Kevin Monteith

Education

PhD Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, 2011
MS Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, 2006
BS Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University, 2003

---

Background and Expertise

Dr. Monteith's research focuses on integrating nutrition, population, and quantitative ecology to understand behavior, resource allocation, and life history in an effort to reveal the mechanisms underpinning fitness and population dynamics of large mammals. He strives to keep his research program grounded within a strong conceptual framework that builds on ecological theory, and importantly, informs on-the-ground management efforts.  Although Kevin's approach to research varies according to study needs, he often employs fairly intensive field studies with longitudinal monitoring of life history and nutritional status of individual animals. Much of his current work is centered on establishing a protocol for habitat-based, sustainable management of ungulate populations, while investigating the effects of predation, climate change, and novel disturbance through the lens of nutrition.

---

Selected Publications

Monteith, K. L., Bleich, V. C., Stephenson, T. R., Pierce, B. M., Conner, M. M., Kie, J. G., & Bowyer, R. T. (2014). Life‐history characteristics of mule deer: effects of nutrition in a variable environment. Wildlife Monographs, 186(1), 1-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmon.1011

Monteith, K. L., Stephenson, T. R., Bleich, V. C., Conner, M. M., Pierce, B. M., & Bowyer, R. T. (2013). Risk‐sensitive allocation in seasonal dynamics of fat and protein reserves in a long‐lived mammal. Journal of Animal Ecology, 82(2), 377-388. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12016

Dwinnell, S. P., Sawyer, H., Randall, J. E., Beck, J. L., Forbey, J. S., Fralick, G. L., & Monteith, K. L. (2019). Where to forage when afraid: Does perceived risk impair use of the foodscape?. Ecological Applications, 29(7), e01972. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.1972 

LaSharr, T. N., Long, R. A., Heffelfinger, J. R., Bleich, V. C., Krausman, P. R., Bowyer, R. T., ... & Monteith, K. L. (2019). Hunting and mountain sheep: Do current harvest practices affect horn growth?. Evolutionary Applications, 12(9), 1823-1836. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12841

Wagler, B. L., Smiley, R. A., Courtemanch, A. B., Lutz, D., McWhirter, D., Brimeyer, D., ... & Monteith, K. L. (2023). Implications of forage quality for population recovery of bighorn sheep following a pneumonia epizootic. The Journal of Wildlife Management, e22452. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22452

 

See Kevin Monteith's Google Scholar page for more.