Mark Allen Davis

2024

A new metric for conducting 5-year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act

Davis, O. N., Molano-Flores, B., Li, Y. W., Allen, M. L., Davis, M. A., Parkos, J. J., McIntyre, S., Di Giovanni, A. J., McElrath, T. C., Carter, A., Evansen, M., Sheehan, C. & Gerber, L. R., Aug 2024, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 6, 8, e13158.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Comparing cost, effort, and performance of environmental DNA sampling and trapping for detecting an elusive freshwater turtle

Sternhagen, E. C., Davis, M. A., Larson, E. R., Pearce, S. E., Ecrement, S. M., Katz, A. D. & Sperry, J. H., Mar 1 2024, In: Environmental DNA. 6, 2, e525.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Design and partial validation of novel eDNA qPCR assays for three common North American tick (Arachnida: Ixodida) species

Iacaruso, N., Kopsco, H., Gronemeyer, P., Merkelz, S., Smith, R. & Davis, M., Mar 1 2024, In: Environmental DNA. 6, 2, e537.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Niche conservatism and spread explain introgression between native and invasive fish

Hartman, J. H., Corush, J., Larson, E. R., Tiemann, J. S., Willink, P. W. & Davis, M. A., Jun 2024, In: Molecular ecology. 33, 11, e17363.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Perspectives on forestry management: How do bats fit in?

Hohoff, T., Rogness, B. & Davis, M., Jul 2024, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 6, 7, e13160.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Stable isotopes and diet metabarcoding reveal trophic overlap between native and invasive Banded Killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) subspecies

Hartman, J. H., Davis, M. A., Iacaruso, N. J., Tiemann, J. S. & Larson, E. R., Aug 29 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Environmental Biology of Fishes.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Tracking species recovery status to improve U.S. endangered species act decisions

Davis, O. N., Molano-Flores, B., Li, Y. W., Allen, M. L., Davis, M. A., Mengelkoch, J. M., Parkos, J. J., Porreca, A. P., Fournier, A. M. V., Tiemann, J., Bried, J., Marcum, P. B., Carroll-Cunningham, C. J., Janssen, E. D., Ulaszek, E. F., McIntyre, S., Price, E. P. F., Nieset, J., Beveroth, T. & Di Giovanni, A. & 10 others, Askren, R. J., Malanchuk, L. J., Duquette, J. F., Dreslik, M. J., McElrath, T. C., Stodola, K., Malcom, J., Carter, A., Evansen, M. & Gerber, L. R., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Conservation Science and Practice. 6, 8, e13159.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2023

BeeDNA: Microfluidic environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for connecting plant and pollinator communities

Harper, L. R., Niemiller, M. L., Benito, J. B., Paddock, L. E., Knittle, E., Molano-Flores, B. & Davis, M. A., Jan 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 1, p. 191-211 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Discovery of facultative parthenogenesis in a new world crocodile

Booth, W., Levine, B. A., Corush, J. B., Davis, M. A., Dwyer, Q., De Plecker, R. & Schuett, G. W., Jun 7 2023, In: Biology Letters. 19, 6, 20230129.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Eastern banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus) in Lake Michigan and connected watersheds: The invasion of a non-native subspecies

Hartman, J. H., Tiemann, J. S., Sherwood, J. L., Willink, P. W., Ash, K. T., Davis, M. A. & Larson, E. R., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Great Lakes Research. 49, 4, p. 876-887 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Environmental DNA as an emerging tool in botanical research

Johnson, M. D., Freeland, J. R., Parducci, L., Evans, D. M., Meyer, R. S., Molano-Flores, B. & Davis, M. A., Feb 2023, In: American journal of botany. 110, 2, e16120.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Environmental DNA metabarcoding from flowers reveals arthropod pollinators, plant pests, parasites, and potential predator–prey interactions while revealing more arthropod diversity than camera traps

Johnson, M. D., Katz, A. D., Davis, M. A., Tetzlaff, S., Edlund, D., Tomczyk, S., Molano-Flores, B., Wilder, T. & Sperry, J. H., May 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 3, p. 551-569 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Fission–fusion dynamics in the social networks of a North American pitviper

Tetzlaff, S. J., Vizentin-Bugoni, J., Sperry, J. H., Davis, M. A., Clark, R. W., Repp, R. A. & Schuett, G. W., Aug 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 8, e10339.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Maladapted in the Anthropocene: communal hyperfidelity in snakes

Tetzlaff, S. J., Davis, M. A., Schuett, G. W., Hileman, E. T., Sperry, J. H. & Brown, W. S., Aug 2023, In: Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 21, 6, p. 266-268 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

One model to rule them all: identifying priority bat habitats from multi-species habitat suitability models

Gaulke, S. M., Cable, A. B., Hohoff, T. C., Rogness, B. A. & Davis, M. A., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Wildlife Management. 87, 2, e22351.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Sampling methodology influences habitat suitability modeling for chiropteran species

Gaulke, S. M., Hohoff, T., Rogness, B. A. & Davis, M. A., Jun 2023, In: Ecology and Evolution. 13, 6, e10161.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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2022

Evolutionary allometry and ecological correlates of fang length evolution in vipers

Holding, M. L., Trevine, V. C., Zinenko, O., Strickland, J. L., Rautsaw, R. M., Mason, A. J., Hogan, M. P., Parkinson, C. L., Grazziotin, F. G., Santana, S. E., Davis, M. A. & Rokyta, D. R., Sep 14 2022, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289, 1982, 20221132.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Larger trees may support larger Indiana bat maternity colonies in a dynamic landscape

Cable, A. B., Hohoff, T. C., Deppe, J. L., Taylor, S. J. & Davis, M. A., Aug 2022, In: Journal of Wildlife Management. 86, 6, e22254.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Limited gene flow and pronounced population genetic structure of Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) in a Midwestern prairie remnant

Anthonysamy, W. J. B., Dreslik, M. J., Baker, S. J., Davis, M. A., Douglas, M. R., Douglas, M. E. & Phillips, C. A., Mar 2022, In: PloS one. 17, 3 March, e0265666.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Mitochondrial DNA and Population Genomics Reveal Additional Cryptic Diversity in the Green Salamander (Subgenus Castaneides) Species Complex

Niemiller, M. L., Davis, M. A., Tan, M., Apodaca, J. J., Dooley, K. E., Cucalón, R. V., Benito, J. B., Niemiller, K. D. K., Hardman, R. H., Istvanko, D. & Thames, D., May 25 2022, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 3, 16 p., 890859.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Navigating the trade-offs between environmental DNA and conventional field surveys for improved amphibian monitoring

Moss, W. E., Harper, L. R., Davis, M. A., Goldberg, C. S., Smith, M. M. & Johnson, P. T. J., Feb 2022, In: Ecosphere. 13, 2, e3941.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Secondary Seed Ingestion in Snakes: Germination Frequency and Rate, Seedling Viability, and Implications for Dispersal in Nature

Schuett, G. W., Reiserer, R. S., Salywon, A. M., Blackwell, S., Hodgson, W. C., Foster, C. D., Hall, J., Zach, R., Davis, M. A. & Greene, H. W., Jan 4 2022, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 761293.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The distribution and conservation status of the green salamander (Aneides aeneus) in Tennessee, USA

Niemiller, M. L., Hardman, R., Thames, D., Istvanko, D., Davis, M. A., Ogle, C., Niemiller, K. D. K., Dooley, K. E. & Clark, T. M., Aug 2022, In: Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 17, 2, p. 249-265 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

Addressing ‘biodiversity naivety’ through project-based learning using iNaturalist

Niemiller, K. D. K., Davis, M. A. & Niemiller, M. L., Dec 2021, In: Journal for Nature Conservation. 64, 126070.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A Molecular and Morphological Guide to the Pilose Crayfishes of Western North America

Principe, N. G., Ash, K. T., Davis, M. A., Egly, R. M. & Larson, E. R., Oct 1 2021, In: Western North American Naturalist. 81, 3, p. 344-360 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

A New Family of Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera), Kathroperlidae, fam. n., with a Phylogenomic Analysis of the Paraperlinae (Plecoptera: Chloroperlidae)

South, E. J., Skinner, R. K., Edward Dewalt, R., Davis, M. A., Johnson, K. P., Teslenko, V. A., Lee, J. J., Malison, R. L., Hwang, J. M., Bae, Y. J. & Myers, L. W., Jul 1 2021, In: Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5, 4, ixab014.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Environmental DNA is effective in detecting the federally threatened Louisiana Pinesnake (Pituophis ruthveni)

Katz, A. D., Harper, L. R., Sternhagen, E. C., Pearce, S. E., Melder, C. A., Sperry, J. H. & Davis, M. A., Mar 2021, In: Environmental DNA. 3, 2, p. 409-425 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Field storage of water samples affects measured environmental DNA concentration and detection

Curtis, A. N., Larson, E. R. & Davis, M. A., Jan 2021, In: Limnology. 22, 1, p. 1-4 4 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Habitat suitability and connectivity modeling reveal priority areas for Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) conservation in a complex habitat mosaic

Cable, A. B., O’Keefe, J. M., Deppe, J. L., Hohoff, T. C., Taylor, S. J. & Davis, M. A., Jan 2021, In: Landscape Ecology. 36, 1, p. 119-137 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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High stream flows dilute environmental DNA (eDNA) concentrations and reduce detectability

Curtis, A. N., Tiemann, J. S., Douglass, S. A., Davis, M. A. & Larson, E. R., Oct 2021, In: Diversity and Distributions. 27, 10, p. 1918-1931 14 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Phylogenomics of the North American Plecoptera

South, E. J., Skinner, R. K., DeWalt, R. E., Kondratieff, B. C., Johnson, K. P., Davis, M. A., Lee, J. J. & Durfee, R. S., Jan 2021, In: Systematic Entomology. 46, 1, p. 287-305 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Population connectivity in voles (Microtus sp.) as a gauge for tall grass prairie restoration in midwestern North America

Douglas, M. R., Mussmann, S. M., Chafin, T. K., Anthonysamy, W. J. B., Davis, M. A., Mulligan, M. P., Schooley, R. L., Louis, W. & Douglas, M. E., Dec 2021, In: PloS one. 16, 12 December, e0260344.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Tracking Species Recovery Status to Improve Endangered Species Act Decisions

Li, Y.-W., Molano-Flores, B., Davis, O., Allen, M., Davis, M., Mengelkoch, J. M., Parkos, III, J. J., Porreca, A. P., Fournier, A. M. V., Stodola, A. P., Tiemann, J., Bried, J., Marcum, P. B., Carroll-Cunningham, C. J., Janssen, E. D., Ulaszek, E. F., McIntyre, S., Jog, S., Price, E. P. F. & Nieset, J. & 13 others, Beveroth, T., Giovanni, A. D., Askren, R. J., Malanchuk, L. J., Duquette, J. F., Dreslik, M. J., Mcelrath, T., Taft, J. B., Stodola, K., Malcom, J., Carter, A. P., Evansen, M. & Gerber, L., 2021, (In preparation).

Research output: Working paper › Preprint

2020

Assessing Pollinator Communities via Environmental DNA (eDNA) Metacommunity Assay

Davis, M., Harper, L. R., Molano-Flores, B., Benito, J. & Niemiller, M. L., Apr 2020, Department of Defence Strategic Environmental Research and Development Progrram (SERDP). 72 p. (SERDP Final Report; no. RC19-1102)

Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

Beedna: Microfluidics and Metabarcoding Reveal Pollinator Communities From A Single Flower

Davis, M. A., Harper, L. R., Molano-Flores, B. & Niemiller, M. L., 2020, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2020.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

eDNA Is Not Always Easy: Methodological Studies for the Advancement of Edna Applications to Fish and Wildlife

Curtis, A. N., Tiemann, J. S., Douglass, S. A., Davis, M. A. & Larson, E. R., 2020, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2020.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Evaluation of environmental DNA to detect Sistrurus catenatus and Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in crayfish burrows

Baker, S. J., Niemiller, M. L., Stites, A. J., Ash, K. T., Davis, M. A., Dreslik, M. J. & Phillips, C. A., Mar 1 2020, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 12, 1, p. 13-15 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Illinois’s Chiropteran Landscape: Leveraging Nabat Acoustic Data To inform Conservation of Illinois’ Bat Biodiversity

Hohoff, T. C., Kath, J. A., Cable, A. B. & Davis, M. A., 2020, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2020.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Making Heads or Tails of Combined Landmark Configurations in Geometric Morphometric Data

Collyer, M. L., Davis, M. A. & Adams, D. C., Sep 1 2020, In: Evolutionary Biology. 47, 3, p. 193-205 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Molecular sexing is a viable alternative to probing for determining sex in the imperiled Louisiana Pine Snake (Pituophis ruthveni)

Katz, A. D., Pearce, S., Melder, C., Sperry, J. H. & Davis, M. A., Dec 1 2020, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 12, 4, p. 537-539 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Multi-targeted management of upland game birds at the agroecosystem interface in midwestern North America

Douglas, M. R., Anthonysamy, W. J. B., Mussmann, S. M., Davis, M. A., Louis, W. & Douglas, M. E., Apr 1 2020, In: PloS one. 15, 4, e0230735.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Needles in needlestacks: is environmental DNA effective in detecting rare, cryptic, semi-fossorial snakes?

Katz, A., Sternhagen, E., Harper, L., Sperry, J. & Davis, M., 2020, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2020.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Phosphorous, farms, and families: Institutional narratives about agricultural intensification and water quality in northeastern Wisconsin

Evans, N. M., Stewart, W. P. & Davis, M. A., Dec 2020, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 80, p. 418-426 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Radiotelemetry reveals effects of upstream biomass and UV exposure on environmental DNA occupancy and detection for a large freshwater turtle

Kessler, E. J., Ash, K. T., Barratt, S. N., Larson, E. R. & Davis, M. A., Jan 2020, In: Environmental DNA. 2, 1, p. 13-23 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Testing The Effectiveness of eDNA Metagenomics To Detect Endemic Wetland Bird Species

Rahlin, A., Niemiller, M. L. & Davis, M. A., 2020, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2020.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

The beak of the snake: fang length evolution in vipers is predicted by diet

Holding, M. L., Trevine, V., Zinenko, O., Strickland, J. L., Rautsaw, R. M., Hofmann, E. P., Hogan, M. P., Grazzotin, F. G., Parkinson, C. L., Santana, S. E., Davis, M. R. & Rokyta, D. R., 2020, SICB - 2020 meeting - Abstracts. Vol. 60. p. E345 (Integrative and Comparative Biology).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

2019

A new stonefly species (Plecoptera, Perlidae) from the Interior Highlands USA, with morphological and molecular comparison to other congeneric species

South, E. J., Edward DeWalt, R., Davis, M. A. & Thomas, M. J., 2019, In: ZooKeys. 2019, 858, p. 45-70 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Drought-induced Suppression of Female Fecundity in a Capital Breeder

Smith, C. F., Schuett, G. W., Reiserer, R. S., Dana, C. E., Collyer, M. L. & Davis, M. A., Oct 29 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 15499.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Integrated ecosystem service assessment for landscape conservation design in the Green Bay watershed, Wisconsin

Evans, N. M., Carrozzino-Lyon, A. L., Galbraith, B., Noordyk, J., Peroff, D. M., Stoll, J., Thompson, A., Winden, M. W. & Davis, M. A., Oct 2019, In: Ecosystem Services. 39, 101001.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Molecular phylogeny of the North American Plecoptera

South, E. J., DeWalt, R. E., Kondratieff, B. C., Skinner, R. K., Johnson, K. P., Davis, M. A., Lee, J. J. & Durfee, R. S., Nov 18 2019, Entomology 2019. ESA

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Mark Allen Davis

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