Max Allen, PhD

2018​

• Allen, M.L., L. Hocevar, and M. Krofel. 2018. Resource holding potential. In: Encyclopedia of Animal Cognition and Behavior, eds: J. Vonk and T.K. Shackleford. Springer, New York.

• Allen, M.L., B. Wojcik, B.E. Evans, E.E. Iehl, R.E. Harris, M.E. Wheeler, B.E. Peterson, R.L. Dohm, M.A. Mueller, L. Olson, B. Ederer, M. Stewart, S. Crimmins, K. Pemble, E. Olson, J. Van Stappen, T.R. Van Deelen. In press. Detection of endangered American martens (Martes americana) in Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin. American Midland Naturalist 179: 294–298.

• Allen, M.L., B. Peterson, and M. Krofel. 2018. No respect for apex carnivores: Distribution and activity patterns of honey badgers in the Serengeti. Mammalian Biology 89: 90–94.

• Mueller, M.M., D. Drake, and M.L. Allen. 2018. Coexistence of coyotes (Canis latrans) and red foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) in an urban landscape. PLoS One 13: e0190971.

 

2017

• Allen, M.L., L. Hocevar, and M. Krofel. 2017. Where to leave a message? The selection and adaptive significance of scent-marking sites for Eurasian lynx. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71: 136.

• Allen, M.L., M.S. Gunther and C.C. Wilmers. 2017. The scent of your enemy is my friend? The acquisition of large carnivore scent by a smaller carnivore. Journal of Ethology 35: 13–19.

• Allen, M.L., B. Kohn, N.M. Roberts, S.M. Crimmins, and T.R. Van Deelen. 2017. Benefits and drawbacks of determining litter success for black bears (Ursus americanus) from cementum annuli techniques. Canadian Journal of Zoology 95: 991-995. 

• Allen, M.L., M.J. Morales, M.E. Wheeler, J.D. Clare, M.A. Mueller, L.O. Olson, K. Pemble, E.R. Olson, J. Van Stappen, and T.R. Van Deelen. 2017. Survey techniques for determining distribution, abundance, and occupancy the carnivore guild in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (2014-2017). Final Report to the National Park Service.

• Krofel, M., L. Hocevar, M.L. Allen. 2017. Does human infrastructure shape scent marking in a solitary felid? Mammalian Biology 87: 36-39.

• Chiang, P.-J., and M.L. Allen. 2017. Literature review of our current knowledge of clouded leopards. International Journal of Avian and Wildlife Biology 2: 00032.

 

2016

• Allen, M.L., C.C. Wilmers, L.M. Elbroch, J.M. Golla, and H.U. Wittmer. 2016. The importance of motivation, weapons and foul odors in driving encounter competition in carnivores. Ecology 97: 1905–1912.

• Allen, M.L., H.U. Wittmer, E. Setiawan, S. Jaffe, and A.J. Marshall. 2016. Scent marking in Sunda clouded leopards (Neofelis diardi): novel observations close a key gap in understanding felid communication behaviours. Scientific Reports 6: 35433.

• Allen, M.L., V. Yovovich, and C.C. Wilmers. 2016. Evaluating the responses of a territorial solitary carnivore to potential mates and competitors. Scientific Reports 6: 27257.

• Allen, M.L., Y. Wang, and C.C. Wilmers. 2016. Exploring the adaptive significance of five types of puma (Puma concolor) vocalizations. Canadian Field-Naturalist.

• Allen, M. L., B. E. Evans, M. E. Wheeler, M. A. Mueller, K. Pemble, E. R. Olson, J. Van Stappen, and T. R. Van Deelen. 2016. Survey techniques, detection probabilities, and the relative abundance of the carnivore guild on the Apostle Islands (2014-2016). Final Report to the National Park Service.

 

2015

• Allen, M.L., L.M. Elbroch, C.C. Wilmers, and H.U. Wittmer. 2015. The comparative effects of large carnivores on the acquisition of carrion by scavengers. American Naturalist 185: 822–833.

• Allen, M.L., H.U. Wittmer, P. Houghtaling, J. Smith, L.M. Elbroch, and C.C. Wilmers. 2015. The role of scent marking in mate selection by female pumas (Puma concolor). PLoS One 10: e0139087.

• Allen, M.L., C.F. Wallace, and C.C. Wilmers. 2015. Patterns in bobcat (Lynx rufus) scent marking and communication behaviors. Journal of Ethology 33: 9–14.

• Allen, M.L., L.M. Elbroch, D.S. Casady, and H.U. Wittmer. 2015. The feeding and spatial ecology of mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Mendocino National Forest, California. California Fish and Game Journal 101: 51–65.

• Allen, M.L., B.E. Evans, and M.S. Gunther. 2015. A potential range expansion of the coastal fisher (Pekania pennanti) population in California. California Fish and Game 101: 280-285.

• Wang, Y., M.L. Allen, and C.C. Wilmers. 2015. Mesopredator spatial and temporal responses to large predators and human development in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. Biological Conservation 190: 23–33.

• Elbroch, L.M., P. Lendrum, M.L. Allen, and H.U. Wittmer. 2015. Nowhere to hide: pumas, black bears, and competition refuges. Behavioral Ecology 26: 247–254.

• Taylor, A.P., M.L. Allen, and M. Gunther. 2015. Marking behavior on rub trees by black bears during breeding season. Behaviour 152: 1097-1111.

 

2014

• Allen, M.L. 2014. The Ecology and Behaviour of Pumas (Puma concolor) in Northern California. Ph.D. Dissertation, Victoria University, Wellington.

• Allen, M.L., L.M. Elbroch, C.C. Wilmers, and H.U. Wittmer. 2014. Trophic facilitation or limitation?Comparative effects of pumas and black bears on the scavenger community. PLoS One 9: e102257.

• Allen, M.L., H.U. Wittmer, and C.C. Wilmers. 2014. Puma scrape and communication behaviors: understanding functional use and variation by sex and age. Behaviour 151: 819–840.

• Allen, M.L., L.M. Elbroch, D.S. Casady, and H.U. Wittmer. 2014. Seasonal variation in the feeding ecology of pumas (Puma concolor) in northern California. Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 397–403.

• Elbroch, L.M., M.L. Allen, B.H. Lowery, and H.U. Wittmer. 2014. The difference between killing and eating: ecological shortcomings of puma energetic models. Ecosphere 5: article 53.

• Wittmer, H.U., T.F. Forrester, M.L. Allen, L. Marescot, and D.S. Casady. 2014. Black-tailed deer population assessment in the Mendocino National Forest, California. Final Project Report, California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

 

2013 and BeFORE

• Allen, M.L., L.M. Elbroch, and H.U. Wittmer. 2013. Encounter competition between a Cougar, Puma concolor, and a Western Spotted Skunk, Spilogale gracilis. Canadian Field-Naturalist 127: 64–66.

• Allen, M.L., and A.P. Taylor. 2013. First record of scavenging in a western screech owl (Megascops kennicottii). Wilson Journal of Ornithology 125: 417–419.

• Allen, M.L. 2013. Scavenging of a striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) by a ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) in northern California. Northwestern Naturalist 94: 79–81.

• Allen, M.L., and D.S. Casady. 2012. Recent Observations of Porcupines in El Dorado County, California. California Fish and Game 98: 175–177.

• Wilmers, C.C., Y. Wang, B. Nickel, P. Houghtaling, Y. Shakeri, M.L. Allen, J. Kermish-Wells, V. Yovovich, and T. Williams. 2013. Scale dependent behavioral responses to human development by a large predator, the puma. PLoS One 8: e60590.

• Casady, D.S., and M.L. Allen. 2013. Handling adjustments to reduce chemical capture–related mortality in black-tailed deer. California Fish and Game 99: 104–109.

• Elbroch, L.M., and M.L. Allen. 2013. Prey Indices and Behaviors at a Gray Fox Den in San Mateo County, California. Western North American Naturalist 73: 240–243.