Peer Reviewed
Young, J., Schultz, J., Jolley, B., Basili, N., Draper, J. 2022. Social Learning of Avoidance Behaviors: Trap Aversion in Captive Coyotes. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 9(3), 336–348
Draper, J., Rodgers, T., & Young, J. K. 2022. Beating the heat: ecology of desert bobcats. BMC Ecology and Evolution 22:25
Draper, J. P., T. B. Atwood, N. G. Beckman, K. M. Kettenring, and J. K. Young. 2021. Mesopredator frugivory has no effect on seed viability and emergence under experimental conditions. Ecosphere 12.
Clancy NG, Draper JP, Wolf JM, Abdulwahab UA, Pendleton MC, Brothers S, et al. Protecting endangered species in the USA requires both public and private land conservation. Scientific Reports. 2020;10: 1–8
Young JK, Draper J, Breck S. Mind the gap: Experimental tests to improve efficacy of fladry for nonlethal management of coyotes. Wildlife Society Bulletin 2019;43: 265–271.
Young, J. K., J. Golla, J. P. Draper, D. Broman, T. Blankenship, and R. Heilbrun. 2019. Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats. Animals 9:275.
Young, J. K., J. P. Draper, and D. Kinka. 2019. Spatial associations of livestock guardian dogs and domestic sheep. Human-Wildlife Interactions 13:7–15.
Draper, J. P., L. P. Waits, J. R. Adams, C. L. Seals, and T. D. Steury. 2017. Genetic health and population monitoring of two small black bear (Ursus americanus) populations in Alabama, with a regional perspective of genetic diversity and exchange. PLoS ONE 12:1–21.
Ordeñana, M. a., D. H. Van Vuren, and J. P. Draper. 2012. Habitat associations of California ground squirrels and Botta’s pocket gophers on levees in California. The Journal of Wildlife Management 76:1712–1717.
Popular Press About My Research:
2020
'Endangered species get a huge bump when private lands are brought into the conservation mix' - Anthropocene 7/29/2020
2017
‘Research suggest the bears are coming, Auburn scientist track genetics of Alabama’s bears, say local population doubles in four years’ – Anniston Star 11/18/2017
‘Auburn University study shows growing bear population in northeast Alabama and distinct genetic group near Mobile’ Auburn Office of Communications and Marketing 11/8/2017
2016
‘Sighting Bears’ – Lake Martin Living 9/20/2016
‘Bear Safety’ – The Southern Weekend 6/5/2016
We Can Bear-ly Wait!’ – Absolutely Alabama WBRC TV, 5/26/2016
2015
‘Bearly’ There. Times-Journal, 7/3/2015
‘Experts tell how to co-exist with bears.’ The Cleburne News, 6/26/2015
‘Alabama Black Bear Public Forum.’ WEAC TV 24, 6/25/2015