Dr. Scott A. Rush
Title
- Associate Professor
Contact Information
scott.rush@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-0762
Thompson Hall, Rm #231
Overview
Education
- University of Georgia, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forest Resources
- York University, Master of Science (M.S.), Biology
- University of Rhode Island, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Wildlife Biology & Management
Research Interests
Ecology and conservation of tidal systems
Community ecology in large lakes
Fire ecology
Urban wildlife ecology
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Aldridge, C. A., Rush, S. A. 2024. Eastern Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis nigra) dorsal scale coloration is optimized for thermoregulation. . Herpetological Journal |
| 2024 | Meyer, R. T., Rush, S. A. 2024. Southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) diet composition in red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) groups in Mississippi and Alabama. Food Webs 39:e00346. Download |
| 2024 | Meyer, R. T., Rush, S. A., Wang, G. 2024. Southern flying squirrel use of forests managed for red‐cockaded woodpeckers in East‐Central Mississippi. Wildlife Letters 2(3):131-139. Download |
| 2024 | Murphy, N. K., Boudreau, M. R., Dorr, B. S., Slankard, K., Rush, S. A. 2024. Identifying priority mitigation areas for human-Osprey conflict. Journal of Wildlife Management |
| 2024 | Murphy, N. K., Elmore, J. A., Boudreau, M., Dorr, B. S., Rush, S. A. 2024. Monitoring active osprey nests with drones is more time efficient and less disturbing than conventional methods. Wildlife Biology Download |
| 2024 | Rush, S. A., Rovery, T. R., Naveda-Rodríguez, A. 2024. American Robin (Turdus migratorius) feeding young at night in an area of artificial light. Journal of Ornithology Download |
| 2024 | Rush, S. A., Weitzel, S. L., Trent, J. A., Soehren, E. C. 2024. Will a changing climate affect hatching success in cavity-nesting birds: A case study with Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)?. Science Progress 107(2). Download |
| 2023 | Bracken, R. D., Olsen, T. W., Rush, S. A. 2023. A modified target-netting method for optimizing capture success of chuck-will’s-widow. Bird Banding |
| 2023 | Dunn, P. O., Ahmed, I., Armstrong, E., Barlow, N., Barnard, M. A., Belisle, M., Benson, T. J., Berzins, L. L., Boynton, C. K., Brown, T. A., Cady, M., Cameron, K., Chen, X., Clark, R. G., Clotfelter, E. D., Cromwell, K., Dawson, R. D., Denton, E., Forbes, A., Fowler, K., Fraser, K. C., Gandhi, K. J., Garant, D., Hiebert, M., Houchen, C., Houtz, J., Imlay, T. L., Inouye, B. D., Inouye, D. W., Jackson, M., Jacobson, A. P., Jayd, K., Juteau, C., Kautz, A., Killian, C., Kinnear, E., Komatsu, K. J., Larsen, K., Laughlin, A., Levesque-Beaudin, V., Leys, R., Long, E., Lougheed, S. C., Mackenzie, S., Marangelo, J., Miller, C., Molano-Flores, B., Morrissey, C. A., Nicholls, E., Orlofske, J. M. 2023. Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America. Ecology 104(5):e4036. |
| 2023 | Goddard, J., Catanach, T. A., Rush, S. A. 2023. Colpocephalum sp. chewing lice (Psocodea: Menoponidae) collected from bald eagles in Mississippi. Journal of Entomological Science 58(3):375–376. |
| 2023 | Justyn, N. M., Powers, M. J., Hill, G. E., Alexander, K., Naveda-Rodríguez, A., Rush, S. A. 2023. The mechanisms of color production in black skin versus red skin on the heads of New World vultures. Avian Research 14:100071. Download |
| 2023 | Moran, L. L., Dorr, B. S., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Moore, R., Rush, S. A. 2023. Space use and movements of southeastern breeding double-crested cormorants (Nannopterum auritum) in the United States. Diversity 15(3):453. |
| 2023 | Naveda-Rodriguez, A. J., Bildstein, K. L., Barber, D. R., Therrien, J., Avery, M. L., Kluever, B. M., Rush, S. A., Vilella, F. J. 2023. Turkey vulture survival is reduced in areas of greater road density. . Ornithological Applications 125:1-9. |
| 2023 | Naveda-Rodriguez, A. J., Stilwell, N., Rush, S. A. 2023. Avian pox in New World vultures: An unnoticeable or overlooked infectious disease? . EcoHealth 20:165-166. |
| 2023 | Naveda-Rodríguez, A., Rush, S. A. 2023. Navigating Storms: Examining Vultures’ Behavior in Response to Extreme Weather Events. Diversity 15(3):441. Download |
| 2023 | Rush, S. A., Buckley, N. J., Zolner, P. A., Kluever, B. M., McWherter, B. L., Burcham, G. N., Ma, Z., Wahl, M. L., Naveda-Rodriguez, A. 2023. Science-driven guidelines needed to better manage and conserve black vultures in North America. . Wildlife Letters 1:79-82. |
| 2023 | Rush, S. A., Koczur, L. 2023. The chimney swift in the southeastern United States: historic banding and future research. Bird Bander 48(1):21-24. |
| 2023 | Rush, S. A., Naveda-Rodriguez, A. 2023. A call for science-based evaluation when considering the impacts and management of black vulture (Coragyps atratus) in Alabama. . Alabama Birdlife 68(2):3-7. |
| 2023 | Rush, S. A., Naveda-Rodriguez, A. 2023. Conspecific nest destruction by black vulture (Coragyps atratus). . Ornithological Research |
| 2023 | Rush, S. A., Naveda-Rodriguez, A. J., Hamrick, E. B. 2023. New overwintering location of the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) in Tennessee, USA with diet assess through pellets. . Check List 19(6):863-868. |
| 2023 | Saavedra, N. E., Rush, S. A., Olin, J. A., Paterson, G. 2023. Combined tracers reveal the multi‐dimensionality of resource partitioning among sympatric forage fish. Freshwater Biology 68(2):288-300. |
| 2023 | Todaro, H., Rush, S. A., McConnell, M. D., Evans, K. 2023. Home range establishment and microhabitat selection of Bachman’s sparrows in southern open pine forests. Journal of Wildlife Management 87(e22422). |
| 2022 | Bracken, R. D., Rush, S. A. 2022. An old orange-crowned warbler. North American Bird Bander 47(3):158-159.. |
| 2022 | Fitzsimons, J. D., Lantry, B., Honeyfield, D. C., O'Gorman, R., Rush, S. A., Sitar, S. P. 2022. Thiamine status of lake trout in lake Ontario and its relation to diet after the colonization of round goby, 2005-2006. Journal of Great Lakes Research 48(1):195-206. |
| 2022 | Moran, L. L., Dorr, B. S., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Moore, R., Rush, S. A. 2022. Using stable isotopes to examine movement and prey usage of cormorants breeding in the southeastern United States. Food Webs 31:e00220. |
| 2022 | Patrick, C. J., Kominoski, J. S., McDowell, W. H., Branoff, B., Lagomasino, D., Leon, M., Hensel, E., Hensel, M. J., Strickland, B. A., Aide, T. M., Armitage, A., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Congdon, V. M., Crowl, T. A., Devlin, D. J., Douglas, S., Erisman, B. E., Feagin, R. A., Geist, S. J., Hall, N. S., Hardison, A. K., Heithaus, M. R., Hogan, J. A., Hogan, J. D., Kinard, S., Kiszka, J. J., Lin, T., Lu, K., Madden, C. J., Montagna, P. A., O'Connell, C. S., Proffitt, C. E., Reese, B. K., Reustle, J. W., Robinson, K. L., Rush, S. A., Santos, R. O., Schnetzer, A., Smee, D. L., Smith, R. S., Starr, G., Stauffer, B. A., Walker, L. M., Weaver, C. A., Wetz, M. S., Whitman, E. R., Wilson, S. S., Xue, J., Zou, X. 2022. A general pattern of trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones. Science Advances 8(9). |
| 2022 | Ruppert, K. M., Rush, S. A. 2022. Natural history note: Lithobates capito (Gopher Frog). Survival. . Herpetological Review 53:653. |
| 2022 | Sheehan, K. L., Dorr, B. S., Clements, S. A., Christie, T. W., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Rush, S. A., Brian Davis, J. 2022. Predicting consistent foraging ecologies of migrating waterbirds: Using stable isotope and parasite measurements as indicators of landscape use. Ecological Indicators 140:109038. Download |
| 2022 | Sheehan, K. L., Dorr, B. S., Clements, S. A., Christie, T. W., Hanson-Dorr, K. C., Rush, S. A., Davis, J. B. 2022. Predicting consistent foraging ecologies of migrating waterbirds: Using stable isotope and parasite measurements as indicators of landscape use. Ecological Indicators 1(40 10903). |
| 2022 | Taylor, J., Francis, R., Rush, S. A., Strickland, B. K., Wang, G. 2022. Individual trophic niche specialization in American beaver (Castor canadensis). Food Webs 32:e00235 . |
| 2021 | Aldridge, C. A., Rogers, T. P., Banks, W. T., Rush, S. A. 2021. Duped by false-negative errors: A case study with the Mediterranean Gecko. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 16(3):525-533. Download |
| 2021 | Cross, K. P., Starnes, V., Rush, S. A. 2021. Migrating Silver-Haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) in Mississippi. Southeastern Naturalist 20(3):N79. |
| 2021 | Duffie, D. R., Ruppert, K., Rush, S. A. 2021. Geographic distribution: Anolis carolinensis (green anole). Herpetological Review 52(3):575. |
| 2021 | Duffie, D. R., Rush, S. A. 2021. Geographic distribution: Scaphiopus holbrookii (eastern spadefoot). Herpetological Review 52:78. |
| 2021 | Duffie, D. R., Rush, S. A., Miller, D. A., Greene, D. U. 2021. Gopherus Polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise). Burrow associates including Eurycea guttolineata (three-lined salamander) and Incilius nebulifer (Gulf Coast Toad). Herpetological Review 52:129 - 130. |
| 2021 | Fitzsimons, J. D., Honeyfield, D. C., Rush, S. A. 2021. Ontogenetic Dietary Changes and Thiamine Status of Lake Ontario Chinook Salmon, 2005--2006. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41(5):1499-1513. |
| 2021 | Greene, D. U., Rush, S. A. 2021. Geographic distribution: Notophthalmus viridescens subsp. (eastern newt). Herpetological Review 52(1):86. |
| 2021 | Rush, S. A., Duffie, D. R. 2021. Geographic distribution: Eurycea longicauda (long-tailed salamander). Herpetological Review 52:73. |
| 2021 | Rush, S. A., Greene, D. U. 2021. Geographic distribution: Crotalus horridus (timber rattlesnake). Herpetological Review 52(1):75. |
| 2021 | Weitzel, S. L., Feura, J. M., Iglay, R. B., Evans, K. O., Rush, S. A., Woodrey, M. S. 2021. Distribution, abundance, and vegetation associations of birds in Mississippi tidal marshes during the non-breeding season. Journal of Field Ornithology 92(3):231-245. |
| 2021 | Weitzel, S. L., Feura, J. M., Rush, S. A., Iglay, R. B., Woodrey, M. S. 2021. Availability and assessment of microplastic ingestion by marsh birds in Mississippi Gulf Coast tidal marshes. Marine Pollution Bulletin 166:112187. Download |
| 2021 | Woodyard, E. T., Rosser, T. G., Rush, S. A., McAllister, C. T., Hnida, J. A., Griffin, M. J. 2021. Eimeria varia Upton, Campbell, Weigel & McKown, 1990 is a junior synonym of Eimeria megabubonis Upton, Campbell, Weigel & McKown, 1990. Acta Parasitologica 66(2):699-705. |
| 2020 | Faust, D. R., Kröger, R., Baker, B. H., Brooks, J. P., Cox, M. S., Rush, S. A. 2020. Investigating the role of organic carbon amendments and microbial denitrification gene abundance in nitrogen removal from experimental agricultural drainage ditches with low‐grade weirs. Water Environment Research 92(6):899-910. Download |
| 2020 | Fuller-Morris, M., Miller, D. A., Greene, D. U., Rush, S. A. 2020. Biofuel management has limited effects on forest nutrients and avian resource assimilation. Food Webs 22:e00135. |
| 2020 | Hogan, J. A., Feagin, R. A., Starr, G., Ross, M., Lin, T., O’connell, C., Huff, T. P., Stauffer, B. A., Robinson, K. L., Lara, M. C., Xue, J., Reese, B. K., Geist, S. J., Whitman, E. R., Douglas, S., Congdon, V. M., Reustle, J. W., Smith, R. S., Lagamasino, D., Strickland, B. A., Wilson, S. S., Proffitt, C. E., Hogan, J. D., Branoff, B. L., Armitage, A. R., Rush, S. A., Santos, R. O., Campos-Cerqueira, M., Montagna, P. A., Erisman, B., Walker, L., Silver, W. L., Crowl, T. A., Wetz, M., Hall, N., Zou, X., Pennings, S. C., Wang, L., Chang, C., Leon, M., Mcdowell, W. H., Kominoski, J. S., Patrick, C. J. 2020. A Research Framework to Integrate Cross-Ecosystem Responses to Tropical Cyclones. BioScience 70(6):477-489. |
| 2020 | Klaus, N. A., Rush, S. A., Weitzel, S. L., Holdrege, M. C. 2020. Changes in Tree Canopy, Groundcover, and Avian Community Following Restoration of a Montane Longleaf Pine Woodland. The American Midland Naturalist 184(2):163-176. |
| 2020 | Marty, J. R., Davis, J. B., Kaminski, R. M., Brasher, M. G., Rush, S. A. 2020. Gulf Coast riceland seed biomass estimates for waterfowl habitat conservation. The Journal of Wildlife Management 84(7):1315-1325. |
| 2020 | Morris, K. M., Soehren, E. C., Woodrey, M. S., Rush, S. A. 2020. Habitat-Suitability Model for the Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) in the Northern Gulf Coast of Alabama and Mississippi, USA. Remote Sensing 12(5):848. Download |
| 2020 | Rush, S. A., Miller, D. 2020. Pseudotriton ruber (Red salamander). Herpetological Review 51(2):268. |
| 2020 | Woodyard, E., Baumgartner, W. A., Rush, S. A., Griffin, M. J., Rosser, T. G. 2020. Pathology associated with Odhneriotrema incommodum infection in wild-caught American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis and potential immediate snail hosts. Acta Parasitologica 65(144-150). |
| 2019 | Farrell, A., Wang, G., Rush, S. A., Martin, J. A., Belant, J. L., Butler, A., Godwin, D. 2019. Machine learning of large-scale spatial distributions of wild turkeys with high dimensions of habitat data. Ecology and Evolution 9:5938–5949. |
| 2019 | Faust, D. R., Kroger, R., Baker, B. H., Brooks, J. P., Cox, M. S., Rush, S. A. 2019. Investigating the role of organic carbon amendments and microbial denitrification gene abundance in nitrogen removal from experimental agricultural drainage ditches with low‐grade weirs. Water Environment Research 92(6):899-910. |
| 2019 | Miles, T. P., Rush, S. A., Rosser, T. G. 2019. Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic characterisation of Eimeria macyi Wheat, 1975 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis (Müller) from Mississippi, USA. Systematic Parasitology 96(2):245-255. |
| 2019 | Miles, T. P., Rush, S. A., Rosser, T. G. 2019. Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic characterisation of Eimeria macyi Wheat, 1975 (Apicomplexa: Eimeriidae) in the eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis (Müller) from Mississippi, USA. Systematic Parasitology 96(2):245-255. Download |
| 2019 | Moran Veum, L., Rush, S. A., Dorr, B. S., Moore, R., Hanson-Dorr, K. 2019. Double-crested Cormorant colony effects on soil chemistry, vegetation structure and avian diversity. Forest Ecology and Management 453(1):117588. |
| 2019 | Rush, S. A., Murphy, N. K. 2019. Confirmation of Mississippi barn owls breeding in October. Mississippi Kite 49(2):38–40. Download |
| 2019 | Rush, S. A., Rodgers, J. C., Soehren, E. C., Trent, J. A. 2019. Spatial and Temporal Changes in Emergent Marsh and Associated Marsh Birds of the Lower Mobile-Tensaw River Delta in Alabama, USA. Wetlands 39(6):1189-1201. |
| 2019 | Soehren, E. S., Moore, F., Wilson, M., Trent, J., Rush, S. A. 2019. Occurrence of northern saw-whet owls (Aegolius acadicus) in Alabama from targeted banding efforts. Journal of Raptor Research 53(2):150–163. |
| 2019 | Woodyard, E., Rush, S. A., Rosser, T. G. 2019. Redescription of Eimeria megabubonis Upton, Campbell, Weigel, & McKown 1990 (Apicomplexa: Emeriidae) from the Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788). Systematic Parasitology 96(7):585-594. |
| 2019 | Wright, H., Price, J., Trent, J., Soehren, E., Rush, S. A. 2019. Southward breeding expansion of tree swallows in Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 18(4):548-554. |
| 2018 | Davis, A., Wang, G., Martin, J. A., Belant, J. L., Butler, A., Rush, S. A., Godwin, D. 2018. Landscape-abundance relationships of male Eastern Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) in Mississippi, USA. Acta Ornithologica 52(2):127-139. |
| 2018 | Faust, D. R., Kroger, R., Moore, M., Rush, S. A. 2018. Management practices used in agricultural drainage ditches to reduce Gulf of Mexico hypoxia. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 100:32-40. |
| 2018 | Faust, D. R., Kroger, R., Omer, A. R., Hogue, J. A., Baker, B., Czarnecki, J., Moore, M. T., Rush, S. A. 2018. Nitrogen and organic carbon contents of agricultural drainage ditches of the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 73(2):179-188. |
| 2018 | Foggia, J., Rush, S. A., Wigley, T. B., Miller, D. A., Martin, J. A. 2018. Effects of forest stand structure and edge proximity on predation risk. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 42(3):237-245. |
| 2018 | Gilliland, C. R., Colvin, M. E., Rush, S. A., Reagan, S. 2018. American alligators are predators of Paddlefish: An undocumented predator-prey linkage affecting Paddlefish population dynamics. Food Webs 16:e00087. Download |
| 2018 | Gilliland, C., Colvin, M., Rush, S. A., Reagan, S. 2018. American alligators are predators of Paddlefish: An undocumented predator-prey linkage affecting Paddlefish population dynamics. Food Webs 16:e00087. |
| 2018 | Loman, Z., Monroe, A., Riffell, S. K., Miller, D., Vilella, F. J., Wheat, B., Rush, S. A., Martin, J. A. 2018. Nest survival modeling using a multi-species approach in forests managed for timber and biofuel feedstock. Journal of Applied Ecology 55(2):937-946. |
| 2018 | Soehren, E. C., Hereford, S. G., Morris, K. M., Trent, J. A., Walker, J., Woodrey, M. S., Rush, S. A. 2018. Winter use of wet pine savannas by Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) along coastal Alabama and Mississippi. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 130(3):615-625. Download |
| 2017 | Loman , Z. G., Greene, E. J., Wheat, B., Demarais, S., Miller, D., Rush, S. A., Riffell, S. K. 2017. White-tailed deer carrying capacity response to intercropping switchgrass in loblolly pine plantations. Journal of Wildlife Management 81(6):999–1008 . |
| 2017 | Marshall, C., Riffell, S. K., Miller, D. A., Hill, J. G., Evans, K. O., Rush, S. A. 2017. Bird response to intercropping switchgrass within a loblolly pine plantation. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(4):659-665. Download |
| 2017 | Marshall, C., Riffell, S. K., Miller, D., Hill, J., Evans, K., Rush, S. A. 2017. Bird response to intercropping switchgrass within loblolly pine plantations. Wildlife Society Bulletin 41(4):659-665. |
| 2017 | Marshall, C., Riffell, S. K., Rush, S. A., Hill, J., Evans, K. 2017. Switchgrass cultivation within loblolly pine plantations influences invertebrate community composition and resource use. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 143(2):189-197. |
| 2017 | Morris, K. M., Woodrey, M. S., Hereford, S. G., Soehren, E. C., Conkling, T. J., Rush, S. A. 2017. Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) Occupancy in the Context of Fire in Mississippi and Alabama, USA. Waterbirds 40(2):95-104. Download |
| 2017 | Woodyard, E. T., Rosser, T. G., Rush, S. A. 2017. Alligator wrestling: morphological, molecular, and phylogenetic data on Odhneriotrema incommodum (Leidy, 1856) (Digenea: Clinostomidae) from Alligator mississippiensis Daudin, 1801 in Mississippi, USA. Parasitology Research 116(11):2981-2993. Download |
| 2016 | Colborne, S. F., Rush, S. A., Paterson, G., Johnson, T. B., Lantry, B. F., Fisk, A. T. 2016. Estimates of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) diet in Lake Ontario using two and three isotope mixing models. Journal of Great Lakes Research 42(3):695-702. |
| 2016 | Faust, D. R., Kröger, R., Miranda, L. E., Rush, S. A. 2016. Nitrate Removal from Agricultural Drainage Ditch Sediments with Amendments of Organic Carbon: Potential for an Innovative Best Management Practice. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 227(10). Download |
| 2016 | Faust, D. R., Moore, M. T., Emison, G. A., Rush, S. A. 2016. Potential Implications of Approaches to Climate Change on the Clean Water Rule Definition of “Waters of the United States”. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 96(5):565-572. Download |
| 2016 | Hackemack, T. F., Loman, Z. G., Riffell, S. K., Rush, S. A. 2016. Do nest size and shape characteristics affect nest parasitism rates?. Wildlife Society Bulletin 40(4):722-726. |
| 2016 | Hannah, T. I., Tirpak, J. M., Wathen, G., Loman, Z. G., Evans, D. L., Rush, S. A. 2016. Influence of landscape-and stand-scale factors on avian communities to aid in open pine restoration. Forest Ecology and Management 384:389-399. |
| 2016 | Rush, S. A. 2016. Sistrurus miliarius streckeri (western pygmy rattlesnake): Geographic record. Herpetological Review 47(2):265-266. |
| 2016 | Rush, S. A. 2016. Terrapene carolina carolina (eastern box turtle). High elevation record. Herpetological Review 47(1):129. |
| 2015 | Olin, J. A., Stevens, P. W., Rush, S. A., Hussey, N. E., Fisk, A. T. 2015. Loss of seasonal variability in nekton community structure in a tidal river: Evidence for homogenization in a flow-altered system. Hydrobiologia 744(1):271–286. |
| 2015 | Rush, S. A., Pekarik, C., Weseloh, D. V., Cuthbert, F., Moore, D., Wires, L. 2015. Changes in heron and egret populations on the Laurentian Great Lakes and connecting channels, 1977-2009. Avian Conservation and Ecology 10(1):7. |
| 2014 | Paterson, G., Rush, S. A., Arts, M. T., Drouillard, K. G., Haffner, G. D., Johnson, T. B., Lantry, B. F., Hebert, C. E., McGoldrick, D. J., Backus, S. M., Fisk, A. T. 2014. Ecological tracers reveal resource convergence among prey fish species in a large lake ecosystem. Freshwater Biology 59(10):2150–2161. |
| 2014 | Rush, S. A., Romito, T., Robison, T. L. 2014. Avian diversity in a suburban park system: Current conditions and strategies for dealing with anticipated change. Urban Ecosystems 17(1):45–60. |
| 2014 | Rush, S. A., Sash, K., Carroll, J., Palmer, B., Fisk, A. T. 2014. Feeding Ecology of the Snake Community of the Red Hills Region Relative to Management for Northern Bobwhite: Assessing the Diet of Snakes Using Stable Isotopes. Copeia 2014(2):288–296. |
| 2014 | Rush, S. A., Soehren, E. C., Miller, M. 2014. Stopover Duration and Habitat Use by Tennessee Warblers (Oreothlypis peregrina) at a High-Elevation Bald. Southeastern Naturalist 13(1):92–100. |
| 2013 | Fitzsimons, J. D., Brown, S. B., Brown, L. R., Verreault, G., Tardif, R., Drouillard, K. G., Rush, S. A., Lantry, J. R. 2013. Impacts of diet on thiamine status of Lake Ontario American eels. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142(5):1358–1369. |
| 2013 | Guzzo, M. M., Haffner, G. D., Legler, N. D., Rush, S. A., Fisk, A. T. 2013. Fifty years later: trophic ecology and niche overlap of a native and non-indigenous fish species in the western basin of Lake Erie. Biological invasions 15(8):1695–1711. |
| 2013 | Olin, J. A., Hussey, N. E., Rush, S. A., Poulakis, G. R., Simpfendorfer, C. A., Heupel, M. R., Fisk, A. T. 2013. Seasonal variability in stable isotopes of estuarine consumers under different freshwater flow regimes. Marine Ecology Progress Series 487:55–69. |
| 2013 | Rush, S. A., Dobbie, T., Fisk, A. T. 2013. Quantification of cormorant litter and nutrient deposition to Great Lakes island ecosystems. Journal of Great Lakes Research 39(2):303–307. |
| 2012 | McMeans, B. C., Arts, M. T., Rush, S. A., Fisk, A. T. 2012. Seasonal patterns in fatty acids of Calanus hyperboreus (Copepoda, Calanoida) from Cumberland Sound, Baffin Island, Nunavut. Marine Biology 159(5):1095-1105. Download |
| 2012 | Olin, J. A., Rush, S. A., MacNeil, M. A., Fisk, A. T. 2012. Isotopic Ratios Reveal Mixed Seasonal Variation Among Fishes from Two Subtropical Estuarine Systems. Estuaries and Coasts 35(3):811-820. Download |
| 2012 | Rush, S. A., Paterson, G., Johnson, T. B., Drouillard, K. G., Haffner, G. D., Hebert, C. E., Arts, M. T., McGoldrick, D. J., Backus, S. M., Lantry, B. F., Lantry, J. R., Schaner, T., Fisk, A. T. 2012. Long-term impacts of invasive species on a native top predator in a large lake system. Freshwater Biology 57(11):2342–2355. |
| 2011 | Guzzo, M. M., Haffner, G. D., Sorge, S., Rush, S. A., Fisk, A. T. 2011. Spatial and temporal variabilities of δ13C and δ15N within lower trophic levels of a large lake: implications for estimating trophic relationships of consumers. Hydrobiologia 675(1):41-53. Download |
| 2010 | Elgee, K. E., Evans, J. P., Ramnarine, I. W., Rush, S. A., Pitcher, T. E. 2010. Geographic variation in sperm traits reflects predation risk and natural rates of multiple paternity in the guppy. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23(6):1331-1338. |
| 2010 | Klaus, N. A., Rush, S. A., Keyes, T. S., Petrick, J., Cooper, R. J. 2010. Short-term effects of fire on breeding birds in southern Appalachian upland forests. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 122(3):518–531. |
| 2009 | Rush, S. A., Maddox, T., Fisk, A. T., Woodrey, M. S., Cooper, R. J. 2009. A precise water displacement method for estimating egg volume. Journal of Field Ornithology 80(2):193-197. Download |
| 2008 | Rush, S. A., Borgå, K., Dietz, R., Born, E. W., Sonne, C., Evans, T., Muir, D. C., Letcher, R. J., Norstrom, R. J., Fisk, A. T. 2008. Geographic distribution of selected elements in the livers of polar bears from Greenland, Canada and the United States. Environmental Pollution 153(3):618-626. Download |
| 2008 | Rush, S. A., STUTCHBURY, B. J. 2008. SURVIVAL OF FLEDGLING HOODED WARBLERS (WILSONIA CITRINA) IN SMALL AND LARGE FOREST FRAGMENTS. The Auk 125(1):183-191. Download |
| 2008 | Schmidt, K. A., Rush, S. A., Ostfeld, R. S. 2008. Wood thrush nest success and post-fledging survival across a temporal pulse of small mammal abundance in an oak forest. The Journal of Animal Ecology 77(4):830-837. |
Graduate Students
- Krista Ruppert
- Natasha Murphy
- Rebecca Bracken
Awards & Honors
- Recognition for Contributions to Conservation
Tennessee Valley Authority - Outstanding Peer-reviewed Publication (2017)
Mississippi Chapter of the Wildlife Society - Early Career Achievement Award
Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources - Outstanding Peer-reviewed Publication
Mississippi Chapter of the Wildlife Society - Early Career Achievement Award
Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources
Society Memberships
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Ornithological Society
- Association of Field Ornithologists
- Inland Bird Banding Association
- Raptor Research Foundation
- Wilson Ornithological Society