Kovach, A.I., A.E. Cheeseman, J.B. Cohen, C. Rittenouse, C.M. Whipps, T. Rittenhouse. 2022. Separating Proactive Conservation from Species Listing Decisions. Environmental Management 10.1007/s00267-022-01713-9
Kocek, A. R., C. S. Elphick, T. P. Hodgman, A. I. Kovach, B. J. Olsen, K. J. Ruskin, W. G. Shriver, and J. B. Cohen. In press. Imperiled sparrows can exhibit high nest survival despite atypical nest site selection in urban saltmarshes. Avian Conservation and Ecology.
Wojtusik, K., D.L. Berlinsky, L.W. Kenter, A.I. Kovach. In press. River-of-origin assignment of migratory striped bass with implications for mixed stock analysis. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Bauer, M., K. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2022. Can at-risk species serve as effective conservation surrogates? Case study in northeastern US shrublands. Ecosphere 13:e4081 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4081
Renfrow, R.B., N. Perlut, L.M. Maxwell, M. Cadman, D.H. Kim, G. Clucas, A.I. Kovach. 2022. Population structure of a grassland songbird to inform conservation units. Biodiversity and Conservation 31: 77-96 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02321-5
Ruskin, K.J., T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2021. Mercury exposure of tidal marsh songbirds in the northeastern United States and its association with nest survival. Ecotoxicology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-021-02488-1
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, P.M. Benham, G.V. Clucas, G.I. Winder, I. Lovette. 2021. Genomic data reveal the biogeographic and demographic history of Ammospiza sparrows in Northeast Tidal Marshes. Journal of Biogeography 48:2360-2374 https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14208
Wood, Z.T., A.K. Weigardt, K.L. Barton, J.D. Clark, J.J. Homola, B.J. Olsen, B.L. King, A.I. Kovach, M.T. Kinnison. 2021. Meta-analysis: congruence of genomic and phenotypic differentiation across diverse natural study systems. Evolutionary Applications. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13264
Cramer, E.R.A., G. Grønstøl, L Maxwell, A.I. Kovach, J.T. Lifjeld. 2021. Sperm length divergence as a pre-zygotic barrier in a passerine hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution 11: 9489-9497.
Maxwell, L.M., J. Walsh, B.J. Olsen, and A.I.Kovach. 2021. Spatial variation in patterns of introgression across an avian hybrid zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology 21:14 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01749-1
Rittenhouse, C.D. and A.I. Kovach. 2020. An Assessment of Sampling Designs for Range-wide Monitoring of New England Cottontail. Wildlife Society Bulletin DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1140
Klingbeil, B., J. Cohen, M. Correll, C. Field, T. Hodgman, A. Kovach, E. Lentz, B. Olsen, G. Shriver, W. Wiest, C. Elphick. In Press. High uncertainty over the future of tidal marsh birds under current sea-level rise projections. Biodiversity and Conservation
Anderson, L., R. Clark, M. Hoper, R. Hodson, J. Schilling, H.V. Daniels, C. Woods, A. Kovach, D. Berlinsky, L. Kenter, A. McGinty, B. Reading. 2020. Methods of domestic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) spawning that do not require the use of any hormone induction. Aquaculture DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736025
Anderson, L., R. Clark, A. McGinty, M. Hopper, L. Kentery, S. Salger, J. Schilling, R. Hodson, A. Kovach, D. Berlinsky. 2020. Volitional tank spawning of domestic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa)- induced ‘pace-setting’ females. Aquaculture.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735967
Kenter, L.W., A.I. Kovach, K. Wojtusik, B.J. Reading, D.L. Berlinsky. 2020. Paternal strain effects on growth and body shape in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops ♀ × Morone saxatilis ♂). North American Journal of Aquaculture 82:405–413. doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10162
Marshall, H., E.J. Blomberg, V. Watson, M. Conway, J.B. Cohen, M.D. Correll, C.S. Elphick, T.P. Hodgman, A.I. Kovach, W.G. Shriver, W.A. Wiest, and B.J. Olsen. 2020. Habitat openness and edge avoidance predict Saltmarsh Sparrow abundance better than habitat area. The Condor 122: 1–13. DOI: 10.1093/condor/duaa019
*Bauer, M., B. Ferry, H. Holman, and A.I. Kovach. 2020. Tracking the success of a New England cottontail reintroduction using genetic monitoring. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44(1):110–121. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1069
Fenderson, L.E., A.I. Kovach, and B. Lamas. 2020. Spatiotemporal landscape genetics: investigating ecology and evolution through space and time. Molecular Ecology 29(2): 218-246. DOI: 10.1111/mec.15315
Walsh, J., G. Clucas, M. MacManes, W. K. Thomas, A.I. Kovach, 2019. Divergent selection and drift shape the genomes of two avian sister species spanning a saline-freshwater ecotone. Ecology & Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5804
Clucas, G.V., N.R. Lou, N.O. Therkildsen, A.I. Kovach. 2019. Novel signs of adaptive variation in northwestern Atlantic cod revealed by whole-genome sequencing. Evolutionary Applications 12:1971–1987 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12861
Bauer, M., B. Ferry, H. Holman, and A.I. Kovach. In Press. Tracking the success of a New England cottontail reintroduction using genetic monitoring. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Field, C., K.J. Ruskin, J.B. Cohen, T.P. Hodgman, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and C.S. Elphick. 2019. Framework for quantifying population responses to disturbance reveals that coastal birds are highly resilient to hurricanes. Ecology Letters 22:2039-2048. DOI: 10.1111/ele.13384.
Olsen, B.J., J. Wiacek, A.C. Borowske, C. Elphick, C. Field, A. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, R. Longnecker, G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and K.J. Ruskin, K.J. 2019. Geographic patterns in Saltmarsh Sparrow bill size suggest correlations with temperature may be driven by mate competition. Journal of Avian Biology e02116. doi: 10.1111/jav.02116
Cheeseman, A.E., J.B. Cohen, C.M. Whipps, A.I. Kovach, S.J. Ryan. 2019. Genetic Diversity and Hierarchical population structure of a rare lagomorph indicates recent fragmentation has disrupted metapopulation function. Conservation Genetics 20:1237-1249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01206-z
Walsh, J., P.M. Benham, P.E. Deane-Coe, P. Arcese, B.G. Butcher, Y.L. Chan, Z.A. Cheviron, C.S. Elphick, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, V.L. Winder, and I.J. Lovette. Genomics of rapid ecological divergence and parallel adaptation in songbirds. 2019. Evolution Letters 3-4: 324–338 doi:10.1002/evl3.126
Clucas, G., L.A. Kerr, G. Sherwood, D. Zemeckis, Z. Whitener, D. Goethel, S. Cadrin, and A.I. Kovach. 2019. Adaptive Genetic Variation Underlies Biocomplexity of Atlantic Cod in the Gulf of Maine and on Georges Bank. PLoS One 14(5): e0216992 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216992
Klingbeil, B.T., J.B. Cohen, M.D. Correll, C.R. Field, T.P. Hodgman, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, W.A. Wiest, and C. Elphick. 2019. Evaluating a focal species approach for tidal marsh conservation in the northeastern United States. Condor 120(4):874-884. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-18-88.1
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and I. Lovette. 2018. Bidirectional adaptive introgression between two ecologically divergent sparrow species. Evolution72(10): 2076-2089. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13581
Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. In Press. Plasticity in nesting adaptations of a tidal marsh endemic. Ecology & Evolution DOI:10.1002/ece3.4528
Kristensen, T. and A.I. Kovach. 2018. Spatially explicit abundance estimation of a rare habitat specialist: implications for SECR study design. Ecosphere. 9(5):e02217. 10.1002/ecs2.2217
Walsh, J., L.M. Maxwell, and A.I. Kovach. 2018. The role of mating strategy, reproductive success, and mate compatibility in maintaining species boundaries in an avian hybrid zone. The Auk 135: 693-705. DOI: 10.1642/AUK-17-218.1
Kenter, L., A.I. Kovach, C.L. Woods, B.J. Reading, and D.L. Berlinsky. 2018. Strain evaluation of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) cultured at different salinities. Aquaculture 429: 215-225 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.04.017
Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K.M. O’Brien, M. Ducey and A.I. Kovach. 2018. Annual variation in offspring sex ratios of Saltmarsh Sparrow supports Fisher’s hypothesis. The Auk 135: 342-358.
King, T.L., M. Eackles, A. Aunins, T.J. McGreevy Jr., T.P Husband, A. Tur, A.I. Kovach. 2017. Microsatellite marker development from next-generation sequencing in the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and cross-amplificaiton in the eastern cottontail (S. floridanus). BMC Research Notes 10: 741. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-3062-2
Ruskin, K.J., MA. Etterson, T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, N. Paul, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2017. 2017. Demographic analysis demonstrates systematic but independent abiotic and biotic stressors across 59% of a global species range. Auk. 134: 903–916 DOI: 10.1642/AUK-16-230.1
Field, C.R, K. J. Ruskin, B. Benvenuti, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, L. Garey, T.P. Hodgman, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, B.J. Olsen, N. Pau, S.G. Roberts, E. Shelly, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and C.S. Elphick. 2017. Quantifying the importance of geographic replication and representativeness when estimating demographic rates, using a coastal species as a case study. Ecography 41: 971–981. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.02424
Walsh, J., I. Lovette, V. Winder, C. Elphick, B. Olsen, G. Shriver, and A.I. Kovach. 2017. Subspecies delineation amid phenotypic, geographic, and genetic discordance. Molecular Ecology 26: 1242-1255 doi: 10.1111/mec.14010
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, M. Correll, T.P. Hodgman, C.S. Elphick, K.M. O’Brien, R.J. Rowe, and A.I. Kovach. 2017. Temporal shifts in the Saltmarsh-Nelson’s hybrid zone revealed by replicated genetic and demographic surveys. Conservation Genetics 18:453–466. DOI 10.1007/s10592-016-0920-8
Ruskin, K.J., MA. Etterson, T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, N. Paul, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2017. Seasonal fecundity is not related to range position across a species’ global range despite a central peak in abundance. Oecologia 183:291–301. doi:10.1007/s00442-016-3745-8
Walsh, J., B.J. Olsen, K.J. Ruskin, W.G. Shriver, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Influence Fitness in an Avian Hybrid Zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 119: 890-903, DOI: 10.1111/bij.12837
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Differential Introgression and the Maintenance of Species Boundaries in an Advanced Generation Avian Hybrid Zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16:65, DOI 10.1186/s12862-016-0635-y
Amaral, K.E., M. Palace, K.M. O’Brien, L.E. Fenderson, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Anthropogenic habitats facilitate dispersal of an early successional obligate: implications for restoration of an endangered ecosystem. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0148842. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148842
Walsh, J., R.J. Rowe, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and A.I. Kovach. 2015 Genotype-Environment Associations Support A Mosaic Hybrid Zone Between two Tidal Marsh Birds. Ecology & Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.1864
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Relationship of Phenotypic Variation and Genetic Admixture in the Saltmarsh-Nelson's Sparrow Hybrid Zone. The Auk. 13:704-716.
Kovach, A.I., J. Walsh, J. Ramsdell, and K. Thomas. 2015. Development of diagnostic microsatellite markers from whole genome sequences of Ammodramus sparrows for assessing admixture in a hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1514
Berlinsky, D.L., M.A. DiMaggio, T.S. Breton, J. Walsh, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Peritoneal pigmentation in purebred and hybrid river herring. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144:717-723.
Coster, S.C., K.J. Babbitt, A.B. Cooper, A.I. Kovach. 2015. Limited effects of local and landscape features on fine-scale gene flow in two pond-breeding amphibians. Molecular Ecology 24: 724-758 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13062
Coster, S.C., K.J. Babbitt, A.I. Kovach. 2015. High genetic connectivity in two pond-breeding amphibians in a managed forest. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10(1): 64-89.
Kerr, L.A., S.X. Cadrin, and A.I. Kovach. 2014. Ecological and management consequences of a mismatch between biological and management units of Atlantic cod in U.S. waters. ICES Journal of Marine Science doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsu113
Fenderson, L.F, A.I. Kovach, J.L. Litvaitis, K.M. O’Brien, K. Boland, and W. Jakubas. 2014. A multi-scale analysis of gene flow in the New England cottontail, an imperiled habitat specialist in a fragmented landscape. Ecology and Evolution 4(10): 1853-1875 doi: 10.1002/ece3.1068
Brubaker, D.R., A.I.Kovach, M.J. Ducey, W. Jakubas, and K.M. O’Brien. 2014. Factors that influence detection of an endangered lagomorph in site occupancy surveys. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38(3):513–523 DOI: 10.1002/wsb.416
Gabrielsen, C.G., A.I. Kovach, K.J. Babbitt, and W. McDowell. 2013. Limited effects of suburbanization on genetic structure of an abundant vernal pool amphibian. Conservation Genetics 14: 1083-1097 DOI 10.1007/s10592-013-0497-4
Kilpatrick, H., Goodie, T. and A.I. Kovach. 2013. Comparison of live-trapping and noninvasive genetic sampling to assess patch occupancy by New England cottontail rabbits. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37(4): 901-905 DOI: 10.1002/wsb.330
Hill, J., J. Walsh, A.I. Kovach and C.S. Elphick. 2013. Male-biased nestling sex ratio in Saltmarsh Sparrows. Condor 115(2):411–420
Kovach, A.I., T.S. Breton, C. Enterline, and D.L. Berlinsky. 2013. Identifying the spatial scale of population structure in anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax). Fisheries Research 141: 95-106.
Clapp, A., T. Smith, A.I. Kovach, and D.L. Berlinsky. 2013. No Differences in Egg Buoyancy and Anti-freeze Protein Production in Genetically Divergent Subpopulations of Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). Fisheries Research 141: 130-135.
Coster, S.S. and A.I. Kovach. 2012. Anthropogenic influences on the spatial genetic structure of black bears. Conservation Genetics 13: 1247-1257.
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, K.J. Babbitt, and K.M. O’Brien. 2012. Fine-scale population structure and asymmetrical dispersal in a salt marsh passerine, the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus). The Auk 129: 247-258.
Coster, S.S., A.I. Kovach, P.J. Pekins, A.B. Cooper, and A. Timmins. 2011. Genetic Mark-Recapture Population Estimation in Black Bears and Issues of Scale. Journal of Wildlife Management. 75(5): 1128-1136.
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, O.P. Lane, K.M O’Brien and K.J. Babbitt. 2011. Genetic barcode RFLP analysis of the Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrow hybrid zone. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(2): 316–322.
Fenderson, L.E., A.I. Kovach, J. Litvaitis and M. Litvaitis. 2011. Population genetic structure and history of fragmented remnant populations of the New England cottontail. Conservation Genetics 12:943-958.
Kovach, A.I., T.S. Breton, D.L. Berlinsky, L. Maceda, and I.Wirgin. 2010. Fine-scale spatial and temporal genetic structure of cod off the Atlantic coast of the USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 410: 177-195.
Runge, J.A., A.I. Kovach, J.H. Churchill, L.A. Kerr, J.R. Morrison, R.C. Beardsley, D.L. Berlinsky, C. Chen, S.X. Cadrin, C.S. Davis, K.H. Ford, J.H. Grabowski, W.H. Howell, R. Ji, R.J. Jones, A.J. Pershing, N.R. Record, A.C. Thomas, G.D. Sherwood, S.M.L. Tallack, D.W. Townsend. 2010. “Understanding climate impacts on recruitment and spatial dynamics of Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine: Integration of observations and modeling.” Progress in Oceanography. 87: 251-263.
Wirgin, I., A. I. Kovach, L. Maceda, R. Nirmal, J. Waldman, and D.L. Berlinsky 2007. Stock
identification of Atlantic cod in U.S. waters using microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA analyses. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 375-391.
Litvaitis, J.A., J.P. Tash, M.K. Litvaitis, M.N. Marchand, A.I. Kovach, and R. Innes. 2006.
A range-wide survey to determine the current distribution of New England cottontails. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(4): 1190-1197.
Kovach, A.I. and R.A. Powell. 2003. Influence of body size on male mating tactics and paternity in black bears, Ursus americanus. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81:1257-1268.
Kovach, A.I., M.K. Litvaitis, and J.A. Litvaitis. 2003. Evaluation of fecal mtDNA analysis as a
method to determine the geographic range of a rare lagomorph. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 31(4): 1061-1065.
Armitage, K.B., C.S. Salisbury, E.L. Barthelmess, R.C. Gray, and A. Kovach. 1996. Population
time budget for the yellow-bellied marmot. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 8:67-95.
Kovach A. and M.S. Gaines. 1991. The influence of sex ratio on dispersal in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences. 94(3-4): 142-152.
Kocek, A. R., C. S. Elphick, T. P. Hodgman, A. I. Kovach, B. J. Olsen, K. J. Ruskin, W. G. Shriver, and J. B. Cohen. In press. Imperiled sparrows can exhibit high nest survival despite atypical nest site selection in urban saltmarshes. Avian Conservation and Ecology.
Wojtusik, K., D.L. Berlinsky, L.W. Kenter, A.I. Kovach. In press. River-of-origin assignment of migratory striped bass with implications for mixed stock analysis. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Bauer, M., K. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2022. Can at-risk species serve as effective conservation surrogates? Case study in northeastern US shrublands. Ecosphere 13:e4081 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4081
Renfrow, R.B., N. Perlut, L.M. Maxwell, M. Cadman, D.H. Kim, G. Clucas, A.I. Kovach. 2022. Population structure of a grassland songbird to inform conservation units. Biodiversity and Conservation 31: 77-96 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-021-02321-5
Ruskin, K.J., T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2021. Mercury exposure of tidal marsh songbirds in the northeastern United States and its association with nest survival. Ecotoxicology https://doi.org/10.1007/s10646-021-02488-1
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, P.M. Benham, G.V. Clucas, G.I. Winder, I. Lovette. 2021. Genomic data reveal the biogeographic and demographic history of Ammospiza sparrows in Northeast Tidal Marshes. Journal of Biogeography 48:2360-2374 https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14208
Wood, Z.T., A.K. Weigardt, K.L. Barton, J.D. Clark, J.J. Homola, B.J. Olsen, B.L. King, A.I. Kovach, M.T. Kinnison. 2021. Meta-analysis: congruence of genomic and phenotypic differentiation across diverse natural study systems. Evolutionary Applications. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.13264
Cramer, E.R.A., G. Grønstøl, L Maxwell, A.I. Kovach, J.T. Lifjeld. 2021. Sperm length divergence as a pre-zygotic barrier in a passerine hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution 11: 9489-9497.
Maxwell, L.M., J. Walsh, B.J. Olsen, and A.I.Kovach. 2021. Spatial variation in patterns of introgression across an avian hybrid zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology 21:14 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01749-1
Rittenhouse, C.D. and A.I. Kovach. 2020. An Assessment of Sampling Designs for Range-wide Monitoring of New England Cottontail. Wildlife Society Bulletin DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1140
Klingbeil, B., J. Cohen, M. Correll, C. Field, T. Hodgman, A. Kovach, E. Lentz, B. Olsen, G. Shriver, W. Wiest, C. Elphick. In Press. High uncertainty over the future of tidal marsh birds under current sea-level rise projections. Biodiversity and Conservation
Anderson, L., R. Clark, M. Hoper, R. Hodson, J. Schilling, H.V. Daniels, C. Woods, A. Kovach, D. Berlinsky, L. Kenter, A. McGinty, B. Reading. 2020. Methods of domestic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) spawning that do not require the use of any hormone induction. Aquaculture DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736025
Anderson, L., R. Clark, A. McGinty, M. Hopper, L. Kentery, S. Salger, J. Schilling, R. Hodson, A. Kovach, D. Berlinsky. 2020. Volitional tank spawning of domestic striped bass (Morone saxatilis) using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa)- induced ‘pace-setting’ females. Aquaculture.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735967
Kenter, L.W., A.I. Kovach, K. Wojtusik, B.J. Reading, D.L. Berlinsky. 2020. Paternal strain effects on growth and body shape in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops ♀ × Morone saxatilis ♂). North American Journal of Aquaculture 82:405–413. doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10162
Marshall, H., E.J. Blomberg, V. Watson, M. Conway, J.B. Cohen, M.D. Correll, C.S. Elphick, T.P. Hodgman, A.I. Kovach, W.G. Shriver, W.A. Wiest, and B.J. Olsen. 2020. Habitat openness and edge avoidance predict Saltmarsh Sparrow abundance better than habitat area. The Condor 122: 1–13. DOI: 10.1093/condor/duaa019
*Bauer, M., B. Ferry, H. Holman, and A.I. Kovach. 2020. Tracking the success of a New England cottontail reintroduction using genetic monitoring. Wildlife Society Bulletin 44(1):110–121. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1069
Fenderson, L.E., A.I. Kovach, and B. Lamas. 2020. Spatiotemporal landscape genetics: investigating ecology and evolution through space and time. Molecular Ecology 29(2): 218-246. DOI: 10.1111/mec.15315
Walsh, J., G. Clucas, M. MacManes, W. K. Thomas, A.I. Kovach, 2019. Divergent selection and drift shape the genomes of two avian sister species spanning a saline-freshwater ecotone. Ecology & Evolution DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5804
Clucas, G.V., N.R. Lou, N.O. Therkildsen, A.I. Kovach. 2019. Novel signs of adaptive variation in northwestern Atlantic cod revealed by whole-genome sequencing. Evolutionary Applications 12:1971–1987 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12861
Bauer, M., B. Ferry, H. Holman, and A.I. Kovach. In Press. Tracking the success of a New England cottontail reintroduction using genetic monitoring. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Field, C., K.J. Ruskin, J.B. Cohen, T.P. Hodgman, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and C.S. Elphick. 2019. Framework for quantifying population responses to disturbance reveals that coastal birds are highly resilient to hurricanes. Ecology Letters 22:2039-2048. DOI: 10.1111/ele.13384.
Olsen, B.J., J. Wiacek, A.C. Borowske, C. Elphick, C. Field, A. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, R. Longnecker, G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and K.J. Ruskin, K.J. 2019. Geographic patterns in Saltmarsh Sparrow bill size suggest correlations with temperature may be driven by mate competition. Journal of Avian Biology e02116. doi: 10.1111/jav.02116
Cheeseman, A.E., J.B. Cohen, C.M. Whipps, A.I. Kovach, S.J. Ryan. 2019. Genetic Diversity and Hierarchical population structure of a rare lagomorph indicates recent fragmentation has disrupted metapopulation function. Conservation Genetics 20:1237-1249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-019-01206-z
Walsh, J., P.M. Benham, P.E. Deane-Coe, P. Arcese, B.G. Butcher, Y.L. Chan, Z.A. Cheviron, C.S. Elphick, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, V.L. Winder, and I.J. Lovette. Genomics of rapid ecological divergence and parallel adaptation in songbirds. 2019. Evolution Letters 3-4: 324–338 doi:10.1002/evl3.126
Clucas, G., L.A. Kerr, G. Sherwood, D. Zemeckis, Z. Whitener, D. Goethel, S. Cadrin, and A.I. Kovach. 2019. Adaptive Genetic Variation Underlies Biocomplexity of Atlantic Cod in the Gulf of Maine and on Georges Bank. PLoS One 14(5): e0216992 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216992
Klingbeil, B.T., J.B. Cohen, M.D. Correll, C.R. Field, T.P. Hodgman, A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, W.A. Wiest, and C. Elphick. 2019. Evaluating a focal species approach for tidal marsh conservation in the northeastern United States. Condor 120(4):874-884. DOI: 10.1650/CONDOR-18-88.1
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and I. Lovette. 2018. Bidirectional adaptive introgression between two ecologically divergent sparrow species. Evolution72(10): 2076-2089. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.13581
Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. In Press. Plasticity in nesting adaptations of a tidal marsh endemic. Ecology & Evolution DOI:10.1002/ece3.4528
Kristensen, T. and A.I. Kovach. 2018. Spatially explicit abundance estimation of a rare habitat specialist: implications for SECR study design. Ecosphere. 9(5):e02217. 10.1002/ecs2.2217
Walsh, J., L.M. Maxwell, and A.I. Kovach. 2018. The role of mating strategy, reproductive success, and mate compatibility in maintaining species boundaries in an avian hybrid zone. The Auk 135: 693-705. DOI: 10.1642/AUK-17-218.1
Kenter, L., A.I. Kovach, C.L. Woods, B.J. Reading, and D.L. Berlinsky. 2018. Strain evaluation of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) cultured at different salinities. Aquaculture 429: 215-225 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.04.017
Benvenuti, B., J. Walsh, K.M. O’Brien, M. Ducey and A.I. Kovach. 2018. Annual variation in offspring sex ratios of Saltmarsh Sparrow supports Fisher’s hypothesis. The Auk 135: 342-358.
King, T.L., M. Eackles, A. Aunins, T.J. McGreevy Jr., T.P Husband, A. Tur, A.I. Kovach. 2017. Microsatellite marker development from next-generation sequencing in the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and cross-amplificaiton in the eastern cottontail (S. floridanus). BMC Research Notes 10: 741. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-3062-2
Ruskin, K.J., MA. Etterson, T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, N. Paul, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2017. 2017. Demographic analysis demonstrates systematic but independent abiotic and biotic stressors across 59% of a global species range. Auk. 134: 903–916 DOI: 10.1642/AUK-16-230.1
Field, C.R, K. J. Ruskin, B. Benvenuti, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, L. Garey, T.P. Hodgman, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, B.J. Olsen, N. Pau, S.G. Roberts, E. Shelly, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and C.S. Elphick. 2017. Quantifying the importance of geographic replication and representativeness when estimating demographic rates, using a coastal species as a case study. Ecography 41: 971–981. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.02424
Walsh, J., I. Lovette, V. Winder, C. Elphick, B. Olsen, G. Shriver, and A.I. Kovach. 2017. Subspecies delineation amid phenotypic, geographic, and genetic discordance. Molecular Ecology 26: 1242-1255 doi: 10.1111/mec.14010
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, M. Correll, T.P. Hodgman, C.S. Elphick, K.M. O’Brien, R.J. Rowe, and A.I. Kovach. 2017. Temporal shifts in the Saltmarsh-Nelson’s hybrid zone revealed by replicated genetic and demographic surveys. Conservation Genetics 18:453–466. DOI 10.1007/s10592-016-0920-8
Ruskin, K.J., MA. Etterson, T.P. Hodgman, A. Borowske, J.B. Cohen, C.S. Elphick, C.R. Field, R.A. Kern, E. King, A.R. Kocek, A.I. Kovach, K.M. O’Brien, N. Paul, W.G. Shriver, J. Walsh, and B.J. Olsen. 2017. Seasonal fecundity is not related to range position across a species’ global range despite a central peak in abundance. Oecologia 183:291–301. doi:10.1007/s00442-016-3745-8
Walsh, J., B.J. Olsen, K.J. Ruskin, W.G. Shriver, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Extrinsic and Intrinsic Factors Influence Fitness in an Avian Hybrid Zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 119: 890-903, DOI: 10.1111/bij.12837
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Differential Introgression and the Maintenance of Species Boundaries in an Advanced Generation Avian Hybrid Zone. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16:65, DOI 10.1186/s12862-016-0635-y
Amaral, K.E., M. Palace, K.M. O’Brien, L.E. Fenderson, and A.I. Kovach. 2016. Anthropogenic habitats facilitate dispersal of an early successional obligate: implications for restoration of an endangered ecosystem. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0148842. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148842
Walsh, J., R.J. Rowe, B.J. Olsen, W.G. Shriver, and A.I. Kovach. 2015 Genotype-Environment Associations Support A Mosaic Hybrid Zone Between two Tidal Marsh Birds. Ecology & Evolution, doi: 10.1002/ece3.1864
Walsh, J., W.G. Shriver, B.J. Olsen, K.M. O’Brien, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Relationship of Phenotypic Variation and Genetic Admixture in the Saltmarsh-Nelson's Sparrow Hybrid Zone. The Auk. 13:704-716.
Kovach, A.I., J. Walsh, J. Ramsdell, and K. Thomas. 2015. Development of diagnostic microsatellite markers from whole genome sequences of Ammodramus sparrows for assessing admixture in a hybrid zone. Ecology and Evolution. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1514
Berlinsky, D.L., M.A. DiMaggio, T.S. Breton, J. Walsh, and A.I. Kovach. 2015. Peritoneal pigmentation in purebred and hybrid river herring. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144:717-723.
Coster, S.C., K.J. Babbitt, A.B. Cooper, A.I. Kovach. 2015. Limited effects of local and landscape features on fine-scale gene flow in two pond-breeding amphibians. Molecular Ecology 24: 724-758 DOI: 10.1111/mec.13062
Coster, S.C., K.J. Babbitt, A.I. Kovach. 2015. High genetic connectivity in two pond-breeding amphibians in a managed forest. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 10(1): 64-89.
Kerr, L.A., S.X. Cadrin, and A.I. Kovach. 2014. Ecological and management consequences of a mismatch between biological and management units of Atlantic cod in U.S. waters. ICES Journal of Marine Science doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsu113
Fenderson, L.F, A.I. Kovach, J.L. Litvaitis, K.M. O’Brien, K. Boland, and W. Jakubas. 2014. A multi-scale analysis of gene flow in the New England cottontail, an imperiled habitat specialist in a fragmented landscape. Ecology and Evolution 4(10): 1853-1875 doi: 10.1002/ece3.1068
Brubaker, D.R., A.I.Kovach, M.J. Ducey, W. Jakubas, and K.M. O’Brien. 2014. Factors that influence detection of an endangered lagomorph in site occupancy surveys. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38(3):513–523 DOI: 10.1002/wsb.416
Gabrielsen, C.G., A.I. Kovach, K.J. Babbitt, and W. McDowell. 2013. Limited effects of suburbanization on genetic structure of an abundant vernal pool amphibian. Conservation Genetics 14: 1083-1097 DOI 10.1007/s10592-013-0497-4
Kilpatrick, H., Goodie, T. and A.I. Kovach. 2013. Comparison of live-trapping and noninvasive genetic sampling to assess patch occupancy by New England cottontail rabbits. Wildlife Society Bulletin 37(4): 901-905 DOI: 10.1002/wsb.330
Hill, J., J. Walsh, A.I. Kovach and C.S. Elphick. 2013. Male-biased nestling sex ratio in Saltmarsh Sparrows. Condor 115(2):411–420
Kovach, A.I., T.S. Breton, C. Enterline, and D.L. Berlinsky. 2013. Identifying the spatial scale of population structure in anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax). Fisheries Research 141: 95-106.
Clapp, A., T. Smith, A.I. Kovach, and D.L. Berlinsky. 2013. No Differences in Egg Buoyancy and Anti-freeze Protein Production in Genetically Divergent Subpopulations of Gulf of Maine Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua). Fisheries Research 141: 130-135.
Coster, S.S. and A.I. Kovach. 2012. Anthropogenic influences on the spatial genetic structure of black bears. Conservation Genetics 13: 1247-1257.
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, K.J. Babbitt, and K.M. O’Brien. 2012. Fine-scale population structure and asymmetrical dispersal in a salt marsh passerine, the Saltmarsh Sparrow (Ammodramus caudacutus). The Auk 129: 247-258.
Coster, S.S., A.I. Kovach, P.J. Pekins, A.B. Cooper, and A. Timmins. 2011. Genetic Mark-Recapture Population Estimation in Black Bears and Issues of Scale. Journal of Wildlife Management. 75(5): 1128-1136.
Walsh, J., A.I. Kovach, O.P. Lane, K.M O’Brien and K.J. Babbitt. 2011. Genetic barcode RFLP analysis of the Nelson’s and Saltmarsh Sparrow hybrid zone. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 123(2): 316–322.
Fenderson, L.E., A.I. Kovach, J. Litvaitis and M. Litvaitis. 2011. Population genetic structure and history of fragmented remnant populations of the New England cottontail. Conservation Genetics 12:943-958.
Kovach, A.I., T.S. Breton, D.L. Berlinsky, L. Maceda, and I.Wirgin. 2010. Fine-scale spatial and temporal genetic structure of cod off the Atlantic coast of the USA. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 410: 177-195.
Runge, J.A., A.I. Kovach, J.H. Churchill, L.A. Kerr, J.R. Morrison, R.C. Beardsley, D.L. Berlinsky, C. Chen, S.X. Cadrin, C.S. Davis, K.H. Ford, J.H. Grabowski, W.H. Howell, R. Ji, R.J. Jones, A.J. Pershing, N.R. Record, A.C. Thomas, G.D. Sherwood, S.M.L. Tallack, D.W. Townsend. 2010. “Understanding climate impacts on recruitment and spatial dynamics of Atlantic cod in the Gulf of Maine: Integration of observations and modeling.” Progress in Oceanography. 87: 251-263.
Wirgin, I., A. I. Kovach, L. Maceda, R. Nirmal, J. Waldman, and D.L. Berlinsky 2007. Stock
identification of Atlantic cod in U.S. waters using microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA analyses. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 375-391.
Litvaitis, J.A., J.P. Tash, M.K. Litvaitis, M.N. Marchand, A.I. Kovach, and R. Innes. 2006.
A range-wide survey to determine the current distribution of New England cottontails. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34(4): 1190-1197.
Kovach, A.I. and R.A. Powell. 2003. Influence of body size on male mating tactics and paternity in black bears, Ursus americanus. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81:1257-1268.
Kovach, A.I., M.K. Litvaitis, and J.A. Litvaitis. 2003. Evaluation of fecal mtDNA analysis as a
method to determine the geographic range of a rare lagomorph. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 31(4): 1061-1065.
Armitage, K.B., C.S. Salisbury, E.L. Barthelmess, R.C. Gray, and A. Kovach. 1996. Population
time budget for the yellow-bellied marmot. Ethology Ecology & Evolution. 8:67-95.
Kovach A. and M.S. Gaines. 1991. The influence of sex ratio on dispersal in the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Sciences. 94(3-4): 142-152.
