Books

Mills, L.S. Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics, and Management. Wiley / Blackwell Press, 2013 (2^nd Ed.)

Mills, L.S. Conservation of Wildlife Populations: Demography, Genetics, and Management. Wiley / Blackwell Press, 2007 (1^st Ed.)

Journal Articles (undergraduate co-authors indicated by **):

• Bragina, E.V., R. Kays, A. Hody, C.E. Moorman, C.S. DePerno, and L. S. Mills.  2019.  White-tailed deer and coyote colonization: a response to Kilgo et al. (2019). Journal of Wildlife Management 83:1641-1643.
• Bragina, E. V., R. Kays, A. Hody, C. E. Moorman, C. S. Deperno, and L. S. Mills. 2019. Effects on white-tailed deer following eastern coyote colonization. Journal of Wildlife Management 83:916–924.  (Most downloaded 2019 publication of The Wildlife Society; F1000 Prime Recommendation)
• Waples, R. S., R. Kays, R. J. Fredrickson, K. Pacifici, & L. S. Mills. 2018. Is the Red Wolf a Listable Unit Under the US Endangered Species Act ? Journal of Heredity. doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esy020.
• Cheng, E., K. E. Hodges, R. Sollmann, and L. S. Mills. 2017. Genetic sampling for estimating density of common species.  Ecology and Evolution. 7:6210–6219 [DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3137]
• Kumar, A. V., J. R. Sparks, L. S. Mills.  2017. Short-term response of snowshoe hares to western larch restoration and seasonal needle drop.  Restoration Ecology doi: 10.1111/rec.12533
• Mills, L. S.  2017.  Some matchmaking advice when translocated immigrants are a population’s last hope.  Animal Conservation (invited commentary) 20:12-13.
• Monterroso, P., G. Garrote, A. Serronha, E. Santos, M. Delibes-Mateos, J Abrantes, R Pérez de Ayala, F Silvestre, J Carvalho, I Vasco, A Lopes, E Maio, M J. Magalhães, L. S Mills,P J. Esteves, Miguel Á Simón & P C. Alves. 2016. Disease-mediated bottom-up regulation: An emergent virus affects a keystone prey, and alters the dynamics of trophic webs. Scientific Reports. DOI:10.1038/srep36072.
• Horne, J. S., J. J. Hervert, S. P. Woodroff, and L. S. Mills. 2016. Evaluating the benefit of captive breeding and reintroductions to endangered Sonoran pronghorn. Biological Conservation 196:133-146.
• Goldberg, J. F., T. Tempa, N. Norbu, M. Hebblewhite, L. S. Mills, T. R. Wangchuk, and P. Lukacs. 2015. Examining Temporal Sample Scale and Model Choice with Spatial Capture-Recapture Models in the Common Leopard Panthera pardus. PlOS One 10:e0140757.
• Cheng, E., K.E. Hodges, and L.S. Mills.  2015.  Impacts of fire on snowshoe hares in Glacier National Park, Montna, USA.  Fire Ecology. 11(2):  119-136.
• Witczuk, J., S. Pagacz, J. Gliwicz and L.S. Mills.  2015.  Niche overlap between sympatric coyotes and bobcats in highland zones of Olympic Mountains, Washington.  Journal of Zoology.  doi: 10.1111/jzo.12270.
• Taylor, R. L., J. D. Tack, D. E. Naugle, and L. S. Mills. 2013. Combined effects of energy development and disease on greater sage-grouse. PLOSone 8:e71256: 1-10.
• Witczuk, J., S. Pagacz, L. S. Mills. 2013. Disproportionate predation on endemic marmots by invasive coyotes. Journal of Mammalogy. 94:702-713
• Newby, J. R., L. S. Mills, T. K. Ruth, D. H. Pletscher, M. S. Mitchell, H. B. Quigly, K. M. Murphy, and R. DeSimone. 2013. Human-caused mortality influences spatial population dynamics: pumas in landscapes with varying mortality risks. Biological Conservation. 159:230-239.
• Hartway, C. and L. S. Mills. 2012. A meta-analysis assessing the effects of common management actions on the nest success of North American birds. Conservation Biology 26:657-666.
• Taylor, R. L., B. L. Walker, D. E. Naugle, and L. S. Mills. 2012. Managing multiple vital rates to maximize greater sage-grouse population growth. Journal of Wildlife Management 76:336-347.
• Johnson, H. E., L. S. Mills, J. D. Wehausen, T. R. Stephenson, and G. Luikart. 2011. Translating effects of inbreeding depression on component vital rates to overall population growth in endangered bighorn sheep. Conservation Biology 25:1240-1249.
• Lewis , C. W., Hodges, K. E., and L. S. Mills. 2011. Influence of stand and landscape features on snowshoe hare densities in fragmented forests. Journal of Mammalogy. 92:561-567.
• Hebblewhite, M., M. Musiani, and L. S. Mills. 2010. Restoration of gene flow among reintroduced Northern Rockies wolf populations. Molecular Ecology 19:4383-4385.
• Pierson, J. C., L. S. Mills, and D. P. Christian. 2010. Foraging patterns of cavity-nesting birds in fire-suppressed and prescribe-burned ponderosa pine forests in Montana. Open Environmental Sciences 4:49-60.
• Johnson, H. R., L. S. Mills, T. Stevenson, and J. Weyhausen. 2010. Population-specific vital rate contributions influence management of an endangered ungulate. Ecological Applications. 20:1753-1765.
• Johnson, H. R., L. S. Mills, J. Weyhausen, and T. Stevenson. 2010. Combining ground count, telemetry, and mark-resight data to infer population dynamics in an endangered species. Journal of Applied Ecology. 47:1083-1093.
• Griffin, S. C., M. L. Taper., R. Hoffman, and L. S. Mills. 2010. Ranking Mahalanobis distance models to develop specific predictions of occupancy from presence-only data. Journal of Wildlife Management. 74:1112-1121.
• **Humbert, J-Y, L. S. Mills, J. S. Horne, and B. Dennis. 2009. A better way to estimate population trends. Oikos 118:1940-1946.
• Hodges, K.. E., L. S. Mills, and K. Murphy. 2009. Distribution and abundance of snowshoe hares in Yellowstone National Park. Journal of Mammalogy. 90:870-878.
• Griffin, P. C., and L. S. Mills. 2009. Sinks without borders: snowshoe hare dynamics in a complex landscape. Oikos 118:1487-1498.
• Griffin, S.C., P. C. Griffin, M. L. Taper, and L. S. Mills. 2009. Marmots on the move? Dispersal in a declining mountain mammal. Journal of Mammalogy. 90:686-695.
• Witczuk, J., S. Pagacz, and L. S. Mills. 2008. Optimizing methods for monitoring programs: Olympic marmots as a case study. Wildlife Research 35:788-797.
• Hodges, K. E. and L. S. Mills. 2008. Designing fecal pellet surveys for snowshoe hares. Forest Ecology and Management. 256:1918-1926.
• Harris, N. C., M. Kauffman, and L. S. Mills. 2008. Inferences about ungulate population dynamics derived from age ratios. Journal of Wildlife Management 72:1143-1151.
• Griffin, S. C., M. L. Taper, R. Hoffman, and L. S. Mills. 2008. The case of the missing marmots: are metapopulation dynamics or range-wide declines responsible? Biological Conservation 141:1293-1309.
• Griffin, S. C., L. S. Mills, and M. Taper. 2007. Female Olympic marmots (Marmota Olympus) reproduce in consecutive years. American Midland Naturalist 158:221-225
• Griffin, P. C. and L. S. Mills. 2007. Pre-commercial thinning reduces snowshoe hare abundance in the short term. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:559-564.
• Griffin, S. C., T. Valois**, M. L. Taper, and L. S. Mills. 2007. Effects of tourists on behavior and demography of Olympic marmots. Conservation Biology 21:1070-1081.
• Hard, J.J., Mills, L.S. and Peek, J.M. 2006. Genetic implications of reduced survival of male red deer under harvest. Wildlife Biology 12:349-403.
• Griffin, P.C., S. C. Griffin, C. **Waroquiers, and L. S. Mills. 2005. Mortality by moonlight: predation risk and the snowshoe hare. Behavioral Ecology 16:938-944.
• Mills, L. S., P. C. Griffin, K. E. Hodges, K. McKelvey, L. Ruggiero, and T. **Ulizio. 2005. Pellet count indices compared to mark-recapture estimates for evaluating snowshoe hare density. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:1053-1062.
• Mildenstein, T. L., S. C. Stier, C. E. Nuevo-Diego, and L. S. Mills. 2005. Habitat selection of endangered and endemic large flying-foxes in Subic Bay, Philippines. Biological Conservation 126:93-102.
• Schwartz, M. K., and L. S. Mills. 2005. Gene flow after inbreeding leads to higher survival in deer mice. Biological Conservation 123:413-420.
• Tallmon, D. A., and L. S. Mills. 2004. Edge effects and isolation: California red-backed voles revisited. Conservation Biology 18:1658-1664.
• Schwartz MK, Mills LS, Ortega Y, Ruggiero L, Allendorf FW. 2003. Landscape Location Affects Genetic Variation of Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis). Molecular Ecology 12:1807-1816.
• Tallmon, D. A., E. S. Jules, N. J. **Radke, and L. S. Mills. 2003. Of mice and men and trillium: cascading effects of forest fragmentation. Ecological Applications 13:1193-1203.
• **Riddle, A. E., K. L. Pilgrim, L. S. Mills, K. S. McKelvey, L. F. Ruggiero. 2003. Identification of mustelids using mitochondrial DNA and non-invasive sampling. Conservation Genetics. 4:241-243.
• Funk, W.C., and L. S. Mills. 2003. Potential causes of population declines in forest fragments in an Amazonian frog. Biological Conservation. 111:205-214.
• Hoekman, S. T., L. S. Mills, D. W. Howerter, J. H. Devries, and I. J. Ball. 2002. Sensitivity analysis of the life cycle of mid-continent mallards. Journal of Wildlife Management. 66:883-900.
• Mills, L. S. 2002. False samples are not the same as blind controls. Nature 415:471.
• McKelvey, K. S., G. W. McDaniel, L. S. Mills, P. C. **Griffin. 2002. Effects of plot size and shape on pellet density estimates for snowshoe hare. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:751-755.
• Schwartz, M. K., L. S. Mills, K.S. McKelvey, L.F. Ruggiero, and F. W. Allendorf. 2002. DNA reveals high dispersal synchronizing the population dynamics of Canada lynx. Nature 415:520-522.
• Biek, R., W. C. Funk, B. A. Maxell, and L. S. Mills. 2002. What is missing in amphibian decline research: Insights from ecological sensitivity analysis. Conservation Biology. 16:728-734.
• Tallmon, D. A., H. M. **Draheim, L. S. Mills, and F. W. Allendorf. 2002. Insights into recently fragmented vole populations from combined genetic and demographic data. Molecular Ecology 11:699-709.
• **Biek, R., L. S. Mills, and B. Bury. 2002. Terrestrial and stream amphibians across clear-cut-forest interfaces in the Siskiyou Mountains, Oregon. Northwest Science 76:129-140.
• Reed, J. M., L. S. Mills, J. B. Dunning, Jr., E. S. Menges, K. S. McKelvey, R. Frye, S. R. Beissinger, and M-C Anstett, and P. Miller. 2002. Emerging issues in population viability analysis. Invited Paper, Conservation Biology 16:7-19.
• Mills, L. S., K. L. Pilgrim, M. K. Schwartz, and K. McKelvey. 2000. Identifying lynx and other North American felids based on mtDNA analysis. Conservation Genetics 1:285-288.
• Mills, L. S., D. F. Doak, and M. J. Wisdom. 2001. Elasticity analysis for conservation decision-making: Reply to Ehrlen et al., Conservation Biology 15:281-283.
• Mills, L. S., J. J. Citta, K. Lair, M. Schwartz, D. Tallmon. 2000. Estimating animal abundance using non-invasive DNA sampling: Promise and Pitfalls. Ecological Applications 10:283-294.
• Wisdom, M. J., L. S. Mills, and D. F. Doak. 2000. Life-stage simulation analysis: estimating vital rate effects on population growth for conservation. Ecology 81:628-641.
• Mills, L. S., D. F. Doak, and M. J. Wisdom. 1999. The reliability of conservation actions based on sensitivity analysis of matrix models. Conservation Biology 13:815-829.Jules, E., E. Frost, D. Tallmon, and L. S. Mills. 1999. Ecological consequences of forest fragmentation in the Klamath region. Natural Areas Journal 19:368-378.
• Jules, E., E. Frost, D. Tallmon, and L. S. Mills. 1999. Ecological consequences of forest fragmentation in the Klamath region. Natural Areas Journal 19:368-378.
• Citta, J. J., and L. S. Mills. 1999. What do demographic sensitivity analyses tell us about controlling brown-headed cowbirds? Studies in Avian Biology 18:121-134.
• Soulé, M. E., and L. S. Mills. 1998. No need to Isolate Genetics. Science 282:1658-1659.
• Wisdom, M. J., and L. S. Mills. 1997. Using sensitivity analysis to guide population recovery: Prairie chickens as an example. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:302-312.
• Mills, L. S., and F. W. Allendorf. 1996. The one-migrant-per-generation rule in conservation and management. Conservation Biology 10:1509-1518.
• Mills, L. S. 1996. “Cheetah extinction: genetics or extrinsic factors?” Conservation Biology 10:315.
• Morrison, M. L., L. S. Mills, and A. J. Kuenzi. 1996. Study and management of an isolated, rare population: The Fresno Kangaroo rat. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24:602-606.
• Power, M.E., D. Tilman, J. Estes, B. A. Menge, W. J. Bond, L. S. Mills, G. Daily, J. C. Castilla, J. Lubchenco, and R. T. Paine. 1996. Challenges in the quest for keystones. Bioscience 46:609-620.
• Mills, L. S., S. G. Hayes, C. Baldwin, M. J. Wisdom, J. Citta**, D. J. Mattson, and K. Murphy. 1996. Factors leading to different viability predictions for a grizzly bear data set. Conservation Biology 10:863-873.
• Mills, L. S. 1995. Edge effects and isolation: red-backed voles on forest remnants. Conservation Biology 9:395-403.
• Power, M. E., and L. S. Mills. 1995. The keystone cops meet in Hilo. Trends in Research in Evolution and Ecology. 10:182-184.
• Scott, J. M., T. H. Tear, and L. S. Mills. 1995. Socioeconomics and the recovery of endangered species: biological assessment in a political world. Conservation Biology 9:214-216.
• Mills, L. S., and P. E. Smouse. 1994. Demographic consequences of inbreeding in remnant populations. American Naturalist 144:412-431.
• Doak, D., and L. S. Mills. 1994. A useful role for theory in conservation. Ecology 75:615-626.
• **Clarkson, D. A., and L. S. Mills. 1994. Ecological factors associated with Hypogeous sporocarps in fragmented forests. Northwest Science 68:259-265.
• **Tallmon, D.A., and L. S. Mills. 1994. Log use and home ranges of California red-backed voles on a forest remnant. Journal of Mammalogy. 75:97-101.
• Mills, L. S., R. J. Fredrickson, B. B. Moorhead. 1993. Characteristics of old-growth forests associated with northern spotted owls in Olympic National Park. Journal of Wildlife Management 57:315-321.
• Mills, L. S., and F. F. Knowlton. 1991. Coyote space use in relation to prey abundance. Canadian Journal of Zoology 69:1516-1521.

Articles in Books (and Book Reviews in Journals) (All invited articles):

• Horne, J. S., L. S. Mills, K. M. Strickler, S. A. Temple, and J.M. Scott. 2018. Ecology and management of small populations.  Pages XX-YY In Techniques for wildlife investigations and management (ed. N. Silvy).  Seventh edition.  The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
• Mills, L. S., and H. E. Johnson. 2013. Wildlife Population Dynamics. In Krausman, P., editor. Wildlife management: Contemporary principles and practices. John Hopkins University Press.
• Mills, L. S., J. M. Scott, K. M. Strickler, and S. A. Temple. 2012. Ecology and management of small populations. Pages 270-292 In Techniques for wildlife investigations and management (ed. N. Silvy). Sixth edition. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
• Kelly, M. J., J. Betsch, C. Wultsch, B. Mesa, and L. S. Mills. 2011. Noninvasive Sampling for carnivores. Pages 47- 69 In Boitani, L. and R. Powell, editors. Carnivore Ecology and Conservation. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.
• Mildenstein, T.L., L.S. Mills, P. Landres, G. Rochefort, J. Scharberl. 2006. Recreation impacts on wildlife: review of recent research and a call for investigation of population and community level effects. Final report to Mount Rainier National Park.
• Mills, L. S., J. M. Scott, K. M. Strickler, and S. A. Temple. 2005. Ecology and management of small populations. Pages 691-713 in Braun, C. E., editor. Techniques for wildlife investigations and management. Sixth edition. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. (Invited Article)
• Mills, L. S., and M. E. Soulé. 2006. A brief history of the role of genetics in conservation. Invited article (“box”) in Conservation Genetics textbook by F. Allendorf and G. Luikart.
• Griffin, P. C., and L. S. Mills. 2003 “Snowshoe hares in a dynamic managed landscape.” Pages 438-449 in Editors H. R. Akcakaya, M. A. Burgman, O. Kindvall, C. Wood, P. Sjogren-Gulve, J. Hatfield, and M. A. McCarthy. Species Conservation and Management: Case Studies. Oxford University Press.
• Mills, L. S., and M. Lindberg. 2002. “Sensitivity Analysis to Evaluate the Consequences of Conservation Actions.” Pages 338-366 in R. Beissinger and D. R. McCullough, editors. Population Viability Analysis. University of Chicago Press.
• Mills, L. S. 2002. “Genetics, Demography, and Viability of Fragmented Populations.” (Book Review) Quarterly Review of Biology 77:222-223.
• Mills, L. S., and D. Tallmon. 1999. “Genetic issues in forest fragmentation.” Pages 171-184 in Forest Fragmentation: Wildlife and Management Implications. Rochelle, L. A. Lehmann, and J. Wisniewski, eds. Brill Publishers (Netherlands).
• Dobson, A., K. Ralls, M. Foster, M. E. Soule, D. Simberloff, D. Doak, J. A. Estes, L. S. Mills, D. Mattson, R. Dirzo, H. Arita, S. Ryan, E. A. Norse, R. F. Noss, and D. Johns. 1999. “Connectivity: maintaining flows in fragmented landscapes.” Pages 129-171 In Soulé, M. E. and J. Terborgh, editors. Continental Conservation: Scientific Foundations of Regional Reserve Networks. Island Press.
• Groom, M., D. B. Jensen, R. L. Knight, S. Gatewood, L. Mills, D. Boyd-Heger, L. S. Mills, and M. E. Soulé. 1999. “Buffer zones: benefits and dangers of compatible stewardship.” Pages 191-198 In Soulé, M. E. and J. Terborgh, editors. Continental Conservation: Scientific Foundations of Regional Reserve Networks. Island Press.
• Mills, L. S. 1997. “Book Review: Population Management for Survival and Recovery: Analytical Methods and Strategies in Small Population Conservation.” Journal of Wildlife Management 61:251-252.
• Mills, L. S. 1996. “Fragmentation of a natural area: Dynamics of isolation for small mammals on forest remnants.” Pages 199-219 In Wright, G., editor. National Parks and Protected Areas: Their Role in Environmental Protection. Blackwell Press
• Soulé, M.E., and L. S. Mills. 1992. “Conservation genetics and conservation biology: a troubled marriage.” Pages 55-69 in Sandlund, O. T., K. Hindar, and A. H. D. Brown, eds., Conservation of Biodiversity for Sustainable Development. Scandinavian Univ. Press, Oslo.

Other Professional Publications:

• Hodges, K. E. and L. S. Mills. 2005. Snowshoe hares in Yellowstone. Yellowstone Science 13:3-6.
• Yale, R. and L. S. Mills. 2000. “Do highways fragment small mammal populations?” Proceedings of the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation.
• Zager, P., L. S. Mills, W. Wakkinen, and D. Tallmon. 1995. “Woodland caribou –a conservation dilemma.” Endangered Species Update 12:1-4.
• Mills, L. S. 1995. “The use of population ecology approaches to assess re-introduction of endangered Selkirk Caribou.” Final report, submitted to: a) Idaho Fish and Game; b) Washington Department of Wildlife.
• Mills, L. S. 1995. “The role of population ecology in guiding wildlife translocations.” Final report, submitted to U.S. Forest Service, Missoula, MT.
• Cassidy, K., E. O. Garton, W. B. Krohn, L. S. Mills, J. M. Scott, and K. Williams. 1994. “National guidelines for assessment of reliability of GAP vertebrate distributions.” National Biological Survey.
• Mills, L. S. 1994. “Effects of forest fragmentation on small mammals in Southwest Oregon.” COPE Report [(Coastal Oregon Productivity Enhancement Program), an educational non-technical publication for forest managers.] 7:6-8.
• Mills, L. S. and M. Morrison. 1993. “Final Report: Ecology of the Fresno Kangaroo Rat and associated small mammals at NAS Lemoore”. Prepared for Lemoore Naval Air Station.
• Fredrickson, R.J., L.S. Mills, and B.B. Moorhead. 1989. “Spotted owl surveys in Olympic National Park — 1988 and 1989.” Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, WA.
• Mills, L.S., R.J. Fredrickson, B.B. Moorhead, and D.U. Sharp. 1988. “Spotted owl distribution along elevation and vegetation gradients in Olympic National Park.” 1988 Progress Report. Olympic National Park, Port Angeles, WA.