, fragmentation, and biodiversity loss. Annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the Society of American Foresters. November 2012.
Dechen Quinn, A. C., M. S. Kirchgessner, B. A. Rudolph, D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Applying new analytical tools to the wicked problem of wildlife disease management. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. 12-17 March 2012.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. A. Maurer, B. Zuckerberg, and W. F. Porter. Are changes in bird communities following the pace of changing climate? Oral presentation at the 19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. 13-18 October 2012, Portland, OR.
Kohl, M. T., P. R. Krausman, K. Kunkel, and D. M. Williams. Bison versus beef: Are they one and the same? The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Evaluating the relationship between climate change, range shifts, and differential guild responses of Michigan Breeding Birds. Poster. Michigan Bird Conservation Workshop. 2012, Tustin, MI.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Evaluating the relationship between climate change, range shifts, and differential guild responses of Michigan breeding birds. North American Ornithological Conference. 14-18 August 2012.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Climate change and avian range shifts in the U. S. Great Lakes region. Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, Canada. 2012.
Kreuser, J., W. F. Porter, and D. M. Williams. Climate change, poleward range shifts, and differential guild responses of Michigan breeding birds. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 2012, Portland, OR.
Porter, W. F. Climate Change, Energy and Agriculture: Climate Change and Wildlife. 79th Annual Michigan Agri-Business Association Winter Conference. 11 January 2012.
Porter, W. F. Confronting Wilderness: Human Interactions with Nature. Panelist with Deborah Carmichael, Michael Nelson, and Robby Richardson. Michigan State Honors College. Wider Lens – Sharper Focus Seminar Series. 30 January 2012.
Seewald, K. S., and D. M. Williams. To get to the other side: The role of roads on movement behaviors of deer. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University. 24 July 2012.
Seewald, K. S., and D. M. Williams. To get to the other side: The role of roads on movement behaviors of deer. McNair Scholar’s Program Research Symposium, Michigan State University, September 28, 2012.
Seewald, K. S., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. To get to the other side: The role of roads, landscape, and season in road crossing behaviors of deer. Awarded best undergraduate research-in-progress poster. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, W. F. Porter, and D. Brunell. Accounting for uncertainty among location of moose-vehicle collisions in Maine. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Michigan State University. 24 February 2012.
Snow, N. P., W. F. Porter, M. Nelson, and J. Vucetich. Conservation science, conservation ethics and the past and future of conservation. Symposium on Interdisciplinary Scholarship in Land Use and Ethics. 1-3 June 2012.
Snow, N. P., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. A landscape-based approach for delineating hotspots of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Oral presentation given at The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 16 October 2012.
Stevens, B. S., and B. Dennis. Wildlife mortality from infrastructure collisions: statistical modeling of count data from carcass surveys. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
Williams, D. M., D. R. Etter, G. Nowak, A. Bump, A. C. Dechen Quinn, and W. F. Porter. Reconciling hunters and managers with science: spatio-temporal dynamics of Michigan black bear harvest. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
2011
Bowling, A. C., and W. F. Porter. Predicting Regional Harvest Potential of Wild Turkey in New York State. Poster presentation given at the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 25 February 2011.
Bowling, A. C., and W. F. Porter. Regional effects of landscape characteristics and spring weather on fall wild turkey harvest in New York State. Midwest Deer and Turkey Meeting. 26-28 September 2011.
Bowling, A. C., and W. F. Porter. Regional effects of landscape characteristics and spring weather on fall wild turkey harvest in New York State. Poster presentation given at The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Dechen Quinn, A. C., D. M. Williams and W. F. Porter. Using animal movement behavior to assess the risk of disease spread. Midwest Deer and Turkey Meeting. 26-28 September 2011.
Dechen Quinn, A. C., D. M. Williams and W. F. Porter. Extra-home range movements of white-tailed deer in a forest-agriculture matrix. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Predicting distribution of grassland breeding birds in response to land-cover and climate dynamics. Poster presentation at the 2011 Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Symposium. 25 February 2011, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Threshold responses of grassland-nesting birds to changes in landscape composition and configuration. Poster presentation at the 2011 Michigan State University Graduate Academic Conference. 25 March 2011, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. Zuckerberg, and W. F. Porter. Threshold responses of grassland breeding birds to landscape composition and configuration. Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Symposium of the U.S. Regional Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE 2011). 4-7 April 2011, Portland, OR.
Jarzyna, M. A., A.O. Finley, B. Zuckerberg, and W. F. Porter. Do grassland-breeding birds exhibit threshold responses to variation in land-cover? Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Evaluating the relationship between Michigan bird communities and climate change at large temporal and spatial scales. Michigan State University FW Graduate Student Research Symposium. 2011, East Lansing, MI.
Kreuser, J. Student and professional development through curriculum and collaboration. The Wildlife Society Climate Change and Wildlife Working Group 18th Annual Meeting. 5-9 November 2011, Waikoloa, HI.
Kreuser, J., W. F. Porter, and B. Zuckerberg. Evaluating Tyrannidae range dynamics in Michigan across large temporal and spatial scales. Poster. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Porter, W. F. Understanding the wild turkey in northern latitudes or, what we’ve learned in 35 years of research. Jackson Chapter of Michigan Audubon Society. 8 September 2011.
Porter, W. F. Managing wild turkeys in the face of uncertainty: a proposal for a Midwest partnership for monitoring and management. Midwest Deer and Turkey Technical Meetings, 26-28 September 2011, Roscommon, MI.
Porter, W. F. Why is it still here? The Adirondack Park and the great experiment in conservation. In United Nations Conference - Sustainable Forests and Economic Development: Domestic and Global Challenges: United Nations International Year of Forests. Michigan State University. 23-25 October 2011.
Porter, W. F. Status of our understanding of the health risks of lead shot. Health Committee. Annual meeting of the Boone and Crockett Committee. 1-3 December 2011.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, W. F. Porter, and D. Brunell. Accounting for uncertainty from random spatial effects among locations of moose-vehicle collisions in Maine. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011 .
Stith, B., C. Langtimm, A. Bowling, and J. Reid. Offshore-inland movement patterns of manatees in southwest Florida: a multi-state modeling analysis. Poster presentation given at the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 27 November – 2 December 2011.
Whitman, B., A. C. Dechen Quinn, D. M. Williams, J. L. Frair and W. F. Porter. Mortality patterns of white-tailed deer in central New York State. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Williams D. M., A. C. Dechen Quinn, and W. F. Porter. The role of habitat on contact events among white-tailed deer in central New York. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
2010
Dechen Quinn, A. C., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Differential space use of white-tailed deer in a forest-agriculture matrix: influences of landscape composition and configuration. The Wildlife Society 17th Annual Conference. October 2010, Snowbird, UT.
Porter, W. F. , A. C. Dechen Quinn, and D. M. Williams. New tools enhance policy and management: a case study of chronic wasting disease in New York (Invited Speakers for Plenary Session). Boone and Crockett Club Annual Meeting. December 2010, Albuquerque, NM.
Williams, D. M., A. C. Dechen Quinn, and W. F. Porter. Seasonal, demographic, and landscape effects on scales of movement by white-tailed deer in an agriculture-forest matrix. The Wildlife Society 17th Annual Conference. October 2010, Snowbird, UT.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve management goals. Oral Presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 15 March 2018. Gaylord, MI.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve management goals. Oral Presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group. 20 February 2018. Nashville, TN.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve management goals. Oral Presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Research Symposium. 16 February 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating the effectiveness of antler point restrictions to achieve various white-tailed deer management goals. Oral Presentation at the 78th Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference, 30 January 2018. Milwaukee, WI.
Christensen, S. A., M. Ruder, D. Williams, W. Porter, J. Fischer, and D. Stallknecht. The role of drought as a predictor of hemorrhagic disease in the Eastern United States. Oral presentation at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Southeast Deer Study Group. 21 February 2018. Nashville, TN.
Cook, J.D., D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Catching it early: Evaluating risk factors for chronic wasting disease in Michigan. Oral Presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Research Symposium. 16 February 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Cook, J.D., S.A. Christensen, D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Learning from others: Modeling the growth and spread of chronic wasting disease in an emergent area. Oral presentation at the 9th International Deer Biology Congress. 5 August 2018. Estes Park, CO.
Frens, K.M., and W.F. Porter. Bird Community diversity, development, and land protection in a mixed-use northern forest. Oral presentation at the North American Congress for Conservation Biology. 23 July 2018. Toronto, ON.
Knowlton, G.J., R.L. Cain, and D.M. Williams. Spatially-explicit analysis to evaluate reporting rates of white-tailed deer entered in the Boone and Crockett records. Poster presentation at the 20th Annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. 13 April 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Hoving, C.L. Vulnerability of Michigan wildlife to climate change. Oral presentation at the Michigan Bird Conservation Initiative Conference. 14 March 2018. Mackinaw City, MI.
Hoving, C.L. Resilience planning and Michigan's natural resources. Invited oral presentation and panel at the Michigan Association of Planners Annual Conference. 26 April 2018. Lansing, MI.
Hoving, C.L., P. Lederle, and W.F. Porter. An uncertain climate for deer wintering complexes: Scenario planning for complex adaptive systems. Oral presentation at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 30 January 2018. Milwaukee, WI.
Huinker, A.E., D.R. Luukkonen, D.M. Williams, and S.R. Winterstein. Microhabitat selection and reproductive success of American woodcock in Michigan. Oral presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 16 March 2018. Gaylord, MI.
Skora, L.C., D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Monitoring brown bear abundance in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Oral presentation at the 13th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife GSO Research Symposium. 16 February 2018. East Lansing, MI.
Smith, J.B., D.M. Williams, D.R. Etter, and W.F. Porter. Context matters: variation in black bear use of agricultural landscapes. Invited oral presentation at the 2018 Boone and Crockett Club Spring Meeting. 29 March 2018. Norfolk, VA.
Stanke, H.D., J. Cook, S.A. Christensen, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Connecting the dots: A landscape approach for Michigan CWD. Oral presentation at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 16 March 2018. Gaylord, MI.
Williams, D.M. Getting our bearings: Reorienting black bear ecology with density and landscape context. Invited oral presentation at the Fish and Wildlife of the Great Lakes Region Seminar Series, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 7 March 2018. Stevens Point, WI.
Williams, D.M. Michigan’s deer disease initiative: A research response to EHD and CWD management needs. Invited oral presentation at the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Health Committee Meeting. 25 April 2018. Traverse City, MI.
2017
Cain, R.L., B. Rudolph, W.F. Porter, and D.M. Williams. Do antler point restrictions make a notable impact? Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 26 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Christensen, S. A., M. Ruder, D. Williams, W. Porter, J. Fischer, and D. Stallknecht. Drought as a risk factor for hemorrhagic disease in the eastern United States. Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 26 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Cook, J.D., S.A. Christensen, D.M. Williams, and W.F. Porter. Emergent disease in Michigan’s wild deer. Invited oral presentation at the 5th Annual Joint Cervid Industry Meeting. 2 August 2017. Big Rapids, MI.
Crawford, J.C., A. Dechen Quinn, D. Williams, B. Rudolph, K. Scribner, and W. Porter. Spatial genetic structure of white-tailed deer in urban landscapes: potential for localized management. Oral presentation at the International Urban Wildlife Conference. 5 June 2017. San Diego, CA.
Crawford, J.C. Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium Research: update and plans for future research. Oral presentation at the Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. 28 August 2017. Moravia, IA.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Heterogeneity across scales maintains bird diversity in a managed forest landscape. Oral presentation at the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Research Symposium. 24 February 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Applying conservation filters to bird diversity in managed forests. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 17 March 2017. Gaylord, MI.
Frens, K.F, L. Peterson, and W.F. Porter. Income inequality and public conservation land in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Oral presentation at the U.S. Society for Ecological Economics 9th Biennial Meeting. 25-28 June 2017. St. Paul, MN.
Frens, K.F., C. Vergara, and A. Peters. The more that you read, the more things you will know: Connecting reading completion, motivation, and grades in the undergraduate classroom. Oral presentation at the Future Academic Scholars in Teaching Symposium. 2 May 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Frens, K.F., A. Crosby and W.F. Porter. Bird community integrity and land protection in a mixed-use Northern forest. Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 25 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Gurney, S., J. B. Smith, D. Etter, and D. Williams. The American black bear and baited hair-snares: A quantitative ethogram and behavioral analysis. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 17 March 2017.
Gurney, S., J. B. Smith, D. Etter, and D. Williams. The American black bear and baited hair-snares: A quantitative ethogram and behavioral analysis. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Hoving, C.H. When adaptation planning is an oxymoron. Oral presentation at the 3rd Biennial National Adaptation Forum. 10 May 2017. St. Paul, MN.
Hoving, C.L. and S. Thompson. Lessons learned in adapting oak management to a changing climate. Oral presentation to the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Climate Change Committee. 6 September 2017. Webinar.
Hoving, C.L. What is native in a changing climate? Oral presentation at the Ingham County WildOnes meeting. 18 October 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Hoving, C.L. First Do No Harm: Communication Science and Climate Change. Invited keynote presentation at the West Michigan Conservation Network Annual Meeting. 3 November 2017. Byron Center, MI.
Manning, S.E., B.S. Stevens, and D.M. Williams. Evaluating fall harvests with practicable wild turkey management models: incorporating observation uncertainty and regulation cycle. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 17 March 2017.
Roloff, G.J., S. Sultaire, B. Rudolph, and R. Cain. Factors correlated with declining antler diameters of yearling deer in Michigan. Oral presentation at the 77th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 6 February 2017. Lincoln, NE.
Roloff, G.J., S. Sultaire, B. Rudolph, and R. Cain. Factors correlated with declining antler diameters of yearling deer in Michigan. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 16 March 2017. Gaylord, MI.
Smith, J., D. Williams, M. Wegan, D. Etter, and W. Porter. Performance of a spatial capture-recapture model of black bears. Oral presentation at the 77th Annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 7 February 2017. Lincoln, NE.
Smith, J., D. Williams, M. Wegan, D. Etter, and W. Porter. Follow the bear: expanding understanding of black bear ecology across variable densities and landscapes. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists. June 2017. Moscow, ID.
Smith, J., D. Etter, and D. Williams. Follow the bear: expanding understanding of black bear ecology across variable densities and landscapes. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Shoffner, A., D. Luukkonen, D. Williams, and S. Winterstein. How much wood would a woodcock want? The influence of forest at a local and landscape-scale on American woodcock recruitment. Oral presentation at the MSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Research Symposium. 24 February 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Shoffner, A., D. Luukkonen, D. Williams, and S. Winterstein. American woodcock reproductive rates in relation to forest structure at local and landscape scales. Poster presentation at American Ornithology 2017. 3 August 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Shoffner, A., D. Luukkonen, D. Williams, and S. Winterstein. American Woodcock Reproductive Rates in Relation to Forest Structure at Local and Landscape Scales. Invited oral presentation at 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. 24 September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Stanke, H.D., Christensen, S.A., Cook, J., and Williams, D.M. Connecting the Dots: A Landscape Approach for Michigan CWD. Oral presentation at the 19th annual University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum. 7 April 2017. East Lansing, MI.
Stanke, H., J.D. Cook, S. Christensen, W. Porter and D. Williams. Connecting the dots: A landscape approach for Michigan CWD. Poster presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Stevens, B. S., and C. J. Conway. Developing range-wide occupancy models for marsh birds: optimizing predictive capabilities across spatial scales. Oral presentation at the 24th Annual Meeting of The Wildlife Society. September 2017. Albuquerque, NM.
Williams, D. Importance of Applied Research. Invited oral presentation at the Michigan Chronic Wasting Disease Symposium. 3 October 2017. East Lansing, MI.
2016
Bowling, AC, DM Williams, CJ Parent, WF Porter, MV Schiavone, and B Swift. Brooding over broods: Regional impacts of habitat quality and precipitation on turkeys in New York State. Oral presentation at the 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium. January 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Cain, R. L., D.M. Williams, and W. Porter. Deer Vulnerability. Oral presentation at the 40th Annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. 23 August 2016. Carrollton, KY.
Cain, R. L., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Record Book Bucks: Assessing Spatially Explicit Trends in Antler Size and Landscape Characteristics that Influence Variation. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 8 April 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Cain, R. L., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Spatially explicit assessment of landscape characteristics influencing trophy white-tailed deer harvests through time. Oral presentation at the 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 25 January 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Comparison of N-Mixture Models and Distance Sampling for Abundance Estimation: Application for a Deer Population. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society 23rd Annual Conference. 17 October 2016, Raleigh, NC.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Assessing Population Impacts of EHD on free-ranging white-tailed deer in Michigan. Invited oral presentation at the 4th Annual joint cervid industry meeting. 10 Aug 2016. Big Rapids, Michigan.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Assessing local-scale population abundance and recovery of white-tailed deer following a disease event. Oral presentation at the 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 25 January 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities for White-Tailed Deer. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 8 April 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Crosby, A. D. and W.F. Porter. Community composition and niche characteristics of forest birds in the UP of Michigan, USA. Oral presentation at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 8 April 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Crosby, A. D. Multi-scale Effects of Forest Management Systems on Wildlife Habitat and Biodiversity. Oral presentation at the Michigan State University Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior Program’s Spring 2016 Graduate Colloquium Series. 13 April 2016.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Multi-scale beta diversity with cluster sampling is the cornerstone for regional biodiversity monitoring. Poster presentation at the 2016 North American Congress for Conservation Biology. 18 July 2016. Madison, Wisconsin.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Context Matters: Forest Management Impacts Wildlife and Biodiversity at Multiple Spatial Scales. Oral presentation at the Michigan Society of American Foresters Fall Conference. 6 October 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Crosby, A.D. and W.F. Porter. Additive Partitioning of Bird Species Diversity Reveals Variation in Patterns Occurring Across Scales. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society’s Annual Conference. 16 October 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Frens, K.M., and W.F. Porter. On the road(s): policy, infrastructure, and biodiversity in northern Michigan. Oral presentation at the 2016 North American Congress for Conservation Biology. 18 July 2016. Madison, Wisconsin.
Hoving, C.L., W. F. Porter, and P. Lederle. Increasing the resilience of wildlife habitat projects through scenario planning. Oral Presentation at the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization’s Research Symposium at Michigan State University. 26 February 2016. East Lansing, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Uncertainty in Landscape Conservation. Oral Presentation at the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Coastal Conservation Workshops, 8-9 March 2016, Saginaw, Michigan and St. Clair, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. A Poor Climate for Recovery: Using Structured Decision Making to Explore Adaptation Alternatives. Oral Presentation at the Innovations in Collaboratory Modeling conference. 14-15 June 2016. East Lansing, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Conserving Deer Wintering Complexes in a Changing Climate. Oral Presentation at the quarterly Upper Peninsula Habitat Workgroup meeting. 30 August 2016, Ishpeming, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. and M. Notaro. Changing Winter Risk for Deer: Projections of Future Winter Severity in Northern Michigan. Oral Presentation at Scenario Planning Workshop. 28 September 2016. Marquette, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Lessons Learned: Adapting Oak Management to a Changing Climate. Oral Presentation at the Great Lakes Adaptation Forum. 6 October 2016. Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Vulnerability of Michigan Wildlife to Climate Change. Oral Presentation at the Michigan Society of American Foresters Meeting. 7 October 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Hoving, C.L. Scenario Planning for Deer Wintering Complexes in a Changing Climate. Oral Presentation at The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. 18 October 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Manning, S. E., B. S. Stevens, and D. M. Williams. Evaluating fall harvests with practicable wild turkey management models: incorporating observation uncertainty and regulation cycle. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. March 2016. Gaylord, Michigan.
Manning, S. E., B. S. Stevens, and D. M. Williams. Evaluating fall harvests with practicable wild turkey management models: incorporating observation uncertainty and regulation cycle. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society annual conference, October 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Parent, C. J., B. S. Stevens, A. C. Bowling, and W. F. Porter. Trends of wild turkey harvests across the Midwest. Oral presentation at the 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium. January 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Smith, J. B., and D.M. Williams, M.T. Wegan, D.R. Etter, W.F. Porter, The Role of Density-Dependence on Movement and Resource Selection of Black Bears in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Oral Presentation at the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization’s Research Symposium at Michigan State University. 26 February 2016. East Lansing, Michigan.
Smith, J.B., D.M. Williams, M.T. Wegan, D.R. Etter, W.F. Porter. Performance of a Spatial Capture-Recapture Model of Black Bears. Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society Annual Conference. 18 October 2016. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, and D. R. Luukkonen. Integrated assessment of harvested wild turkey populations in southern Michigan: a state-space approach. Oral presentation at the 76th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. January 2016. Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Ecology matters: robustness and management tradeoffs for maximum harvests of wild turkeys. Oral presentation at the 11th National Wild Turkey Symposium. January 2016. Tucson, Arizona.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones. Developing robust reference points for managing fall harvests of assessment-limited wild turkey populations. Oral presentation the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society, October 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, D. R. Luukkonen. Development of assessment models for wild turkey populations in southern Michigan: an update. Oral presentation for the quantitative seminar series of the Quantitative Fisheries Center at Michigan State University, May 2016, East Lansing, Michigan.
Stevens, B. S., W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, J. R. Bence, C. A. Stewart, D. R. Luukkonen. Using structured decision making to inform wild turkey management in Michigan. Oral presentation at the Innovations in Collaborative Modeling Conference, June 2016, East Lansing, Michigan.
Stevens, B. S., W. F. Porter, M. L. Jones, J. R. Bence and D. R. Luukkonen. Dynamics and management of wild turkeys in Michigan. Testimony to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. October 13. 2016.
2015
Cain, R. L., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter. The big buck dilemma: Assessing the influence of landscape characteristics on Boone and Crockett record white-tailed deer antler scores. Poster Presentation at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Cain, R. L. Landscape Ecology of Trophy White-tailed Deer. Presented at The Quality Deer Management Association’s Branch/Cooperative Leader Training Workshop. 28 August 2015, Roscommon, MI.
Cain, R. L. The Ecology of Trophy Whitetails. Presented at the Michigan Chapter of Safari Club International Members Meeting. 14 May 2015, Hudsonville, MI.
Cain, R.L., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, and B. Rudolph. Evaluating the Spatial and Temporal Distributions of Record White-Tailed Deer in the Midwestern United States. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Assessing Local-Scale Population Abundance of White-tailed Deer Following a Disease Event. Presented at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources 2015 Deer Management Forum. 11 April 2015, Roscommon, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Assessing Local-Scale Population Recovery of White-tailed Deer Following an Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Event. 10th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Assessing Local-Scale Population Abundance of White-tailed Deer Following a Disease Event. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 27 March 2015, Clare, MI.
Crawford, J. C., A. C. Quinn, D. M. Williams, B. A. Rudolph, K. T. Scribner, and W. F. Porter. Spatial Genetic Structure of White-Tailed Deer in Urban Landscapes: Potential for Localized Management. Presentation at the 22nd annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Crawford, J. C., and W. F. Porter. Social structure of white-tailed deer in meridian township: A research partnership with meridian township parks and recreation department and the suburban deer hunt program. Presentation to the Meridian Township Board of Trustees. June 2015.
Crawford J. C., and W. F. Porter. Public outreach in the wildlife profession: is it worth it? The 51st Illinois Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Meeting. 14 April 2015, Champaign, IL.
Crosby, A. D., W. F. Porter, and Dwayne R. Etter. New look at an old method: using snow track surveys to monitor carnivores and model habitat at multiple spatial scales. Presentation at the 22nd annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Crosby, A.D., and W. F. Porter. Assessing the Impacts of Forest Management on Wildlife and Biodiversity. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Dutcher, A., D. M. Williams, D. R. Etter, M. T. Wegan, and W. F. Porter. Black bear movements in time and space with respect to hair snare stations in the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Presented at the Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 27 March 2015, Clare, MI.
Frens, K., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Do Large Forested Areas Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change-Induced Range Shifts on Insectivorous Birds? Presented at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Canada.
Frens, K., and W.F. Porter. Effects of Land-Use Policy on Biotic and Human Systems in the Northern Great Lakes. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 17 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Hollen, J., J. C. Crawford, W. F. Porter, and K. Scribner. Using non-invasive DNA samples to identify individual white-tailed deer in an urban landscape. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University. 10 April 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Hollen, J., J. C. Crawford, W. F. Porter, and K. Scribner. Using non-invasive DNA samples to identify individual white-tailed deer in an urban landscape. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 26 March 2015, Clare, MI.
Manning, S. E., B. S. Stevens, and D. M. Williams. Effects of observation uncertainty and differential vulnerability on fall harvesting risks for wild turkeys. Poster Presentation at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum at Michigan State University. 10 April 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Parent, C. J., B. S. Stevens, and W. F. Porter. Landscape constraints to wild turkey trends across the Midwest: The importance of habitat. Presented at The Wildlife Society 22nd Annual Conference. 17-22 October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Parent, C. J., and W. F. Porter. Midwest wild turkey consortium: Research update. 2015. Presented at the Midwest Deer & Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. 8-11 September 2015, Lake Delton, WI.
Parent, C. J., and B. S. Stevens. Status and conservation of wild turkeys: Michigan and beyond. Presented at the Audubon Society Meeting, Kalamazoo Chapter. 23 February 2015, Kalamazoo, MI.
Parent, C. J. and W. F. Porter. 2015. Midwest wild turkey consortium: Trends and drivers. Presented at the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention. 12 February 2015, Nashville, TN.
Rudolph, R., W. F. Porter, D. M. Williams, and S. A. Christensen. 2015. A science-based response to Chronic Wasting Disease. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division. August 2015, Roscommon, Michigan.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities for White-Tailed Deer. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities for White-Tailed Deer. Poster Presentation at the 75th annual Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. 10 February 2015, Indianapolis, IN.
Rush, K. K., S. A. Christensen, and D. M. Williams. Assessing Habitat-Specific Detection Probabilities For White-Tailed Deer. (Poster) 10th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Samborski, A., J. C. Crawford, W. F. Porter, and K. Scribner. Sex Identification Using Zinc Finger Introns on the X and Y Chromosomes. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University. 10 April 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Fall harvesting across heterogeneous wild turkey populations: identifying risks and management tradeoffs. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of The Wildlife Society. October 2015, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Fall harvesting risks across heterogeneous wild turkey populations. Annual Meeting of the Michigan Chapter of The Wildlife Society. 27 March, 2015, Clare, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Maximizing turkey harvest across heterogeneous populations: identifying risks and management tradeoffs. 10th Annual Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 27 February, 2015, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., M. L. Jones, W. F. Porter, J. R. Bence, C. A. Stewart, and D. R. Luukkonen. Using structured decision making to inform wild turkey management: an update. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division. August 2015, Roscommon, Michigan.
2014
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. New York State Chapter NWTF 2014 Leadership Meeting. 11 January 2014, Waterloo, NY.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. Michigan Boone and Crockett Partners Meeting. 22 May 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. 38th Annual National Wild Turkey Federation Convention. Technical Committee Meeting. 13 February 2014, Nashville, TN.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall turkey harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Upland Game Bird Management Team Meeting. 25 June 2014, Albany, NY.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Fall harvest potential and setting fall seasons in New York. Northeast Upland Game Bird Technical Committee Meeting. 16 September 2014, Minnowbrook Conference Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, M. V. Schiavone, B. Swift, and B. S. Stevens. Landscape level patterns affect regional wild turkey fall harvest potential. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 27 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Population dynamics and disease occurrence in white-tailed deer: assessing fine-scale population recovery following a major mortality event. 9th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 21 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Christensen, S. A., D. M. Williams, W. F. Porter, B. Rudolph, and A. C. Dechen Quinn. Population abundance and disease occurrence in white-tailed deer: assessing fine-scale population recovery following an epizootic hemorrhagic disease event. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 29 October 2014.
Crosby, A. D., W. F. Porter, and D. R. Etter. New look at an old method: a transect-based occupancy model to monitor carnivores with snow track surveys. Michigan Chapter of the Wildlife Society. 27 March 2014, Grayling, MI.
Crosby, A. D., and C. J. Parent. Landscape ecology and usable space: How pattern can impact the success of habitat restoration for northern bobwhites. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dutcher, A. E., D. M. Williams, M. T. Wegan, and D. R. Etter. Improving current population estimation methods for Michigan black bears. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 27 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Guber, A. K., D. M. Williams, A. C. Dechen Quinn, S. B. Tamrakar, J. B. Rose, and W. F. Porter. SWAT-SIR model for predicting fate and transport of manure-borne pathogens in fragmented agriculture-forest ecosystems. International Environmental Modelling and Software Society 7th International Congress. San Diego, CA.
Herbst, S., B. S. Stevens, D. Hayes, and P. A. Hanchin. A state-space model for estimating walleye spatial structure in a data limited heterogeneous waterway in northern Michigan. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. January 2014, Kansas City, MO.
Herbst, S., B. S. Stevens, D. Hayes, and P. A. Hanchin. A state-space model for estimating walleye spatial structure in a data limited heterogeneous waterway in northern Michigan. Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society meeting. February 2014, Holland, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Are songbirds responding to climate change or is something else afoot? Capital Area Audubon Society Meeting. 6 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., W. F. Porter, A. O. Finley, and B. Zuckerberg. Are grassland birds more vulnerable in the face of climate change? 9th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 21 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Are songbirds responding to climate change or is something else afoot? Macomb Audubon Society Meeting. 5 May 2014, Sterling Heights, MI.
Parent, C. J., and W. F. Porter. 2014. Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium: Status and update. National Wild Turkey Federation Convention. 14 February 2014, Nashville, TN.
Parent, C. J., F. Hernández, and L. A. Brennan. Identifying and mapping landscapes for the management of northern bobwhites. MSU Department of Wildlife, Graduate Student Organization seminar series. 24 April 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Parent, C. J., B. S. Stevens, and W. F. Porter. A collective assessment of the factors that drive midwestern wild turkey harvest. 38th annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Study Group Meeting. September 2014, Potosi, MO.
Parent, C. J., L. A. Brennan, T. V. Dailey, F. Hernández, and J. A. Martin. The role of landscape ecology in quail conservation and management. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 29 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Porter, H., M., D. Luukkonen, and M. L. Jones. Large-scale landscape characteristics associated with occurrence of sharp-tailed grouse in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 74th Annual Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference. 26–29 January 2014, Kansas City, MO.
Porter, W. F., N. P. Snow, and D. M. Williams. The unreported: influence of underreporting in assessing risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014. Pittsburgh, PA.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, B. A. Rudolph, and W. F. Porter. Dynamic space-time analysis of white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions throughout the Midwest United States. Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Colloquium, Michigan State University. 9 April 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Snow, N. P., W. F. Porter, A. O. Finley, B. A. Rudolph, and D. M. Williams. The suburb effect: Frequency of deer-vehicle collisions associated with suburban environments throughout the Midwest United States. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, and W. F. Porter. Evaluating wild turkey harvest policies in Michigan: A decision-analytic approach. 9th Annual Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 21 February 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Ecology matters: Sensitivity of maximum-sustainable harvests of wild turkeys. Thursday inter-lab quantitative seminar series of the Quantitative Fisheries Center at MSU. July 2014, East Lansing, MI.
Stevens, B. S., J. R. Bence, W. F. Porter, and C. J. Parent. Sensitivity of maximum-sustainable harvests of wild turkeys. 38th annual Midwest Deer and Turkey Study Group Meeting. September 2014, Potosi, MO.
Williams, D. M. A short primer on landscape ecology. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 26 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Williams, D. M., D. R. Etter, A. E. Dutcher, and W. F. Porter. Spatially explicit capture-recapture estimation of black bear abundance in Michigan’s northern lower peninsula. The Wildlife Society 21st Annual Conference. 27 October 2014, Pittsburgh, PA.
Williams, D. M. 2014. Partnering to address challenging trends in wildlife conservation. The Wildlife Division Annual Meeting, Michigan Department of Natural Resources. 19 August 2014, Roscommon, MI.
2013
Crosby, A. D., R. D. Elmore, and D. M. Leslie. Game Species as Umbrella Species: Can Habitat Restoration for Northern Bobwhites Help Slow the Decline of Grassland Birds? The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 8 October 2013.
Crosby, A. D., and W. F. Porter. Bioenergy and Wildlife: Aligning Harvest and Habitat at Large Scales. Annual meeting of the Northeast Area Association of State Foresters. 12 June 2013.
Mountrakis, G., C. Beier, W. F. Porter, B. Zuckerberg, L. Zhang, B. Blair, M. A. Jarzyna (presenter), H. Jin, W. Zhuang, J. Wiley. Using Lidar to assess the roles of climate and land-cover dynamics as drivers of changes in biodiversity. Oral presentation at the NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Meeting. 23-25 April 2013, Arlington, VA.
Jarzyna, M. A. Is the temporal beta-diversity of avian communities another fingerprint of climate change impacts? Oral presentation at the Michigan State University Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Graduate Colloquium Series. 17 April 2013, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. A. Maurer, and W. F. Porter. Is climate change causing turnover of avian communities? Oral presentation at the 2013 Michigan State University Graduate Academic Conference. 15 February 2013, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. A. Maurer, and W. F. Porter. Is the temporal beta diversity of avian communities a result of climate change? Oral presentation at the 6th Bi-Annual Conference of the International Biogeography Society, 9-13 January 2013, Miami, FL.
Parent, C. J., F. Hernández, L. A. Brennan, D. B. Wester, F. C. Bryant, and M. J. Schnupp. A spatially explicit abundance model for northern bobwhites. Presented at The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 49th Annual Conference. 21-23 February 2013, Houston, TX.
Parent, C. J., F. Hernández, L. A. Brennan, D. B. Wester, F. C. Bryant, and M. J. Schnupp. Limitations of using broad-scale weather data to assess small-scale ecological processes: A case study using northern bobwhite. Presented at The Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society’s 49th Annual Conference. 21-23 February 2013, Houston, TX.
Porter, H., D. Luukkonen, and M. L. Jones. Large-scale landscape characteristics associated with occurrence of sharp-tailed grouse in Michigan's Upper Penninsula. 30th Prairie Grouse Technical Council Conference. 11 October 2013, Crookston, MN.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, R. A. Rudolph, and W. F. Porter. Regional analysis of white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions in the
Midwest United States. Poster presented at The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference. 6-11 October 2013, Milwaukee, WI.
Snow, N. P., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. A landscape-based approach for delineating hotspots of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Michigan State University. March 2013, East Lansing, MI.
Wegan, M. T., D. R. Etter, D. M. Williams. The impact of landscape features on black bear movements in an agricultural region: implications for range expansion in southern Michigan, USA. The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference. 6-11 October 2013, Milwaukee, WI.
Williams, D.M., K.S. Seewald, and W. F. Porter. To get to the other side: The role of roads, landscape, and season in road crossing behaviors of deer. The Wildlife Society 20th Annual Conference. 6-11 October 2013, Milwaukee, WI.
2012
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Building regional research programs. Michigan Boone and Crockett Partners meeting. 4 April 2012.
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Regional Effects of Landscape-Scale Habitat and Weather on Wild Turkey Populations. New York State Chapter National Wild Turkey Federation Board of Directors Meeting. 8 July 2012.
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Effects of habitat types and configuration and weather patterns on wild turkey population fluctuations and harvest potential. Wild Turkey Structured Decision Making Workshop, Cornell University. 10-12 October 2012.
Bowling, A. C., W. F. Porter, and C. A. Stewart. Update on the Midwest Wild Turkey Consortium: Where do we go from here? 36th Annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Workshop. 16-19 October 2012, Custer, SD.
Bowling, A. C. and W. F. Porter. Regional Effects of Landscape-Scale Habitat and Weather on Wild Turkey Harvest Potential. 36th Annual Midwest Deer and Wild Turkey Workshop. 16-19 October 2012, Custer, SD.
Crosby, A. D., W. F. Porter, and G. J. Roloff. Where the wild things were: parcelization, fragmentation, and biodiversity loss. Annual meeting of the Michigan Chapter of the Society of American Foresters. November 2012.
Dechen Quinn, A. C., M. S. Kirchgessner, B. A. Rudolph, D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Applying new analytical tools to the wicked problem of wildlife disease management. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. 12-17 March 2012.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. A. Maurer, B. Zuckerberg, and W. F. Porter. Are changes in bird communities following the pace of changing climate? Oral presentation at the 19th Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society. 13-18 October 2012, Portland, OR.
Kohl, M. T., P. R. Krausman, K. Kunkel, and D. M. Williams. Bison versus beef: Are they one and the same? The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Evaluating the relationship between climate change, range shifts, and differential guild responses of Michigan Breeding Birds. Poster. Michigan Bird Conservation Workshop. 2012, Tustin, MI.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Evaluating the relationship between climate change, range shifts, and differential guild responses of Michigan breeding birds. North American Ornithological Conference. 14-18 August 2012.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Climate change and avian range shifts in the U. S. Great Lakes region. Fifth North American Ornithological Conference, Vancouver, Canada. 2012.
Kreuser, J., W. F. Porter, and D. M. Williams. Climate change, poleward range shifts, and differential guild responses of Michigan breeding birds. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 2012, Portland, OR.
Porter, W. F. Climate Change, Energy and Agriculture: Climate Change and Wildlife. 79th Annual Michigan Agri-Business Association Winter Conference. 11 January 2012.
Porter, W. F. Confronting Wilderness: Human Interactions with Nature. Panelist with Deborah Carmichael, Michael Nelson, and Robby Richardson. Michigan State Honors College. Wider Lens – Sharper Focus Seminar Series. 30 January 2012.
Seewald, K. S., and D. M. Williams. To get to the other side: The role of roads on movement behaviors of deer. University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum, Michigan State University. 24 July 2012.
Seewald, K. S., and D. M. Williams. To get to the other side: The role of roads on movement behaviors of deer. McNair Scholar’s Program Research Symposium, Michigan State University, September 28, 2012.
Seewald, K. S., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. To get to the other side: The role of roads, landscape, and season in road crossing behaviors of deer. Awarded best undergraduate research-in-progress poster. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, W. F. Porter, and D. Brunell. Accounting for uncertainty among location of moose-vehicle collisions in Maine. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium, Michigan State University. 24 February 2012.
Snow, N. P., W. F. Porter, M. Nelson, and J. Vucetich. Conservation science, conservation ethics and the past and future of conservation. Symposium on Interdisciplinary Scholarship in Land Use and Ethics. 1-3 June 2012.
Snow, N. P., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. A landscape-based approach for delineating hotspots of wildlife-vehicle collisions. Oral presentation given at The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 16 October 2012.
Stevens, B. S., and B. Dennis. Wildlife mortality from infrastructure collisions: statistical modeling of count data from carcass surveys. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
Williams, D. M., D. R. Etter, G. Nowak, A. Bump, A. C. Dechen Quinn, and W. F. Porter. Reconciling hunters and managers with science: spatio-temporal dynamics of Michigan black bear harvest. The Wildlife Society 19th Annual Conference. 13-18 October 2012.
2011
Bowling, A. C., and W. F. Porter. Predicting Regional Harvest Potential of Wild Turkey in New York State. Poster presentation given at the Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Research Symposium. 25 February 2011.
Bowling, A. C., and W. F. Porter. Regional effects of landscape characteristics and spring weather on fall wild turkey harvest in New York State. Midwest Deer and Turkey Meeting. 26-28 September 2011.
Bowling, A. C., and W. F. Porter. Regional effects of landscape characteristics and spring weather on fall wild turkey harvest in New York State. Poster presentation given at The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Dechen Quinn, A. C., D. M. Williams and W. F. Porter. Using animal movement behavior to assess the risk of disease spread. Midwest Deer and Turkey Meeting. 26-28 September 2011.
Dechen Quinn, A. C., D. M. Williams and W. F. Porter. Extra-home range movements of white-tailed deer in a forest-agriculture matrix. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Predicting distribution of grassland breeding birds in response to land-cover and climate dynamics. Poster presentation at the 2011 Michigan State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Graduate Student Organization Symposium. 25 February 2011, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., and W. F. Porter. Threshold responses of grassland-nesting birds to changes in landscape composition and configuration. Poster presentation at the 2011 Michigan State University Graduate Academic Conference. 25 March 2011, East Lansing, MI.
Jarzyna, M. A., B. Zuckerberg, and W. F. Porter. Threshold responses of grassland breeding birds to landscape composition and configuration. Poster presentation at the 2011 Annual Symposium of the U.S. Regional Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE 2011). 4-7 April 2011, Portland, OR.
Jarzyna, M. A., A.O. Finley, B. Zuckerberg, and W. F. Porter. Do grassland-breeding birds exhibit threshold responses to variation in land-cover? Oral presentation at The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Kreuser, J., and W. F. Porter. Evaluating the relationship between Michigan bird communities and climate change at large temporal and spatial scales. Michigan State University FW Graduate Student Research Symposium. 2011, East Lansing, MI.
Kreuser, J. Student and professional development through curriculum and collaboration. The Wildlife Society Climate Change and Wildlife Working Group 18th Annual Meeting. 5-9 November 2011, Waikoloa, HI.
Kreuser, J., W. F. Porter, and B. Zuckerberg. Evaluating Tyrannidae range dynamics in Michigan across large temporal and spatial scales. Poster. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Porter, W. F. Understanding the wild turkey in northern latitudes or, what we’ve learned in 35 years of research. Jackson Chapter of Michigan Audubon Society. 8 September 2011.
Porter, W. F. Managing wild turkeys in the face of uncertainty: a proposal for a Midwest partnership for monitoring and management. Midwest Deer and Turkey Technical Meetings, 26-28 September 2011, Roscommon, MI.
Porter, W. F. Why is it still here? The Adirondack Park and the great experiment in conservation. In United Nations Conference - Sustainable Forests and Economic Development: Domestic and Global Challenges: United Nations International Year of Forests. Michigan State University. 23-25 October 2011.
Porter, W. F. Status of our understanding of the health risks of lead shot. Health Committee. Annual meeting of the Boone and Crockett Committee. 1-3 December 2011.
Snow, N. P., A. O. Finley, W. F. Porter, and D. Brunell. Accounting for uncertainty from random spatial effects among locations of moose-vehicle collisions in Maine. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011 .
Stith, B., C. Langtimm, A. Bowling, and J. Reid. Offshore-inland movement patterns of manatees in southwest Florida: a multi-state modeling analysis. Poster presentation given at the 19th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals. 27 November – 2 December 2011.
Whitman, B., A. C. Dechen Quinn, D. M. Williams, J. L. Frair and W. F. Porter. Mortality patterns of white-tailed deer in central New York State. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
Williams D. M., A. C. Dechen Quinn, and W. F. Porter. The role of habitat on contact events among white-tailed deer in central New York. The Wildlife Society 18th Annual Conference. 5-9 November 2011.
2010
Dechen Quinn, A. C., D. M. Williams, and W. F. Porter. Differential space use of white-tailed deer in a forest-agriculture matrix: influences of landscape composition and configuration. The Wildlife Society 17th Annual Conference. October 2010, Snowbird, UT.
Porter, W. F. , A. C. Dechen Quinn, and D. M. Williams. New tools enhance policy and management: a case study of chronic wasting disease in New York (Invited Speakers for Plenary Session). Boone and Crockett Club Annual Meeting. December 2010, Albuquerque, NM.
Williams, D. M., A. C. Dechen Quinn, and W. F. Porter. Seasonal, demographic, and landscape effects on scales of movement by white-tailed deer in an agriculture-forest matrix. The Wildlife Society 17th Annual Conference. October 2010, Snowbird, UT.
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