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Milligan, M. C., P. S. Coates, S. T. O'Neil, B. E. Brussee, M. P. Chenaille, D. Friend, K. Steele, J. R. Small, T. S. Bowden, A. D. Kosic, and K. Miller. 2025. Integrating multiple indices of habitat quality to inform habitat management for a sagebrush indicator species. Ecological Informatics 90: 103228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2025.103228.
Meyerpeter, M. B., P. S. Coates, M. C. Milligan, B. G. Prochazka, K. D. Lazenby, S. Abele, J. Tull, K. Miller, J. Kolar, S. R. Mathews, D. K. Dahlgren, and D. J. Delehanty. 2025. Conservation translocation immediately reverses decline in imperiled sage-grouse populations. Biological Conservation 304:110986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.110986.
2024
Milligan, M. C., P. S. Coates, B. E. Brussee, S. T. O’Neil, S. T. Mathews, S. Espinosa, D. Skalos, L. A. Wiechman, M. L. Casazza, S. Abele, J. Boone, K. Boatner, and H. Stone. 2024. Linking resource selection to population performance to identify species’ habitat across broad spatial scales: an example of greater sage-grouse in a distinct population segment. Ecology and Evolution e10891. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10891.
Beck, J. L, M. C. Milligan, K. T. Smith, P. A. Street, A. C. Pratt, C. P. Kirol, C. P. Wanner, J. D. Hennig, J. B. Dinkins, J. D. Scasta, and P. S. Coates. 2024. Free-roaming horses exceeding appropriate management levels affect multiple vital rates in greater sage-grouse. Journal of Wildlife Management e22669. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22669.
Milligan, M. C., P. S. Coates, S. T. O'Neil, B. E. Brussee, M. P. Chenaille, D. Friend, K. Steele, J. R. Small, T. S. Bowden, A. D. Kosic, and K. Miller. 2024. Greater sage-grouse habitat of Nevada and Northeastern California--Integrating space use, habitat selection, and survival indices to guide areas for habitat management. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2024-1018. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20241018.
Coates, P. S., M. C. Milligan, B. G. Prochazka, B. E. Brussee, S. T. O'Neil, C. G. Lundblad, S. C. Webster, C. L. Weise, S. R. Mathews, M. P. Chenaille, C. L. Aldridge, M. S. O'Donnell, S. P. Espinosa, A. C. Sturgill, K. E. Doherty, J. C. Tull, D. Skalos, L. A. Wiechman, S. Abele, J. Boone, K. Boatner, H. Stone, and M. L. Casazza. 2024. Status of greater sage-grouse in the Bi-State Distinct Population Segment—An evaluation of population trends, habitat selection, and efficacy of conservation actions. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2024-1030. https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20241030.
2023
Milligan, M. C., A. N. Johnston, J. L. Beck, E. Hall, L. Knox, T. Cufaude, C. Wallace, G. Chong, and M. J. Kauffman. 2023. Wind-energy development alters pronghorn migration at multiple scales. Ecology and Evolution 13:e9687. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9687.
2022
Severson, J. P., P. S. Coates, M. C. Milligan, S. T. O’Neil, M. A. Ricca, S. C. Abele, J. D. Boone, and M. L. Casazza. 2022. Moisture abundance and proximity mediates seasonal use of mesic habitat and survival of greater sage-grouse broods. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 3:312194. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12194.
Milligan, M. C. and L. B. McNew. 2022. Evaluating the cumulative effects of livestock grazing on wildlife with an integrated population model. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 477. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.818050.
2021
Milligan, M. C., A. N. Johnston, J. L. Beck, K. T. Smith, K. L. Taylor, E. Hall, L. Knox, T. Cufaude, C. Wallace, G. Chong, and M. J. Kauffman. 2021. Variable effects of wind-energy development on seasonal habitat selection of pronghorn. Ecosphere 12(12):e03850. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3850.
Milligan, M. C. and L. B. McNew. 2021. Does researcher activity impact nest survival of sharp-tailed grouse? Wildlife Biology 3:wlb.00690. https://doi.org/10.2981/wlb.00690.
Epstein, K., D. Wood, K. Roemer, B. Currey, H. Duff, J. Gay, H. Goemann, S. Loewen, M. C. Milligan, J. Wendt, J. Brookshire, L. McNew, D. McWethy, B. Maxwell, P. Stoy, and J. Haggerty. 2021. Towards an urgent yet deliberate conservation strategy: sustaining social-ecological systems in rangelands of the Northern Great Plains, Montana. Ecology and Society 26(1):10. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-12141-260110.
Milligan, M. C., L. I. Berkeley, and L. B. McNew. 2020. Survival of sharp-tailed grouse under variable livestock grazing management. Journal of Wildlife Management DOI:10.1002/jwmg.21909. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21909.
Milligan, M. C., L. I. Berkeley, and L. B. McNew. 2020. Habitat selection of female sharp-tailed grouse in grasslands managed for livestock production. PLoS One 15(6): e0233756. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233756.
Milligan, M. C., L. I. Berkeley, and L. B. McNew. 2020. Effects of rangeland management on the nesting ecology of sharp-tailed grouse. Rangeland Ecology and Management 73:128-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2019.08.009.
Milligan, M. C. and L. B. McNew. 2019. Effects of scavenging on assumptions of mortality analyses of radio-marked gamebirds. Northwestern Naturalist 100:197-205. https://doi.org/10.1898/1051-1733-100.3.198.
Milligan, M. C. and L. B. McNew. 2019. Does cattle grazing affect nesting sharp-tailed grouse? Montana State University College of Agriculture Extension Research Report.
Milligan, M. C., S. Wells, and L. B. McNew. 2018. A population viability analysis for sharp-tailed grouse to inform reintroductions. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9:565-581. https://doi.org/10.3996/112017-JFWM-090.
Smith, C. D., M. C. Milligan, M. D. Johnson, and P. Njoroge. 2018. Bird community response to landscape and foliage arthropod variables in sun coffee in central Kenyan highlands. Global Ecology and Conservation 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2018.e00378.
McNew, L.B., B. Cascaddan, A. Hicks-Lynch, M.C. Milligan, A. Netter, S. Otto, J. Payne, S.T. Vold, S.L. Wells, S.A. Wyffels. 2017. Restoration Plan for Sharp-Tailed Grouse Recovery in Western Montana. Technical Report. Montana State University. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26189.95204.
Bean. W., R. Baumbusch*, B. Berger*, M. Delheimer*, L. Hecker*, M. Lau*, and M. C. Milligan*. 2017. What should go in a wildlife professional’s spatial toolbox? Wildlife Society Bulletin. 13:605-610 *All authors contributed equally. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.795.
Milligan, M. C., M. D. Johnson, M. Garfinkel, C. Smith, and P. Njoroge. 2016. Quantifying pest control services by birds and ants on Kenyan coffee farms. Biological Conservation 194:58-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2015.11.028.
Milligan, M. C., and J. L. Dickinson. 2016. Habitat use and nest box occupancy by five species of oak woodland birds. The Auk: Ornithological Advances 133:429-438. https://doi.org/10.1642/AUK-15-187.1.
Smith, C., D. Barton, M. D. Johnson, C. Wendt, M. C. Milligan, P. Njoroge, and P. Gichuki. 2015. Bird communities in sun and shade coffee farms in Kenya. Global Ecology and Conservation 4:479-490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2015.09.004.