Scientific Publications
Tewes, M.E. and M.G. Hornocker. 2008. Effects of drought on bobcats and ocelots. Pages 123-138 in Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory to Management Applications (T. Fulbright and D. Hewitt, eds.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Austin, S.C., L.I. Grassman, Jr., M.E. Tewes, and N.J. Silvy. 2007. Ecology and conservation of the leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis and clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Acta Zoologica Sinica 53:1-14.
Austin, S.C., L.I. Grassman, Jr., M.E. Tewes, and N.J. Silvy. 2007. Road ecology of the leopard cat Prionailurus bengalensis in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. Acta Zoologica Sinica 53:373-377.
Haines, A.M., M.E. Tewes, L.L. Laack, J.S. Horne, and J.H. Young. 2007. Corrigendum: Habitat based population viability analysis of ocelots in southern Texas. Biological Conservation 136:326-327.
Janecka, J.E., L.I Grassman, A.M. Haines, L.L. Laack, M.E. Tewes, R. L. Honeycutt. In press. Small effective population sizes of two remnant ocelot populations (Leopardus pardalis albescens) in the United States. Conservation Genetics
Janecka, J.E., C.W. Walker, M.E. Tewes, A. Caso, L.L. Laack, and R.L. Honeycutt. 2007. Phylogenetics of ocelot (Leopardus pardalis albescens) populations from the Tamaulipan Biotic Province and implications for recovery. The Southwestern Naturalist 52:89-96.
Janecka, J.E., L.I. Grassman, Jr., R.L. Honeycutt, W. Eiadthong, and M.E. Tewes. 2007. The use of whole genome amplified DNA for sequencing and applications to conservation genetics. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:1357-1360.
Janecka, J.E., T.L. Blankenship, D.H. Hirth, C.W. Kilpatrick, L.I. Grassman, and M.E. Tewes. 2007. Evidence for male-biased dispersal in bobcats using relatedness analysis. Wildlife Biology 13:38-47.
Blankenship, T.L., A.M. Haines, M.E. Tewes, and N.J. Silvy. 2006. Comparing survival and cause-specific mortality between resident and transient bobcats Lynx rufus. Wildlife Biology 12:297-303.
Grassman, L.I., A.M. Haines, J.E. Janecka, and M.E. Tewes. 2006. Activity periods of photo-captured mammals in north central Thailand. Mammalia 70:306-309.
Grassman, L.I., Jr., J. Janecka, and M.E. Tewes. 2006. Ecological separation of Martes flavigula with five sympatric mesocarnivores in north-central Thailand. Pages 63-76 in Martes in carnivore communities: proceedings of the Fourth International Martes Symposium, Lisbon, Portugal (Margarida Santos-Reis, Johnny D. S. Birks, Erin C. O’Doherty, Gilbert Proulx, eds.)
Alpha Wildlife Publications, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada.
Haines, A.M., M.E. Tewes, L.L. Laack, J.S. Horne, and J.H. Young. 2006. Habitat based population viability analysis of ocelots in southern Texas. Biological Conservation 132:424-436.
Haines, A.M., J.E. Janecka, M.E. Tewes, L.I. Grassman, and P. Morton. 2006. The importance of private lands for ocelot Leopardus pardalis conservation in the United States. Oryx 40:90-94.
Haines, A.M., A. Caso, M.E. Tewes, and E.J. Redeker. 2006. Using Landsat imagery to identify potential ocelot habitat in Tamaulipas, Mexico. Proceedings of the 20th Biennial Workshop on Aerial Photography, Videography, and High Resolution Digital Imagery for Resource Assessment #71, Weslaco, Texas.
Haines, A.M., L.I. Grassman, M.E. Tewes, and J.E. Janecka. 2006. Results of the first ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) monitored with GPS telemetry. European Journal of Wildlife Research 52:216-218.
Heilbrun, R.D., N.J. Silvy, M.J. Peterson, M.E. Tewes. 2006. Estimating bobcat abundance using automatically triggered cameras. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:69-73.
Janecka, J.E., T.L. Blankenship, D.H. Hirth, C.W. Kilpatrick, L.I. Grassman, and M.E. Tewes. 2006. Evidence for male-biased dispersal in bobcats using relatedness analysis. Journal of Wildlife Biology 13:38-47.
Janecka, J.E., T.L. Blankenship, D.H. Hirth, M.E. Tewes, C.W. Kilpatrick, and L.I. Grassman, Jr. 2006. Kinship and social structure of bobcats (Lynx rufus) inferred from microsatellite and radio‑telemetry data. Journal of Zoology (London) 269:494-501.
Janecka, J. E., L. I Grassman, Jr., J. N. Derr, R. L. Honeycutt, W. Eiadthong, and M. E. Tewes. 2006. Rapid whole genome amplification of DNA from felids: applications for conservation genetics. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34:1134-1141.
Grassman, L.I., Jr. M.E. Tewes, N.J. Silvy, K. Kreetiyutanont. 2005. Ecology of three sympatric felids in a mixed evergreen forest in north-central Thailand. Journal of Mammalogy 86:29-38.
Grassman, L.I., Jr., M.E. Tewes, N.J. Silvy, and K. Kreetiyutanont. 2005. Spatial organization and diet of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis) in north-central Thailand. Journal of Zoology, London 266:45-54.
Grassman, L.I., Jr., M.E. Tewes, and N.J. Silvy. 2005. Armoring the Camtrakker camera-trap in a tropical Asian forest. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:349-352.
Grassman, L. I., Jr., A. M. Haines, M. E. Tewes, and N. J. Silvy. 2005. Stouffer wildlife timers as an index of vertebrate activity periods in a tropical forest. Wildlife Society Bulletin 33:1174-1177.
Haines, A.M., M.E. Tewes, and L.L. Laack. 2005. Survival and sources of mortality in ocelots. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:255-263.
Haines, A.M., M.E. Tewes, L.L. Laack, W.E. Grant, and J.H. Young. 2005. Evaluating recovery strategies for an ocelot population in the United States. Biological Conservation 126:512-522.
Laack, L.L., M.E. Tewes, A.M. Haines, and J. Rappole. 2005. Reproductive life history of ocelots Leopardus pardalis in southern Texas. Acta Theriologica 50:505-514.
Grassman, L.I., Jr., N. Sarataphan, M.E. Tewes, N.J. Silvy, and T. Nakanakrat. 2004 Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing wild carnivores in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. Journal of Parasitology 90:657-659.
Grassman, L.I., Jr., S.C. Austin., M.E. Tewes, and N.J. Silvy. 2004. Comparative immobilization of wild felids in Thailand. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 40:575-578.
Haines, A.M., M.E. Tewes, L.L. Laack, J.S. Horne, and J.H. Young. 2006. Habitat based population viability analysis of ocelots in southern Texas. Biological Conservation 132:424-436.
Haines, A.M., L.I. Grassman, and M.E. Tewes. 2004. Survival of radiocollared adult leopard cats Prionailurus bengalensis in Thailand. Acta Theriologica 49:349-356.
Harveson, P.M., M.E. Tewes, G.L. Anderson, and L.L. Laack. 2004. Habitat use by ocelots in south Texas: implications for restoration. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:948-954.
Harveson, P.M., M.E. Tewes, G.L. Anderson, and L.L. Laack. 2004. Habitat use by ocelots in south Texas: implications for restoration. Wildlife Society Bulletin 32:948-954.
Cain, A.T., V.R. Tuovila, D.G. Hewitt, and M.E. Tewes. 2003. Effects of a highway and mitigation projects on bobcats in southern Texas. Biological Conservation 114:189-197.
Heilbrun, R.D., N.J. Silvy, M.E. Tewes, M.J. Peterson. 2003. Using automatically-triggered cameras to individually identify bobcats. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:748-755.
Pence, D.B., M.E. Tewes, and L.L. Laack. 2003. Helminths of the ocelot from southern Texas. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39:683-689.
Tewes, M.E., J.M. Mock, and J.H. Young. 2002. Bobcat predation on quail, birds, and mesomammals. Pages 65-70 in S. J. DeMaso, W.P. Kuvlesky, Jr., F. Hernandez, and M.E. Berger, eds. Quail V: Proceedings of the Fifth National Quail Symposium 5:65-70, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, TX.
Tewes, M.E. 2002. Desert puma: evolutionary ecology and conservation of an enduring carnivore. Journal Wildlife Management (book review).
Tewes, M.E., and R.W. Hughes. 2001. Ocelot management and conservation along transportation corridors in southern Texas. Pages 559-564 in G. L. Evink, editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, Keystone, Colorado, USA.
Harveson, L.A., M.E. Tewes, N.J. Silvy, and J. Rutledge. 2000. Prey use by mountain lions in southern Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 45:472-476.
Shindle, D.B., and M.E. Tewes. 2000. Immobilization of wild ocelots with tiletamine and zolazepam in southern Texas. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 36:546-550.
Walker, C.W., L.A. Harveson, M.T. Pittman, M.E. Tewes, and R.L. Honeycutt. 2000. Microsatellite variation in two populations of mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Texas. The Southwestern Naturalist 45:196-203.
Cain, Alan T., Valerie R. Tuovila, David G. Hewitt, and Michael E. Tewes. 2000. Bobcat response to a highway expansion in southern Texas: Are habitat fragmentation and vehicle-caused mortalities a consequence and can they be managed? Pages 89-90 in Terry A. Messmer, and Ben West, editors. Proceedings of Wildlife and Highways: Seeking solutions to an ecological and socio-economic dilemma. The Wildlife Society 7th Annual Conference. Nashville, Tennessee (expanded abstract).
Harveson, L.A., B. Route, F. Armstrong, N.J. Silvy, and M.E. Tewes. 1999. Trends in populations of mountain lion in Carlsbad Caverns and Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Southwestern Naturalist 44:490-494.
Harveson, L.A., P.M. Harveson, M.E. Tewes, J.H. Everitt, D.E. Escobar, and M.R. Davis. 1999. Using aerial videography and satellite imagery to identify riparian habitats in southern Texas. 17th Biennial Workshop on Color Photography and Videography in Resource Assessment, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada, May 5-7
Tewes, M.E., E. Redeker, and N. Cook. 1999. Utility of airborne multispectral video imagery to identify cover types used by ocelots. Pages 254-260 in P.T. Tueller, ed. 17th Biennial Workshop on Color Photography and Videography in Resource Assessment, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada, May 5-7, 1999, 300 p.
Tewes, M.E., G. Portes, and A. Caso. 1999. Management and conservation of wild cats in northeast Mexico. Pages 241-248 in W. Hamilton and C.J. Villareal, editors. Proceeding 4th Wildlife Conservation and Management. Universidad Autonoma Agraria “Antonio Narro”, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico.
Hewitt, D.G., A. Cain, V. Tuovila, D.B. Shindle, and M.E. Tewes. 1998. Impacts of an expanded highway on ocelots and bobcats in southern Texas and their preferences for highway crossings. Pages 126-134 in G.L. Evink, P. Garrett, D. Zeigler, and J. Berry, editors. Proceedings of the International Conference on Wildlife Ecology and Transportation. FL-ER-69-98, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, Florida.
Shindle, D.B., and M.E. Tewes. 1998. Woody species composition of habitats used by ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) in the Tamaulipan Biotic Province. Southwestern Naturalist 43:273-279.
Tewes, M.E., and D.R. Blanton. 1998. Potential impacts of international bridges on ocelots and jaguarundis along the Rio Grande wildlife corridor. Pages 135-139 in G.L. Evink, P. Garrett, D. Zeigler, and J. Berry, editors. Proceedings of the International Conference on Wildlife Ecology and Transportation. FL-ER-69-98, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, Florida.
Harveson, L.A., M.E. Tewes, N.J. Silvy, J. Rutledge, J.H. Everitt, G.L. Anderson, D. E. Escobar, I. Cavazos, and M.R. Davis. 1997. Using remote sensing to identify mountain lion habitat in south Texas. 16th Biennial Workshop on Videography and Color Photography in Resource Assessment. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and U.S.D.A. Subtropical Agricultural Research Laboratory. Weslacao, Texas, April 29-May 1.
Anderson, G.L., M. Bray, D. Griffin, P.K. McDowell. W. Swanson, and M.E. Tewes. 1997. Using remote sensing and GIS to map vegetation and determine ocelot habitat. Pages 451-459 in J.H. Everitt, ed. 16th Biennial Workshop on Videography and Color Photography in Resource Assessment. American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and U.S.D.A. Subtropical Agricultural Research Laboratory. Weslacao, Texas, April 29-May 1, 1997, 537 pp.
Harveson, L.A., M.E. Tewes, N.J. Silvy, and J. Rutledge. 1996. Mountain lion research in Texas: past, present, and future. Proceedings of the Fifth Mountain Lion Workshop. San Diego, California.
Beltran, J.F., and M.E. Tewes. 1995. Immobilization of ocelots and bobcats with ketamine hydrochloride and xylazine hydrochloride. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31:43-48.
Pence, D.B., M.E. Tewes, D.B. Shindle, and D.M. Dunn. 1995. Notoedric mange in an ocelot (Felis pardalis) from southern Texas. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31:558-561.
Tewes, M.E., L.L. Laack, and A. Caso. 1995. Corridor management for ocelots in the United States and northern Mexico. Pages 444-446 in J.A. Bissonette and P.R. Krausman, eds. Integrating people and wildlife for a sustainable future. Proceedings of the first International Wildlife Management Congress. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Md.
Young, J.H., and M.E. Tewes. 1994. Evaluation of techniques for initial restoration of ocelot habitat. Proc. Annu. Conf. Southeast. Assoc. Fish and Wildl. Agencies. 31:336-342.
Navarro-Lopez, L.D., J.H. Rappole, and M.E. Tewes. 1993. Distribution of the endangered ocelot (Felis pardalis) in Texas and northeastern Mexico. Pages 157-169 in R.A. Medellin, and G. Ceballos, eds. Avances en el Estudio de los Mamiferos de Mexico. Publicaciones Especiales, Vol. 1. Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoologia, A.C. Mexico, D.F.
Tewes, M.E. 1991. Endangered species and the design of reserves. Proceedings Intl. Symp. on Wildlife, SEDUE II, Ciudad Victoria, Mexico.
Bluett, R.D., M.E. Tewes, and B.C. Thompson. 1989. Geographic distribution of commercial bobcat harvests in Texas, 1978-1986. Texas Journal of Science 41:379-385.
Bluett, R.D., M.E. Tewes, and B.C. Thompson. 1989. Bobcat pelt quality and temporal distribution of harvest in Texas. Proceedings Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 43:466-469.
Tewes, M.E., and D.J. Schmidly. 1987. The Neotropical felids: jaguar, ocelot, margay, and jaguarundi. Pages 697-712 in Wild Furbearer Management and Conservation in North America (M. Novak, J.A. Baker, M.E. Obbard, and B. Malloch, eds.). Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, 1,150 pp.
Tewes, M.E., and S.D. Miller. 1987. Future research needs for the ocelot in Texas. Pages 164-166 in Proceedings of the 3rd Southeastern Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Symposium (R.R. Odom, K.A. Riddleberger, and J.C. Ozier, eds.). Georgia Dept. of Nat. Resources, Athens, Georgia, 253 pp.
Rappole, J.H., D. Navarro-Lopez, M. Tewes, and D. Everett. 1986. Remote-trip cameras as a means for surveying for nocturnal felids. Pages 45-52 in Nocturnal mammals: techniques for study (R.P. Brooks, ed.). School of Forest Resources Papers, Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, 48:1-57.
Tewes, M.E., and D.D. Everett. 1986. Status and distribution of the endangered ocelot and jaguarundi in Texas. Pages 147‑158 in Cats of the World: Biology, Conservation, and Management (S.D. Miller, and D.D. Everett, eds). National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C., 501 pp.
