| Is ungulate migration culturally transmitted? Evidence of social learning from translocated animals BR Jesmer, JA Merkle, JR Goheen, EO Aikens, JL Beck, AB Courtemanch, ... Science 361 (6406), 1023-1025, 2018 | 375 | 2018 |
| Large herbivores surf waves of green-up during spring JA Merkle, KL Monteith, EO Aikens, MM Hayes, KR Hersey, AD Middleton, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 283 (1833), 20160456, 2016 | 370 | 2016 |
| The greenscape shapes surfing of resource waves in a large migratory herbivore EO Aikens, MJ Kauffman, JA Merkle, SPH Dwinnell, GL Fralick, ... Ecology Letters 20 (6), 741-750, 2017 | 261 | 2017 |
| A memory‐based foraging tactic reveals an adaptive mechanism for restricted space use JA Merkle, D Fortin, JM Morales Ecology Letters 17 (8), 924–931, 2014 | 203 | 2014 |
| Emerging perspectives on resource tracking and animal movement ecology B Abrahms, EO Aikens, JB Armstrong, WW Deacy, MJ Kauffman, ... Trends in Ecology & Evolution 36 (4), 308-320, 2021 | 164 | 2021 |
| Green‐wave surfing increases fat gain in a migratory ungulate AD Middleton, JA Merkle, DE McWhirter, JG Cook, RC Cook, PJ White, ... Oikos, 2018 | 149 | 2018 |
| Food availability and foraging near human developments by black bears JA Merkle, HS Robinson, PR Krausman, P Alaback Journal of Mammalogy 94 (2), 378-385, 2013 | 140 | 2013 |
| Migrating bison engineer the green wave C Geremia, JA Merkle, DR Eacker, RL Wallen, PJ White, M Hebblewhite, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (51), 25707-25713, 2019 | 133 | 2019 |
| Interference competition between gray wolves and coyotes in Yellowstone National Park JA Merkle, DR Stahler, DW Smith Canadian Journal of Zoology 87 (1), 56-63, 2009 | 127 | 2009 |
| Spatial memory shapes migration and its benefits: evidence from a large herbivore JA Merkle, H Sawyer, KL Monteith, SPH Dwinnell, GL Fralick, ... Ecology letters 22 (11), 1797-1805, 2019 | 119 | 2019 |
| Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations MJ Kauffman, F Cagnacci, S Chamaillé-Jammes, M Hebblewhite, ... Science 372 (6542), 566-569, 2021 | 107 | 2021 |
| Determinants of elephant foraging behaviour in a coupled human‐natural system: Is brown the new green? PS Branco, JA Merkle, RM Pringle, J Pansu, AB Potter, A Reynolds, ... Journal of Animal Ecology 88 (5), 780-792, 2019 | 101 | 2019 |
| Migratory plasticity is not ubiquitous among large herbivores H Sawyer, JA Merkle, AD Middleton, SPH Dwinnell, KL Monteith Journal of Animal Ecology 88 (3), 450-460, 2019 | 100 | 2019 |
| Plasticity in elk migration timing is a response to changing environmental conditions GJM Rickbeil, JA Merkle, G Anderson, MP Atwood, JP Beckmann, ... Global change biology 25 (7), 2368-2381, 2019 | 90 | 2019 |
| Drivers of site fidelity in ungulates TA Morrison, JA Merkle, JGC Hopcraft, EO Aikens, JL Beck, RB Boone, ... Journal of animal ecology 90 (4), 955-966, 2021 | 86 | 2021 |
| Adjustments in habitat selection to changing availability induce fitness costs for a threatened ungulate CL Losier, S Couturier, MH St‐Laurent, P Drapeau, C Dussault, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 52 (2), 496-504, 2015 | 83 | 2015 |
| Predicting spatial distribution of human–black bear interactions in urban areas JA Merkle, PR Krausman, NJ Decesare, JJ Jonkel The Journal of Wildlife Management 75 (5), 1121-1127, 2011 | 83 | 2011 |
| Wave-like patterns of plant phenology determine ungulate movement tactics EO Aikens, A Mysterud, JA Merkle, F Cagnacci, IM Rivrud, M Hebblewhite, ... Current Biology 30 (17), 3444-3449. e4, 2020 | 82 | 2020 |
| Conserving transboundary wildlife migrations: recent insights from the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem AD Middleton, H Sawyer, JA Merkle, MJ Kauffman, EK Cole, SR Dewey, ... Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18 (2), 83-91, 2020 | 75 | 2020 |
| To follow or not? How animals in fusion–fission societies handle conflicting information during group decision‐making JA Merkle, M Sigaud, D Fortin Ecology Letters 18 (8), 799-806, 2015 | 73 | 2015 |
Matthew J. KauffmanAssoc. Prof. of Zoology, USGS Wyoming Coop Unit, University of WyomingVerified email at uwyo.edu