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UPCOMING

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Stewart, F.E.C., S. Darlington, J.P. Volpe, M. McAdie, and J.T. Fisher. The matrix matters: natural habitat patches within working landscapes predicts functional connectivity better than protected areas. In Review.

Winder, R., F.E.C. Stewart, S. Nebel, E.J.B. McIntire, A. Dyk, and K. Omendja. Cumulative effects and boreal caribou: how Bow-tie risk analysis addresses a critical issue in Canada's forested landscapes. In Review.

Burton, A.C.,  J.T. Fisher, and F.E.C. Stewart. Scaling-down species distribution models: can large-scale models predict smaller-scale wildlife distribution? In Review.​

Augustine, B.C., F.E.C. Stewart, J.A.Royle, J.T. Fisher, and M.J. Kelly. Spatial mark-resight for categorically marked populations with an application to genetic capture-recapture. In Review.

Stewart, F.E.C., J.P. Volpe, B.R. Eaton, G.A. Hood, D. Vujnovic, and J.T. Fisher. Protected area networks are only as valuable as the landscapes they conserve. In Review.

​PUBLISHED

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11) The debate about bait: a red herring in wildlife research. 2019. Stewart, F.E.C., J.P. Volpe, and J.T. Fisher.  Journal of Wildlife Management. Accepted.

10) Estimating density for species conservation: Comparing camera trap spatial count models to genetic spatial capture-recapture models. 2018. Burgar, J. M., F.E.C. Stewart, J.P. Volpe, J.T. Fisher, and A.C. Burton. ​Global Ecology and Conservation 10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00411. PDF

9) Species occurrence data reflect the magnitude of animal movements better than the proximity of animal space use. 2018. Stewart, F.E.C., J.T. Fisher, A.C. Burton, J.P. Volpe. 2018. Ecosphere 10.1002/ecs2.2112. PDF

8) Distinguishing reintroduction from recolonization with genetic testing. 2017. Stewart, F.E.C., J.P. Volpe, J.S. Taylor, J. Bowman, P. Thomas, M. Pybus, and J.T. Fisher.  Biological Conservation 214:242-249. PDF

7) Wild Peromyscus adjust maternal nest-building behavior in response to ambient temperature. 2017. Stewart, F.E.C., and A.G. McAdam.  Canadian Journal of Zoology 95:411-415. PDF
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6) Wolverine behaviour varies spatially with anthropogenic footprint: implications for conservation and inferences about declines. 2016. Stewart, F.E.C*., N.A. Heim*, A.P. Clevenger, J. Paczkowski, J.P. Volpe, and J.T. Fisher.   Ecology & Evolution  6(5):1492-1590 PDF
*equal first authors
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5) Seasonal adjustment of sex ratio and offspring masculinity by female deer mice is inconsistent with local resource competition. 2014. Stewart, F.E.C., R.J. Brooks, and A.G. McAdam. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 16:153-164.

4) Seasonal plasticity of maternal behaviour in Peromyscus maniculatus. 2014. Stewart, F.E.C and A.G. McAdam.  Behaviour. 151:1641-1662.  

3) Suspected selective herbivory of bioenergy grasses by meadow voles (Mictorus pennsylvanicus). 2013. Hager, H.A. and F.E.C. Stewart.   Canadian Field Naturalists 127(1):44-49. 

2) North American deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, consuming a parasitizing botfly larvae, Diptera: Cuterbridae. 2011. Stewart, F.E.C.   Canadian Field Naturalist 125(1):65-66.

1) The effects of water velocity and morphology on the photosynthetic rate of aquatic macrophytes Vallisneria americana and V. spiralis. 2009. Stewart, F.E.C. and J.D. Ackerman.  Studies by Undergraduate Researchers at Guelph 2(2):18-27.

Theses:
Stewart, F.E.C. Understanding and sampling spatial ecological process for biodiversity conservation in heterogeneous landscapes. 2018. University of Victoria. PhD Dissertation. PDF.

Stewart, F.E.C. Plasticity of maternal care and seasonal manipulation of masculinity in Peromyscus maniculatus. 2012. University of Guelph. MSc Thesis. PDF.

Stewart, F.E.C. The effects of water velocity and morphology on the photosynthetic rate of aquatic macrophytes Vallisneria americana and V. spiralis. 2009. University of Guelph. BScH Thesis. PDF.
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SELECT TALKS

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*designates presenter
Stewart, F.E.C.*, J.P. Volpe, G.A. Hood, B. Eaton, D. Vujnovic, and J.T. Fisher. 2018. Protected area networks are only as valuable as the working landscapes they conserve. The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Guelph, ON. July 18-21, 2018.
**Awarded best student presentation (3rd place)***

Stewart, F.E.C.*, J.P. Volpe, J.S. Taylor, J. Bowman, P.J. Thomas, M.J. Pybus, and J.T. Fisher. 2017. Distinguishing reintroduction from recolonization with genetic testing. The Wildlife Society, Albuquerque, New Mexico. September 23-27, 2017.
**Awarded  best student presentation**

Stewart, F.E.C.*, A.C. Burton, J.P. Volpe, and J.T. Fisher. 2017. What does species occurrence data really mean for mobile species? Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference, Bamfield, BC. 
**Awarded best presentation**

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Stewart, F.E.C.* 2018. Three tests of wildlife management for rapidly changing landscapes: reintroduction, protected areas, and connectivity conservation. University of Victoria, School of Environmental Studies Seminar Series.

Burgar, J.*, F.E.C. Stewart, A.C. Burton, J.P.  Volpe, and J.T. Fisher. 2017. A comparison of multiple spatial capture-recapture models for estimating mammal densities in a changing landscape. 12th International Mammal Congress, Perth, Australia, July 9-16th, 2017.

Burgar, J.*, F.E.C. Stewart, A.C. Burton, J.P.  Volpe, and J.T. Fisher. 2017. A comparison of multiple spatial capture-recapture models for estimating carnivore densities using field data. Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution, Victoria, BC, May 7-11 2017.

Stewart, F.E.C*., A.C. Burton, J.P. Volpe, M. Pybus, G. Hood, D. Vujnovic, and J.T. Fisher. 2017. Species occurence data show us where animals live, but more so, where animals move. Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Victoria, BC. May 7-11, 2017.

Stewart, F.E.C.*, A.C. Burton, J.P. Volpe, M. Pybus, G. Hood, D. Vujnovic, and J.T. Fisher. 2017. Biological interpretation, accuracy, and precision of species occurrence data. The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Lac LaBiche, Alberta.

Fisher, J.T.*, N. Heim, F.E.C. Stewart, C. James, F. Frey, and J.P. Volpe. 2016. Three's a crowd: anthropogenic footprint affects species-species interactions. The Wildlife Society, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Stewart, F.E.C.*, M. Pybus, D. Vujnovic, G. Hood, J.P. Volpe, J.S. Taylor, and J.T. Fisher. 2016. Genetic evidence for fisher re-colonization success in central Alberta:implications for provincial-scale connectivity. The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Drumheller, Alberta.

Stewart, F.E.C.*, M. Pybus, D. Vujnovic, G. Hood, J. Volpe, and J.T. Fisher. 2016. Life on the Cooking Lake Moraine through the eyes of the fisher. Invited public presentation from the Friends of Elk Island Society and the Beaver Hills Initiative. January 22, 2016.

Stewart, F.E.C.*, N. Heim, A.P. Clevenger, J. Paczkowski, J.P. Volpe, and J.T. Fisher. 2015. Wolverine behaviour varies with anthropogenic footprint: Implications for conservation and inferences about declines. The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Stewart, F.E.C.*, N. Heim, A.P. Clevenger, J. Paczkowski, J.P. Volpe, and J.T. Fisher. 2015. Landscape-scale behavioural response by wolverine (Gulo gulo) to landscape development: evidence for a human-driven landscape of fear? The Alberta Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Edmonton, Alberta.