First Name: Robert J.Last Name: CooperPublications: YearPublication 1981"Relative Abundance of Georgia Caprimulgids Based on Call-counts" in Wilson Bulletin 1987"Estimating Defoliation Using Stratified Point Intercept Sampling" in Forest Science 1987"Environmental fate of Dimilin 25-W® in a central appalachian forest" in Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 1988"Effect of Difluhenzuron on the Canopy Arthropod Community in a Central Appalachian Forest" in Journal of Economic Entomology 1988"Reviewed Work: Wildlife 2000: Modeling Habitat Relationships of Terrestrial Vertebrates by J. Verner, M. L. Morrison, C. J. Ralph" in The Wilson Bulletin 1989"Sampling Forest Canopy Arthropods Available to Birds as Prey" in Estimation and Analysis of Insect Populations 1990"Effect of Diflubenzuron Application on Eastern Deciduous Forest Birds" in The Journal of Wildlife Management 1990"Arthropod Sampling Methods in Ornithology" in Studies in Avian Biology 1992"Species richness and relative abundance of breeding birds in forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley" in Southeast Management Working Group Partners in Flight 1993"Dietary Shifts among Songbirds from a Diflubenzuron-Treated Forest" in The Condor 1993"Estimation of Insect Biomass by Length and Width" in The American Midland Naturalist 1993"Estimates of Coastal Shorebird Abundance: The Importance of Multiple Counts" in Journal of Field Ornithology 1993Point Counts of Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley: Duration, Minimum Sample Size, and Points Versus Visits 1993"Bird fat reductions in forests treated with dimilin®" in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 1993"Response of Ground-level Wildlife Food Plants to Canopy Defoliation by the Gypsy Moth" in Proceesings of the Annual Conference of the Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 1994"Territory size regulation in Black-shouldered Kites" in Auk 1995"Predation on Gypsy Moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) Egg Masses by Birds" in Environmental Entomology 1995Sample Size and Allocation of Effort in Point Count Sampling of Birds in Bottomland Hardwood Forests 1995"When And How Are Populations Limited? The Roles Of Insect Outbreaks, Fire, And Other Natural Perturbations" in Ecology And Management Of Neotropical Migratory Birds: A Synthesis and Review of Critical Issues 1996A Land Manager's Guide to Point Counts of Birds in the Southeast 1998"The Foraging Ecology of the Gray Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta spiloides)—Visual Stimuli Facilitate Location of Arboreal Prey" in The American Midland Naturalist 1998"Acadian Flycatcher Nest Placement: Does Placement Influence Reproductive Success?" in The Condor 1998"Two Instances of Kleptoparasitism in Passerines" in Journal of Field Ornithology 1998"Breeding Biology of Acadian Flycatchers in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest" in The Wilson Bulletin 1998"Increasing Point-Count Duration Increases Standard Error" in Journal of Field Ornithology 1998"Non-Thesis Master's Degree: Is It Good for the Student or the Profession?" in Wildlife Society Bulletin 1998"The foraging ecology of the gray rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta spiloides). III. Searching for different prey types in structurally varied habitats" in Canadian Journal of Zoology 1999"Does Nonrandom Nest Placement Imply Nonrandom Nest Predation?: A Reply" in The Condor 2000"Comparative Seasonal Fecundity of Four Neotropical Migrants in Middle Appalachia" in The Condor 2000"Use of Premontane Moist Forest and Shade Coffee Agroecosystems by Army Ants in Western Panama" in Conservation Biology 2000"Flock Characteristics of Ant-Following Birds in Premontane Moist Forest and Coffee Agroecosystems" in Ecological Applications 2000"Chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis)" in Birds of North America 2000"Home Ranges of Rat Snakes (Colubridae: Elaphe) in Different Habitats (pdf)" in Herpetological Review 2000"The foraging ecology of the gray rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta spiloides). II. Influence of habitat structural complexity when searching for arboreal avian prey" in Amphibia-Reptilia 2000"Estimating forest crown area removed by selection cutting: a linked regression-GIS approach based on stump diameters" in Forest Ecology and Management 2001"Effects of Gypsy Moth Defoliation on Forest Birds: An Assessment Using Breeding Bird Census Data" in Journal of Field Ornithology 2001"Wildlife Biometrics Training at the University of Georgia: Adding Quantitative Emphasis to a Wildlife Management Program" in Wildlife Society Bulletin 2002"Priority research needs for the conservation of Neotropical migrant landbirds" in Journal of Field Ornithology 2002"Effects of Experimentally Reduced Prey Abundance on the Breeding Ecology of the Red-Eyed Vireo" in Ecological Applications 2002"Barking up the wrong tree: climbing performance of rat snakes and its implications for depredation of avian nests" in Canadian Journal of Zoology 2003"Mixed-Species Flocking and Foraging Behavior of Four Neotropical Warblers in Panamanian Shade Coffee Fields and Forests" in The Auk 2003"Use of regenerating clearcuts by late-successional bird species and their young during the post-fledging period" in Forest Ecology and Management 2004"Review of Nightjars and Their Allies: The Caprimulgiformes" in The Auk 2004"Review of The American Bird Conservancy Guide to the 500 Most Important Bird Areas in the United States" in The Auk 2004"Common, but Commonly Overlooked: Red-bellied Woodpeckers as Songbird Nest Predators" in Southeastern Naturalist 2004"Territory Size of a Migratory Songbird in Response to Caterpillar Density and Foliage Structure" in Ecology 2004"Effects of Alternative Cotton Agriculture on Avian and Arthropod Populations" in Conservation Biology 2004"Annual survival estimation of migratory songbirds confounded by incomplete breeding site-fidelity: study designs that may help" in Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 2005"Review of Insect and Bird Interactions" in The Auk 2005Bird Use of Reforestation Sites: Influence of Location and Vertical Structure 2006"Detrimental Impacts of Radiotransmitters on Juvenile Louisiana Waterthrushes" in Journal of Field Ornithology 2006"Louisiana waterthrushes (Seiurus motacilla) and habitat assessments as cost-effective indicators of instream biotic integrity" in Freshwater Biology 2007"Which Life-History Components Determine Breeding Productivity for Individual Songbirds? A Case Study of the Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus Motacilla)" in The Auk 2007"Persistence of H5 and H7 Avian Influenza Viruses in Water" in Avian Diseases 2007"Modeling the Flocking Propensity of Passerine Birds in Two Neotropical Habitats" in Oecologia 2007"A Nondestructive Method for Estimating the Age of Clapper Rail Eggs" in Journal of Field Ornithology 2008"Supplemental Feeding of Northern Bobwhite Affects Red-Tailed Hawk Spatial Distribution" in Journal of Wildlife Management 2008"Hematological Stress Indices Reveal No Effect of Radio-Transmitters on Wintering Hermit Thrushes" in Journal of Field Ornithology 2008"Bird conservation in Aguaruna-Jívaro communities in the Cordillera de Colán, Peru" in Ornitologia Neotropical 2008"Evaluating the Small Population Paradigm for Rare Large-Bodied Woodpeckers, with Implications for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker" in Avian Conservation and Ecology 2009"Multiscale Analysis of the Effects of Rainfall Extremes on Reproduction by an Obligate Riparian Bird in Urban and Rural Landscapes" in The Auk 2009"Survival of Radio-implanted Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) in Relation to Body Size and Sex" in Herpetologica 2009"Influence of Tidal Height on Detection of Breeding Marsh Birds Along the Northern Gulf of Mexico" in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 2009"Effects of Timber Harvest and Other Factors on a Floodplain Forest Indicator Species, the Prothonotary Warbler" in Wetlands 2009"Elevational and Seasonal Variation in the Foliar Quality and Arthropod Community of Acer pensylvanicum" in Environmental Entomology 2009"Parental Care in the Multi-Brooded Black-Throated Blue Warbler" in The Condor 2009"Occupancy of Select Marsh Birds Within Northern Gulf of Mexico Tidal Marsh: Current Estimates and Projected Change" in Wetlands 2009"Seasonal Shifts in Shelter and Microhabitat Use of Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) in Georgia" in Copeia 2009"Indigo Snake Capture Methods: Effectiveness of Two Survey Techniques for Drymarchon couperi in Georgia" in Florida Scientist 2009"A Precise Water Displacement Method for Estimating Egg Volume" in Journal of Field Ornithology 2009"Conservation of northern bobwhite on private lands in Georgia, USA under uncertainty about landscape-level habitat effects" in Landscape Ecology 2009"A threshold response to habitat disturbance by forest birds in the Choco Andean corridor, Northwest Ecuador" in Biodiversity and Conservation 2009"Novel tetranucleotide and pentanucleotide microsatellite loci in the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis)" in Conservation Genetics Resources 2010"Landscape and Vegetation Effects on Avian Reproduction on Bottomland Forest Restorations" in Journal of Wildlife Management 2010"Variation in the Nesting Habits of Clapper Rails in Tidal Marshes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico" in The Condor 2010"Short-Term Effects of Fire on Breeding Birds in Southern Appalachian Upland Forests" in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 2010"Effective use of Data from Marshbird Monitoring Programs for Conservation Decision-Making" in Waterbirds 2010"Prey and Habitat Influences the Movement of Clapper Rails in Northern Gulf Coast Estuaries" in Waterbirds 2010"The 2008 Marsh Bird Ecology Symposium: An Introduction" in Waterbirds 2010"What Conservation Biologists Can Do to Counter Trap-Neuter-Return: Response to Longcore et al." in Conservation Biology 2010"Bird community response to fruit energy" in Journal of Animal Ecology 2010"Trophic Relationships of a Marsh Bird Differ Between Gulf Coast Estuaries" in Estuaries and Coasts 2010"Relative influence of male and female care in determining nestling mass in a migratory songbird" in Journal of Avian Biology 2010"Spatial heterogeneity in the relative impacts of foliar quality and predation pressure on red oak, Quercus rubra, arthropod communities" in Oecologia 2011"Latitudinal Variation in Reproductive Strategies by the Migratory Louisiana Waterthrush" in The Condor 2011"Resource Limitation Drives Patterns of Habitat Occupancy during the Nonbreeding Season for an Omnivorous Songbird" in The Condor 2011"Addressing challenges when studying mobile or episodic species: hierarchical Bayes estimation of occupancy and use" in Journal of Applied Ecology 2011"Differences in Breeding Ecology of Seaside Sparrows in Gulf and Atlantic Coastal Marsh Habitats" in Oriole 2011"Conservation in the face of climate change: The roles of alternative models, monitoring, and adaptation in confronting and reducing uncertainty" in Biological Conservation 2011"Assessment of indirect pesticide effects on worm‐eating warbler populations in a managed forest ecosystem" in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 2011"Bird community responses to a gradient of site preparation intensities in pine plantations in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina" in Forest Ecology and Management 2012"Fire severity has mixed benefits to breeding bird species in the southern Appalachians" in Forest Ecology and Management 2012"Understanding the Potential Impacts of Global Climate Change on Marsh Birds in the Gulf of Mexico Region" in Wetlands 2012"Effective use of data from monitoring programs and field studies for conservation decision making: predictions, designs and models working together" in Journal of Ornithology 2012"Isolation and characterization of tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from the seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus)" in Conservation Genetics Resources 2013"Nest-Site Characteristics of Bachman's Sparrows and Their Relationship To Plant Succession Following Prescribed Burns" in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 2013"The contribution of plant species with a steady-state flowering phenology to native bee conservation and bee pollination services" in Insect Conservation and Diversity 2013"Indirect effects of an invasive exotic species on a long-distance migratory songbird" in Biological Invasions 2013"Coffee Agroforests Remain Beneficial for Neotropical Bird Community Conservation across Seasons" in PLoS One 2014"Effects of Body Size and Sex of Drymarchon couperi (Eastern Indigo Snake) on Habitat Use, Movements, and Home Range Size in Georgia" in The Journal of Wildlife Management 2014"Bachman’s Sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis) response to variation in the extent of burns conducted during the nesting season" in Avian Conservation and Ecology 2015"Coastal Vertebrate Exposure to Predicted Habitat Changes Due to Sea Level Rise" in Environmental Management 2015"Prospects for predicting changes to coastal wetland bird populations due to accelerated sea level rise" in Ecosphere 2016"Songbird Use of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Food Plots in Appalachian Hardwood Forests" in Southeastern Naturalist 2016"Weather Affects Diet Composition of Rusty Blackbirds Wintering in Suburban Landscapes" in The Journal of Wildlife Management 2016"Experimental evidence for a phenotypic trait as an age-dependent intrasexual social signal between familiar individuals" in Animal Behaviour 2016"Threat predictability influences seaside sparrow nest site selection when facing trade-offs from predation and flooding" in Animal Behaviour 2017"Responses of Bachman’s Sparrows and Prairie Warblers to Fragmentation" in The Journal of Wildlife Management 2017"Divergent forecasts for two salt marsh specialists in response to sea level rise" in Animal Conservation 2017"Decomposition of terrestrial resource subsidies in headwater streams: Does consumer diversity matter?" in Ecosphere 2017"Heavy metal bioaccumulation in two passerines with differing migration strategies" in Science of The Total Environment 2018"Characterizing spatio-temporal variation in survival and recruitment with integrated population models" in The Auk 2018"Rusty Blackbird Patch Use During Winter in Suburban Landscapes" in The Journal of Wildlife Management 2018"Altitudinal migration: ecological drivers, knowledge gaps, and conservation implications" in Biological Reviews 2019"Hematology, Biochemistry, and Metal Containment Levels in Wild-Caught Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans) in Northeastern Florida" in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 2019"Nesting Ecology of a Range-Edge Population of Veeries in the Southern Appalachian Mountains" in Southeastern Naturalist 2020"Local and Landscape Analyses of Habitat Selection of South Carolina Clapper Rails (Rallus crepitans)" in Waterbirds 2020"Avian taxonomic and functional diversity in early stage of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) stands restored at agricultural lands: variations in scale dependency" in Restoration Ecology 2020"Rusty Blackbird Habitat Selection and Survivorship during Nesting and Post-Fledging" in Diversity 2021"Challenging our understanding of western Yellow-billed Cuckoo habitat needs and accepted management practices" in Restoration Ecology 2021"Early successional riparian vegetation is important for western Yellow-billed Cuckoo nesting habitat" in Restoration Ecology 2021"Impacts of Decentralized Environmental Governance on Andean Bear Conservation in Colombia" in Environmental Management 2021Structured Decision Making and Optimal Bird Monitoring in the Northern Gulf of Mexico 2021"Non-governmental organizations improve the social-ecological fit of institutions conserving the Andean bear in Colombia" in Ecology and Society 2023"Nest-site use of the cavity-nesting bird community associated with old-growth longleaf pine forests" in The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 2023"Climate-mediated population dynamics of a migratory songbird differ between the trailing edge and range core" in Ecological Monographs 2023"Phenology in adult and larval Lepidoptera from structured and unstructured surveys across eastern North America" in Frontiers of Biogeography 2023"Structured Decision Making to Prioritize Regional Bird Monitoring Needs" in INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 2023"Light-level geolocation reveals moderate levels of migratory connectivity for declining and stable populations of Black-throated Blue Warblers (Setophaga caerulescens)" in Avian Conservation & Ecology 2024"Estimating Owl Population Density Using Acoustic Spatial Capture-Recapture" in Journal of Raptor Research 2024"Clinging to the top: natal dispersal tracks climate gradient in a trailing-edge population of a migratory songbird" in Movement Ecology 2025"Egg translocation across a local range boundary reduces hatch rates in a trailing-edge population of a migratory songbird, Setophaga caerulescens (Black-throated Blue Warbler)" in Ornithology 2025"What’s in a Bird’s Name? Bird Records and Aguaruna Names in Amazonian Indigenous Territories of Peru" in Birds 2026"Effects of Illegal Logging on Birds as Sentinels of Biodiversity in White-Sand Forests of the Peruvian Amazon" in Land