Debra Shier, Ph.D.
Calatayud, N.E., L.E. Jacobs, C.L. Williams, C.C. Steiner, D.M. Shier. 2022. Recovering an endangered frog species through integrative reproductive technologies. Theriogenology 191. 141-152.Chock, R.Y., D.M. Shier, G.F. Grether. 2022. Niche partitioning in an assemblage of granivorous rodents, and the challenge of community‑level conservation. Oecologia 198. 553-565.
Chock, R.Y., W.B. Miller, S.N.D. King, C.S. Brehme, R.N. Fisher, H. Sin, P. Wilcox, J. Terp, S. Tremor, M.R. Major, K. Merrill, W.D. Spencer, S. Sullivan, D.M. Shier. 2022. Quantitative SWOT analysis: A structured and collaborative approach to reintroduction site selection for the endangered Pacific pocket mouse. Journal for Nature Conservation 70. 1-10.
Hammond, T.T., R.R. Swaisgood, L.E. Jacobs, M.J. Curtis, B.A. McCormick, J.A. Hornfeldt, E.M. Trotman, D.M. Shier. 2022. Age-dependent effects of developmental experience on morphology, performance, dispersal and survival in a translocated, endangered species. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14182.
Calatayud, N.E., T.T. Hammond, N.R. Gardner, M.J. Curtis, R.R. Swaisgood, D.M. Shier. 2021. Benefits of overwintering in the conservation breeding and translocation of a critically endangered amphibian. Conservation Science and Practice 3 (2).
Greggor, A.L., B. Masuda, J.M. Gaudioso-Levita, J.T. Nelson, T.H. White, D.M. Shier, S.M. Farabaugh, R.R. Swaisgood. 2021. Pre-release training, predator interactions and evidence for persistence of anti-predator behavior in reintroduced `alalā, Hawaiian crow. Global Ecology and Conservation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01658.
Hammond, T.T., M.J. Curtis, L.E. Jacobs, P.M. Gaffney, M.M. Clancy, R.R. Swaisgood, D.M. Shier. 2021. Overwinter behavior, movement, and survival in a recently reintroduced, endangered amphibian, Rana muscosa. Journal for Nature Conservation. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2021.126086.
Jacobs, L.E., T.T. Hammond, P.M. Gaffney, M.J. Curtis, D.M. Shier, B.S. Durrant, A. Righton, C.L. Williams, N.E. Calatayud. 2021. Using reproductive technologies to assess the development of secondary sexual characteristics, ovarian senescence and hermaphroditism in the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog Rana muscosa. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 33(9). 610-614.
Shier, D.M., R.Y. Chock, E. Gray, R.R. Swaisgood. 2021. Translocation of Stephens’ kangaroo rat preserving familiar neighbor groups in California, USA. Pages 173-177 in Global conservation translocation perspectives : 2021 Case studies from around the globe. Edited by P.S. Soorae. IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi & Calgary Zoo, Canada, Gland, Switzerland.
Shier, D.M., T.T. Hammond, M.J. Curtis, L.E. Jacobs, N.E. Calatayud, R.R. Swaisgood. 2021. Conservation breeding and reintroduction of the endangered mountain yellow-legged from in Southern California, USA. Pages 65-69 in Global conservation translocation perspectives : 2021. Case studies from around the globe. Edited by P.S. Soorae. IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi & Calgary Zoo, Canada, Gland, Switzerland.
Shier, D.M., A.Y. Navarro, M. Tobler, S.M. Thomas, S.N.D. King, C.B. Mullaney, O.A. Ryder. 2021. Genetic and ecological evidence of long-term translocation success of the federally endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat. Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.478.
Wang, T.B., D.M. Shier. 2021. Translocation of the Los Angeles pocket mouse to a protected reserve in California, USA. Pages 184-188 in Global conservation translocation perspectives : 2021 Case studies from around the globe. Edited by P.S. Soorae. IUCN SSC Conservation Translocation Specialist Group, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi & Calgary Zoo, Canada, Gland, Switzerland.
Chock, R.Y., S. McCullough Hennessy, T.B. Wang, E. Gray, D.M. Shier. 2020. A multi-model approach to guide habitat conservation for the endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat. Global Ecology and Conservation 21.
Hendricks, S., A.Y. Navarro, T. Wang, A. Wilder, O.A. Ryder, D.M. Shier. 2020. Patterns of genetic partitioning and gene flow in the endangered San Bernardino kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami parvus) and implications for conservation management. Conservation Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01289-z.
Shier, D.M., A.K. Bird, T.B. Wang. 2020. Effects of artificial light at night on the foraging behavior of an endangered nocturnal mammal. Environmental Pollution 263.
Wilder, A.P., A.Y. Navarro, S.N.D. King, W.B. Miller, S.M. Thomas, C.C. Steiner, O.A. Ryder, D.M. Shier. 2020. Fitness Costs Associated with Ancestry to Isolated Populations of an Endangered Species. Conservation Genetics 21(3). 589-601.
Chock, R.Y., G.F. Grether, D.M. Shier. 2019. Cache pilfering in a granivore guild: implications for reintroduction management. The Journal of Wildlife Management 83. 1607-1616.
Greggor, A.L., C. Price, D. Shier. 2019. Examining the efficacy of anti-predator training for increasing survival in conservation translocations: A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence 8 (Suppl 1) :11.
Swaisgood, R.R., J.P. Montagne, L.A. Nordstrom, C.M. Lenihan, C.L. Wisinski, D.M. Shier. 2019. Capturing pests and releasing ecosystem engineers: translocation of common but diminished species to re‐establish ecological roles. Animal Conservation 22. 600-610.
Chock, R.Y., D.M. Shier, G.F. Grether. 2018. Body size, not phylogenetic relationship or residency status, drives interspecific dominance interactions in the little pocket mouse (Perognathus longimembris) community. Animal Behaviour 137. 197-204.
McCullough Hennessy, S., D.H. Deutschman, D.M. Shier, L.A. Nordstrom, C. Lenihan, J.-P. Montagne, C.L. Wisinski, R.R. Swaisgood. 2016. Experimental habitat restoration for conserved species using ecosystem engineers and vegetation management. Animal Conservation 19: 506–514. DOI: 10.1111/acv.12266.
Grether, G.F., A. Levi, C. Antaky, D.M. Shier. 2014. Communal roosting sites are potential ecological traps: experimental evidence in a Neotropical harvestman. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68. 1629-1638.
Moehrenschlager, A., D.M. Shier, T.P. Moorhouse, M.R. Stanley Price. 2013. Righting past wrongs and insuring the future: challenges and opportunities for effective reintroductions amidst a biodiversity crisis. Pages 405-429 in Key Topics in Conservation 2. Edited by D. MacDonald, and K.J. Willis. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex/UK.
Shier, D.M., R.R. Swaisgood. 2012. Fitness costs of neighborhood disruption in translocations of a solitary mammal. Conservation Biology 26. 116-123.
Shier, D.M., A.J. Lea, M.A. Owen. 2012. Beyond masking: Endangered Stephen’s kangaroo rats respond to road noise with footdrumming. Biological Conservation 150. 53-58.
Shier, D.M., A.J. Lea, M.A. Owen. 2012. Beyond masking: Endangered Stephen’s kangaroo rats respond to traffic noise with footdrumming. Biological Conservation 150. 53-58.
Shier, D.M., A.J. Lea, M.A. Owen. 2011. Endangered Stephen’s kangaroo rats respond to road noise with footdrumming. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 130. 2320.
Shier, D.M. 2010. Prairie dogs. Pages 148-156 in Behavior of Exotic Pets. Edited by V.V. Tynes. Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa/United States of America.
Shier, D.M., D.H. Owings. 2007. Effects of social learning on predator training and postrelease survival in juvenile black-tailed prairie dogs, Cynomys ludovicianus.. Animal Behaviour 73. 567-577.
Shier, D.M., J.A. Randall. 2007. Use of different signaling modalities to communicate status by dominant and subordinate Heermann’s kangaroo rats (Dipodomys heermanni). Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 61. 1023-1032.
Shier, D.M. 2006. Family Support Increases the Success of Translocated Prairie Dogs. Conservation Biology 20. 1780-1790.
Shier, D.M., D.H. Owings. 2006. Effects of predator training on behavior and post-release survival of captive prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus). Biological Conservation 132. 126-135.
Shier, D.M., J.A. Randall. 2004. Spacing as a Predictor of Social Organization in Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys heermanni arenae). . Journal of Mammalogy 85. 1002-1008.
Shier, D.M. 2002. For crying out Loud: Dangers and opportunities of communicating in the public domain. Journal of Comparative Psychology 116. 194-196.
Randall, J.A., K.A. Rogovin, D.M. Shier. 2000. Antipredator behavior of a social desert rodent: footdrumming and alarm calling in the great gerbil, Rhombomys opiums.. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 48. 110-118.
Shier, D.M., S.I. Yoerg. 1999. What Footdrumming Signals in Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys heermanni). Journal of Comparative Psychology 113. 66-73.
Yoerg, S.I., D.M. Shier. 1997. Maternal Presence and Rearing Condition Affect Responses to a Live Predator in Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys heermanni arenae). Journal of Comparative Psychology 111. 362-369.
