Chris Wilmers

Chris Wilmers

University of California, Santa Cruz

H-index: 50

North America-United States

About Chris Wilmers

Chris Wilmers, With an exceptional h-index of 50 and a recent h-index of 41 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of California, Santa Cruz, specializes in the field of Wildlife Conservation, Climate Change Ecology, Habitat Fragmentation, Animal Movement, Predator Prey.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Sensitivities of mammals to capture and tagging: faster recovery in human-disturbed landscapes

Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape

Mesocarnivores vary in their spatiotemporal avoidance strategies at communications hubs of an apex carnivore

Season, prey availability, sex, and age explain prey size selection in a large solitary carnivore

How territoriality and sociality influence the habitat selection and movements of a large carnivore

Anthropogenic activities and age class mediate carnivore habitat selection in a human-dominated landscape

The implications of large home range size in a solitary felid, the Leopard (Panthera pardus)

The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore

Chris Wilmers Information

University

Position

Environmental Studies Department

Citations(all)

14907

Citations(since 2020)

9002

Cited By

9351

hIndex(all)

50

hIndex(since 2020)

41

i10Index(all)

95

i10Index(since 2020)

89

Email

University Profile Page

University of California, Santa Cruz

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Chris Wilmers Skills & Research Interests

Wildlife Conservation

Climate Change Ecology

Habitat Fragmentation

Animal Movement

Predator Prey

Top articles of Chris Wilmers

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Sensitivities of mammals to capture and tagging: faster recovery in human-disturbed landscapes

Jonas Stiegler

Cara Gallagher

Robert Hering

Thomas Mueller

Marlee Tucker

...

2024/2/27

Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape

Nature ecology & evolution

A Cole Burton

Christopher Beirne

Kaitlyn M Gaynor

Catherine Sun

Alys Granados

...

2024/3/18

Mesocarnivores vary in their spatiotemporal avoidance strategies at communications hubs of an apex carnivore

Oecologia

Maximilian L Allen

Alexandra C Avrin

Heiko U Wittmer

Yiwei Wang

Christopher C Wilmers

2024/4/2

Season, prey availability, sex, and age explain prey size selection in a large solitary carnivore

Ecology and Evolution

Logan Bates‐Mundell

Sara H Williams

Kim Sager‐Fradkin

Heiko U Wittmer

Maximilian L Allen

...

2024/3

How territoriality and sociality influence the habitat selection and movements of a large carnivore

Ecology and Evolution

K Whitney Hansen

Nathan Ranc

John Morgan

Neil R Jordan

J Weldon McNutt

...

2024/4

Anthropogenic activities and age class mediate carnivore habitat selection in a human-dominated landscape

Iscience

Laurel EK Serieys

Jacqueline M Bishop

Matthew S Rogan

Justine A Smith

Justin P Suraci

...

2023/7/21

The implications of large home range size in a solitary felid, the Leopard (Panthera pardus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Daniel M Parker

Vilis O Nams

Guy A Balme

Colleen Begg

Keith Begg

...

2023/12/1

The ecology of human-caused mortality for a protected large carnivore

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

John F Benson

Kyle D Dougherty

Paul Beier

Walter M Boyce

Bogdan Cristescu

...

2023/3/28

Spatiotemporal patterns of lion (Panthera leo) space use in a human–wildlife system

Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Mary K Burak

Femke Broekhuis

Amy Dickman

Steven Ekwanga

Nicholas Elliot

...

2023/7

Can a mesocarnivore fill the functional role of an apex predator?

Ecosphere

Alexandra C Avrin

Charles E Pekins

Christopher C Wilmers

Jinelle H Sperry

Maximilian L Allen

2023/1

Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns

Science

Marlee A Tucker

Aafke M Schipper

Tempe SF Adams

Nina Attias

Tal Avgar

...

2023/6/9

Evaluation of the effects of multiple capture methods and immobilization drugs on mountain lion welfare

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Justin A Dellinger

Ana F Basto

T Winston Vickers

Christopher C Wilmers

Jeffrey A Sikich

...

2023/12

Habitat fragmentation reduces survival and drives source–sink dynamics for a large carnivore

Ecological Applications

Anna C Nisi

John F Benson

Richard King

Christopher C Wilmers

2023/6

Tradeoffs between resources and risks shape the responses of a large carnivore to human disturbance

Communications biology

Kirby L Mills

Jerrold L Belant

Maya Beukes

Egil Dröge

Kristoffer T Everatt

...

2023/10/17

Incorporating vertical dimensionality improves biological interpretation of hidden Markov model outputs

Oikos

David R. Heit

Christopher C. Wilmers

Waldemar Ortiz-Calo

Robert A. Montgomery

2023/2/6

Spatial patterns of large African cats: a large‐scale study on density, home range size, and home range overlap of lions Panthera leo and leopards Panthera pardus

Vilis O Nams

Dan M Parker

Florian J Weise

Bruce D Patterson

Ralph Buij

...

2023/4

Kill rates and associated ecological factors for an apex predator

Bogdan Cristescu

L Mark Elbroch

Justin A Dellinger

Wesley Binder

Christopher C Wilmers

...

2022/4

Data of" Evaluating expert-based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS-tracking data"

MJE Broekman

JP Hilbers

MAJ Huijbregts

T Mueller

AH Ali

...

2022

Temporal scale of habitat selection for large carnivores: Balancing energetics, risk and finding prey

Journal of Animal Ecology

Anna C Nisi

Justin P Suraci

Nathan Ranc

Laurence G Frank

Alayne Oriol‐Cotterill

...

2022/1

Evaluating expert‐based habitat suitability information of terrestrial mammals with GPS‐tracking data

Global ecology and biogeography

Maarten JE Broekman

Jelle P Hilbers

Mark AJ Huijbregts

Thomas Mueller

Abdullahi H Ali

...

2022/8

See List of Professors in Chris Wilmers University(University of California, Santa Cruz)

Co-Authors

H-index: 86
Marc Mangel

Marc Mangel

University of California, Santa Cruz

H-index: 79
Wayne Marcus Getz

Wayne Marcus Getz

University of California, Berkeley

H-index: 76
Oswald J. Schmitz

Oswald J. Schmitz

Yale University

H-index: 70
Eric Post

Eric Post

University of California, Davis

H-index: 55
Professor Euan G Ritchie

Professor Euan G Ritchie

Deakin University

H-index: 55
Kristin Laidre

Kristin Laidre

University of Washington

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