Peer-reviewed publications
18. Prather, R.M., R.M. Dalton, b. barr, D.T. Blumstein, C.L. Boggs, A.K. Brody, D.W.Inouye, R.E.Irwin, J.G.A.Martin, R.J. Smith, D.H. Van Vuren, C.P. Wells, H. Whiteman, B.D.Inouye, N. Underwood. 2023. Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxa Proceedings of the Royal Society B https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2181 ^middle authors alphabetical
17. Burgstahler, K**., J. Isidro**, D.H. Van Vuren, A. Collins, J. Aliperti, and C.P. Wells. 2023. Daily roadkill monitoring and long-term population census reveals female-biased mortality for a small mammal along a wildland-urban interface. Biological Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109863.
16. Wells, C.P., R. Barbier**, S. Nelson*, R. Kanaziz*, and L.M. Aubry. 2022. Life history consequences of climate change in hibernating mammals: a review. Ecography E4 Award Special Issue https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06056
15. Fay, R., S. Hamel, M. van de Pol, J.-M. Gaillard, N. G. Yoccoz, P. Acker, M. Authier, B. Larue, C. Le Coeur, K. R. Macdonald, A. Nicol-Harper, C. Barbraud, C. Bonenfant, D. H. Van Vuren, E. Cam, K. Delord, M. Gamelon, M. Moiron, F. Pelletier, J. Rotella, C. Teplitsky,
M. E. Visser, C. P. Wells, N. T. Wheelwright, S. Jenouvrier, and B.-E. Saether. 2022. Temporal correlations among demographic rates are ubiquitous but highly variable across species. Ecology Letters https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14026 ^middle authors alphabetical
14. Kanaziz, R.*, K. Huyvaert, C.P. Wells, D.H.Van Vuren, L.M. Aubry. 2022. Maternal survival costs in an asocial mammal. Ecology and Evolution 12(5):e8874 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8874 [cover article]
18. Prather, R.M., R.M. Dalton, b. barr, D.T. Blumstein, C.L. Boggs, A.K. Brody, D.W.Inouye, R.E.Irwin, J.G.A.Martin, R.J. Smith, D.H. Van Vuren, C.P. Wells, H. Whiteman, B.D.Inouye, N. Underwood. 2023. Current and lagged climate affects phenology across diverse taxa Proceedings of the Royal Society B https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2181 ^middle authors alphabetical
17. Burgstahler, K**., J. Isidro**, D.H. Van Vuren, A. Collins, J. Aliperti, and C.P. Wells. 2023. Daily roadkill monitoring and long-term population census reveals female-biased mortality for a small mammal along a wildland-urban interface. Biological Conservation https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109863.
16. Wells, C.P., R. Barbier**, S. Nelson*, R. Kanaziz*, and L.M. Aubry. 2022. Life history consequences of climate change in hibernating mammals: a review. Ecography E4 Award Special Issue https://doi.org/10.1111/ecog.06056
15. Fay, R., S. Hamel, M. van de Pol, J.-M. Gaillard, N. G. Yoccoz, P. Acker, M. Authier, B. Larue, C. Le Coeur, K. R. Macdonald, A. Nicol-Harper, C. Barbraud, C. Bonenfant, D. H. Van Vuren, E. Cam, K. Delord, M. Gamelon, M. Moiron, F. Pelletier, J. Rotella, C. Teplitsky,
M. E. Visser, C. P. Wells, N. T. Wheelwright, S. Jenouvrier, and B.-E. Saether. 2022. Temporal correlations among demographic rates are ubiquitous but highly variable across species. Ecology Letters https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14026 ^middle authors alphabetical
14. Kanaziz, R.*, K. Huyvaert, C.P. Wells, D.H.Van Vuren, L.M. Aubry. 2022. Maternal survival costs in an asocial mammal. Ecology and Evolution 12(5):e8874 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8874 [cover article]
13. Thow, C., J.M. Eadie, C.P. Wells, and B. Lyon. 2022. Pedigree simulations reveal that maternity assignment is reliable in populations with conspecific brood parasitism, incomplete parental sampling, and kin structure. Molecular Ecology Resources
https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13466
12. Shelton, D.,M. Delgado,E. Greenway, E. Hobson, A.R. Lackey, A. Medina-Garcia, B. A. Reinke, C.P. Wells, C. Horner-Devine. 2021. Expanding the landscape of opportunity: professional societies support early-career researchers through community programming and peer coaching. Journal of Comparative Psychology 135:439-449 (Centennial Issue) ^middle authors alphabetical
11. Fay, R., M. Authier, S. Hamel, S. Jenouvrier, M. van de Pol, E. Cam, J-M. Gaillard, N. Yoccoz, P. Acker, A. Allen, L.M. Aubry, C. Bonenfant, H. Caswell, C.F.D. Coste, B. Larue, C. Le Coeur, M. Gamelon, K. MacDonald, M. Moiron, A. Nicol-Harper*, F. Pelletier, J. Rotella, C. Teplitsky, L. Touzot, Y. Vingenes, M. Visser, C.P. Wells, B-E. Saether. 2021. Quantifying fixed individual heterogeneity in demographic parameters: Performance of correlated random effects for Bernoulli variables. Methods in Ecology & Evolution
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13728 ^middle authors alphabetical
10. CM Brand*, MB Johnson, LD Parker, JE Maldonado, L Korte, H Vanthomme, A Alonso, MJ Ruiz-Lopez, C.P. Wells, N Ting. 2020. Abundance, density, and social structure of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in a human-modified landscape in southwestern Gabon. PLoS One 15(4): e0231832 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231832
9. Wells, C.P., P. Lavretsky, M. Sorenson, J. Peters, J. DaCosta, S. Turnbull, K. Uyehara, C. Malachowski, B. Dugger, J.M. Eadie, A. Engilis, Jr. 2019. Persistence of an endangered native duck, feral mallards, and multiple hybrid swarms across the main Hawaiian Islands. Molecular Ecology 28: 5203-5216 https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15286 [cover article]
8. Wells, C.P., J.A. Wilson, D.A. Kelt, and D.H. Van Vuren. 2019. Body mass as an estimate of female body condition in a hibernating small mammal. Canadian Field-Naturalist 133: 34-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v133i1.2073
7. Wells, C.P. and D.H. Van Vuren. 2018. Developmental and social constraints on early reproduction in an asocial ground squirrel. Journal of Zoology 306: 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12569
6. Wells, C.P., and D.H. Van Vuren. 2017. Female kin density affects offspring sex ratio in an asocial mammal, the golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis. Animal Behaviour 134: 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.10.004
5. Wells, C. P., K. M. Tomalty, C. H. Floyd, M. B. McElreath, B. P. May, and D.H. Van Vuren. 2017. Determinants of multiple paternity in a fluctuating population of ground squirrels. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71(2): 1-13. doi:10.1007/s00265-017-2270-z
4. Meek, M. H., C. P. Wells, K. M. Tomalty, et al. 2016. We should not be afraid to talk about fear of failure in conservation. Biological Conservation 194: 218-219. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.012
3. Moore, J. F., C. P. Wells, D. H. Van Vuren, M.K. Oli. 2016. Who pays? Intra- versus inter-generational costs of reproduction.
Ecosphere 7: e01236. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1236
2. Meek, M. H., C. Wells, K. M. Tomalty, et al. 2015. Fear of failure in conservation: the problem and potential solutions to aid conservation of extremely small populations. Biological Conservation 184: 209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.01.025.
1. Caro, T., J. Darwin, T. Forrester, C. LeDoux-Bloom, and C. Wells. 2012. Conservation in the Anthropocene. Conservation Biology 26: 185-188. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01.01752.x.
*reprinted in Weurthner, G., E. Crist, and T. Butler, Eds. 2014. Keeping the Wild: Against the Domestication of Earth. Island Press.
In progress
Van de Walle, J., R. Fay, J.-M. Gaillard, F. Pelletier, S. Hamel, M. Gamelon, C. Barbraud, F.G. Blanchet, D.T. Blumstein, A. Charmantier, K. Delord, B. Larue, J. Martin, J.A. Mills, E. Milot, F.M. Mayer, J. Rotella, B.-E. Saether, C. Teplitsky, M. van de Pol, D.H. Van Vuren, M.E. Visser, C.P. Wells, J. Yarrall, S. Jenouvrier. Individual life histories: neither slow nor fast, just diverse. (in review) ^middle authors alphabetical
Schlageter, S.*., D.H. Van Vuren, C.P. Wells. Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels, Callospermophilus lateralis (in review).
Wells, C.P., P. Lavretsky, R. Fleischer, M. Spitzer, M. Dattoria, V. Rossi, N. McInerney, H. James. Ancient DNA and morphometric evidence for a recent hybrid origin of the endangered, endemic Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana).
Wells, C.P., and D.H. Van Vuren. Phenological plasticity and heritability of reproductive timing in a hibernating mammal. (Invited for special issue Phenological plasticity: from molecular mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary implications, Integrative and Comparative Biology)
*graduate student, **undergraduate student
https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13466
12. Shelton, D.,M. Delgado,E. Greenway, E. Hobson, A.R. Lackey, A. Medina-Garcia, B. A. Reinke, C.P. Wells, C. Horner-Devine. 2021. Expanding the landscape of opportunity: professional societies support early-career researchers through community programming and peer coaching. Journal of Comparative Psychology 135:439-449 (Centennial Issue) ^middle authors alphabetical
11. Fay, R., M. Authier, S. Hamel, S. Jenouvrier, M. van de Pol, E. Cam, J-M. Gaillard, N. Yoccoz, P. Acker, A. Allen, L.M. Aubry, C. Bonenfant, H. Caswell, C.F.D. Coste, B. Larue, C. Le Coeur, M. Gamelon, K. MacDonald, M. Moiron, A. Nicol-Harper*, F. Pelletier, J. Rotella, C. Teplitsky, L. Touzot, Y. Vingenes, M. Visser, C.P. Wells, B-E. Saether. 2021. Quantifying fixed individual heterogeneity in demographic parameters: Performance of correlated random effects for Bernoulli variables. Methods in Ecology & Evolution
https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13728 ^middle authors alphabetical
10. CM Brand*, MB Johnson, LD Parker, JE Maldonado, L Korte, H Vanthomme, A Alonso, MJ Ruiz-Lopez, C.P. Wells, N Ting. 2020. Abundance, density, and social structure of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in a human-modified landscape in southwestern Gabon. PLoS One 15(4): e0231832 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231832
9. Wells, C.P., P. Lavretsky, M. Sorenson, J. Peters, J. DaCosta, S. Turnbull, K. Uyehara, C. Malachowski, B. Dugger, J.M. Eadie, A. Engilis, Jr. 2019. Persistence of an endangered native duck, feral mallards, and multiple hybrid swarms across the main Hawaiian Islands. Molecular Ecology 28: 5203-5216 https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15286 [cover article]
8. Wells, C.P., J.A. Wilson, D.A. Kelt, and D.H. Van Vuren. 2019. Body mass as an estimate of female body condition in a hibernating small mammal. Canadian Field-Naturalist 133: 34-42. http://dx.doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v133i1.2073
7. Wells, C.P. and D.H. Van Vuren. 2018. Developmental and social constraints on early reproduction in an asocial ground squirrel. Journal of Zoology 306: 28-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12569
6. Wells, C.P., and D.H. Van Vuren. 2017. Female kin density affects offspring sex ratio in an asocial mammal, the golden-mantled ground squirrel, Callospermophilus lateralis. Animal Behaviour 134: 71-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.10.004
5. Wells, C. P., K. M. Tomalty, C. H. Floyd, M. B. McElreath, B. P. May, and D.H. Van Vuren. 2017. Determinants of multiple paternity in a fluctuating population of ground squirrels. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71(2): 1-13. doi:10.1007/s00265-017-2270-z
4. Meek, M. H., C. P. Wells, K. M. Tomalty, et al. 2016. We should not be afraid to talk about fear of failure in conservation. Biological Conservation 194: 218-219. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.012
3. Moore, J. F., C. P. Wells, D. H. Van Vuren, M.K. Oli. 2016. Who pays? Intra- versus inter-generational costs of reproduction.
Ecosphere 7: e01236. doi:10.1002/ecs2.1236
2. Meek, M. H., C. Wells, K. M. Tomalty, et al. 2015. Fear of failure in conservation: the problem and potential solutions to aid conservation of extremely small populations. Biological Conservation 184: 209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.01.025.
1. Caro, T., J. Darwin, T. Forrester, C. LeDoux-Bloom, and C. Wells. 2012. Conservation in the Anthropocene. Conservation Biology 26: 185-188. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2011.01.01752.x.
*reprinted in Weurthner, G., E. Crist, and T. Butler, Eds. 2014. Keeping the Wild: Against the Domestication of Earth. Island Press.
In progress
Van de Walle, J., R. Fay, J.-M. Gaillard, F. Pelletier, S. Hamel, M. Gamelon, C. Barbraud, F.G. Blanchet, D.T. Blumstein, A. Charmantier, K. Delord, B. Larue, J. Martin, J.A. Mills, E. Milot, F.M. Mayer, J. Rotella, B.-E. Saether, C. Teplitsky, M. van de Pol, D.H. Van Vuren, M.E. Visser, C.P. Wells, J. Yarrall, S. Jenouvrier. Individual life histories: neither slow nor fast, just diverse. (in review) ^middle authors alphabetical
Schlageter, S.*., D.H. Van Vuren, C.P. Wells. Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels, Callospermophilus lateralis (in review).
Wells, C.P., P. Lavretsky, R. Fleischer, M. Spitzer, M. Dattoria, V. Rossi, N. McInerney, H. James. Ancient DNA and morphometric evidence for a recent hybrid origin of the endangered, endemic Hawaiian duck (Anas wyvilliana).
Wells, C.P., and D.H. Van Vuren. Phenological plasticity and heritability of reproductive timing in a hibernating mammal. (Invited for special issue Phenological plasticity: from molecular mechanisms to ecological and evolutionary implications, Integrative and Comparative Biology)
*graduate student, **undergraduate student
