Janet Rachlow
Associate Professor,
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Rachlow Research Group

• Wildlife Ecology and Management
• Conservation of Fragmented Populations
• Ecology and Behavior of Mammals
• Ungulate Biology

• Wildlife Ecology I
• Large Mammal Ecology
• Advanced Topics in Conservation Biology
• Wildlife Habitat Ecology

• Habitat selection by fishers in multiple use landscapes
• Impacts of highway development on habitat selection and movement of black bears
• Population expansion of moose in human-dominated landscapes
• Ecology and population dynamics of pygmy rabbits
• Dispersal, movement, and genetics of pygmy rabbits
• Genetics of fragmented populations: Northern & Southern Idaho ground squirrels

Diversity of Publications:

Estes-Zumpf, W.A., J.L. Rachlow, L.P. Waits, and K.I. Warheit. (in press)  Dispersal, geneflow, and population genetic structure in the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis).  Journal of Mammalogy.

Price, A.J., W.A. Estes-Zumpf, and J.L. Rachlow.  (in press)  Survival of juvenile pygmy rabbits.  Journal of Wildlife Management.

Estes-Zumpf, W.A. and J.L. Rachlow.  2009. Natal dispersal by the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Journal of Mammalogy.  90:363-372. pdf 

Long, R.A., J.L.Rachlow, and J.G. Kie.  2009.  Sex-specific responses by elk to fuels reduction in a Western Coniferous forest.  Journal of Mammalogy.  90:423-432. pdf

Long, R.A, J.D. Muir, J.L. Rachlow, and J.G. Kie.  2009.  Evaluation of wildlife-habitat relationships: a comparison of two model-building approaches.  Journal of Wildlife Management. 73:294-302. pdf

Scott, J.M., J.L.Rachlow, and R.T. Lackey.  2008.  Science-policy interface: what is an appropriate role for professional societies? BioScience. 58:865-869. pdf

Sanchez, D.M. and J.L. Rachlow.  2008.  Spatio-temporal factors affecting space use by pygmy rabbits. Journal of Wildlife Managment.  72:1304-1310. pdf

Long, R.A., J.L.Rachlow, and J.G. Kie.  2008.  Effects of season and scale on response of elk and deer to experimental habitat manipulation. Journal of Wildlife Management.  72:1133-1142. pdf

Long, R.A., J.L. Rachlow, J.G. Kie, and M. Vavra.  2008.  Fuels reduction in a Western coniferous forest:  effects on quantity and quality of forage for elk.  Rangeland Ecology and Management 61:302-313. pdf

Horne, J.S., E.O. Garton, and J.L. Rachlow.  2008.  A synoptic model of animal space use:  simultaneous analysis of home range, habitat selection, and inter/intra-specific relationships.  Ecological Modelling 214:338-348. pdf

Estes-Zumpf, W.A., J.L. Rachlow, and L.P.Waits. 2008. Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers for the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Molecular Ecology Resources 8:360-362. pdf

Lewis, J.S, J.L. Rachlow, E.O. Garton, L.A. Vierling. 2007. Effects of habitat on GPS collar performance: addressing location error. Journal of Applied Ecology 44:663-671. pdf

Scott, J.M., J.L. Rachlow, R.T. Lackey, A.B. Pidgnorna, J.L Aycrigg, G.R. Feldman, L.K. Svancara, D.A. Rupp, D.I. Stanish, and R.K. Steinhorst. 2007. Policy advocacy and science: prevalence in the research literature and perspectives of conservation biologists. Conservation Biology 21:29-35. pdf

Hicks, J.F., J.L. Rachlow, O.G. Rhodes, Jr., C.L. Williams, and L.P. Waits. 2007. Reintroduction and genetic structure: Rocky Mountain elk in Yellowstone and the Western States. Journal of Mammalogy 88:129-138. pdf

Estes-Zumpf, W.A. and J.L. Rachlow. 2007. Evaluation of radio transmitters on juvenile rabbits: application to the semi-fossorial pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis). Western North American Naturalist 67:133-136. pdf

Rachlow, J.L. and L.K. Svancara. 2006. Prioritizing habitat for surveys of an uncommon mammal: a modeling approach applied to pygmy rabbits. Journal of Mammalogy 87:827-833. pdf

Scott, J.M. and J.L. Rachlow. 2006. Science, policy and scientists. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 4:68-69. pdf

Hicks, J.F. and J.L. Rachlow. 2006. Is there a genetic basis for antler and pedicle malformations in reintroduced elk in northern Arizona? Southwestern Naturalist 51:276-282. pdf

Garner, A., J.L. Rachlow, and L.P. Waits. 2005. Genetic diversity, population divergence, and conservation of Idaho ground squirrels in fragmented habitats. Conservation Genetics 6:759-774. pdf

Garner, A., J.L. Rachlow, and Hicks, J.F. 2005. Patterns of genetic diversity and its loss in mammalian populations. Conservation Biology 19:1215-1221. pdf

Rachlow, J.L., Sanchez, D.M., and Estes-Zumpf, W.A. 2005. Natal burrows and nests of free-ranging pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis). Western North American Naturalist 65:136-139. pdf

Rachlow, J.L., R.M. Lee, and R.K. Riley. 2003. Abnormal antlers and pedicles in Rocky Mountain elk in northern Arizona. Southwestern Naturalist 48:147-153. pdf

Rachlow, J.L. 2001. Tree-rubbing by white rhinos: potential functions of an undescribed behavior. Alces 37:447-456. pdf

Bowyer, R.T., D.M. Leslie, Jr. and J.L. Rachlow. 2000. Dall’s and Stone’s sheep. In: Ecology and Management of Large Mammals in North America (P.R. Krausman and S. Demarais, eds.). Prentice Hall, Columbus, Ohio, USA.

Rachlow, J.L., J.G. Kie, and J. Berger. 1999. Territoriality and spatial patterns of white rhinoceros in Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 37:295-304. pdf

Rachlow, J.L. and J. Berger. 1998. Reproduction and population density: trade-offs for conservation of rhinos in situ. Animal Conservation 1:101-106. pdf

Rachlow, J.L., E.V. Berkeley and J. Berger. 1998. Correlates of male mating strategies in white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum). Journal of Mammalogy 79:1317-1324. pdf

Rachlow, J.L. and R.T. Bowyer. 1998. Habitat selection by Dall’s sheep (Ovis dalli): maternal trade-offs. Journal of Zoology (London) 245:457-465. pdf

Rachlow, J.L. and J. Berger. 1997. Conservation implications of patterns of horn regeneration in dehorned white rhinos. Conservation Biology 11:84-91 (cover article). pdf

Rachlow, J.L. and R.T. Bowyer. 1994. Variability in maternal behavior by Dall's sheep: environmental tracking or adaptive strategy? Journal of Mammalogy 75:328-337. pdf

Rachlow, J.L. and R.T. Bowyer. 1991. Interannual variation in timing and synchrony of parturition in Dall's sheep. Journal of Mammalogy 72:487-492. pdf

Bowyer, R.T., Rachlow, J.L., Van Ballenberg V. and R.D. Guthrie. 1991. Evolution of a rump-patch in Alaskan moose: an hypothesis. Alces 27:12-23. pdf