Andrew J. Gregory

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Caruthers-Jones , J., Gregory, A., Guette, A. (2022). Cores and corridors: Natural landscape linkages to rewild protected areas and wildlife refuges. Other. Routledge Handbook of Rewilding. (First Edition) 11. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003097822-10/cores-corridors-jonathan-carruthers-jones-andrew-gregory-adrien-guett%C3%A9

Erratum, Journal

• Barton, H.D., Gregory, A.J., Davis, R., Hanlon, C.A., Wisely, S.M. (2012). Erratum: Contrasting landscape epidemiology of two sympatric rabies virus strains (Molecular Ecology (2010) 19 (2725-2738)). Molecular Ecology. 21 (6) 1533-1538. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84858076214

Journal Article

• McCool, M., Molina, C., Contrarez, L., Rojas, S., Burkett, C.J., Burkett, F., Corwin, R., Serrano, I.J., Hendrickson, B.J., Jackson, D., Joseph , S., Lautenbach, J., Todd, E., Armijo, F., Thompson, M.L., Jardon, L., MacKenzie, R., Gregory, A.J. (2025). Biocultural conservation trail system reduces bryophyte richness but not diversity in the southernmost miniature forest of the world.. Other.
• Harsh , S., Longsinger, R., Gregory, A.J. (2025). Weather habitat area connectivity and number of patches influence breeding ecology of ring-necked pheasants. Journal of Wildlife Management.
• Lautenbach, J., Gregory, A.J., Galla, S., Pratt, A., Schroeder , M., Haukos, D., Beck, J. (2025). Using habitat morphological, and genetic characteristics to delineate the subspecies of sharp-tailed grouse in south-central Wyoming. Other. 1704 W Mulberry Street
• Brooke, P., Bednarz, J.C., Gregory, A.J. Use of Apple Airtag to track Urban Wildlife: Proof of concept with Harris's hawks. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
• Harsh, S., Longsinger, R., Gregory, A.J. (2025). Landcover and landscape structure influence the breeding ecology of a grassland bird. Journal of Wildlife Management.
• Thompson, M.L., Gregory, A.J., Burkett, C. An Introduction to the Native and Non-Native Plant-Insect Interactions and Potential Pollinators of Puerto Williams and Yendegaia, Cabo de Hornos, Chile.
• Harsh, S., Longsinger, R., Gregory, A.J. (2024). Seasonal resource selection of a grassland bird in a dynamic landscape: Importance of a heterogeneous landscape. Ecosphere.
• Harsh, S., Lonsinger, R., Kauth, H., Gregory, A.J. (2024). Seasonal resource selection of a grassland bird in a dynamic landscape: importance of heterogenous habitat. Ecosphere.
• Kalta, B., Gregory, A.J. Mocking Bird calls potentially confound acoustic indices of bird diversity and a new heuristic tool to distinguish them.. Other.
• Burkett, C., Corwin, R., Co-authors, 1., Thompson, M., Gregory, A.J. (2024). An Introduction to the Native and Non-Native Plant-Insect Interactions and Potential Pollinators of Puerto Williams and Yendegaia, Cabo de Hornos, Chile. Other.
• Fasona, M., Okimiji, O., Gregory, A.J., Egonmwan, R. (2024). Connecting Habitats: Modeling Landscape Connectivity for Large Mammals in Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Reserves, South-West Nigeria. Landscape Ecology.
• Black , A., Mularo, A., Yeon-Jeon, J., Haukos, D., Bondo, K., Frikke, K., Gregory, A.J., Grisham , B., Lowe, Z., DeWoody, A. Discordance between taxonomy and population genomic data can complicate conservation policies. PNAS Nexus.
• Fasona, M., Gregory, A.J., Okimiji, O., Oni, O., Egonmwan, R. (2024). Unravelling the Dynamics: Large Mammal Occupancy Modelling in Omo-Shasha-Oluwa Forest Reserves Landscape and Insights into Habitat Characteristics Influencing Distribution.. Other.
• Kieleczawa, K.A., Luke, K., Gregory, A.J. (2023). Traditional ecological knowledge and modern population genetics team-up to study the impacts of the 2010 Enbridge oil spill on Mnomen of the Kalamazoo watershed. PeerJ. (e15971)
• Black, A., Bondo, C., Mularo, A., Hernandez, A., Yu, Y., Stein, C., Haukos, D., Gregory, A.J., Grisham, B., Lowe, Z., DeWoody, A.J. (2023). A highly-contiguous and annotated genome assembly of the endangered Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). Other. 15 (4) https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad043
• Parsons, L., Jenks, J., Runia, T., Gregory, A.J. (2022). Comparing Methods of Defining Priority Areas for Greater Sage-Grouse. Other. 10 Frontiers Media SA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.896023
• Harsh, S., Bhadaria, T., Lonsinger, R., Gregory, A.J. (2022). Habitat amount or landscape configuration: Emerging HotSpot analysis reveals the importance of habitat amount for a grassland bird in South Dakota. PLOS: Public Library of Science. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/journal-information
• Kauth, H., Gregory, A.J., Kauth, A., Harsh, S., Runia, T., Lonsinger, R. (2022). Snow and land use alter pheasant survival in South Dakota. Journal of Wildlife Management. 86 (6)
• Parsons, L., Runia, T., Vincent, G., Gregory, A.J., Jenks, J. (2021). Greater Sage-grouse survival varies with breeding season events in West Nile virus non-outbreak years. Other.
• Patrick, C.J., McCluney, K.E., Ruhi, A., Gregory, A.J., Sabo, J., Thorp, J.H. (2021). Multi-scale biodiversity drives temporal variability in macrosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 19 (1) 47--56.
• Grace, M.K., Ak\ccakaya, H Resit, Bennett, E.L., Brooks, T.M., Heath, A., Hedges, S., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoffmann, M., Hochkirch, A., Jenkins, R., Gregory, A.J. (2021). Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact. Conservation Biology. 35 (6) 1833--1849. Denton, 1704 W Mulberry Street
• Gregory, A.J., Spence, E., Beier, P., Garding, E. (2021). Toward best management practices for ecological corridors. Land. 10 (2) 140. MDPI.
• Parsons, L.A., Jenks, J.A., Gregory, A.J. (2020). Accuracy Assessment of National Land Cover Database Shrubland Products on the Sagebrush Steppe Fringe. Other. 73 (2) 309--312. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550742419301058
• Kauth, H.R., Lonsinger, R.C., Kauth, A.J., Gregory, A.J. (2020). Low-cost DIY GPS trackers improve upland game bird monitoring. Other. 2020 (1) 1--7. Nordic Board for Wildlife Research.
• Gregory, A.J., Spence, E.S. (2020). Using Inquiry-Based Methods to Teach Spatial Statistics: Decoupling Pattern From Process Using Bigfoot Sightings. Other. 4 (1) University of California Press. https://online.ucpress.edu/cse/article-abstract/4/1/1223915/114352/Using-Inquiry-Based-Methods-to-Teach-Spatial
• Roy, C.L., Gregory, A.J. (2019). Landscape and population genetics reveal long distance sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) movements and a recent bottleneck in Minnesota. Conservation Genetics. 20 (2) 259--273. Springer Netherlands.
• Roy, C., Gregory, A.J. (2019). Landscape genetic evaluation of a tallgrass prairie corridor using the Greater Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus cupido).. Landscape Ecology.
• Abeysinghe, T., Simic Milas, A., Arend, K., Hohman, B., Reil, P., Gregory, A.J., V\'azquez-Ortega, Ang\'elica. (2019). Mapping invasive phragmites australis in the old woman creek estuary using UAV remote sensing and machine learning classifiers. Other. 11 (11) 1380. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute.
• Nichter, A., Gregory, A.J. (2019). The influence of annual variation and seasonal turnover of plant communities in hybrid ecosystems on metrics of biodiversity: implications for herbaceous vegetation sampling design. Other. 4 (2) 550--566. SIFTDesk.org.
• Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., McNew, L.B., Sandercock, B.K. (2018). A landscape perspective on rates of multiple paternity and brood parasitism among Greater Prairie-Chickens across Kansas, USA. Other. 130 (3) 626--638. The Wilson Ornithological Society.
• Nichter, A., Gregory, A.J. (2018). Distribution modeling of Asclepias spp. predicts potential conservation benefits of marginal ecosystems as nature reserves in Northwest Ohio. Other. 38 (4) 250--258. Natural Areas Association. https://bioone.org/journals/natural-areas-journal/volume-38/issue-4/043.038.0405/Distribution-Modeling-of-iAsclepias-i-spp-Predicts-Potential-Conservation-Benefits/10.3375/043.038.0405.short
• Kefa, C.A., Gregory, A.J., Espira, A., Lung, M. (2018). Does Wood Fuel Gathering for Household Use Follow an Optimality Model? A Study from Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya. Human Ecology. 46 (4) 473--484. Springer US.
• Gregory, A.J. (2018). Environmental Impacts of Energy Development on Prairie-Grouse and Sage-Grouse in the Continental United States. Other. 3 (1) 361--377. SIFTDesk.org.
• Kefa, C.A., Lung, M., Espira, A., Gregory, A.J. (2018). Quantifying the rate of subsistence wood harvesting from a tropical rainforest in Kenya. Other. 52 (2) 369--373. Cambridge University Press.
• Gregory, A.J. (2017). A possible impact of anthropogenic noise on male Lesser Prairie-Chicken lek attendance in Kansas. Other.
• Spence, E.S., Beck, J.L., Gregory, A.J. (2017). Probability of lek collapse is lower inside sage-grouse Core Areas: Effectiveness of conservation policy for a landscape species. PLOS One.
• Gregory, A.J. (2017). Spatial characterization of cretaceous western interior seaway paleogeography using Foraminfera, fuzzy sets and Dempster-Shafer Theory. Other. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214242817300724
• Albuquerque, F.S., Gregory, A.J. (2017). The geography of hotspots of rarity-weighted richness of birds and their coverage by Natura 2000.
• Winder, V.L., Herse, M.R., Hunt, L.M., Gregory, A.J., McNew, L.B., Sandercock, B.K. (2016). Patterns of nest attendance by female Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido) in northcentral Kansas. Other. 157 (3) 733-745. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84976299755
• Ganser, C., Gregory, A.J., Mcnew, L.B., Hunt, L.A., Sandercock, B.K., Wisely, S.M. (2016). Fine-scale distribution modeling of avian malaria vectors in north-central Kansas. Journal of Vector Ecology. 41 (1) 114-122. https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84969942279
• Winder, V.L., Carrlson, K.M., Gregory, A.J., Hagen, C.A., Haukos, D.A., Kesler, D.C., Larsson, L.C., Matthews, T.W., McNew, L.B., Patten, M.A., others. (2015). Factors affecting female space use in ten populations of prairie chickens. Other. 6 (9) 1--17. Ecological Society of America.
• Winder, V.L., Gregory, A.J., McNew, L.B., Sandercock, B.K. (2015). Responses of male Greater Prairie-Chickens to wind energy development. Other. 117 (2) 284--296. Oxford University Press.
• McNew, L.B., Hunt, L.M., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2014). Effects of wind energy development on nesting ecology of greater prairie-chickens in fragmented grasslands. Conservation Biology. 28 (4) 1089--1099.
• Winder, V.L., McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Hunt, L.M., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2014). Effects of wind energy development on survival of female greater prairie-chickens. Journal of Applied Ecology. 51 (2) 395--405.
• Gregory, A.J., Beier, P. (2014). Response variables for evaluation of the effectiveness of conservation corridors. Conservation Biology. 28 (3) 689--695.
• Winder, V., McNew, L., Gregory, A.J., Hunt, L., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2014). Space use by female Greater Prairie-Chickens in response to wind energy development. Other. 5 (1) 1--17. Ecological Society of America.
• Gregory, A.J., Beck, J.L. (2014). Spatial heterogeneity in response of male greater sage-grouse lek attendance to energy development. PLOS One. 9 (6) e97132. Public Library of Science San Francisco, USA.
• Mcnew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Sandercock, B.K. (2013). Spatial heterogeneity in habitat selection: Nest site selection by greater prairie-chickens. Other. 77 (4) 791--801. John Wiley \& Sons, Inc. Hoboken, USA. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.493
• McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2012). Demography of greater prairie-chickens: regional variation in vital rates, sensitivity values, and population dynamics. Other. 76 (5) 987--1000. John Wiley \& Sons, Inc. Hoboken, USA. https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jwmg.369
• Beier, P., Gregory, A.J. (2012). Desperately seeking stable 50-year-old landscapes with patches and long, wide corridors. Other. 10 (1) e1001253. Public Library of Science San Francisco, USA.
• Gregory, A.J., Kaler, R.S., Prebyl, T.J., Sandercock, B.K., Wisely, S.M. (2012). Influence of translocation strategy and mating system on the genetic structure of a newly established population of island ptarmigan. Conservation Genetics. 13 (2) 465--474. Springer Netherlands.
• Gregory, A.J. (2011). Evidence for human-mediated life-history evolution in Greater Prairie-Chickens. Other.
• Gregory, A.J., McNew, L.B., Prebyl, T.J., Sandercock, B.K., Wisely, S.M. (2011). Hierarchical modeling of lek habitats of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Other. 39 21--32.
• McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2011). Reproductive biology of a southern population of Greater Prairie-Chickens. Other. 39 209--221.
• Barton, H.D., Gregory, A.J., Davis, R., Hanlon, C.A., Wisely, S.M. (2010). Contrasting landscape epidemiology of two sympatric rabies virus strains. Molecular Ecology. 19 (13) 2725--2738. Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK.
• McNew, L.B., Gregory, A.J., Wisely, S.M., Sandercock, B.K. (2009). Estimating the stage of incubation for nests of Greater Prairie-Chickens using egg flotation: a float curve for grousers. Other. 38 12--14.
• Gregory, A.J., Lung, M.A., Gehring, T.M., Swanson, B.J. (2009). The importance of sex and spatial scale when evaluating sexual segregation by elk in Yellowstone. Journal of Mammalogy. 90 (4) 971--979. American Society of Mammalogists 810 East 10th Street, PO Box 1897, Lawrence~….

Other

• Gregory, A.J. (2013). Reintroduction biology: conserving biodiversity in the Anthropocene. Ecology.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract

• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Molecular Sexing Wyoming Sage-grouse," sponsored by University of Wyoming, State, $2400 Funded. ( - 2025).

Grant - Research

• Gregory, A.J., van der Leek , S. (Supporting), "An analysis of Chachalaca demography, home-range, and population viability in Texas," sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, State, $22027 Funded. (2025).
• Gregory, A.J., "Tracking Turkeys: A Multimodal Assessment Wild Turkey Population Dynamics and Viability in Minnesota’s Urban-Agro Interface," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $53486 Funded. (2025).
• Gregory, A.J., "An assessment of American alligators in southeastern Oklahoma: Evaluating presence-absence, dispersal, movements and habitat requirements," sponsored by ODWC passthrough from Southwest Adventists University, State, $16383 Funded. (2024).
• Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), Webb, S. (Principal), "*Evaluation and Mitigation for Sensitive State Threatened and Endangered Wildlife," sponsored by USFWS, Federal, $3399877 Funded. (2023).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), Compson, Z.G. (Co-Principal), "Piecing Together the Wild Turkey Puzzle: A Nationwide Look at Diet, Disease and Decline," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $42600 Funded. (2025 - 2027).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), Compson, Z.G. (Co-Principal), Molina, C. (Supporting), "Unlocking the Wild Turkey Puzzle: Investigating Diet, Disease, and Population Dynamics through Metabarcoding, Citizen Science, and State Space Demographic Models---Notified of positive funding decision in JULY '24 but funding delayed due to administrative changes at NWTF no word since Oct.," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Other, $43000 Funded. (2025 - 2027).
• Gregory, A.J., Grisham , B., Webb, S., Farrell, A., "Evaluation of Super-stocking on Genetics and Recruitment of Wild Turkeys in Texas," sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, State, $419000 Funded. (2022 - 2027).
• Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), "An assessment of American alligators in southeastern Oklahoma: Evaluating presence-absence, dispersal, movements and habitat requirements," sponsored by ODWC, State, $16383 Funded. (2025 - 2026).
• Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), Grisham , B. (Co-Principal), "A Distribution – Level Health Assessment of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys.," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $100597 Funded. (2024 - 2026).
• Gregory, A.J., Grisham, B., "Changes to Rio Grande Wild Turkey Habitat and Subsequent Population Demography, Genetic Connectivity, and Disease Prevalence in the Texas Edwards Plateau," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $163519 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., Swanson, R., "Improved monitoring protocols for ACR ranch certification," sponsored by Texas Audubon, Private, $43200 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., Swanson, R., "The Effects of Regenerative Ranching Practices on Prairie Ecosystem and Integrity," sponsored by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National, $175345 Funded. (2022 - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., "Understanding Wild Turkey Population Dynamics and Conservation in Texas through Genetic Mark Recapture Analysis and Integrated Population Models of Abundance," sponsored by National Wild Turkey Federation, Private, $32500 Funded. ( - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., Rozzi, R., Kennedy, J.H., "Cape Horn ASIs: Climate change and disease ecology at the southern end of the Americas," sponsored by NSF, Federal, $396610 Funded. (2021 - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., Hoeinghaus, D.J. (Supporting), D'Andrilli, J. (Supporting), "COS Equipment Grant for a new AERI Truck," sponsored by University of North Texas College of Science Equipment Grant, University of North Texas, $47500 Funded. ( - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., Bullock, J., Beier, P., Travis, J., "Wildlife corridors: do they work and who benefits," sponsored by NERC/NSF, Federal, $1122801 Funded. (2020 - 2025).
• Gregory, A.J., "Range wide genetic analysis of Greater Prairie-chickens," sponsored by OK Department of Wildlife Conservation, State, $131718 Funded. (2020 - 2024).
• Yalamanchili, R.C. (Principal), John, K. (Co-Principal), Lund, A.K. (Co-Principal), Gregory, A.J. (Co-Principal), "COST-EFFECTIVE MODULAR SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS MANAGEMENT OF SMALL-SCALE FARMS AND RANCHES," sponsored by university of north texas - denton campus - denton,tx,usa, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2024).
• Macias, V.M., Gregory, A.J., "Establishing effective protocols for microbial enrichment and metagenome sequencing for submission of the grant “Holobiont genomics for exploring the roles of small RNAs in mosquito-microbe communications” to NSF-EDGE-FGT," sponsored by AERI, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
• Bednarz, J.C., Gregory, A.J., "Delayed plumage maturation: social crypsis, female mimicry, or physiological constraint?," sponsored by College of Science, Local, $9000 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
• Gregory, A.J., "Quail in the Park Cities," Private, $8000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Gregory, A.J., Beck, J., "Genetic identity of Bags, Wy. Sharp-tailed grouse Genetic sexing of Greater-Sage-grouse," sponsored by US Bureau of Land Management via Univ. Wyoming Subcontract, Federal, $2889 Funded. (2019 - 2021).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), Kennedy, J.H. (Principal), Rozzi, R. (Principal), "IRES Track II - Cape Horn ASIs: Climate change and disease ecology at the southern end of the Americas," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2021 - 2024).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "NSFDEB-NERC: Collaborative Research: Wildlife corridors: do they work and who benefits?," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2021 - 2023).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Genetic Analyses Comparing Oklahoma, Kansas, South Dakota, and Nebraska Greater Prairie-Chicken Populations," sponsored by Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conserva, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2023).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "LLELA Quail Program: Quail in the Park Cities? Restoring a functional quail population to a small rangeland system in the Dallas Metroplex," sponsored by Park Cities Quail Coalition, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Sexing Wyoming Sage-grouse," sponsored by University of Wyoming, NFP, Funded. (2021 - 2022).
• Gregory, A.J. (Principal), "Molecular genetic identity of Baggs WY sharp-tailed grouse," sponsored by University of Wyoming, NFP, Funded. (2020 - 2021).