| Wolverine gene flow across a narrow climatic niche MK Schwartz, JP Copeland, NJ Anderson, JR Squires, RM Inman, ... Ecology 90 (11), 3222-3232, 2009 | 252 | 2009 |
| Felid sex identification based on noninvasive genetic samples KL Pilgrim, KS McKelvey, AE Riddle, MK Schwartz Molecular Ecology Notes 5 (1), 60-61, 2005 | 234 | 2005 |
| Effects of time and rainfall on PCR success using DNA extracted from deer fecal pellets TJ Brinkman, MK Schwartz, DK Person, KL Pilgrim, KJ Hundertmark Conservation Genetics 11, 1547-1552, 2010 | 158 | 2010 |
| Wolf survival and population trend using non‐invasive capture–recapture techniques in the Western Alps F Marucco, DH Pletscher, L Boitani, MK Schwartz, KL Pilgrim, ... Journal of Applied Ecology 46 (5), 1003-1010, 2009 | 141 | 2009 |
| Identifying lynx and other North American felids based on mtDNA analysis LS Mills, KL Pilgrim, MK Schwartz, K McKelvey Conservation genetics 1, 285-288, 2000 | 136 | 2000 |
| Using environmental DNA methods to improve winter surveys for rare carnivores: DNA from snow and improved noninvasive techniques TW Franklin, KS McKelvey, JD Golding, DH Mason, JC Dysthe, KL Pilgrim, ... Biological Conservation 229, 50-58, 2019 | 128 | 2019 |
| Candidate gene microsatellite variation is associated with parasitism in wild bighorn sheep G Luikart, K Pilgrim, J Visty, VO Ezenwa, MK Schwartz Biology Letters 4 (2), 228-231, 2008 | 121 | 2008 |
| Hybridization between Canada lynx and bobcats: genetic results and management implications MK Schwartz, KL Pilgrim, KS McKelvey, EL Lindquist, JJ Claar, S Loch, ... Conservation Genetics 5, 349-355, 2004 | 120 | 2004 |
| Mitochondrial genome sequences illuminate maternal lineages of conservation concern in a rare carnivore BJ Knaus, R Cronn, A Liston, K Pilgrim, MK Schwartz BMC ecology 11, 1-14, 2011 | 100 | 2011 |
| Testing for wolf-coyote hybridization in the Rocky Mountains using mitochondrial DNA KL Pilgrim, DK Boyd, SH Forbes The Journal of wildlife management, 683-689, 1998 | 85 | 1998 |
| Identification of mustelids using mitochondrial DNA and non-invasive sampling AE Riddle, KL Pilgrim, LS Mills, KS McKelvey, LF Ruggiero Conservation genetics 4 (2), 241-243, 2003 | 79 | 2003 |
| Integrating motion‐detection cameras and hair snags for wolverine identification AJ Magoun, CD Long, MK Schwartz, KL Pilgrim, RE Lowell, P Valkenburg The Journal of wildlife management 75 (3), 731-739, 2011 | 75 | 2011 |
| Kinship, social relationships, and den sharing in kit foxes K Ralls, KL Pilgrim, PJ White, EE Paxinos, MK Schwartz, RC Fleischer Journal of Mammalogy 82 (3), 858-866, 2001 | 74 | 2001 |
| Integrating resource selection into spatial capture‐recapture models for large carnivores KM Proffitt, JF Goldberg, M Hebblewhite, R Russell, BS Jimenez, ... Ecosphere 6 (11), 1-15, 2015 | 71 | 2015 |
| The efficacy of wire and glue hair snares in identifying mesocarnivores WJ Zielinski, FV Schlexer, KL Pilgrim, MK Schwartz Wildlife Society Bulletin 34 (4), 1152-1161, 2006 | 63 | 2006 |
| Inferring geographic isolation of wolverines in California using historical DNA MK Schwartz, KB Aubry, KS McKelvey, KL Pilgrim, JP Copeland, ... The Journal of Wildlife Management 71 (7), 2170-2179, 2007 | 60 | 2007 |
| Patterns of hybridization among cutthroat trout and rainbow trout in northern Rocky Mountain streams KS McKelvey, MK Young, TM Wilcox, DM Bingham, KL Pilgrim, ... Ecology and Evolution 6 (3), 688-706, 2016 | 59 | 2016 |
| Inheritance of nuclear DNA markers in gynogenetic haploid pink salmon P Spruell, KL Pilgrim, BA Greene, C Habicht, KL Knudsen, KR Lindner, ... Journal of Heredity 90 (2), 289-296, 1999 | 59 | 1999 |
| Wolverine confirmation in California after nearly a century: native or long-distance immigrant? KM Moriarty, WJ Zielinski, AG Gonzales, TE Dawson, KM Boatner, ... Northwest Science 83 (2), 154-162, 2009 | 56 | 2009 |
| Individual identification of Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) using DNA from fecal pellets TJ Brinkman, DK Person, MK Schwartz, KL Pilgrim, KE Colson, ... Conservation Genetics Resources 2, 115-118, 2010 | 51 | 2010 |
Michael K. SchwartzU.S. Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,Verified email at usda.gov