Publications
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2023
Hoy, S. R., Hedrick, P. W., Peterson, R. O., Vucetich, L. M., Brzeski, K. E., & Vucetich, J. A. (2023). The far-reaching effects of genetic process in a keystone predator species, grey wolves. Science advances, 9(34), eadc8724. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adc8724
Christopher C Kyriazis, Annabel C Beichman, Kristin E Brzeski, Sarah R Hoy, Rolf O Peterson, John A Vucetich, Leah M Vucetich, Kirk E Lohmueller, Robert K Wayne, Genomic Underpinnings of Population Persistence in Isle Royale Moose, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 40, Issue 2, February 2023, msad021, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad021
Hoy, S. R., Vucetich, J. A., Vucetich, L. M., Hindelang, M., Huebner, J. L., Kraus, V. B., & Peterson, R. O. (2024). Links between three chronic and age-related diseases, osteoarthritis, periodontitis, and osteoporosis, in a wild mammal (moose) population. Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 32(3), 281–286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.11.016
2022
Hoy, Sarah R., Vucetich, John A., Peterson, Rolf O. 2022. The Role of Wolves in Regulating a Chronic Non- communicable Disease, Osteoarthritis, in Prey Populations. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Volume 10 Article 819137 doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.819137
Tischler, Keren B., Severud, William J., Peterson, Rolf O., Vucetich, John A., Bump, Joseph K. 2022. Aquatic areas provide high nitrogen forage for moose (Alces alces) in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA. ALCES VOL. 58: 75 – 90 (2022)
Hoy, Sarah R., Forbey, Jennifer S., Melody, Daniel P., Vucetich, Leah M., Peterson, Rolf O., Koitzsch, K B., Koitzsch, Lisa O., Von Duyke, Andrew L., Henderson, John J., Parikh, Grace L., Vucetich, John A. 2022. The nutritional condition of moose co-varies with climate, but not with density, predation risk, or diet composition. Oikos 2022:e08498 DOI:10.1111/oik.08498
2021
Hoy, Sarah R., MacNulty, Daniel R., Metz, Matthew C., Smith, Douglas W., Stahler, Daniel R., Peterson, Rolf O., Vucetich, John A. 2021. Negative frequency-dependent prey selection by wolves and its implications for predator-prey dynamics. Animal Behaviour 179:247-265. doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.06.025
Hervey, S D., Rutledge, L Y., Patterson, B R., Romanski, M C., Vucetich, John A., Belant, J L., Beyer, D E., Brzeski, Kristin E. 2021. A first genetic assessment of the newly introduced Isle Royale Gray Wolves (Canis lupus). Conservation Genetics https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-021-01373-y
Hoy, Sarah R., Vucetich, Leah M., Peterson, Rolf O., Vucetich, John A. 2021. Winter tick burdens for moose are positively associated with warmer summers and higher predation rates. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Volume 9 | Article 758374 doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.758374
2020
O'Neil ST, Vucetich JA, Beyer Jr. DE, Hoy SR, Bump JK. Territoriality drives preemptive habitat selection in recovering wolves: Implications for carnivore conservation. J Anim Ecol. 2020; 89: 1433–1447. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13199
2019
Van Valkenburgh B, RO Peterson, DW Smith, DR Stahler, JA Vucetich. 2019. Tooth fracture frequency in gray wolves reflects prey availability. Van Valkenburgh et al. eLife 2019;8:e48628. https://elifesciences.org/articles/48628
Robinson, J. A., Räikkönen, J., Vucetich, L. M., Vucetich, J. A., Peterson, R. O., Lohmueller, K. E., & Wayne, R. K. (2019). Genomic signatures of extensive inbreeding in Isle Royale wolves, a population on the threshold of extinction. Science advances, 5(5), eaau0757. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau0757 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31149628/
Hoy SR, MacNulty DR, Smith DW, et al. Fluctuations in age structure and their variable influence on population growth. Funct Ecol. 2020; 34: 203–216. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13431
Hedrick, P.W., Robinson, J.A., Peterson, R.O. and Vucetich, J.A. (2019), Genetics and extinction and the example of Isle Royale wolves. Anim Conserv, 22: 302-309. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12479
Hoy SR, Vucetich JA, Liu R, et al. Negative frequency-dependent foraging behaviour in a generalist herbivore (Alces alces) and its stabilizing influence on food web dynamics. J Anim Ecol. 2019; 88: 1291–1304. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13031
2018
Peterson, R. O., Hoy, S. R., Vucetich, L. M., Vucetich, J. A., Kraus, V. B., & Huebner, J. L. (2018). Urinary biomarkers to non-invasively evaluate health in wild moose (Alces alces). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26, S196-S197 https://www.oarsijournal.com/article/S1063-4584(18)30519-3/fulltext
2017
Uboni, A., D. W. Smith, D. R. Stahler, and J. A. Vucetich. 2017. Selecting habitat to what purpose? The advantage of exploring the habitat–fitness relationship. Ecosphere 8(4):e01705 10.1002/ecs2.1705
Hoy, S. R., Peterson, R. O., & Vucetich, J. A. (2018). Climate warming is associated with smaller body size and shorter lifespans in moose near their southern range limit. Global change biology, 24(6), 2488–2497 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14015
Hedrick P, M Kardos, R Peterson, J Vucetich. 2016. Genomic Variation of Inbreeding and Ancestry in the Remaining Two Isle Royale Wolves. Journal of Heredity (doi:10.1093/jhered/esw083)
Parikh, GL, JS Forbey, B Robb, RO Peterson, LM Vucetich, JA Vucetich. The influence of plant defensive chemicals, diet composition, and winter severity on the nutritional condition of a free-ranging, generalist herbivore. Oikos. [2016 doi:10.1111/oik.03359] [Publication year: 2017. 126(2):196-203]