John F. Benson

University of Nebraska–Lincoln — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

33h-index2.5kcitations121works2.82yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(65), Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies(20), Rangeland and Wildlife Management(14), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(13), Economic and Environmental Valuation(12)

Publications120 total

Drivers of seasonal space use and movements of mule deer in agriculturally modified landscapes of the Great Plains
Movement Ecology·2026Open Access
Large-scale experimental assessment of coyote behavior across urban and rural landscapes
Scientific Reports·2025Open Access
Movement decisions reflect compromised statewide connectivity for mountain lions in California
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment·2025Open Access
Testing the repellent efficacy of a newly stabilised formula of d-pulegone on wild kea to assess potential for use during aerial poisoning operations
New Zealand Journal of Ecology·2025Open Access
Bighorn sheep respond to mountain lions with temporally dynamic forage-risk tradeoffs
Biological Conservation·2025
The influence of human presence and footprint on animal space use in US national parks
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Author response for "The influence of human presence and footprint on animal space use in US national parks"
2025
Spatial ecology of recolonized elk in agricultural landscapes of the Northern Great Plains
Biological Conservation·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Author response for "The influence of human presence and footprint on animal space use in US national parks"
2025
Aversion training wild kea with anthraquinone-treated repellent in non-toxic baits prior to 1080 operations does not improve survival outcomes
New Zealand Journal of Ecology·2025Open Access
Functional habitat characteristics influencing spatial variation in mountain lion predation in a human-dominated landscape
Biological Conservation·2025· 4 cited
<scp>SNAPSHOT USA</scp> 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2025· 9 cited
A Functional Response in Resource Selection Links Multiscale Responses of a Large Carnivore to Human Mortality Risk
Ecology Letters·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Intrinsic and environmental drivers of pairwise cohesion in wild <i>Canis</i> social groups
Ecology·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
Author response for "A Functional Response in Resource Selection Links Multiscale Responses of a Large Carnivore to Human Mortality Risk"
2024
Risk avoidance during dispersal: Temporal and behavioral shifts in selection by non-resident eastern wolves (Canis c.f. lycaon)
Biological Conservation·2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Human recreation influences activity of a large carnivore in an urban landscape
Biological Conservation·2024· 4 citedOpen Access
Author response for "A Functional Response in Resource Selection Links Multiscale Responses of a Large Carnivore to Human Mortality Risk"
2024
Response of dholes to prey availability and human disturbance in space and time in Southern India
Biological Conservation·2024· 5 cited
Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States
Diversity and Distributions·2024· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Brent R. Patterson(13), Jeff A. Sikich(7), Seth P. D. Riley(7), Michael J. Chamberlain(5), Ken Willis(5), Peter J. Mahoney(4), Kenneth J. Mills(4), Kevin R. Middel(3), Karen M. Loveless(3), Anna C. Nisi(3), Christopher C. Wilmers(3), Holly B. Ernest(2), T. Winston Vickers(2), Paul Beier(2), Walter M. Boyce(2), David P. Onorato(2), Deborah Jansen(2), Bruce D. Leopold(2), Tyler J. Wheeldon(2), Andrew Silver(2)