Kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) skull sampled for historical DNA.
Peer Reviewed Publications (*Corresponding author; ‡Mentee; **Targeted Journal)
Please contact me at Robert.Lonsinger@sdstate.edu for copies of any publications you are unable to access
17. RC Lonsinger*, D Daniel, JR Adams, LP Waits. In Advanced Prep. Consideration of sample source for establishing reliable genetic data from natural history collections. Journal of Mammalogy**.
16. RC Lonsinger*, JR Adams, LP Waits. In Prep. Genetic consequences of declining kit fox populations and implications for population persistence. Ecology and Evolution**.
15. Morin DJ*, SD Higdon, RC Lonsinger, EN Gosselin‡, MJ Kelly, LP Waits. In Review. Estimating diet with imperfect detection and uncertainty. Wildlife Society Bulletin**.
14. Lonsinger RC*, PM Lukacs, EM Gese, LP Waits. In Review. Comparing estimators of abundance for two sympatric carnivores using noninvasive genetic sampling. Molecular Ecology Resources**.
13. Lonsinger RC*, PM Lukacs, EM Gese, RN Knight, LP Waits. 2018. Estimating densities from sympatric kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) and coyotes (Canis latrans) using noninvasive genetic sampling. Canadian Journal of Zoology doi: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0332.
12. Byerly P‡, RC Lonsinger*, EM Gese, AJ Kozlowski, LP Waits. 2018. Resource partitioning between two sympatric canids: a comparison of historical and contemporary dietary overlap. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96(5): 497-504. | Link.
11. Lonsinger RC, GW Roemer. In Review. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in J-LE Cartron and JK Frey, editors. The Wild Carnivores of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
10. Gosselin E‡, RC Lonsinger*, LP Waits. 2017. Comparing morphological and molecular diet analyses and fecal DNA sampling locations for a terrestiral carnivore. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(2): 362-369. | Link.
9. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, LL Bailey, LP Waits. 2017. The roles of habitat and intraguild predation by coyotes on the spatial dynamics of kit foxes. Ecosphere 8(3): e01749. | Link.
8. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, RN Knight, TR Johnson, LP Waits. 2016. Quantifying and correcting for scat removal in noninvasive carnivore scat surveys. Wildlife Biology 22(2): 45-54. | Link.
7. Lonsinger RC*. 2015 Conservation genetics of kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) and coyotes (Canis latrans): Using noninvasive genetic sampling to investigate two sympatric carnivores in the Great Basin desert. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Idaho | Link.
6. Lonsinger RC*, LP Waits. 2015. ConGenR: rapid determination of consensus genotypes and estimates of genotyping errors from replicated genetic samples. Conservation Genetics Resources 7(4): 841–843. | Link.
5. Dempsey SJ, EM Gese*, BM Kluever, RC Lonsinger, LP Waits. 2015. Evaluation of scat deposition transects versus radio telemetry for developing a species distribution model for a rare desert carnivore, the kit fox. Plos One: 10(10): e0138995. | Link.
4. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, LP Waits. 2015. Evaluating the reliability of field identification and morphometric classifications for carnivore scats confirmed with genetic analysis. Wildlife Society Bulletin 39(3): 593–602. | Link.
3. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, SJ Dempsey, BM Kluever, TR Johnson, LP Waits. 2015. Balancing sample accumulation and DNA degradation rates to optimize noninvasive genetic sampling of sympatric carnivores. Molecular Ecology Resources 15(4): 831–842. | Link.
2. Lonsinger RC, RM Schweizer, JP Pollinger, RK Wayne, GW Roemer*. 2015. Fine-scale genetic structure of the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in a sky island mountain range. Journal of Mammalogy 96(2):257–268. | Link.
1. Lonsinger RC*. 2010. Fine-scale genetic structure driven by habitat-dependent selection. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.
Please contact me at Robert.Lonsinger@sdstate.edu for copies of any publications you are unable to access
17. RC Lonsinger*, D Daniel, JR Adams, LP Waits. In Advanced Prep. Consideration of sample source for establishing reliable genetic data from natural history collections. Journal of Mammalogy**.
16. RC Lonsinger*, JR Adams, LP Waits. In Prep. Genetic consequences of declining kit fox populations and implications for population persistence. Ecology and Evolution**.
15. Morin DJ*, SD Higdon, RC Lonsinger, EN Gosselin‡, MJ Kelly, LP Waits. In Review. Estimating diet with imperfect detection and uncertainty. Wildlife Society Bulletin**.
14. Lonsinger RC*, PM Lukacs, EM Gese, LP Waits. In Review. Comparing estimators of abundance for two sympatric carnivores using noninvasive genetic sampling. Molecular Ecology Resources**.
13. Lonsinger RC*, PM Lukacs, EM Gese, RN Knight, LP Waits. 2018. Estimating densities from sympatric kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) and coyotes (Canis latrans) using noninvasive genetic sampling. Canadian Journal of Zoology doi: 10.1139/cjz-2017-0332.
12. Byerly P‡, RC Lonsinger*, EM Gese, AJ Kozlowski, LP Waits. 2018. Resource partitioning between two sympatric canids: a comparison of historical and contemporary dietary overlap. Canadian Journal of Zoology 96(5): 497-504. | Link.
11. Lonsinger RC, GW Roemer. In Review. Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in J-LE Cartron and JK Frey, editors. The Wild Carnivores of New Mexico. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
10. Gosselin E‡, RC Lonsinger*, LP Waits. 2017. Comparing morphological and molecular diet analyses and fecal DNA sampling locations for a terrestiral carnivore. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(2): 362-369. | Link.
9. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, LL Bailey, LP Waits. 2017. The roles of habitat and intraguild predation by coyotes on the spatial dynamics of kit foxes. Ecosphere 8(3): e01749. | Link.
8. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, RN Knight, TR Johnson, LP Waits. 2016. Quantifying and correcting for scat removal in noninvasive carnivore scat surveys. Wildlife Biology 22(2): 45-54. | Link.
7. Lonsinger RC*. 2015 Conservation genetics of kit foxes (Vulpes macrotis) and coyotes (Canis latrans): Using noninvasive genetic sampling to investigate two sympatric carnivores in the Great Basin desert. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Idaho | Link.
6. Lonsinger RC*, LP Waits. 2015. ConGenR: rapid determination of consensus genotypes and estimates of genotyping errors from replicated genetic samples. Conservation Genetics Resources 7(4): 841–843. | Link.
5. Dempsey SJ, EM Gese*, BM Kluever, RC Lonsinger, LP Waits. 2015. Evaluation of scat deposition transects versus radio telemetry for developing a species distribution model for a rare desert carnivore, the kit fox. Plos One: 10(10): e0138995. | Link.
4. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, LP Waits. 2015. Evaluating the reliability of field identification and morphometric classifications for carnivore scats confirmed with genetic analysis. Wildlife Society Bulletin 39(3): 593–602. | Link.
3. Lonsinger RC*, EM Gese, SJ Dempsey, BM Kluever, TR Johnson, LP Waits. 2015. Balancing sample accumulation and DNA degradation rates to optimize noninvasive genetic sampling of sympatric carnivores. Molecular Ecology Resources 15(4): 831–842. | Link.
2. Lonsinger RC, RM Schweizer, JP Pollinger, RK Wayne, GW Roemer*. 2015. Fine-scale genetic structure of the ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in a sky island mountain range. Journal of Mammalogy 96(2):257–268. | Link.
1. Lonsinger RC*. 2010. Fine-scale genetic structure driven by habitat-dependent selection. M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.
Ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in the Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas
Black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) in northern Arizona
Select Technical Reports (*Corresponding author)
Waits LP*, RC Lonsinger, SP Woodruff. Monitoring species of concern using noninvasive genetic sampling and capture-recapture methods. Final Report for ESTCP Project RC-201205 to the Unites States Department of Defense. 136pp.
Lonsinger RC*, LP Waits. 2014. Conservation genetics of kit foxes: comparison of historical and contemporary population genetics to evaluate temporal changes in genetic diversity and effective population size. Final report to T&E, Inc. 17pp.
Lonsinger RC*. 2012. Inventory and monitoring of ringtails (Bassariscus astutus) in City of Rocks National Reserve: an area which may represent a significant northerly range expansion. Final Report to the National Park Service. 65pp. | Link.
Lonsinger RC*. 2011. Chytrid Fungus and Ranavirus Surveys within the Bureau of Land Management’s Burley Field Office. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 39pp.
Lonsinger RC*, BA Johnson, DD Gilbert. 2011. Shoshone Field Office Herpetological Surveys, Idaho: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Progress Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 87pp.
Lonsinger RC*, J Barrett, SE Askew, K Oelrich, R Smith. 2011. Columbia Spotted Frog and Boreal Toad Inventory in the Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office, South-Central Idaho. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 84pp.
Lonsinger RC*, SE Askew. 2010. Reptiles and Amphibians: A Survey of the Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 115pp.
Lonsinger RC*. 2010. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park: Mammalian Species Monitoring and Inventory. Final report to the New Mexico State Parks Division. 7pp.
Lonsinger RC*, GW Roemer. 2009. Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks: The development of habitat and corridor suitability models as a test of landscape connectivity within the Chihuahuan Desert Network. Final report to the National Park Service. 15 pp.
Facka AN, RC Lonsinger, GW Roemer*. 2008. Estimates of population size of Gunnison’s prairie dogs in the Aubrey Valley, Arizona based on a new monitoring approach. Final report to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. 26 pp. | Link.
C King, J Broecher, A Siniawski, RC Lonsinger, J Pebworth, WE Van Pelt. 2005. Results of the 2004 Black-footed Ferret Release Effort in Aubrey Valley, Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Technical Report. 20pp.
Waits LP*, RC Lonsinger, SP Woodruff. Monitoring species of concern using noninvasive genetic sampling and capture-recapture methods. Final Report for ESTCP Project RC-201205 to the Unites States Department of Defense. 136pp.
Lonsinger RC*, LP Waits. 2014. Conservation genetics of kit foxes: comparison of historical and contemporary population genetics to evaluate temporal changes in genetic diversity and effective population size. Final report to T&E, Inc. 17pp.
Lonsinger RC*. 2012. Inventory and monitoring of ringtails (Bassariscus astutus) in City of Rocks National Reserve: an area which may represent a significant northerly range expansion. Final Report to the National Park Service. 65pp. | Link.
Lonsinger RC*. 2011. Chytrid Fungus and Ranavirus Surveys within the Bureau of Land Management’s Burley Field Office. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 39pp.
Lonsinger RC*, BA Johnson, DD Gilbert. 2011. Shoshone Field Office Herpetological Surveys, Idaho: Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. Progress Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 87pp.
Lonsinger RC*, J Barrett, SE Askew, K Oelrich, R Smith. 2011. Columbia Spotted Frog and Boreal Toad Inventory in the Bureau of Land Management Burley Field Office, South-Central Idaho. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 84pp.
Lonsinger RC*, SE Askew. 2010. Reptiles and Amphibians: A Survey of the Bureau of Land Management Shoshone Field Office. Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management. 115pp.
Lonsinger RC*. 2010. Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park: Mammalian Species Monitoring and Inventory. Final report to the New Mexico State Parks Division. 7pp.
Lonsinger RC*, GW Roemer. 2009. Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Parks: The development of habitat and corridor suitability models as a test of landscape connectivity within the Chihuahuan Desert Network. Final report to the National Park Service. 15 pp.
Facka AN, RC Lonsinger, GW Roemer*. 2008. Estimates of population size of Gunnison’s prairie dogs in the Aubrey Valley, Arizona based on a new monitoring approach. Final report to the Arizona Game and Fish Department. 26 pp. | Link.
C King, J Broecher, A Siniawski, RC Lonsinger, J Pebworth, WE Van Pelt. 2005. Results of the 2004 Black-footed Ferret Release Effort in Aubrey Valley, Arizona. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program Technical Report. 20pp.
Popular Press!
Woodruff S, RC Lonsinger, LP Waits. 2014. Getting the scoop from poop. Natural Selections. Department of Defense Natural Resource Program newsletter. | Link.
Lonsinger RC, W Holthuijzen. 2013. Guest voice: Polar bear researcher, UI alumnus visits university. The Argonaut. | Link.
Lonsinger RC. Ringtails: Possible range expansion? National Park Service City of Rocks National Reserve Resource Brief.
Woodruff S, RC Lonsinger, LP Waits. 2014. Getting the scoop from poop. Natural Selections. Department of Defense Natural Resource Program newsletter. | Link.
Lonsinger RC, W Holthuijzen. 2013. Guest voice: Polar bear researcher, UI alumnus visits university. The Argonaut. | Link.
Lonsinger RC. Ringtails: Possible range expansion? National Park Service City of Rocks National Reserve Resource Brief.
