In preparation
Macey, Suzanne A., Nathan W. Byer, Michael D. Knoerr, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Scott A. Smith, Richard A. Seigel, and J. Alan Clark. Utilizing machine learning approaches to evaluate nest selection models in a sensitive turtle species.
Hucker, Elizabeth, Nathan W. Byer, and M. Z. Peery. Patterns of thermal selection depend on nesting stage in the Blanding’s Turtle.
Hucker, Elizabeth, Nathan W. Byer, and M. Z. Peery. Patterns of thermal selection depend on nesting stage in the Blanding’s Turtle.
2022
Byer, Nathan W., and Brendan N. Reid. "The emergence of imperfect philopatry and fidelity in spatially and temporally heterogeneous environments." Ecological Modelling 468 (2022): 109968. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2022.109968
2021
Byer, Nathan W., Fountain, E.D., Reid, B.N. et al. Land use and life history constrain adaptive genetic variation and reduce the capacity for climate change adaptation in turtles. BMC Genomics 22: 837. DOI:10.1186/s12864-021-08151-7
Byer, Nathan W., Thomas E. Dilts, Eveline S. Larrucea, Miranda M. Crowell, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Peter J. Weisberg, and Marjorie D. Matocq. 2021. Holocene-era landscape conditions affect genetic connectivity in a sagebrush obligate species, the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Landscape Ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-021-01328-1
Byer, Nathan W., Matthew Holding, Miranda M. Crowell, Todd W. Pierson, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Thomas E. Dilts, and Marjorie D. Matocq. 2021. Adaptive divergence despite low effective population size in a peripherally isolated population of the pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis. Molecular Ecology 30:4173-4188. DOI: 10.1111/mec.16040
Byer, Nathan W., Thomas E. Dilts, Eveline S. Larrucea, Miranda M. Crowell, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Peter J. Weisberg, and Marjorie D. Matocq. 2021. Holocene-era landscape conditions affect genetic connectivity in a sagebrush obligate species, the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Landscape Ecology. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-021-01328-1
Byer, Nathan W., Matthew Holding, Miranda M. Crowell, Todd W. Pierson, Kevin T. Shoemaker, Thomas E. Dilts, and Marjorie D. Matocq. 2021. Adaptive divergence despite low effective population size in a peripherally isolated population of the pygmy rabbit, Brachylagus idahoensis. Molecular Ecology 30:4173-4188. DOI: 10.1111/mec.16040
2020
Bougie, Tiffany, Nathan W. Byer, Carly Lapin, M. Z. Peery, James Woodford, and Jonathan N. Pauli. 2020. Wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) nest protection reduces predation and increases success, but annual variation influences its effectiveness. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98 (11):715-724. DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2020-0064
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, Richard P. Thiel, and M. Z. Peery. 2020. Strong Climate Associations but No Temporal Trends in Nesting Phenology of Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii). Herpetologica 76 (4):396-402. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-20-00013
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, and M. Z. Peery. 2020. Genetically-informed population models improve climate change vulnerability assessments. Landscape Ecology 35:1215-1228. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01011-x
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, Richard P. Thiel, and M. Z. Peery. 2020. Strong Climate Associations but No Temporal Trends in Nesting Phenology of Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii). Herpetologica 76 (4):396-402. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICA-D-20-00013
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, and M. Z. Peery. 2020. Genetically-informed population models improve climate change vulnerability assessments. Landscape Ecology 35:1215-1228. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-020-01011-x
2019
Guiden, Peter W., Savannah L. Bartel, Nathan W. Byer, Amy A. Shipley, John L. Orrock. 2019. Predator-prey interactions in the Anthropocene: reconciling multiple aspects of novelty. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.02.017
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, and M. Z. Peery. 2019. Ramifications of life history and physiology for nesting habitat selection in a long-lived ectotherm. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73 (4):47. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2658-z
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, and M. Z. Peery. 2019. Ramifications of life history and physiology for nesting habitat selection in a long-lived ectotherm. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73 (4):47. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2658-z
2018 and earlier
Byer, Nathan W., Brendan N. Reid, Richard A. Seigel, and M. Z. Peery. 2018. Applying lessons from the avian literature to herpetological field studies: techniques for analyzing nest success. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 13 (3):517–532.
Byer, Nathan. W., Scott A. Smith, and Richard A. Seigel. 2018. Microgeographic variation in bog turtle nesting ecology. Journal of Herpetology 52 (2):228–233.
Byer, Nathan W., Scott A. Smith, and Richard A. Seigel. 2017. Variation in home range sizes of bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenebergii). Journal of Herpetology 51 (1): 68-72.
Anderson, Kaite P., Nathan W. Byer, Teal Richards-Dimitrie and Ryan J. McGehee. 2015. A new system for marking hatchling turtles using Visible Implant Elastomer. Herpetological Review 46(1): 25-27.
Byer, Nathan. W., Scott A. Smith, and Richard A. Seigel. 2018. Microgeographic variation in bog turtle nesting ecology. Journal of Herpetology 52 (2):228–233.
Byer, Nathan W., Scott A. Smith, and Richard A. Seigel. 2017. Variation in home range sizes of bog turtles (Glyptemys muhlenebergii). Journal of Herpetology 51 (1): 68-72.
Anderson, Kaite P., Nathan W. Byer, Teal Richards-Dimitrie and Ryan J. McGehee. 2015. A new system for marking hatchling turtles using Visible Implant Elastomer. Herpetological Review 46(1): 25-27.