Publications

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Selected publications:

Connor, T., Wang, J., Deng, W., Deng, T., Zhou, X., Liu, Y. and Qiao, M., 2025. Osteophagy in wild giant pandas. acta ethologica, 28(3), pp.189-193. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10211-025-00471-1

Connor, T., Dheer, A., Dorcy‐Ponce, J., Steinbeiser, C., Landers, R., Klip, M. and Furnas, B., 2025. Estimating wildlife populations and their dynamics using multiple data sources and a hierarchical integrated model: The case of California's black bears. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(3), p.e70076. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70076

Calhoun, K.L., Connor, T., Gaynor, K.M., Van Scoyoc, A., McInturff, A., Kreling, S.E. and Brashares, J.S., 2024. Movement behavior in a dominant ungulate underlies successful adjustment to a rapidly changing landscape following megafire. Movement Ecology, 12(1), p.53. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00488-4

Connor, T., Tripp, E., Saxon, B.J., Camarena, J., Goodwin, J.A., Bean, W.T., Sarna, D. and Brashares, J., 2023. A spatial, closed integrated population model to estimate wildlife population size and structure. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 87(7), p.e22459. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22459

Kurz, D.J., Connor, T., Brodie, J.F., Baking, E.L., Szeto, S.H., Hearn, A.J., Gardner, P.C., Wearn, O.R., Deith, M.C., Deere, N.J. and Ampeng, A., 2023. Socio-ecological factors shape the distribution of a cultural keystone species in Malaysian Borneo. npj Biodiversity, 2(1), p.4. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-022-00008-w

Connor, T., Tripp, E., Tripp, B., Saxon, B.J., Camarena, J., Donahue, A., Sarna‐Wojcicki, D., Macaulay, L., Bean, T., Hanbury‐Brown, A. and Brashares, J., 2022. Karuk ecological fire management practices promote elk habitat in northern California. Journal of Applied Ecology, 59(7), pp.1874-1883. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14194

Connor, T., Qiao, M., Scribner, K., Zhang, J., Hull, V., Bai, W., Shortridge, A., Li, R., Zhang, H. and Liu, J., 2022. Complex effects of habitat amount and fragmentation on functional connectivity and inbreeding in a giant panda population. Conservation Biology, 36(2), p.e13828. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13828

Hong, Y., Connor, T., Luo, H., Bian, X., Duan, Z., Tang, Z. and Zhang, J., 2021. Spatial utilization and microhabitat selection of the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) under different livestock grazing intensities. Earth Interactions, 25(1), pp.151-159. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/EI-D-21-0003.1

Connor, T., Viña, A., Winkler, J.A., Hull, V., Tang, Y., Shortridge, A., Yang, H., Zhao, Z., Wang, F., Zhang, J. and Zhang, Z., 2019. Interactive spatial scale effects on species distribution modeling: The case of the giant panda. Scientific Reports, 9(1), p.14563. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50953-z

Connor, T., Hull, V., Viña, A., Shortridge, A., Tang, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, F. and Liu, J., 2018. Effects of grain size and niche breadth on species distribution modeling. Ecography, 41(8), pp.1270-1282. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.03416

Connor, T., Hull, V. and Liu, J., 2016. Telemetry research on elusive wildlife: A synthesis of studies on giant pandas. Integrative Zoology, 11(4), pp.295-307. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12197