Duane Diefenbach
Adjunct Asst. Professor of Wildlife Ecology; Leader, PA Coop. Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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404 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802 - drd11@psu.edu
- 814-865-4511
Research Summary
Wildlife ecology, estimation of population parameters, and harvest management of game populations.
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Deer Odocoileus Virginianus Harvest Birds Insecticides Population Density Rate Grassland Grasslands Sampling Hunters Regulation Methodology Habitats Radio Passeriformes Ecosystem Hunting Decision Making Toxicity Acute Toxicity Temporal Variation Abundance Estimation Antlers AvailabilityMost Recent Papers
Addressing wild turkey population declines using structured decision making
Kelly F. Robinson, Angela K. Fuller, Michael V. Schiavone, Bryan L. Swift, Duane R Diefenbach, William F. Siemer, Daniel J. Decker, 2017, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 393-405
Biological and social outcomes of antler point restriction harvest regulations for white-tailed deer
Bret D. Wallingford, Duane R. Diefenbach, Eric S. Long, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Gary L. Alt, 2017, Wildlife Monographs on p. 1-26
Proximate influences on female dispersal in white-tailed deer
Clayton L. Lutz, Duane R. Diefenbach, Christopher S. Rosenberry, 2016, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1218-1226
Evidence for Range Contraction of Snowshoe Hare in Pennsylvania
Duane R Diefenbach, Stephen L. Rathbun, Justin K. Vreeland, Deborah Grove, William J. Kanapaux, 2016, Northeastern Naturalist on p. 229-248
Population and genetic outcomes 20 years after reintroducing bobcats (Lynx rufus) to Cumberland Island, Georgia USA
Duane R Diefenbach, Leslie Hansen, Justin Bohling, Cassandra Miller-Butterworth, 2015, Ecology and Evolution on p. 4885-4895
Population Density Influences Dispersal in Female White-Tailed Deer
Clayton L. Lutz, Duane R Diefenbach, Christopher S. Rosenberry, 2015, Journal of Mammalogy on p. 494-501
Mark-resight abundance estimation under incomplete identification of marked individuals
Brett T. Mcclintock, Jason M. Hill, Lowell Fritz, Kathryn Chumbley, Katie Luxa, Duane R. Diefenbach, 2014, Methods in Ecology and Evolution on p. 1294-1304
Effect of hunter selectivity on harvest rates of radio-collared white-tailed deer in Pennsylvania
Frances E. Buderman, Duane R. Diefenbach, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Bret D. Wallingford, Eric S. Long, 2014, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1456-1465
Occupancy patterns of regionally declining grassland sparrow populations in a forested Pennsylvania landscape
Jason M. Hill, Duane R. Diefenbach, 2014, Conservation Biology on p. 735-744
Habitat availability is a more plausible explanation than insecticide acute toxicity for U.S. grassland bird species declines
Jason M. Hill, J. Franklin Egan, Glenn E. Stauffer, Duane R. Diefenbach, 2014, PloS one
Most-Cited Papers
Influence of roads, rivers, and mountains on natal dispersal of white-tailed deer
Eric S. Long, Duane R Diefenbach, Bret D. Wallingford, Christopher S. Rosenberry, 2010, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1242-1249
Habitat availability is a more plausible explanation than insecticide acute toxicity for U.S. grassland bird species declines
Jason M. Hill, J. Franklin Egan, Glenn E. Stauffer, Duane R. Diefenbach, 2014, PloS one
Nest success of grassland sparrows on reclaimed surface mines
Glenn E. Stauffer, Duane R. Diefenbach, Matthew R. Marshall, Daniel W. Brauning, 2011, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 548-557
Mark-resight abundance estimation under incomplete identification of marked individuals
Brett T. Mcclintock, Jason M. Hill, Lowell Fritz, Kathryn Chumbley, Katie Luxa, Duane R. Diefenbach, 2014, Methods in Ecology and Evolution on p. 1294-1304
Using multilevel models to quantify heterogeneity in resource selection
Tyler Wagner, Duane R. Diefenbach, Sonja A. Christensen, Andrew S. Norton, 2011, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 1788-1796
Spatio-temporal variation in male white-tailed deer harvest rates in Pennsylvania
Andrew S. Norton, Duane R. Diefenbach, Bret D. Wallingford, Christopher S. Rosenberry, 2012, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 136-143
Population Density Influences Dispersal in Female White-Tailed Deer
Clayton L. Lutz, Duane R Diefenbach, Christopher S. Rosenberry, 2015, Journal of Mammalogy on p. 494-501
Biological and social outcomes of antler point restriction harvest regulations for white-tailed deer
Bret D. Wallingford, Duane R. Diefenbach, Eric S. Long, Christopher S. Rosenberry, Gary L. Alt, 2017, Wildlife Monographs on p. 1-26
Modeling the impacts of hunting on the population dynamics of red howler monkeys (Alouatta seniculus)
Ruscena Wiederholt, E. Fernandez-Duque Eduardo, Duane R Diefenbach, Rasanayagam Rudran, 2010, Ecological Modelling on p. 2482-2490
Variation in spring harvest rates of male wild turkeys in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Duane R. Diefenbach, Mary Jo Casalena, Michael V. Schiavone, Michael Reynolds, Robert Eriksen, Wendy C. Vreeland, Bryan Swift, Robert C. Boyd, 2012, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 514-522
News Articles Featuring Duane Diefenbach
Nov 03, 2018
Why knowing the science behind the rut can help bowhunters this season
The rut, the mating period for white-tailed deer, is upon us. It is the time of year that bowhunters look forward to, beginning in late October and lasting about a month.
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