Julianna M.A. Jenkins, PhD

Peer-reviewed papers

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Habib, A.R., Jenkins, J.M.A., Rugg, N.M. et al. Sensory interference shapes habitat suitability for an acoustically specialized predator. Sci Rep 16, 820 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-30437-z

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Wiens, J.D., Lesmeister, D. B., Jenkins, J.M.A., and Dugger, K.M. (2025). Forest owl community response following the removal of an intraguild invader. Ecology, 106: e70241, DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70241.

 

Jenkins, J.M.A., Rugg, N.M., et al. (2025). Congener conflict: Invasive barred owl landscape use across the range of the northern spotted owl. Journal of Biogeography; 52:e70070. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70070

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Rugg, N. M., Appel, C. L., Jenkins, J. M. A., McCafferty, C., Levi, T., & Lesmeister, D. B. (2025). Decoding Owl Calls: Refining Occupancy Inference From Passive Acoustic Monitoring. Ecology and Evolution, 15(10). https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72255

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Weldy, M., Denton, T., Fleishman, A., Tolchin, J., McKown, M., Spaan, R., Ruff, Z., Jenkins, J., Betts, M., & Lesmeister, D. (2024). Audio tagging of avian dawn chorus recordings in California, Oregon and Washington. Biodiversity Data Journal, 12. https://doi.org/10.3897/bdj.12.e118315

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Duarte, A., Weldy, M., Lesmeister, D.B., Ruff, Z.J., Jenkins, J.M.A, et al. (2024). Passive acoustic monitoring and convolutional neural networks facilitate high-resolution and broadscale monitoring of a threatened species. Ecological Indicators; 162: 112016

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Rugg, N., Jenkins J.M.A., Lesmeister, D.B. (2023) Western Screech Owl occupancy in the face of an intraguild predator. Global Ecology and Conservation; 48(2):e02753. DOI:10.1016/j.gecco.2023.e02753

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Ruff, Z. J., D. B., D.B. Lesmeister, J. M. Jenkins, & C. M. Sullivan. 2023. PNW-Cnet v4: Automated species identification for passive acoustic monitoring. SoftwareX, 23.

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Rockweit, J. T., J. M. Jenkins, J. E. Hines, J. D. Nichols, K. M. Dugger, A. B. Franklin, P. C. Carlson, W. L. Kendall, D. B. Lesmeister, C. McCafferty, S. H. Ackers, L. S. Andrews, L. L. Bailey, J. Burgher, K. P. Burnham, T. Chestnut, M. M. Conner, R. J. Davis, K. E. Dilione, E. D. Forsman, E. M. Glenn, S. A. Gremel, K. A. Hammn, D. R. Herter, J. M. Higley, R. B. Horn, D. W. Lamphear, T. L. McDonald, J. A. Reid, C. J. Schwarz, D. C. Simon, S. G. Sovern, J. K. Swingle, J. D. Wiens, H. Wise, and C. B. Yackulic. 2023. Range-wide sources of variation in reproductive rates of northern spotted owls. Ecological Applications 33(1): e2726. DOI: 10.1002/eap.2726 

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Lesmeister, D.B. and J.M.A. Jenkins. 2022. Integrating new technologies to broaden the scope of northern spotted owl monitoring and linkage with USDA forest inventory data. Front. For. Glob. Change 5:966978. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.966978​

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Dale, S.S., J.M.A. Jenkins, Z.J. Ruff, L.S. Duchac, C.E. McCafferty, and D.B. Lesmeister. 2022. 

Quantifying vocal variation in pitch to distinguish female and male northern spotted owls. Journal of Raptor Research. 56(3):287-299. 

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Bianchi, R. C., J. M. A. Jenkins, D. B. Lesmeister, J. A. Gouvea, C. S. Cesário, L. Fornitano, M. Y. de Oliveira, K. D. R de Morais, R. L. A. Ribeiro, and M. E. Gompper. 2021. Tayra (Eira barbara) landscape use as a function of cover types, forest protection, and the presence of puma and free-ranging dogs. Biotropica early online: 1-13. DOI: 10.1111/btp.13005 

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Jenkins, J. M. A., D. B. Lesmeister, E. D. Forsman, K. M. Dugger, S. H. Ackers, L. S. Andrews, S. A. Gremel, B. Hollen, C. E. McCafferty, M. S. Pruett, J. A. Reid, S. G. Sovern, and J. D. Wiens. 2021. Conspecific and congeneric interactions shape increasing rates of breeding dispersal of northern spotted owls. Ecological Applications 31(7): e02398

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Franklin, A. B., K. M. Dugger, D. B. Lesmeister, R. J. Davis, J. D. Wiens, G. C. White, J. D. Nichols, J. E. Hines, C. B. Yackulic, C. J. Schwarz, S. H. Ackers, L. S. Andrews, L. L. Bailey, R. Bown, J. Burgher, K. P. Burnham, P. C. Carlson, T. Chestnut, M. M. Conner, K. E. Dilione, E. D. Forsman, E. M. Glenn, S. A. Gremel, K. A. Hamm, D. R. Herter, J. M. Higley, R. B. Horn, J. M. Jenkins, W. L. Kendall, D. W. Lamphear, C. Mccafferty, T. L. Mcdonald, J. A. Reid, J. T. Rockweit, D. C. Simon, S. G. Sovern, J. K. Swingle, and H. Wise. 2021. Range-wide declines of northern spotted owl populations in the Pacific Northwest : A meta-analysis. Biological Conservation 259:109168.

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Jenkins, J. M. A., D. B. Lesmeister, E. D. Forsman, K. M. Dugger, S. H. Ackers, L. Steven Andrews, C. E. McCafferty, M. Shane Pruett, J. A. Reid, S. G. Sovern, R. B. Horn, S. A. Gremel, J. David Wiens, and Z. Yang. 2019. Social status, forest disturbance, and barred owls shape long-term trends in breeding dispersal distance of northern spotted owls. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 121:1–17.​ 

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Jenkins, J.M.A., J. Kane, V. Kane, D. Lesmeister, J. Verschuyl, and J.D. Wiens. 2019. Three-dimensional partitioning of resources by congeneric forest predators with recent sympatry. Scientific Reports 9:6036

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Sovern, S.G., D. B. Lesmeister, K. M. Dugger, M. S. Pruett, R. J. Davis, J. M. Jenkins. 2019. Activity center selection by northern spotted owls. The Journal of Wildlife Management.  DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21632

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Perry, R. W., J. M. A. Jenkins, R. E. Thill, and F. R. Thompson. 2018. Long-term effects of different forest regeneration methods on mature forest birds. Forest Ecology and Management 408: 183-194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.10.051 

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Jenkins, J. M. A., M. Hart, L. S. Eggert, and J. Faaborg. 2017. Sex-specific movements in postfledging juvenile Ovenbirds (Seiurus aurocapilla). The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 129 (4): 846-850. https://doi.org/10.1676/17-023.1

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Jenkins, J. M. A., F. R. Thompson III, and J. Faaborg. 2017. Species-specific variation in nesting and postfledging resource selection for two forest breeding migrant songbirds. PloS one 12(6), e0179524

 

Jenkins, J. M. A., F. R. Thompson III, and J. Faaborg. 2017. Behavioral development and habitat structure affect postfledging movements of songbirds. Journal of Wildlife Management 81(1):144–53. http://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21171

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Jenkins, J. M. A., F. Thompson III, and J. Faaborg. 2016. Contrasting patterns of nest survival and postfledging survival in Ovenbirds and Acadian Flycatchers in Missouri forest fragments. The Condor: Ornithological Applications 118(3): 583-596.

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Jenkins, J. M. A., and J. Faaborg. 2016. Potential effects of Brown-headed Cowbirds on host post-fledging dispersal and survival. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 128(2): 404-411.

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Book chapters

Jenkins, J. M. A., D. B. Lesmeister, and R. J. Davis. 2019. Chapter 12: Resource selection analysis. in Brennan, L., B. Marcot, and A. Tri, editors. Quantitative Analyses in Wildlife Science. The Wildlife Society and Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD.  https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/quantitative-analyses-wildlife-science

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