In Prep:
Published:
Presentations:
Posters:
- Palmer, M. S., S. Miller, & C. Packer. Understanding predator pits: mechanisms underlying the decline of prey animals following lion reintroductions across South Africa. Biological Conservation: (In Prep.)
- Palmer, M. S., K. M. Gaynor, M. Hutchinson, J. Becker, J. Abraham, E. Phillips, P. Bouley, & R. Pringle. Reinstating a landscape of fear: community-wide behavioral responses to predator reintroduction. Science Advances: (In Prep.)
- Valeix, M., C. Packer, S. Creel, N. Owen-Smith, M. S. Palmer, ..., S. Chamaillé-Jammes. Behavioral Ecology of Lion-Prey Interactions. In Loveridge A, Valeix M, Dickman A, Macdonald D (Eds.), The Biology and Conservation of the African Lion. Oxford University Press. (In Prep.)
- Palmer, M. S., K. Snyder, N. Mbise, P. Goodman, & C. Packer. An overview and validation of statistical techniques to produce accurate abundance estimations of unmarked animals from camera trap survey data. Biological Conservation: (In Review)
- Rafiq K., S. Beery, M. S. Palmer, B. Abrahms. Generative AI: A New Frontier for Ecology. Journal of Animal Ecology, (In Review)
- Rafiq K., N. Jordan, J. McNutt, J. Neelo, N. Attias, D. Boersma, B. Brosi B, M. S. Palmer, …, B. Abrahms. Removing barriers to immersive field biology is critical for advancing ecology. Nature Ecology & Evolion, (In Review)
- Devarajan K., …, M. S. Palmer, … B. D. Gerber. When the wild things are: defining mammalian diel activity and plasticity. Science, (In Review)
- Murphy A., ..., M. S. Palmer, ... C. Wilmers. Anthropogenic impacts on North American mesopredator interactions exceed those of apex predators. Ecological Applications, (In Review)
- Palmer, M. S., A. Swanson, J. Forrester, J. Fieberg, & C. Packer. Temporal changes in predator behavior interact with spatially-structured predation risk to create a “dynamic” landscape of fear. Journal of Animal Behavior: (In Review)
- Palmer, M. S., N. Mehrotra, S. Srinivasan, E. Fatima, A. A. Venkataraman, S. Rao, G. D'Cruz. Lost at sea: methods to detect ‘ghost gear’ and other derelict fishing equipment. Marine Pollution Bulletin: (In Review)
- Anderson, T. M., S. A. Hepler, R. M. Holdo, J. E. Donaldson, M. S. Palmer, …, C. Packer. Body-size dependent grazing during migration generates facilitation and promotes savanna stability. Nature: (In Review)
- Lasky, M., J. A. Venter, M. S. Palmer, S. Bombaci. Breaking the human shield: Eventual predator habituation may inhibit humans from permanently altering predator-prey dynamics. Nature Ecology & Evolution: (In Review)
Published:
- Blair, J. D., K. M. Gaynor, M. S. Palmer, K. E. Marshall. A gentle introduction to computer vision-based specimen classification in ecological datasets. Journal of Animal Ecology: (Accepted)
- Walker, R. H., M. Hutchinson, J. A. Becker, J. H. Daskin, K. M. Gaynor, M. S. Palmer, ..., R. A. Long (2023). Trait based sensitivity of large mammals to a catastrophic tropical cyclone. Nature, 623, 757-764. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06722-0
- Saltz, J., M. S. Palmer, L. Beaudrot (2023). Identifying the social context of single- and mixed-species group formation in wild populations using camera trap data. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 378:20220105. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2022.0105 (journal cover)
- Palmer, M. S., K. M. Gaynor, J. Abraham, R. M. Pringle (2023). The role of humans in dynamic landscapes of fear. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38(3), 217-218. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.12.007
- Palmer, M. S., N. Borrego, C. Packer (2023). Social Strategies of the African Lion. In Srinivasan M, Wursing B (Eds.), Social Strategies of Carnivorous Mammalian Predators - Hunting and Surviving as Families. Springer-Nature.
- Isbell, F., ..., M S. Palmer (2023). Expert estimates of biodiversity loss and its drivers and consequences. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 21(2), 94-103. doi: 10.1002/fee.2536
- Palmer, M. S., K. M. Gaynor, J. L. Becker, J. O. Abraham, M. A. Mumma, R. M. Pringle (2023). Dynamic landscapes of fear: understanding spatiotemporal risk. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37(10), 911-925. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.06.007
- Palmer, M. S., J. Pluncinski, C. Wang, R. Pringle (2022). BoomBox: An Automated Behavioural Response Camera Trap Module for Wildlife Playback Experiments. Methods in Ecology and Evolution: 13(3), 611-618. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13789
- Miao, Z., Z. Liu, K. Gaynor, M. S. Palmer, S. Yu, W. Getz (2021). Iterative human and automated identification of wildlife images. Nature Machine Learning, 3, 885–895. doi: 10.1038/s42256-021-00393-0
- Palmer, M. S. & C. Packer (2021). Reactive anti-predator behavioral strategy shaped by predator characteristics. PLOS ONE, 16(8), e0256147. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256147
- Palmer, M. S., S. E. Huebner, M. Willi, L. Fortson, C. Packer (2021). Citizen science, computing, and conservation: How can "Crowd AI" change the way we tackle large-scale ecological challenges? Human Computation, 8(2), 54-75. doi: 10.15346/hc.v8i2.123
- Suraci, J. P, K. M. Gaynor, M. L. Allen, M. S. Palmer, ..., C. Wilmers (2021). Anthropogenic disturbance type and species life histories predict mammal responses to humans. Global Change Biology, 27(16), 3718-3731 doi: 10.1111/gcb.15650
- Palmer, M. S., C. Portales, D. Mech, F. Isbell (2021). Spatiotemporal sensitivity to risk attenuates predator effects in an experimental test of a behaviorally-mediated trophic cascade. Oecologica, 195(1), 235-248. doi: 10.1007/s00442-020-04816-4
- Pardo, L. E., S. Bombaci, S. E. Huebner, M. Somers, M. S. Palmer, ..., J. A. Venter (2021). Snapshot Safari: a large-scale collaborative to monitor Africa’s remarkable biodiversity. South African Journal of Science, 117(1/2). doi: 10.17159/sajs.2021/8134
- Palmer, M. S., C. Willis, K. Barrie, C. Packer, A. Moe, D. Wassenberg (2020). Using camera trap data to make authentic ecological inquiries. CourseSource, doi: 10.24918/cs.2020.49
- Beaudrot, L., M. S. Palmer, T. M. Anderson, C. Packer (2020). Mixed-species groups of Serengeti grazers: a test of the stress gradient hypothesis. Ecology, 101(11), e03163. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3163
- Nominated for ESA George Mercer Award for Early-Career Researchers
- Smith, J. A., J. P. Suraci, J. S. Hunter, K. M. Gaynor, C. B. Keller, M. S. Palmer, et al. (2020). Zooming in on mechanistic predator-prey ecology: Integrating camera traps with experimental methods reveals the drivers of interactions between predators and prey. Journal of Applied Ecology, 89(4), 197-202. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.13264
- Palmer, M. S. & J. Krueger (2019). Bats join the ranks of oxpeckers and cleaner fish as partners in a pest-reducing mutualism. Ethology, 125(3): 170-175. doi: 10.1111/eth.12840
- Muneza, A., W. Calo III, C. Packer, J. Cusack, T. Jones, M. Palmer, ..., R. Montgomery (2019). Assessing wildlife disease ecology via photogrammetry analysis of camera trap data. Journal of Wildlife Disease, 55(4), 770-781. doi: 10.7589/2018-06-149
- Palmer, M. S., A. Swanson, M. Kosmala, T. Arnold, C. Packer (2018). Evaluating relative abundance indices for terrestrial herbivores from large-scale camera trap surveys. African Journal of Ecology, 56(4), 791–803. doi: 10.1111/aje.12566
- Norouzzadeh, M. S., A. Nguyen, M. Kosmala, A. Swanson, M. Palmer, C. Packer, J. Clune (2018). Automatically identifying, counting, and describing wild animals in camera-trap images with deep learning. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(25), E5716-E5725. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1719367115
- Palmer, M. S. & C. Packer (2018). Giraffe bed and breakfast: camera traps reveal Tanzanian yellow-billed oxpeckers roosting on their large mammalian hosts. African Journal of Ecology, 56, 882-884. doi: 10.1111/aje.12505
- Palmer, M. S. & A. Gross* (2018). Eavesdropping in an African large mammal community: anti-predator responses to alarm calls vary according to the reliability of the signaler. Animal Behaviour, 137, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.12.018
- Palmer, M. S., J. Fieberg, A. Swanson, M. Kosmala, C. Packer (2017). A ‘dynamic’ landscape of fear: prey responses to spatiotemporal variation in predation risk across the lunar cycle. Ecology Letters, 20(11), 1364-1373. doi: 10.1111/ele.12832
- Anderson, T. M., S. White, B. Davis, R. Erhardt, M. S. Palmer, C. Packer (2016). Spatio-temporal distribution of African savannah herbivores: species associations and habitat occupancy in a landscape context. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371, 20150314. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0314
- Hankison, S. J. & M. S. Palmer (2016). Assays to detect UV-reflecting structures and determine their importance in mate preference using the sailfin molly Poecilia latipinna. Journal of Visualized Experiments: 115, e54453, doi: 10.3791/54453
- Ord, T. J., G. K. Charles, M. Palmer, J. A. Stamps (2016). Plasticity in social communication and its implications for the colonization of novel habitats. Behavioral Ecology, 27(1), 341-351. doi: 10.1093/beheco/arv165
- Palmer, M. S. & S. J. Hankison (2014). Use of ultraviolet cues in female mate preference in the sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna. Acta Ethologica, 18, 153. doi: 10.1007/s10211-014-0195-3
- Willink, B., M. S. Palmer, T. Landberg, J. R. Vonesh, K. M. Warkentin (2014). Predator identity and prey size-structure shape immediate and cumulative costs of risk-induced early hatching. Evolutionary Ecology, 28, 103. doi: 10.1007/s10682-013-9661-z
- Lardner, B., R.N. Reed, A.A.Y. Adams, M.J. Mazurek, ..., M. S. Palmer, J.A. Savidge (2013). Selective predation by feral cats on a native skink on Guam. International Reptile Conservation Foundation’s Amphibians and Reptiles: Conservation and Natural History: 20(1), 16–19. link
Presentations:
- M. S. Palmer (2024). Wildlife on the edge: Embedded AI for wildlife monitoring and conservation. CV4Animals (keynote speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, C. Batist, H. Cox, J. Holmberg (2023). AI for nature: An inflection point. Conservation X Labs (invited panelist)
- M S. Palmer (2023). Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) data for conservation impact. EarthRanger User Conference (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, S. Selbe, A. Kidangoor (2023). How to cover conservation technology: A panel for science journalists. Mongabay (invited panelist)
- M. S. Palmer MS & S. O’Donnell (2023). Conservation technology: Innovation and collaboration. Arm Ltd. (invited speaker)
- K. M. Gaynor & M. S. Palmer (2023). WildCam Gorongosa: Using camera traps to monitor large mammal restoration while engaging global communities and classrooms. International Congress of Conservation Biology (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2023). Science at scale: From local data collection to global change. Ecological Society of America (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, M. Tobler, A. Lynam, J. Mukeka (2022) Applications of sensors and other conservation technologies for animal surveys. EarthRanger User Conference (invited panelist)
- M. S. Palmer (2022). Careers in predator-prey ecology. Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Seminar (invited panelist)
- M. S. Palmer (2022). Technology for the study and monitoring of African wild dogs. African Wild Dogs United (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2022). Camera traps, computing, and conservation. Computer Vision for Animal Tracking and Modeling (keynote speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2022). Navigating a multi-predator landscape of fear: behavioral tactic of large herbivores to avoid predation. University of Vienna (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2021). Predator-prey relationships in a dynamic, recovering ecosystem. Parque National da Gorongosa Seminário de Ciências (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2021). How do I support capacity building efforts in conservation tech? WILDLABS Tech Tutors (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, K. M. Gaynor, M. Hutchinson, J. Becker, J. Abraham, E. Phillips, P. Bouley, R. Pringle (2021). Reinstating a landscape of fear: community-wide behavioral responses to predator reintroduction. International Congress for Conservation Biology (talk)
- M. S. Palmer, K. M. Gaynor, M. Hutchinson, J. Becker, J. Abraham, E. Phillips, P. Bouley, R. Pringle (2021). Reinstating a landscape of fear: community-wide behavioral responses to predator reintroduction. Animal Behavior Society (talk)
- M. S. Palmer (2021). Carnivores, camera traps, and conservation: the past, present, and future of African ecology. National Classical Education Symposium (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2021). Carnivores and camera traps: large-scale monitoring to tackle conservation crises. University of Illinois INHS (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2019). Navigating a landscape of fear: anti-predator decision making and its ecological impacts. Princeton University EEB Seminar Series: Colloquium on the Biology of Populations (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, K. Snyder, N. Mbise, P. Goodman, C. Packer (2019). Estimating abundance of unmarked herbivores from camera trap data. International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2019). Survival in a landscape of fear. OWU Zoology Research Seminar Series (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer (2019). Into the wild: the adventures and misadventures of a professional zoologist. OWU Sagan National Colloquium “Our World Needs You!” (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, K. Snyder, N. Mbise, P. Goodman, C. Packer. An overview and validation of statistical techniques to produce accurate abundance estimations of unmarked animals from camera trap survey data. International Symposium of Integrative Zoology (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer & S. Petersen (2019). Computing, camera traps, and conservation: how can machine learning inform ecology? Deep Learning Indaba (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer & R. Pringle (2019). Emergent multiple predator effects: examining the mechanisms that structure predator-prey interactions in multi-predator communities. Savanna Science Network Meeting
- M. S. Palmer, J. Fieberg, C. Packer (2018). Daily predator activity drives dynamic changes in fear topography. Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, L. Fortson, N. Krevans, E. Roberts, A. Simenstad (2017). From ancient lives to lions in the Serengeti: Using citizen science to research 21st century questions. UMN Citizen Science Workshop (invited speaker)
- M. S. Palmer, A. Swanson, M. Kosmala, C. Packer (2017). Camera trapping as a tool for applied management: An overview of statistical techniques to produce accurate abundance estimations from survey data. Symposium for Contemporary Conservation Practice (invited speaker; video link below)
- M. S. Palmer & C. Packer (2017). Snapshot Safari: Cameras, science, conservation. Citizen Science Association Conference
- M. S. Palmer & C. Packer (2015). Adaptive ungulate anti-predator behaviors. 6th Annual Diamond Route Research Conference
- M. S. Palmer & C. Packer (2015). Adaptive ungulate anti-predator behaviors. South African Lion Managers Forum Annual Meeting
- M. S. Palmer & E. H. Burtt, Jr. (2010). Plumage microbial community as a force driving the evolution of maintenance behavior. 25th International Ornithological Congress (presented by E. H. Burtt)
Posters:
- M. S. Palmer, K. M. Gaynor, M. Hutchinson, J. Becker, J. Abraham, E. Phillips, P. Bouley, R. Pringle (2021) Reinstating a landscape of fear: community-wide behavioral responses to predator reintroduction. Ecological Society of America
- M. S. Palmer, K. M. Gaynor, M. Hutchinson, J. Becker, J. Abraham, E. Phillips, P. Bouley, R. Pringle (2021). Reinstating a landscape of fear: community-wide behavioral responses to predator reintroduction. International Congress of Zoology
- M. S. Palmer, D. Mech, F. Isbell (2018). Wolf recovery and the restoration of ecological systems? 2018 International Wolf Symposium
- M. S. Palmer & C. Packer (2018). Multi-predator interactions shape a dynamic landscape of fear. Minnesota Supercomputing Institute 2018 Research Exhibition (poster competition winner)
- M. S. Palmer & C. Packer (2017). Survival in a landscape of fear: Prey behavioral responses to multi-dimensional predation risk. Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior Department 50th Anniversary Symposium (invited poster)
- M. S. Palmer, J. Fieberg, A. Swanson, M. Kosmala, C. Packer (2017). Ungulate responses to fluctuating temporal predation risk. Savanna Science Network Meeting
- M. S. Palmer & C. Packer (2016). Snapshot Safari: Cameras, science, conservation. 7th Annual Diamond Route Research Conference
- T. Arnold, M. Palmer, M. Kosmala, A. Swanson, E. Erhart, J. Forester, C. Packer (2016). Separating signal from noise in citizen-science data: Using hierarchical models to estimate relative abundances from camera-trap data. International Statistical Ecology Conference
- M. S. Palmer, J. Fieberg, A. Swanson, M. Kosmala, C. Packer (2016). Ungulate responses to fluctuating temporal predation risk. Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference
- M. S. Palmer, J. Fieberg, A. Swanson, M. Kosmala, C. Packer (2016). Ungulate responses to fluctuating temporal predation risk. Minnesota Supercomputing Institute Research Exhibition
- M. S. Palmer, A. Swanson, & C. Packer (2014). Impact of predator intimidation on herbivore spatiotemporal distributions in the Serengeti. Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference
- M. S. Palmer & S. J. Hankison (2012). UV mate choice decision in mollies. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- M. S. Palmer & S. J. Hankison (2012). UV mate choice decision in mollies. Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference
- M. S. Palmer & S. J. Hankison (2011). UV mate choice decision in mollies. Indiana University Animal Behavior Conference (poster competition winner)
- M. S. Palmer, B. Willink, T. Landberg, J. R. Vonesh, K. M. Warkentin (2011). Costs of hatching early: vulnerability and period of exposure to predators. Ohio Academy of Science
- M. S. Palmer, B. Willink, T. Landberg, J. R. Vonesh, K. M. Warkentin (2011). Costs of hatching early: vulnerability and period of exposure to predators. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
- M. S. Palmer & S. J. Hankison (2010). Behavioral syndromes in Three-spine stickleback. Ohio Academy of Science
- M. S. Palmer & E. H. Burtt, Jr. (2009). Plumage microbial community as a force driving the evolution of maintenance behavior. American Ornithologists’ Union
- M. S. Palmer, R. Deatsman, E. H. Burtt, Jr. (2009). Dominance interactions among Neotropical hummingbirds. Wilson Ornithological Society
- M. S. Palmer, S. Lindshield, K. Dingess (2008). Seed dispersal: comparison between Mantled howler monkeys and Black-handed spider monkeys. Midwest Primate Interest Group
- M. Rodrigues, M. S. Palmer, M. Larson (2008). Play behavior in juvenile spider monkeys. Midwest Primate Interest Group
- M. S. Palmer & E. H. Burtt, Jr. (2008). Effects of copper pigmentation in Turaco feathers on bacterial degradation. Wilson Ornithological Society
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