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Gonzalez, E.A., Harveson, L., Tarrant, B., and Avila-Sanchez, J.S.. 2025. The Rangelands of Far West Texas. In Gonzalez, E.A., Harveson, L., Tarrant, B., and Avila-Sanchez, J.S.. 2025. Trans-Pecos Rangelands Management: The Rangelands of Far West Texas. Published July 2025. From, Trans-Pecos Rangelands Management: The Rangelands of Far West Texas | Publications | AgriLife Learn,
Taylor S. Daily, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Louis A. Harveson, Warren C. Conway, and Froylan Hernandez “Comparing Survival and Cause-Specific Mortality of Different Translocation Release Methods for Desert Bighorn Sheep,” Western North American Naturalist 82(1), 94-106, (31 March 2022).
Pérez-Ordoñez, D. J., M. Titulaer, M. D. Correll, E. H. Strasser, F. Baeza-Tarin, R. L. Martin and L. A. Harveson. 2022. The role of temperature and microclimate in the survival of wintering grassland birds. Avian Conservation and Ecology 17 (1):1.
Gann, W., L. A. Harveson, S. Gray, and B. Tarrant. 2018. The power of a public-private partnership: landowner-driven restoration of west Texas pronghorn. The Wildlife Professional March/April:44-48
Gonzalez Gonzalez, C. E., L. A. Harveson, and R. S. Luna. 2017. Survival and nesting ecology of scaled quail in the Trans-Pecos, Texas. National Quail Symposium Proceedings. Vol. 8, Article 100:395-400.
Dennison, C. C., P. M. Harveson, and L. A. Harveson. 2016. Assessing habitat relationships of mountain lions and their prey in the Davis Mountains, Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 61:18-27.
Culver, M., S. Malusa, J. Childs, K. Emerson, T. Fagan, P. M. Harveson, L. E. Haynes, J. G. Sanderson, J. H. Sheehy, T. Skinner, N. Smith, K. Thompson, and R. W. Thompson. 2016. Jaguar surveying and monitoring in the United States. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1095, 228 p.
Luna, R. S. and F.W. Weckerly. 2013. Variation across years in rumen-reticulum capacity and digesta load in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Southeastern Naturalist 12:283–296.
Hernandez, L., P. M. Harveson, and L. A. Harveson. 2012. Habitat suitability map for mountain lions in Texas and northern Mexico. Southwestern Naturalist 57:314–318.
Schnapp, L. A. and R. J. Kinucan. 2010. An abbreviated fire history of the southwestern United States. Pages 1-7 in Trans-Pecos Prescribed Fire Symposium. April 8-9, 2010. Alpine, Texas.
McDonald, A. K., R. J. Kinucan, and L. E. Loomis. 2009. Ecohydrological interactions within banded vegetation in the northeastern Chihuahuan Desert, USA. Ecohydrology 2: 66–71.
Adkins, R. N. and L. A. Harveson. 2007. Density, survival, and herd composition of a feral hog population in west Texas. Human-Wildlife Conflicts 2:152–160.
Collins, III, D. P., L. A. Harveson, and D. C. Ruthven, III. 2007. Food habits of the American badger (Taxidea taxus) in southern Texas. Texas Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources 20: 28–31.
Harveson, L. A., T. H. Allen, F. Hernandez, D. A. Holdermann, J. M. Mueller, and M. S. Whitley. 2007. Montezuma quail ecology and life history. Pages 23-39 in L. A. Brennan, editor. Texas quails: ecology and management. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Locke, S. L., M. W. Cook, L. A. Harveson, D. S. Davis, R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and M. A. Fraker. 2007. Effectiveness of SpayVac™ for reducing white-tailed deer fertility. Journal of Wildlife Disease 43:726–730.
Ackerson, B. K. and L. A. Harveson. 2006. Characteristics of a ringtail population in west Texas. Texas Journal of Science 58:169–184.
Harveson, P. M., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and P. A. Frank. 2006. Comparison of survival estimates using age-specific mortality and radiotelemetry data for Florida Key deer. Southeastern Naturalist 5:149–156.
Hernandez, F., L. A. Harveson, and C. E. Brewer. 2006. A comparison of trapping techniques for Montezuma quail. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1212–1215.
Hernandez, F., L. A. Harveson, F. Hernandez, and C. E. Brewer. 2006. Habitat characteristics of Montezuma quail foraging areas in west Texas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:846–860.
Locke, S. L., M. Cline, D. Wetzel, C. E. Brewer, M. T. Pittman, and L. A. Harveson. 2005. A web-based digital camera for monitoring remote wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:761–765.
Locke, S. L., C. E. Brewer, and L. A. Harveson. 2005. Identifying landscapes for desert bighorn sheep translocations in Texas. Texas Journal of Science 57:25–34.
Mitchell, F. S., D. P. Onorato, E. C. Hellgren, J. R. Skiles, Jr., and L. A. Harveson. 2005. Wintering ecology of American black bears in a desert montane island. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:164–171.
Harveson, L. A., F. S. Guthery, and E. C. Hellgren. 2004. Invertebrate consumption by breeding northern bobwhites and its relation to production. Southwestern Naturalist 49:472–477.
Locke, S. L., M. F. Hess, B. G. Mosley, M. W. Cook, S. Hernandez, I. Parker, L. A. Harveson, R. R. Lopez, and N. J. Silvy. 2004. Portable drive net for capturing urban white-tailed deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:1093–1098.

Veals Dutt, A. M., C. C. Dennison, P. M. Harveson, B. W. Geary, R. W. Thompson, D. Milani, and L. A. Harveson. 2023. Mountain lion predation in a multi-prey system on private lands in Texas. Mammal Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-023-00699-x.
Hewitt, M. O., D. L. Karelus, L. A. Harveson, R. L. Martin, P. M. Harveson. 2022. Modeling habitat use and potential distribution of kit fox in the Trans-Pecos, Texas. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22303.
Locke, C. J., J. T. French, C. E. Gonzalez, L. A. Harveson, B. J. Warnock, and S. S. Gray. 2021. The Effects of Continuous and Rotational Livestock Grazing on Forb Quality and Quantity: Implications for Pronghorn Habitat Management. Rangeland Ecology & Management 77:75–81.
Karlee D. Cork, Elizabeth A. Tidwell, Daniel H. Foley, Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Ryan S. Luna; Montezuma Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) foraging in a pinyon-juniper woodland. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 1 December 2021; 133 (4): 645–648.
Temple, R. A., L. A. Harveson, and R. S. Luna. 2017. Breeding season space use and habitat selection of adult female scaled and gamel’s quail in west Texas. National Quail Symposium Proceedings. Vol. 8, Article 103:416-423.
Pohler, P. S., L. A. Harveson, and P. M. Harveson. 2014. Demographic characteristics of elk in the Glass Mountains, Texas. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:466–472.
Luna, R. S., A. Duarte, and F. W. Weckerly. 2013. Influence of body size on dietary nutrition of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 4:53–62.
Harveson, P. M., L. A. Harveson, L. Hernandez, M. E. Tewes, N. J. Silvy, and M. T. Pittman. 2012. Characteristics of two mountain lion populations in Texas. Wildlife Biology 18:58–66.
Luna, R.S., A. Duarte, and F.W. Weckerly. 2012. Rumen-reticulum characteristics and scaling relationships associated with ontogeny in white-tailed deer. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90:1351–1358.
Culver, M., C. Varas, P. M. Harveson, B. R. McKinney, and L. A. Harveson. 2009. Connecting wildlife habitats across the U.S.-Mexico border. Pages 83-99 in Laura Lopez-Hoffman, Emily D. McGovern, Robert G. Varady, Karl W. Flessa, editors. Conservation of Shared Environments: Learning from the United States and Mexico. University of Arizona Press.
Perlicheck, K. B., L. A. Harveson, B. J. Warnock, and B. Tarrant. Habitat characteristics of winter roost sites for wild turkey in Trans-Pecos, Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 54:446–452.
Brewer, C. E. and L. A. Harveson. 2007. Diets of bighorn sheep in the Chihuahuan Desert. Southwestern Naturalist 52:97–103.
Harveson, P. M., R. R. Lopez, B. Collier, and N. J. Silvy. 2007. Impacts of urbanization on Florida Key deer behavior and population dynamics. Journal of Biological Conservation 134:321–331.
Harveson, L. A. 2007. Quails on the Trans-Pecos. Pages 202-216 in L. A. Brennan, editor. Texas quails: ecology and management. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Simpson, D. C., L. A. Harveson, C. E. Brewer, R. E. Walser, and A. R. Sides. 2007. Influence of precipitation on pronghorn demography in Texas. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:906–910.
Adkins, R. N. and L. A. Harveson. 2006. Summer diets of feral hogs in west Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 51:583–585.
Harveson, P. M., W. E. Grant, R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and P. A. Frank. 2006. The role of dispersal in the metapopulation dynamics of Florida Key deer. Ecological Modelling 195:393–401.
Hernandez, S., S. L. Locke, M. W. Cook, L. A. Harveson, D. S. Davis, R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and M. A. Fraker. 2006. Effects of SpayVac™ on suburban female white-tailed deer movements. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1430–1434.
Latch, E. K., L. A. Harveson, J. S. King, M. D. Hobson, and O. E. Rhodes, Jr. 2006. Assessing hybridization in wildlife populations using molecular markers: a case study of the wild turkey. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:485–492.
Lopez, R. R., P. M. Harveson, M. N. Peterson, N. J. Silvy, and P. A. Frank. 2005. Density effects on ranges of the endangered Florida Key deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:343–348.
McCleery, R. A., R. R. Lopez, L. A. Harveson, N. J. Silvy, and R. D. Slack. 2005. Integrating on-campus wildlife research projects into the wildlife curriculum. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:802–809.
Harveson, P. M., M. E. Tewes, G. Anderson, and L. Laack. 2004. Habitat use by ocelots in south Texas: implications for restoration. Wildlife Society Bulletin 68:909–915.
Harveson, P. M., R. R. Lopez, N. J. Silvy, and P. A. Frank. 2004. Source-sink dynamics of Florida Key deer on Big Pine Key, Florida. Journal of Wildlife Management 32:948–954.