Peer reviewed publications
2020
Jarret, C., T. Smith, C. Tabe, D. Ferreira, M. Tchoumbou, E. Malange, J. Wolfe, K. Brzeski, R. Hanna, C. Massso, K. Fiaboe, L. Powell. in review. Low-intensity cocoa agroforests as habitat for Afrotropical bird communities. Journal of Applied Ecology.
Wolfe, J., K. Brzeski, C. West, G. Testa, T. Williams, S. Beesley. in review. Recommendations for feral cattle removal based on a short-term monitoring program. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Ferreira, D., L. Torrent, J. Wolfe, K. Brzeski, L. Powell. in 2nd review (resubmitted 2019). First record of a piebald Large-eared Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris hispida (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) from Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa. Mammalia.
Brzeski, K., S. Taylor. in prep for resubmission. Endangered red wolves (Canis rufus) are not immunocompromised despite being depauperate at immune genes when compared to sympatric coyotes (Canis latrans). Conservation Genetics.
Heppenheimer, E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, M. Chamberlain, J. Robinson, R. Wayne, B. vonHoldt. 2020 (accepted 2019). A Genome-wide perspective on the persistence of red wolf ancestry in southeastern canids. Journal of Heredity. 111(3), 277-286.
vonHoldt, B., A. DeCandia, E. Heppenheimer, I. Koch, R. Shi, H. Zhou, C. German, K. Brzeski, K. Cassidy, D. Stahler, J. Sinsheimer. 2020 (accepted 2019). Heritability of inter-pack aggression in a wild pedigreed population of North American gray wolves. Molecular Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/mec.15349. *cover article
2019
DeCandia, A. K. Brzeski, E. Heppenheimer, C. Carol, G. Camenisch, P. Wandeler, C. Driscoll, B. vonHoldt. 2019. Urban colonization through multiple genetic lenses: The city-fox phenomenon revisited. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4898
2018
Heppenheimer, E.*, K. Brzeski*, R. Wooten, W. Waddell, L. Rutledge, M. Chamberlain, et al. 2018. Rediscovery of red wolf ghost alleles in a canid population along the American Gulf Coast. Genes. 9 (12): 618 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120618 *=co-lead and corresponding author.
Heppenheimer E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, B. Patterson, L. Rutledge, A. DeCandia, et al. 2018. High genomic diversity and candidate genes under selection associated with range expansion in eastern coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4688
Heppenheimer E., D. Cosio, K. Brzeski, D. Caudill, M. Chamberlain, J. Hinton, B. vonHoldt. 2018. Demographic history influences spatial patterns of genetic diversity in recently expanded coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Heredity. 120:183-195. doi:10.1038/s41437-017-0014-5.
Heppenheimer E., R. Harrigan, L. Rutledge, K. P. Koepfli, R. Horwath, A. DeCandia, K. Brzeski, J. Benson, T. Wheeldon, B. Patterson, R. Kays, P. Hohenlohe, B. vonHoldt. 2018. Population genomic analysis of North American eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) supports their conservation priority status. Genes. 9(12), 606; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120606
2017
vonHoldt, B., K. Brzeski, D. Wilcove, L. Rutledge. 2017. Redefining the impact of admixture and genomics in endangered species conservation. Conservation Letters. doi:10.1111/conl.12371
Cooper, J., O. Johnson, T. Davis, R. Terrill, K. Brzeski, J. Wolfe, A. Etingüe, L. Powell. 2017. Notes on the distribution of the avifauna of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, with one new country record. Malimbus. 39(1):1-15
2016
Brzeski, K., M. DeBiasse, D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain, S. Taylor. 2016. Mitochondrial DNA variation in Eastern pre-Columbian canids. Journal of Heredity, 107:287-293.
Brzeski, K., J. Wolfe., J. Cooper, L. Powell. 2016. Camera sighting of Congo Clawless otter in the midst of rapid development on mainland Equatorial Guinea. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin. 33 (1), 96-101.
Hinton, J., K. Brzeski, D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain. 2016. Effects of anthropogenic mortality on red wolf breeding pairs: Implications for red wolf recovery, Oryx:1-8. doi:10.1017/S0030605315000770
2015 and earlier
Brzeski, K., B. Bartel, W. Waddell, K. Wolf, D. Rabon, S. Taylor. 2015. Infectious disease and red wolf conservation: assessment of disease occurrence and associated risks. Journal of Mammalogy, 96:751-761.
Brzeski, K., D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain, L. Waits, S. Taylor. 2014. Inbreeding and inbreeding depression in endangered red wolves (Canis rufus). Molecular Ecology, 23:4241–4255.
Brzeski, K., M. S. Gunther, J. Black. 2013. Evaluating river otter demography using noninvasive genetic methods. Journal of Wildlife Management, 77:1523-1531.
Wolfe, J, E. Johnson, P. Stouffer, F. Owens, E. DeLeon, E. Liffmann, K. Brzeski, et al. 2013. Annual survival of birds captured in a habitat island bordered by the urban matrix of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. South Eastern Naturalist, 12:492-499.
Wolfe, J., E. Johnson, P. Stouffer, E. Liffmann, E. DeLeon, K. Mokross, K. Brzeski. 2013. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) with bill deformity captured at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Journal of Louisiana Ornithology, 9:27-30.
Jarret, C., T. Smith, C. Tabe, D. Ferreira, M. Tchoumbou, E. Malange, J. Wolfe, K. Brzeski, R. Hanna, C. Massso, K. Fiaboe, L. Powell. in review. Low-intensity cocoa agroforests as habitat for Afrotropical bird communities. Journal of Applied Ecology.
Wolfe, J., K. Brzeski, C. West, G. Testa, T. Williams, S. Beesley. in review. Recommendations for feral cattle removal based on a short-term monitoring program. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Ferreira, D., L. Torrent, J. Wolfe, K. Brzeski, L. Powell. in 2nd review (resubmitted 2019). First record of a piebald Large-eared Slit-faced Bat, Nycteris hispida (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) from Equatorial Guinea, Central Africa. Mammalia.
Brzeski, K., S. Taylor. in prep for resubmission. Endangered red wolves (Canis rufus) are not immunocompromised despite being depauperate at immune genes when compared to sympatric coyotes (Canis latrans). Conservation Genetics.
Heppenheimer, E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, M. Chamberlain, J. Robinson, R. Wayne, B. vonHoldt. 2020 (accepted 2019). A Genome-wide perspective on the persistence of red wolf ancestry in southeastern canids. Journal of Heredity. 111(3), 277-286.
vonHoldt, B., A. DeCandia, E. Heppenheimer, I. Koch, R. Shi, H. Zhou, C. German, K. Brzeski, K. Cassidy, D. Stahler, J. Sinsheimer. 2020 (accepted 2019). Heritability of inter-pack aggression in a wild pedigreed population of North American gray wolves. Molecular Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/mec.15349. *cover article
2019
DeCandia, A. K. Brzeski, E. Heppenheimer, C. Carol, G. Camenisch, P. Wandeler, C. Driscoll, B. vonHoldt. 2019. Urban colonization through multiple genetic lenses: The city-fox phenomenon revisited. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4898
2018
Heppenheimer, E.*, K. Brzeski*, R. Wooten, W. Waddell, L. Rutledge, M. Chamberlain, et al. 2018. Rediscovery of red wolf ghost alleles in a canid population along the American Gulf Coast. Genes. 9 (12): 618 DOI: 10.3390/genes9120618 *=co-lead and corresponding author.
Heppenheimer E., K. Brzeski, J. Hinton, B. Patterson, L. Rutledge, A. DeCandia, et al. 2018. High genomic diversity and candidate genes under selection associated with range expansion in eastern coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4688
Heppenheimer E., D. Cosio, K. Brzeski, D. Caudill, M. Chamberlain, J. Hinton, B. vonHoldt. 2018. Demographic history influences spatial patterns of genetic diversity in recently expanded coyote (Canis latrans) populations. Heredity. 120:183-195. doi:10.1038/s41437-017-0014-5.
Heppenheimer E., R. Harrigan, L. Rutledge, K. P. Koepfli, R. Horwath, A. DeCandia, K. Brzeski, J. Benson, T. Wheeldon, B. Patterson, R. Kays, P. Hohenlohe, B. vonHoldt. 2018. Population genomic analysis of North American eastern wolves (Canis lycaon) supports their conservation priority status. Genes. 9(12), 606; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes9120606
2017
vonHoldt, B., K. Brzeski, D. Wilcove, L. Rutledge. 2017. Redefining the impact of admixture and genomics in endangered species conservation. Conservation Letters. doi:10.1111/conl.12371
Cooper, J., O. Johnson, T. Davis, R. Terrill, K. Brzeski, J. Wolfe, A. Etingüe, L. Powell. 2017. Notes on the distribution of the avifauna of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, with one new country record. Malimbus. 39(1):1-15
2016
Brzeski, K., M. DeBiasse, D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain, S. Taylor. 2016. Mitochondrial DNA variation in Eastern pre-Columbian canids. Journal of Heredity, 107:287-293.
Brzeski, K., J. Wolfe., J. Cooper, L. Powell. 2016. Camera sighting of Congo Clawless otter in the midst of rapid development on mainland Equatorial Guinea. IUCN Otter Specialist Group Bulletin. 33 (1), 96-101.
Hinton, J., K. Brzeski, D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain. 2016. Effects of anthropogenic mortality on red wolf breeding pairs: Implications for red wolf recovery, Oryx:1-8. doi:10.1017/S0030605315000770
2015 and earlier
Brzeski, K., B. Bartel, W. Waddell, K. Wolf, D. Rabon, S. Taylor. 2015. Infectious disease and red wolf conservation: assessment of disease occurrence and associated risks. Journal of Mammalogy, 96:751-761.
Brzeski, K., D. Rabon, M. Chamberlain, L. Waits, S. Taylor. 2014. Inbreeding and inbreeding depression in endangered red wolves (Canis rufus). Molecular Ecology, 23:4241–4255.
Brzeski, K., M. S. Gunther, J. Black. 2013. Evaluating river otter demography using noninvasive genetic methods. Journal of Wildlife Management, 77:1523-1531.
Wolfe, J, E. Johnson, P. Stouffer, F. Owens, E. DeLeon, E. Liffmann, K. Brzeski, et al. 2013. Annual survival of birds captured in a habitat island bordered by the urban matrix of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. South Eastern Naturalist, 12:492-499.
Wolfe, J., E. Johnson, P. Stouffer, E. Liffmann, E. DeLeon, K. Mokross, K. Brzeski. 2013. Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) with bill deformity captured at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, Baton Rouge, LA. Journal of Louisiana Ornithology, 9:27-30.