Francisco J. Vilella

Ramirez-Reyes, C., Vilella, F. J., Evans, K., Street, G. M., Pacheco, C., Monzon, O., Morales, A. 2023. Geographic distribution of the Puerto Rican Harlequin butterfly (Atlantea tulita): An ensemble modeling approach. Caribbean Journal of Science 53(1):37-44.

Vilella, F. J., Gonzalez, R. 2023. Multi-resolution habitat models of the Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostromus noctitherus. Bird Conservation Internation 33:e74.

Naveda-Rodriguez, A. J., Bildstein, K. L., Barber, D. R., Therrien, J., Avery, M. L., Kluever, B. M., Rush, S. A., Vilella, F. J. 2023. Turkey vulture survival is reduced in areas of greater road density. . Ornithological Applications 125:1-9.

Martinez-Lanfranco, J. A., Vilella, F. J., Miller, D. 2022. Avian community response to a novel environment: commercial forestry in the Campos grasslands of South America. Forest Ecology and Management 503(119765).

Ramirez-Reyes, C., Street, G. M., Vilella, F. J., Jones-Farrand, D. T., Wiggers, M. S., Evans, K. 2021. Ensemble species distribution model identifies survey opportunities for at-risk bearded beaksedge (Rhynchospora crinipes) in the southeastern United States. Natural Areas Journal 41(1):55-63.

Ramirez-Reyes, C., Nazeri, M., Street, G. M., Jones-Farrand, D. T., Vilella, F. J., Evans, K. 2021. Embracing ensemble species distribution models to inform at-risk species status assessments. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 12(1):98-111.

Vilella, F. J., Cruz-Burgos, J. A., Kaminski, R. M., Murkin, H. R., Davis, J. B., Weitzel, S. L., Vizcarra, F. 2020. Avian community response to vegetation and water level management in restored wetlands at the Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico. Caribbean Naturalist 72:1-21.

Gallardo, J., Vilella, F. J., Colvin, M. 2019. A seasonal population matrix model of the Caribbean Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis jamaicensis in eastern Puerto Rico. Ibis 161:459-466.

Palumbo, M. D., Vilella, F. J., Wang, G., Strickland, B. K., Godwin, D., Dixon, P. G., Rubin, B. D., Lashley, M. A. 2019. Latitude and daily-weather effects on gobbling activity of wild turkeys in Mississippi. International Journal of Biometeorology 63(8):1059-1067.

Loman, Z., Monroe, A., Riffell, S. K., Miller, D., Vilella, F. J., Wheat, B., Rush, S. A., Martin, J. A. 2018. Nest survival modeling using a multi-species approach in forests managed for timber and biofuel feedstock. Journal of Applied Ecology 55(2):937-946.

Strickland, B. A., Vilella, F. J., Flynt, R. D. 2018. Long-term spotlight surveys of American alligators in Mississippi, USA. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 13(2):331-340.

Davis, J. B., Vilella, F. J., Lancaster, J. D., Flores, M. L., Kaminski, R. M., Cruz-Burgos, J. A. 2017. White-cheeked Pintail duckling and brood survival across wetland types at Humacao Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico. Condor 119(2):308-320.

Vilella, F. J., Gallardo, J. C. 2017. Conservation status assessment of the Sharp‐shinned Hawk, an endangered insular raptor in Puerto Rico. Journal of Field Ornithology 88(4):349-361.

Strickland, B. A., Vilella, F. J., Belant, J. L. 2016. Scale-Dependent Habitat Selection and Size-Based Dominance in Adult Male American Alligators. PloS one 11(9):e0161814.

Palumbo, M. D., Fleming, J. P., Monsegur, O. A., Vilella, F. J. 2016. A GIS Model of Habitat Suitability for Solanum conocarpum (Solanaceae) in St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. Caribbean Naturalist 36.

Feaga, J. S., Vilella, F. J., Kaminski, R. M., Davis, J. B. 2015. Winter waterbird use of catfish ponds and Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative wetlands in Mississippi. Waterbirds 38(3):269-281.

Wood, D. R., Burger, L. W., Vilella, F. J. 2014. Red-cockaded woodpecker Picoides borealis microhabitat characteristics and reproductive success in a loblolly-shortleaf pine forest. Open Ornithology Journal 7:49–54.

Davis, J. B., Webb, E., Kaminski, R. M., Barbour, P. J., Vilella, F. J. 2014. Comprehensive framework for ecological assessment of the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Southeastern Naturalist 13(4):G66-G81.

Loman, Z. G., Riffell, S. K., Wheat, B. R., Miller, D. A., Martin, J. A., Vilella, F. J. 2014. Bird community response to establishing intercropped switchgrass in intensively-managed pine stands. Biomass and Bioenergy 67:201-211.

López-Flores, M., Davis, B. D., Vilella, F. J., Kaminski, R. M., Cruz-Burgos, J. A., Lancaster, J. D. 2014. Survival of female White-cheeked Pintails during brood rearing in Puerto Rico. Caribbean Naturalist 10:1-12.

Palumbo, M. D., Vilella, F. J., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G., Godwin, D. 2014. Brood Surveys and Hunter Observations Used to Predict Gobbling Activity of Wild Turkeys in Mississippi. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 5(1):151-156.

Wood, D. R., Vilella, F. J., Burger, L. W. 2008. Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) home range dynamics and macrohabitat selection in a loblolly-shortleaf pine forest. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 120(4):793–800.

Vilella, F. J. 2008. Nest habitat use of the Puerto Rican Nightjar Caprimulgus noctitherus in Guánica Biosphere Reserve. Bird Conservation International 18(4):307-317.

Wood, D. R., Burger, L. W., Vilella, F. J. 2005. Red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) behavioral patterns in a Mississippi loblolly-shortleaf pine forest. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 50:168–176.

Wood, D. R., Vilella, F. J., Burger, L. W. 2001. Red-cockaded woodpecker banding at Bienville National Forest, Mississippi. North American Bird Bander 26(1):16-19.

Wood, D. R., Vilella, F. J., Burger, L. W., Armacost, J. W. 2001. Surveying nocturnal bird communities of the Southeast with silent and playback methods. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 55:528-533.

Wood, D. R., Burger, L. W., Vilella, F. J., Raulston, B. E. 2000. Long-term effects of red-cockaded woodpecker cavity-entrance restrictors. Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:105–109.

Bowman, J. L., Wood, D. R., Vilella, F. J., Leopold, B. D., Burger, L. W., Godwin, K. D. 1999. Effects of red-cockaded woodpecker management on vegetative composition and structure and subsequent impacts on game species. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 53:220–234.

Samano, S., Wood, D. R., Cole, J., Vilella, F. J., Burger, L. W. 1998. Red-cockaded woodpeckers ensnared in mesh snake traps. The Wilson Bulletin 110:564–566.