Publications | Robert Schorr

*undergraduate researcher authors

mistnetting over a pond in Jackson County, Colorado, August 2006. Photograph by Rob Schorr.

Peer-reviewed – Google Scholar account

Schorr, R. A., K. A. Pitcher, R. A. Aldredge, and P. M. Lukacs. 2023. Patterns of Florida bonneted bat occupancy at the northern extent of its range. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 14:1-9.

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Gross, E. E., M. E. Siebka, R. A. Schorr, J. N. Solomon, and S. K. Davis. 2023. Climbers for Bat Conservation: creating a citizen science program in Red River Gorge, Kentucky. Frontiers in Communication https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcomm.2023.1195796/full

*Mooney, E. H., A. C. Fahland, H. A Nolan, A. M. Smith, and R. Schorr. 2023. Host-plant phenology mediates facultative ant mutualism in the rare butterfly, Celastrina humulus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Environmental Entomology 52:1082-1093. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvad107

Schorr, R. A., M. D. Matthews, and B. A. Hoover. 2022. Finding bat roosts along cliffs: using rock climbing surveys to find roosting habitat of bats. Acta Chiropterologica 24:167-176.

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Schorr, R. A., and J. L. Siemers. 2021. Population dynamics of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) at summer roosts: apparent survival, fidelity, abundance, and the influence of winter conditions. Ecology and Evolution 11:7427-7438.

2021 Schorr And Siemers MYLU Summer Roosts Download

Schorr, R. A., R. M. Maison, C. P. Puntenney. 2020. Multi-year occupancy of the hops blue butterfly (Celastrina humulus): habitat patch colonization and extinction. Journal of Insect Conservation.

Schorr, R. A., R. M. Maison, C. P. Puntenney. 2020. Multi-year occupancy of the hops blue butterfly Download

Schorr, R. A., and B. S. Mihlbachler. 2018. Understanding habitat quality for Preble’s meadow jumping mouse: how survival responds to vegetation structure and composition. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 9:545-553.

2018 Schorr And Mihlbachler Understanding Habitat Quality For Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse How Survival Responds To Vegetation Structure And Composition Download

Kubik, T.D., and R.A. Schorr. 2018. Facultative myrmecophily in the hops blue butterfly, Celastrina humulus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). Entomological News 127:490-498. https://doi.org/10.3157/021.127.0514

Davis, S. K., R. Schorr, and B. Kuhn. 2017. Climbers for Bat Conservation: methods in forming a novel partnership. Pp. 81-94 in (C. Ward, ed) Wildlife: Perceptions, Threats, and Conservation. Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, NY.

Lambert, B. A., R. A. Schorr, S. C. Schneider, and E. Muths. 2016. Influence of demography and environment on persistence in toad populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 80:1256-1266. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.21118

Puntenney, C. P., and R. A. Schorr. 2016. Patch occupancy and habitat of the hops azure (Celastrina humulus), a rare North American endemic butterfly: insights for monitoring and conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation. 20:215-222.

Puntenney, C. P., and R. A. Schorr. 2016. Patch occupancy and habitat of the hops azure (Celastrina humulus), a rare North American endemic butterfly: insights for monitoring and conservation. Journal of Insect Conservation. 20:215-222.Download

Schorr, R. A., P. M. Lukacs, and J. A. Gude. 2014. The Montana deer and elk hunting population: the importance of cohort group, license price, and population demographics on hunter retention, recruitment, and population change. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:944-952.

Schorr, R. A., L. E. Ellison, and P. M. Lukacs. 2014. Estimating sample size for landscape-scale mark-recapture studies of North American migratory tree bats. Acta Chiropterologica 16:231-239.

Schorr, R. A., L. E. Ellison, and P. M. Lukacs. 2014. Estimating sample size for landscape-scale mark-recapture studies of North American migratory tree bats. Acta Chiropterologica 16:231-239.Download

Schorr, R. A., and J. L. Siemers. 2013. Roost characteristics of male pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) from southeastern Colorado. Southwestern Naturalist 58:470-474.

Schorr, R. A., and J. L. Siemers. 2013. Roost characteristics of male pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) from southeastern Colorado. Southwestern Naturalist 58:470-474.Download

Schorr, R. A. 2013. Using distance sampling to estimate density and abundance of Saussurea weberi Hulten (Weber’s saw-wort). Southwestern Naturalist 58:378-383.

Schorr, R. A. 2013. Using distance sampling to estimate density and abundance of Saussurea weberi Hulten (Weber’s saw-wort). Southwestern Naturalist 58:378-383.Download

Schorr, R. A. 2012. Using a temporal symmetry model to assess population change and recruitment in the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei). Journal of Mammalogy 93:1273-1284.

Schorr, R. A., B. A. Lambert, and E. Freels. 2011. Habitat use and home range of long-nosed leopard lizards (Gambelia wislizenii) in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, Colorado. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6:312-323.

Hayes, M. A., R. A. Schorr, and K. W. Navo. 2011. Hibernacula selection by Townsend’s big-eared bat in Southwestern Colorado. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:137-143.

Hayes, M. A., R. A. Schorr, and K. W. Navo. 2011. Hibernacula selection by Townsend’s big-eared bat in Southwestern Colorado. Journal of Wildlife Management 75:137-143.Download

Schorr, R. A., P. M. Lukacs, and G. L. Florant. 2009. Body mass and winter severity as predictors of overwinter survival in Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. Journal of Mammalogy 90:17-24.

Schorr, R. A., P. M. Lukacs, and G. L. Florant. 2009. Body mass and winter severity as predictors of overwinter survival in Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. Journal of Mammalogy 90:17-24.Download

Schorr, R. A., J. L. Siemers, P. M. Lukacs, J. P. Gionfriddo, J. R. Sovell, R. J. Rondeau, and M. B. Wunder. 2007. Using survival of rodents to assess habitat quality of prairie habitats. Southwestern Naturalist 52:552-563.

Ryon, T.R., M.J. Bonar, K.L. Sherff-Norris, and R.A. Schorr. 2004. Habitat ranking system for the threatened Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) in eastern Colorado. Pp. 129-147 in Landscape Ecology and Wildlife Habitat Evaluation: Critical Information for Ecological Risk Assessment, Land-Use Management Activities, and Biodiversity Enhancement Practices (L. Kapustka, G. Biddinger, M. Luxon, and H. Galbraith, eds.). ASTM International, West Conshohoken, PA. 329 pp.

Schorr, R. A. and R. Davies. 2002. Grey flesh fly (Wohlfahrtia vigil) parasitism of a Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:604-606.

Schorr, R. A. and R. Davies. 2002. Grey flesh fly (Wohlfahrtia vigil) parasitism of a Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 38:604-606.Download

King, T. G., M. A. Howell, B. R. Chapman, K. V. Miller, and R. A. Schorr. 1998. Comparisons of wintering bird communities in mature pine stands managed by prescribed burning. Wilson Bulletin 110:570-574.

Murphy, T. M., C.-K. Auh, R. Schorr, and C. Grobe. 1991. Modification of plasma membrane electron transport in cultured rose cells by UV-C radiation and fungal elicitor. Plant Pathology (suppl.) 96:142.

Reports

Schorr, R. A., and J. L. Siemers. 2012. Bats/Inactive Mine Project Summary Report: Searchlight and Fourmile Fire Projects. Report to the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety. 41 pp.

Schorr, R. A., and J. L. Siemers. 2011. Bats/Inactive Mine Project Summary Report: Davis Mesa, Hidden Treasure, Nugget Gulch, and Whopper Projects. Report to the Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety. 46 pp.

Schorr, R. A. 2010. Day roosts of male pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus) along Purgatoire River Valley, Las Animas County, Colorado. Unpublished report to Colorado Division of Wildlife. 15 pp. Download

Siemers, J. L., and R. A. Schorr. 2007. Distributional survey of rare small mammals (Orders Insectivora, Chiroptera, and Rodentia) in Colorado: Year Three. Unpublished report to Colorado Division of Wildlife. Download

Schorr, R. A. 2006. Survey for bats in Jackson County, Colorado. Unpublished report to the Colorado Division of Wildlife. 15 pp. Download

Siemers, J. L., and R. A. Schorr. 2006. Distributional survey of rare small mammals (Orders Insectivora, Chiroptera, and Rodentia) in Colorado: Year Two. Unpublished report to Colorado Division of Wildlife. 30 pp. Download

Schorr, R. A., and B. Lambert. 2006. Longnose leopard lizard (Gambelia wizlisenii) home range and habitat use on Cannonball Mesa, Colorado. Unpublished report to the Dolores Public Lands office, San Juan Public Lands, Dolores, Colorado. 16 pp. Download

Siemers, J. L., R. A. Schorr and A. C. Rinker. 2003. Distributional survey of rare small mammals (Order Insectivora, Chiroptera, and Rodentia) in Colorado: Year One. Unpublished report to Colorado Division of Wildlife. 23 pp. Download

Schorr, R. A. 2003. Meadow jumping mice (Zapus hudsonius prebei) on the U.S. Air Force Academy, El Paso County, Colorado: Populations, movement and habitat from 2000-2002. Unpublished report to the Natural Resources Branch of the U.S. Air Force Academy. 23 pp. Download

Schorr, R. A. 2001. Meadow jumping mice (Zapus hudsonius preblei) on the U.S. Air Force Academy. Unpublished report to the Natural Resources Branch of the U.S. Air Force Academy. 55 pp. Download

Kettler, S., J. Rocchio, R. Schorr, and J. Burt. 2000. Biological inventory of Rio Grande and Conejos counties, Colorado. Unpublished report.

Schorr, R. A., J. Peterson, and C. Fleming. 1997. Preble’s meadow jumping mouse surveys on Jefferson County Open Space Lands. Unpublished report.

Conservation Plans

Grunau, L., R. Schorr, and J. Handwerk. 2004. Conservation and management plan for Colorado butterfly plant and Preble’s meadow jumping mouse on F. E. Warren Air Force Base. Unpublished report to Warren AFB. 110 pp.

Grunau, L., R. Schorr, D. Green, B. Rosenlund, C. Pague, and J. Armstrong. 1999. Conservation and management plan for Preble’s meadow jumping mouse on the U.S. Air Force Academy. Unpublished report. 60 pp. Download