Oliveria-Filho, A., R. T. Pennington, J. Rotella, M. Lavin. In Press. Exploring evolutionarily meaningful vegetation definitions in the tropics: a community phylogenetic approach. British Ecological Society, Series, Ecological Reviews.
Stauffer, G.E., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2013. Variability in temporary emigration rates of individually marked female Weddell seals prior to first reproduction. Oecologia 172:129-140.
Walker, J., J.J. Rotella, J.S. Schmidt, C.R. Loesch, R.E. Reynolds, M.S. Lindberg, J.K. Ringelman, S.E. Stephens. 2013. Distribution of duck broods relative to habitat characteristics in the Prairie Pothole Region. Journal of Wildlife Management 77:392-404.
Cam, E., O. Gimenez, R. Alpizar-Jara, L.M. Aubry, M. Authier, E.G. Cooch, D.N. Koons, W.A. Link, J.-Y. Monnat, J.D. Nichols, J.J. Rotella, J.A. Royle, R.Pradel. 2013. Looking for a needle in a haystack: inference about individual fitness components in a heterogeneous population. Oikos 122:739-753.
Chambert, T.C., J.J. Rotella, R.A. Garrott. 2012. Environmental extremes versus ecological extremes: Impact of a massive iceberg on the population dynamics of a high-level Antarctic marine predator. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279:4532-4541.
Wilson,M.W.,
B. O'Donhughe, B. O'Mahony, C. Cullen, T. O'Donohughe, G. Oliver,G. B.
Ryan, P. Troake, S. Irwin, T.C. Kelly, J.J. Rotella, and J.
O'Halloran. 2012. Mismatches between breeding success and
habitat preferences in Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus breeding in forested
landscapes. Ibis 154:578-589.
Rotella, J.J., W.A. Link, T. Chambert, G.E. Stauffer, and R.A. Garrott. 2012. Evaluating the demographic buffering hypothesis with vital rates estimated for Weddell seals from 30 years of mark-recapture data. Journal of Animal Ecology 81:162-173.
Garrott, R.A., J.J. Rotella, D.B. Siniff, C.L. Parkinson, and G.E. Stauffer. 2012. Environmental variation and cohort effects in an Antarctic predator. Oikos 121:1027-1040.
Cutting,
K.A., K.A. Hobson, J.J. Rotella, J.M. Warren, S.E. Wainwright-de la
Cruz, and J.Y. Takekawa. 2011. Endogenous
contributions to egg protein formation in lesser scaup. Journal of
Avian Biology 42:505-513.
Saab, V.A.,
R.E. Russell, J. J. Rotella, and J.G. Dudley. 2011. Modeling nest
survival of cavity-nesting birds in relation to postfire salvage
logging. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:794-804.
Sawaya,
M.A., T.K. Ruth, S. Creel, J.J. Rotella, J.B. Stetz, H.B. Quigley, and
S.T. Kalinowski. 2011. Evaluation of noninvasive genetic
sampling methods for cougars in Yellowstone National Park.
Journal of Wildlife Management 75:612-622.
LaRue,
M.A., J.J. Rotella, R.A. Garrott, D.B. Siniff, D. Ainley, G.E.
Stauffer, C.C. Porter, and P.J. Morin. 2011. Satellite imagery can
be used to detect spatial and temporal variation in abundance of
Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii)
in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Polar Biology 34:1727-1737.
Proffitt,
K.M., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2010. Effects of pup
age, maternal age, and birth date on pre-weaning survival of Weddell
seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Oikos 119:1255-1264.
Creel, S.
& J.J. Rotella. 2010. Meta-analysis
of relationships between human offtake, total mortality and population
dynamics of gray wolves (Canis lupus).
PLoS One 5(9):e12918.
McMahon, T., J. Robison-Cox, J.
Rotella, T. Horton, and B. Kerans. 2010. Trout population responses to
whirling disease epizootics in Montana rivers. Pages 195-202 in Proceedings of the Wild Trout X
Symposium, Sept 2010, West Yellowstone, MT. Rotella,
J.J. 2008. Estimating
reproductive costs with multi-state mark recapture models, multiple
observable states, and temporary emigration. Pages
157-174 in: Thompson,
D. L., E.G. Cooch, and M.J. Conroy (Eds.). Modeling demographic
processes in marked populations. Monograph Series in Environmental
and Ecological Statistics, Vol. 3. Springer. Proffitt,
K. M., R. A. Garrott, J. J. Rotella, D. B. Siniff, and J. W.
Testa. 2007. Rotella,
J.J. 2007. Modeling nest-survival data: recent
improvements and future directions. Studies in Avian Biology
34:145-148. Rotella,
J.J., M.L. Taper, S.E. Stephens, M.S. Lindberg. 2007.
Extending methods for modeling heterogeneity in nest-survival data
using generalized mixed models. Studies in Avian Biology 34:34-44. Sturdivant,
R.X., J.J. Rotella, R.E. Russell. 2007. A smoothed residual
based goodness-of-fit statistic for nest-survival models. Studies
in Avian Biology 34:45-54. Hadley,
G.L., J.J. Rotella, R.A. Garrott, and J.D. Nichols. 2006. Variation In Age At
First Reproduction Of Weddell Seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica.
Journal of Animal Ecology 75:1058-1070. Koons, D.
N., J. J. Rotella, D. W. Willey, M. Taper, R. G. Clark, S. Slattery, R.
W. Brook, R. M. Corcoran, and J. R. Lovvorn. 2006. Lesser Scaup population
dynamics: what can be learned from available data?. Avian Conservation and
Ecology -
Écologie et conservation des oiseaux 1(3):6 [online]. Stephens, S.E., J. J. Rotella, M.S. Lindberg, M.L.
Taper, and J.K. Ringelman. 2005. Duck nest survival in the
Missouri Coteau of North Dakota: landscape effects at multiple spatial
scales. Ecological Applications 15:2137-2149 Sedinger, J., and J. Rotella. 2005. Effect of harvest on
sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianuspopulations: what can we learn
from the current data? Wildlife Biology 11:371-375. Rotella, J.J., and J.E. Hines. 2005. Effects of tag loss
on direct estimates of population growth rate. Ecology 86:821-827. Rotella,
J.J., S. J. Dinsmore, T.L. Shaffer. 2004. Modeling
nest-survival data: a comparison of recently developed methods that can
be implemented in MARK and SAS. Animal Biodiversity
and Conservation 27:187-204. Koons,
D.N., and J.J. Rotella. 2003. Have lesser scaup, Aythya affinis,
reproductive rates declined in parkland Manitoba? Canadian Field
Naturalist 117:582-588. Rotella,
J.J., R.G. Clark, and A.A. Afton. 2003. Survival of
female Lesser Scaup: effects of body size, age, and reproductive effort. Condor 105:340-351. Stephens,
S.S, D.N. Koons, J.J. Rotella, and D. W. Willey. 2003.
Effects of habitat fragmentation on avian nesting success: a review of
the evidence at multiple spatial scales. Biological Conservation
115:101-110. Creel
S., G. Spong, J.L. Sands, J.J. Rotella, J.L. Zeigle, K. Murphy, and D.
Smith. 2003. Population size estimation in Yellowstone
wolves with error-prone noninvasive microsatellite genotypes.
Molecular Ecology 12:2003-2009. Koons D.N., and J.J.
Rotella. 2003. Comparative nesting success of sympatric Lesser
Scaup and ring-necked duck. Journal of Field Ornithology
74:222-229. Garrott, R.A., L.L.
Eberhardt, P.J. White, and J. J. Rotella. 2003.
Climate-induced variation in vital rates of an unharvested
large-herbivore population. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1-13. Podruzny, K.M., J.H.
Devries, L. Armstrong, and J.J. Rotella. 2002. Long-term
responses of northern pintails to wetlands and agriculture in the
Canadian prairie parklands. Journal of Wildlife Management
66:993-1010. Lavin, M.L., M.F
Wojiciechowski, A. Richman, J.J. Rotella, M.J. Sanderson, and A.B.
Metos. 2002. Identifying Tertiary radiations of Fabaceae in
the Greater Antilles: alternatives to cladistic vicariance
analysis. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162(6
Suppl.):S53-S76. Hansen A.J. and J.J.
Rotella. 2002. Rural Development and Biodiversity: A Case Study
from Greater Yellowstone. Levitt, J. ed. Conservation in the
Internet Age. Island Press. New York, NY. Hansen A.J. and J.J.
Rotella. 2002. Regional source-sink dynamics and the
vulnerability of species to extinction in nature reserves.
Conservation Biology 16:1112-1122. Hansen, A.J., R. Rasker,
B. Maxwell, J.J. Rotella, J. Johnson, A. Wright, U. Langner, W.B.
Cohen, R.L. Lawrence, and M.P.V. Kraska. 2002. Ecology and
Socioeconomics in the New West: A Case Study from Greater
Yellowstone. BioScience 52:151-162. Johnson, O.W., P.L.
Bruner, J.J. Rotella, P.M. Johnson, and A.E. Bruner. 2001.
Long-term study of apparent survival in pacific golden-plovers at a
wintering ground on Oahu, Hawaiian Islands . Auk 118:342-351. Hansen, A.J. and J.J.
Rotella. 2001. Nature Reserves and Land Use: Implications of the
"Place" Principle. In Dale, V. and R. Haeuber, eds. Applying Ecological
Principles to Land Management. Springer Verlag, New York, NY. In
Press. Rotella, J.J., M.L.
Taper, and A.J. Hansen. 2000. Correcting nesting success
estimates for possible observer effects: maximum likelihood estimates
of daily survival rates with reduced bias. Auk 117:92-109. Hansen, A.J., and J.J.
Rotella. 2000. Bird response to forest fragmentation.
Pp. 201-219 in R. L. Knight, F.W. Smith, S.W. Buskirk, W.H. Romme, and
W.L. Baker, eds. Forest Fragmentation in the Southern Rocky
Mountains. University Press of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Rotella, J.R., E.M.
Madden, and A.J. Hansen. 1999. Sampling considerations for
estimating abundance of passerines in grasslands. In Ecology and
Conservation of Grassland Birds in the Western Hemisphere (P. Vickery
and J. Herkert, eds.). Studies in Avian Biology 19:237-243. Hansen, A.J., and J.J.
Rotella. 1999. Environmental gradients and
biodiversity. Pp. 161-209 in M. Hunter, ed. Managing
forests for biodiversity. Cambridge University Press, London, U.K. Hansen, A.J., A.
Gallant, J.J. Rotella, D. Brown. 1999. Natural and human drivers
of biodiversity in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Pgs. 61-70 in
Land use history of North America: Providing a context for
understanding environmental change. T. Sisk, (ed.), Biological
Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. Hansen, A.J., J.J.
Rotella, M.L. Kraska, and D. Brown. 1999. Dynamic habitat
and population analysis: An approach to resolve the biodiversity
manger’s dilemma. Ecological Applications 9:1459-1476. Bacon, L.M., and J.J.
Rotella. 1998. Breeding ecology of Interior Least Terns on the
unregulated Yellowstone River, Montana. J. Field Ornithol. 69:391-401. Bousquet, K.R., and J.J.
Rotella. 1998. Reproductive success of sharp-tailed grouse
in central Montana. Prairie Naturalist. 30:63-70. Butler, M.A., and J.J.
Rotella. 1998. Validity of using artificial nests to assess
duck-nest success. J. Wildl. Manage. 62:163-171. Clawson, M.R., and J.J.
Rotella. 1998. Success of artificial nests in CRP fields, native
vegetation, and field borders in southwestern Montana. J. Field Ornith.
69:180-191. Hansen, A.J., and J.R.
Rotella. 1998. Environmental gradients and biodiversity. Chapter
in Managing Forests for Biodiversity (M. Hunter, ed.). Cambridge
University Press. Zelenak, J.R., and J.J.
Rotella. 1997. Nest success and productivity of ferruginous hawks
in northern Montana. Can. J. Zool. 75:1035-1041. Zelenak, J.R., J.J.
Rotella, and A.R. Harmata. 1997. Post-fledging survival of juvenile
ferruginous hawks in north-central Montana. Can. J. Zool. 75:152-156. Mitchell, C.D., and J.J.
Rotella. 1997. Brood amalgamation of trumpeter swans. Wildfowl 48:1-5. Rotella, J.J., J. T.
Ratti, K.P. Reese, M.L. Taper, and B. Dennis. 1996.
Long-term-population analysis of gray partridge in eastern Washington.
J. Wildl. Manage. 60:817-825.
Rotella,
Jay J., William A. Link, James D. Nichols, Gillian L. Hadley, Robert A.
Garrott, and Kelly M. Proffitt. 2009. An evaluation
of density-dependent and -independent influences on population growth
rates in Weddell seals. Ecology 90:975-984.
Russell,
R.E., V.A. Saab, J.J. Rotella, and J.G. Dudley. 2009. Detection
probabilities of woodpecker nests in mixed conifer forests in Oregon.
Wilson Journal of Ornithology 121:82-88.
Garrott,
R.A., P.J. White, and J.J. Rotella. 2009. The Madison
Headwaters elk herd: stability
in an inherently variable environment. Chapter 11 in R.A. Garrott, P.J. White,
and F.G.R. Watson, editors, The
Ecology of Large Mammals in Central
Yellowstone: Sixteen Years of Integrated Field Studies.
Volume 3 in the Academic Press Terrestrial Ecology Series, San
Diego, CA.
Garrott,
R.A., P.J. White, and J.J. Rotella. 2009. The Madison
Headwaters elk herd: transitioning from bottom–up regulation to
top–down limitation. Chapter 23 in R.A. Garrott, P.J. White,
and F.G.R. Watson, editors, The
Ecology of Large Mammals in Central
Yellowstone: Sixteen Years of Integrated Field Studies.
Volume 3 in the Academic Press Terrestrial Ecology Series, San
Diego, CA.
D.W.
Howerter, J.J. Rotella, M.G. Anderson, L.M. Armstrong, and J.H.
Devries. 2008. Mallard
nest-site selection in an altered environment: Predictions and
patterns. Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution 54:437-460.
Warren, J.,
J.J. Rotella, J. Thompson. 2008. Contrasting effects
of cattle grazing intensity on upland-nesting duck production at nest
and field scales in the Aspen Parkland, Canada. Avian
Conservation and Ecology - Écologie et conservation des oiseaux 3(2):6 [15 pages online].
Proffitt,
K.M., R.A. Garrott, and J.J. Rotella. 2008.
Variation
in offspring sex ratio among individual Weddell seal females of
different quality. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
62:1679-1687.
Proffitt,
K.M., R.A. Garrott, and J.J. Rotella. 2008. Long-term evaluation of
body mass at weaning and post-weaning survival rates of Weddell seals
in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Marine Mammal Science 24:677-689.
Proffitt,
K.M., R.A. Garrott, J.J. Rotella, and S. Lele. 2008. Using form analysis
techniques to improve photogrammetric mass-estimation methods. Marine
Mammal Science 24:147-158.
Siniff,
D.B., R. A. Garrott, J.J. Rotella, W.R. Fraser, and D.G. Ainley.
2008. Projecting
the effects of environmental change on Antarctic seals. Antarctic
Science 20:425-435.
Proffitt,
K.M., R.A. Garrott, J.J. Rotella, and K.E. Wheatley. 2007.
Environmental and senescent related variations in Weddell seal body
mass: implications for age-specific reproductive performance.
Oikos 116:1683-1690.
Hadley,
G.L., J.J. Rotella, and R.A. Garrott. 2007. Evaluation
of reproductive costs for Weddell Seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica.
Journal of Animal Ecology 76:448-458.
Rotella, J. J., D. W. Howerter, T. P Sankowski, and J. H. Devries.
1993. Nesting effort by wild mallards with three types of radio
transmitters. J. Wildl. Manage. 57:690 695.
Amold, T. W. M. D. Sorenson, and J. J. Rotella. 1993. Relative success
of overwater and upland mallard nests in southwestern Manitoba. J.
Wildl. Manage. 57:578 581.
Rotella, J. J., and J. T. Ratti. 1992. Mallard brood movements and
wetland selection in southwestern Manitoba. J. Wildl. Manage. 56:508
515.
Rotella, J. J., and J. T. Ratti. 1992. Mallard brood survival and
wetland habitat conditions in southwestern Manitoba. J. Wildl. Manage.
56:499 507.
Rotella, J. J., and J. T. Ratti. 1990. Reducing nest abandonment in
nest trapped dabbling ducks with methoxyflurane. J. Wildl. Manage.
54:627 628.
Ratti, J. T., and J. J. Rotella. 1989. Test of a density index
assumption for gray partridge: a reply. J. Wildl. Manage. 53:1133 1134.
Rotella, J. J., and J. T. Ratti. 1988. Seasonal variation in gray
partridge vocal behavior. Condor 90:304 310.
Rotella, J. J., and J. T. Ratti. 1986. Test of a critical density index
assumption: a case study with gray partridge. J. Wildl. Manage. 50:532
539.
