in press/revision
LaPoint SD & Gurarie E (in prep) Body size, distance to camera, and camera trap model affect mammal species detection rates at camera traps.
LaPoint SD, Davidson SC, Gurarie E, Mahoney PJ, Bohrer G, Hebblewhite M, Prugh LR, Booms T, Katzner T, Miller T, McIntyre C, Craig E, Smith J, Domenech R, Bedrosian B, Crandall R, Lewis S, Boelman NT (in prep) Recent Arctic warming is affecting golden eagle migration phenology in western North America.
LaPoint SD & Kays RW (in prep) Ecology and behavior of fishers (Pekania pennanti) inhabiting a suburban landscape.
Davidson SC et al. (submitted) New Ecological insights from the Arctic Animal Movement Archive. Nature
Fleming CH et al. (accepted) A comprehensive framework for location error in animal tracking data. Ecological Monographs
Noonan MJ et al. (in press) Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements. Conservation Biology
LaPoint SD, Davidson SC, Gurarie E, Mahoney PJ, Bohrer G, Hebblewhite M, Prugh LR, Booms T, Katzner T, Miller T, McIntyre C, Craig E, Smith J, Domenech R, Bedrosian B, Crandall R, Lewis S, Boelman NT (in prep) Recent Arctic warming is affecting golden eagle migration phenology in western North America.
LaPoint SD & Kays RW (in prep) Ecology and behavior of fishers (Pekania pennanti) inhabiting a suburban landscape.
Davidson SC et al. (submitted) New Ecological insights from the Arctic Animal Movement Archive. Nature
Fleming CH et al. (accepted) A comprehensive framework for location error in animal tracking data. Ecological Monographs
Noonan MJ et al. (in press) Effects of body size on estimation of mammalian area requirements. Conservation Biology
journal articles
Hofman MPG et al. (2019) Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research. PloS One doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216223 (paper here)
Noonan MJ, et al. (2019) A comprehensive analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation. Ecological Monographs doi: 10.1002/ecm.1344 (email me)
Tucker MA et al. (2019) Large birds travel farther in homogeneous environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography doi: 10.1111/geb.12875 (email me)
Boelman NT, Liston GE, Hebblewhite M, Prugh LR, Meddens AJH, Kimball JS, Mahoney PJ, Gurarie E, Nolin AW, Kirchner PB, Cosgrove CL, Bohrer G, LaPoint SD, Vierling LA, Eitel JUH, Brinkman TJ, Pedersen SH (2019) Integrating snow science and wildlife ecology in Arctic-boreal North America. Environmental Research Letters doi: /10.1088/1748-9326/aaeec1 (paper here)
Mahoney PJ, Liston G, LaPoint SD, Gurarie E, Mangipane B, Wells A, Brinkman T, Eitel JUH, Hebblewhite M, Nolin AW, Boelman NT, Prugh LR (2018) Navigating snowscapes: scale-dependent responses of mountain sheep to snowpack properties. Ecological Applications doi: 10.1002/eap.1773 (paper here)
Tucker MA, Mueller T, et al. (2018) Moving in the Anthropocene: global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science doi: 10.1126/science.aam9712 (email me)
Lázaro J, Hertel M, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Stehler M, Dechmann DKN (2017) Cognitive skills of common shrews vary with seasonal changes in skull size and brain mass. Journal of Experimental Biology doi:10.1242/jeb.166595 (email me)
Lázaro J, Dechmann DKN, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Hertel M (2017) Profound reversible seasonal changes of individual skull size in a mammal. Current Biology 27:R1106–R1107 doi: 10.1242/jeb.166595 (email me)
Fleming CH, Sheldon D, Gurarie E, Fagan WF, LaPoint SD, Calabrese JM (2017) Kálmán filters for continuous-time movement models. Ecological Informatics 40:8–21 doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.04.008 (email me)
Dechmann DKN, LaPoint SD, Zub K, Taylor JRE, Hertel M, Wikelski M (2017) Profound seasonal shrinking and regrowth of the ossified braincase in phylogenetically distant mammals with similar life histories. Scientific Reports doi: 10.1038/srep42443 (paper here)
LaPoint SD, Keicher L, Wikelski M, Zub K, Dechmann DKN (2017) Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species. Royal Society Open Science doi: 10.1098/rsos.160947 (paper here)
Scharf AK, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Safi K (2016) Acceleration data reveal highly individually structured energetic landscapes in fishers. PloS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145732 (paper here)
Blackwell PG, Niu M, Lambert MS, LaPoint SD (2015) Exact Bayesian inference for animal movement in continuous time. Methods in Ecology and Evolution doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12460 (email me)
LaPoint SD, Balkenhol N, Hale J, Sadler J, van der Ree R (2015) A review of ecological connectivity research in urban areas. Functional Ecology doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12489 (paper here)
LaPoint SD, Belant J, Kays R (2015) Mesopredator release facilitates range expansion in fisher. Animal Conservation doi:10.1111/acv.12138 (email me)
Ascensáo F, Grilo C, LaPoint SD, Tracey J, Clevenger A, Santos-Reis M (2014) Inter-individual variability of stone marten behavioral responses to a highway. PloS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103544 (paper here)
LaPoint SD, Gallery P, Wikelski M, Kays R (2013) Animal behavior, cost-based corridors, and real corridors. Landscape Ecology 28:1615–1630 doi: 10.1007/s10980-013-9910-0 (paper here)
Kranstauber B, Kays R, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Safi K (2012) A dynamic Brownian bridge movement model to estimate utilization distributions for heterogeneous animal movement. Journal of Applied Ecology 81:738–746 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01955.x (paper here)
Brown D, LaPoint SD, Kays R, Heidrich W, Kümmeth F, Wikelski M (2012) Accelerometer-informed GPS telemetry: reducing the trade-off between resolution and longevity. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:139–146 doi:10.1002/wsb.111 (email me)
Gompper M, Kays R, Ray J, LaPoint SD, Bogan D, Cryan J (2006) A comparison of noninvasive techniques to survey carnivore communities in northeastern North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1142–1151 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1142:ACONTT]2.0.CO;2 (email me)
LaPoint SD, Kays RW, Ray JC (2003) Animals crossing the Northway: are existing culverts useful? Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies Spring/Summer, 11–17 (paper here)
Noonan MJ, et al. (2019) A comprehensive analysis of autocorrelation and bias in home range estimation. Ecological Monographs doi: 10.1002/ecm.1344 (email me)
Tucker MA et al. (2019) Large birds travel farther in homogeneous environments. Global Ecology and Biogeography doi: 10.1111/geb.12875 (email me)
Boelman NT, Liston GE, Hebblewhite M, Prugh LR, Meddens AJH, Kimball JS, Mahoney PJ, Gurarie E, Nolin AW, Kirchner PB, Cosgrove CL, Bohrer G, LaPoint SD, Vierling LA, Eitel JUH, Brinkman TJ, Pedersen SH (2019) Integrating snow science and wildlife ecology in Arctic-boreal North America. Environmental Research Letters doi: /10.1088/1748-9326/aaeec1 (paper here)
Mahoney PJ, Liston G, LaPoint SD, Gurarie E, Mangipane B, Wells A, Brinkman T, Eitel JUH, Hebblewhite M, Nolin AW, Boelman NT, Prugh LR (2018) Navigating snowscapes: scale-dependent responses of mountain sheep to snowpack properties. Ecological Applications doi: 10.1002/eap.1773 (paper here)
Tucker MA, Mueller T, et al. (2018) Moving in the Anthropocene: global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements. Science doi: 10.1126/science.aam9712 (email me)
Lázaro J, Hertel M, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Stehler M, Dechmann DKN (2017) Cognitive skills of common shrews vary with seasonal changes in skull size and brain mass. Journal of Experimental Biology doi:10.1242/jeb.166595 (email me)
Lázaro J, Dechmann DKN, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Hertel M (2017) Profound reversible seasonal changes of individual skull size in a mammal. Current Biology 27:R1106–R1107 doi: 10.1242/jeb.166595 (email me)
Fleming CH, Sheldon D, Gurarie E, Fagan WF, LaPoint SD, Calabrese JM (2017) Kálmán filters for continuous-time movement models. Ecological Informatics 40:8–21 doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2017.04.008 (email me)
Dechmann DKN, LaPoint SD, Zub K, Taylor JRE, Hertel M, Wikelski M (2017) Profound seasonal shrinking and regrowth of the ossified braincase in phylogenetically distant mammals with similar life histories. Scientific Reports doi: 10.1038/srep42443 (paper here)
LaPoint SD, Keicher L, Wikelski M, Zub K, Dechmann DKN (2017) Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species. Royal Society Open Science doi: 10.1098/rsos.160947 (paper here)
Scharf AK, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Safi K (2016) Acceleration data reveal highly individually structured energetic landscapes in fishers. PloS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145732 (paper here)
Blackwell PG, Niu M, Lambert MS, LaPoint SD (2015) Exact Bayesian inference for animal movement in continuous time. Methods in Ecology and Evolution doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12460 (email me)
LaPoint SD, Balkenhol N, Hale J, Sadler J, van der Ree R (2015) A review of ecological connectivity research in urban areas. Functional Ecology doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12489 (paper here)
LaPoint SD, Belant J, Kays R (2015) Mesopredator release facilitates range expansion in fisher. Animal Conservation doi:10.1111/acv.12138 (email me)
Ascensáo F, Grilo C, LaPoint SD, Tracey J, Clevenger A, Santos-Reis M (2014) Inter-individual variability of stone marten behavioral responses to a highway. PloS ONE doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103544 (paper here)
LaPoint SD, Gallery P, Wikelski M, Kays R (2013) Animal behavior, cost-based corridors, and real corridors. Landscape Ecology 28:1615–1630 doi: 10.1007/s10980-013-9910-0 (paper here)
Kranstauber B, Kays R, LaPoint SD, Wikelski M, Safi K (2012) A dynamic Brownian bridge movement model to estimate utilization distributions for heterogeneous animal movement. Journal of Applied Ecology 81:738–746 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.01955.x (paper here)
Brown D, LaPoint SD, Kays R, Heidrich W, Kümmeth F, Wikelski M (2012) Accelerometer-informed GPS telemetry: reducing the trade-off between resolution and longevity. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:139–146 doi:10.1002/wsb.111 (email me)
Gompper M, Kays R, Ray J, LaPoint SD, Bogan D, Cryan J (2006) A comparison of noninvasive techniques to survey carnivore communities in northeastern North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1142–1151 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[1142:ACONTT]2.0.CO;2 (email me)
LaPoint SD, Kays RW, Ray JC (2003) Animals crossing the Northway: are existing culverts useful? Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies Spring/Summer, 11–17 (paper here)
book chapters
Powell R, Gabriel M, Higley J, LaPoint SD, McCann N, Spencer W, Thompson C (2017) The fisher as a model organism. In: Biology and Conservation of Wild Musteloids. Ed: D MacDonald
Ascensáo F, LaPoint SD, van der Ree R (2015) Roads traffic and verges: big problems and big opportunities for small mammals. In: The Handbook for Road Ecology. Eds.: R van der Ree, C Grilo, and D Smith
Ascensáo F, LaPoint SD, van der Ree R (2015) Roads traffic and verges: big problems and big opportunities for small mammals. In: The Handbook for Road Ecology. Eds.: R van der Ree, C Grilo, and D Smith