Publications




In Press
Notes: Bolded authors are current or former members of the lab. See our Github archive for data and code to run models.
In Press
Challenges and opportunities for using natural history collections to estimate insect population trends
C. Davis, R.P. Guralnick, and E.F. Zipkin – Journal of Animal Ecology
Integrated population models: Achieving their potential
F. Frost, R.S. McCrea, R. King, O. Gimenez, and E.F. Zipkin – Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice
Propagating uncertainty in ecological models to understand causation
N.A. Gilbert, H.N. Eyster, and E.F. Zipkin – Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
2022
The implementation of irrigation leads to declines in farmland birds
X. Cabodevilla, A.D. Wright, D. Villanua, B. Arroyo, and E.F. Zipkin – Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment
Errors in aerial survey count data: Identifying pitfalls and solutions
K.L. Davis, E.D. Silverman, A.L. Sussman, R. Wilson, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecology and Evolution
spOccupancy: An R package for single species, multispecies, and integrated spatial occupancy models
J.W. Doser, A.O. Finley, M. Kery, and E.F. Zipkin – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Integrated community occupancy models: A framework to assess occurrence and biodiversity dynamics using multiple data sources
J.W. Doser, W. Leuenberger, T.S. Sillett, M.T. Hallworth, and E.F. Zipkin – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Quantifying the conservation status and abundance trends of wildlife communities with detection-nondetection data
M.T. Farr, T. O’Brien, C.B. Yackulic, and E.F. Zipkin – Conservation Biology
Grappling with uncertainty in ecological projections: A case study using the migratory monarch butterfly
N. Neupane, E.F. Zipkin, S.P. Saunders, and L. Ries – Ecosphere
A comparison of monitoring designs to assess wildlife community parameters across spatial scales
A.D. Wright, E.H.C. Grant, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecological Applications
Biodiversity is decimated by the cascading effects of the amphibian-killing chytrid fungus
E.F. Zipkin and G.V. DiRenzo – PLOS Pathogens
Multi-season climate projections forecast declines in migratory monarch butterflies
E.R. Zylstra, N. Neupane, and E.F. Zipkin – Global Change Biology
2021
Integrating automated acoustic vocalization data and point count surveys for estimation of bird abundance
J.W. Doser, A.O. Finley, A.S. Weed, and E.F. Zipkin – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Trends in bird abundance differ among protected forests but not bird guilds
J.W. Doser, A.S. Weed, E.F. Zipkin, K.M. Miller, and A.O. Finley – Ecological Applications
Integrating distance sampling and presence-only data to estimate abundance
M.T. Farr, D.S. Green, K.E. Holekamp, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecology
Biotic and abiotic drivers of dispersion dynamics in a large-bodied tropical vertebrate, the Western Bornean orangutan
A.J. Marshall, M.T. Farr, L. Beaudrot, E.F. Zipkin, K.L. Feilen, L.G. Bell, E. Setiawan, T.W. Susanto, T.M. Setia, M. Leighton, and H.U. Wittmer – Oecologia
Working across space and time: Nonstationarity in ecological research and application
C.R. Rollinson, A. Finley, M.R. Alexander, S. Banerjee, K.D. Hamil, L.E. Koenig, D.H. Locke, M. Peterson, M.W. Tingley, K. Wheeler, C. Youngflesh, and E.F. Zipkin – Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Addressing data integration challenges to link ecological processes across scales
E.F. Zipkin, E.R. Zylstra, A.D. Wright, S.P. Saunders, A. Finley, M.C. Dietze, M. Itter, and M.W. Tingley – Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Changes in climate drive recent monarch butterfly dynamics
E.R. Zylstra, L. Ries, N. Neupane, S.P. Saunders, M.I. Ramírez, E. Rendón-Salinas, K.S. Oberhauser, M.T. Farr, and E.F. Zipkin – Nature Ecology and Evolution
Accounting for sources of uncertainty when forecasting population responses to climate change
E.R. Zylstra and E.F. Zipkin – Journal of Animal Ecology
2020
C.A. Bahlai and E.F. Zipkin – PLOS Computational Biology
Ecological dynamics: Integrating empirical, statistical, and analytical methods
A.N. Laubmeier, B. Cazelles, K. Cuddington, K.D. Erickson, M. Fortin, K. Ogle, C.K. Wikle, K. Zhu, and E.F. Zipkin – Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Poor management in protected areas is associated with lowered tropical mammal diversity
V. Oberosler, S. Tenan, E.F. Zipkin, and F. Rovero – Animal Conservation
When parks work: Effect of anthropogenic disturbance on occupancy of tropical forest mammals
V. Oberosler, S. Tenan, E.F. Zipkin, and F. Rovero – Ecology and Evolution
Moving from decision to action in conservation science
A.D. Wright, R.F. Bernard, B.A. Mosher, K.M. O’Donnell, T. Braunagel, G.V. DiRenzo, J. Fleming, C. Shafer, A.B. Brand, E.F. Zipkin, and E.H.C. Grant – Biological Conservation
A hierarchical analysis of habitat area, connectivity, and quality on amphibian diversity across scales
A.D. Wright, E.H.C. Grant, and E.F. Zipkin – Landscape Ecology
Tropical snake diversity collapses after widespread amphibian loss
E.F. Zipkin, G.V. DiRenzo, J.M. Ray, S. Rossman, and K.R. Lips – Science
2019
C. Che-Castaldo, C.M. Crisafulli, J.G. Bishop, E.F. Zipkin, and W.F. Fagan – Ecological Monographs
Disease structured N-mixture models: A practical guide to model disease dynamics using count data
G.V. DiRenzo, C. Che-Castaldo, S.P. Saunders, E.H.C. Grant, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecology and Evolution
Multispecies hierarchical modeling reveals variable responses of African carnivores to management alternatives
M. T. Farr, D.S. Green, K.E. Holekamp, G.J. Roloff, and E. F. Zipkin – Ecological Applications
Can hyena behaviour provide information on abundances of sympatric carnivores?
D.S. Green, M.T. Farr, K.E. Holekamp, E.D. Strauss, and E.F. Zipkin – Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B
Long-term ecological changes influence herbivore diversity inside a protected area in the Mara-Serengeti ecosystem
D.S. Green, E.F. Zipkin, D.C. Incorvaia, and K.E. Holekamp – Global Ecology and Conservation
Tracking trends in monarch abundances over the 20th century is currently impossible using museum records
L. Ries, E.F. Zipkin, and R.P. Guralnick – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Disentangling data discrepancies with integrated population models
S.P. Saunders, M.T. Farr, A.D. Wright, C.A. Bahlai, J.W. Ribeiro Jr., S. Rossman, A.L. Sussman, T.W. Arnold, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecology
Multiscale seasonal factors drive the size of winter monarch colonies
S.P. Saunders, L. Ries, N. Nepuane, M.I. Ramírez, E. García-Serrano, E. Rendón-Salinas, and E.F. Zipkin – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
A comparative analysis of common methods to identify waterbird hotspots
A.L. Sussman, B. Gardner, E.M. Adams, L. Salas, K.P. Kenow, D.R. Luukkonen, M.J. Monfils, W.P.Mueller, K.A. Williams, M. Leduc-Lapierre, and E.F. Zipkin – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
From ecologically equivalent individuals to contrasting colonies: Quantifying isotopic niche and individual foraging specialization in an endangered oceanic seabird
A.E. Wiley, S. Rossman, P.H. Ostrom, C.A.M. France, J. Penniman, J. Bailey, F. Duvall, E.F. Zipkin, and H.F. James – Marine Biology
Innovations in data integration for modeling populations
E.F. Zipkin, B.D. Inouye, and S.R. Beissinger – Ecology
2018
Models for assessing local-scale co-abundance of animal species while accounting for differential detectability and varied responses to the environment
J.E. Brodie, O. Helmy, J. Mohd-Azlan, A. Granados, H. Bernard, A. Giordano, and E.F. Zipkin – Biotropica
Eco-evolutionary rescue promotes host-pathogen coexistence
G.V. DiRenzo, E.F. Zipkin, E.H.C. Grant, J.A. Royle, A.V. Longo, K.R. Zamudio, and K.R. Lips – Ecological Applications
Evaluating population viability and efficacy of conservation management using integrated population models
S.P. Saunders, F.J. Cuthbert, and E.F. Zipkin – Journal of Applied Ecology
Local and cross-seasonal effects of climate and land-use on migratory monarch butterflies
S.P. Saunders, L. Ries, K.S. Oberhauser, W.E. Thogmartin, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecography
Effects of agriculture and topography on tropical amphibian species and communities
J.W. Ribeiro Jr., T. Siqueira, G.L. Brejão, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecological Applications
Flying through hurricane central: Impacts of hurricanes on migrants with a focus on monarch butterflies
L. Ries, N. Neupane, K. Baum, and E.F. Zipkin – Animal Migration
Individual-level trait variation and negative density dependence affects growth in tropical tree seedlings
M.N. Umana, E.F. Zipkin, C. Zhang, M. Cao, L. Lin, and N.G. Swenson – Journal of Ecology
Synthesizing multiple data types for biological conservation using integrated populations models
E.F. Zipkin and S.P. Saunders – Biological Conservation
2017
Differential matrix use by Neotropical birds based on species traits and landscape condition
C.M. Kennedy, E.F. Zipkin, and P.P. Marra – Ecological Applications
Broad-scale trophic shift in the pelagic North Pacific revealed by an oceanic seabird
P.H. Ostrom, A.E. Wiley, H.F. James, S. Rossman, W.A. Walker, E.F. Zipkin, and Y. Chikaraishi – Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Integrating count and detection-nondetection data to model population dynamics
E.F. Zipkin, S. Rossman, C. Yackulic, J.D. Wiens, J.D. Thorson, R.J. Davis, and E.H.C. Grant – Ecology
2016
Incorporating imperfect detection into joint models of communities: A response to Warton et al
S.R. Beissinger, S.R. Iknayan, G. Guillera-Arroita, E.F. Zipkin, R.M. Dorazio, J.A. Royle, and J.A. Kéry – Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Hierarchical analysis of taxonomic variation in intraspecific competition across fish species
A.P. Foss-Grant, E.F. Zipkin, J.T. Thorson, O. Jensen, and W.F. Fagan – Ecology
Beyond carbon and nitrogen: Guidelines for estimating three dimensional isotopic niche space
S. Rossman, S. Ostrom, F. Gordon, E.F. Zipkin – Ecology and Evolution
Dynamic N-occupancy models: Estimating demographic rates and local abundances from detection-nondetection data
S. Rossman, S. Yackulic, S.P. Saunders, J. Reid, R. Davis, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecology
Evaluating confidence in climate-based predictions of population change in a migratory species
S.P. Saunders, L. Ries, K.S. Oberhauser, and E.F. Zipkin – Global Ecology and Biogeography
Joint dynamic species distribution models: A tool for community ordination and spatiotemporal monitoring
J.T. Thorson, J.T. Ianelli, E. Larsen, M. Scheuerell, M. Szuwalski, and E.F. Zipkin – Global Ecology and Biogeography
2015
Correlation and persistence of hunting and logging impacts on tropical rainforest mammals
J.F. Brodie, A.J. Giordano, E.F. Zipkin, H. Bernard, M.A.J. Azad, and L. Ambu – Conservation Biology
Seasonal weather patterns drive population vital rates and persistence in a stream fish
Y. Kanno, B.H. Letcher, N.P. Hitt, D.A. Boughton, J.E.B. Wofford, and E.F. Zipkin – Global Change Biology
Racing through life: Maturation rate plasticity regulates overcompensation and increases persistence
V.A. Karatayev, V.A. Kraft, and E.F. Zipkin – Ecosphere
Oil palm plantations fail to support mammal diversity
S. Yue, J.F. Brodie, E.F. Zipkin, and H. Bernard – Ecological Applications
Book review: Case studies in Bayesian statistical modeling and analysis
E.F. Zipkin – The Quarterly Review of Biology
Statistical guidelines for assessing marine avian hotspots and coldspots: A case study on wind energy development in the U.S. Atlantic Ocean
E.F. Zipkin, B.P. Kinlan, A.L. Sussman, D. Rypkema, M. Wimer, and A.F. O’Connell – Biological Conservation
2014
Spatial variability in survival of adult brook trout within two intensively surveyed headwater stream networks
Y. Kanno, B.H. Letcher, J.C. Vokoun, and E.F. Zipkin – Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Guidelines for a priori grouping of species in hierarchical community models
K. Pacifici, E.F. Zipkin, J. Collazo, R. Irizarry, and R. DeWan – Ecology and Evolution
How variable is recruitment for marine fishes? A hierarchical model for testing life history theory
J.T. Thorson, J.T. Jensen, and E.F. Zipkin – Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Fitting statistical distributions to sea duck count data: Implications for survey design and abundance estimation
E.F. Zipkin, J.B. Leirness, B.P. Kinlan, A.F. O’Connell, and E.D. Silverman – Statistical Methodology
Inferences from count data using multi-state population models: A comparison to capture-recapture approaches
E.F. Zipkin, T.S. Sillett, E.H.C. Grant, R.B. Chandler, and Royle J.A. – Ecology and Evolution
Modeling structured population dynamics using data from unmarked individuals
E.F. Zipkin, J.T. Thorson, K. See, H.J. Lynch, E.H.C. Grant, Y. Kanno, R.B. Chandler, B.H. Letcher, and J.A. Royle – Ecology
2013
Strategies for fitting nonlinear ecological models in R, AD Model Builder, and BUGS
B. Bolker, B. Gardner, M. Maunder, C.W. Berg, M. Brooks, M. Comita, E. Crone, E. Cubaynes, T. Davies, P. de Valpine, J. Ford, O. Gimenez, M. Kery, E.J. Kim, C. Lennert-Cody, A. Magnusson, S. Martell, J. Nash, A. Nielsen, J. Regetz, H. Skaug, and E.F. Zipkin – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
A strategy for monitoring and managing declines in an amphibian community
E.H.C. Grant, E.F. Zipkin, J.D. Nichols, and J.P. Campbell – Conservation Biology
Explaining local-scale species distributions: Relative contributions of spatial autocorrelation and landscape heterogeneity for an avian assemblage
B.J. Mattsson, E.F. Zipkin, P.J. Blank, B. Gardner, J.R. Sauer, and J.R. Royle – PLOS ONE
Using multi-species occupancy models in structured decision making on managed lands
J.R. Sauer, P.J. Blank, E.F. Zipkin, J.E. Fallon, and F.W. Fallon – Journal of Wildlife Management
Conservation of avian diversity in the Sierra Nevada: Moving beyond a single-species management focus
A.M. White, E.F. Zipkin, P.N. Manley, and M.D. Schlesinger – PLOS ONE
Simulating avian species and foraging group responses to fuel reduction treatments in coniferous forests
A.M. White, E.F. Zipkin, P.N. Manley, and M.D. Schlesinger – Forest Ecology and Management
Presence-only modelling using Maxent: When can we trust the inferences?
C. Yackulic, C. Chandler, E.F. Zipkin, J.A. Royle, J.D. Nichols, E.H.C. Grant, and S. Veran – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
2012
Evaluating the predictive abilities of community occupancy models using AUC while accounting for imperfect detection
E.F. Zipkin, E.H.C. Grant, and W.F. Fagan – Ecological Applications
Tracking climate impacts on the migratory monarch butterfly
E.F. Zipkin, L. Ries, R. Reeves, J. Regetz, and K. Oberhauser – Global Change Biology
2011
Detection biases yield misleading patterns of species persistence and colonization in fragmented landscapes
V. Ruiz-Gutiérrez and E.F. Zipkin – Ecosphere
2010
An integrated sampling and analysis approach for improved biodiversity monitoring
A. DeWan and E.F. Zipkin – Environmental Management
Optimal control of native predators
J. Martin, A.F. O’Connell, W.L. Kendall, M.C. Runge, T.R. Simons, A.H. Waldstein, S.A. Schulte, S.J. Converse, G.W. Smith, T. Pinion, M. Rikard, and E.F. Zipkin – Biological Conservation
Occupancy dynamics in a tropical bird community: Unexpectedly high forest use by birds classified as non-forest species
V. Ruiz-Gutiérrez, E.F. Zipkin, and A.A. Dhondt – Journal of Applied Ecology
Distribution patterns of wintering sea ducks in relation to the North Atlantic Oscillation and local environmental characteristics
E.F. Zipkin, B. Gardner, A.T. Gilbert, A.F. O’Connell, J.A. Royle, and E.D. Silverman – Oecologia
A primer on the application of Markov chains to the study of wildlife disease dynamics
E.F. Zipkin, C.S. Jennelle, and E.G. Cooch – Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Multi-species occurrence models to evaluate the effects of conservation and management actions
E.F. Zipkin, J.A. Royle, D.K. Dawson, and S. Bates – Biological Conservation
2009
Impacts of forest fragmentation on species richness: A hierarchical approach to community modelling
E.F. Zipkin, A. DeWan, and J.A. Royle – Journal of Applied Ecology
When can efforts to control nuisance and invasive species backfire?
E.F. Zipkin, C.E. Kraft, E.G. Cooch, and P.J. Sullivan – Ecological Applications
2008
Overcompensatory response of a smallmouth bass population to harvest: Release from competition?
E.F. Zipkin, P.J. Sullivan, E.G. Cooch, C.E. Kraft, B.J. Shuter, and B.C. Weidel – Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
