Dan Sullins
Education
Ph.D. 2017, Biology, Kansas State University
M.S. 2013, Forestry with Minor in Spatial Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
Areas of Specialization
Wildlife Ecology; Wildlife Management; Population Biology; Landscape Ecology
Research Interests
My research interests revolve around understanding how birds use and select resources that vary over space and time and focusing on how the quantity and quality of those resources affect avian populations. The main themes of my research include conservation of avian species throughout their annual cycle, landscape and temporal effects on population occupancy and space use, and linking resource availability and selection with demographic consequences.
Peer Reviewed Publications
Gehrt, J. M., Sullins, D. S., Verheijen, B. H. F., & Haukos, D. A. 2023. Lesser Prairie-chicken incubation behavior and nest success most influenced by nest vegetation structure. Ecology and Evolution, 13: ece3.10509.
Black, A. N., K. J. Bondo, A. Mularo, A. Hernandez, Y. Yu, C. M. Stein, A. Gregory, K. A. Fricke, J. Prendergast, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos. 2023. A highly-contiguous and annotated genome assembly of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Genome Biology and Evolution. 2023 Mar 14:evad043.
Werdel, T. J., C. W. Piper, A. M. Ricketts, M. S. Peek, D. S. Sullins, and A. A. Ahlers. 2023. Strategic grassland conservation for swift foxes in multi-use landscapes. Biological Conservation 277:109864.
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen, A. A. Ahlers. 2022. Demographic effects of a megafire on a declining prairie grouse in the mixed-grass prairie. Ecology and Evolution 12: e9544.
Berigan, L. A., C. S. Aulicky, E. Teige, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, K. A., A. M. Ricketts 2022. Availability of lesser prairie-chicken nesting habitat impairs restoration success. Wildlife Society Bulletin 46:e1379.
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2022. Recovery of working grasslands following a megafire in the southern mixed-grass prairie. Global Ecology and Conservation 36: e02142.
Sirch, M. W.*, D. S. Sullins, N. J. Parker, D. A. Haukos, J. D. Kraft, C. A. Hagen, and K. A. Fricke. 2022. Woody species mortality due to a megafire within the mixed-grass prairie. Prairie Naturalist 54: 11–23.
Sullins, D. S., M. Bogaerts, B. H. F. Verheijen, D. E. Naugle, T. Griffiths, and C. A. Hagen. 2021. Increasing durability of voluntary conservation through strategic implementation of the Conservation Reserve Program. Biological Conservation 259:109177.
Verheijen, B. H. F., R. T. Plumb, C. K. J. Gulick, C. A. Hagen, S. G. Robinson, D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos.2021. Breeding space use by lesser prairie-chickens varies among ecoregions and breeding stages. American Midland Naturalist 185: 149–174.
Kraft, J. D., D. A. Haukos, M. R. Bain, M. B. Rice, S. Robinson, D. S. Sullins, C. A. Hagen, J. Pitman, J.M. Lautenbach, R. Plumb, and J.D. Lautenbach. 2021. Using grazing to manage herbaceous structure for a heterogeneity-dependent bird. Journal of Wildlife Management 85: 354–368.
Gehrt, J. M.*, D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2020. Looking at the bigger picture: how abundance of nesting and brooding habitat influences lek-site selection by lesser prairie-chickens. American Midland Naturalist 183:52–77.
Sullins, D.S., D. A. Haukos, J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, J. D. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, J. M. Shawn Hutchinson, M. B. Rice, and B. K. Sandercock. 2019. Strategic regional conservation for lesser prairie-chickens among landscapes of varying anthropogenic influence. Biological Conservation 238:108213. (Shortlisted for The Wildlife Society’s best journal article of 2020)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, D. A. Haukos, and C. E. Comer. 2019. Using pointing dogs and hierarchical models to evaluate American woodcock winter habitat. Proceedings of the American Woodcock Symposium 11:154–167.
Ross, B. E., D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2019. Using an individual-based model to assess common biases in lek-based count data to estimate population trajectories of lesser prairie-chickens. PloS ONE 13(5):e0217172.
Lautenbach, J. M., D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, C. A. Hagen, J. D. Lautenbach, J. C. Pitman, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, and J. D. Kraft. 2019. Factors influencing nesting ecology of lesser prairie-chickens. Journal of Wildlife Management 83:205–215.
Plumb, R. T., J. M. Lautenbach, S. G. Robinson, D. A. Haukos, V. L. Winder, C. A. Hagen, D. S. Sullins, J. C. Pitman, and D. K. Dahlgren. 2019. Lesser prairie-chicken space use in relation to anthropogenic structures: lesser prairie-chickens and anthropogenic structures. Journal of Wildlife Management 83:216–230.
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, D. A. Haukos, S. G. Robinson, J. H. Reitz, R. T. Plumb, J. M. Lautenbach, J. D. Lautenbach, B. K. Sandercock, and C. A. Hagen. 2018. Demographic consequences of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands for lesser prairie-chickens. Journal of Wildlife Management 82:1617–1632.
Robinson, S. G., D. A. Haukos, R. T. Plumb, J. D. Kraft, D. S. Sullins, J. M. Lautenbach, J. D. Lautenbach, B. K. Sandercock, C. A. Hagen, A. Bartuszevige, and M. B. Rice. 2018. Effects of landscape characteristics on annual survival of lesser prairie-chickens. American Midland Naturalist 180:66–86.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, J. M. Craine, J. M. Lautenbach, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Lautenbach, J. D. Kraft, R. T. Plumb, J. H. Reitz, B. K. Sandercock, and N. Fierer. 2018. Identifying foods of a declining prairie grouse using DNA metabarcoding. Auk 135:583–608. (List of highly cited Auk articles 2020).
Robinson, S. G., D. A. Haukos, R. T. Plumb, J. M. Lautenbach, D. S. Sullins, J. D. Kraft, J. D. Lautenbach, C. A. Hagen, and J. C. Pitman. 2017. Nonbreeding home-range size and survival of lesser prairie-chickens. Journal of Wildlife Management 82:413–423.
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Hobson, L. I. Wassenaar, C. E. Comer, and I. K., Hung. 2016. American woodcock (Scolopax minor) migratory connectivity as indicated by hydrogen isotopes. Journal of Wildlife Management 80:510–526.
Robinson S., D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, and R. T. Plumb. 2016. Use of free water by nesting lesser prairie-chickens. Southwestern Naturalist 61:187–193.
Robinson, S. G., D. A. Haukos, R. T. Plumb, C. A. Hagen, J. C. Pitman, J. M. Lautenbach, D. S. Sullins, J. D. Kraft, J. D. Lautenbach. 2016. Lesser prairie-chicken fence collision risk across its northern distribution. Journal of Wildlife Management 80:906–915.
Technical Publications
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins. 2022. Grass, Grouse, and Gargantuan Fire. Wildfire: a publication of the international association of wildland fire. April-June 2022: 40–43.
Sullins, D. S. and W. C. Conway. 2013. Texas timberdoodles – where do they come from? "SFA News" in Texas Wildlife: Magazine of the Texas Wildlife Association 29 (3): 48-50.
Sullins, D. S., and W. C. Conway. 2013. East Texas timberdoodles: winter in the pineywoods. Skydance 1:2-8. Woodcock Limited, Montoursville PA, USA.
Publications in Progress
Vhay, M, D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, M. B. Rice. (in review). Landscape-scale changes in lesser prairie-chicken habitat. Environmental Conservation.
Boyle, W. A., and D. S. Sullins. (in review). Isotopic evidence of long-distance breeding dispersal in a grassland bird. Ornithology.
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen, A. A. Ahlers (in prep). Lesser Prairie-Chicken Space Use Following Megafire in the Mixed-Grass Prairie.
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, J. M. Shawn Hutchinson, and D. A. Haukos. (in prep). Tradeoffs of nest and brood habitat availability for lesser prairie-chickens.
Grant Proposals
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke. 2023. Wild Turkey Poult Foraging Ecology in Kansas. Submitted to: National Wild Turkey Federation. Amount Requested: $114,000. Funded
Haukos, D. A., D. S. Sullins, K. A. Fricke. 2022. Wild Turkey Population Demography and Ecology in Kansas. Submitted to: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Amount Requested: $2 Million. Funded
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, D. Ricketts, A. Ahlers, D. Moon, and K. C. Olson. 2022. Response of northern bobwhite to the invasion and control of sericea lespedeza on Fort Riley. Submitted to: Strategic Environmental Research Development Program. Amount Requested: $723,737. Not funded.
Hill., N. L., D. S. Sullins. 2022. subaward under Bain, M. et al. Developing Southern High Plains Grassland Conservation Strongholds. Total Amount Requested: $1.4 million Subaward for KSU requested: $75,000. Key Partnerships: KSU Dept. of Agricultural Communications and Journalism; The Nature Conservancy; Playa Lakes Joint Venture. Funded.
Bain, M, A. Turek, N. Hill, W. Walker, W. Burnidge, C. Bergthold, C. Mcleland, M. Moorhead, M. Smith, D. S. Sullins, B. Cory, K. Fricke, A. Burr, T. Koch, J. Fitzgerald, T. VerCauteren. 2022. A Pilot for Developing Southern Great Plains Strongholds. Submitted to: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Total Amount Requested: $334,490.35 Subaward for KSU requested: $25,000Key Partnerships: KSU Dept. of Agricultural Communications and Journalism; The Nature Conservancy; Playa Lakes Joint Venture. Funded.
Haukos, D. A., D. S. Sullins, K. A. Fricke. 2021. Wild Turkey Population Demography and Ecology in Kansas. Submitted to: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Amount Requested: $3.8 Million. Not funded.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, J. Prendergast, K. A. Fricke. 2021. Multiscale assessment of upland game bird use of enrolled and expired CRP grasslands in the central Great Plains. Submitted to: United States Department of Agriculture. Amount Requested: $496,814. Not funded.
Sullins, D. S., and C. M. O’Meilia. 2021. A Broad-Scale Evaluation of Fragmentation, Pesticide Use, and Woody Encroachment Threats to Grassland Birds in the Great Plains. Submitted to: United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Amount Received: $79,014.
Allen, C.R., K. Harmoney, L, Powell, A. Smart, J. Volesky, T. Awada, S. Banerjee, J. Brennan, T. Brown-Brandl, K. Burke, S. Dangal, E. Dennis, K. Ehlert, W. Fick, M. Forsberg, J. Gamon, H. Greenwell, T. Haigh, J. Jaeger, A. Leffler, J. MacDonald, R. Mahmood, C. May, K. McCarthy, H. Menendez III, L. Perkins, Y. Qi, W. Schacht, B. Schick, Y. Shi, M. Stephenson, D. Sullins, M. Svoboda, D. Uden, N. Umphlett, T. Wang, B. Wardlow. 2021. Collaborative Adaptive Management for Sustainable Grasslands. Submitted to: USDA NIFA Sustainable Agricultural Systems. Amount Requested: $9,999,931 total ($1,999,782 subaward for KSU). Not Funded.
Bondo, K., B. Grisham, D. S. Sullins, R. Palinski. 2021. Spatial microbial composition of the gastrointestinal tract of free-ranging lesser prairie-chickens. Submitted to: Morris Animal Foundation. Amount Requested: $10,800. Not funded.
Sullins, D. S., J. L. McCarty, C. Baldwin, D. Ricketts, W. Boyer, D. van der Merwe, and C. S. R. Neigh, 2020. Leveraging space station and field observations to predict grassland bird diversity at multiple scales. Submitted to: NASA ROSES-2020: A.7 Biodiversity. Amount Requested: $788,817. Not funded.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, C. M. O’Meilia, and A. A. Messier 2020. Patterns of greenness (NDVI) in the Southern Great Plains and their influence on the habitat quality and reproduction of a declining prairie grouse. Submitted to: United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Amount Received: $156,150.
Sullins, D. S. 2019. Effects of soil quality and grazing on nutrient availability for grassland birds. Submitted to: NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant. Amount Received: $74,982.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, C. A. Hagen, and K. A. Fricke. 2018. Lesser prairie-chicken response to intensive wildfire in the mixed-grass prairie. Submitted to: Kansas Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism. Amount Received: $256,269.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, C. A. Hagen, and K. A. Fricke. 2017. Lesser prairie-chicken response to intensive wildfire in the mixed-grass prairie. Submitted to: Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative, USDA. Amount Received: $255,346.
Conway, W. C., D. Klein, D. A Haukos, A French, and D. S. Sullins. 2014. Rangewide concentrations and potential exposure risks to lead by known origin hatch year American woodcock (Scolopax minor). Submitted to: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Webless Migratory Game Bird Fund. Not funded.
Conway, W. C., C. E. Comer, D. A. Haukos, and D. S. Sullins. May 2011. Habitat occupancy and origins of American woodcock (Scolopax minor) wintering in east Texas. Submitted to: US Fish and Wildlife Service, Webless Migratory Game Bird Fund. Amount Received: $70,000.
Professional Presentations
Rusten, R. H., D. S. Sullins, C. M. O’Meilia, D. A. Haukos, K.A. Fricke. 2023. A ~30 year evaluation of the effects of woody encroachment, grassland loss, and pesticide use of meadowlark populations. The Wildlife Society’s 30th Annual Conference. Louisville, KY. (Oral presentation) November 7th, 2023.
Durbin, C., D. S. Sullins, N. Byrd, and A. A. Ahlers. 2023. An Examination of Proximity to Water and Minimum Woody Cover Requirements for Northern Raccoon Occupancy in Kansas. The Wildlife Society’s 30th Annual Conference. Louisville, KY. (Oral presentation) November 9th, 2023.
Sullins, D. S. 2023. Effects of soil quality, grazing, and arthropod abundance on nutrient availability for grassland birds. Dept. of Horticulture and Natural Resources Seminar. (Oral Presentation.) March 28, 2023.
Rusten, R. H., D. S. Sullins, C. M. O’Meilia. 2023. A ~30 year evaluation of the effects of woody encroachment, grassland loss, and pesticide use of meadowlark populations. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, KS. (Oral Presentation). February 15, 2023.
Vhay, M, D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, M. B. Rice. 2023. Retrospective assessment of lesser prairie-chicken habitat quality in the sand sagebrush prairie. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Overland Park, KS. (Oral Presentation). February 15, 2023.
Werdel, T.J., C.W. Piper, A.M. Ricketts, M.S. Peek, D.S. Sullins, and A.A. Ahlers. 2023. Strategic grassland conservation for swift foxes in multi‑use landscapes. Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Houston, TX. (Oral presentation). February 22-24, 2023.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, C. A. Hagen, K. Harmoney, and K. C. Olson. 2021. Targeted tree removal to benefit prairie grouse and cattle operations. Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Manhattan, KS (Oral presentation). February 9-10th, 2023.
Durbin, C., D. S. Sullins, and A. A. Ahlers. 2023. Predicting northern raccoon abundance and occupancy in relation to woody cover. Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Manhattan, KS (Oral presentation). February 9-10th, 2023.
Rusten, R. H., D. S. Sullins, C. M. O’Meilia. 2022. A ~30 year evaluation of the effects of woody encroachment, grassland loss, and pesticide use of meadowlark populations. Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Manhattan, KS (oral presentation). February 9-10th, 2023.
Messier, A. A.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. M. O’Meilia. 2023. Identifying Priority Grasslands for Lesser Prairie-Chicken Reproduction Using Phenology and Gradient Landscape Metrics. Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Manhattan, KS (oral presentation). February 9-10, 2023.
Werdel, T.J., C.W. Piper, A.M. Ricketts, M.S. Peek, D.S. Sullins, and A.A. Ahlers. 2023. Strategic grassland conservation for swift foxes in multi‑use landscapes. Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Manhattan, KS. (Poster presentation). February 9-10, 2023.
Messier, A. A.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. M. O’Meilia. 2022. Predicting Within Grassland Habitat Abundance for Lesser Prairie-Chickens Using Gradient Landscape and Vegetation Phenology Metrics. The Wildlife Society’s 29th Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. (oral presentation) November 11th, 2022.
Rusten, R. H., D. S. Sullins, C. M. O’Meilia. 2022. A ~30 year evaluation of the effects of woody encroachment, grassland loss, and pesticide use of meadowlark populations. The Wildlife Society’s 29th Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. (Poster presentation) November 6-11th, 2022.
Vhay, M, D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, M. B. Rice. 2022. Assessing Long-Term Changes in Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Quality Across the Sand Sagebrush Prairie Ecoregion. The Wildlife Society’s 29th Annual Conference. Spokane, WA. (Oral presentation) November 6-11th, 2022.
Messier, A. A*., D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. M. O’Meilia. 2022. Linking greenness (NDVI) to lesser prairie-chicken reproductive habitat availability. Prairie Grouse Technical Council Meeting Lewistown, MT. (oral presentation) October 3-6th, 2022.
Sullins, D. S. 2022. Evaluating properties for northern bobwhite and wild turkey habitat. Kansas Bring Your 4-H Projects to Life program. May 12, 2022. (Live zoom presentation)
Sullins, D. S. 2022. Identifying priority strongholds for lesser prairie-chicken conservation. The Nature Conservancy’s SHP Grassland Stronghold Partner Meeting. Denver, CO. (invited oral presentation) April 28, 2022.
Vhay, M, D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, M. B. Rice. 2022. A Retrospective Assessment of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Quality in the Sand Sagebrush Prairie. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference. Des Moines, IA February 13-16 2022.
Messier, A. A*., D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. M. O’Meilia. 2022. Evaluating the role of vegetation phenology metrics in lesser prairie-chicken nest and brood-site selection. Kansas Natural Resources Conference (oral presentation; awarded best student wildlife presentation). February 3-4th, 2022.
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2021. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Space Use Following Megafire in the Mixed-Grass Prairie. The Wildlife Society’s 28th Annual Conference Virtual due to COVID-19, November 2, 2021. (Oral presentation)
Verheijen, B. H. F., D. A. Haukos, and D. S. Sullins. 2021. Spatiotemporal Variation and Individual Heterogeneity in Resource Selection by Lesser Prairie-Chickens. The Wildlife Society’s 28th Annual Conference Virtual due to COVID-19, November 2, 2021. (Oral presentation)
Messier, A. A*., D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. O’Meilia. 2021. Evaluating the role of NDVI-based phenology metrics in lesser prairie-chicken nest-site selection. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference (virtual poster presentation). November 3, 2021.
Vhay, M., D. A. Haukos, and D. S. Sullins. 2021. Assessing Long-Term Changes in Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Quality Across the Sand Sagebrush Prairie Ecoregion. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference (virtual poster presentation). November 3, 2021.
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, C. A. Hagen, K. Harmoney, and K. C. Olson. 2021. Targeted tree removal to benefit prairie grouse and cattle operations. The Wildlife Society’s 28th Annual Conference Virtual due to COVID-19, November 1, 2021. (Oral presentation)
Messier, A. A., D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. M. O’Meilia. 2021. Evaluating the role of vegetation phenology metrics in the nest-site selection of a declining prairie grouse. Kansas Ornithological Society (virtual pre-recorded oral presentation). October 8-10th, 2021.
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2021. Lesser Prairie-Chicken Space Use Following Megafire in the Mixed-Grass Prairie. Kansas Ornithological Society (virtual pre-recorded oral presentation). October 8-10th, 2021.
Parker, N.J.*, D.S. Sullins, D.A. Haukos, K.A. Fricke, and C.A. Hagen. 2021. Lesser prairie-chicken habitat use and selection after megafire in the mixed-grass prairie. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, MN (changed to virtual due to COVID-19). (Oral presentation)
Messier, A. A., D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and C. O’Meilia. 2021. Using NDVI to evaluate lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) nest-site selection. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas (virtual poster presentation). January 28th, 2021.
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D.A. Haukos, K.A. Fricke, and C.A. Hagen. 2021. Lesser prairie-chicken resource selection following megafire in the mixed-grass prairie Kansas Natural Resources Conference. Manhattan, KS (virtual poster presentation; awarded best student poster). January 28th, 2021. (Poster)
Verheijen, B. H. F., C. K. J. Gulick, J. D. Kraft, J. D. Lautenbach, J. M. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2020. Spatiotemporal Variation in Resource Selection of Lesser Prairie-chickens During the Breeding Season. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky (changed to virtual due to COVID-19), September 26, 2020. (Oral presentation)
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2020. Effects of a megafire on lesser prairie-chickens in mixed-grass prairie. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky (changed to virtual due to COVID-19), September 26, 2020. (Oral presentation)
Sullins, D. S., andD. E. Naugle. 2020. Reducing the threat of land use conversion in the Great Plains. NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife State Conservationist Technical Session. July 9, 2020. (Invited Online Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., M. S. Sirch, and D. A. Haukos. 2020. Influence of a megafire on tree mortality in the mixed-grass prairie. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Seminar, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. February 7, 2020. (Invited Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., andD. A. Haukos. 2020. Opportunities and challenges for prairie-chicken conservation in the Great Plains. Pheasants Forever State Chapter Meeting, Kearney, Nebraska. February 1, 2020. (Invited Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., M. Bogaerts, B. H. F. Verheijen, and C. A. Hagen. 2020. The fate of conservation reserve program grasslands after contract expiration. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. January 31, 2020. (Oral Presentation)
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2020. Influence of Megafire on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Use and Quality in the Mixed-Grass Prairie. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. January 31, 2020. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2019. Strategic Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Kansas. Kansas lesser prairie-chicken state implementation team meeting. December 19, 2019. (InvitedOral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2019. Strategic Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens in Colorado. Colorado lesser prairie-chicken state implementation team meeting. November 14, 2019. (InvitedOral Presentation)
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2019. Effects of a megafire on lesser prairie-chickens in mixed-grass prairie. Prairie Grouse Technical Council, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, November 4-7, 2019. (Oral presentation)
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, and C. A. Hagen. 2019. Hierarchical ecological benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program in the Southern Great Plains. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada. October 3, 2019. (InvitedOral Presentation)
Gehrt, J., D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2019. Taking an incubation break: the where, when, and why of lesser prairie-chickens leaving their nests. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada. October 3, 2019. (InvitedOral Presentation)
Parker, N. J.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, and C. A. Hagen. 2019. Rising from the Ashes?
Lesser Prairie-Chicken and Grassland Response to Intense Wildfire in Kansas. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada. September 30, 2019. (Poster Presentation)
Berigan, L. A., C. Aulicky, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, J. Reitz, L. Rossi, and K. Schultz. 2019. Overcoming post-release dispersal to successfully translocate lesser prairie-chickens. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Reno, Nevada. September 30, 2019. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D.S., D. A. Haukos, M. W. Sirch, and J. D. Kraft. 2019. Lesser prairie-chicken response to herbaceous vegetation change following intensive wildfire. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 1, 2019. (Oral Presentation)
Malanchuk, J. B., D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2019. Mottled duck pair pond selection on the Chenier Plain, Texas. North American Duck Symposium,Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 27, 2019. (Poster Presentation)
Berigan, L. A., C. A. Aulicky, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, J. H. Reitz, L. Rossi, and K. Schultz. 2019 Landscape composition explains high rates of dispersal in translocated lesser prairie-chickens. American Ornithological Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. June 28, 2019. (Oral Presentation)
Sirch, M. W.*, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, and J. D. Kraft. 2019. Tree mortality from intensive wildfire in the mixed-grass prairie. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 1, 2019. (Oral Presentation)
Gehrt, J. M*, D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2019. Looking at the bigger picture: how abundance of nesting and brooding habitat influences lek-site selection by lesser prairie-chickens. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 1, 2019. (Oral Presentation)
Berigan, L. A., C. A. Aulicky, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A. Fricke, J. H. Reitz, L. Rossi, and K. Schultz. 2019 Conservation implications of lesser prairie-chicken habitat selection on the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 1, 2019. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., B. E. Ross, and D. A. Haukos. 2018. Influence of individual heterogeneity on lesser praire-chicken population persistence. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio. October 11, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Berigan, L. A., C. A. Aulicky, D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A, Fricke, J. H. Reitz, L. Rossi, and K. Schultz. 2018. Translocation of lesser prairie-chickens: does lek presence limit dispersal? The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio. October 10, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Gehrt, J. M., D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2018. Looking at the bigger picture: how availability of nesting and brooding habitat influences lek-site selection by lesser prairie-chickens. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio. October 10, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2018. Tradeoffs of nest and brood habitat availability for lesser prairie-chickens. 14th International Grouse Symposium, Logan, Utah. September 26, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Berigan, L. A., D. S. Sullins, D. A. Haukos, K. A Fricke, J. H. Reitz, L. Rossi, and K. Schultz. 2018. Role of natal habitat preference induction in prairie-grouse translocation success. 14th International Grouse Symposium, Logan, Utah. September 28, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Ross, B. E., D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2018. Using an individual-based model to assess common biases in lek-based count data to estimate population trajectories of lesser prairie-chickens. 14th International Grouse Symposium, Logan, Utah. September 26, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., B. E. Ross, and D. A. Haukos. 2018. Influence of Individual Heterogeneity on lesser praire-chicken population persistence. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 9, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Ross, B. E., D. S. Sullins, and D. A. Haukos. 2018. Using an individual-based model to assess common biases in lek-based count data to estimate population trajectories of lesser prairie-chickens. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 9, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Berigan, L.,D. A. Haukos, D. S. Sullins, and K. A. Fricke. 2018. Lesser prairie-chicken translocation: minimizing dispersal to ensure translocation success. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Manhattan, Kansas. February 9, 2018. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, D. A. Haukos, and C. E. Comer. 2017. Using pointing dogs and hierarchical models to evaluate American woodcock winter habitat. Proceedings of the 11th American Woodcock Symposium. October 26, 2017. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2017. Tradeoffs of nest and brood habitat availability for lesser prairie-chickens. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. September 25, 2017. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2017. Factors constraining the distribution of lesser prairie-chickens and avenues for future expansion. Graduate Student Research Forum. Kansas State University. March2017. (Oral Presentation)
Lautenbach, J. M., J. D. Lautenbach, D. S. Sullins, R. T. Plumb, D. A. Haukos, C. A. Hagen, and J. C. Pitman. 2017. Lesser prairie-chicken avoidance of trees in a grassland landscape. 2017. Society of Range Management Conference, St. George, Utah. January 31, 2017. (Invited Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Lautenbach, and D. A. Haukos. 2017. Strategic regional conservation for lesser prairie-chickens among landscapes of varying anthropogenic influence. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas. January 27, 2017. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2016. Lesser prairie-chicken foraging in native and CRP grasslands of Kansas and Colorado. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC. October 16, 2016. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2016. Identifying foods of a declining prairie grouse using DNA metabarcoding. North American Ornithological Conference, Washington, D.C. August 19, 2016. (Invited Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Lautenbach, and D. A. Haukos. 2016. Conservation planning for lesser prairie-chickens among reproductive and survivorship landscapes of varying anthropogenic influence. North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Madison, WI. July 20, 2016. (Invited Oral Presentation)
French, A. D., D. S. Sullins, W. C. Conway, and D. Klein. 2016. Environmental source determination using stable lead isotope ratios in American woodcock (Scolopax minor) feathers and bone. 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mass Spectrometry. San Antonio, Texas. June 5-9, 2016. (Poster presentation)
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Lautenbach, D. A. Haukos, and B. K. Sandercock. 2016. Population level effects of CRP grasslands on lesser prairie-chickens. Graduate Student Research Forum. Kansas State University. March2016. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Lautenbach, D. A. Haukos, and B. K. Sandercock. 2016. Impacts of Conservation Reserve Program grasslands on lesser prairie-chicken populations in the northern extent of their range. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas. February 6, 2016. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2016. Lesser prairie-chicken foraging in native and CRP grasslands of Kansas and Colorado. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas. February 6, 2016. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2016. Lesser prairie-chicken foraging in native and CRP grasslands of Kansas and Colorado. Managing imperiled landscapes and threatened species through private land conservation symposium. Society of Range Management Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas. February 2, 2016. (InvitedOral Presentation)
French, A. D., H. M. Ashbaugh, D. S. Sullins, W. C. Conway, and D. Klein. 2015. Geospatial analysis of Pb in American woodcock. The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies. Honolulu, Hawaii. December 15-20; 2015. (Poster Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2015. Lesser prairie-chicken diets in Kansas and Colorado. Kansas Ornithological Society meeting. October 3, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, and B. K. Sandercock. 2015. Lesser prairie-chicken regional demographic variability in Kansas and Colorado. Meeting of the Prairie Grouse Technical Council. Nevada, Missouri. September 24, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, and B. K. Sandercock. 2015. Lesser prairie-chicken regional demographic variability in Kansas and Colorado. Annual Meeting of the Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society. Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. August 11, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., D. A. Haukos, and B. K. Sandercock. 2015. Demographic sensitivity of the threatened lesser prairie-chicken. American Ornithologists' Union (133rd Meeting) and Cooper Ornithological Society (85th Meeting). University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. August 1, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, K. A. Hobson, L. I. Wassenaar, and D. A. Haukos. 2015. American woodcock migratory connectivity as indicated by hydrogen isotopes. American Ornithologists' Union (133rd Meeting) and Cooper Ornithological Society (85th Meeting). University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. July 29, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., J. D. Kraft, J. M. Lautenbach, R. T. Plumb, S. G. Robinson, J. D. Lautenbach, and D. A. Haukos. 2015. Basic ecological considerations for the effective management of lesser prairie-chickens in Kansas and Colorado. Natural Resources Conservation Services Rangeland Specialists Meeting, Salina, KS, April 28, 2015 (Invited Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S.., D. A. Haukos, and B. K. Sandercock. 2015. Demographic sensitivity of the threatened lesser prairie-chicken. Graduate Student Forum. Kansas State University. March2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2015. Identifying optimal lesser prairie-chicken habitat in Kansas and Colorado. Kansas Natural Resources Conference, Wichita, Kansas. January 29, 2015. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., and D. A. Haukos. 2014. Habitat use of lesser prairie-chickens in Kansas and Colorado. Kansas Ornithological Society meeting. October 4, 2014. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, K. A. Hobson, L. I. Wassenaar, and D. A. Haukos. 2014. Migratory origins of grassland songbirds wintering in Texas Coastal Prairie. 7th Bright Ideas Conference. Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas. April 29, 2014. (Poster Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W .C. Conway, C. E. Comer, and D. A. Haukos. 2012. American woodcock (Scolopax minor) migratory connectivity as indicated by hydrogen isotopes. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Annual Meeting, Cottam Award Competition. Houston, Texas. February 22, 2013. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, C. E. Comer, and D. A. Haukos. 2012. Research update: stable isotope use in American woodcock migratory research. USFWS. Woodcock Wingbee. Covington, LA. March 7, 2012. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, C. E. Comer, and D. A. Haukos. 2012. Research update: habitat use and migratory origins of American woodcock (Scolopax minor) wintering in east Texas. Louisiana woodcock chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society. Annual Banquet. Baton Rouge, LA. February 3, 2012. (Oral Presentation)
Sullins, D. S., W. C. Conway, C. E. Comer, and D. A. Haukos. 2012. American woodcock (Scolopax minor) habitat suitability and occupancy in east Texas. Texas Chapter of the Wildlife Society. Annual Meeting. Fort Worth, Texas. February 24, 2012. (Oral Presentation)
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