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Alex Joseph Jensen

  • Assistant Professor at Biology, College of Science & Engineering

Scholarly and Creative Works

2026

  • Jensen, A. J., Rivera, K., & Curras, M. R. (2026). A Global Comparison of Common Approaches for Tracing Carnivore Diet. Mammal Review, 56(1), e70029.
  • Jensen, A. J., Muthersbaugh, M., Brogdon, K., Ruth, C. R., Butfiloski, J. W., Adams, J., … Jachowski, D. S. (2026). An omnivore’s options: Altered predator behavior during periods of overlapping resource pulses. Ecosphere, 17(3), e70282.
  • Rooney, B., McShea, W., Kays, R., Cove, M., Jensen, A. J., & Herrera, D. (2026). Data from: SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States.
  • Muthersbaugh, M. S., Saldo, E. A., Jensen, A. J., Cantrell, J., Ruth, C., Ross, B., … Jachowski, D. S. (2026). Evaluating potential altered harvest and predator management strategies to increase white-tailed deer population growth in the Southeastern United States. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 90(1), e70127.
  • Alyetama, M., Jensen, A. J., Jackson, Y., Widness, J., Kays, R., & Goldstein, B. R. (2026). iNaturalist mammal observations classified by evidence type. PLoS One, 21(7), e0353282.
  • Jensen, A. J., Goldstein, B. R., Fukasawa, K., Iannarilli, F., & Kays, R. (2026). Large mammal recovery in the wake of human population decline. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63(5), e70368.
  • Muthersbaugh, M. S., Boone, W. W., Saldo, E. A., Jensen, A. J., Ruth, C., Cantrell, J., … Jachowski, D. S. (2026). Multi-scale maternal behavioral responses by white-tailed deer to coyote predation risk. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 90(1), e70122.
  • Rooney, B., Kays, R., Cove, M. V., Jensen, A. J., Herrera, D. J., Price, C., … others. (2026). SNAPSHOT USA 2024: Year 6 of the Coordinated National Camera Trap Survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 35(4), e70229.

2025

  • Liu, J., Kang, Y., Jensen, A. J., Kays, R., & Jiang, A. (2025). Apex predator loss drives trophic downgrading in China’s protected areas. Current Biology, 35(12), 2872--2880.
  • Sibiya, M. D., Goldstein, B. R., Pacifici, K., Kays, R., Cove, M. V., Jensen, A. J., … others. (2025). Assessing spatial ecological patterns of wild turkey relative abundance across North America. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 49, e1633.
  • Jensen, A. J. (2025). Dances like wolves? Evaluating ecological replacement of apex predators in eastern North America. Stacks Journal.
  • Herrera, D. J., Schalk, C. M., Jensen, A. J., Goldstein, B. R., Rooney, B. R., Kays, R., … Cove, M. V. (2025). iNaturalist and structured mammal surveys reflect similar species richness but capture different species pools across the United States. Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), e71805.
  • Jensen, A. J., Goldstein, B. R., Cove, M. V., Pacifici, K., Kierepka, E., Rooney, B., … Kays, R. (2025). Mammals on the margins: identifying the drivers and limitations of range expansion. Global Change Biology, 31(5), e70222.
  • Baker, E., Dennis, M., Miller, D., Su, C., Rosypal von Dohlen, Alexa, Abouelkhair, M. A., … Gerhold, R. (2025). Pathology and parasitology of free-ranging coyotes from Tennessee and South Carolina. PLoS One, 20(2), e0318645.
  • Muthersbaugh, M. S., Saldo, E. A., Jensen, A. J., Cantrell, J., Ruth, C., Ross, B. E., … Jachowski, D. S. (2025). Responses of a large herbivore to predation risk are modulated by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Ecosphere, 16(5), e70252.
  • Rooney, B., Kays, R., Cove, M. V., Jensen, A. J., Goldstein, B. R., Pate, C., … others. (2025). SNAPSHOT USA 2019--2023: The first five years of data from a coordinated camera trap survey of the United States. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 34(1), e13941.
  • Baker, E., Dennis, M. M., Miller, D., Rajeev, S., Abouelkhair, M. A., Jensen, A. J., … Gerhold, R. (2025). Survey of Coyotes (Canis latrans) for Vector-Borne and Bacterial Pathogens in South Carolina and Tennessee, USA. The Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 61(4), 901--913.

2024

  • Jachowski, D. S., Harris, S. N., Jensen, A. J., Keating, M. P., Muthersbaugh, M. S., Nelson, D. L., … Titus, K. L. (2024). Assessing the space between science and practice in endangered species conservation. Biological Conservation, 293, 110609.
  • Kays, R., Snider, M. H., Hess, G., Cove, M. V., Jensen, A. J., Shamon, H., … others. (2024). Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States. Diversity and Distributions, 30(9), e13900.
  • Jensen, A. J., Cove, M. V., Goldstein, B. R., Kays, R., McShea, W., Pacifici, K., … Kierepka, E. (2024). Geographic barriers but not life history traits shape the phylogeography of North American mammals. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33(8), e13875.
  • Goldstein, B. R., Jensen, A. J., Kays, R., Cove, M. V., McShea, W. J., Rooney, B., … Pacifici, K. (2024). Guidelines for estimating occupancy from autocorrelated camera trap detections. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 15(7), 1177--1191.
  • Burton, A Cole, Beirne, C., Gaynor, K. M., Sun, C., Granados, A., Allen, M. L., … others. (2024). Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology \& Evolution, 8(5), 924--935.
  • Muthersbaugh, M. S., Boone, W. W., Saldo, E. A., Jensen, A. J., Cantrell, J., Ruth, C., … Jachowski, D. S. (2024). Maternal behaviors influence survival of ungulate neonates under heavy predation risk. Ecology and Evolution, 14(8), e70151.
  • Jensen, A. J., Muthersbaugh, M., Ruth, C. R., Butfiloski, J. W., Cantrell, J., Adams, J., … Jachowski, D. S. (2024). Resource pulses shape seasonal and individual variation in the diet of an omnivorous carnivore. Ecology and Evolution, 14(7), e11632.
  • Jensen, A. J., & Bombaci, S. P. (2024). Shaping scientists: How faculty values influence graduate student recruitment and diversity, equity, and inclusion. BioScience, 74(6), 369--382.
  • Baker, E., Dennis, M., Jensen, A. J., Garrett, K. B., Cleveland, C. A., Yabsley, M. J., … Gerhold, R. (2024). Survey for Babesia spp. in wildlife in the eastern United States. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 25, 101015.
  • Saldo, E. A., Jensen, A. J., Muthersbaugh, M. S., Ruth, C., Cantrell, J., Butfiloski, J. W., … Jachowski, D. S. (2024). Unintended consequences of wildlife feeders on spatiotemporal activity of white-tailed deer, coyotes, and wild pigs. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 88(8), e22644.

2023

  • Baker, E., Jensen, A. J., Miller, D., Garrett, K. B., Cleveland, C. A., Brown, J., … Gerhold, R. (2023). Hepatozoon spp. infection in wild canids in the eastern United States. Parasites \& Vectors, 16(1), 372.
  • Marneweck, C. J., Harris, S. N., Jensen, A. J., Keating, M. P., Muthersbaugh, M., Nelson, D. L., … Jachowski, D. S. (2023). Poleward expansion of Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) under future conditions. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 135(2), 118--126.
  • Kawahara, D., Jensen, A. J., Yuan, J., Nagata, Y., & Watanabe, Y. (2023). Predicting the BRAF mutation with pretreatment MRI radiomics features for melanoma brain metastases receiving Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Clinical Radiology, 78(12), e934--e940.
  • Jensen, A. J., Saldo, E. A., Chapman, Z. G., Butfiloski, J. W., & Jachowski, D. S. (2023). Risk from a top predator and forest structure influence scavenging by smaller carnivores. Ecosphere, 14(7), e4596.
  • Saldo, E. A., Jensen, A. J., Muthersbaugh, M. S., Butfiloski, J. W., Cantrell, J., Kilgo, J. C., … Jachowski, D. S. (2023). Spatiotemporal overlap with invasive wild pigs (Sus scrofa) varies by species and season in a temperate ecosystem. Ecosphere, 14(6), e4500.

2022

  • Jensen, A. J., Marneweck, C. J., Kilgo, J. C., & Jachowski, D. S. (2022). Coyote diet in North America: geographic and ecological patterns during range expansion. Mammal Review.
  • Jensen, A. J., Perrine, J., Schaffner, A., Brewster, R., Giordano, A., Robertson, M., & Siepel, N. (2022). Mammal use of undercrossings is influenced by openness and proximity to riparian corridors. Wildlife Research.
  • Marneweck, C. J., Allen, B. L., Butler, A. R., Do Linh San, Emmanuel, Harris, S. N., Jensen, A. J., … others. (2022). Middle-out ecology: small carnivores as sentinels of global change. Mammal Review, 52(4), 471--479.
  • Jensen, A. J., Perrine, J. D., Schaffner, A. A., Brewster, R. A., Giordano, A. J., Robertson, M., & Siepel, N. R. (2022). Quantifying wildlife use of escape ramps along a fenced highway. Human--Wildlife Interactions, 16(1), 13.
  • Kays, R., Cove, M. V., Diaz, J., Todd, K., Bresnan, C., Snider, M., … Jensen, A. J. (2022). SNAPSHOT USA 2020: A second coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

  • Jensen, A. J., Bombaci, S. P., Gigliotti, L. C., Harris, S. N., Marneweck, C. J., Muthersbaugh, M. S., … others. (2021). Attracting diverse students to field experiences requires adequate pay, flexibility, and inclusion. BioScience, 71(7), 757--770.
  • Marneweck, C., Butler, A., Gigliotti, L., Harris, S., Jensen, A., Muthersbaugh, M., … others. (2021). Shining the spotlight on small mammalian carnivores: global status and threats. Biological Conservation, 255, 109005.
  • Cove, M. V., Kays, R., Bontrager, H., Bresnan, C., Lasky, M., Frerichs, T., … Jensen, A. J. (2021). SNAPSHOT USA 2019: a coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States.
  • Yuan, J., Kays, R., Jensen, A. J., Liu, K., Liu, Y., & Li, S. (n.d.). Anthropogenic pressure and species richness predict human-large carnivore conflicts across China. Available at SSRN 7488427.