*Graduate student advisee, **Undergraduate researcher, ***Graduate student committee, +Supervised research staff

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Martinez***, C.L., C.M. Siegert, J.J. Granger, and R.B. Iglay. Accepted. Seasonal comparison of household vinegar and glyphosate treatments on Microstegium vimineum removal in the North Carolina piedmont. Restoration Ecology. REC-24-346.​

 

Schultz*, E.A., N. Ellison, M.R. Boudreau, G.M. Street, L.R. Jones+, K.O. Evans, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. On the move: influence of animal movements on count error during drone surveys. Ecology and Evolution 14(1):e70287. https://doi.ord/10.1002/ece3.70287

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Jones+, L.R., C. Mensah**, J.A. Elmore, K.O. Evans, B.F. Blackwell, M.B. Pfeiffer, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. Heating decoys to mimic thermal signatures of live animals for drones. MethodsX 13:102933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102933

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Samiappan, S., B.S. Santhana, D. Dehart, L.R. Jones+, J.A. Elmore, K.O. Evans, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. Aerial Wildlife Image Repository for animal monitoring with drones in the age of artificial intelligence. Database 2024 baae070. https://doi.org/10.1093/database/baae070

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Crumpton, J., M.B. Pfeiffer, S. Samiappan, J.A. Elmore, L.R. Jones+, B.S. Krishnan, R.B. Iglay, E. Fernandez-Juricic, and B.F. Blackwell. 2024. Relief displacement of airborne objects. Remote Sensing Letters 15(9):872-882.  https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2024.2387131

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Evans*, T.S., E.T. Hileman, M.R. Boudreau, B.K. Strickland, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. Can hair snares provide a reliable method for estimating abundance of an exotic ungulate? Biological Invasions 26:3017-3029. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-024-03363-w

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Resop***, L. S. Demarais, B.K. Strickland, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. Fire season matters for midstory hardwood control: impacts of fire season and firing technique on plant communities. Journal of Environmental Management 363:121297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121297

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Iglay, R.B., J.A. Elmore, L.R. Jones+, M. Zhou, K.O. Evans, S. Samiappan, M.B. Pfeiffer, and B.F. Blackwell. 2024. Wildlife monitoring with drones: a survey of users. Wildlife Society Bulletin e1533. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.1533

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Evans*, T.E., M.R. Boudreau, O.R. Fleming, B.K. Strickland, G.M. Street, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. No corn, no problem: a test for the best non-grain attractant for wild pigs. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 11:158-165.

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Gurung**, U., R.B. Iglay, M.S. Woodrey, and A.J. Darrah. 2024. Effects of research activity on plover next success depends on predator context. Waterbirds: The International Journal of Waterbird Biology 46(2-4):121-131. https://doi.org/10.1675/063.046.0403 Selected for Editor Likes

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Evans*, T.S., N. Ellison, M.R. Boudreau, B.K. Strickland, G.M. Street, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. What drives wild pig (Sus scrofa) movement in bottomland and upland forests? Movement Ecology 12:32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-024-00472-y​

 

Macke**, E., L. Jones+, R.B. Iglay, and J. Elmore+. 2024. Drone noise differs by flight maneuver and model: implications for animal surveys. Drone Systems and Applications 12:1-5. https://doi.org/10.1139/dsa-2023-0054

 

Lappin***, O., J. Elmore+, L. Jones+, E. Schultz*, R.B. Iglay, and M. McConnell. 2024. Using drones equipped with thermal cameras to locate and count quail coveys: a case study using Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus in Mississippi, USA. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5(1):e12306. http://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12306

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Boudreau, M.R., M.G. Gantchoff, L. Conlee, J.L. Belant, and R.B. Iglay. 2024. Creating a harvest framework using sex-specific harvest vulnerability for a recovering large carnivore population. The Journal of Wildlife Management 88:e22508. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22508

 

Lappin***, O., K.O. Evans, R.B. Iglay, and M.D. McConnell. 2023. Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) breeding season roost site selection in a working agricultural landscape in Clay County, Mississippi. Journal of Field Ornithology 94(4):4. https://doi.org/10.5751/JFO-00368-940404

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Jones+, L.R., J.A. Elmore+, S. Samiappan, K.O. Evans, M.B. Pfeiffer, B.F. Blackwell, and R.B. Iglay. 2023. Controllable factors affecting accuracy and precision of human identification of animals from drone imagery. Ecosphere 14(9):e4657.http://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4657

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Krishnan, B.S, L.R. Jones+, J.A. Elmore+, S. Samiappan, K.O. Evans, M.B. Pfeiffer, B.F. Blackwell, and R.B. Iglay. 2023. Fusion of visible and thermal drone images for improving automated wildlife classification.  Scientific Reports 13:10385. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-37295-7 

 

Sklarczyk***, C., K.O. Evans, D.U. Greene, D.J. Morin, and R.B. Iglay. 2023. Effects of spatial patterning within working pine forests on priority avian species in Mississippi. Landscape Ecology 38:2019-2034. https://doi.org/s10980-023-01665-3 

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Ripa*, G.N., S. Demarais, J.J. Granger, R.G. Hamrick, and R.B. Iglay. 2023. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) nutritional carrying capacity over two decades after exclusion. Forest Ecology and Management 535:120899. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120899  

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Elmore+, J.A., L.R. Jones+, E.A., Schultz* K.O. Evans, S. Samiappan, M. Zhou, M.B. Pfeiffer, B.F. Blackwell, and R.B. Iglay. 2023. Evidence that small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) can be used to monitor terrestrial animals: a systematic map. Environmental Evidence 12:3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00294-8 

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Resop***, L., S. Demarais, B. Strickland, R.B. Iglay, R. Nichols, and M. Lashley. 2023. Plant species-specific responses and community associations with fire season. Forest Ecology and Management 529:120724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120724

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Ripa*, G.N., S. Demarais, J.J. Granger, R.G. Hamrick, and R.B. Iglay. 2023. 20-year effects of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory on vegetation composition and structure. Forest Ecology and Management 528:120644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120644

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Holiman**, H., J. C. Kitaif**, R.B. Iglay, M.S. Woodrey, and A.M.V. Fournier. 2022. Using autonomous recording units to detect individual marsh birds in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 43:2022002. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-4450613_V1

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Gamblin**, A.E., A.J. Darrah, M.S. Woodrey, and R.B. Iglay. 2022. Coastal bird community response to dredge-spoil tidal marsh restoration at New Round Island, Mississippi, USA. Restoration Ecology e13775. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13775

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Kitaif**, H. Holiman**, A. M. V. Fournier, M. S. Woodrey, and R.B. Iglay. 2022. Migratory timing of rails in Jackson County, Mississippi. Waterbirds 45(4):108-112. https://doi.org/10.1675/063.045.0113

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Iglay, R. B. 2022. The Wildlife Techniques Manual (Volume 1: Research. Volume 2: Management, 8th edition). Book review. Journal of Wildlife Management. http://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22187 Invited (Peer Edited)

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Gantchoff, M.G., L. Conlee, M. R. Boudreau+, R.B. Iglay, C. Anderson, and J. L. Belant. 2022. Spatially-explicit population modeling to predict large carnivore recovery and expansion. Ecological Modeling 470: 110035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.110033

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Boudreau+, M.R., M.G. Gantchoff, C. Ramirez-Reyes, L. Conlee, J.L. Belant, and R.B. Iglay. 2022. Human-bear networks: spatial prioritization of public outreach and management during carnivore recolonization. Journal of Applied Ecology 59:757-767. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14090

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Weitzel***, S. L., J. M. Feura, R.B. Iglay, K. O. Evans, S. A. Rush, and M. S. Woodrey. 2022. Distribution, abundance, and vegetation associations of birds in Mississippi tidal marshes during the non-breeding season. Journal of Field Ornithology 92(3):231-245. http://doi.org/10.1111/jofo.12375

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Zhou+, M., J. A. Elmore+, K. O. Evans, S. Samiappan, M. B. Pfeiffer, B. F. Blackwell, and R.B. Iglay. 2021. Improving wildlife monitoring using small, unmanned aircraft systems and deep learning networks. Sensors 21:5697. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21175697

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Elmore+, J.A., M.F. Curran+, K.O. Evans, S. Samiappan, M. Zhou, M.B. Pfeiffer, B.F. Blackwell, and R.B. Iglay. 2021. Evidence that small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) can be used to monitor terrestrial animals: a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence 10:15. https://doi.rog/10.1186/s13750-021-00228-w

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Weitzel***, S. L., J. M. Feura, S. A. Rush, R.B. Iglay, and M. S. Woodrey. 2021. Availability and assessment of microplastic ingestion by marsh birds in Mississippi Gulf Coast tidal marshes. Marine Pollution Bulletin 166:112187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112187

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Firth***, A. G., B. H. Baker, J. P. Brooks, R. Smith, R. B. Iglay, and J. B. Davis. 2020. Using cameras to index waterfowl abundance in winter-flooded rice fields. MethodsX 7:101036 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2020.101036

 

Firth***, A. G., B. H. Baker, J. P. Brooks, R. Smith, R. B. Iglay, and J. B. Davis. 2020. Investigation of pathogenic bacterial transport by waterbirds: a case study of flooded and non-flooded rice systems in Mississippi. Water 12(6):1833 https://doi.org/10.3390/w12061833

 

Firth***, A. G., B. H. Baker, J. P. Brooks, R. Smith, R. B. Iglay, and J. B. Davis. 2020. Low external input sustainable agriculture: winter flooding in rice fields increases bird use and soil health, reducing fertilizer requirements. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 300: 106962. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2020.106962

 

Pfeiffer, M. B., R. B. Iglay, B. F. Blackwell, and T. L. DeVault. 2020. Deciphering interactions between white-tailed deer and approaching vehicles. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 79:102251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2020.102251

 

Greene+, R. E., R. B. Iglay, and K. O. Evans. 2019. Providing open forest structural characteristics for high conservation priority wildlife species in southeastern U.S. pine plantations. Forest Ecology and Management 453:117594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117594

 

Greene+, R. E., R. B. Iglay, K. O. Evans, T. B. Wigley, and D. A. Miller. 2019. Estimating capacity of managed pine forests in the southeastern U. S. to provide open pine woodland condition. Forest Ecology and Management 432:200-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2018.09.005

 

Iglay, R. B., T. Conkling, T. L. DeVault, J. L. Belant, and J. A. Martin. 2019. Forage or biofuel: assessing native warm season grass production among seed mixes and harvest frequencies within a wildlife conservation framework. Southeastern Naturalist 18(1):1-18. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.018.0103

 

Iglay, R. B., D. A. Miller, and B. D. Leopold. 2018. Bird conservation potential of fire and herbicide treatments in thinned pine stands. Forest Ecology and Management 409(1): 267-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.11.021

 

Entsminger, E. D., J. W. Guyton, R. B. Iglay, and J. C. Jones. 2018.  Highway right-of-way mowing regimens in northeastern Mississippi: effect on native prairie plant species.  Pages 256-263 in J. G. Hill and J. A. Barone, editors.  Southeastern grasslands: biodiversity, ecology, and management. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, USA.

 

Iglay, R. B., K. B. Schwarz, J. L. Belant, J. A. Martin, G. Wang, and T. L. DeVault. 2017. Large mammal use of semi-natural grasslands and implications for aviation strike risk. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(1):222-227. https://doi.org/10.3996/022017-JFWM-019

 

Iglay, R. B., B. N. Buckingham, T. W. Seamans, J. A. Martin, B. F. Blackwell, J. L. Belant, and T. L. DeVault. 2017. Bird use of grain fields and implications for habitat management at airports. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 242(1):34-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.03.022

 

Greene+, R. E., R. B. Iglay, K. O. Evans, D. A. Miller, T. B. Wigley, and S. K. Riffell. 2016. A meta-analysis of biodiversity responses to management of southeastern pine forests – opportunities for open pine conservation. Forest Ecology and Management 360:30-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.10.007

 

Iglay, R. B., D. A. Miller, B. D. Leopold, and L. W. Burger, Jr. 2015. Soil N and C response to mid-rotation vegetation management in intensively managed pine of Mississippi. Soil Science 180(1):33-38. https://doi.org/10.1097/SS.0000000000000110 

 

Grodsky, S. M., R. B. Iglay, C. Sorenson, and C. E. Moorman. 2015. Should invertebrates receive greater inclusion in wildlife research journals. Journal of Wildlife Management 79:529-536. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.875

 

Iglay, R. B., B. D. Leopold, and D. A. Miller. 2014. Vegetation responses to fire and herbicide in intensively managed, mid-rotation pine. Forest Ecology and Management 325:69-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.05.029

 

Iglay, R. B. 2014. Essential readings in wildlife management and conservation. Book review. Journal of Wildlife Management. http://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22187 Invited (Peer Edited)

 

Iglay, R. B., B. D. Leopold, and D. A. Miller. 2013. Summer herpetofaunal response to prescribed fire and herbicide in intensively managed, mid-rotation pine stands in Mississippi. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 38(1):33-42. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.372

 

Iglay, R. B., S. Demarais, T. B. Wigley, and D. A. Miller. 2012. Bird community dynamics and vegetation relationships among stand establishment practices in intensively managed pine of Mississippi. Forest Ecology and Management 283:1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.07.008

 

Iglay, R. B., B. D. Leopold, G. Wang, L. W. Burger, Jr., and D. A. Miller. 2012. Carabid community response to prescribed fire and imazapyr application in intensively managed, mid-rotation pine stands. Forest Ecology and Management 281:41-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2012.06.008

 

Iglay, R. B., B. D. Leopold, D. A. Miller, and L. W. Burger, Jr. 2010. Effect of plant community composition on plant response to fire and herbicide treatments. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 543-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2010.05.010

 

Hou, Y. J., X. R. Wan, J. O. Wolff, G. Wang, S. Thomas, R. B. Iglay, B. D. Leopold, and W. Liu. 2010. Multiple paternities increase genetic diversity of offspring in Brandt’s voles. Behavioral Processes 84: 745-749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2010.05.002

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Iglay, R. B., P. D. Jones, D. A. Miller, S. Demarais, B. D. Leopold, and L. W. Burger, Jr. 2010. Deer carrying capacity in mid-rotation pine plantations of Mississippi. Journal of Wildlife Management 74: 1003-1012. https://doi.org/10.2193/2009-362

 

Iglay, R. B., J. L. Bowman, and N.H. Nazdrowicz. 2007. Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) movements in a fragmented landscape. Journal of Herpetology 41(1):101-105.

 

Iglay, R. B., J. L. Bowman, and N. H. Nazdrowicz. 2006. From the field: a comparison of two methods for studying box turtle movements. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(1):208-210. https://doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[208:ACOTMF]2.0.CO;2

 

Iglay, R. B., B. D. Leopold, L. W. Burger, Jr., and D. A. Miller. 2005. Food availability versus preference of wild turkey poults in intensively-managed pine stands of Mississippi. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 59:100-113.

 

Park, S., C. E. Epifanio, and R. B. Iglay. 2005. Patterns of larval release by the Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus (de Haan): Periodicity at diel and tidal frequencies. Journal of Shellfisheries Research 24:591-596. https://doi.org/10.2983/0730-8000(2005)24[591:POLRBT]2.0.CO;2

 

Tallamy, D. R., and R. B. Iglay. 2004. Maternal care in Compseuta picta, and African lace bug (Heteroptera: Tingidae). Journal of Insect Behavior 17(2):247-249.