Matthew Stephenson

Publications

• Quantifying thermal‐imager effectiveness for detecting bird nests on farms
• Miniature temperature data loggers increase precision and reduce bias when estimating the daily survival rate for bird nests
• Habitat amount and edge effects, not perch proximity, nest exposure, or vegetation diversity affect cowbird parasitism in agricultural landscapes
• The relative contributions of habitat area, configuration, and vegetative diversity on snake and lizard presence in agricultural landscapes
• Quantifying Methods to Improve Statistical Power in Grassland and Passerine Bird Nesting Studies
• The Roles of Habitat Area, Fragmentation, and Vegetation Diversity in Bird and Snake Habitat Quality in Agricultural Landscapes in Iowa, USA