Publications & Press Releases

PUBLICATIONS AND RECENT PRESS RELEASES:

Note: All PDF files open in a new window

  1. Hutto, R. L. 1978. A mechanism for resource allocation among sympatric heteromyid rodent species. Oecologia 33:115-126. PDF
  2. Hutto, R. L. 1980. Winter habitat distribution of migratory land birds in western Mexico, with special reference to small, foliage-gleaning insectivores. Pp. 181-203 in A. Keast and E. S. Morton (eds.) Migrant birds in the Neotropics: Ecology, Behavior, Distribution and Conservation. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D. C. PDF
  3. Hutto, R. L. 1980. A laboratory manual for Zoology 308--Ornithology. University of Montana Reprographics, 48 pp.
  4. Hutto, R. L. 1981. Seasonal variation in the foraging behavior of some migratory western wood warblers. Auk 98:765-777. PDF
  5. Hutto, R. L., and S. L. Mosconi. 1981. Lateral detectability profiles for line transect bird censuses: some problems and an alternative. Studies in Avian Biology 6:382-387. PDF
  6. Hutto, R. L. 1981. Temporal patterns of foraging activity in some wood warblers in relation to the availability of insect prey. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 9:195-198. PDF
  7. Mosconi, S. L., and R. L. Hutto. 1982. The effect of grazing on the land birds of a western Montana riparian habitat. Pp. 221-233 in J. M. Peek and P. D. Dalke (eds.) Proceedings of the Wildlife-Livestock Relationships Symposium. Forest, Wildlife and Range Experiment Station, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. PDF
  8. Hutto, R. L. 1982. Montana Wildlife. University of Montana Reprographics, 100 pp.
  9. Korol, J. J., and R. L. Hutto. 1984. Factors affecting nest site location in Gila Woodpeckers. Condor 86:73-78. PDF
  10. Hutto, R. L. 1985. Habitat selection by nonbreeding, migratory land birds. Pp. 455-476 in M. L. Cody (ed.) Habitat Selection in Birds. Academic Press, Inc., Orlando, Florida. PDF
  11. Hutto, R. L. 1985. Seasonal changes in the habitat distribution of transient insectivorous birds in southeastern Arizona: competition mediated? Auk 102:120-132. PDF
  12. Bennetts, R. E., and R. L. Hutto. 1985. Attraction of social fringillids to mineral salts: an experimental study. Journal of Field Ornithology 56:187-189. PDF
  13. Hutto, R. L., P. Hendricks, and S. Pletschet. 1985. Un censo invernal de las aves de la Estación de Biología Chamela, Jalisco México. An. Inst. Biol. Univ. Nat. Autón. Méx 56:945-954. PDF
  14. Hutto, R. L. 1986. Migratory landbirds in western Mexico: a vanishing habitat. Western Wildlands 11:12-16. PDF
  15. Hutto, R. L., S. M. Pletschet, and P. Hendricks. 1986. A fixed-radius point count method for nonbreeding and breeding season use. Auk 103:593-602. PDF
  16. Hutto, R. L. (ed.) 1986 (revised 1994). Bonham and Cooper's birds of west-central Montana. Five Valleys Audubon Society, 24 pp. PDF
  17. Hutto, R. L., J. R. McAuliffe, and L. Hogan. 1986. Distributional associates of the saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea). Southwestern Naturalist 31:469-476. PDF
  18. Hutto, R. L. 1987. Scale of measurement in ecology: a review. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Amer. 68:57-58. PDF
  19. Hutto, R. L. 1987. A description of mixed-species insectivorous bird flocks in western Mexico. Condor 89:282-292. PDF
  20. Hutto, R. L. 1987. Effect of systemic pesticide implants on the level of Western spruce budworm infestation: treatment and post-treatment years. Forest Ecology and Management 21:231-235. PDF
  21. Hutto, R. L., S. Reel, and P. B. Landres. 1987. A critical evaluation of the species approach to biological conservation. Endangered Species Update 4:1-4. PDF
  22. Hutto, R. L. 1987. Nearctic migrants in the Neotropics: a review. Auk 104:578-579. PDF
  23. Hutto, R. L. 1988. Foraging behavior patterns suggest a possible cost associated with participation in mixed-species bird flocks. Oikos 51:79-83. PDF
  24. Hutto, R. L. 1988. “Birds of the northern Rockies” by T. J. Ulrich: a review. Ibis 130:145. PDF
  25. Hutto, R. L. 1988. “Birds of the Rocky Mountains” by P. A. Johnsgard: a review. Ibis 130:319.
  26. Hutto, R. L. 1988. Is tropical deforestation responsible for the reported declines in neotropical migrant populations? American Birds 42:375-379. PDF
  27. Hutto, R. L. 1989. The effect of habitat alteration on migratory land birds in a west Mexican tropical deciduous forest: a conservation perspective. Conservation Biology 3:138-148. PDF
  28. Hutto, R. L. 1989. Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea. Pp. 92-93 in Rare, sensitive, and threatened species of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (Clark, T. W., A. H. Harvey, R. D. Dorn, D. L. Genter, and C. Groves, eds.). Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative, Montana Natural Heritage Program, The Nature Conservancy, and Mountain West Environmental Services. PDF
  29. Hutto, R. L. 1990. Measuring the availability of food resources. Studies in Avian Biology 13:20-28. PDF
  30. Hutto, R. L. 1990. Studies of foraging behavior: central to understanding the ecological consequences of variation in food abundance. Studies in Avian Biology 13:389-390. PDF
  31. Tobalske, B. W., R. L. Hutto, and R. C. Shearer. 1990. The effects of timber harvesting on the reproductive success of Red-naped Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus nuchalis). The Northwest Environmental Journal 6:398-399.
  32. Tobalske, B. W., R. C. Shearer, and R. L. Hutto. 1991. Bird populations in logged and unlogged western larch/Douglas-fir forest in northwestern Montana. Research Paper INT-442. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT, 12 pp. PDF
  33. Pletscher, D. L., and R. L. Hutto. 1991. Wildlife management and the maintenance of biodiversity. Western Wildlands 17:8-12. PDF
  34. Hutto, R. L. 1991. “American Warblers” by D. H. Morse: a review. Ibis 133:431.
  35. Hutto, R. L. 1992. Habitat distributions of migratory landbird species in western Mexico. Pp. 221-239 in Ecology and conservation of neotropical migrant landbirds (J. M. Hagan III and D. W. Johnston, eds.), Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. PDF
  36. Hutto, R. L., S. J. Hejl, C. R. Preston, and D. M. Finch. 1993. Effects of silvicultural treatments on forest birds in the Rocky Mountains: implications and management recommendations. Pp. 386-391 in Finch, D. M., and P. W. Stangel (eds.), Status and management of neotropical migratory birds. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. PDF
  37. Petit, D. R., J. F. Lynch, R. L. Hutto, J. G. Blake, and R. B. Waide. 1993. Management and conservation of migratory landbirds overwintering in the Neotropics. Pp. 70-92 in D. M. Finch and P. W. Stangel (eds.), Status and management of neotropical migratory birds. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. PDF
  38. Hutto, R. L. 1994. The composition and social organization of mixed-species flocks in a tropical deciduous forest in western Mexico. Condor 96:105-118. PDF
  39. Hutto, R. L., S. J. Hejl, J. F. Kelley, and S. M. Pletschet. 1995. A comparison of bird detection rates derived from on-road versus off-road point counts in northern Montana. Pp. 103-110 in C. J. Ralph, J. R. Sauer, and S. Droege (tech. eds.) Monitoring bird populations by point counts. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-149, Albany, CA. PDF
  40. Tobalske, B. W., R. C. Shearer, and R. L. Hutto. 1995. Maintaining bird diversity in western larch/Douglas-fir forests. Pp 505-507 in W. C. Schmidt and K. J. McDonald (compilers) Ecology and management of Larix forests: a look ahead. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-319, Ogden, UT. PDF
  41. Hutto, R. L. 1995. The composition of bird communities following stand-replacement fires in northern Rocky Mountain (U.S.A.) conifer forests. Conservation Biology 9:1041-1058. PDF
  42. Hejl, S. J., R. L. Hutto, C. R. Preston, and D. M. Finch. 1995. Effects of silvicultural treatments in the Rocky Mountains. Pp. 220-244 in Martin,T., and D. M. Finch (eds.), Ecology and management of neotropical migratory birds. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY. PDF
  43. Petit, D. R., R. B. Waide, R. L. Hutto, J. F. Lynch, and J. G. Blake. 1995. Habitat use and conservation of migratory landbirds overwintering in the Neotropics. Pp. 145-197 in Martin,T., and D. M. Finch (eds.), Ecology and management of neotropical migratory birds. Oxford Univ. Press, New York, NY.
  44. Hutto, R. L. 1995. The importance of intense crown fires to some bird species in Rocky Mountain coniferous forests. Pp. 204 in Brown, J. K., R. W. Mutch, C. W. Spoon, and R. H. Wakimoto (tech. coords.) Proceedings: symposium on fire in wilderness and park management. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-320, Ogden, UT.
  45. Hutto, R. L. 1995. Can patterns of vegetation change in western Mexico explain population trends in western neotropical migrants? Pp. 48-58 in M. H. Wilson and S. A. Sader (eds.) Conservation of neotropical migratory birds in Mexico. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Misc. Publ. 727. PDF
  46. Villaseñor, J. F., and R. L. Hutto. 1995. The importance of agricultural areas for the conservation of neotropical migratory landbirds in western Mexico. Pp. 59-80 in M. H. Wilson and S. A. Sader (eds.) Conservation of neotropical migratory birds in Mexico. Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station, Misc. Publ. 727. PDF
  47. Wright, V., S. J. Hejl, and R. L. Hutto. 1997. Conservation implications of a multi-scale study of Flammulated Owl (Otus flammeolus) habitat use in the Northern Rocky Mountains, USA. Pp. 506-516 in J. R. Duncan, D. H. Johnson, and T. H. Nicholls (eds.) Biology and conservation of owls of the Northern Hemisphere: 2nd international symposium, 5-9 Feb 1997, Winnipeg, MB. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-190, St. Paul, MN. PDF
  48. Hutto, R. L. 1998. Using landbirds as an indicator species group. Pp. 75-92 in Marzluff, J. M., and R. Sallabanks (eds.), Avian conservation: Research and Management. Island Press, Covelo, CA. PDF
  49. Hutto, R. L. 1998. On the importance of stopover sites to migrating birds. Auk 115:823-825. PDF
  50. Young, J. S., and R. L. Hutto. 1999. Habitat and landscape factors affecting cowbird distribution in the Northern Rockies. Studies in Avian Biology 18:41-51. PDF
  51. Hutto, R. L., and J. S. Young. 1999. Habitat relationships of landbirds in the Northern Region, USDA Forest Service. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-32, 72pp. PDF
  52. Hutto, R. L. 2000. On the importance of en-route periods to the conservation of migratory landbirds. Studies in Avian Biology 20:109-114. PDF
  53. Karl, J. W., P. J. Heglund, E. O. Garton, J. M. Scott, N. M. Wright, and R. L. Hutto. 2000. Sensitivity of species habitat-relationship model performance to factors of scale. Ecological Applications 10:1690-1705. PDF
  54. Young, J. S., and R. L. Hutto. 2002. Use of regional-scale exploratory studies to determine bird-habitat relationships. Pages 107–119 in J. M. Scott, P. J. Heglund, M. L. Morrison, J. B. Haufler, M. G. Raphael, W. A. Wall, and F. B. Samson, editors. Predicting species occurrences: issues of accuracy and scale. Island Press, Covello, CA. PDF
  55. Young, J. S., and R. L. Hutto. 2002. Use of a landbird monitoring database to explore effects of partial-cut timber harvesting. Forest Science 48:373-378. PDF
  56. Hutto, R. L., and J. S. Young. 2002. Regional landbird monitoring: perspectives from the northern Rocky Mountains. Wildlife Society Bulletin 30:738-750. PDF
  57. Kotliar, N. B., S. Hejl, R. L. Hutto, V. A. Saab, C. P. Melcher, M. E. McFadzen. 2002. Effects of fire and post-fire salvage logging on avian communities in conifer-dominated forests of the western United States. Studies in Avian Biology 25:49-64. PDF
  58. Hejl, S. J., D. E. Mack, J. Young, J. Bednarz, and R. L. Hutto. 2002. Birds and changing landscape patterns in conifer forests of the north-central Rocky Mountains. Studies in Avian Biology 25:114-130. PDF
  59. Hutto, R. L. 2002. Stand-Replacement Fire…For the Birds? Page 6, Montana Wilderness Association Special Publication, Helena, MT.
  60. Hutto, R. L., and J. S. Young. 2003. On the design of monitoring programs and the use of population indices: a reply to Ellingson and Lukacs. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31(3):903-910. PDF
  61. Kelly, J. F., and R. L. Hutto. 2005. An East-West comparison of migration in North American wood warblers. Condor 107:197-211. PDF
  62. Skagen, S. K., J. F. Kelly, C. van Riper III, R. L. Hutto, D. M. Finch, D. J. Krueper, and C. P. Melcher. 2005. Geography of spring landbird migration through riparian habitats in southwestern North America. Condor 107:212-227. PDF
  63. Smucker, K.M., R. L. Hutto, and B. M. Steele. 2005. Changes in bird abundance after wildfire: importance of fire severity and time since fire. Ecological Applications 15:1535-1549. PDF
  64. Hutto, R. L., and C. J. Ralph. 2005. Introduction: regional monitoring programs. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191:924-925. PDF
  65. Hutto, R. L. 2005. Northern Region Landbird Monitoring Program: a program designed to monitor more than long-term population trends. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191:956-962. PDF
  66. Kotliar, T., V. Saab, and R. L. Hutto. 2005. Fire on the Mountain: birds and burns in the Rockies. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191:1090-1092. PDF
  67. Young, J. S., J. R. Hoffland, and R. L. Hutto. 2005. Monitoring for adaptive management in coniferous forests of the northern Rockies. USDA For. Serv. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191:405-411. PDF
  68. Fletcher, R. J., Jr., and R. L. Hutto. 2006. Estimating detection probabilities of river birds using double surveys. Auk 123:695-707. PDF
  69. Robertson, B. A., and R. L. Hutto. 2006. A framework for understanding ecological traps and an evaluation of existing ecological evidence. Ecology 87:1075-1085. PDF
  70. Hutto, R. L. 2006. Toward meaningful snag-management guidelines for postfire salvage logging in North American conifer forests. Conservation Biology 20:984-993. PDF
  71. Hutto, R. L., and S. M. Gallo. 2006. The effects of postfire salvage logging on cavity-nesting birds. Condor 108:817-831. PDF
  72. DellaSala, D. A., J. R. Karr, T. Schoennagel, D. Perry, R. F. Noss, D. Lindenmayer, R. Beschta, R. L. Hutto, M. E. Swanson, J. Evans. 2006. Postfire logging debate ignores many issues. Science 314:51-52. PDF
  73. Hutto, R. L., and S. Kowalski. 2006. Northern Region Landbird Monitoring Program: a USFS-University of Montana partnership designed to provide both short-term and long-term feedback for land managers, p. 936-943. In C. Aguirre-Bravo, P. J. Pellicane, D. P. Burns, and S. Draggan [eds.], Monitoring science and technology symposium: unifying knowledge for sustainability in the Western Hemisphere. USDA For. Serv. Proc. RMRS-P-42CD, Fort Collins, CO.
  74. Robertson, B. A., and R. L. Hutto. 2007. Is selectively harvested forest an ecological trap for Olive-sided Flycatchers? Condor 109:109-121. PDF

Press releases about aspects of our work: