Dr. Bronson K. Strickland
Title
- St. John Family Endowed Professor of Wildlife Management
Contact Information
bks10@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-8141
Thompson Hall, Rm #257
Overview
Education
- Mississippi State University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forest Resources
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville, Master of Science (M.S.), Range and Wildlife Management
- University of Georgia, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Forest Resources
Websites
Publications
Year | Publications |
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2024 | Dentinger, J., Dolan, L., Schultz, E., Helferich, J., Demarais, S., DeYoung, R., McKinley, W., Strickland, B. K., Boudreau, M. 2024. Testing secondary sex ratio bias hypotheses in white-tailed deer in Mississippi,USA. Ecology and Evolution 14(10):70296. |
2024 | Ogawa, R., Wang, G., Burger, L. W., Strickland, B. K., Davis, J. B., Cunningham, F. 2024. Bayesian integrated species distribution models for hierarchical resource selection by a soaring bird. Ecological Informatics 82:102787. |
2024 | Evans, T. S., Hileman, E., Boudreau, M., Strickland, B. K., Iglay, R. B. 2024. Can hair snares provide a reliable method for estimating abundance of an exotic ungulate? . Biological Invasions |
2024 | Ellison, N., Potts, J., Boudreau, M. R., Börger, L., Strickland, B. K., Street, G. M. 2024. Social interactions and habitat structure in understanding the dynamic space use of invasive wild pigs. Wildlife Biology 5:e01247. |
2024 | Evans, T. S., Ellison, N., Boudreau, M., Strickland, B. K., Street, G. M., Iglay, R. B. 2024. What drives wild pig (Sus scrofa) movement in bottomland and upland forests? . Movement Ecology 12:32. |
2023 | Dykstra, A. M., Baruzzi, C., VerCauteren, K., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. 2023. Biological invasions disrupt activity patterns of native wildlife: An example from wild pigs. Food Webs |
2023 | Baruzzi, C., Snow, N. P., VerCauteren, K. C., Strickland, B. K., Arnoult, J. S., Fischer, J. W., Glow, M. P., Lavelle, M. J., Smith, B. A., Steakley, D., Lashley, M. A. 2023. Estimating body mass of wild pigs (Sus scrofa) using body morphometrics. Ecology and Evolution 2023:7. |
2023 | Ferguson, T., King, D. T., Rude, B. J., Baumgartner, W., Houston, C. L., Strickland, B. K., Cunningham, F. L. 2023. Natural West Nile virus infections in captive raised American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos). Waterbirds 45(2):206-20-12. |
2023 | Baruzzi, C., Barton, B. T., Cove, M. V., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2023. Scavenger and herbivore functional role impairment modulates changes in plant communities following mass mortality events. Functional Ecology |
2023 | Henderson, C., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., McKinley, W. T., Street, G. M. 2023. Temporal effects of relative hunter activity on adult male white-tailed deer habitat use. Wildlife Research |
2023 | Burr, P. C., Dorr, B. S., Avery, J. L., Street, G. M., Strickland, B. K. 2023. Long term changes in aquaculture influence migration, regional abundance, and distribution of an avian species. PLOS ONE 18(4):24. |
2023 | Smith, A. L., Strickland, B. K., Leopold, B. D., Cummins, J. L., Mayer, J. J., Street, G. M. 2023. Cultural and regulatory factors influence distribution and trajectory of invasive species in the United States: A wild pig case study. Journal of Environmental Management |
2023 | Resop, L., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Iglay, R. B., Nichols, R., Lashley, M. A. 2023. Plant species-specific responses and community associations with fire season. Forest Ecology and Management 529(120724). |
2022 | Ogawa, R., Davis, J. B., King, D. T., Burger, L. W., Strickland, B. K., Sovada, M. A., Wang, G., Cunningham, F. 2022. Migratory movements and home ranges of geographically distinct wintering populations of a soaring bird. Diversity 14:(12):1109. |
2022 | Dentinger, J. E., Borger, L., Holton, M. D., Jafari-Marandi, R., Norman, D. A., Smith, B. K., Oppenheimer, S. F., Strickland, B. K., Wilson, R. P., Street, G. M. 2022. A probabilistic framework for behavioral identification from animal-borne accelerometers. Ecological Modelling 464. |
2022 | Potts, J. R., Borger, L., Strickland, B. K., Street, G. M. 2022. Assessing the predictive power of step selection functions: How social and environmental interactions affect animal space use. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 13:1805-1818. |
2022 | Turner, M. A., Powell, B. L., Poudyal, N. C., Houston, A. E., Strickland, B. K., Harper, C. A. 2022. Attitudes and behavior of deer hunting club members following discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 9:151-158. Download |
2022 | Huang, M. H., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Brookshire, W. C. 2022. Identifying aflatoxin exposure risk from supplemental feeding of deer. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 58(2):384-388. |
2022 | Huang, M. H., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Brookshire, W. C., Chandler, J. G., Butler, R. A., Trout-Fryxell, R. T. 2022. Supplemental feeding of deer reduces tick abundance in Mississippi, U.S.A. Journal of Vector Ecology 47(1):29-37. |
2022 | Huang, M. H., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Brookshire, W. C. 2022. Analysis of supplemental wildlife feeding in Mississippi and environmental gastrointestinal parasite load. Frontiers in Veterinary Science |
2022 | Taylor, J., Francis, R., Rush, S. A., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G. 2022. Individual trophic niche specialization in American beaver (Castor canadensis). Food Webs 32:e00235 . |
2022 | Boggess, C. M., Baruzzi, C., Alexander, H. D., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2022. Exposure to fire affects acorn removal by altering consumer preference. Forest Ecology and Management 508. |
2021 | Boggess, C. M., Mason, D. S., Alexander, H. D., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2021. Facultative seed predators drive community-level indirect effects of mast seeding. Forest Ecology and Management 502:119713. |
2021 | Nichols, R., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2021. Alter fire timing to recouple forage nutrients with herbivore nutrient demands. Forest Ecology and Management 500(119646). |
2021 | Webb, S. L., DeYoung, R. W., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Gee, K. L. 2021. Testing a Local Inbreeding Hypothesis as a Cause of Observed Antler Characteristics in Managed Populations of White-Tailed Deer. Diversity 13(3):116. |
2021 | Strickland, B. K., Brooke, J. M., Zischke, M. T., Lashley, M. A. 2021. Podcasting as a tool to take conservation education online. Ecology and Evolution 11:3597-3606. |
2020 | Burr, P. C., Avery, J. L., Street, G. M., Strickland, B. K., Dorr, B. S. 2020. Piscivorous bird use of aquaculture and natural water bodies in Mississippi. Journal of Wildlife Management 84(8):1560-1569. |
2020 | Michel, E. S., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Belant, J. L., Kautz, T. M., Duquette, J. F., Beyer, D., Chamberlain, M. J., Miller, K. V., Shuman, R. M., Kilgo, J. C., Diefenbach, D. R., Wallingford, B. D., Vreeland, J. K., Ditchkoff, S. S., DePerno, C. S., Moorman, C. E., Chitwood, M. C., Lashley, M. A. 2020. Relative reproductive phenology and synchrony affect neonate survival in a nonprecocial ungulate. Functional Ecology 34(12):2536-2547. |
2020 | Henderson, C. B., Demarais, S., Street, G. M., Strickland, B. K., McKinley, W. T. 2020. Fine-scale vegetation use by white-tailed deer in a forested landscape during hunting season. Journal of Forest Research 25(6):439-443. |
2020 | Dykes, J. L., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Reynolds, D. B., Lashley, M. A. 2020. Diet selection of white-tailed deer supports the nutrient balance hypothesis. Behavioural Processes 179:7. |
2020 | Haus, J. M., Webb, S. L., Strickland, B. K., McCarthy, K. P., Rogerson, J. E., Bowman, J. L. 2020. Individual heterogeneity in resource selection has implications for mortality risk in white-tailed deer. Ecosphere 11(4):17. |
2020 | Burr, P. C., Avery, J. L., Street, G. M., Strickland, B. K., Dorr, B. S. 2020. Fine scale characteristics of catfish aquaculture ponds influencing piscivorous avian species foraging use in the Mississippi Delta. PLOS ONE 15(2):23. |
2020 | Youngmann, J. L., DeYoung, R. W., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Jenkins, G. 2020. Genetic characteristics of restored elk populations in Kentucky. Journal of Wildlife Management 84(3):515-523. |
2020 | Kautz, T., Belant, J. L., Beyer, D., Strickland, B. K., Duquette, J. 2020. Influence of body mass and environmental conditions on winter mortality risk of a northern ungulate: evidence for a late-winter survival bottleneck. Ecology and Evolution 10:1666-1677. |
2020 | Strickland, B. K., Dixon, G., Jones, P., Demarais, S., Owen, N., Cox, D., Landry-Guyton, K., Baldwin, W. M., McKinley, W. T. 2020. Cohort antler size signals environmental stress in a moderate climate. International Journal of Biometeorology 64:611-621. |
2019 | Chance, D. P., McCollum, J. R., Street, G. M., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Vegetation characteristics influence fine-scale intensity of habitat use by wild turkey and white-tailed deer in a loblolly pine plantation. Basic and Applied Ecology 43:42-51. |
2019 | Michel, E. S., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Belant, J. L., Castle, L. E. 2019. Body mass influences maternal allocation more than parity status for a long-lived cervid mother. Journal of Mammalogy 100(5):1459-1465. |
2019 | Palumbo, M. D., Vilella, F. J., Wang, G., Strickland, B. K., Godwin, D., Dixon, P. G., Rubin, B. D., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Latitude and daily-weather effects on gobbling activity of wild turkeys in Mississippi. International Journal of Biometeorology 63(8):1059-1067. |
2019 | Haus, J. M., Webb, S. L., Strickland, B. K., Rogerson, J. E., Bowman, J. L. 2019. Land use and dispersal influence mortality in white-tailed deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 83(5):1185-1196. |
2019 | Kautz, T. M., Belant, J. L., Beyer Jr., D. E., Strickland, B. K., Petroelje, T. R., Sollmann, R. 2019. Predator Densities and White-Tailed Deer Fawn Survival. Journal of Wildlife Management 83(5):1261-1270. |
2019 | Ivey, M. R., Colvin, M., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Reduced vertebrate diversity independent of spatial scale following feral swine invasions. Ecology and Evolution 9(13):7761-7767. |
2019 | Jones, P., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., McKinley, W. T., Ernst, J. R., Klassen, J. A. 2019. Seasonal flooding effects on deer in the Mississippi river batture. Journal of Wildlife Management 83(5):1117-1130. |
2019 | Entsminger, E. D., Jones, J. C., Guyton, J. W., Leopold, B. D., Strickland, B. K. 2019. Mowing Effects on Woody Stem Density and Woody and Herbaceous Vegetation Heights along Mississippi Highway Right-of-Ways. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 10(1):19-37. Download |
2019 | Chance, D. P., McCollum, J. R., Street, G. M., Strickland, B. K., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Native Species Abundance Buffers Non-Native Plant Invasibility following Intermediate Forest Management Disturbances. Forest Science 65(3):336-343. |
2019 | Paolini, K. E., Strickland, B. K., Tegt, J. L., VerCauteren, K. C., Street, G. M. 2019. The habitat functional response links seasonal third-order selection to second-order landscape characteristics. Ecology and Evolution 9(8):4683-4691. |
2018 | Morina, D., Demarais, S., Chesser, G. D., Lowe, J. W., Strickland, B. K. 2018. Antler manipulation procedures for use in social and behavioral studies of deer. Wildlife Biology 2018(1):5. |
2018 | Henderson, C. B., Michel, E. S., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K. 2018. Camouflage patterns are highly heritable but predictability varies among three populations of white-tailed deer. Ecosphere 9(3):e02169. |
2018 | Dykes, J. L., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Reynolds, D. B., Lashley, M. A. 2018. Soil nutrients indirectly influence plant selection in white-tailed deer. Basic and Applied Ecology 32:103-109. |
2018 | Samiappan, S., Czarnecki, J., Foster, H., Strickland, B. K., Tegt, J. L., Moorhead, R. J. 2018. Quantifying Damage from Wild Pigs with Small Unmanned Aerial Systems. Wildlife Society Bulletin 42(2):6. |
2018 | Paolini, K. E., Strickland, B. K., Tegt, J. L., VerCauteren, K. C., Street, G. M. 2018. Seasonal variation in preference dictates space use in an invasive generalist. PLoS ONE 13:e0199078. |
2018 | Jones , P. D., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Wang, G., Dacus, C. M. 2018. Nutrition and ontogeny influence weapon development in a long-lived mammal. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96:955-962. |
2018 | Entsminger, E. D., Jones, J. C., Guyton, J. W., Strickland, B. K., Leopold, B. D. 2018. Erratum to Evaluation of Mowing Frequency on Right-of-Way Plant Communities in Mississippi. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9(1):349. Download |
2018 | Campbell, K., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Wang, G., Jones, P. D., Dacus, C. M. 2018. Sensitivity analysis demonstrates limited utility of lactation index for white-tailed deer management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 42(2):8. |
2018 | Morina, D. L., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Larson, J. E. 2018. While males fight, females choose: Male phenotypic quality informs female mate choice in mammals. Animal Behaviour 138:69-74. |
2017 | Francis, R., Taylor, J. D., Dibble, E. D., Strickland, B. K., Vetro, V. M., Easterwood, C., Wang, G. 2017. Restricted cross-scale habitat selection by American beaver in winter and spring. Current Zoology 63(6):703-710. |
2017 | Michel, E. S., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G. 2017. Birth Date Promotes a Tortoise or Hare Tactic for Body Mass Development of a Long-lived Male Ungulate. Oecologia 186(1):117-128. |
2017 | Davis, B., Munn, I. A., Henderson, J. E., Strickland, B. K. 2017. Economic Tradeoffs of Managing for Timber Production or Wildlife Habitat. Journal of Wildlife Management 81(8):1363-1371. |
2017 | Michel, E. S., Flinn, E. B., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G., Dacus, C. M. 2017. Protocol for Assessing the Relative Effects of Environment and Genetics on Antler and Body Growth for a Long-lived Cervid. Journal of Visual Experimentation 126:e56059. |
2017 | Strickland, B. K., Jones, P. D., Demarais, S., Dacus, C. M. 2017. Adjusting for Mass Change in White-tailed Deer During Hunting Season. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(2):286-293. |
2017 | Entsminger, E. D., Jones, J. C., Guyton, J. W., Strickland, B. K., Leopold, B. D. 2017. Evaluation of Mowing Frequency on Right-of-Way Plant Communities in Mississippi. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 8(1):125-139. Download |
2017 | Hinton, G. C., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Eubank, T. W., Jones, P. D. 2017. Estimation of deer damage to soybean production in eastern Mississippi: perception versus reality. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(1):80-87. |
2016 | Campbell, K. L., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Jones, P. D., Wang, G., Dacus, C. M., Cook, C., Knox, W. M. 2016. Adjusting for seasonal harvest bias in the lactation index for white-tailed deer management. Wildlife Society Bulletin 40(4):754-757. |
2016 | Michel, E. S., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Smith, T., Dacus, C. M. 2016. Antler characteristics are highly heritable by influenced by maternal factors. Journal of Wildlife Management 80(8):1420-1426. |
2016 | Michel, E., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G., Dacus, C. M. 2016. Improved nutrition cues a switch from efficiency to luxury phenotypes for male white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Ecology and Evolution 6(20):7276-7285. |
2016 | Michel, E. S., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Belant, J. L., Millspaugh, J. J. 2016. Quantifying dominance of adult female white-tailed deer in the presence of abundant food. Behaviour 153:49-67. |
2016 | King, D. T., Fischer, J. W., Strickland, B. K., Walter, W. D., Cunningham, F. L., Wang, G. 2016. Winter and summer home ranges of American White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) captured at loafing sites in the Southeastern United States. Waterbirds 39(3):287-294. |
2016 | Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Webb, S. L., Smith, T., McDonald, C. 2016. Simulated effects of releasing pen-raised deer into the wild to alter population-level antler size. Wildlife Society Bulletin 40(1):41-49. |
2015 | Flinn, J. J., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Gee, K. L., Webb, S. L., Jones, P. D., Jacobson, H. A. 2015. Estimating age and antler traits of photographed male white-tailed deer. Journal of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife 2:135-143. Download |
2015 | Michel, E. S., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Belant, J. L. 2015. Contrasting the Effects of Maternal and Behavioral Characteristics on Fawn Birth Mass in White-Tailed Deer. PloS One 10(8):e0136034. |
2014 | Palumbo, M. D., Vilella, F. J., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G., Godwin, D. 2014. Brood Surveys and Hunter Observations Used to Predict Gobbling Activity of Wild Turkeys in Mississippi. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 5(1):151-156. |
Extension Publications
Year | Publications |
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2023 | Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S., Cain, R., Chance, A., Henderson, C., Street, G. M., Resop, L., McKinley, W. 2023. Understanding Buck Movement: How, When, and Why Bucks Navigate the Landscapeerns. Mississippi State University Extension Service |
2021 | Turner, M. A., Strickland, B. K., Adams, K. P., Harper, C. A. 2021. Collecting and interpreting deer harvest data for better deer management. University of Tennessee Extension Service PB1892:30. Download |
2021 | Hamrick, W. W., Strickland, B. K., Demarais, S. 2021. A Guide to Common Native Deer Forages in Mississippi and the Southeast. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3618. Download |
2021 | Hamrick, W. W., Strickland, B. K. 2021. A Cost-Production Comparison of Common Food Plot Plantings for Deer. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3606:8. Download |
2020 | Hamrick, W. W., Butler, A., Godwin, D., Strickland, B. K. 2020. Wild Turkey Ecology and Management for Mississippi and the Southeastern U.S. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3406. Download |
2020 | Burr, P., Street, G. M., Avery, J. L., Strickland, B. K., Dorr, B. 2020. Fish-eating Birds on Catfish Ponds in the Mississippi Delta. Mississippi State University Extension Service Download |
2018 | Williams, J., Crist, C., Strickland, B. K. 2018. Deer Processing to Minimize CWD Risks (without removing internal organs). Mississippi State University Extension Service P3305:4. Download |
2017 | Strickland, B. K., Crouse, K. K., Hamrick, W. W. 2017. Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck: A Guide for Liming and Fertilization of Wildlife Food Plots. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3102:4. Download |
2017 | Michel, E., Demarais, S., Strickland, B. K., Blaylock, A., McKinley, W., Dacus, C. M., Hamrick, W. W. 2017. The Role of Genetics and Nutrition in Deer Management. Mississippi State University Extension Service P3013:10. Download |
Graduate Students
- Colleen Farrell
Awards & Honors
- Al Brothers Deer Manager of the Year
Quality Deer Management Association - Lee Gladfelter Memorial Award
Pope & Young Club - Geoff Guyton Innovation in Extension Technology Award
Mississippi State University Extension Serice - Best Paper Award, Wildlife Technical Session
Southeastern Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies - Extension/Outreach Faculty Award
Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources - Mark Keenum Outstanding Extension Faculty Award
Mississippi State University Extension Service - Southern AgCredit - Conservation Educator of the Year
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
Society Memberships
- Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Professionals
- Mississippi Chapter of The Wildlife Society
- Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
- The Boone & Crockett Club
- The Wildlife Society