Franny Buderman
Assistant Professor of Quantitative Wildlife Ecology

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401 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA - feb5019@psu.edu
- 814-867-3378
Research Summary
Quantitative ecology, with a focus on the demography, space-use, and movement of wildlife.
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Most Recent Publications
Integrated movement models for individual tracking and species distribution data
Frances E. Buderman, Ephraim M. Hanks, Viviana Ruiz-Gutierrez, Michael Shull, Robert K. Murphy, David A.W. Miller, 2025, Methods in Ecology and Evolution on p. 345-361
Explaining the divergence of population trajectories for two interacting waterfowl species
Daniel Gibson, Todd W. Arnold, Frances E. Buderman, David N. Koons, 2025, Ecological Monographs
SNAPSHOT USA 2019–2023: The First Five Years of Data From a Coordinated Camera Trap Survey of the United States
Brigit Rooney, Roland Kays, Michael Cove, A Jensen, B Goldstein, C Pate, Paula Castiblanco, Frances Buderman, 2025, Global Ecology and Biogeography on p. 1-33
Can waterfowl buffer the mortality risk induced by GPS tags? A cautionary tale for applied inference across species
Casey M. Setash, Adam C. Behney, James H. Gammonley, Cory T. Overton, Michael L. Casazza, Frédéric Letourneux, Frances E. Buderman, Michael L. Schummer, Benjamin Z. Luukkonen, Nathaniel R. Huck, Karen E. Beatty, Pierre Legagneux, David N. Koons, 2024, Animal Biotelemetry
Multistage time-to-event models improve survival inference by partitioning mortality processes of tracked organisms
Suresh A. Sethi, Alex L. Koeberle, Anna J. Poulton, Daniel W. Linden, Duane Diefenbach, Frances E. Buderman, Mary Jo Casalena, Kenneth Duren, 2024, Scientific Reports
Anthropogenic predation risk alters waterfowl habitat selection
Karen E. Beatty, Nathaniel R. Huck, Frances E. Buderman, 2024, Landscape Ecology
Forecasting animal distribution through individual habitat selection: insights for population inference and transferable predictions
Veronica A. Winter, Brian J. Smith, Danielle J. Berger, Ronan B. Hart, John Huang, Kezia Manlove, Frances E. Buderman, Tal Avgar, 2024, Ecography
SNAPSHOT USA 2021: A third coordinated national camera trap survey of the United States
Hila Shamon, Roi Maor, Michael V. Cove, Roland Kays, Jessie Adley, Peter D. Alexander, David N. Allen, Maximilian L. Allen, Cara L. Appel, Evan Barr, Erika L. Barthelmess, Carolina Baruzzi, Kelli Bashaw, Guillaume Bastille-Rousseau, Madison E. Baugh, Jerrold Belant, John F. Benson, Bethany A. Bespoyasny, Tori Bird, Daniel A. Bogan, La Roy S.E. Brandt, Claire E. Bresnan, Jarred M. Brooke, Frances E. Buderman, Suzannah G. Buzzell, Amanda E. Cheeseman, M. Colter Chitwood, Petros Chrysafis, Merri K. Collins, D. Parks Collins, Justin A. Compton, L. Mike Conner, Olivia G. Cosby, Stephanie S. Coster, Benjamin Crawford, Anthony P. Crupi, Andrea K. Darracq, Miranda L. Davis, Brett A. DeGregorio, Kimberly L. Denningmann, Kyle D. Dougherty, Ace Driver, Andrew J. Edelman, E. Hance Ellington, Susan N. Ellis-Felege, Caroline N. Ellison, Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Zach J. Farris, Jorie Favreau, Pilar Fernandez, M. Caitlin Fisher-Reid, Matthew C. Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth A. Flaherty, Tavis D. Forrester, Sarah R. Fritts, Travis Gallo, Brian D. Gerber, Sean T. Giery, Jessica L. Glasscock, Alex D. Gonatas, Anna C. Grady, Austin M. Green, Tremaine Gregory, Noel Griffin, Robert H. Hagen, Christopher P. Hansen, Lonnie P. Hansen, Steven C. Hasstedt, Haydée Hernández-Yáñez, Daniel J. Herrera, Robert V. Horan, Victoria L. Jackson, Luanne Johnson, Mark J. Jordan, Willaine Kahano, Joseph Kiser, Travis W. Knowles, Molly M. Koeck, Caroline Koroly, Kellie M. Kuhn, Erin K. Kuprewicz, Diana J.R. Lafferty, Scott D. LaPoint, Marcus Lashley, Richard G. Lathrop, Thomas E. Lee, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Damon B. Lesmeister, Jason V. Lombardi, Robert A. Long, Robert C. Lonsinger, Paula MacKay, Sean P. Maher, David S. Mason, Joshua J. Millspaugh, Remington J. Moll, Jessica B. Moon, Alessio Mortelliti, Alexis M. Mychajliw, Christopher M. Nagy, Sean A. Neiswenter, Dana L. Nelson, Claire E. Nemes, Clayton K. Nielsen, Elizabeth Olson, M. Teague O'Mara, Brian J. O'Neill, Blake R. Page, Elizabeth Parsons, Brent S. Pease, Mary E. Pendergast, Mike Proctor, Heather Quick, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Michael S. Rentz, Kylie Rezendes, Daric Rich, Derek R. Risch, Andrea Romero, Brigit R. Rooney, Christopher T. Rota, Corey A. Samples, Christopher M. Schalk, Çağan H. Sekercioğlu, Maksim Sergeyev, Austin B. Smith, Daniel S. Smith, Jinelle H. Sperry, Jennifer L. Stenglein, Michael K. Stokes, Johnathon S. Stutzman, Kimberly R. Todd, John P. Vanek, Wren Varga, Zachary M. Wardle, Stephen L. Webb, Nathaniel H. Wehr, Laura S. Whipple, Christopher A. Whittier, Jane S. Widness, Jacque Williamson, Andrew M. Wilson, Alexander J. Wolf, Marketa Zimova, Adam S. Zorn, William J. McShea, 2024, Ecology
Effects of ivermectin treatment and non-treatment on black bear (Ursus americanus) survival and recovery from sarcoptic mange
Hannah Tiffin, Justin Brown, Ternent Mark, Brandon Snavely, Emily , Ethan Kibe, Frances Buderman, Jennifer Mullinax, Erika Machtinger, 2024, Journal of Wildlife Diseases on p. 434-447
Resolution of Clinical Signs of Sarcoptic Mange in American Black Bears (Ursus americanus), in Ivermectin-Treated and Nontreated Individuals
Hannah Tiffin, Justin D. Brown, Mark Ternent, Brandon Snavely, Emily Carrollo, Ethan Kibe, Frances E. Buderman, Jennifer Koehl Mullinax, Erika T. Machtinger, 2024, Journal of Wildlife Diseases on p. 434-447
Most-Cited Papers
The basis function approach for modeling autocorrelation in ecological data
Trevor J. Hefley, Kristin M. Broms, Brian M. Brost, Frances E. Buderman, Shannon L. Kay, Henry R. Scharf, John R. Tipton, Perry J. Williams, Mevin B. Hooten, 2017, Ecology on p. 632-646
Hierarchical animal movement models for population-level inference
Mevin B. Hooten, Frances E. Buderman, Brian M. Brost, Ephraim M. Hanks, Jacob S. Ivan, 2016, Environmetrics on p. 322-333
A functional model for characterizing long-distance movement behaviour
Frances E. Buderman, Mevin B. Hooten, Jacob S. Ivan, Tanya M. Shenk, 2016, Methods in Ecology and Evolution on p. 264-273
Time-varying predatory behavior is primary predictor of fine-scale movement of wildland-urban cougars
Frances E. Buderman, Mevin B. Hooten, Mathew W. Alldredge, Ephraim M. Hanks, Jacob S. Ivan, 2018, Movement Ecology
Changes in climate and land use interact to create an ecological trap in a migratory species
Frances E. Buderman, Jim H. Devries, David N. Koons, 2020, Journal of Animal Ecology on p. 1961-1977
Human–Cougar interactions in the wildland–urban interface of Colorado's front range
Mathew W. Alldredge, Frances E. Buderman, Kevin A. Blecha, 2019, Ecology and Evolution on p. 10415-10431
Large-scale movement behavior in a reintroduced predator population
Frances E. Buderman, Mevin B. Hooten, Jacob S. Ivan, Tanya M. Shenk, 2018, Ecography on p. 126-139
Animal movement models for multiple individuals
Henry R. Scharf, Frances E. Buderman, 2020, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Computational Statistics
Caution is warranted when using animal space-use and movement to infer behavioral states
Frances E. Buderman, Tess Gingery, Duane Diefenbach, Laura Gigliotti, Danielle Begley-Miller, Marc Mc Dill, Marc McDill, Bret Wallingford, Christopher Rosenberry, Patrick Drohan, 2021, Movement Ecology
Effect of Pre-Harvest Mortality on Harvest Rates and Derived Population Estimates
Evan G. Cooch, Ray T. Alisauskas, Frances E. Buderman, 2021, Journal of Wildlife Management on p. 228-239
News Articles Featuring Franny Buderman
Jan 24, 2025
Nerves Of Steel: Canada Geese Don’t Flee Far From Gun-Toting Hunters
A new study by a team of researchers at Pennsylvania State University reports that Canada geese, Branta canadensis, seem to understand when and where hunters will arrive, and yet they still refuse to leave their favorite haunts, despite the risks.
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Jan 21, 2025
Despite knowing where and when people hunt, Canada geese don’t flee far
Geese appear to understand when and where hunting takes place but are willing to risk the danger to stay close to resources and their primary habitats, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.
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Jun 01, 2023
Predictive models show wildlife managers where to find destructive feral swine
Feral swine are considered one of the top invasive species of concern in North America because of the damage they do to agricultural and natural systems.
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