Southern
Research Station

Education

Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology, 1996

University of Georgia

M.S. in Wildlife Ecology, 1992

University of Florida

B.S. in Biology, 1989

Wofford College

Professional Experience

Research Wildlife Biologist, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service

2000—Current

Post-doctoral Research Ecologist, Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service

1997—2000

Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Georgia

1996—1997

Professional Organizations

• North Carolina State University, Adjunct Faculty (2000—Current)
• University of Georgia, Adjunct Faculty (2000—Current)
• The Wildlife Society, Member (1990—Current)
• Wildlife Society Bulletin, Associate Editor (2001—2002)

Featured Publications and Products

• Kilgo, John C.; Ray, H. Scott; Ruth, Charles; Miller, Karl V. 2009. Can coyotes affect deer populations in southeastern North America?.
• Kilgo, John C.; Ray, H. Scott; Vukovich, Mark; Goode, Matthew J.; Ruth, Charles. 2012. Predation by coyotes on white-tailed deer neonates in South Carolina.
• Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark. 2012. Factors affecting breeding season survival of red-headed woodpeckers in South Carolina.
• Kilgo, John ; Vukovich, Mark. 2014. Can snag creation benefit a primary cavity nester: response to an experimental pulse in snag abundance.
• Garabedian, James E.; McGaughey, Robert J.; Reutebuch, Stephen E.; Parresol, Bernard R.; Kilgo, John C.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Peterson, M. Nils. 2014. Quantitative analysis of woodpecker habitat using high-resolution airborne LiDAR estimates of forest structure and composition.

Publications

• Jensen, Alex J.; Marneweck, Courtney J.; Kilgo, John C.; Jachowski, David S. 2022. Coyote diet in North America: geographic and ecological patterns during range expansion.
• Wightman, Patrick H.; Martin, James A.; Kilgo, John C.; Rushton, Emily ; Collier, Bret A.; Chamberlain, Michael J. 2022. Influence of weather on gobbling activity of male wild turkeys.
• Vukovich, Mark ; Garabedian, James E.; Zarnoch, Stanley J.; Kilgo, John C. 2021. Do Remote Camera Arrangements and Image Capture Settings Improve Individual Identification of Golden Eagles?.
• McNab, W. Henry; Kilgo, John C.; Blake, John I; Zarnoch, Stanley J. 2021. Effect of gap size on composition and structure of regeneration 19 years after harvest in a southeastern bottomland forest, USA.
• Kilgo, John C.; Garabedian, James E.; Vukovich, Mark ; Schlichting, Peter E.; Byrne, Michael E.; Beasley, James C. 2021. Food resources affect territoriality of invasive wild pig sounders with implications for control.
• Garabedian, J. E.; Moorman, C. E.; Peterson, M. N.; Kilgo, J. C. 2021. Group size mediates effects of intraspecific competition and forest structure on productivity in a recovering social woodpecker population.
• Mayfield, Albert (Bud); Seybold, Steven; Haag, Wendell; Johnson, Tracy; Kerns, Becky; Kilgo, John; Larkin, Daniel; Lucardi, Rima; Moltzan, Bruce; Pearson, Dean; Rothlisberger, John; Schardt, John; Schwartz, Michael; Young, Michael. 2021. Impacts of invasive species in terrestrial and aquatic systems in the United States.
• Chinn, Sarah M.; Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark A.; Beasley, James C. 2021. Influence of intrinsic and extrinsic attributes on neonate survival in an invasive large mammal.
• Poland, Therese M.; Juzwik, Jennifer ; Rowley, Allen ; Huebner, Cynthia D.; Kilgo, John C.; Lopez, Vanessa M.; Olson, Deanna H.; Pearson, Dean E.; Progar, Robert ; Rabaglia, Robert ; Rothlisberger, John D.; Runyon, Justin ; Sing, Sharlene E. 2021. Management of Landscapes for Established Invasive Species.
• Reeves, Matt ; Butler, Jack L.; Schoeneberger, Michele ; Kilgo, John C. 2021. Regional summaries: Great Plains Region.
• Mayer, John J.; Edwards, Thomas B.; Garabedian, James E.; Kilgo, John C. 2021. Sanitary Waste Landfill Effects on an Invasive Wild Pig Population.
• McRae, Jacquelyn E.; Schlichting, Peter E.; Snow, Nathan P.; Davis, Amy J.; VerCauteren, Kurt C.; Kilgo, John C.; Keiter, David A.; Beasley, James C.; Pepin, Kim M. 2020. Factors affecting bait site visitation: area of influence of baits.
• Bastille‐Rousseau, Guillaume ; Schlichting, Peter ; Keiter, David ; Smith, Joshua ; Kilgo, John ; Wittemyer, George ; Vercauteren, Kurt ; Beasley, James ; Pepin, Kim M. 2020. Multi‐level movement response of invasive wild pigs ( Sus scrofa ) to removal.
• Wilber, Mark Q.; Chinn, Sarah M.; Beasley, James C.; Boughton, Raoul K.; Brook, Ryan K.; Ditchkoff, Stephen S.; Fischer, Justin W.; Hartley, Steve B.; Holmstrom, Lindsey K.; Kilgo, John C.; Lewis, Jesse S.; Miller, Ryan S.; Snow, Nathan P.; VerCauteren, Kurt C.; Wisely, Samantha M.; Webb, Colleen T.; Pepin, Kim M. 2020. Predicting functional responses in agro‐ecosystems from animal movement data to improve management of invasive pests.
• Michel, Eric S.; Strickland, Bronson K.; Demarais, Stephen ; Belant, Jerrold L.; Kautz, Todd M.; Duquette, Jared F.; Beyer, Dean E.; Chamberlain, Michael J.; Miller, Karl V; Shuman, Rebecca M.; Kilgo, John C.; Diefenbach, Duane R.; Wallingford, Bret D.; Vreeland, Justin K.; Ditchkoff, Stephen S.; DePerno, Christopher S.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Chitwood, M. Colter; Lashley, Marcus A. 2020. Relative reproductive phenology and synchrony affect neonate survival in a nonprecocial ungulate.
• Beasley, James C.; Lavelle, Michael J.; Keiter, David A.; Pepin, Kim M.; Piaggio, Antoinette J.; Kilgo, John C.; VerCauteren, Kurt C. 2020. Research methods for wild pigs.
• Kilgo, John C.; Blake, John I; Grazia, Tracy  E.; Horcher, Andy ; Larsen, Michael ; Mims, Thomas ; Zarnoch, Stanley J. 2020. Use of roadside deer removal to reduce deer-vehicle collisions.
• Peters, Rebecca M.; Cherry, Michael J.; Kilgo, John C.; Chamberlain, Michael J.; Miller, Karl V. 2020. White‐Tailed deer population dynamics following Louisiana black bear recovery.
• Kilgo, John C.; Cherry, Michael J.; Ditchkoff, Stephen S.; Gulsby, William D.; Miller, Karl V. 2019. Coyotes and white‐tailed deer populations in the east: A comment on Bragina et al. (2019).
• Vukovich, Mark ; Kilgo, John C. 2019. Diet of Nestling Red-Headed Woodpeckers in South Carolina.
• Garabedian, James E.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Peterson, M. Nils; Kilgo, John C. 2019. Effects of group size and group density on trade‐offs in resource selection by a group‐territorial central‐place foraging woodpecker.
• Wightman, Patrick H.; Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark ; Cantrell, Jay R.; Ruth, Charles R.; Cohen, Bradley S.; Chamberlain, Michael J.; Collier, Bret A. 2019. Gobbling chronology of eastern wild turkeys in South Carolina.
• Garabedian, James E.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Peterson, M. Nils; Kilgo, John C. 2019. Neighboring group density is more important than forest stand age to a threatened social woodpecker population.
• Berkman, Leah K.; Frair, Jacqueline L.; Marquardt, Paula E.; Donner, Deahn M.; Kilgo, John C.; Whipps, Christopher M. 2019. Spatial genetic analysis of coyotes in New York State.
• Garabedian, James E.; Peterson, M. Nils; Moorman, Christopher E.; Kilgo, John C. 2019. Using qualitative methods to support recovery of endangered species: The case of red-cockaded woodpecker foraging habitat.
• Garabedian, James E.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Peterson, M. Nils; Kilgo, John C. 2018. Evaluating interactions between space-use sharing and defence under increasing density conditions for the group-territorial Red-cockaded Woodpecker Leuconotopicus borealis.
• Garabedian, James E.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Peterson, M. Nils; Kilgo, John C. 2018. Relative importance of social factors, conspecific density, and forest structure on space use by the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker: A new consideration for habitat restoration.
• Chitwood, M. Colter; Lashley, Marcus A.; Kilgo, John C.; Cherry, Michael J.; Conner, L. Mike; Vukovich, Mark; Ray, H. Scott; Ruth, Charles; Warren, Robert J.; DePerno, Christopher S.; Moorman, Christopher E. 2017. Are camera surveys useful for assessing recruitment in white-tailed deer?.
• Keiter, David A.; Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark A.; Cunningham, Fred L.; Beasley, James C. 2017. Development of known-fate survival monitoring techniques for juvenile wild pigs (Sus scrofa).
• Kierepka, Elizabeth M.; Kilgo, John C.; Rhodes, Olin E. 2017. Effect of compensatory immigration on the genetic structure of coyotes.
• Webster, Sarah C.; Cunningham, Fred L.; Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark ; Rhodes, Olin E.; Beasley, James C. 2017. Effective dose and persistence of Rhodamine-B in wild pig vibrissae.
• Keiter, David A.; Davis, Amy J.; Rhodes, Olin E.; Cunningham, Fred L.; Kilgo, John C.; Pepin, Kim M.; Beasley, James C. 2017. Effects of scale of movement, detection probability, and true population density on common methods of estimating population density.
• Gulsby, William D.; Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark; Martin, James A. 2017. Landscape heterogeneity reduces coyote predation on white-tailed deer fawns.
• Kay, Shannon L.; Fischer, Justin W.; Monaghan, Andrew J.; Beasley, James C.; Boughton, Raoul ; Campbell, Tyler A.; Cooper, Susan M.; Ditchkoff, Stephen S.; Hartley, Steve B.; Kilgo, John C.; Wisely, Samantha M.; Wyckoff, A. Christy; VerCauteren, Kurt C.; Pepin, Kim M. 2017. Quantifying drivers of wild pig movement across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
• Kilgo, John C.; Shaw, Christopher E.; Vukovich, Mark; Conroy, Michael J.; Ruth, Charles. 2017. Reproductive characteristics of a coyote population before and during exploitation.
• Shuman, Rebecca M.; Cherry, Michael J.; Simoneaux, Taylor N.; Dutoit, Elizabeth A.; Kilgo, John C.; Chamberlain, Michael J.; Miller, Karl V. 2017. Survival of white-tailed deer neonates in Louisiana.
• Garabedian, James E.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Nils Peterson, M. ; Kilgo, John C. 2017. Use of LiDAR to define habitat thresholds for forest bird conservation.
• Pepin, Kim M.; Davis, Amy J.; Beasley, James;  Boughton, Raoul;  Campbell, Tyler; Cooper, Susan M.; Gaston, Wes; Hartley, Steve; Kilgo, John; Wisely, Samantha M.; Wyckoff, Christy; VerCauteren, Kurt C. 2016. Contact heterogeneities in feral swine: implications for disease management and future research.
• Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark; Conroy, Michael J.; Ray, H. Scott; Ruth, Charles. 2016. Factors affecting survival of adult female white-tailed deer after coyote establishment in South Carolina.
• Champlin, Paul J.; Kilgo, John C.; Lanham, Danielle E.; Spilker, Frank J. 2015. Area sensitivity of grassland sparrows overwintering in a South Carolina forested landscape.
• Chitwood, M. Colter; Lashley, Marcus A.; Kilgo, John C.; Pollock, Kenneth H.; Moorman, Christopher E.; DePerno, Christopher S. 2015. Do biological and bedsite characteristics influence survival of neonatal white-tailed deer?.
• Sargent, R.A.; Kilgo, J.C.; Chapman, B.R.; Miller, K.V. 2015. Effect of landscape matrix type on nesting ecology of the Northern Cardinal.
• Lane, Vanessa R.; Simmons, Robert P.; Brunjes, Kristina J.; Kilgo, John C.; Harrington, Timothy B., Ph.D..; Daniels, Richard F.; Ford, W. Mark; Miller, Karl V. 2015. Effects of precommercial thinning and midstory control on avian and small mammal communities during longleaf pine Savanna restoration.
• Chitwood, Michael C.; Lashley, Marcus A.; Kilgo, John C.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Deperno, Christopher S. 2015. White-tailed deer population dynamics and adult female survival in the presence of a novel predator.
• Vukovich, Mark; Turner, K.L.; Grazia, T.E.; Mims, T.; Beasley, J.C.; Kilgo, John. 2015. Wintering Golden Eagles on the coastal plain of South Carolina.
• Kilgo, John C.; Vukovich, Mark; Ray, H. Scott; Shaw, Christopher E.; Ruth, Charles. 2014. Coyote removal, understory cover, and survival of white-tailed deer neonates.
• Garabedian, James E.; Moorman, Christopher E.; Peterson, M. Nils; Kilgo, John C. 2014. Systematic review of the influence of foraging habitat on red-cockaded woodpecker reproductive success.
• Vukovich, Mark; Kilgo, John C. 2013. Fall movements of Red-headed woodpeckers in South Carolina.
• Moskwik, Matthew; Thom, Theresa; Barnhill, Laurel M.; Watson, Craig; Koches, Jennifer; Kilgo, John; Hulslander, Bill; Degarady, Colette; Peters, Gary. 2013. Search efforts for ivory-billed woodpecker in South Carolina.
• Zarnoch, Stanley, J..; Vukovich, Mark A.; Kilgo, John C.; Blake, John I. 2013. Snag characteristics and dynamics following natural and artificially induced mortality in a managed loblolly pine forest.
• Moorman, Christopher E.; Woen, Liessa T.; Kilgo, John C.; Hanula, James L.; Horn, Scott; Ulyshen, Michael D. 2012. Arthropod abundance and seasonal bird use of bottomland forest harvest gaps.
• Greenberg, Cathryn H.; Levey, Douglas J.; Kwit, Charles; McCarty, John P.; Pearson, Scott F.; Sargent, Sarah; Kilgo, John. 2012. Long-term patterns of fruit production in five forest types of the South Carolina upper coastal plain.
• Czapka, Stephen , J..; Kilgo, John , C. 2011. Importance of Carolina Bays to the Avifauna of Pinelands in the Southeastern United States.
• Davis, Justin C.; Castleberry, Steven B.; Kilgo, John C. 2010. Influence of coarse woody debris on herpetofaunal communities in upland pine stands of the southeastern Coastal Plain.
• Vukovich, Mark; Kilgo, John C. 2009. Effects of radio transmitters on the behavior of Red-headed Woodpeckers.
• Miller, Debra Lee; Schrecengost, Joshua; Merrill, Anita; Kilgo, John; Ray, H. Scott; Miller, Karl V.; Baldwin, Charles A. 2009. Hematology, Parasitology, and Serology of Free Ranging Coyotes (Canis latreans) from South Carolina. Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
• Vukovich, Mark; Kilgo, John C. 2009. Notes on breeding sharp-shinned hawks and cooper’s hawks in Barnwell County, South Carolina.
• Moseley, Kurtis R.; Owens, Audrey K.; Castleberry, Steven B.; Ford, W. Mark; Kilgo, John C.; McCay, Timothy S. 2009. Soricid response to coarse woody debris manipulations in Coastal Plain loblolly pine forests.
• Owens, Audrey K.; Moseley, Kurtis R.; McCay, Timothy S.; Castleberry, Steven B.; Kilgo, John C.; Ford, W. Mark. 2008. Amphibian and reptile community response to coarse woody debris manipulations in upland loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) forests.
• Buffington,  J Matthew; Kilgo, John C.;  Sargent,  Robert A.;  Miller,  Karl V;  Chapman,  Brian R. 1997. Comparison of breeding bird communities in bottomland hardwood forests of different successional stages.
• Kilgo, John C.; Labisky, Ronald F. 1997. Influence of forage quality on home range size of white tailed deer.
• Sargent, Robert ; Kilgo, John C.; Chapman, Brian R. Miller, Karl V. 1997. Nesting success of Kentucky and Hooded Warblers in bottomland forests of South Carolina.
• Kilgo, John C.; Labisky, Ronald F.; Fritzen, Duane E. 1996. Directional long-distance movements by white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus in Florida.
• Kilgo, John C.; Sargent, Robert A.; Miller, Karl V; Chapaman Brian R., . 1996. Nest sites of Kentucky warblers in bottomland hardwoods of South Carolina.
• Kilgo, John C.; Sargent, Robert A.; Chapman, Brian R.; Miller, Karl V. 1996. Nest-site selection by hooded warblers in bottomland and hardwoods of South Carolina.

Research Highlights

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